Lisa Butcher

Lisa Butcher (born 1971) is an English fashion model and TV presenter.

Lisa Butcher
Born1971 (age 49–50)
London, England
Spouse(s)Marco Pierre White
Gabriel Donoso
ChildrenAmber Donoso, Olivia Donoso
Modelling information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Hair colourNaturally brown, currently blonde
Eye colourGreen

Career

Butcher won British Elle's first ELLE's Angels modelling competition in 1987, judged by Marie Helvin, Laraine Ashton, and photographer Terry O'Neill. Her first job after she finished school was for Ralph Lauren in New York.[1]

Royal photographer Norman Parkinson called Butcher the "Face of the '90s",[2] and she appeared on the covers of Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Harpers and Queen and Tatler. She has also appeared in numerous commercials most notably for Max Factor, Olympus Cameras, Vision Express, Lancaster, Vidal Sassoon, Pirelli, Clarion mascara and Onebiol moisturiser.[3]

Butcher appeared regularly at the prêt-à-porter shows in Paris, Milan and New York until she became a mother for the first time in 1995. As a mother of two, Butcher works exclusively from London. She has modelled for many brands, including Yves Saint Laurent, Ferritti Jeans and John Galliano. She has also been the face of Hardy Amies since 2003.

Butcher has her own jewellery collection, the Eden Collection.[4]

TV presenter

Butcher first appeared on TV with an appearance on The Big Breakfast alongside Chris Evans. Due to her demanding schedule, she shelved her TV career until she appeared, years later, as the host for Living TV's Britain's Next Top Model.

After it was announced that Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine would be defecting to ITV, Butcher and her friend singer Mica Paris were announced in April 2006 as the new presenters of BBC1s fashion show What Not to Wear.

TV production company

Butcher formed Libra Productions under the umbrella of Alchemy.

Personal life

Butcher has two daughters,[5] singer Amber Donoso[6] and model Olivia Donoso.[7]

She has been married twice. She married her first husband, chef Marco Pierre White, when she was 21 – Albert Roux was best man, but the union lasted just 15 weeks.[8] They met at Tramp, the Jermyn Street nightclub, and were married three weeks later at the Brompton Oratory in Knightsbridge. White says today that he was intoxicated by her looks. But it didn't help the marriage when, after being asked by a reporter what he thought of his bride’s £3,000-floor-length, backless white dress designed by Bruce Oldfield, White said she looked dressed to go down the catwalk rather than the aisle.[9]

Her partners after this have included actor Jeremy Northam, entrepreneur Damian Aspinall, Chilean polo player Gabriel Donoso (father of her two children, and second husband but widowed), Jonathan Rhys Meyers;[10] and then 24-year-old Jacobi Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe.

References
  1. "Lisa Butcher Profile on FMD – Lisa Butcher pictures / images". Fashionmodeldirectory.com. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. "Established Models - Lisa Butcher". establishedmodels.com. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. Judge 1, Living TV Archived 24 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Press Office – What Not To Wear returns with new presenters". BBC. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  5. Kelly, Tamsin (18 December 2009). "My Perfect Weekend: Lisa Butcher". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  6. "Lady Garden Ambassadors Celebrate The Success Of This Years Campaign". Getty Images. Retrieved 8 September 2016. Lisa Butcher and her daughter Amber Donoso arrive to celebrate the success of the Lady Garden campaign on September 8, 2016 in London, United Kingdom
  7. "Lady Garden x Topshop - Private Dinner". Getty Images. Retrieved 8 September 2016. Lisa Butcher and daughter Olivia Donoso attend a private dinner to celebrate the Lady Garden x Topshop collection launch in support of the Gynaecological Cancer Fund at Albert's Club on September 8, 2016 in London, England.
  8. Mark Palmer (29 July 2006). "Marco Pierre White: I will never speak to Gordon Ramsay again". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  9. Merle, By. "Model careers – Scotsman.com Living". The Scotsman. UK. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  10. Hannah's Jonathan Rhys Meyers Girlfriends Page Archived 24 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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