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Anthea Turner has revealed she didn’t think she was ‘glam enough’ for millionaire fiancé Mark Armstrong.
Twice married Anthea has been engaged to the businessman, 59, since 2019 following their whirlwind romance.
But their was a point, the broadcaster, who famously presented BBC’s Blue Peter between 1992 and 1994, nearly ditched their first date entirely.
Anthea said that if it wasn’t for match maker Lizzie Cundy, who introduced the couple to one another, she would never have even turned up to the dinner because she thought Mark was ‘too young’ for her.
Speaking on Vanessa Feltz show, she said: ‘I had the Lizzie Cundy fairy!’
Vanessa interjected: ‘Yeah, I hope she is going to work the same magic for me. I am relying on Lizzie Cundy to get me out of this singleton, which I am still not used too.
Anthea Turner, 64, has revealed she didn’t think she was ‘glam enough’ for millionaire fiancé Mark Armstrong
Twice married Anthea has been engaged to the businessman since 2019 following a whirlwind romance
‘I am trying to pretend I am but I’m not really. I would like Lizzie to do for me what she did for you.
‘I believe you were quite reluctant to go on the date?’, she asked Anthea.
‘I was. Well I saw some pictures and I was thought “Ooh Gorgeous!” but he was younger than me and his background had been in events, clubs, he did the club awards and things like that.
‘And I thought “No, no, no he’s going to want something glamorous, that’s not me. I wasn’t going, she [Lizzie] told Mark that I was desperate to see him and then she couldn’t get me there so she said “Right, I’m coming with you”.
‘So she arranged a dinner. I was intrigued by this man. And he seemed to be lavish and give me a lot of attention’, Anthea admitted.
Recalling his proposal during a romantic trip to Italy, she told HELLO: ‘I had a hunch. It was all very quick (we were engaged within just a few months of meeting),’
‘But when you are older it does tend to move a bit quicker because ‘when you know, you know’ and there is no point in messing around is there?!’.
The couple postponed their wedding in November 2022, opting to have it later this year in Italy.
But their was a point, the broadcaster, who famously presented BBC’s Blue Peter between 1992 and 1994, nearly ditched their first date entirely
Anthea said that if it wasn’t for match maker Lizzie Cundy (pictured), who introduced the couple to one another, she would never have even turned up to the dinner because she thought Mark was ‘too young’ for her
Speaking on Vanessa Feltz (pictured) show, she said: ‘I had the Lizzie Cundy fairy!’ Vanessa interjected: ‘Yeah, I hope she is going to work the same magic for me. I am relying on Lizzie Cundy to get me out of this singleton, which I am still not used too’
Lizzie pictured with good friend James Whale in a sweet Instagram snap on Tuesday
They previously delayed the nuptials due to covid restrictions, the death of both parties beloved mothers and an eye injury that left her ‘moments from going blind’.
Anthea told the Daily Mail’s Richard Eden that the lavish nuptials would now be taking place in Italy saying: ‘We’re definitely going to do it next year!’
It comes after the TV veteran has offered her fans advice on how to survive divorce in her new book, after going through two failed marriages.
She was previously married to ex-husband Grant Bovey for 13 years, but the couple split after he cheated on her with a woman half her age in 2013.
Anthea’s first marriage was to her manager, former DJ Peter Powell, in 1990, with the couple splitting up eight years later.
She shared advice on how to have a healthy divorce, including three main tips: ‘Ditch blame, put the kids first, and avoid lawyers for as long as you can.’
Anthea also wrote alongside the Instagram video earlier this year: ‘Divorce is always a tricky subject and no 2 are exactly the same. I was like a rabbit it the headlights and everyone seemed to have advice’.
