Who is Grant Bovey? Anthea Turner’s ex-husband and businessman who cheated on her with Zoe de Mallet Morgan
GRANT Bovey is a businessman who became a recognisable name thanks to his romance with TV star Anthea Turner.
He also hit the headlines back in August after he lied about his age on dating app Bumble - here's all you need to know about Grant...
Who is Grant Bovey and is he bankrupt?
Grant Michael Bovey is a British businessman who was the CEO of real estate company Imagine Homes Ltd which specialized in residential property.
He was born March 1961 in Nottingham.
He is most famous for his marriage to TV presenter Anthea Turner which lasted for five years.
The businessman was discharged from bankruptcy in March 2011 just a year after his property company collapsed with debts of £50 million.
He blamed the credit crunch for causing his property empire to collapse and he was forced to sell the £10 million Surrey estate he shared with Anthea.
Grant took part in a charity boxing match with Ricky Gervais in 2002 and lost on points after lasting three rounds, while he also participated in Celebrity Big Brother 2016.
Why did Grant and Anthea Turner split up?
Grant was married to his first wife, Della, in 1991 and the pair had three daughters together.
He produced and distributed workout videos Anthea Turner Body Basics (1996) and Anthea Turner: Tone, Lift and Condition: The Inch Buster in 1999 before leaving Della for Anthea.
Anthea left her first husband, DJ Peter Powell, in 1998 after an eight-year marriage, in order to begin her relationship with Grant.
Grant married Anthea in 2000 and they featured in the famous ‘Flakegate’ incident where they posed with Cadbury chocolate bars for a society magazine.
However, Grant went on to cheat on Anthea with Zoe de Mallett Morgan and the couple split in 2015.
Grant hit the headlines in August after he lied about his age on dating app Bumble.
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Who is Zoe de Mallett Morgan?
Zoe de Mallett Morgan is a socialite best known for her alleged affair with Grant Bovey while he was married to Anthea Turner.
She was 27 at the time the pair's relationship went public and they dated for four years before things ended and Grant entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.
It had been claimed Grant dumped the pretty blonde to be single inside the house. His rep told The Mirror: "Grant and Zoe did not split because of any TV show.
"They split amicably a few weeks ago because they both realised they wanted different things for the future."