Finally, there is the current epoch: late Constantine. Middle period Constantine is mostly all about her television career, when she and her friend Trinny Woodall made a living out of telling women what not to wear (in this capacity, she once explained to me that I had saddlebags and should immediately burn the coat I was wearing). Drag queen baby raves are nothing like panto! Susannah Constantine's memoir is a wild safari tour of Britain's upper classes 3/5 The 'Trinny and.' TV presenter hung out with Elton and Warhol - but grew up in the shadow of an alcoholic. Were like clothing doctors. [65], In August 2014, Constantine was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue. I did not know how much I needed a woman like her in my life at the time, but she did. Princess Margaret was like a surrogate mum to me: As a roaring Sloane, SUSANNAH CONSTANTINE dated Viscount Linley. Speaking to Kate Thornton on Yahoo UK's. "[10] Constantine had taught children for three years,[11] and also worked as a shop girl for Harrods. [13] She has stated "I've always worked. No, seriously . She and du Beke were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition after scoring the lowest scoring Samba and Foxtrot in the show's history, both which scored just 12 points from the judges. She made regular appearances as a style advisor on The Oprah Winfrey Show and following her success on the shows, she went on to co-host Trinny & Susannah Undress on ITV in 2006 and Undress the Nation in 2007. As part of their contract, Constantine and Woodall gave a Nescaf competition winner a 10,000 makeover.[24]. But perhaps such expertise is also connected to the fact that she was the daughter of a very rich but distinctly non-aristocratic man he was in property and shipping whose aspirations had led him to rent his country home near Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire from the estate of the Duke of Rutland. Here are the seven best ways to wear them this spring. Stepping out with Imran Khan in the early 90s. The 60-year-old TV presenter had known the late royal - who died in 2002 at the age of 71 and was the sister of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth - when she dated her son David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd. While the pair are still close friends, Susannah previously revealed she'd never work with Trinny again after their programme Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation was the "death" of their career. BA1 1UA. She is married to Sten Bertelsen. Now, she returns to her first and true . Outside her own children I had something very few people can claim to have experienced the warmth of Princess Margarets softer, maternal side; and for that I will be for ever grateful. And, Susannah Constantine, 57, shared a family photograph to Instagram for first the time EVER on Thursday, to celebrate her silver wedding anniversary with husband Sten Bertelsen. [39], An announcement was made that Constantine and Woodall would be touring New Zealand and Australia where they made a series of public appearances at shopping malls owned by the Westfield Group to perform live styling sessions for the company's customers. She was first sent to boarding school at the age of 11 years, and recalls her first night away from home: "I sobbed uncontrollably into my pillow. The comments below have not been moderated. She didnt patronise or look down on her, even when she was at her worst. Meeting her son, David Linley, was like bagging the star prize at a fancy tombola. It ensured that they had further exposure in television and gained attention from Jane Root, controller of BBC Two, who signed them up after their book venture and their internet business had failed badly. I loved my mother dearly, but I could not rely on her, and I wonder now, had I had a more stable maternal influence in my life, whether Princess Margaret would have been as protective of me as she was. At 5ft 1in she seemed terribly petite to me. She also visited Pakistan in the time of the short-lived relationship. I dont think my poor parents could have withstood the pressure. Then the murders begin. I felt like a lolloper next to her. 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Watch: Susannah Constantine reveals her close relationship with Princess Margaret The 58-year-old said that for men it's seen almost as a badge of honour, while women like herself often feel a. He was a talented artist and was offered worldwide art exhibitions, although he was too modest to accept. This memoir is her third. Her fabulous, filthy laugh was the soundtrack to many a happy holiday with her and David. Popular Mechanics. As I stand outdoors at the edge of a frozen lake, axe in hand, I desperately struggle to recall what on earth gave me the idea that this would be a good thing to do. (British TV series) participants, Articles with dead external links from May 2016, Articles with dead external links from June 2010, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox person with multiple credits, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 January 2023, at 11:54. Susannah Constantine's book is unexpectedly profound. The decision is the result of a confluence of factors, including my intention to [] From there they were commissioned to BBC Two to host the style series, What Not to Wear, from 2001 to 2005. My Waldrobe Malfunction. Susannah Constantine opens up about her mother's tragic battles with mental health. Professes now to loathe the snobbishness she knew growing up: Susannah Constantine in 2019. Therefore, Constantine has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Id flown the nest and was looking for somewhere new to rest my head and sleep safely. ', From dating royalty to alcoholism, TV's Susannah Constantine says she was unprepared for life, 'I thought I was invincible' Trinny Woodall's COVID experience, Susannah Constantine says her husband bore the brunt of her alcohol addiction, Susannah Constantine reveals delusions about her weight. At Kensington Palace, Princess Margaret was more open-minded and, so long as we were discreet, turned a blind eye to us sloping off together at the end of the night. Susannah Constantine was born on