The countdown is on for this year’s Good Spa Guide Awards, sponsored by ESPA, and we are delighted to announce that our presenter for 2025 is comedian Lou Sanders.
Star of LOL: Last One Laughing UK, Dancing on Ice and Taskmaster Champion, you may have also spotted Lou on QI, Would I Lie to You?
or on BBC Two’s Live at The Apollo.
Currently finishing up her latest tour ‘No Kissing in the Bingo Hall’, we asked Lou if she’s excited about the forthcoming awards: “God yes,” she said. “I’m not mad!”
But is she a spa-goer herself? “Absolutely - when I'm on tour I try to book a nice hotel with a spa. I love a cold plunge / sauna or steam duo, and I've decided to get more massages as a lifestyle choice - in fact, I am going to book one now. Thanks for reminding me.”
Lou has made no secret of her penchant for crystals, reiki and spiritual healers: “I think I have more spiritual healing than I do baths. Make of that what you will…”
Her recent stint on LOL: Last One Laughing - alongside the likes of Bob Mortimer, Richard Ayoade, Daisy May Cooper and Joe Wilkinson - was a raging success. “It was so, so fun,” says Lou, “a dream really.”
When we comment that she took no prisoners in the game (where 10 professional comedians compete to make the other contestants laugh without laughing themselves) she replies: “My brother said to me: “good news: you were very good at the game; bad news: everyone's going to know you are a sneaky bitch”. Ha! Ha. But I'm not, I just love games.”
“There are whispers of them doing another UK series right now. I can't wait to see the new crew. I think it’s great for comedy to have such a big show with ten comedians on it. I think (and hope) it can run and run...”
We can’t to see Lou on Monday 23rd June… see you there.
Scarlet Spy
5th June 2025
Spy Likes:
Nature-inspired spas, cold water plunges, sound baths, deep tissue massage, delicious food.
Spy Dislikes:
Thin walls in treatment rooms, lounger hoggers, soggy robes, bright lights.
