Rustie Lee
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Rustie Lee | |
 |
|
| Born | Rustie Lee Jamaica |
|---|---|
| Residence | Midlands |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Occupation | TV chef, Actress, Singer |
Rustie Lee is a television chef and actress, most famous for her appearing in the 1980s on UK morning station, TV-am.[1] She was born in Jamaica. and bought up in Handsworth, South Yorkshire[citation needed] However, she also appeared as a presenter on the second, less successful, incarnation of ITV gameshow Game for a Laugh.[citation needed]
Rustie has rarely been seen since TV-am, though she had a career as a singer.[citation needed] In summer 2004 she 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. Rustie 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]
In 2004 she joined the UK Independence Party[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. On polling day she came fifth, with 1,074 votes (2.3% of the total).[2].
Rustie joined the cast of EastEnders as Gus Smith's aunt Opal.[3] in 2004, however her scenes had been edited out of the show until her first televised appearance in 2008.
Rustie Lee is also a popular figure on Virgin Radio particularly on the Geoff Lloyd show. He has interviewed her on numerous occasions.[citation needed]
Rustie is also lined up with Paul Daniels and Todd Carty to play the voice of the Gatekeeper in the new updated CGI series of Wizbit due to be aired 2008/2009.[citation needed]
[edit] Trivia
 |
Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones. |
- She currently makes occasional appearances on This Morning and Daily Cooks/Saturday Cooks, she also made an appearance on That Antony Cotton Show and Loose Women
- Rustie Lee has written a book called A Taste of the Caribbean.
- On 1 February 2008 she appeared on The Alan Titchmarsh Show.
[edit] References
- ^ a b TV chef is UKIP's latest recruit. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Result: Wyre Forest", BBC News, 2005-05-06. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ "Rustie's EastEnders role", Sunday Mirror, 2008-02-03. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
