Bev Turner
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Bev Turner | |
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 Turner at the International Maternity Expo Awards 2019 | |
| Born | Beverley Turner 21 October 1973 Prestwich, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, radio presenter |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www |
Beverley Turner (born 21 October 1973) is an English television and radio presenter.
Early life
[edit]Turner was born in Prestwich, Lancashire. She has a first class degree in English Literature and Language from the University of Manchester. She is the sister of Olympic swimmer Adrian Turner.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Turner worked for BBC Radio 5 Live, presenting their Bump Club series, following a group of pregnant women through to motherhood. Previously, she spent three years as one of only two female presenters for ITV's Formula One coverage and also presented coverage of the Tour de France. She broke with Formula One racing coverage with a "bridge burning exercise" in the form of her book, The Pits: The Real World of Formula 1[3] in July 2004, which described widespread sexism in the sport.[4] She spent another three seasons presenting coverage of US National Basketball Association games in the UK. In 2002, she began presenting entertainment sections for Granada's This Morning and, in 2003, travel reporting for the Travel Channel.
She was the sole presenter of sixty-four episodes of Taste, a cooking programme for Sky1 which was shown daily for six years across global Sky channels and became one of the station's most profitable self-made shows.[5] She co-presented Homes Live with Watchdog's Matt Allwright, a daily, live property show on BBC Two.[citation needed]
Turner hosted her own talk show on the radio station LBC from 2015 to 2019, and at the time of her departure was one of two female presenters at the station.[6] She left the station in January 2019 after complaining that the station predominantly employed white men; LBC reported that her contract had expired and was not renewed.[6]
From November 2022, Turner began hosting her own weekday show on GB News, titled Bev Turner Today. She had previously been a stand-in presenter on the channel.[7]
She has written for newspapers The Independent, The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Turner married double Olympic Gold medallist rower James Cracknell at Clearwell Castle in Gloucestershire in 2002. They have a son, born in September 2003, and two daughters, born in March 2009[8] and April 2011.[9] They announced their separation in April 2019,[10] and were granted a decree nisi in their divorce proceedings in July of the same year.[11]
Other interests
[edit]Turner's main charity interest is in sexual health and sexual politics, and she is a patron of the Family Planning Association (FPA).[12] She is also an honorary associate of the National Secular Society.[13]
She has been a competitive swimmer,[14] and appeared in FHM's "Sexiest Women" list at position 43 in 2001.[15] Turner has also studied for a Diploma in Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "110mb.com – Want to start a website?". magazinecelebs.110mb.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ "Who is Beverley Turner? James Cracknell's wife, radio presenter and mum - Cambridgeshire Live". 6 April 2019.
- ^ Turner, Beverley (2004). The Pits: The Real World of Formula One. Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-84354-237-7. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ Turner, Beverley (8 July 2004). "Exposed: the rampant sexism that defines the world of Formula One". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Book Beverley Turner, Speaker, Host & Facilitator - TSA".
- ^ a b "Beverley Turner leaves LBC". Radio Today. January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "GB News axes to the Point". 3 November 2022.
- ^ "James & Bev Have Baby Daughter". MTC News. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009.
- ^ "Congratulations!!!". James Cracknell. 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "James Cracknell and Wife Beverley Turner Separate".
- ^ "Judge signals end of rower James Cracknell's marriage to Beverley Turner". The Herald. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Book Beverly Turner | Speaker Agent". 2 October 2023.
- ^ "National Secular Society Honorary Associates". National Secular Society. Retrieved 27 July 2019
- ^ "Video: Redisover your love of swimming with SwimFit pool sessions". 15 August 2013.
- ^ Glendenning, Barry (2 July 2009). "James Cracknell | Rowing". The Guardian.
- ^ Turner, Beverley (15 February 2010). "Tapping therapy: curing physical and mental problems". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Beverley Turner at IMDb
- Travel Channel | Presenter – Beverley Turner Postcards from Paradise profile
- NBA.com UK One on One with Beverly [sic] Turner Chat interview transcript from Sunday, 11 March 2001.