Rustie Lee
| Rustie Lee | |
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 Rustie in 2007. |
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| Born | Jamaica |
| Occupation | TV chef, actress, singer, television personality, and occasional political activist/candidate |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Political party | United Kingdom Independence Party |
| Website | |
| http://www.rustieleeofficial.com | |
Rustie Lee is a television chef, actress and musician in the United Kingdom, most famous for her appearances in the 1980s on morning station, TV-am.[1] She was born in Jamaica, but moved to Birmingham with her family as a child. Following her successful stint as a chef on TV-am in 1983, Lee took over from Sarah Kennedy on the second, less successful, incarnation of ITV gameshow Game for a Laugh.[citation needed] She also embarked on a brief singing career.[citation needed]
In 2004 Lee appeared on Living's I'm Famous and Frightened! 2, a reality show featuring a number of celebrities staying in a castle over a weekend, taking part in various challenges and looking for paranormal activity, guided by a medium. Viewers voted for their favourite and the celebrities were voted off one by one. Lee won the series showing a keen interest in the tasks and occasional emotional involvement, giving detailed and varied accounts of how she felt at certain points.[citation needed] Lee has written a cookbook called A Taste of the Caribbean.
She also narrated children's stories for BBC Radio in Birmingham. Famously, she narrated a story starring a young Jessica Ferguson, who is now Head of Drama at the prestigious Southam College in Warwickshire, who played The Baked Bean Queen.
Personal life
Rustie lives in north-west Worcestershire, in a village near Bewdley. She is married to a German, Andreas Hohmann, and has a son James who is 26 years old.
Politics
- In 2004, she joined the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP),[1] and was adopted as their candidate for the Wyre Forest constituency in the 2005 general election. She also appeared in the party's election broadcast.[2] On polling day she came fifth, with 1,074 votes (2.3% of the total).[3]
- Lee stood for the UKIP for the 2009 European Elections in the West Midlands on Thursday 4 June 2009. Lee was not elected and now Mike Natrass and Nikki Sinclaire represent the West Midlands in the European Parliament.
General Election contested
| Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Wyre Forest | UKIP | 1,074 | 2.3 |
Acting career
In 2008, Lee briefly joined the cast of EastEnders as Gus Smith's aunt Opal.[4] She also appeared in Britain's Got the Pop Factor.
She currently makes occasional appearances on This Morning, The Alan Titchmarsh Show and Daily Cooks/Saturday Cooks. She has also made appearances on That Antony Cotton Show, The Wright Stuff, and Loose Women. She now makes regular appearances on Channel 5's Big Brother's Bit on the Side, a spin off chat show for Big Brother.
Musical career
She has made numerous forays into attempting chart success, mostly with her band The Rustie Lee Revue.[5] However, after low sales of her debut album, label Harpic Records terminated their publishing deal.[6]
External links
- Rustie Lee at the Internet Movie Database
- Rustie Lee, A Taste of the Caribbean – Official website
References
- ^ a b "TV chef is UKIP's latest recruit". BBC. 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Rustie Lee on UKIP's immigration policy". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ^ "Result: Wyre Forest". BBC News. 2005-05-06. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "Rustie's EastEnders role". Sunday Mirror. 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ^ "Rustie Lee "Barbados"". Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ^ "Welcome to The Moopy". Retrieved 2012-07-27.
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