Kim Woodburn dead aged 83: How Clean Is Your House and Celebrity Big Brother star passes away after a short illness

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By KATE DENNETT FOR MAILONLINE

Published: 09:01 BST, 17 June 2025 | Updated: 09:21 BST, 17 June 2025

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.

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.

‘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.’

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-presenter 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.

Tributes flocked in for the beloved TV star following the sad news as her devastated fans lauded her decades-long career.

In recent weeks, Kim had cancelled her work commitments due to health concerns.

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.

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.

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.

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

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Kim Woodburn dead aged 83: How Clean Is Your House and Celebrity Big Brother star passes away after a short illness

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