Anthea Millicent Turner (born 25 May 1960, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is an English television presenter and media personality.
Turner was educated at the independent St. Dominic's High School (since demolished) in Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent.
Turner joined BBC Radio Stoke as a runner, eventually joining breakfast show presenter Bruno Brookes as part of his crew. The couple became romantically involved and employed Peter Powell as an agent through his management company.
Turner moved into television through Sky Channel presenting live music programmes from July 1986 - 1989. Her debut on national television was with the BBC on But First This, which led to her fronting two series for the BBC on the Saturday morning show Up2U.
The short-lived Saturday morning children's show UP2U was a flop, and is chiefly remembered for a motorcycle stunt that went wrong. Turner suffered burns and temporary hearing loss, which led to her successful lawsuit against the BBC.
She was the only non-Radio One DJ to regularly present Top of the Pops, remaining with the programme for three years.
Turner began to present the children's television show Blue Peter in 1992, and around this time, was also
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