Luisa Zissman
English retail entrepreneur and reality television personality From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luisa Christina Zissman[2] (born Louisa Christina Kalozois;[3] 4 June 1987[4]) is a British retail entrepreneur and reality television personality from Milton Keynes, England.[5] She was the runner-up on the ninth series of The Apprentice and finished fourth on Celebrity Big Brother 13.[6] She later became a presenter and regular panellist on Big Brother's Bit on the Side.[7] Zissman is also one half of podcast LuAnna: The Podcast with Anna Williamson.
Luisa Zissman | |
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| Born | Louisa Christinas Kalozois 4 June 1987 Milton Keynes, England[1] |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Television | The Apprentice (2013) Celebrity Big Brother 13 (2014) |
| Spouses | Oliver Zissman
(m. 2009; div. 2014)Andrew Collins (m. 2015) |
| Children | 3 |
Early life and education
Zissman was born in Milton Keynes to Mr and Mrs Zo Kalozois;[8] her father is Greek and her mother has English, German and Italian heritage.[9] She attended the Grove Independent school in Milton Keynes[10] and Northampton High School for Girls.[11]
Career
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Zissman took her first job at an estate agent on Saturdays[12] at 16 to pay the upkeep costs for a horse her parents bought for her. One of her first post-school jobs was at Electronic Data Systems,[13] but she later stated that she decided to go into business because she disliked being told what to do.[10]
Zissman had her own baking website and eBay electronics business. Her cupcake shop – Dixie's Cupcakery, named after her daughter, is now closed.[14][15] Although she claimed on several occasions that these three businesses have a net worth of £1.5 million,[16] The Independent valued the three businesses, all trading names of Boutique Trading Ltd of which Zissman is listed as director and company secretary, at £194.[2][17] They also noted that the eBay electronics store she owned was a "one-stop shop for several sellers, including electronics, baking and beauty products".[2]
Zissman came to public attention when she appeared on the ninth series of The Apprentice in 2013, where she was runner-up.[6][18] On 23 July 2013, Zissman appeared on BBC Radio 1's Innuendo Bingo.[19] In November 2013 she launched her business, named Bakers Toolkit, at the Cake International Show. Earlier, there had been some debate about whether the name should include an apostrophe.[20] She joined the thirteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother on 3 January 2014.[21] She finished fourth overall behind Jim Davidson, Dappy and Ollie Locke.[22] Zissman revealed she received a six-figure sum for her stint on the show. She also regularly appears on This Morning and Good Morning Britain as a guest to debate current new stories. She has since appeared on Reality Bites,[23] News Thing, Loose Women and Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries on ITVBe.
Personal life
Zissman is based in St Albans.[12]
Zissman married her first husband, entrepreneur Oliver Zissman, in 2009. Zissman gave birth to her first daughter, Dixie in 2010. Zissman and her husband divorced in 2014.[24] While taking part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2014, she came out as bisexual, and had sought treatment for sex addiction.[25][26] Zissman married her second husband, Irish businessman Andrew Collins, in 2015.[citation needed]
References
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