Kim Woodburn has died at the age of 83 following a short illness.
The How Clean is Your House? and Celebrity Big Brother star passed away on Tuesday, June 16, her management announced in a statement on Wednesday.
She is survived by her husband Peter Woodburn and tributes flocked in for the beloved presenter following the sad news.
Her representative confirmed to MailOnline: ‘It is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved Kim Woodburn passed away yesterday following a short illness.
‘Kim was an incredibly kind, caring, charismatic and strong person. Her husband Peter is heartbroken at the loss of his soulmate.
‘We are so proud of the amazing things Kim achieved in her life and career.
Kim Woodburn (pictured in 2018) has died at the age of 83 following a short illness, her representative has confirmed
Known as the ‘Queen of Clean’, Kim rose to fame as the co-host of Channel 4 ‘s popular series How Clean is Your House? (pictured on the show with co-host Aggie MacKenzie)
She is survived by her husband Peter Woodburn (both pictured in 2010) and tributes flocked in for the beloved presenter following the sad news
‘We kindly ask that Kim’s husband and close friends are given the time and privacy they need to grieve.
‘We will not be releasing any further details.’
Known as the ‘Queen of Clean’, Kim rose to fame as the co-host of Channel 4‘s popular series How Clean is Your House?.
Kim went on to become a household name on ITV chat shows This Morning and Loose Women.
She also starred in a number of reality TV shows including a stint on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2009 and Celebrity Big Brother in 2017.
In recent weeks, Kim had cancelled her work commitments due to health concerns, with her husband believed to have been managing her Instagram in recent weeks.
She had been offering personal video messages to her fans on content-sharing website Cameo for £25, but paused selling the content in March due to her health.
‘We regret to tell you that Kim is unable to record any further videos for the foreseeable future, due to a health problem. Kim sends her love to you all,’ a statement confirmed at the time.
‘No more videos for now, my loves, I need to get better,’ she wrote in an Instagram post shared on March 2.
Kim starred in a number of reality TV shows including a stint on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2009 (pictured)
In recent weeks, Kim had cancelled her work commitments due to health concerns, confirming she would no longer be offering Cameo videos in a statement on Instagram on March 2
Kim last featured in a video on her Instagram page on February 14 (pictured), which was shared for Valentine’s Day
Kim was last seen publicly at the funeral of RuPaul’s Drag Race star The Vivienne in Denbighshire, Wales, on January 27 alongside her husband Peter
It became the final post Kim shared to her Instagram platform prior to her death, while she last featured in a video on her page shared on February 14 for Valentine’s Day.
Kim was last seen publicly at the funeral of RuPaul’s Drag Race star The Vivienne in Denbighshire, Wales, on January 27 alongside her husband Peter.
Kim joined Ian ‘H’ Watkins, Jade Thirlwall, Aston Merrygold and Claire Sweeney in paying tribute to the drag queen, who died aged just 32 on January 5, 2025.
Born on March 25, 1942, Kim grew up in Eastney, Hampshire, and left her family home at the age of 16 and moved to Liverpool.
In 2017, she emotionally revealed she was physically and sexually abused by her own father during a discussion on Loose Women.
Kim – whose full name is Patricia Mary Woodburn – worked as a social worker and then a live-in housekeeper and cleaner after leaving home.
Her charismatic personality and cleaning experience led to her being discovered by Channel 4 to host How Clean Is Your House? alongside Aggie MacKenzie.
The programme, which ran for six seasons, became a huge hit and launched Kim into the public eye, garnering her huge numbers of loyal fans.
Her on-screen success saw her go on to star in a number of reality TV shows, including I’m A Celebrity, Celebrity Come Dine With Me and Celebrity Big Brother.
She first appeared as a regular panelist on Big Brother’s spin-off series Bit on the Side in 2011 and then entered as a housemate in 2017’s celebrity edition, where she came in third place.
Entering the Australian jungle in 2009, Kim had another major success on I’m A Celebrity, finishing as runner-up on the show after winner Gino D’Acampo.
In recent years, Kim became known for her very outspoken opinions on famous TV personalities, and she has taken aim at a number of under-fire stars.
In February of this year, Kim criticised her I’m A Celebrity co-star Gino after it emerged that he was facing allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour.
Gino was rocked by ‘over 40’ allegations of sexually inappropriate and intimidating behaviour over a 12-year period – claims which he denies, saying he finds them deeply distressing.
In recent years, Kim became known for her very outspoken opinions on famous TV personalities, and took aim at her I’m A Celebrity co-star Gino D’Acampo in February
In response to the allegations, Kim alleged that Gino made foul-mouthed outbursts which forced producers to march him out of camp, arguing that ITV‘s ‘good edit’ led to his win.
She also claimed Gino ‘rubbed his penis through his shorts’ as he struggled being away from his wife during his time in the camp.
She told The Sun: ‘He used to stand over a log and stroke his penis area over his shorts. He’d talk to his penis saying, ‘I know you haven’t had any sex, but when you get out of here, you will get so much’.
‘He would say his penis was being deprived and neglected, and his wife would give him a good seeing to when he got home. We would all just turn away.
‘It made me uncomfortable because it was vile and crude. It’s not appropriate to do that in front of women. But Gino thinks he can do what he wants.’
Kim additionally claimed the chef treated the crew ‘like garbage’ and after calling one crew member a ‘f***ing bastard’ and ‘c***’, refused to leave the set.
She said: ‘We had to stop filming while two men took him by the arm and forced him off the set back to the camp. They should have thrown him off the show. Ghastly it was.’
Last year, Kim also branded Louis Walsh a ‘nasty, two-faced’ music mogul after he appeared on the newly-revived version of Celebrity Big Brother.
Over the years, she has also taken aim at Holly Willoughby, ‘toxic’ ITV and criticised BBC bosses for employing reality TV stars as presenters in unfiltered remarks.
Kim famously criticised ITV after she was ‘mocked’ on Loose Women in an infamous episode back in August 2018.
The TV personality memorably clashed with her former Celebrity Big Brother housemate Coleen Nolan on the daytime chat show.
The pair had a high-profile falling out during their time in the Big Brother house and the conflict only worsened after their Loose Women appearance.
After Kim felt she was ‘bullied’ by Coleen and her other housemates, the pair attempted an on-air reconciliation but Kim stormed out after a heated argument.
In 2023, Kim reflected back on her experience and called for a ‘full investigation’ at ITV as she claimed some of their shows ‘thrive on bullying and being unkind’.
Kim argued she was ‘exploited’ by ITV, and claimed the channel should ‘provide a better duty of care’.
An ITV spokesperson told MailOnline at the time: ‘As we said five years ago, Kim agreed to appear on the show on the understanding it was for a reconciliation with Coleen.
‘Kim becoming upset was never the intention and the panel did endeavour to comfort her. Kim was offered and accepted support from ITV following the programme and Ofcom found the programme not to be in breach of the Broadcasting Code.’
