AJ Odudu bags new presenting role just weeks before Big Brother launch
AJ Odudu has landed a brand new hosting role just weeks before the launch of the new Big Brother series.
The bubbly presenter will host, Sporty AF, a new six-part digital series that celebrates the stories of our country’s female Olympians.
Sporty AF (Sporty and Female) will highlight athletes having honest conversations about balancing their jobs with their day-to-day lives as women.
Body image, mental and physical health, menstrual cycles, and gender equality are among the debate themes.
Across the series, Odudu is joined by Abi Burton (rugby sevens), Amber Hill (shooting), Imani-Lara Lansiquot (athletics), Katy Nicholls (cycling), Jazmin Sawyers (athletics), Kate Shortman (artistic swimming), Andrea Spendolini-Siriex (diving), Nekoda Smythe-Davis (judo), Izzy Thorpe (artistic swimming), Anna Toman (hockey), and Kimberly Woods (canoe).
The first episode, Changing The Game, will see AJ speak to bronze medalist sprinter Lansiquot.
Together, the group of inspirational females will discuss the rise of women’s sport, their individual careers, and what it’s really like during an Olympic Games.
They will talk about things sharing rooms and encountering other famous athletes in the dining hall.
Speaking in the first episode, AJ said: “Can I just say, I feel so honoured to be in the presence of such incredible female athletes! You are all sincerely at the top of your game. We’ve seen so much success in terms of female athletes – more women than men were selected [for Team GB] at the last Olympics – maybe that’s going to be the same for the next one!?”
She added: “It was so incredible chatting to these athletes who are inspiring others through lifting their voices to elevate women in sport.”
British athlete, Jasmine Sawyers said: “We are going through a genuine paradigm shift in women’s sport at the moment that is long overdue but unbelievably exciting. Sporty AF was so much fun to be a part of and the honest conversations we had tackled some really important topics that we need to talk about more. Oh, and there were a lot of laughs along the way!”
Episode one of Sporty AF will be available to watch via Team GB’s YouTube channel from Wednesday 13 September.
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