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Encyclopedia > Lowri Turner

Lowri Gwyneth Turnerand got born (31 December 1964 in London, England) to Welsh parents Mervyn and Shirley, is a British television presenter. She has presented the shows Looking Good, Shopping City, Housecall, Would Like To Meet and DIY SOS. is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... HouseCall is a free online virus scanner offered by Trend Micro. ... Would Like To Meet was a British television series presented by Tracey Cox, Jeremy Milnes and Jay Hunt. ... DIY SOS is a British DIY TV programme made for the BBC, presented by Nick Knowles, that is currently on its 14th series. ...


Her appearances on The Wright Stuff and Channel 4's Richard and Judy show gave the impression that she was liberal-leaning. This impression was damaged when in January 2006 her Western Mail column carried an article entitled "However much I love my gay friends, I don't want them running the country".[1] Such was the controversy, her column was the subject of debate in both the Welsh Assembly and the British House of Commons.[2]


Turner stands accused of holding racist, homophobic, ignorant and intolerant opinions; speculation has arisen due to several views that she has voiced on television and because of controversial articles about her own mixed-race child published in The Guardian [3] and particularly The Daily Mail [4]. The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... The Daily Mail and its Sunday edition the Mail on Sunday are British newspapers, first published in 1896. ...


Turner is one of triplets; her sister Catrin is identical, while their sister Nerys is non-identical and has severe learning difficulties due to autism. When Turner publically admitted that as a result of this she only considers herself to be a twin, the statement lead to further damage of her reputation in the media. Autism is a brain development disorder that shows symptoms before a child is three years old and has a steady course with no remission. ... Fraternal twins at two weeks old. ...


In 2004 Lowri took part in the reality TV show, Celebrity Fit Club and is currently a regular panelist on the Five show, The Wright Stuff Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Celebrity Fit Club (British) be merged into this article or section. ... Five (often referred as five, as per the logo), formerly, and more commonly known as Channel 5, is the British fifth and final national analogue terrestrial TV channel. ... The Wright Stuff is a British television chat show, hosted by Matthew Wright, and currently airing on Five each weekday at 9:00am. ...


She broke up with her husband Paul Connew when she was just a few weeks pregnant with her second child, Merlin. She also has another son Griffin. Turner writes a regular column for the Welsh newspaper Western Mail. The Western Mail is a daily newspaper published by Western Mail and Echo Ltd in Cardiff, Wales. ...


In an article in Private Eye (Issue 1189, 20 July 2007) entitled "Dummy Mummy", they state that she had again parted from her second husband, Nicol Batra, by the time their daughter Ariel was born in April 2007. The same article also quotes extensively on her views on her being, to use their words, " A white woman who gives birth to a non-white child ' is stereotyped as a Vicky Pollard figure... am I one of these women now ?' ". Private eye may mean: Look up Private eye on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Private Eye a fortnightly British satirical magazine-newspaper, edited by Ian Hislop (as of 2005) A private investigator, a private detective for hire (see also crime fiction and detective fiction) Private Eye, a song by Alkaline Trio...


References

  1. ^ Turner, Lowri. "However much I love my gay friends, I don't want them running the country", Western Mail, 2006-01-27. Retrieved on 2007-07-13. 
  2. ^ "'Anti-gay' paper column attacked", BBC News, 2006-03-04. Retrieved on 2007-07-13. 
  3. ^ Turner, Lowri. "My mixed emotions", The Guardian, 2007-07-07. Retrieved on 2007-07-13. 
  4. ^ Turner, Lowri. "I love my mixed race baby - but why does she feel so alien?", The Daily Mail, 2007-07-12. Retrieved on 2007-07-13. 

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BBC NEWS | Wales | TV presenter mugged in street (334 words)
A BBC presenter has told how she was mugged as she walked along the road with her three-week-old son strapped to her.
Lowri Turner, who fronts DIY SOS, was attacked by a teenager in Islington, north London, earlier in the week.
Turner, the daughter of Welsh parents from Flintshire in north Wales, has presented a number of programme including the dating show Would Like to Meet and Looking Good.
Lowri Turner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (168 words)
Lowri Turner (born 31 December 1964 in London, England) is a British television presenter.
In 2004 Lowri, took part in the reality tv show, Celebrity Fit Club and is currently a regular panelist on the Five show, The Wright Stuff.
During the Liberal Democrat party leadership contest in 2006, she was criticised by various gay rights campaign groups and bloggers for her views on the suitability of gay and bisexual candidates to run for government[1].
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