Suzanne Paul (born Susan Barnes in November 1956)
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''Express & Star'', 8 June 2007. Accessed 15 April 2009. is an English-born television personality and celebrity in New Zealand, who became famous for her Natural Glow product and roles as an
infomercial
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hostess and television presenter.
Career
She grew up in the working class area of
Whitmore Reans
Whitmore Reans is in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is situated to the north-west of the city centre, in the city council's Park and St Peter's wards.
History
The name 'Whitmore' is said by toponymists to come from the Old English ...
,
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunian ...
,
and worked as a sales demonstrator for almost two decades in the United Kingdom. Paul came to New Zealand in 1991. Paul sold products such as Massage Pillow and the Suzanne Clip. In 2006 she won the Metro Magazine title of 'Woman with the most integrity'.
Paul had her own
television series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...
, ''Second Honeymoon'', ''Garage Sale'' and ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner,'' which screened on
TVNZ
, type = Crown entity
, industry = Broadcast television
, num_locations = New Zealand
, location = Auckland, New Zealand
, area_served = Nationally (New Zealand) and some Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the So ...
, as well as appearing in many other top-rating New Zealand television programs like City Celebrity Country Nobody, Celebrity Treasure Island, How's Life, Outrageous Fortune, Intrepid Journeys, Pulp Sport, Best Bits, What Now, and Good Morning.
In September 2008 Paul published a memoir titled ''But Wait, There's More''. In August 2009, Suzanne launched her own clothing range, Suzanne Paul Petites sizes 8 to 16, for women 5 ft 4 inches and under, and the Short & Sweet range in sizes 6 to 18. In September 2010, she announced plans to set up a fashion shop in
Remuera
Remuera is an affluent inner city suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located four kilometres southeast of the city centre. Remuera is characterised by many large houses, often Edwardian or mid 20th century. A prime example of a "leafy" sub ...
.
From July to August 2010 Suzanne had a starring role in the stage show, Stepping Out by Richard Harris.
In 2011, Suzanne appeared in the stage show "Dirty Dusting".
In 2021, Suzanne appeared as a guest in episode 5 of the first season of
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.
Personal life
Paul has been married three times. Her first marriage was to Dean Kilworth, whom she met when she was 40. Their marriage failed in part due to the stress of unsuccessful
IVF
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm in vitro ("in glass"). The process involves monitoring and stimulating an individual's ovulatory process, removing an ovum or ova (egg or eggs) f ...
treatments. In 2005 she married Duncan Wilson. They divorced in 2016 due to Wilson's struggle with
Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's, is a former neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in Interpersonal relationship, social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted and re ...
. In March 2020, she became engaged to drummer Patrick Kuhtze. He had also been married twice before. The wedding was planned for October 2021, but was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. They got married on 30 October 2022.
See also
*
List of New Zealand television personalities
This is a list of New Zealand television personalities, including presenters and journalists. It includes those who left the profession, retired, or died.
A
* Suzy Aiken – television personality and Prime News presenter
* Peter Arnett – te ...
References
External links
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1956 births
Living people
New Zealand television presenters
New Zealand women television presenters
Place of birth missing (living people)
Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series) winners
English emigrants to New Zealand
People from Wolverhampton