| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karen Danczuk |
| Maiden Name | Karen Burke |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | May 31, 1983. As of 2025, she is around 42 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Dating / Partner / Boyfriend | Divorced. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Where is Karen Danczuk now? | Karen Danczuk is seen with nasty cuts to her arms and chest following a boozy fight with her MP husband, reports claim. |
| Children / No. of Kids | 2 |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | British |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Known as the Queen of the Selfie, Karen Danczuk is the ex-wife of Former Labour MP Simon Danczuk.
- She has been a member of the council since leaving school but her public profile had raised in recent years due to some controversy surrounding the content on her Twitter (now called X) feed.
- Though sometimes described by other politicians as ‘a bad role model’ & ‘too pretty for politics,’ the fiery politician bites back, describing herself as The UK’s only councillor to make European and International headlines.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Karen grew up in Rochdale since she was in primary school.
- Parents & Siblings : Her father was on the town’s local council. She was the youngest of her 4 siblings, three brothers and 1 sister.
- As a child, Karen seems to have been badly bullied in school due to her appearance and even given the nickname “Wednesday” after the ghostly white character in The Addams Family.
- She was even quite unhappy and was on medication for depression.
- In 2015 Karen revealed to reporters that she had been r*ped at the age of six & that she had felt worthless and guilty for years afterward.
Karen Danczuk Councillor : Salary, Net worth & Profession :
- Karen began her career with the local council.
- It has also reported that she worked for some time as an orthodontist assistant, in a supermarket & in events management.
- She became a councillor for the Labour Party based in Rochdale.
- In 2017, her career came into question when she faced expulsion from the Party after allegedly nominating her ex-husband to stand as an independent.
- At the same time Karen was listed on the ballot sheet as a Labour Party Candidate.
- In May 2017, Karen told BuzzFeed reporters that she had already resigned from the party.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Karen is better known for her ‘provocative’ photos on Twitter (now called X) as she is for her politics.
- She has frequently posted pictures of herself in low cut tops & swimsuits with ample cleavage on display.
- The Labour councillor had received many harsh comments from politicians like Louise Mensch. On an episode of Loose Women where she was accused of setting a bad example to vulnerable children in the Rochdale area.
- Karen defended herself by saying that her pictures were not intended to be provocative and by telling rival politicians to “stop b**ching.”
Wedding and Marriage :
- Karen is the ex-wife of MP Simon Danczuk.
- They married in 2012 but had actually been an item for some years with two sons, Milton and Maurice, prior to the wedding.
- Simon was still married to Sonia Milewski when the couple first met at the Rochdale Labour Club.
- In 2009 their relationship was made public, by this time Karen had already had their first child & was pregnant with their second. They divorced in 2017.