Lowri Gwyneth Turner (born 31 December 1964) is a British former 1980s–2000s fashion journalist and television presenter, who now works as a private nutritional therapist and clinical hypnotherapist.

Early life

Turner was born in 1964 in London, to Welsh parents Mervyn and Shirley Turner. She received her formal education at the Grey Coat Hospital School, and

Camden School for Girls The Camden School for Girls (CSG) is a comprehensive secondary school for girls, with a co-educational sixth form, in the London Borough of Camden in north London. It has about one thousand students of ages eleven to eighteen, and specialist- ...

Journalism career

Turner began her career as a fashion journalist for ''

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'' in the late 1980s, and in the 1990s she became fashion editor at the ''

London Evening Standard The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after be ...

''. In the 1990s and 2000s she was a freelance journalist writing for a wide variety of newspaper titles with

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copy. In 2006, she was criticized in the

Welsh Assembly The Senedd (; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and () in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees certain taxes and scrutinises the Welsh Gove ...

, where she was accused of

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for an article that was published in her '' Western Mail'' column entitled ''However much I love my gay friends, I don't want them running the country''.

Television career

Turner's television career started on

GMTV GMTV (an acronym for Good Morning Television), now legally known as ITV Breakfast Broadcasting Limited, was the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 ...

in 1993. She has been a regular panelist on the Channel Five series ''

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'' since 2002. She was a contributor to '' Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the TARDIS'', a documentary celebration of the 30th anniversary of ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' in 1993, in which she discussed the

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feel to the Doctor's costumes and her fondness for

Jon Pertwee John Devon Roland "Jon" Pertwee (; 7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996) was an English actor, comedian, entertainer, cabaret performer and TV presenter. Born into a theatrical family, he served in the Royal Navy and the Naval Intelligence Division during ...

's portrayal of the character. She has made appearances as a celebrity panelist on BBC2's quiz show '' Going, Going, Gone'', and has presented the shows ''Looking Good'', ''Shopping City'', ''Housecall'', '' Would Like To Meet'' and ''

DIY SOS "Do it yourself" ("DIY") is the method of building, wikt:modification, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individual ...

''. In 2004, Turner took part in the reality TV show ''

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''.

Health career

Turner now works as a lifestyle advisor in London specialising in diet, having acquired a 'Diploma in Nutritional Therapy' from the Institute for Optimum Nutrition.

Personal life

Turner has been married twice and has three children, two with her first husband

Paul Connew Paul Norman Connew (born 1946) is a British former newspaper editor. Born in Coventry, Connew attended King Henry VIII Grammar School, an independent school in the city, followed by the LSE. He entered journalism working for the '' Coventry Expr ...

, and one daughter with second husband, Nicol Batra, an Indian physician, from whom she is also divorced.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Lowri 1964 births British fashion journalists British people of Welsh descent British women television presenters GMTV presenters and reporters Journalists from London Living people People educated at Addey and Stanhope School People educated at Camden School for Girls Television personalities from London