Who is comedian Babatunde Aleshe?
BABATUNDE Aléshé is an award-winning comedian and actor.
The 36-year-old has starred in the likes of EastEnders and Gogglebox, but who is he?
Who is Babatunde Aléshé?
Babatunde is an actor, writer, and comedian.
In recent years, he has toured Britain doing stand up comedy.
He won Best Newcomer at the Black Entertainment Comedy Awards and has performed at venues like the O2 and the Hackney Empire.
In 2019 Aléshé won the Amused Moose National New Comic Award and was selected to appear on Dave Chapelle’s live showcase The Process.
When was Babatunde Aléshé on EastEnders?
Babatunde played Sam, the specialist nurse who tended to Tanya Jessop (Jo Joyner) when she had her first chemotherapy session in 2011.
A few weeks later Sam had to tell Tanya that her friend and fellow cancer patient, Siobhan, had died, and looked after her when she has a panic attack.
Tanya's daughter Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) meets Sam after going to the hospital to see her mother.
What other TV shows has Babatunde Aléshé been on?
As well as his appearance in EastEnders, Babatunde also starred in New Tricks back in 2003.
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He sits alongside Mo Gilligan in the celebrity version of Gogglebox.
Babatunde has used his acting skills in Waking The Dead, and films including Pelican Blood and The Naked Poet.
After venturing into stand-up comedy, Babatunde has toured around the country with his shows.
He has performed at the Soho Theatre, the Shaw Theatre, the O2, and the Hackney Empire.
He won Best Newcomer at the Black Entertainment Comedy Awards and was selected to appear on Dave Chappelle’s live showcase The Process.
He joined the cast of the 2022 series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
After spending 18 days in the jungle, he finished fifth.
Is Babatunde Aléshé married and does he have any children?
Babatunde Aléshé is married to his Jamaican wife Leonie Aléshé.
They got married on September 18, 2015.
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Leonie owns her own travel company as well as assisting time-pressed women in starting and growing profitable travel businesses.
Together they have a son, Judah.