{"id":3085,"date":"2021-08-13T17:25:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1313365"},"modified":"2021-08-13T17:55:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:55:10","slug":"meet-judi-love-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-loose-women-presenter","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-judi-love-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-loose-women-presenter\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Judi Love: Strictly Come Dancing 2021 contestant and Loose Women presenter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Everything you need to know about Judi Love as she joins the Strictly line-up. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 13 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/strictly-come-dancing-2021-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up<\/a>\u00a0is shaping to be one of the most exciting yet, with Loose Women panellist Judi Love announces as the fourteenth name to join the dancefloor.<\/p>\n<p>The TV presenter and comedian broke the news on Loose Women on Friday 13th August.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s got some tough competition when it comes to impressing the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/strictly-come-dancing-2020-judges\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing judges<\/a>, however, with Olympian <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/adam-peaty-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Adam Peaty<\/a>, EastEnders actress <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/rose-ayling-ellis-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Rose Ayling-Ellis<\/a> \u2013 Strictly\u2019s first deaf contestant \u2013 and Bake-Off winner <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/john-whaite-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">John Whaite<\/a> also in the line-up.<\/p>\n<p>So who is Judi Love? Read on for everything you need to know about Judi Love as she prepares for her\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/strictly-come-dancing-2021-start-date-news\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> debut.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is Judi Love?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>41<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job:<\/strong> Comedian and TV presenter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/1judilove\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@1JudiLove<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/1Judilove?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@1JudiLove<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Judi joined the Loose Women in 2020, having carved a successful career in stand-up and amassed a huge social media following with her online comedy sketches.<\/p>\n<p>Her prolific career spans appearances in many popular shows, including Celebrity Masterchef, of which she was a finalist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" style=\"padding-bottom:\"> <img data-crop-width=\"&quot;622&quot;\" data-crop-height=\"&quot;414&quot;\" class=\"&quot;wp-image-1135561\" align=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Judi-Love-4140979.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=57px%2C0px%2C622px%2C414px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;This\" title=\"&quot;Judi\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Other high-profile TV appearances include The Jonathan Ross Show, 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown, Celebrity Juice, This Morning, and This Is My House.<\/p> <h2><strong>What has Judi said about joining Strictly Come Dancing 2021?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of joining the Strictly line-up, Judi said: \u201cI think I am still in shock that I will be part of this amazing show. I\u2019ve watched it for many years and admired the phenomenal abilities of these dancers and celebrities that have taken part and dedicated themselves to learning a new craft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m truly looking forward to pushing myself in something that I could have only dreamed of doing and now it\u2019s actually coming true! I can\u2019t lie I\u2019m\u00a0 soooo nervous but excited at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strictly is expected to return to the BBC in Autumn 2021. Want something else to watch? Check out our full\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Everything you need to know about Judi Love as she joins the Strictly line-up. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":3086,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-judi-love-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-loose-women-presenter.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-judi-love-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-loose-women-presenter-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-judi-love-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-loose-women-presenter-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-judi-love-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-loose-women-presenter.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-judi-love-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-loose-women-presenter.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-judi-love-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-loose-women-presenter.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-judi-love-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-loose-women-presenter.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Everything you need to know about Judi Love as she joins the Strictly line-up.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/3085"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}