Kim Woodburn
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Patricia Mary "Kim" Woodburn (née McKenzie; 25 March 1942 – 16 June 2025) was an English television personality, writer, and expert cleaner. Known as the "Queen of Clean", she came to prominence by co-presenting the Channel 4 series How Clean Is Your House? (2003–2009) and its Canadian version Kim's Rude Awakenings (2007–2009). Woodburn maintained a media career that spanned over two decades and went on to appear on various reality television shows, most notably I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2009) and Celebrity Big Brother (2017).
Infobox
Born
Patricia Mary McKenzie(1942-03-25)25 March 1942Eastney, Hampshire, England
Died
16 June 2025(2025-06-16) (aged 83)Cheshire, England
Other names
Queen of Clean
Occupations
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Years active
2002–2025
Known for
How Clean is Your House?I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Celebrity Big Brother
Spouses
mw- Kenneth Davies (m. 1971; div. 1975) Peter Woodburn (m. 1979)
Tables
As herself · Filmography
2004
Too Posh to Wash
Role(s)
Presenter
2006
When Kim & Aggie Went to Hospital
Role(s)
Presenter
2007–2009
Role(s)
Kim's Rude Awakenings
Notes
Presenter
2016
Famous, Rich and Homeless
Role(s)
Participant
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
| 2003–2009 | How Clean Is Your House? | Presenter | |
| 2004 | Too Posh to Wash | Presenter | |
| 2006 | When Kim & Aggie Went to Hospital | Presenter | |
| 2007–2009 | Kim's Rude Awakenings | Presenter | |
| 2009 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Series 9; runner-up | |
| 2012 | Hotel GB | Housekeeping | |
| 2016 | Famous, Rich and Homeless | Participant | |
| 2017 | Celebrity Big Brother | Series 19; third place | |
| 2022 | Celeb Cooking School | Contestant |
References
- Unbeaten: The Story of My Brutal Childhood
- The Timeshttps://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/kim-woodburn-obituary-gobby-but-glitzy-tv-cleaner-n8pskjvv2
- "I felt like I was a mass murderer"https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/felt-like-mass-murderer-3515814
- "Kim Woodburn Biography"https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Kim+Woodburn/2350
- "TV star questioned over dead baby"https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/5278128.stm
- Belfast Telegraphhttps://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/tvs-queen-of-clean-kim-woodburn-on-cleaning-mansions-to-owning-one-im-ever-so-grateful-and-ive-been-so-lucky/41763635.html
- Liverpool Echohttps://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/kim-woodburn-ready-clean-up-6351998
- Kim Woodburn talks How Clean Is Your House, her childhood and reality TV – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTt2K8E8PuY
- Metrohttp://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=19259&in_page_id=11
- "Kim & Rosemary - Let's Dance for Comic Relief"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/58qs7gskRW9rz3HrV2SnTBr/kim-rosemary
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/arts/television/kim-woodburn-dead.html
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jun/17/ten-minutes-every-day-kim-woodburns-top-tips-for-keeping-your-home-clean
- Oprah.comhttps://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/a-time-to-clean/all
- Graziahttps://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/friend-or-foe-kim-vs-aggie-and-other-celebrity-co-star-drama/
- "Kim Woodburn to Leave "How Clean is Your House?""http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/tv-news/391722/kim-woodburn-to-leave-how-clean-is-your-house/1
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/nov/12/channel-4-axes-wife-swap
- Digital Spyhttps://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a190014/gino-dacampo-wins-im-a-celebrity/
- Channel 4https://www.channel4.com/programmes/come-dine-with-me/on-demand/48702-015
- Digital Spyhttp://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a348775/kim-woodburn-enters-big-brother-house-for-cleaning-task/
- BBChttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/58qs7gskRW9rz3HrV2SnTBr/kim-rosemary
- YouTubehttps://youtube.com/lnkC3l8g_pg
- "Kim Woodburn slammed by BBC viewers for her cruel words to the homeless"https://metro.co.uk/2016/03/10/kim-woodburn-slammed-by-bbc-viewers-for-her-cruel-words-to-the-homeless-5743930/
