Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu was born on 12 February 1988 and is a British television presenter.
12 Facts About AJ Odudu
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AJ Odudu's parents had an arranged marriage, for which her mother emigrated to the United Kingdom from Nigeria in the 1970s.
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AJ Odudu's father worked as a bus conductor, and her mother worked as a seamstress, cleaner, and dinner lady at a private school.
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AJ Odudu attended St Bede's RC High School and St Mary's College in Blackburn.
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AJ Odudu began her career as a reporter for BBC Blast based at Radio Lancashire.
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AJ Odudu's first presenting roles began in 2009 on the BBC Two series The Almost Perfect Guide to Life and on The 5:19 Show, an online show on the BBC website, having previously served as the latter's 'raving reporter'.
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AJ Odudu starred as herself in Comedy Lab in 2011 and co-presented Sky Arts' coverage of the Isle of Wight Festival 2012.
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In June 2013, AJ Odudu began presenting Big Brother's Bit on the Side with Rylan Clark and Emma Willis, and then Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Psych from August 2013.
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AJ Odudu regularly presented the online Facebook quiz game "Confetti" in March and April 2019.
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Also in that month, AJ Odudu was confirmed as co-host of a one-off revival edition of The Big Breakfast, presenting alongside the already-announced Mo Gilligan, for Channel 4 in September 2021.
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AJ Odudu presented the UK jury points in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
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AJ Odudu is a qualified personal trainer and sports nutritionist, and runs in her spare time.