Patricia Mary "Kim" Woodburn (née McKenzie; born 25 March 1942)[1] is an English television personality, writer, and former cleaner.
[5] In February 1966, when she was 23 years old, Woodburn prematurely gave birth to a stillborn baby and buried him in a park.
aired from 2003 to 2009, with the duo producing books, board games and DVDs due to the popularity of the series.
[11] From 2007 to 2009, Woodburn starred in a Canadian version, titled Kim's Rude Awakenings, alongside Mike Chalut.
[14] In March 2010, she appeared on Celebrity Come Dine with Me on Channel 4 alongside Claire Sweeney, Darren Day and Tom O'Connor.
In November 2011, she entered the house to set a shopping task which she also judged, while berating the housemates for their hygiene.
[16] In February 2013, Woodburn teamed up with chef Rosemary Shrager, and the pair appeared on the fifth series of Let's Dance for Comic Relief as contestants.
Her controversial comments on the lives of rough sleepers and some of them that she met led to a dispute between her, the public and the other volunteers on the show.
[23] In 2021, Woodburn featured in a Christmas advert for Grainger Market Delivery, an online shopping company.
Her first pantomime performance was in the Cinderella as an Ugly Sister, alongside television co-star Aggie MacKenzie, at the Theatre Royal in Brighton.
[26] From 15 December 2010 to 3 January 2011, she made her second appearance in pantomime in Cinderella at the Woodville Halls Theatre in Gravesend, where played the Fairy Godmother.