Linda Papadopoulos

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Linda Papadopoulos
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Born (1971-05-10) May 10, 1971 (age 52)
Education York University
University of Surrey
City University
Website http://drlinda.co.uk

Linda Papadopoulos (born May 10, 1971) is a Canadian psychologist based in England. [ citation needed ]

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Education

Papadopoulos was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 10, 1971. She earned a BA degree in Psychology from York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, an MSc in Health psychology from the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom and a PhD in Psychology from City University in London. [1]

Career

In 2010, she was commissioned by the Home Office to write a review on the effects of sexualisation on young people. [2]

Papadopoulos appeared as the resident psychotherapist for 3 seasons of VH1’s reality show Celebrity Fit Club. She also hosted the Discovery Fit & Health channel TV series My Naked Secret, which told the personal stories of people who are hiding physical abnormalities. She has been a regular commentator on many true life crime and history programs on UKTV channels. [3]

Papadopoulos currently appears as a consulting psychologist for the Reelz documentary television series Autopsy: The Last Hours of…, which explores the life of celebrities and circumstances of their deaths. [4]

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References

  1. "Crime prevention - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.
  2. Questions for Linda Papadopoulos of My Naked Secret Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine , Discovery Fit & Health, retrieved 29 July 2014
  3. "New series of podcasts by renowned psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos". in-cyprus.philenews.com. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.