Susannah Constantine, our loved style guru and one half of the outrageously popular television programme, What Not to Wear, spent her youth entangled in glitz and glamour. The Oprah Winfrey Show has also seen Constantine and Woodall appearing twice as makeover and style experts. "[45], With Woodall, Constantine became the face of the home shopping company, Littlewoods Direct, after orders rose by thirty per cent when Littlewoods sponsored their ITV programme Trinny & Susannah Undress. First born: Susannah and Sten's oldest child is their son Joe, 21, Middle child: Daughter Esme, 19, is a budding artist. Susannah Constantine, our loved style guru and one half of the outrageously popular television programme, What Not to Wear, spent her youth entangled in glitz and glamour. Her ankles and calves were tiny; birdlike almost. "[17] She also says that she finds dressing other women easy, but finds it difficult when dressing herself. 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. They founded Ready2shop.com, a dot-com fashion advice business, and wrote their first fashion advice book in 2000, Ready 2 Dress, both of which failed. [7], Constantine has spoken of the constant pressure to look good in public but affirms "We're as much in the business of dressing ourselves but more importantly helping other women to do that. [60], The pair's latest book, The Body Shape Bible, was published on 18 September 2007. The mom of three children (ages 22, 19, and 17) tells PEOPLE, "It . does my cheque look big in this? We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. She later said of this time that she "lost [her] virginity, went a bit mad. "[51] Constantine has admitted to a fear of growing older: "I just don't want to get old. [47][48] The 12million advertising campaign is one of largest ever for a home shopping and internet-based company. 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. COURTESY OF SUSANNAH CONSTANTINE On a trip to Balmoral with Linley, which coincided with a visit from Margaret and Denis Thatcher, Constantine witnessed a minor tussle between the prime. [51], Constantine has co-written several style advice books with her fashion partner Trinny Woodall, which have sold over an estimated 2 million copies worldwide. Having worked in America for designer Giorgio Armani before working for John Galliano in London. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Following its ratings success, What Not to Wear was promoted from BBC Two to BBC One in 2004. My Waldrobe Malfunction. [10] Broadcasting was scheduled for 7 November 2007 and the programme is newly entitled Trinny & Susannah Undress The Nation. Old women are invisible, and I don't want to be invisible," she has said. Friends knew she was unwell, but it was an unspoken rule to treat everything as though it were normal. 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. [4] Her father, Joseph Constantine, was an Old Etonian who served as an officer in the Coldstream Guards. 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. When I met Princess Margaret, she made me feel safe and, as a result, I felt more able to open up. 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. While life in the noughties was a success, and the show Trinny and Susannah Undress was loved by all, life would soon take a turn for the worst. Having been a fan of Susannah Constantine & Trinny Woodall since the early 2000's, I was over the MOON to learn that Susannah had a new podcast. Ready For Absolutely Nothing, by Susannah Constantine (20, Penguin Michael Joseph), is published on Thursday. The presenter said. [13] She has stated "I've always worked. The bulk of her memoir is devoted to all this. Trinny of Trinny London. 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. When my mother was ill, I kept her at arms length emotionally because the thought of the alternative was overwhelming as though Id drown if the floodgates were allowed to open. Info Share. Constantine is a fashion guru, journalist, artist, advisor, television presenter, author, designer, and actress who hosts My Wardrobe Malfunction. Baby of the family: The couples' youngest child is daughterCece, 16. [14], Constantine made her television debut when Granada Sky Broadcasting signed her and Woodall to present a daytime shopping show called Ready to Wear, and they released their first fashion advice book, Ready 2 Dress in 2000. Her mother suffered from mental illness and manic depression when Susannah was a child. At our first meeting, it quickly became clear I was being tested. Thank you for signing up to . Constantine inhabited a similar realm to her contemporary Diana, Princess of Wales. [57] It was then reported that Constantine and Woodall secured a 1million book deal to write more of their fashion books. If you would like to customise your choices, click 'Manage privacy settings'. I was being brought up to become like my mother.' The podcast host also dated cricketer Imran Khan in the 1990s, who went on to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan. 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. Now, she returns to her first and true . As part of their contract, Constantine and Woodall gave a Nescaf competition winner a 10,000 makeover.[24]. [10] Constantine insists that their subjects "see we have a genuine love of women. [50], On 20 September 2007, Constantine and Woodall launched their own Littlewoods women's clothing range which consists of trousers, coats and tops which like their underwear range, are designed to make certain areas appear slimmer. My holidays there with her and David were when we got to spend most time together. A feisty, thought-provoking delight -- William Boyd Opening up about the low period that followed the end of their TV era, Susanna, 58, likened it to a "divorce". From boarding school through the Sloane years to her turn as Anton Du Bekes worst-ever Strictly partner, the former TV style gurus memoir is sometimes borderline deranged, often haphazard, but never dull. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Woman & Home is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Autumn News . To this day, Susannah Constantine is best known for fronting 'What Not To Wear' with Trinny Woodall. 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. Everyone knew she loved a drink and a fag, but few had the pleasure of seeing her dance around to Desmond Dekkers Israelites in her drawing room. We had a hell of a run. "[8], She worked as a shop girl in America for Giorgio Armani. manic-depressive mother, and one that's led Sir Elton John (who also happens . Fashion and Bauty Icon. She was a regular style advisor on The Oprah Winfrey Show. 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. Search for crossword clues found in the Daily Celebrity, NY Times, Daily Mirror, Telegraph and major publications. This memoir is her third book; she has also written two novels. Susannah Constantine (born June 3, 1962) is an English fashion guru and television personality. [11] She later came back to London working for designers such as Richard James, Patrick Cox,[10] Alistair Blair and John Galliano which gained her an understanding of fashion. In July 2020, Susannah revealed how she began suffering from anxiety when her working relationship with Trinny ended. The decision is the result of a confluence of factors, including my intention to [] Jackie Collins taught me everything I know. She was rarely neutral and never dull. To add more books, click here . I felt like a lolloper next to her. As a precaution, half my suitcase was packed with smoked salmon, Lincolnshire sausages, marmalade, Marmite and bacon at the request of the princess. [17] The show was nominated for the Features Award at the BAFTAS in both 2002 and 2003. Like my father, a lot of the time Ive presented what I consider to be the perfect version of myself: resilient, capable, without weakness. Susannah Constantine on her style now: 'I've turned into the sort of middle-aged frump Trinny and I used to help' . She professes now to loathe the snobbishness she knew growing up, and I think I believe her; only someone appalled by the more recherch aspects of social class could delineate them so minutely. She is famous for being a Journalist. In writing my memoir, I spent many hours fondly remembering Princess Margaret and I realise the book is in part a love letter to a woman I considered for many years the closest thing I had to a surrogate mother. It was almost like I went into mourning.". Certainly, she didnt suffer fools. Just like her mother before her, in all the time I knew the princess, I never once saw her in trousers. 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. . The details of his story are demonic, but don't discount this near-death experience. But all this was a form of protection. Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.