AJ Odudu
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 36 |
| Date of birth | February 12,1988 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Blackburn |
| United Kingdom | |
| Parents | Florence Odudu |
| Televis | Big Brother's Bit on the Side |
| Alma mater | Keele University |
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| ID | 3391005 |
AJ Odudu Life story
Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu is a British television presenter from Blackburn, England. She is best known for co-presenting the 2013 Channel 5 reality show spin-off Big Brother's Bit on the Side, alongside Emma Willis and Rylan Clark and the 2021 Channel 4 reality show spin off Married at First Sight: Afters.
Big Brother returns: 2. 5 million watch as ITV launch show divides opinion
... Aj Odudu and Will Best are the new hosts, but some viewers compared them unfavourably to the previous eras of Davina McCall and Emma Willis...
Eurovision 2023: Catherine Tate to announce results of UK national jury
... She follows in the footsteps of previous spokespeople like Aj Odudu, Nigella Lawson and Mel Giedroyc, as well as Richard Osman and Lorriane Kelly...
Frankie Goes To Hollywood go back to the Pleasuredome at Liverpool reunion
... " Dommett presented the show with Aj Odudu...
Comic Relief returns with The Traitors and Eurovision sketches
... The 2023 programme includes Aj Odudu, David Tennant, Joel Dommett, Paddy McGuinness as presenters...
Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse says she can't understand northern accents
... " Mabuse was then asked if she struggled with contestant Aj Odudu s Blackburn dialect during series 19 of the dance reality show back in 2021...
Brit Awards 2023: The real winners and losers
... " Most desperate attempt to fill airtime: Mo Gilligan, Maya Jama, Aj Odudu, Keith Lemon and Joel DommettUsually, the Brits run pretty smoothly, but Saturday s show was hobbled by a huge technical hitch with Sam Smith s set...
Eurovision 2023: Liverpool's logo and slogan revealed ahead of allocation draw
... An official handover ceremony, hosted by Rylan Clark and Aj Odudu, will be broadcast from Liverpool s St George s Hall at 19:00 GMT on Tuesday on BBC Two...
Eurovision 2023: Handover and semi-final allocation draw to be held in Liverpool
... The Mayor of Turin, where last year s song contest was held, will travel to Merseyside for a handover ceremony hosted by Rylan and Aj Odudu...
Frankie Goes To Hollywood go back to the Pleasuredome at Liverpool reunion
By Ian YoungsEntertainment & arts reporter
Frankie Goes To Hollywood have played live for the First Time in 36 years - But their long-awaited reunion was brief, lasting for just one song.
The pop band, who were among the biggest stars of the 1980s, buried The Hatchet to play for 20,000 people at a concert to mark the Eurovision Song Contest in their home City , Liverpool.
They decided against playing their Three Uk Number Ones - Relax, Two Tribes and The Power of Love. Instead, they opted for Welcome To the Pleasuredome, a Number Two hit in 1985.
When its rumbling rhythm and chanted lyrics kicked in, The Band succeeded in rolling back The Years .
Now with white hair, and wearing a white suit, black glasses and black gloves, frontman Holly Johnson 's voice is still unmistakable.
" Bless you, " He Said to The Crowd at the National Lottery 's Big Eurovision Welcome concert. " Lovely to see you all. "
There was no obvious sign of the acrimony that reportedly saw The Group fight backstage before their final gig at Wembley Arena in 1987, and has lingered ever since.
Just Six Weeks ago, when guitarist Brian " Nasher" Nash and two members of fellow band The Farm launched their guided tours under The Banner Liverpool Music Icons Tours, this reconciliation was not on the cards.
Nasher subsequently said he agreed to take part in The Reunion so he could spend Time In Liverpool with bassist Mark O'Toole and drummer Peter " Ped" Gill - with whom he has remained friendly and who no longer live in The City - and so they could " feel a bit of Scouse love".
While not one of The Trio of chart-topping singles that made Frankie such a phenomenon, Welcome To the Pleasuredome is a great song, and is the title track from their remarkable debut album.
By The Time The Tune drew to a close on Sunday, it sounded like The Band were just Warming Up , as were The Crowd . The fans were fully expecting them to launch in to Relax or Two Tribes .
But then The Group said a brief goodbye and walked off. There were muted cheers, as disbelieving murmurs rose from The Audience instead. Even Atomic Kitten had performed two songs.
If this performance was a one-off, it was a memorable if fleeting moment.
It proved The Five band members can bear to share a Stage - and that they and their songs can still sound compelling and fresh.
Perhaps the 40th anniversary of that debut album next year could present an opportunity to see more of Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
At Sunday's concert, outside Liverpool's St George's Hall, they were on a bill that also included The Lightning Seeds, Jamie Webster , The Real Thing, Ricky Tomlinson and Shirley Ballas .
The Show was " Eurovision meets Scousevision" as Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie put it.
Speaking beforehand, Atomic Kitten 's Natasha Hamilton said: " We're bringing everyone together. Liverpool is just a Melting Pot of people and cultures and music. And we get to perform to The Crowd today and represent The City , which is amazing. "
As well as the Local Heroes , Ukraine's Jamala performed her 2016 Eurovision winning song 1944 with The United Ukrainian Ballet. She later joined British singer Birdy to cover The Beatles ' All You Need Is Love, accompanied by the Liverpool Signing Choir.
Another Eurovision legend, Conchita Wurst , performed 2014 winning song Rise Like A Phoenix against a light display by a fleet of drones.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne performed Abba's Eurovision classic Waterloo. " I'm like the Poundland version of Abba, " she joked.
There were also performances from pop stars Alexandra Burke and Zara Larsson .
At the start of The Show , there were concerns for crowd safety when A Number of audience members climbed or were helped out of the area in front of The Stage because of overcrowding.
Shortly after it began, co-host Joel Dommett asked The Audience to spread out, telling them: " We don't want anyone to get hurt. "
Dommett presented The Show with Aj Odudu . Highlights will be on Bbc One at 18:30 BST on Monday.
The Eurovision semi-finals will take place in Liverpool on Tuesday and Thursday, with The Grand final on Saturday.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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