Luisa Zissman

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.

Luisa Zissman
Born
Louisa Christinas Kalozois

(1987-06-04) 4 June 1987
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England[1]
OccupationEntrepreneur, reality television contestant
Years active2013–present
TelevisionThe Apprentice (2013)
Celebrity Big Brother 13 (2014)
Spouse(s)
Oliver Zissman
​
(
m. 2009; div. 2014)

Andrew Collins
(
m. 2015)
Children3

Early life and education

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 School for Girls.[11]

Career

Her first employment was at an estate agent on Saturdays[12] which she took 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, eBay electronics business and cupcake shop (now closed) – Dixie's Cupcakery, named after her daughter.[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. Luisa also regularly appears as a guest 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 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 on 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. The couple have two daughters.

Controversy

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Zissman posted that she blamed the Chinese government for the spread of the disease on her Instagram, which some had taken offence to and considered to be racism,[27][28] something she denied in follow up posts.[29]

gollark: You could just not optimise it.
gollark: Did you know? You are now breathing automatically.
gollark: ↓ apio
gollark: Do not attempt to resist.
gollark: You are to be told thing.

References
  1. "Poll and video: St Albans' Luisa Zissman in tonight's Celebrity Big Brother final - News - Herts Advertiser". Hertsad.co.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. 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. "Apprentice runner-up Luisa Zissman enters Celebrity Big Brother house". St Albans & Harpenden Review. 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. "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. "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. "Doubts cast over Luisa Zissman's business claims".
  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.
  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 perfacts her punching technique with Evander Holyfield". Metro UK. 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". Web.archive.org. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.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. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  27. Sulway, Verity; Davison, Tamara (20 March 2020). "Luisa Zissman blames China for coronavirus in sickening rant". mirror. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  28. Grimshaw, Alicia (20 March 2020). "Luisa Zissman slams China as having 'filthy markets' during coronavirus rant". Dailystar.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  29. Soguksu, Ayla (20 March 2020). "Luisa Zissman is 'really f*****g angry at the Chinese' for coronavirus pandemic". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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