- Channel 4https://www.channel4.com/programmes/a-place-in-the-sun/on-demand/59661-070
- A Place in the Sunhttps://www.aplaceinthesun.com/tv-show/winter-sun/2016/marbella-spain-episode-41-on-april-17th-2016-a-place-in-the-sun
- Manchester Evening Newshttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/-kim-woodburn-celebrity-big-brother-12480184
- Digital Spyhttps://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a819364/kim-woodburn-is-now-a-meme-thanks-to-her-celebrity-big-brother-2017-all-stars-new-stars-chicken-livered-shit-meltdowns/
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/who-is-kim-woodburn-celebrity-big-brother-2017-profile/
- BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45353716
- Chronicle Livehttps://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/kim-woodburn-grainger-market-christmas-22102538
- Metrohttps://metro.co.uk/2022/09/06/celeb-cooking-school-kim-woodburn-booted-off-after-slamming-co-stars-17307455/
- The Standardhttps://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/kim-woodburn-channel-five-the-big-taste-test-b1246999.html
- Liverpool Echohttps://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/kim-woodburn-ready-clean-up-6351998
- Kent Onlinehttps://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/half-a-century-of-pantomimes-at-the-woodville-theatre-193431/
- Metrohttps://metro.co.uk/2019/05/21/clean-houses-kim-aggie-havent-spoken-off-camera-since-2007-bust-panto-9622194/
- Liverpool Echohttps://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/kim-woodburn-ready-clean-up-6351998.amp
- "TV star Kim Woodburn makes sure cast of Blackpool North Pier's adult panto Aladdin and His Magic Ring are all scrubbed up in time for launch"https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/tv-star-kim-woodburn-makes-sure-cast-of-blackpool-north-piers-adult-panto-aladdin-and-his-magic-ring-are-all-scrubbed-up-in-time-for-launch-3240265
- Ideal Homehttps://www.idealhome.co.uk/news/kim-woodburn-dusting-mistake-311105
- thelowry.comhttps://thelowry.com/whats-on/286//in-conversation-with-belinda-scandal-kim-woodburn
- Belfast Telegraphhttps://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/house-home/tvs-queen-of-clean-kim-woodburn-on-cleaning-mansions-to-owning-one-im-ever-so-grateful-and-ive-been-so-lucky-41763635.html
- "Kim Woordburn: 'I never go looking for trouble, you know!'"https://www.pressreader.com/uk/best/20170228/283003989584374
- Digital Spyhttps://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a865216/what-happened-to-kim-woodburn-during-her-abusive-childhood/
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jun/17/how-clean-is-your-house-star-kim-woodburn-dies
- Sky Newshttps://news.sky.com/story/how-clean-is-your-house-presenter-kim-woodburn-dies-13384877
- BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd783228vvro
- The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/aggie-kim-woodburn-how-to-clean-your-house-b2771537.html
- VIP Magazinehttps://vipmagazine.ie/jedward-pay-emotional-tribute-to-late-kim-woodburn/
- Liverpool Echohttps://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/kim-woodburns-final-tv-appearance-32403558
- Cheshire Livehttps://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/kim-woodburns-last-tv-appearance-32404575
- TV guidehttps://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kim-woodburn/credits/3030310716/
- "Kim Woodburn at BFI"https://web.archive.org/web/20210619200217/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bcf0ecfb9
- Lancashire Telegraphhttps://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/902463.tv-review-kim-aggie-went-hospital-channel-4/
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/mar/26/channel4.television2
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2009/nov/13/im-a-celebrity-launch
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/hotel_gb/s01/e02
- BBChttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b073lr0t
- Digital Spyhttps://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a820525/kim-woodburn-finishes-third-celebrity-big-brother-2017-final/
- Channel 4https://www.channel4.com/press/news/celeb-line-revealed-e4s-celebrity-cooking-school-wt
- Channel 5https://www.channel5.com/show/supermarket-own-brands-the-big-taste-test-6a2b19af-fef6-4c74-ab55-3a73a1340d96/season-1/special-buys