Anthea Turner Biography

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Anthea Turner is a British TV personality born on May 25, 1960 in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Her career made a jumpstart at UK’s Sky Channel as a presenter of live music from 1986 to 1989. Because of her vibrant and cheerful style and delivery, Anthea Turner was then given a slot on national television, particularly on BBC’s But First This. This was followed by the Saturday morning program, Up2U. She also became the first and only non-Radio One DJ to regularly host the country’s number one TV music countdown, Top of the Pops. She also co-hosted Best of Magic with fellow TV personality, Simon Mayo.

Anthea Turner gained popularity especially among kids when she presented the children’s TV program Blue Peter. She also took part in endorsing The Y Plan, an exercise system formulated by the London YMCA. Afterwards, Anthea Turner became involved in presenting Totally Live, another music show this time, on the pan-European channel Music Box. Along with Totally Live, she was as well seen on ITV’s morning station GMTV, the first National Lottery draw in 1994 in BBC1, and the travel show Wish You Were Here…?, also on ITV. During her stay at ITV, Anthea Turner had a number of disputes with co-host Eamonn Holmes, which led to a point where Holmes gave the network and ultimatum that either the management fired Anthea, or he would resign. As a result, Anthea Turner was fired from the network.

Her career went to a decline after she and her present husband Grant Bovey became involved in the Flakegate scandal, wherein the couple presumably used their wedding in order to endorse Cadbury’s new chocolate bar, Snowflake. Before Bovey, Anthea Turner had a long time relationship with former co-worker Bruno Brookes, as well as a short-lived marriage with her manager, Peter Powell. She is currently stepmother to Grant Bovey’s three daughters from his previous marriage.

Anthea Turner tried to revive her career in 2001, as she joined the Celebrity Big Brother, and she became the third participant to leave the house. Two years later, in 2003, she was ranked no. 15 in Channel 4’s poll of 100 Worst Britons.

In February 2006, Anthea Turner was once again active on television when she hosted her own show on BBC3, Anthea Turner: Perfect Housewife. On the show she taught housewives how to properly fold towels, prepare canapés, and other household work. She also made a guest appearance on BBC Two’s panel show, Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

Anthea Turner is presently the host of the show “Help Me Anthea,-I’m infested” on BBC Three.

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