Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish-British television presenter and model. She became known as a TV-am weather presenter, moved on to present the ITV show Gladiators, and as a team captain of the BBC Two show Shooting Stars.
In April 2009, it was confirmed that Jonsson would return to Shooting Stars as team captain for a full series airing later that year. She presented the new series of BingoLotto, on Virgin 1 every Sunday night at 7 pm which started on 13 September 2009.
Her debut novel, The Importance of Being Myrtle, which focuses on relationships was published by the Penguin Group on 1 September 2011. In 2017, she reached the final of Celebrity MasterChef.
In 2021, she took part in Channel 4’s Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. She was the second contestant to leave the series but on medical grounds not as the weakest participant. On 27 October 2021, Channel 4 announced Jonsson would be taking part in the tenth series of Celebs Go Dating. The series began airing in January 2022.
Who Are Ulrika Jonsson’s Ex-Husbands?
She married cameraman John Turnbull in 1990. They divorced in 1995.
Jonsson subsequently dated footballer Stan Collymore.
Soon after the end of her relationship with Collymore, she began dating German hotel manager Marcus Kempen.
In April 2002, Jonsson confirmed reports that she had had an affair with Sven-Göran Eriksson.
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 divorced in October 2006.
Jonsson married her third husband, American advertising executive Brian Monet, in March 2008. In April 2019, it was announced that they had divorced.
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. On joining the show, she said: “Three years ago I got divorced, I hadn’t anticipated being single at my age.”
How Many Times Have Ulrika Jonsson Been Married?
Ulrika Jonsson has been married three times, all divorced.
John Turnbull (m. 1990–1995) She married cameraman John Turnbull in 1990. They divorced in 1995.
Lance Gerrard-Wright (m. 2003–2006) Jonsson met Lance Gerrard-Wright they married in August 2003. They divorced in October 2006.
Brian Monet (m. 2008) Jonsson married her third husband, American advertising executive Brian Monet, in March 2008. In April 2019, it was announced that they had divorced.