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Anthea Turner is known as an English television presenter. She is most famous for being a host of Blue Peter from 1992 until 1994. She was also hosting GMTV from 1994 until 1996.

Background

Anthea Turner was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and got her education at the direct grant grammar catholic school known as St Dominic's High School for Girls in Brewood, South Staffordshire.

Turner was <a href="/biography/anthea-turner">one</a> of three little daughters born to her parents Brian and Jean Turner. One of her sisters, Ruth, died at the young age of 15. Her other sister is fellow <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Turner_Webster">TV presenter</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Turner_Webster">Wendy Turner Webster</a>.

Career

She joined BBC Radio Stoke as a runner. She then eventually joined <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Brookes">breakfast show presenter</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Brookes">Bruno Brookes</a> as part of his rap morning crew. The couple became romantically involved with each other as they grew closer from working on the show. They employed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Powell_(DJ)">Peter Powell</a> as an agent through his management company to represent them in their media jobs.

Turner made a big decision and moved from radio into television through Sky Channel and Music Box. As a TV personality, she worked by presenting live music programs from July 1986 to 1989. She made her debut on national television with the BBC program called But First This.

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