How old is Anthea Turner, who did she get engaged to and does she have children?

ANTHEA Turner is a well-known presenter who’s been on our telly screens for many years but has seen her rocky love life overshadow her career in recent years.

However, the TV personality has just got engaged to her beau of five months. Here is all you need to know about the star and her engagement…

Anthea Turner is a well-known presenter who has seen her love life overshadow her career in recent yearsCredit: Rex Features

Is Anthea Turner engaged?

Yes – On September 1, 2019, it was revealed that Anthea is engaged to Mark Armstrong after five months of dating.

She told Scala Radio: “He’s keeping me very happy.

“Finally after all this time we did,” she joked.

“He proposed in Rome and it’s such a romantic city.”

Just weeks earlier, we reported that Anthea had a new boyfriend.

After meeting at a private member’s club in March, pals describe the star, 59, as “smitten” with the 55-year-old business tycoon.

A friend of Mark’s said: “Anthea has had a rocky few years, and had almost given up on finding love again.

“But she met Mark at London’s Wellington club and they hit it off straight away. He’s half-Italian, very charismatic and good looking – plus a few years younger, which is a boon.

mmediately asked her out, and it went from there.

“It’s early days but the pair are smitten – Mark thinks Anthea is absolutely gorgeous, and is hopeful they have a future together.”

Anthea is engaged to Mark ArmstrongCredit: @ScalaRadio/ Twitter

Who is Anthea Turner and how old is she?

Anthea Millicent Turner is a 59-year-old television presenter and writer who was born in Stoke-on-Trent on May 25, 1960.

She was one of three daughters born to her parents Brian and Jean Turner but her sister Ruth died at the age of 15.

Anthea began her career as a runner at BBC Radio Stoke and soon joined the breakfast show alongside presenter Bruno Brookes.

She presented Top of the Pops from October 1988 to May 1991, famously hosted Blue Peter from 1992 until 1994 and then became the GMTV presenter from 1994 to 1996.

Anthea was also a host on National Lottery Live from 1994 till 1996 when she defected to ITV after landing travel show, Wish You Were Here…?

She went on to release workout videos Anthea Turner Body Basics (1996) and Anthea Turner: Tone, Lift and Condition: The Inch Buster in 1999 which were produced and distributed by Grant Bovey.

Anthea also competed in Dancing On Ice in 2013 before taking part in Channel 4’s The Jump in 2014 as well as Celebrities in Solidity in 2018.

Anthea famously hosted Blue Peter from 1992 until 1994 and then became the GMTV presenter from 1994 to 1996Credit: Getty Images

Who was Anthea Turner married to?

Anthea left her first husband, DJ Peter Powell, for love-rat Grant Bovey in 1998 after they had been married for eight years.

Bovey left his wife Della with whom he had three children.

Anthea married Grant in 2000 and they featured the famous ‘Flakegate’ incident where they posed with Cadbury chocolate bars for a society magazine.

However, Grant went on to cheat on her with then 24-year-old socialite Zoe de Mallet Morgan – who he split from before going on Celebrity Big Brother – and in 2009 his buy-to-let property business collapsed leaving him with £50 million worth of debt.

Anthea has now penned a self-help guide for people going through a divorce.

Grant recently hit the headlines after he lied about his age on dating app Bumble.

She has now penned a self-help guide for people going through a divorce after her split from Grant BoveyCredit: Rex Features

Does Anthea Turner have children?

The English presenter does not have any children of her own.

She had been keen to start her own family with ex-husband Grant Bovey who already had three daughters from his marriage to Della.

Anthea appears to be close to her stepdaughters and recently admitted to The Sun: “My stepdaughters would be horrified at the thought that I still get my t*** out to people.”