This Is Your Life: Rosemary Conley

Rosemary CONLEY (1946-)

THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Rosemary Conley, businesswoman, author and broadcaster, was surprised by Michael Aspel at London's Kensington Roof Gardens while presiding over the annual Slimmer of the Year awards.

Rosemary, who was born in Leicester, first began running diet classes from her kitchen in 1972 after successfully losing weight. The enterprise grew into a successful UK-wide business known as the Slimming and Good Grooming Clubs. Rosemary sold the business to IPC in 1981, overseeing the operation as managing director until the company disbanded in 1985.

The following year Rosemary suffered a gallbladder problem, and to regain her fitness, she devised the Hip and Thigh Diet. The subsequent book sold more than four million copies, and over the next 14 years, Rosemary published eight best-selling diet and fitness books and released 20 chart-topping videos. From 1993, she was a regular contributor to ITV's daytime television programme This Morning.

"I can't believe this! Michael - it's so lovely to see you!"

programme details...

Edition No: 1089
Subject No: 1064
Broadcast date: Fri 18 Jan 2002
Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
Recorded: Thu 3 Jan 2002
Repeated: Sun 20 Jan 2002 4.20pm
Venue: Teddington Studios
Series: 42
Edition: 10
Code name: Herb

on the guest list...

Dawn - daughter
Ben - son-in-law
Robert - brother
Jane - sister-in-law
Nicky - niece
Mike Rimmington - husband
Brian Turner
Raymond Kind
Elizabeth Kind
Jane Hawker
Janet Brown
Sheila Johnson
John Simons
Gary Parsonage
Joe Inglis
Denise Robertson
Helen Jary
Rachel O'Hara
Louise Irvine
Steve Chalke
Richard Madeley
Judy Finnigan
Elizabeth Pickup
Patrick Mower
Cliff Richard
Hilary Jones
Terry Wogan

production team...

Researchers: Ruth Malone, Melanie Clarkson
Writer: Joe Steeples
Director: John Gorman
Associate Producer: Helen Gordon-Smith
Executive Producer: John Longley
Series Producer: Jack Crawshaw
Producer: Sue Green

names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life

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Rosemary Conley recalls her experience of This Is Your Life in an exclusive interview recorded in April 2024

Screenshots of Rosemary Conley This Is Your Life - and Rosemary Conley photographed at home with her big red book in April 2024

Verve Times 24 July 2022

In 2002, I was in London at our Slimmer of the Year event and, while the winner was being presented with her award, there was a loud gasp. I thought someone had fainted. No, the presenter of This Is Your Life, Michael Aspel, had appeared with his big red book.

Series 42 subjects