Mudenda was born in South London on 19 December 1994 to a
Zambian family and graduated with an anthropology degree from a Manchester university. and working at
MediaCityUK as an assistant producer for
BBC Sport in 2018. who invited her for a screen test. Mudenda was announced as the 39th presenter of
CBBC's
Blue Peter in May 2020. Her first episodes were presented at home due to the first
COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom. She also produced language learning lessons in French, Spanish, and science. Mudenda co-hosted
Chester Zoo's 2022 Wildlife Connections Festival with
Chantelle Lindsay. In 2023, it was announced that Mudenda would co-host
Becoming Xtraordinary for Da Vinci, a streaming service, with
Evan Edinger and
Bear Grylls, during which she interviewed several celebrities including
Julia Roberts,
Roger Federer,
Courteney Cox,
Channing Tatum, and Olympic gold medallists and Nobel laureates. The show aired in May 2023. Mudenda departed
Blue Peter in September 2023, the third presenter to leave the program in 14 months, prompting suggestions that the program could be cancelled after 65 years. After a period with
Lauren Layfield as guest host, she was replaced full-time in January 2024 by
TikToker Shini Muthukrishnan. She subsequently presented the Barnardo's National Choral Competition in March 2024 and the Greater Manchester Health and Care Champion Awards in July 2025. == Filmography ==