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Grant Bovey

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Grant Bovey
BornMarch 1961 (age 63)
Nottingham, England
Spouses
  • Della Chapman (m. 1991; div. 1998)
  • Anthea Turner (m. 2000; div. 2015)
Children3

Grant Michael Bovey (born March 1961 in Nottingham, England)[1] is a British businessman and television personality. He is best known for his former marriage to Anthea Turner (a television presenter).

Career

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Bovey was the CEO of Imagine Homes.[2]

In 2002, Bovey took part in a charity boxing match against Ricky Gervais and lost on points after going three 90 second rounds.[3]

Bovey was declared bankrupt in 2010.[4]

In 2016, Bovey participated in the eighteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother and was the first contestant to be evicted.[5][6]

Personal life

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Bovey married his first wife, Della Chapman, in 1991, with whom he had three daughters. Bovey was then married to Anthea Turner from 2000 to 2015.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Tom Norton (28 July 2016). "Nottingham son and Anthea Turner ex Grant Bovey joins Celebrity Big Brother house". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Mr Anthea Turner steps out of his wife's shadow". 13 October 2006 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. ^ Leonard, Tom (31 December 2002). "Rocky Gervais has a knockout paunch". Telegraph. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Grant Bovey: 'Anthea Turner didn't deserve what happened to her'". Metro. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Grant Bovey is the first housemate evicted from Celebrity Big Brother 2016". Evening Standard. 5 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Celebrity Big Brother 2016 contestant line-up announced". The Independent. 26 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Anthea Turner on ex-husband Grant Bovey's 'affair' with a younger woman". Metro.co.uk. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.