Name
He is sometimes credited as "Laurence Llewelyn", and the components of his name are sometimes misspelled, as "Lawrence". On ''Changing Rooms'', he is occasionally jocularly styled "Lord Laurence", a play on Laurence Olivier and Llewelyn-Bowen's flamboyance.Early life and education
Laurence Roderick Bowen was born in 1965 in Kensington, London, to parents Trefor Llewellyn Bowen and Patricia (née Wilks). His father, anEarly career
After graduating, Llewelyn-Bowen worked for the Harefield Group of Companies and the interior design firm Peter Leonard Associates. In 1989 he started his own design consultancy.Television
Llewelyn-Bowen presented the''Stepping Out''
Llewelyn-Bowen participated in the first series of the ITV entertainment series '' Stepping Out'' with his wife, Jackie. They were eliminated on 21 September 2013, claiming third place. Note: In Week 4, The week's challenge was for each celebrity to dance with someone else's partner in the "Wife Swap" challenge. Llewelyn-Bowen danced once with Jackie and the second time with Oritse's partner AJ.Guest appearances
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In 2008 he began hosting a Sunday morning radio show ''The Sunday Spa'' on Classic FM.Early 2000s
In 2002 Llewelyn-Bowen made a cameo appearance in the comedy series ''''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' controversy
In January 2006, Llewelyn-Bowen and his wife Jackie were offered a place on theWork since 2007
In 2007 he designed Decodance forArtisan Furniture
In 2020, Llewelyn-Bowen designed a furniture collection with British furniture manufacturer, wholesaler and dropshipper Artisan Furniture, consisting of handmade, solid wood furniture designs showcasing carving, painted and dark stained furniture pieces. The LUX collection by Llewelyn-Bowen is set to be available for both dropship andPersonal life
Until 2004 Llewelyn-Bowen lived inReferences
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