Anthea Redfern

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Anthea Redfern
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Anthea Bernice Redfern

(1948-04-15) 15 April 1948 (age 75)
Newton Abbot, Devon, England
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(1 child)

Anthea Bernice Redfern (born 15 April 1948) is a British former television host, best known as the assistant to Bruce Forsyth, her husband of six years, on the BBC's The Generation Game during its first run in the 1970s.

Redfern was born in Newton Abbot, Devon. She trained as a dancer, and then went on to work as a model in Paris and the United Kingdom: she was one of the first models to appear on Page Three of The Sun , albeit not topless. In 1969 Redfern became a Playboy Bunny working in the London club in Park Lane, where her bunny name was Sasha. She became "Miss London" in 1970. Her first marriage was to Torquay United and Bristol Rovers footballer Robin Stubbs. [1] : 113  Redfern auditioned against fifty-two other applicants and was chosen to host The Generation Game with Forsyth. [2]

The couple had an affair and Forsyth and his wife of twenty years, Penny Calvert, divorced in 1973. Forsyth and Redfern married on Christmas Eve 1973 at Windsor register office, [1] : 118–119  and had two daughters, Charlotte and Louisa. [1] : 90(4)  In 1979, they divorced and Redfern subsequently married property developer Freddie Hoffman, with whom she had a daughter, India; she and Hoffman later divorced. She now lives mostly in Marbella, Spain, and has appeared again on British television, including an appearance on Come Dine with Me . [3]

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  2. ↑ "Bruce Forsyth and Anthea Redfern". Derek & Clive. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  3. ↑ ""Come Dine with Me" Game Show Special". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 29 January 2020.


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