Addison Rae Announces World Tour Dates: North America, Europe, Australia
On the heels of one of the best pop albums of 2025 so far, Addison Rae has announced an equally ambitious world tour.
Read more >> : Cick here
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
TV personality Kim Woodburn dies, aged 83
TV personality, who wore her hair in tight-braided bun, was known for her unpredictable and often hilarious showdowns
đ Click Here to read in detail đ
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter
I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice
Kim Woodburn, the star of How Clean Is Your House who made headlines after her fiery Celebrity Big Brother appearance, has died at the age of 83.
A statement announcing the TV personalityâs death read: âIt is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved Kim Woodburn passed away yesterday following a short illness.
âKim was an incredibly kind, caring, charismatic and strong person.â
Woodburnâs representatives said that her husband of 46 years, Peter, is âheartbroken at the loss of his soulmateâ.
âWe are so proud of the amazing things Kim achieved in her life and career. We kindly ask that Kimâs husband and close friends are given the time and privacy they need to grieve,â they continued.
Woodburn, who always wore her hair in a signature tight-braided bun, shot to fame after a cleaning company recommended her for a lifestyle show titled How Clean Is Your House in 2002. The channel had posted a listing for âa really good cleaner with quite a funny temperamentâ.
She secured a presenting slot after a successful screen test with co-host Aggie MacKenzie, and went on to front the show alongside her from 2003 to 2009.
Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie hosted âHow Clean Is Your Houseâ from 2003 to 2009 ( Channel 4)MacKenzie claimed she fell out with Woodburn that same year while performing panto in Brighton together, and in 2003, she reflected on her professional relationship with her former co-star.
âI think weâre chalk and cheese,â she told GB News. âBecause of the friction there was between us, it created this energy and so we knew how to be in front of the camera.
âI think for her [Kim] itâs kind of normal to have conflict and I think that if things are calm and easy, I think she found that quite difficult. Thatâs not me, I like it easy peasy.â However, MacKenzie added that there were âlots of highsâ.
Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 day
New subscribers only. ÂŁ8.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled.
Try for freeADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.
Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 day
New subscribers only. ÂŁ8.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled.
Try for freeADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.
Nicknamed the âQueen of Cleanâ, Woodburn generated a cult following thanks to her scathing remarks and, after leaving the show, she became notorious for her unpredictable, often hilarious, showdowns on a string of reality shows.
Kim Woodburnâs last public appearance alongside husband Peter in January 2025 (PA )Despite a rocky journey on the 2009 series of ITVâs Iâm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, Woodburn finished in second place behind Gino DâAcampo.
Her other reality show stints included Celebrity Come Dine with Me, Letâs Dance for Comic Relief and A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun, on which she appeared alongside her husband.
But perhaps most memorable was her time on Celebrity Big Brother in 2017, which was mired in controversy due to her many clashes with housemates including Jamie O'Hara, Nicola McLean and Coleen Nolan.
The following year, she went on daytime series Loose Women âto make amendsâ with Nolan, but ended up walking off following another row.
The showâs panellists were accused of âbullyingâ Woodburn and the interview prompted 8,000 complaints to broadcasting regulator Ofcom.
Kim Woodburn appeared on âCelebrity Big Brotherâ in 2017 (PA Archive )Nolan, who had won their series of Celebrity Big Brother, said afterwards: âWe have got members of our team with Kim backstage. We didnât intend for it to actually end like that, we were hoping â actually, genuinely hoping â for some kind of reconciliation, but that wasnât going to happen.â
ITV said: âWe invited Kim on the show to reconcile with Coleen and put their differences behind them. But it didnât go to plan. After 18 months, we were hoping the two women would let bygones be bygones. But it wasnât to be.â
Woodburn is survived by her husband, Peter.
 â Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez arrived at a federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribesRead More %23bobmenendez)
