36 Facts About Susannah Constantine

Susannah Caroline Constantine was born on 3 June 1962 and is an English former TV fashion journalist, writer, style advisor, television presenter, author and clothes designer.

Susannah Constantine was privately educated as a child and went on to date David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley during the 1980s.

Susannah Constantine has been involved in fashion for a long period, originally working in America for Giorgio Armani and then John Galliano in London.

Susannah Constantine met Trinny Woodall in 1994, with whom she proceeded to co-write a weekly fashion column, Ready to Wear.

Susannah Constantine has co-written fashion advice books with Woodall, some of which have become best-sellers in the United Kingdom and United States.

Susannah Constantine was born at Hammersmith, and raised at Knipton, a small village in Leicestershire.

Susannah Constantine's father, Joseph Constantine, was an Old Etonian who served as an officer in the Coldstream Guards.

Susannah Constantine was of a Yorkshire landed gentry family that traces itself back to the 1100s.

Susannah Constantine was educated at boarding schools including Queen's Gate School in South Kensington, London and St Mary's School in Wantage, Oxfordshire which was run by Anglican nuns.

In mid-2007, Susannah Constantine spoke about how she received a letter from St Mary's School, inviting her to come back to the school to talk about her career and success to current pupils.

Susannah Constantine originally did a year of Montessori training after she had left school but she then moved onto other projects such as studying sculpture in Brussels.

Susannah Constantine wrote a book about present giving, which prompted The Daily Telegraph to write an article implying she had never done a day's work in her life, something which deeply upset her.

Susannah Constantine worked as a shop girl in America for Giorgio Armani.

Susannah Constantine later came back to London working for designers Richard James, Patrick Cox, Alistair Blair and John Galliano which gained her an understanding of fashion.

Susannah Constantine then started working with the British Brain and Spine Foundation and consequently met the sports editor of The Daily Telegraph.

Susannah Constantine proceeded to write about cars and then fashion.

Susannah Constantine made her television debut when Granada Sky Broadcasting signed her and Woodall to present a daytime shopping show called Ready to Wear, and they released their first fashion advice book, Ready 2 Dress in 2000.

Susannah Constantine began co-hosting What Not to Wear with Trinny Woodall in 2001, in which they criticised participants' appearances and fashion style.

In 2002, Susannah Constantine advised Jeremy Clarkson on a celebrity version of What Not to Wear.

The format was changed slightly, to a 60-minute show with two makeovers instead of a 30-minute show with only one makeover and saw Susannah Constantine spending a day as one of her subjects.

Susannah Constantine appeared on Children in Need in 2004, which included a special segment in which she gave the fictional EastEnders characters Little Mo and Mo Harris a makeover in the style of What Not to Wear, commenting on them with her usual "no nonsense" approach.

In 2005, Susannah Constantine voiced a robot version of herself in the science fiction series, Doctor Who.

Susannah Constantine stated in an interview that filming the show was very emotionally draining, and as a result, she often went home crying.

In one episode exploring the theme of age, Susannah Constantine was transformed into a seventy-year-old with the use of prosthetics and makeup.

Susannah Constantine stated that it took her four days to get over the sight of herself aged so drastically, and compared the feeling to having an "electric shock".

In 2015, Susannah Constantine took part in the fifteenth series of I'm a Celebrity.

Susannah Constantine was the first campmate to be eliminated from the show.

On 21 August 2018, it was announced that Susannah Constantine would be a contestant on the sixteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.

In January 2020, Susannah Constantine launched My Wardrobe Malfunction, a "revealing podcast about our relationship with the items we wear".

Susannah Constantine was a talented artist and was offered worldwide art exhibitions, although he was too modest to accept.

Susannah Constantine's death came suddenly and was a milestone for Constantine.

Susannah Constantine became a fixture in 1980s British gossip columns and newspapers as the result of her relationship with Princess Margaret's son, David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, which lasted for eight years.

Susannah Constantine admitted that her relationship with Linley undeniably opened doors for her, but after they broke up, she was keen to put the episode behind her and become well known in her own right.

Susannah Constantine dated Imran Khan, then a cricketer and playboy, later Prime Minister of Pakistan, in 1992.

Susannah Constantine visited Pakistan in the time of the short-lived relationship.

Susannah Constantine married Danish entrepreneur and businessman Sten Bertelsen, who launched Death cigarettes, with whom she has three children; Joe, Esme and CeCe.