Ulrika Jonsson

Big Brother In January 2009, Jonsson took part in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother. She eventually won with 57% of the final vote during the final on 23 January. As results were announced to the contestants, Jonsson said "Oh my god, that's bonkers."

She had been nominated by housemates for eviction on each occasion, firstly by 'head of house' Terry Christian and then by other housemates, but survived the public vote on five occasions. Jonsson eventually progressed to the finals night, as the only woman left, after La Toya Jackson was evicted by public vote on Day 20. Before her entry into the house, various newspapers had reported that Jonsson had negotiated a £175,000 payment, nearly eight times as much as some of the other celebrities. Jonsson commented "It is singularly the weirdest experience of my entire life and I've had quite a weird life."

Jonsson once again entered the Big Brother house on 24 August 2010 for Ultimate Big Brother, reaching the final and finishing seventh.

Autobiography and John Leslie scandal Jonsson wrote in her autobiography that an unnamed television presenter had raped her earlier in her television career. Matthew Wright named (apparently accidentally) John Leslie as the alleged perpetrator on his television show The Wright Stuff. Jonsson made no public comment on Leslie's naming and did not cooperate with police over the matter. Police investigated Leslie but never charged him with the alleged offence.

Personal life Jonsson has been married three times and has four children. She is a Manchester United fan.

She married cameraman John Turnbull in 1990. They moved to Cookham Dean in Berkshire the following year. They have one son (born 1994). They divorced in 1995.

Jonsson subsequently dated footballer Stan Collymore. In June 1998, during the 1998 World Cup, Collymore issued a public apology after he was violent towards Jonsson during an argument in a Paris bar. They have one daughter (b. 2000). She was given the job as a columnist for the News of the World newspaper in 2003, in which she regularly commented on Eriksson's private life. Her column was dropped in 2007, a year after Eriksson resigned as England manager. It was announced in 2011 that she had taken legal proceedings against the newspaper alleging that an investigator had hacked into her mobile phone.

While presenting Mr. Right in 2002, Jonsson met Lance Gerrard-Wright, a contestant on the show. They subsequently began a relationship. They married in August 2003. They have one daughter (born 2004).

In 2019, she went on the dating show First Dates Hotel and began dating her match on the show, Paul.

In 2021, Jonsson was announced as a cast member in E4's Celebs Go Dating which began airing in January 2022.

Filmography Television

Film Year Film Role 1991 The Annunciation of Marie Violaine Vercors 2004 Bob the Builder: Snowed Under Jana von Strudel (voice)