Suzanne Paul

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Suzanne Paul
BornNovember 1956 (age 66)

Suzanne Paul (born Susan Barnes in November 1956) [1] is an English-born television personality and celebrity in New Zealand, who became famous for her Natural Glow product and roles as an infomercial hostess and television presenter.

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Career

She grew up in the working class area of Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, [1] and worked as a sales demonstrator for almost two decades in the United Kingdom. [2] Paul came to New Zealand in 1991. Paul sold products such as Massage Pillow and the Suzanne Clip. In 2006 she won the Metro Magazine title of 'Woman with the most integrity'.

Paul had her own television series, Second Honeymoon, Garage Sale and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, which screened on TVNZ, as well as appearing in many other top-rating New Zealand television programs like City Celebrity Country Nobody, Celebrity Treasure Island, How's Life, Outrageous Fortune, Intrepid Journeys, Pulp Sport, Best Bits, What Now, and Good Morning.

In September 2008 Paul published a memoir titled But Wait, There's More. [3] In August 2009, Suzanne launched her own clothing range, Suzanne Paul Petites sizes 8 to 16, for women 5 ft 4 inches and under, and the Short & Sweet range in sizes 6 to 18. In September 2010, she announced plans to set up a fashion shop in Remuera.

From July to August 2010 Suzanne had a starring role in the stage show, Stepping Out by Richard Harris. [4]

In 2011, Suzanne appeared in the stage show "Dirty Dusting". [5]

In 2021, Suzanne appeared as a guest in episode 5 of the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.

Personal life

Paul has been married three times. Her first marriage was to Dean Kilworth, whom she met when she was 40. Their marriage failed in part due to the stress of unsuccessful IVF treatments. [6] In 2005 she married Duncan Wilson. They divorced in 2016 due to Wilson's struggle with Asperger syndrome. [7] In March 2020, she became engaged to drummer Patrick Kuhtze. He had also been married twice before. [8] The wedding was planned for October 2021, [9] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] They got married on 30 October 2022. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 Suzanne’s queen of Kiwi dance, Express & Star, 8 June 2007. Accessed 15 April 2009.
  2. Jo Bailey, her inspiration, Her Magazine, March 2008. Accessed 15 April 2009.
  3. But Wait There's More, by Suzanne Paul, Penguin Books Australia. Accessed 15 April 2009.
  4. Simei-Barton, Paul (13 June 2010). "Review: Stepping Out at SkyCity Theatre". New Zealand Herald.
  5. "Suzanne Paul tries phone sex". Nelson Mail. 2 June 2011.
  6. "Suzanne Paul reveals: "I'm a mum at last"". New Idea. 10 December 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015.
  7. Pellegrino, Nicky (13 September 2016). "The sad truth behind Suzanne Paul's marriage split". Woman's Weekly.
  8. Blithe, Rebecca (1 May 2020). "Suzanne Paul: Engagement joy and why women should never give up on love". New Zealand Herald.
  9. Guthrie, Fleur (5 June 2021). "Suzanne Paul reveals the lessons she's learned at 64: 'I now know I can survive anything'". New Zealand Herald.
  10. Lake, Dan (22 September 2021). "Suzanne Paul hospitalised after collapsing during Zoom call". Newshub.
  11. Nissen, Wendyl (17 December 2022). "Suzanne Paul's 'romantic runaway wedding': 'It feels different'". The New Zealand Women's Weekly.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Lorraine Downes & Aaron Gilmore
Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand) winner
(with partner Stefano Olivieri)
Season 3 (2007)
Succeeded by
Temepara George & Stefano Olivieri