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Anthea Turner at a book signing
Anthea Turner at a book signing

Anthea Millicent Turner (born May 25, 1960 in Stoke-on-Trent)[1] is an English television personality. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

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Career

Anthea's move into television was through Sky Channel (UK) presenting live music programmes from July 1986 - 1989. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Her debut on national television was with the BBC on But First This, which led to Anthea fronting two series for the BBC on the Saturday morning show Up2U. She then spent three years as the only non-Radio One DJ to regularly present Britain's most successful TV music show Top of the Pops. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast Her first adult TV show was Best of Magic which she co-hosted with Simon Mayo. Simon Mayo (born 21 September 1958 in Southgate London) is an English radio presenter

The short-lived Saturday morning children's show UP2U was a flop, and is chiefly remembered today for a motorcycle stunt that went wrong. She was to stand forward of a truck, the motorcycle would do its thing, then pyrotechnics would be ignited, then it would link back to the Studio. The term "pyrotechnics" can also be used for Fireworks events Unfortunately there was a big communications breakdown; at the last minute it was decided that Anthea would sit on the back of the truck, she would also take her cue from somebody behind the camera which, unknowingly to the camera crew, became the same cue used to ignite the pyrotechnics. She suffered burns and temporary hearing loss, which led to her successful lawsuit against the BBC.

Turner later became famous for presenting the children's television show Blue Peter, and around this time, was also associated with publicising 'The Y Plan', a system of exercise developed by the London YMCA. Blue Peter is a BBC Television programme for children It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the The Y Plan is an exercise programme devised by Lesley Mowbray and Jill Gaskell for the London YMCA, and very popular in United Kingdom during The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man She moved on to presenting on Totally Live on pan-European music channel Music Box, the ITV morning television station GMTV, as well as the first National Lottery draw on BBC1 in 1994, and the ITV travel show Wish You Were Here. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent GMTV ( Good Morning Television) is the national ITV Breakfast television contractor broadcasting in the United Kingdom. The National Lottery is the largest Lottery in the United Kingdom. . . ?. Turner's nickname by Eamonn Holmes, during her time at GMTV, which is intended to be an insult, is Princess Tippy Toe. Eamonn Holmes (born December 3, 1959) is a Northern Irish Television and Radio Presenter based in England The relationship between them was so frosty that Holmes gave an ultimatum to the GMTV management that either they sacked Anthea, or he would leave; they decided to sack Anthea. [2]

After her present husband Grant Bovey left his wife Della for Anthea, the ensuing tabloid interest, and then the "Flakegate" scandal (see below), Turner's career went into a decline.

In 2001, to try reviving her career, Turner appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, and was the third contestant to be evicted, after Chris Eubank left, followed by Vanessa Feltz. Big Brother is a Reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and Chris Eubank (born Christopher Livingstone Eubanks on August 8 1966) is a retired boxer and English celebrity who held the WBO Middleweight Vanessa Jane Feltz (born 21 February 1962) is an English Journalist and broadcaster. In 2003, she came 15th in a Channel 4 poll of 100 Worst Britons. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began

In February 2006, Turner made a television comeback on BBC Three in Anthea Turner: Perfect Housewife, where she taught disorganised housewives how to fold towels, clean and run their houses and prepare perfect canapés, amongst other accomplishments. BBC Three is a television channel from the BBC broadcasting via Digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms Anthea Turner Perfect Housewife (also known as The Perfect Housewife with Anthea Turner) is a reality show that ran on BBC Three from 2006 to Later in 2006, she appeared as a guest on BBC Two's music-based panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a Comedy Panel game show with a pop and Rock music theme currently presented by Simon Amstell

Currently she is presenting the show Help me Anthea - I'm infested for BBC Three, as she tackles people whose homes have been overrun by pests.

