Big Red Book
Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
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 Filmed tributes:
- 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
Screenshots of Rosemary Conley This Is Your Life
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
Michael Winner | Shaun Williamson | Paddy Ashdown | Tim Smit | Babs Powell | Saeed Jaffrey | Paul Young | Julian ClaryJonah Lomu | Rosemary Conley | Ian Woosnam | Bill Oddie | Fern Britton | Nick Ross | Ray and Trevor Powles
Stephanie Cook | Ian Lavender | Jenny Seagrove | Anita Dobson | Henry Sandon | Linda Barker | Brigit Forsyth
Christina Noble | Claire Sweeney | Lloyd Scott | Julian Fellowes