Kim Woodburn's most memorable TV moments following star's sad death
Kim Woodburn, who was best known for How Clean is Your House?, has died after a short illness.
Kim Woodburn's manager has confirmed the sad news that she died on June 16 following a short illness. The television personality became a household name thanks to her co-hosting role on Channel 4's TV cleaning programme How Clean is Your House? alongside Aggie MacKenzie.
One of her latter television stints was on Celebrity Big Brother. In a statement to BBC News, her manager expressed: "It is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved Kim Woodburn passed away yesterday following a short illness.
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"Kim was an incredibly kind, caring, charismatic and strong person. Her husband Peter is heartbroken at the loss of his soulmate.
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"We are so proud of the amazing things Kim achieved in her life and career."
Furthermore, her manager stated: "We kindly ask that Kim's husband and close friends are given the time and privacy they need to grieve."
A tribute to her impressive career follows, reports the Express.
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Hailed the "Queen of Clean", Kim joined How Clean is Your House? in 2002, after Channel 4 contacted a cleaning company looking for "a really good cleaner with quite a funny temperament for a new series".
The company put Kim forward, who, at the time, was earning £1,000 a month as a live-in cleaner for a family in Kent.
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The success of the show, which aired for six years, resulted in Kim and Aggie releasing books, board games, and DVDs, driven by the show's widespread appeal.
In 2009, Kim signed up for the ninth series of I'm A Celebrity and finished as a runner-up to TV chef Gino D'Acampo.
Despite some friction between her and other celebrities, her forthright personality ensured she was remembered as one of the most memorable contestants.
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Before her stint on the celebrity version of the reality series, Kim became a regular panellist on the spin-off show Big Brother's Bit on the Side in 2011.
She notably entered the house to both present and evaluate a shopping task and made headlines by scolding the housemates over their cleanliness.
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In April 2016, Kim and her husband, Pete, appeared on Channel 4's A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun to find a holiday home in Costa del Sol, which was to be their home during the winter months.
With a budget of Ā£320,000, they made two offers on an apartment ā the first at Ā£285,000 and then a second at Ā£295,000 ā but both were rejected by the Norwegian owner.
In January 2017, she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on day 11 and finished in third place.
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Kim appeared on Celebrity Big Brother where emerged as the top "new star", securing 14.52% of the final vote.
Tributes have poured in following the star's death, with Dan Wootton saying: "My gorgeous, hilarious and truly outrageous friend Kim Woodburn has died after a short illness.
"Genuinely THE favourite guest on every show I have ever been a part of. No one burst the bubble of prissy celebrities in such glorious fashion. Forever the queen of clean!"