1. Laurence Roderick Llewelyn-Bowen was born on 11 March 1965 and is an English interior designer and television personality best known for appearing on the BBC programme Changing Rooms.
23 Facts About Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is sometimes credited as "Laurence Llewelyn", and the components of his name are sometimes misspelled as "Lawrence".
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen went to primary school at Julians, in Leigham Court Road, Streatham, where his favourite subject was art, especially needlework.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has a brother called Edward and a sister called Frances.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen presented the BBC and Channel 4 television series Changing Rooms.
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Between 2009 and 2011 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen appeared on every episode of the ITV show House Gift.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen appeared as a judge on the 2010 series of the ITV reality talent show Popstar to Operastar as a critic alongside Meat Loaf, and classically trained mentors Katherine Jenkins and Rolando Villazon.
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Between 2010 and 2011, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen presented the daytime ITV show Auction Party.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen appeared as a judge on the series of the reality show The Apartment from 2012 to 2019.
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In 2025, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen will be a contestant on Netflix's reality competition television series, Celebrity Bear Hunt.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen participated in the first series of the ITV entertainment series Stepping Out with his wife, Jackie.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen danced once with Jackie and the second time with Oritse Williams' partner AJ Azari.
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In 2002 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen made a cameo appearance in the comedy series The League of Gentlemen, in which he comes to decorate the garden of one of the characters.
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In 2004 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen designed the interior of the Inc Bar in Greenwich, England in a former 1830s music hall.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has presented a three-part BBC special Taste, about the history of interior design, and in autumn 2005 he began presenting the weekly BBC1 travel show Holiday 2006.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's books include Fantasy Rooms: Inspirational Designs from the BBC Series, Display, "Home Front": Inside Out, Design Rules and A Pinch of Posh co-written with his wife, Jackie.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has made a guest appearance on Changing Rooms' American counterpart, Trading Spaces.
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In 2009 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen released two ranges of papercrafting products in conjunction with Trimcraft, called Retro Rose and Venaissence.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen was the Creative Director For the 2010 Blackpool Illuminations, designing new illuminations including dinosaurs, vampires and ghouls.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has been head judge on reality TV show The Apartment since 2012.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen was a radio presenter for Classic FM until June 2015 when he was replaced by Alexander Armstrong.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen switched on the Blackpool Illuminations on 2 September 2022 replacing Johnny Vegas who had to pull out at short notice.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is related to Emanuel Bowen, map maker to King George II.