Queen MoJo

{{Infobox person

| name = Queen MoJo

| birth_name = Josephine Hanu D Morondiya

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|11|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Southwark, London, England

| occupation = {{hlist|Television personality|dancer}}

| years_active = 2021–present

| television = {{Plainlist|

}}

Josephine Hanu D Morondiya (born 4 November 1992), known professionally as Queen MoJo, is an English television personality and dancer. Since 2021, she has appeared in the ITV2 reality series Peckham's Finest. In 2022, she appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Karaoke Club and Celebrity MasterChef.

Life and career

Queen MoJo was born Josephine Hanu D Morondiya on 4 November 1992 in Southwark, London.{{cite web |last1=MoJo |first1=Queen |title=So here we are…26… |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BpxdkuUHgan/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= |publisher=Instagram |access-date=4 September 2022 |date=4 November 2018 |archive-date=7 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907215809/https://www.instagram.com/p/BpxdkuUHgan/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Review: 'The Body Fights Back,' starring Josephine Morondiya, Imogen Fox, Rory Brown, Hannah Webb and Michaela Ginghell |url=https://culturemixonline.com/review-the-body-fights-back-starring-josephine-morondiya-imogen-fox-rory-brown-hannah-webb-and-michaela-ginghell/ |work=Culture Mix |access-date=4 September 2022 |date=2 August 2021 |archive-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927044949/https://culturemixonline.com/review-the-body-fights-back-starring-josephine-morondiya-imogen-fox-rory-brown-hannah-webb-and-michaela-ginghell/ |url-status=live }} She is of Nigerian descent.{{cite web |title=MoJo at Milk Management |url=https://www.milkmanagement.co.uk/special-bookings/2360-mojo/ |publisher=Milk Management |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=7 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907215814/https://www.milkmanagement.co.uk/special-bookings/2360-mojo/ |url-status=live |last1=Com |first1=Mediaslide }} MoJo is a dancer, and she has performed on stage at Glastonbury Festival with Lizzo, and has appeared in music videos for John Legend and Wiley.{{cite news |title=Peckham's Finest star Queen MoJo has hidden connection to chart topper Lizzo |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/peckhams-finest-star-queen-mojo-25259531.amp |work=OK! |access-date=4 September 2022 |date=20 October 2021 |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020160651/https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/peckhams-finest-star-queen-mojo-25259531.amp |url-status=live }} In 2021, she starred in The Body Fights Back, a documentary that investigated diet culture, body image and eating disorders with MoJo sharing her own experiences.{{cite web |title=The Body Fights Back |url=http://gifilmfest.com/documentaries-films-screening-on-giff-2021/the-body-fights-back/ |publisher=GI Film Festival |access-date=4 September 2022 |date=2 August 2021 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419211748/http://gifilmfest.com/documentaries-films-screening-on-giff-2021/the-body-fights-back/ |url-status=live }} In October 2021, she began appearing in the ITV2 reality series Peckham's Finest, which follows the lives of a group of people who live in Peckham.{{cite news |title=Peckham's Finest: Watch the very first trailer for south-east London's very own Towie |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/12/peckhams-finest-meet-the-cast-for-south-east-londons-very-own-towie-15405601/amp/ |work=Metro |access-date=4 September 2022 |date=12 October 2021 |archive-date=7 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907215812/https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/12/peckhams-finest-meet-the-cast-for-south-east-londons-very-own-towie-15405601/amp/ |url-status=live }} At the time of appearing on the show, she worked as a shop assistant and as a body confidence coach on social media.{{cite news |title='Peckham's Finest' : Meet the cast of ITV2's new reality show |url=https://www.itv.com/news/london/2021-10-13/peckhams-finest-meet-the-cast-of-itv2s-new-reality-show |work=ITV News |access-date=4 September 2022 |date=13 October 2021 |archive-date=23 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723211821/https://www.itv.com/news/london/2021-10-13/peckhams-finest-meet-the-cast-of-itv2s-new-reality-show |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Peckham's Finest is a reality show like no other |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a38034400/peckhams-finest-itv/ |work=Digital Spy |access-date=4 September 2022 |date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=5 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105055730/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a38034400/peckhams-finest-itv/ |url-status=live }} She also appeared on Good Morning Britain, debating with Miss Great Britain winner Jen Atkin on whether it was acceptable for someone to be "dumped for gaining weight".{{cite news |title=ITV Good Morning Britain: Viewers outraged after guests debate whether it's acceptable to dump a person for gaining weight |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/itv-good-morning-britain-viewers-22027243.amp |work=MyLondon |access-date=4 September 2022 |date=1 November 2021 |archive-date=7 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907215825/https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/itv-good-morning-britain-viewers-22027243.amp |url-status=live }}

