Kate Lawler
Template:Short description Template:BLP sources Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox person Kate Louise Lawler, born 7 May 1980,Template:Citation needed is a British reality television star, model, television presenter and radio presenter. She is best known for becoming the first female winner of Big Brother UK after she won the third series of the show in 2002.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> Since her appearance on Big Brother, she has presented various radio shows including; Capital FM and Virgin Radio.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Big Brother UK
In 2002, Lawler entered the third series of Big Brother UK.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The series lasted 64 days in total, during her time in the Big Brother house she received two warnings out of a possible three for breaking the rules, any housemates who received three strikes would be ejected from the Big Brother house. Her first strike was for discussing nominations with fellow housemate Alison Hammond. Her second strike was for communicating with the outside world for sending a birthday message to her twin sisters. The finale episode of the series was watched in 10.1 million households.<ref name="barb">Template:Cite web</ref> Lawler won the series, making her the first woman to win the UK version of Big Brother.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
In 2008, Lawler returned to Big Brother, as a hijacker for a day in the spin-off series Big Brother Celebrity Hijack.
Since ITV's relaunch of Big Brother in 2023, Lawler has been a regular panelist on after show, Big Brother: Late & Live.
Television career
In February 2003, Lawler began co-presenting Channel 4 breakfast show, RI:SE until its cancellation in December of that year.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2006, she began presenting Playdate, a late-night dating show on ITV2. In 2019, she became the competition host for Loose Women.
In 2005, she was a contestant on ITV reality series; Celebrity Wrestling under the ring name "The Brawler", she helped her team, The Warriors, win the tag team championship. She was eliminated in the semi-finals of the individual competitions by model Leilani Dowding.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2006, Lawler entered Love Island series 2, as a late entrant, she was dumped from the villa a week before the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Lawler began appearing on multiple different television shows including; Brainiac: Science Abuse, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, Celebrity Hole in the Wall, Celebrity Total Wipeout, Celebrity Coach Trip, Pointless Celebrities and The Weakest Link.
Radio career
In 2002, Lawler became a DJ on Capital FM, she held the position until December 2003.
In 2007, Lawler joined Kerrang! Radio, co-hosting the breakfast show, The Morning After, alongside Tim Shaw. Shaw was suspended from the station in April 2008,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Lawler temporarily lead the breakfast show on her own until Shaw's dismissal was officially confirmed. She moved to Drive! in May, Kerrang's midday show, in which she also presented on her own until OJ Borg joined as her co-presenter in October that same year, she became the solo presenter of the show again in October 2009 after Borg departed the show. Lawler was nominated for a Sony Radio Award for Best Entertainment in 2013. Kerrang stopped broadcasting on FM in the West Midlands, and was just broadcast digitally in the summer of 2013, and Lawler was made the official breakfast host.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Lawler continued to host the Kerrang Radio Breakfast show each morning until February 2016.
In 2013, Lawler joined Manchester-based radio Key 103. Her show was networked over other northern stations including; Radio Aire, Rock FM and Viking FM.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2014, Liverpool's Radio City 96.7 also began broadcasting the show. She began to do the shows Sunday through to Thursday. Lawler's last show with Key 103 was in May 2015.
In 2016, she joined Virgin Radio, which launched on 30 March 2016, with Lawler hosting weekday afternoons. In August 2019, Lawler moved to present Drivetime on Virgin Radio.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She left Virgin Radio in 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
She began a podcast titled Maybe Baby in 2019.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Modelling career
After her appearance on Big Brother UK, she appeared in multiple men's magazines including; Front, Loaded, Nuts and Zoo.
In July 2006, Ann Summers announced that Lawler was the company's new feature model for its lingerie advertisements.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She ran the Flora London Marathon in April 2008, wearing only Ann Summers lingerie, raising funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10504029">Template:Cite news</ref>
Personal life
Lawler is married and has a daughter.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She is still close friends with fellow ex Big Brother housemate, Alison Hammond.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Big Brother UK series 3 | Self; housemate | Winner, 70 episodes |
| GMTV | Self; guest | 1 episode | |
| 2003 | RI:SE | Self; co-host | 22 episodes |
| 2004 | Brainiac: Science Abuse | Self | 2 episodes |
| Hell's Kitchen | Self; customer | 2 episodes | |
| 2005 | Big Brother's Most Outrageous Moments | Self; ex-housemate | TV special |
| Celebrity Wrestling | Self; contestant | 4 episodes | |
| Love Island series 2 | Self; contestant | 3rd place, dumped | |
| This Morning | Self; guest | 3 episodes | |
| Dick and Dom in da' Bungalow | Self; guest | 1 episode | |
| 2006 | Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive | Self; cameo | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Playdate | Self; presenter | |
| 2008 | Big Brother Celebrity Hijack | Self; ex-housemate | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Celebrity Hole in the Wall | Self; contestant | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Celebrity Total Wipeout | Self; contestant | 3rd place, 1 episode |
| 2013 | Kiss O'Gram | The Vixen | Short film |
| 2016 | Up Late with Rylan | Self; guest | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Loose Women | Self; competition host | 140 episodes |
| Pointless Celebrities | Self; contestant | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | Celebrity Coach Trip series 5 | Self; contestant | 9th place, 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Celebs Go Dating | Self; guest | 1 episode |
| Back to the.... | Self; guest | 1 episode | |
| Celebrity: A 21st Century Story | Self; feature | Documentary | |
| 2023 | Three Little Worlds | Self; guest | 1 episode |
| 2023- | Big Brother: Late & Live | Self; ex-housemate | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2025 | The Weakest Link | Self; contestant | 1 episode |
| The National Television Awards 2025 | Self; guest | TV special |
Selected works
References
External links
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