AJ Odudu

AJ Odudu
Odudu in 2015
Born
Onatejiro Odudu

(1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 38)
Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Alma materKeele University
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active2009–present
Employer(s)ITV
Channel 4

Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu (born 12 February 1988) is an English television presenter from Blackburn. She began her career in 2009.

Television appearances

Odudu became famous in 2013 after she was the co-host of Big Brother's Bit on the Side alongside Rylan Clark. In 2019, she was a backstage presenter of The Voice UK and The Voice Kids. In 2022, Odudu announced the United Kingdom's jury points in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

In 2023, it was announced that AJ Odudu and Will Best are the presenters of the new version of Big Brother UK.

In addition to television presenting, AJ Odudu has been a celebrity contestant on multiple reality television shows including SAS: Who Dares Wins, Cooking with the Stars and Strictly Come Dancing.

Filmography

Year Title Role Ref.
2009 The Almost Perfect Guide to Life Co-presenter
The 5:19 Show Co-presenter
2010 Teensville: Teen Witches Presenter
2011 Dirty Digest Panellist
Comedy Lab Herself
2012 Isle of Wight Festival 2012 Co-presenter
2013 Big Brother's Bit on the Side Co-presenter
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side Co-presenter
2015–2016 The Hot Desk Presenter
2018 Manhunting with My Mum Presenter
2019 The Voice UK Backstage presenter
The Voice Kids Backstage presenter
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Contestant
2020 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Series 4; Episode 1 - Herself
Richard Osman's House of Games Series 4; Episodes 16-20 - Herself
Don't Rock the Boat Co-presenter
2021 Would I Lie To You? Herself
Celebrity Karaoke Club Winner
The Wheel Expert
Cooking with the Stars Contestant
Rolling In It Contestant
Apocalypse Wow Presenter
The Big Breakfast Co-presenter
Strictly Come Dancing Series 19; Finalist
Married at First Sight UK: Afters Presenter
Emma and AJ Get to Work Co-presenter; alongside Emma Willis
2022 The Great Comic Relief Prizeathon Co-presenter; alongside Vernon Kay
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Spokesperson for the UK's votes
The Bridge: Race to a Fortune Presenter
Platinum Jubilee Pageant Presenter
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard Herself
Red Bull Soapbox Race: London 2022 Co-presenter; alongside Will Best
The Hit List Contestant
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Special guest; Series 4
The Last Leg: Christmas Bash Special guest
The Weakest Link Contestant
2023 The Big Interiors Battle Presenter
Time For A Check In Presenter
Eurovision Song Contest 2023: Handover and Allocation Draw Co-host; alongside Rylan Clark
Pointless Celebrities Contestant
The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off Herself
The Greatest Auction Host
Shopping with Keith Lemon Herself; one episode
Big Brother Co-presenter; alongside Will Best
Big Brother: Late & Live Co-presenter; alongside Will Best
Mary Makes It Easy Guest
2024 Celebrity Big Brother Co-presenter
Celebrity Big Brother: Late & Live
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Guest judge; Series 6
M&S: Dress the Nation Co-presenter; alongside Vernon Kay
TBC The Big Blow Out Host

References

  1. ↑ "A.J. Odudu". listal.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Hewett, Emily (27 November 2013). "Carol McGiffin lands Celebrity Big Brother job, AJ Odudu gets the chop". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  3. ↑ @bbceurovision (29 April 2022). "Ciao Italia, this is SALFORD calling! @AJOdudu will be the first #Eurovision spokesperson to present the UK jury's douze points from the North West" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Big Brother confirms new hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best for 2023 return". ITVX. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "BBC One - Strictly Come Dancing - Kai Widdrington". BBC.
  6. ↑ "The Bridge: Race to a Fortune". Channel 4. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  7. ↑ McGee, Sarah (6 June 2022). "AJ Odudu wears 'matching green outfit' with the Queen at Platinum Jubilee party". Lancashire Telegraph.
  8. ↑ "Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard". Channel 4. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Red Bull Soapbox Race: London 2022". uktvplay.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "The Hit List". BBC. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "AJ Odudu is revealed to take part in Snatch Game for RuPaul's Drag Race UK". BBC. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Series 26 - Christmas Special". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "The Weakest Link". BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "The Big Interiors Battle". Channel 4. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Benenden Health teams up with Channel 4 to encourage Brits to check-in on their health | Channel 4". Channel 4. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Eurovision 2023 Handover and Allocation Draw - What to expect and how to watch on BBC Two and iPlayer". BBC. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Pointless Celebrities". BBC. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off". The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "The Greatest Auction". channel4.com/press. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Shopping with Keith Lemon". Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  21. 1 2 Percival, Ash (25 April 2023). "Big Brother Presenters Confirmed As AJ Odudu And Will Best". HuffPost. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  22. ↑ "Mary Makes It Easy". bbc.co.uk/iplayer. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "M&S: Dress the Nation". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  24. ↑ "The Big Blow Out". Channel 4. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

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