“I have always liked clothes - throughout my life, my saving grace has been my own vanity.” Quote by Anthea Turner
“No member of our generation who wasn't a Communist or a dropout in the thirties is worth a damn.” GenerationsMembersQuittingDamnCommunistOur GenerationDropouts Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“I had started working in television but it did not pay that much. I was 27, renting this little one-bed flat in Shepherd's Bush, West London, with a bathroom so small only someone of my size could actually get in it.” LittlesPayTelevisionBedWestSizeLondonFlatsBathroomShepherds Author:Anthea Turner
“Often, there is a job - say, for a voiceover or an appearance - and you think: 'Blimey!' From the outside it would seem like you are being paid a lot for a short amount of your time. It would be inappropriate to share how much they pay, but in the industry we call it 'doing a bank raid'. Unfortunately, those jobs do not happen every week.” ThinkingSeemsHappensWould BeJobsPayWeekShareLike YouIndustryAmountPaidAppearanceInappropriate Author:Anthea Turner
“The late 1990s were good to me. I was doing the Lottery, GMTV and I had a good contract with ITV. But I was working so hard, I never had time to celebrate. I never thought I was lucky.” HardLuckyLateCelebrateContractsLotteryWorking So Hard Author:Anthea Turner
“I have made six big home moves in my life and I have never lost money on one I have lived in.” MadeHomeBigsMovingLostSixLost Money Author:Anthea Turner
“One wise decision I made was buying a plot of land with planning permission in Richmond, and building my own five-bedroom home on it. I sold three years after I completed the building and more than doubled my money. I like Richmond and always have my eyes open for other properties in the area.” YearsMadeHomeEyeThreeMy OwnDecisionFiveWiseLandBuildingAreasPropertyPlanningBuyingPlotThree YearsPermissionBedroomWise DecisionRichmond Author:Anthea Turner
“Divorce is the biggest drain, outside of school fees, and nobody wins. People think it is always in the woman's favour, but it is not necessarily.” PeopleThinkingSchoolWinningDivorceFavourDrainsFees Author:Anthea Turner
“I have worked and earned all my life and have found that divorce is an expensive process. Whichever way you look at it, you are going to halve your wealth. If you can avoid it, do. It is an awful process.” IfsWayLooksFoundProcessWealthDivorceAwfulExpensive Author:Anthea Turner
“I am now at the age where I can withdraw a 25 per cent tax-free lump sum. I do not put in a set amount because my earnings are a moveable feast.” I CanAgeAmountTaxesCentsEarningLumpsMoveable Feast Author:Anthea Turner
“A lot of people live in a property that will one day be part of their pension, and that is true for me too. I have an investment I can sell with ease.” PeopleI CanOne DaySellsPropertyInvestmentEasePension Author:Anthea Turner