June 3, 1962. And yes, he exaggerates wildly. Although not formally trained in journalism or in fashion, she has successfully co-written fashion advice books with Woodall, some of which have become best-sellers in the United Kingdom and United States. [23] They became the faces of Nescaf in 2003 in which they were featured in television advertisements promoting the brand of coffee. English fashion journalist, television presenter and author, Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th ed., 1952, ed. This could have been her desire to make my parents feel important and at ease, but I think it more likely she just wanted the chance to nose round their house. Mitchell Winter and Nicole Villamil in Wolf Play at MCC Theatre. [17] A notorious moment arose when Constantine spontaneously pulled a female candidate's underwear down during filming as her knicker line was visible. Constantine inhabited a similar realm to her contemporary Diana, Princess of Wales. Susannah Constantine, Actress: Doctor Who. Susannah Constantine was born on the 3rd of June, 1962. [47][48] The 12million advertising campaign is one of largest ever for a home shopping and internet-based company. Of course, I knew her by reputation and had an expectation of what shed be like, but I never imagined wed develop the kind of relationship we eventually did. "[51] Constantine has admitted to a fear of growing older: "I just don't want to get old. Tune in! Susannah Caroline Constantine[1] (born 3 June 1962)[2] is an English former TV fashion 'guru', fashion writer, style advisor, television fashion presenter, author and clothes designer. Silver. [12], Constantine began co-hosting What Not to Wear with Trinny Woodall in 2001, in which they criticised participants' appearances and fashion style. We wont work together again, but we speak all the time. I'd walk through an airport and get recognised, but people wouldn't say, 'Oh look there's Susanna' they'd go, 'Oh look there's Trinny and Susannah. Who'll find love on our blind date? It is estimated that her various style advice books have sold 2.5million copies in Britain and the United States. [21] On the show Big Impression, impressionist Ronni Ancona took to spoofing Constantine's presenting techniques on What Not to Wear. [13] She dated Imran Khan, then a cricketer and playboy, later Prime Minister of Pakistan, in 1992. Id been doing my best to paper over the cracks, but she instinctively saw past my facade. Make Yahoo Your Homepage. An eccentric little commune, cut off from the rest of the world. The family shot was was greeted with messages of approval by Susannah's celeb pals, Sweet:Her post came just a day after Susannah marked 25 years of being married to Sten with a couples' photograph. Search for crossword clues found in the Daily Celebrity, NY Times, Daily Mirror, Telegraph and major publications. A feisty, thought-provoking delight -- William Boyd Princess Margaret taught me many things, but the most valuable was the need to know yourself and to have confidence to stand by your own opinions. It's been nearly twenty years since the TV duo first graced our screens on BBC's What Not To Wear. Constantine has been involved in fashion for a long period, originally working in America for Giorgio Armani and then John Galliano in London. [55] Other success with the book includes winning a British Book Award in 2003 for the TV & Film Book of the Year. My childhood, split between Kensington in West London and our rented country house on the estate of Belvoir Castle in Lincolnshire, was distinctly privileged, though something of a gilded cage for women. They work with the designers, it's more creative and artistic they are creating something beautiful. She was a regular style advisor on The Oprah Winfrey Show. They became famous for co-hosting the popular TV series What Not To Wear from 2001 to 2005. Brave and brutally honest. Vorderman commented harshly about the double-act, referring to them as 'Tranny and the Horse', based on their appearance, after they had called her an "overdone Eighties nightmare" and named Vorderman in their list of the 20 worst-dressed celebrities. I didn't have my own opinions on anything. Both David and I were living at home when we got together, and there was never a question of him staying over at ours. How do we create a person's profile? I think deep down Ive always worried Ill be the same as my mum; that Ill fall down the same hole. Former What Not To Wear star Susannah Constantine has revealed the highs and lows of growing up with a mother who had bipolar disorder. 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Once she knew your motives werent self-serving, there was no kinder, funnier, more loyal ally to be had. [11] Whilst doing a piece for GMTV, he asked Constantine to report the women's World Cup Final in cricket. Now, in a new book titled 'Ready for Absolutely Nothing,' Susannah tells her fans that growing up, she was unprepared for what life would throw her and what outside life was like. She proceeded to write about cars and then fashion. Read More. Find out more about how we use your personal data in our privacy policy and cookie policy. But I dont know, for all that it must have been lucrative, that it made her happy, even if it was only after it ended that her boozing began in earnest (she once appeared drunk on QVC). [46] The pair produced a twelve-page fashion advice section within the Littlewoods catalogue and made a booklet called The Golden Rules, which was distributed to all Littlewoods customers with fashion advice to suit a range of body shapes. Author, Journalist, Wild Swimmer and Podcaster to the wardrobes of superstars. The mom of three children (ages 22, 19, and 17) tells PEOPLE, "It . . Susannah's very first memoir is filled to the brim with scandalous stories, jaw-dropping royal relationships and star-studded encounters from pop stars to the fashion greats. Stacey Dooley also commented with red hearts, with Susannah's longterm pal Trinny Woodall doing the same. The only real difference was that while the Queen gave herself to Crown and Country, Princess Margaret by then divorced from Davids father, the Earl of Snowdon gave herself to her sister as friend and confidante for close