Celia Sawyer

Celia Valerie Sawyer (born 10 August 1966) is a British businesswoman, interior designer and dealer both through her own companies and on the Channel 4 programme Four Rooms.

Background Sawyer was born in Dulwich, South London and grew up near Bournemouth on the south coast of England. She left school aged 15, with few qualifications. An early job was as a dental nurse. She then claims that she "modelled for a few years" but was "not very successful". This led her to start a business as a photographer's agent, representing photographers and helping them find work for them on campaigns for advertising agencies, including Saatchi & Saatchi.

Sawyer turned to property investments, but is best known for her interior design work. She is now a self-made multi-millionaire. She is frequently in the mainstream press, alongside being a columnist for the MailOnline, Hello!

Career Sawyer is the owner of a Mayfair interior design company, Celia Sawyer Luxury Interiors. She is also a property developer, and has a portfolio that includes London and Barbados. She has also been involved in film development.

In 2012 she became one of the four dealers in the TV programme Four Rooms. Sawyer reveals how she saw a Channel 4 advert asking viewers to send in snaps of their vintage treasures that could appear on the programme. Instead of putting forward an intriguing object, Sawyer advertised herself as a curious collectible and emailed her own photo to producers.

Charity Sawyer won the Inspiration Award for Women in 2013. She raises money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Sawyer is a board adviser at Football for Peace. She is also an official ambassador for the British Heart Foundation and the Prince's Trust, a patron for the Women's Refuge and a supporter of many other charities.

Awards Inspirational Woman of the Year, 2013 Royal Television Society award for Four Rooms, 2014 Best Business Programme, 2014 Reality Awards Named in the Top 100 Most Influential British Entrepreneurs Named in the Top 250 Most Powerful Women Leaders