Born:
September 22, 1969
in
London
Best Known For:
Her screen partnership with Mel Giedroyc.
Early-life:
Susan Elizabeth Perkins was born on September 22, 1969, in East Dulwich, London, and was raised in Croydon. She showed a natural talent for performing and writing from an early age and later studied English at New Hall, Cambridge. There, in 1988, she got onto a stage for her first stand-up routine. She was interrupted by a girl called Mel Giedroyc, marking the start of a partnership that continues to this day.
Career:
Perkins became president of the Cambridge Footlights in 1990, and in 1993 was shortlisted (with Giedroyc) for the Best Newcomer Award at Edinburgh. After writing for French & Saunders they hosted Channel 4's Light Lunch, and a teatime version, Late Lunch, as well as breakfast show RI:SE. Solo, Perkins appeared in Celebrity Big Brother in 2002. In 2005, she premiered her first one-woman show at the Edinburgh Fringe, which then toured the country. The Supersizers concept launched in 2007, and proved popular with viewers. She also won reality show Maestro, has made numerous appearances on panel quiz shows and was reunited with Mel for the hugely successful Great British Bake Off. Her sitcom Heading Out premiered in early 2013.
Quote:
"I'm a 21-year-old blonde with breasts like space hoppers. My hobbies include wearing a pork-pie hat, plasticising autopsied cadavers and fantasising that I'm Gunther von Hagens. Honestly."