'I FELT COMPLETELY LOST... I DON'T WANT OTHERS TO SUFFER IN SILENCE'
OK! UK|May 30, 2022
TV PRESENTER LISA SNOWDON ON HOW HER RELATIONSHIP SURVIVED THE MENOPAUSE, HER MODELLING DAYS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ME-TIME AS SHE UNVEILS HER OK! BEAUTY BOX
LAURA MULLEY
'I FELT COMPLETELY LOST... I DON'T WANT OTHERS TO SUFFER IN SILENCE'

When we meet Lisa Snowdon, we’re hoping she’s just as lovely as she appears on screen. The bubbly TV presenter comes across as warm and down-to-earth, and has a knack of making us feel like we’ve known her for years. Thankfully, she doesn’t disappoint.

A real girl’s girl, Lisa talks openly about body hang-ups, beauty routines and a topic she’s been particularly passionate about in recent years – the life-changing effect that going through the perimenopause in her early forties had on her. It’s this genuine warmth that made her a hit with Capital FM listeners when she co-presented the breakfast show between 2008 and 2015, Strictly Come Dancing voters (she finished third in 2008) and now This Morning viewers, who love her regular fashion segments.

Lisa turned 50 earlier this year, and it’s clear she couldn’t be happier with life. Her eyes light up when talk turns to her fiancé, entrepreneur George Smart (not to be confused with another famous George, who she had a highly-publicised relationship with in the early 2000s).

“He’s the most supportive person,” she gushes. “I’m so happy I’m not with a selfish person who’s just looking out for number one.”

Following her menopause struggles, Lisa knows the importance of taking care of herself. It’s this passion for self-care, as well as a genuine love of all things beauty, that led her to create her own OK! Beauty Box, a limited-edition box packed full of Lisa’s all-time favourite products at a fraction of their usual price. We caught up with her after our exclusive photoshoot to find out more…

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