to half a century. My holidays there with her and David were when we got to spend most time together. Just like her mother before her, in all the time I knew the princess, I never once saw her in trousers. She first met him in the early 1980s, at the Queen Mothers home, Royal Lodge, in Windsor, where he performed at the piano after dinner in a ringmasters tailcoat, balloon trousers, bejewelled spectacles and a cap accessorised with a sapphire brooch the size of a baked potato. It was almost like I went into mourning.". Constantine appeared on Children in Need in 2004, which included a special segment in which she gave the fictional EastEnders characters Little Mo and Mo Harris a makeover in the style of What Not to Wear, commenting on them with her usual "no nonsense" approach. For me, this was the home of my boyfriends mother. Watch: Susannah Constantine reveals her close relationship with Princess Margaret The 58-year-old said that for men it's seen almost as a badge of honour, while women like herself often feel a. On 5 November and 28 December 2007 Constantine and Woodall appeared on Good Morning America and performed makeovers on three women for the show and gave style advice according to the women's shapes. She was rarely neutral and never dull. My mother was on an almighty high that night and, though she was at home around the aristocracy, began an evening of compulsive curtseying the minute our guests arrived. From dating royalty to alcoholism, TV's Susannah Constantine says she was unprepared for life. [64], Carol Vorderman was involved in a feud with Constantine and Woodall in 2003. To my surprise, she opened her arms and her embrace felt like the warm feathers of a mother hen. Q&A with Trinny Woodall. No, I fucking hate cyclists. [12] The column promoted affordable high-street fashion and they used themselves to illustrate which clothing suited which figure. She stated that it took her four days to get over the sight of herself aged so drastically, and compared the feeling to having an "electric shock". (British TV series) contestants, List of Strictly Come Dancing contestants, "Susannah Constantine: The Upfront Uptown Girl", Trinny and Susannah Have Launched the Official TrinnyAndSusannah.com Website, Me And My Partner: Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine, 'They wanted to give us a good scrubbing'. Were opposites in every way but we have an incredible bond. All rights reserved. Last year, Susannah Constantine revealed that she was an alcoholic who had been in recovery for seven years.. Now, the 59-year-old presenter's former What Not To Wear co-host, Trinny Woodall, has opened up about how she supported her friend through this difficult time.. [36], On 21 August 2018, it was announced that Constantine would be a contestant on the sixteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. We had a hell of a run. 29 April 2021, 3:28 am Susannah Constantine speaks candidly about her mother's suicide attempts,. Inside Prince Harry's finances from when he met Meghan Markle to landing 100M with Netflix and book Spare How Prince Harry's chat with guru who compared Hamas terrorists to Jews who battled the Nazis has appalled Palace braces for more truth bombs in Harry's public Spare Q&A: Royal experts say duke still has 'plenty of How the 'cha cha' will do wonders for your bowel and cabbage juice is a miracle cure. By SUSANNAH CONSTANTINE FOR THE DAILY MAIL. The presenter met longterm pal Trinny Woodall in 1994 and they began writing a weekly fashion column, Ready To Wear, and founded Ready2shop.com. When she and Linley split after several years he just wont propose she has a fling with the cricketer and future prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, whose chat-up line is: You have perfect breasts! Khan is not a keeper a smoked-glass mirror hangs beside the bed in his flat but they do trek together through the Himalayas, where she displeases him greatly by producing a tin of Heinz baked beans 1,500ft up (she was starving, having been willing only to eat naan bread in the villages they travelled through). Thank you for signing up to . [30] In the book, women can interpret which body shape they are, and can then be given adequate fashion advice on their own individual shape. "I haven't . . When her days with Trinny Woodall ended, the star became lost and by 2012, she was drinking heavily. [31] Constantine stated in an interview that filming the show was very emotionally draining, and as a result, she often went home crying. On Thursday's episode of ITV's Lorraine, she. have seemed like Constantines birthright, her parents were socially anxious and frequently unhappy; her mother was a depressive and an alcoholic (the latter a problem she inherited, though shes in recovery now). does my cheque look big in this? As a teenager and young woman Id felt responsible for my mother, especially when she was drinking. [18] Critics of What Not to Wear argued that the duo were too patronising to their subjects, a claim which they strongly disagree with. Susannah Martin (1621-1692), woman executed during Salem witch trials. The swimsuits were the corseted kind, strapless to ensure an even tan. Her memoir will also be of immeasurable use to the more specialised social historians of the future. [5][6] Through her paternal grandmother, Marie Leonie Francoise (ne van Haaren), she descends from Dutch prince William the Silent. That she was a princess was neither here nor there. About us Careers Terms Privacy Interest Based Ads Ad Preferences Help Authors Advertise The rules of my class meant the only thing I was prepared for by the time I got to 21, in 1983, was marriage to a suitable mate. And the pair's working relationship was so successful Susannah said she lost her identity when it all ended. The second series of Trinny & Susannah Undress was transmitted in June 2007, and it maintained the format of series one which saw Constantine and Woodall advising couples who were finding problems within their marriage. It was the relationship that would define my 20s, and yet the most significant part of the equation, it turned out, was not my boyfriend but his mother HRH Princess Margaret. 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