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Luisa Zissman
Born
Louisa Christinas Kalozois

(1987-06-04) 4 June 1987 (age 37)
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England[1]
Years active2013–present
TelevisionThe Apprentice (2013)
Celebrity Big Brother 13 (2014)
Spouses
Oliver Zissman
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(m. 2009; div. 2014)​
Andrew Collins
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(m. 2015)​
Children3

Luisa Christina Zissman[2] (born Louisa Christina Kalozois;[3] 4 June 1987[4]) is an English retail entrepreneur and reality television personality.[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.

Early life and education

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Zissman was born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire to Mr and Mrs Zo Kalozois, now of Hertfordshire;[8] her father is Greek.[9] She attended the Grove Independent school in Loughton, 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]

She is based in St Albans, Hertfordshire,[12] and she 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

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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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  1. ^ "Poll and video: St Albans' Luisa Zissman in tonight's Celebrity Big Brother final - News - Herts Advertiser". Hertsad.co.uk. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Paul Gallagher (17 July 2013). "The Apprentice Final 2013: Doubts cast over Luisa Zissman's business claims - News - TV & Radio". The Independent. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Elliot Zissman, director of Totally Fitness is a Young Gun 2007". ClickPress. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. ^ Hodgson, Claire (4 January 2014). "Luisa Zissman in Celebrity Big Brother 2014 line-up: Everything you need to know about this year's housemates". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ^ "BBC One - The Apprentice, Series 9 - Luisa Zissman". BBC.
  6. ^ a b "Apprentice runner-up Luisa Zissman enters Celebrity Big Brother house". St Albans & Harpenden Review. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  7. ^ Wightman, Catronia (16 May 2014). "Big Brother: Luisa Zissman joins Bit on the Side, Bit on the Psych". Digital Spy.
  8. ^ Country Life, vol. CCXIII, no. 43, October 23, 2019, p. 25
  9. ^ Loading... (25 February 2014). "'We Love Each Other To Death': Are Things Getting Serious Between Luisa Zissman And Dappy? - Celebrity Gossip, News & Photos, Movie Reviews, Competitions". Entertainmentwise. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  10. ^ a b "The Final Five". One-off spin-off of The Apprentice. BBC One. 8 July 2013.
  11. ^ Sunday Times Money Section p10, 27 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013
  12. ^ a b "BBC One – The Apprentice, Series 9 – Luisa Zissman". BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  13. ^ Amy Duncan (14 July 2013). "Apprentice finalist Luisa Zissman 'bedded married boss when she was just a teenager' | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Celebrity Big Brother for St Albans cupcake shop owner Luisa Zissman". Herts Advertiser. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  15. ^ "St Albans thieves are foiled by cupcake crimefighter". Herts Advertiser. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Week 11: Interviews - Semi Final". The Apprentice. BBC One. 10 July 2013.
  17. ^ "The Apprentice Final 2013: Doubts cast over Luisa Zissman's business". The Independent. 24 September 2015.
  18. ^ "The Apprentice, Series 9, The Final and You're Hired, Luisa Zissman – Matt Edmondson's Awkward Conversations". BBC. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  19. ^ BBC Radio 1 (23 July 2013). "Luisa Zissman Innuendo Bingo" – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Does an apostrophe really matter in business?". The Daily Telegraph. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  21. ^ "Celebrity Big Brother 2014: Luisa Zissman perfects her punching technique with Evander Holyfield". Metro UK. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  22. ^ "Day 27". Celebrity Big Brother 13. Channel 5. 29 January 2014.
  23. ^ Reality Bites. 5 February 2015. ITV2.
  24. ^ "Boardroom broigeses! Lord Alan Sugar returns in The Apprentice". 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  25. ^ Nico Adams (7 January 2014). "Luisa Zissman: 9 things you should know about the bisexual Apprentice star on Celebrity Big Brother 2014 | Metro News". Metro. UK. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  26. ^ "'Celebrity Big Brother' Star Luisa Zissman Reveals She Was Treated For Sex Addiction". Huffington Post UK. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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