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I hosted one of the biggest TV shows of all time but when I was axed I ended up working at a call centre and sleeping on my dad's sofa, recalls AJ Odudu


When AJ Odudu landed her role on Big Brother's spin off show Bit on the Side in 2013 she thought she had hit the jackpot.

AJ Odudu hosted one of the biggest reality TV shows of all time but when she was dropped she ended up working at a call centre and sleeping on her dad's sofa The presenter, who is proud of her 'working-class mentality, that grit and determination,' began working in a call centre to make ends meet, but didn't give up on her dreams of being back on TV. AJ recalled in a chat with the Big Issue: 'Life really is humbling sometimes.But it was good for me to hear from my mum like, "You’ve done it before, you can do it again, and there’s no shame in people earning an honest living.’”'

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