Ann Widdecombe

Ann Widdecombe

Known for
Acting
Born
October 4, 1947
Died
July 8, 2026 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Bath, Somerset, England, UK

Biography

Ann Noreen Widdecombe DSG (born 4 October 1947) is a British politician and television personality who has been Reform UK's Immigration and Justice spokesperson since 2023.Originally a member of the Conservative Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone and The Weald, and the former Maidstone constituency, from 1987 to 2010. She was a member of the Brexit Party from 2019 until it was renamed Reform UK in 2021, and served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England from 2019 to 2020; she rejoined Reform UK in 2023.

Known For

Filmography

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

2026
Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns poster

Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns

Movie · as Self

2024
The Philpott Fire: A Very British Horror Story poster

The Philpott Fire: A Very British Horror Story

Movie · as Self

2020
The World's Most Luxurious Prison poster

The World's Most Luxurious Prison

Movie · as Ann Widdecombe

2019
The Cameron Years poster

The Cameron Years

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2018
Celebrities on the NHS Frontline

Celebrities on the NHS Frontline

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2016
Strictly Len Goodman poster

Strictly Len Goodman

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2016
The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale poster

The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale

Movie

2016
Sugar Free Farm poster

Sugar Free Farm

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2015
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows poster

20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows

Movie · as Self - Contestant, Strictly Come Dancing

2015
24 Hours in the Past poster

24 Hours in the Past

TV · as Participant · 4 eps

2013
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars poster

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2011
Pointless Celebrities poster

Pointless Celebrities

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Sooty poster

Sooty

TV · as Mayeress · 1 ep

2009
The Execution of Gary Glitter poster

The Execution of Gary Glitter

Movie · as Ann Widdecombe (uncredited)

2008
What Are You Like?

What Are You Like?

TV · 3 eps

2007
The Big Questions poster

The Big Questions

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2006
All Star Family Fortunes poster

All Star Family Fortunes

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Ann Widdecombe · 1 ep

2005
Don't Get Me Started

Don't Get Me Started

TV · 1 ep

2002
Another Audience With Ken Dodd poster

Another Audience With Ken Dodd

Movie · as Self

2002
Celebrity Fit Club UK

Celebrity Fit Club UK

TV · 34 eps

2001
Celebrity Big Brother poster

Celebrity Big Brother

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
When Louis Met... poster

When Louis Met...

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Clive Anderson All Talk

Clive Anderson All Talk

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self - Hostess · 2 eps

1982
Countdown poster

Countdown

TV · 19 eps

1979
Question Time poster

Question Time

TV · as Self - Panellist · 5 eps

1963
World in Action poster

World in Action

TV · 1 ep