Judi Love
Love performing at the Latitude Festival, 2022
Born
Judy Veronica Thomas

(1980-06-04) 4 June 1980
Hackney, London, England
EducationTavistock Institute (BA, MSW)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • presenter
Years active2011–present
Children2
Websitewww.judilove.co.uk

Judy Veronica Thomas[1] (born 4 June 1980),[2] known professionally as Judi Love, is an English stand-up comedian and presenter. She was a panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women. As well as competing on the BBC competition series MasterChef, Love also competed in the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, finishing in tenth place; and the thirteenth series of Taskmaster.

Early and personal life

Love was born Judy Veronica Thomas on 4 June 1980 in Hackney, London, where she now lives,[3] to Jamaican parents and is the youngest of five children. She spent the majority of her youth in and around the East London area.[4] Love studied a degree in Community Arts and Social Science and a Masters in Social Work from the Tavistock Institute.[4] Love has two children: a daughter and a son.[4]

Career

Love began comedy when she performed a set in front of her class for a module, in which she revealed the comedic side of caring for her mother, who died in 2009 with dementia.[5] In 2011, Love made her professional stage debut with a show titled Laughter Is Healing.[6] Love hosted the 2019 London Critics' Circle Awards,[7] and in 2020, she began appearing as a panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women.[8][9][10] Love also appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in July 2020, in which she was a finalist.[11] In 2021, Love was announced as a contestant on the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.[12] She was eliminated on 31 October 2021, finishing in tenth place.[13] Love then starred in series 13 of Taskmaster, alongside presenters Greg Davies and Alex Horne.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015PranksterzHerselfReoccurring role (series 1)
2018King GaryFurniture Shop Owner1 episode
20198 Out of 10 CatsHerself1 episode
Harry Hills Club NiteHerself1 episode
2019–2020Don't Hate the PlayazHerself2 episodes
2020Comedy Against Living MiserableHerselfOne-off special
The Stand Up Sketch ShowHerselfSeries regular
Celebrity MasterChefContestantThird place
Celebrity Karaoke ClubHerself2 episodes
Comedy Game NightHerself1 episode
Hey Tracey!Herself1 episode
2020–presentLoose WomenPanelistSeries regular
2020–presentJon Richardson's Channel HoppingHerselfSeries regular
2020–2021Sorry, I Didn't KnowTeam CaptainSeries regular
2021The RanganationHerself1 episode
HypotheticalHerself1 episode
Mel Giedroyc: UnforgivableHerself1 episode
Big Zuu's Big EatsHerselfGuest
Strictly Come DancingHerselfContestant
Celebrity CatchphraseHerselfContestant
RuPaul's Drag Race UKHerselfGuest
Blankety BlankHerselfPanellist
The Big Fat Quiz of the YearHerselfPanellist
2021–present Celebrity GoggleboxHerself; alongside Charlene WhiteBlack to front special, series 4 and 5
2021–presentThis Is My HouseHerselfPanellist
2022TaskmasterHerselfContestant, series 13
8 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownHerselfContestant
Would I Lie to YouHerselfContestant
The WheelHerselfExpert
Noughts + Crosses Chidi Recurring role (season 2)
2023The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off'HerselfContestant[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Judi Love". OK!. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Loose Women [@LooseWomen] (4 June 2020). "Happy 40th Birthday @1Judilove 🎉🎂 With lots of love from all the #LooseWomen family! We loved celebrating with Judi on Monday's show - and finding out if she's ready to have her Shirley Valentine moment 😉 Catch up on all the fun 👉" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Logan, Brian (7 May 2023). "Judi Love review – solo tour crowns funny girl done good". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "It's the one like Judi Love". Judi Love. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Hopps, Kat (23 May 2017). "All-female bill take on 'reality comedy' for Stratford show". Newham Recorder. Archant Community Media. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Judi Love". The Comedy Store Manchester. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019.
  7. ↑ Walkley, Luke (8 January 2019). "Judi Love to Host the 39th London Critics' Circle Film Awards". Movie Marker. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Judi Love". Loose Women. ITV. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Sansome, Jessica (3 January 2020). "Loose Women interrupted by Love Island's Iain Stirling after he 'forgets' important details". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Dosani, Rishma (23 January 2020). "Nadia Sawalha's daughters accused her of racism after she called Love Island's Mike Boateng 'the black guy'". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Who is Judi Love? Meet the Celebrity Masterchef and Loose Women star". Heart. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  12. ↑ Houghton, Rianne (13 August 2021). "Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up confirms 13th and 14th stars". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  13. ↑ Nugent, Annabel (31 October 2021). "Strictly results: Judi Love is the fifth contestant to be eliminated". The Independent. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off". The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.


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