Judi Love
About Judi Love
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 Kelle Bryan, a panel that has appeared many times since then.
Love was born 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. She 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, she made her professional stage debut with a show titled Laughter Is Healing.
Love hosted the 2019 London Critics' Circle Awards and began appearing on Loose Women in 2020. She competed on Celebrity MasterChef in 2020, finishing in third place; the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2021, finishing in tenth place; and the thirteenth series of Taskmaster, finishing in last place. She occasionally 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 and Roisin Conaty, alongside Richard Ayoade, Sara Pascoe, Lou Sanders, Rob Beckett, Bob Mortimer, Joe Wilkinson, Joe Lycett, Daisy May Cooper and Harriet Kemsley.
Videos (298)
Videos 193 to 216 of 298.
0:16Judi Love Black Friday
1.7K views
1:35In these times of Austerity
1.7K views
2:02Judi Love! I can't hold it no longer
1.7K views
2:21Life After Divorce | Full Episode Out Now! | Judi Love interviews Charlise Rookwood
1.6K views
4:46Judi Love @loveisland Review and Update! Episode18
1.6K views
6:06Judi Loveās, Love Island Review! Season 6, Episode 1, 2020 South Africa
1.6K views
0:40Eddie Kadi | Our Table with @JudiLove | Episode 6 - Available Now!
1.6K views
0:57Monday Motivation! How hard can you push?
1.6K views
1:04Judi Love When your child off school sick!! Fresh Prince!!!
1.6K views
4:36Round and round the park like a fluffy bear! My batty hurts
1.6K views
4:27Judi Love
1.6K views
9:10Doing it for the kids wlmp
1.5K views
2:07Judi Love, Cold and wind swept!!!
1.5K views
1:31When you hear you favourite 80s classic hits
1.5K views
5:38Love Island Review!! Season 6, Episode 2
1.5K views
0:36Let the children speak! Generational changes in parenting. Whatās your thought??
1.5K views
1:18Judi Love!!! Self Love.... I love me!
1.5K views
1:01Survival of the fittest!!!! Christmas money!!!!
1.4K views
1:24Judi Love! When will you learn!!!
1.4K views
5:30Love Island Review and Update! Episode29 Anna now wants Jordon!!!
1.4K views
1:37Not every black person look the same!
1.4K views
57:20Judi Love's Date Nights
1.4K views
1:00Judi Love! Stop watching people money!
1.4K views
1:01Judi Love Women going to the other side! Men where's our gifts??
1.3K viewsGuest appearances (6)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Judi Love.
Guest appearances 1 to 6 of 6.
1:34Judi Loveās Life Lessons | The Russell Howard Hour
Russell Howard
25.1K views
0:44My Mum LOVES Judi Love | BME Clips
Mo Gilligan
15.8K views
4:16I Used To Replace My Mum's Rum With Water ft. Judi Love | Mo Gilligan | No Money Mo Problems
Mo Gilligan
15.6K views
3:06God Save The King: Judi Love Style | Big Fat Quiz Of Sport | Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
9.9K views
5:17Judi Love Was Determined to Win By ANY MEANS Possible | Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
4.3K views
3:09Judi Love's Earpiece Took a Naughty Detourā¦ | Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
1K viewsChannels on this page: Russell Howard, Mo Gilligan, Jimmy Carr, Joe Lycett
Frequently asked questions
Who is Judi Love?
Judi Love, born Judy Veronica Thomas on 4 June 1980, is an English stand-up comedian and presenter, best known as a regular panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women.
When did Judi Love make her professional stage debut?
She made her professional stage debut in 2011 with a show titled Laughter Is Healing, after first performing comedy as part of a class module.
What reality and competition shows has Judi Love appeared on?
She competed on Celebrity MasterChef (finishing third), the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing (tenth place), and the thirteenth series of Taskmaster (last place).
What did Judi Love study?
She studied a degree in Community Arts and Social Science, and earned a Masters in Social Work from the Tavistock Institute.
Was Judi Love part of a notable Loose Women panel?
Yes, in 2020 she appeared on the first all-black panel in the show's 25-year history, alongside Charlene White, Brenda Edwards, and Kelle Bryan.
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