In June 2022, MoJo appeared as a contestant on the third series of Celebrity Karaoke Club.{{cite news |url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/celebrity-karaoke-club-returns-itv2-summer |title=Celebrity Karaoke Club returns to ITV2 this summer |date=26 April 2022 |work=ITV Press |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603193213/https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/celebrity-karaoke-club-returns-itv2-summer |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Selling Sunset and Drag Race stars lead new season of ITV's Celebrity Karaoke Club |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a39829329/selling-sunset-drag-race-stars-karaoke-club/ |work=Digital Spy |access-date=4 September 2022 |date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621054112/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a39829329/selling-sunset-drag-race-stars-karaoke-club/ |url-status=live }} She entered the club on the fifth day alongside internet personality Arron Crascall.{{cite news |url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/617579-celebrity-karaoke-club-2022-start-date-and-cast-revealed-for-new-series-on-itv2.html |title=Celebrity Karaoke Club 2022 start date and cast revealed for new series on ITV2 |work=TellyMix |date=24 May 2022 |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524160258/https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/617579-celebrity-karaoke-club-2022-start-date-and-cast-revealed-for-new-series-on-itv2.html |url-status=live }} After singing Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda", she was voted karaoke champion of the night, advancing to the final day.{{cite news |url=https://www.itv.com/hub/celebrity-karaoke-club/10a0492a0023 |title=Celebrity Karaoke Club Series 3 - Episode 5 |work=ITV |date=10 June 2022 |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610141957/https://www.itv.com/hub/celebrity-karaoke-club/10a0492a0023 |url-status=live }} In the final, she sang "Never Too Much" by Luther Vandross and a duet of "Umbrella" with Kaz Kamwi.{{cite news |url=https://www.itv.com/hub/celebrity-karaoke-club/10a0492a0024 |title=Celebrity Karaoke Club Series 3 - Episode 6 |work=ITV |date=11 June 2022 |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606183212/https://www.itv.com/hub/celebrity-karaoke-club/10a0492a0024 |url-status=live }} MoJo was then eliminated from the competition, finishing in joint third place with Bobby Norris. In August 2022, MoJo began competing in the seventeenth series of Celebrity MasterChef.{{cite web |title=Celebrity MasterChef 2022 line-up: Meet the full cast |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/celebrity-masterchef-2022-line-up-cast/amp/ |work=Radio Times |access-date=4 September 2022 |date=31 August 2022 |archive-date=2 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902164415/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/celebrity-masterchef-2022-line-up-cast/amp/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Who is MoJo? Meet the Celebrity MasterChef 2022 contestant and reality star |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/celebrity-masterchef-2022-contestant-mojo/amp/ |work=Radio Times |access-date=7 September 2022 |date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=7 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907215813/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/celebrity-masterchef-2022-contestant-mojo/amp/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=TV tonight: old flames, drugs and a guest star in Irma Vep |url=https://theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/aug/16/tv-tonight-old-flames-drugs-and-a-guest-star-in-irma-vep |work=The Guardian |access-date=7 September 2022 |date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=28 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828203134/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/aug/16/tv-tonight-old-flames-drugs-and-a-guest-star-in-irma-vep |url-status=live }} She competed in the second heat alongside Melanie Blatt, Chris Eubank, Gareth Malone and Cliff Parisi.{{cite news |title=Celebrity MasterChef, Series 17, Episode 4 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001b7jf |website=BBC |access-date=7 September 2022 |date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=28 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828063712/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001b7jf |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Celebrity MasterChef 2022: Who is Queen MoJo? |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/celebrity-masterchef-2022-who-queen-24769117.amp |work=Wales Online |access-date=7 September 2022 |date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=28 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828050711/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/celebrity-masterchef-2022-who-queen-24769117.amp |url-status=live }} She was the first to be eliminated from the competition after her food was criticised for being undercooked.{{cite news |title=Celebrity MasterChef 2022 eliminates first star from second heat |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a40910747/celebrity-masterchef-2022-eliminates-mojo/ |work=Digital Spy |access-date=7 September 2022 |date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829184634/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a40910747/celebrity-masterchef-2022-eliminates-mojo/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Celebrity MasterChef 2022: Queen MoJo eliminated after failed prawn linguine leaves her in tears |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/16/celebrity-masterchef-2022-queen-mojo-eliminated-from-second-heat-17195052/amp/ |work=Metro |access-date=7 September 2022 |date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=3 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903211845/https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/16/celebrity-masterchef-2022-queen-mojo-eliminated-from-second-heat-17195052/amp/ |url-status=live }}