Turner is rumoured to be making a guest appearance on Channel 4's Big Brother Celebrity Hijack alongside Dermot O'Leary in 2008. Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr (born 24 May, 1973 in Colchester, England) better known as Dermot O'Leary, is an British

Personal life

Turner's private life has made her a tabloid staple. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest After a long relationship with fellow Stoke resident and one-time DJ co-worker Bruno Brookes, she married her manager, British DJ Peter Powell. Bruno Brookes (born Trevor Neil Brookes in Stoke-on-Trent, 24 April, 1959) is a British radio presenter who became famous in the 1980s Peter Powell may refer to Peter Powell (disc jockey (born 1951 a British DJ Peter Powell (kite, the inventor of a dual-line steerable

However, the marriage was short lived, and in 1998, Turner's present husband, Grant Bovey, left his wife Della for her; he then reconciled with Della, before leaving her again. Bovey and Turner eventually married on 23 August 2000, and now live in Chiddingfold, Surrey. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Chiddingfold is a Village and Civil parish in the heart of The Weald in the Waverley district of Surrey, England. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties.

Turner is keen to start her own family with Bovey, but for various reasons, this has not yet been achieved. [3] She is stepmother to Bovey's three daughters Lily, Amelia and Claudia, from his previous marriage.

Flakegate

In 2000, Turner received more bad publicity from the British tabloids after photographs of her wedding reception, published in the magazine OK! in an exclusive deal worth £450,000, showed the couple (apparently) using their wedding to publicise a new Cadbury chocolate bar, Snowflake. OK! is a British weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news Cadbury plc () is a Confectionery and Beverage Cadbury Snowflake is a Chocolate bar manufactured by Cadbury. OK! issued the photo to the media with the caption "Anthea Turner and Grant Bovey: exclusive OK! wedding photograph, enjoying Cadbury's new Snowflake. For the complete wedding coverage and a free Cadburys Snowflake, buy OK! magazine this weekend. OK! First for celebrity news. " The Sun described it as "the most sickening wedding photo ever", and the event is now referred to as "Flakegate". The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language [4] However, Turner, Bovey, Cadbury's and OK! all denied that the chocolate was part of a sponsorship deal. [5] However the wedding was rumoured to have cost in excess of £150,000 which was paid for by OK! magazine. Pictures of their wedding and their subsequent honeymoon were in the magazine for the next two weeks. Turner and Bovey insist that someone had stuck the chocolate bar in her hand and snapped a picture before she knew what was happening. Richard Desmond the proprietor of OK! and his wife were sitting next to the newly married Boveys at the time.

Charity work

Turner had a widely reported falling-out with the Douglas Macmillan Hospice in 2004 for failing to turn up to fund-raising events. She was subsequently dropped by the charity as one of their fund-raising patrons. [6] She has allegedly had disagreements with other organisations for similarly failing to deliver satisfactory support and publicity.

Recently, she was disowned by the local charity, NSAAA for failing to contribute to their £5 million campaign which only raised £15,000 since it started. [7]

Trivia

Quotations

"Anthea, how about we get together while I kick you in the mouth. " Chris Evans on Anthea. [9]

Preceded by
Yvette Fielding		 Blue Peter Presenter No. Yvette Fielding (born 23 September 1968) is an English broadcaster and Actress. Blue Peter is a BBC Television programme for children It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the 20
1992-94		 Succeeded by
Stuart Miles

References

  1. ^ Anthea Turner
  2. ^ Anthea, the girl with no future; GMTV HOST WARNS ` PRINCESS TIPPY TOES' THAT HER CAREER IS IN PERIL ROUND TWO TV'S LIGHTWEIGHT v HEAVYWEIGHT.(News) - Sunday Mirror (London, England) - HighBeam Research
  3. ^ Baby envy — when you want one too - Times Online
  4. ^ http://www.peterwilkinson.karoo.net/quotesarchiveaugust6.htm
  5. ^ BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Anthea picture leaves sour taste
  6. ^ BBC NEWS | England | Staffordshire | Charity removes celebrity patron
  7. ^ The Sentinel 14 August 2007
  8. ^ YouTube - Anthea Turner - Motorbike accident
  9. ^ Insults from the Bitch and Famous

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Stuart Miles (born 20 February 1970) is a British Comedian and Television presenter best known for presenting the popular children's Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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