Terri Seymour | |
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 Seymour at the premiere for The Proposal in June 2009 | |
| Born | Terri Louise Seymour 27 January 1973 Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Entertainment reporter, actress |
| Known for | Extra, The Xtra Factor |
| Children | 1 |
Terri Louise Seymour (born 27 January 1973)[1] is an English entertainment reporter and actress. Seymour joined the American entertainment news show Extra as a correspondent in 2004.
Seymour was born in Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire in 1973. Her mother, Margaret, was a single mother.[2] Although Seymour did not have a relationship with her father, she has said her father was West Indian and her mother is white. Seymour began modelling at age 12.[3]
Early in her career Seymour was a commercial model.[1] Later she appeared in music videos for George Michael and Soul II Soul.[2] She played the role of Eve in In the Beginning (miniseries), an American biblical television miniseries from the year 2000. She also became a hostess on the ITV game show Wheel of Fortune, alongside John Leslie, then Paul Hendy. Her first episode aired 9 January 2001.[2][4] After Wheel of Fortune ended later that year, Seymour moved to the United States where she continued working as a host and model.[2]
Seymour joined the American entertainment news program Extra in 2004.[3] She still made some appearances on British television, working as a reporter on ITV2's The Xtra Factor and This Morning.[1] Seymour began to appear more frequently on Extra, where she started as a freelance reporter covering American Idol for the programme before joining as correspondent.[3]
While modelling in her early twenties, Seymour experienced joint pain which was diagnosed as systemic lupus.[5] The lupus caused peritonitis requiring surgery and medication.[5] Seymour's lupus eventually went into remission although she did undergo additional tests and monitoring during her pregnancy in 2015.[5]
Seymour dated Simon Cowell from 2002 to 2008.[6] During their relationship the pair lived in London and Los Angeles, though Seymour spent more time in Los Angeles for her work.[7][8] She and Cowell remained friends after their split.[9][10] On 9 March 2015, Seymour and boyfriend Clark Mallon's daughter, Coco, was born.[9]