Judi Love (born Judy Veronica Thomas; 4 June 1980) is an English stand-up comedian and presenter. She is a regular panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women. In 2020, Love appeared on the first all-black panel in the show's 25-year history, alongside Charlene White, Brenda Edwards, and Kéllé Bryan; the panel has appeared many times since then. She competed on the BBC competition series MasterChef, finishing in third place; the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, finishing in tenth place; and the thirteenth series of Taskmaster, finishing in last place.
Early and personal life Love was born on 4 June 1980 in Hackney, London, where she now lives, to Jamaican parents and is the youngest of five children. She spent the majority of her youth in and around the East London area. Love studied a degree in Community Arts and Social Science and a Masters in Social Work from the Tavistock Institute.
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 from dementia. In 2011, Love made her professional stage debut with a show titled Laughter Is Healing. Love hosted the 2019 London Critics' Circle Awards, and in 2020, she began appearing as a panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women. Love also appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in July 2020, in which she was a finalist. In 2021, Love was announced as a contestant on the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. She was eliminated on 31 October 2021, finishing in tenth place. Love then starred in series 13 of Taskmaster. On occasion, she deputises for regular DJs on BBC Radio 2.
In March 2025, she starred in the first series of LOL: Last One Laughing UK, hosted by Jimmy Carr & Roisin Conaty, alongside Richard Ayoade, Sara Pascoe, Lou Sanders, Rob Beckett, Bob Mortimer, Joe Wilkinson, Joe Lycett, Daisy May Cooper & Harriet Kemsley.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2015 Pranksterz Herself Reoccurring role (series 1) 2018 King Gary Furniture Shop Owner 1 episode2019 8 Out of 10 Cats Herself 1 episode Harry Hills Club Nite Herself 1 episode 2019–2020 Don't Hate the Playaz Herself 2 episodes2020Comedy Against Living Miserable Herself One-off special The Stand Up Sketch Show Herself Series regular Celebrity MasterChef Contestant Third place Celebrity Karaoke Club Herself 2 episodes Comedy Game Night Herself 1 episode Hey Tracey! Herself 1 episode 2020–present Loose Women Panelist Series regular 2020–present Jon Richardson's Channel Hopping Herself Series regular 2020–2021 Sorry, I Didn't Know Team Captain Series regular2021 The Ranganation Herself 1 episode Hypothetical Herself 1 episode Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Herself 1 episode Big Zuu's Big Eats Herself Guest Strictly Come Dancing Herself Contestant Celebrity Catchphrase Herself Contestant RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Guest Blankety Blank Herself Panellist The Big Fat Quiz of the Year Herself Panellist2021–present Celebrity Gogglebox Herself; alongside Charlene White Black to front special, series 4 and 5 2021–present This Is My House Herself Panellist2022 Taskmaster Herself Contestant, series 138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Herself ContestantWould I Lie to You Herself Contestant The Wheel Herself Expert Noughts + Crosses Chidi Recurring role (season 2) 2023 The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off Herself Contestant 2024 Sweetpea Stella 2 episodes 2024 Judi Love's Culinary Cruise Herself Presenter 2025 LOL: Last One Laughing UK Herself Contestant 90 Day Fiancé: UK Tell AllHerself Host2026Celebrity SabotageHerselfPresenter/Celebrity Saboteur
See also List of Strictly Come Dancing contestants
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