Louise Thompson

Louise Anne de Courcy Thompson, born on 26 March 1990, is a British reality television personality, author, entrepreneur, and maternal health advocate. She rose to public prominence through her media appearances and has built a social media presence focused on fitness, health, and motherhood, establishing herself within the wellness and lifestyle sectors.

Before embarking on her television career, Thompson attended the Downe House school. She subsequently studied geography at the University of Edinburgh, completing her studies and graduating from the institution in 2013.

Thompson began her television career in 2011 when she joined the cast of the E4 reality series Made in Chelsea. She became a regular cast member starting in its second series and remained on the show for over a decade. Appearing across more than 20 series until 2022, she became one of the longest-serving figures on the programme. In 2014, she expanded her screen presence by competing in the second series of the reality series The Jump, where she reached the final.

Alongside her television career, Thompson developed several business ventures across fashion and wellness. In 2012, she co-founded Pocket London, a fashion brand that originally focused on denim before shifting its emphasis to activewear in 2017. She has also collaborated with Nobody's Child on a petite clothing collection aimed at increasing accessibility in womenswear, and partnered with Carrie Elizabeth on curated jewellery collections. In the wellness sector, she founded the platform Live Like Louise to offer fitness guidance and lifestyle programmes.

Thompson is also an author and writer. She published her first book, Live Well with Louise, in 2018, covering nutrition and fitness. Her second book, Lucky, became a Sunday Times number one bestseller and received Audible awards for its audiobook edition. The memoir documents her experiences with severe birth trauma, physical recovery, mental health, and early motherhood. Beyond her books, she wrote a first-person column for You magazine, releases essays on her Substack newsletter Louise Loves, and collaborated with The Head Plan on guided mental wellbeing journals.

In digital broadcasting, Thompson co-hosts the relationship podcast He Said, She Said alongside her partner Ryan Libbey. Produced by Staying Relevant Productions, the show blends candid personal discussions with humor.

Following life-threatening complications during the birth of her son in 2021, Thompson became an advocate for birth trauma awareness and maternity care reform. She serves as a patron for both the Birth Trauma Association and Crohn’s & Colitis UK. In 2026, she partnered with Theo Clarke to launch a parliamentary petition calling for an independent Maternity Commissioner in the United Kingdom, which gathered over 150,000 signatures and led to parliamentary debate.

In her personal life, Thompson is engaged to Ryan Libbey, with whom she has a son born in 2021. She was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2018. Following a 14-day hospitalization after the birth of her child, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress and lupus, and she experienced a severe haemorrhage that led to two additional hospitalizations in 2024.