Louise Thompson
Born
Louise Anne de Simmy Courcy Thompson

(1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 (age 33)
EducationDowne House
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Occupations
  • TV Personality
  • Actress
  • Co-Founder of Pocket Sport
PartnerRyan Libbey[1]
Children1
RelativesSam Thompson (brother)

Louise Anne de Simmy Courcy Thompson (born 26 March 1990) is a British reality television personality known primarily for appearing in the E4 reality series Made in Chelsea.[2][3] In 2015, she appeared in the second series of The Jump where she finished fourth.

Education

Thompson attended Downe House, before moving on to study geography at the University of Edinburgh. She graduated in 2013.[4][5][6]

Career

In September 2011, Thompson joined the cast of semi-reality television programme Made in Chelsea for the second series following a brief appearance during the first. In December 2014, it was announced that she would be competing in the second series of The Jump[7][8] where she reached the final finishing in fourth place.

In 2012, Thompson co-founded the fashion business Pocket London. The company initially focused on the manufacture of denim products, however in 2017 switched to activewear.[9][10]

She released a book, Live Well with Louise in 2018.[11][12] Thompson runs a fitness website, Live Like Louise, that includes home workout plans and transformation packages.[13][14] She has twice appeared on the cover of Women's Health, in July 2017 and August 2018.[15]

In September 2018, Thompson apologised after the Advertising Standards Authority criticised her for failing to make it clear that an Instagram story she posted was an advert promoting a beauty brand.[16]

Personal life

Thompson was previously in a relationship with Made In Chelsea alum Spencer Matthews. She is currently in a relationship with fellow former Made In Chelsea cast member, Ryan Libbey. The pair got engaged in Los Angeles in 2018.[17] In 2021, they welcomed their first child together a son called Leo-Hunter.[18]

In 2018, Thompson was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.[19]

Her brother is fellow Made In Chelsea personality, Sam Thompson, the 2023 winner of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series).

Filmography

Year Title Role Note
2011–2020 Made in Chelsea Herself Cast member
2015 The Jump Series 2 - Fourth

Books

References

  1. ^ Dervish-O'Kane, Roisin (13 August 2018). "Louise Thompson On Managing Anxiety & Taking Workout Inspiration From Ryan". Women's Health. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ Harris, Niomi (24 May 2016). "Made in Chelsea's Louise Thompson and Alik Alfus split in emotional scenes".
  3. ^ "Is Louise leaving Made in Chelsea? She responds to the rumours".
  4. ^ "Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson 'drank to oblivion' to cope with her crippling anxiety". Independent.ie. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Made in Chelsea Universities". thetab.com. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  6. ^ "These are the fancy private schools the Made in Chelsea cast went to". The Tab. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ^ "The Jump 2015: Meet Louise Thompson".
  8. ^ "The Jump 2015: who's who".
  9. ^ "Louise Thompson: from Made in Chelsea to activewear queen". 3 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Louise Thompson: 'Mistakes are what make us interesting so actually the bigger the better'". 13 May 2021.
  11. ^ McIntosh, Steven (29 June 2018). "Chelsea's Louise: I neglected my body". Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  12. ^ Billen, Andrew (5 July 2018). "Louise Thompson: Made in Chelsea and what reality TV did to me". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  13. ^ "We've rebranded!". livelikelouise.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Here's My Exact System".
  15. ^ "Louise Thompson is managed by Insanity". www.insanitygroup.com.
  16. ^ "Reality TV star warned over Instagram ad". BBC News. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson announces engagement". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Louise Thompson breaks silence after the difficult birth of her son". Cosmopolitan. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Ambassadors". Crohns & Colitis. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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