1. Tara Claire Palmer-Tomkinson was an English socialite and television personality.
23 Facts About Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson appeared in several television shows, including the reality programme I'm a Celebrity.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson died from a perforated ulcer on 8 February 2017.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire on 23 December 1971, the daughter of Patricia and Charles Palmer-Tomkinson.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's father represented Great Britain as a skier at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was the younger sister of author Santa Montefiore.
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In 2002, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson made an appearance on the first series of the British television series I'm a Celebrity.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was a contestant on a celebrity Christmas edition of Blind Date later that year.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson appeared as a Star in a Reasonably Priced Car in Top Gear's sixth episode of series one.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's presenting credits included Animals Do the Funniest Things with Tony Blackburn, the UK selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003, The British Comedy Awards.
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In 2007, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was a contestant on Comic Relief Does Fame Academy for the BBC.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson gave away tickets to see her compete in the show to "ordinary people" who had helped her out.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson invited the policeman who found her stolen car, the locksmith who helped when she was locked out of her house and her parents' local shopkeepers.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson played the piano, as was demonstrated at events at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with the National Symphony Orchestra, at the Royal Albert Hall, and at The Coliseum during a Leonard Bernstein Tribute.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson hosted the Classic FM Gramophone Awards in 2005.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson wrote a pop song called "5 Seconds" which she performed on Loose Women.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's family have a close relationship with the British royal family.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson attended the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles as well as the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
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In 2004, Paul Harvey's painting of Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was exhibited in The Stuckists Punk Victorian show at the Walker Art Gallery for the Liverpool Biennial.
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On 22 December 2014, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was arrested at Heathrow Airport.
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In January 2016, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was diagnosed with a prolactinoma, a benign tumour of the pituitary gland, and announced her illness publicly in November of that year.
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On 8 February 2017, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was found dead at her home in London.
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's sister later told the media that the cause of death was a perforated ulcer and peritonitis.