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Ulrika Jonsson

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Date of Birth: 1967 , August-16
Birth Nation: Sweden
Height: 5 Feet 7 Inch
Name Ulrika Jonsson
Birth Name Eva Ulrika Jonsson
Father Bo Jonsson
Mother Gun Brodie
Nationality Swedish
Birth Place/City Sollentuna, Sweden
Profession TV presenter
Net Worth $5 million
Famous for captaining Shooting Stars
Affair with  Stan Collymore, Marcus Kempen
Married Thrice
Married to  Brian Monet (2008)
Children Martha Gerrard-Wright, Malcolm Monet, Cameron Turnbull, Bo Jonsson
Divorce John Turnbull (1990-1995), Lance Gerrard-Wright (2003-2005)
TV Show Dancing On Ice, Celebrity MasterChef

Quick Timeline of Ulrika Jonsson

1967 Born in Sollentuna, Stockholms län
1988 Began her career as a secretary
1989 Joined TV-am
1992 Rose to prominence
1990 Married to John Turnbull
1995 Divorced with John Turnbull
1994 First child, Cameron Oskar George Turnbull
1998 Broke up with Stan Collymore
1999 Began dating Marcus Kempen
2000 Second child, Bo Eva Coeur Jonsson
2003 Married to Lance Gerrard-Wright
2006 Divorced with Lance Gerrard-Wright
2004 Third child, Martha Sky Hope Gerrard-Wright
2008 Married to Brian Monet
2009 Won Celebrity Big Brother
2008 Fourth Child Malcolm Monet

Detail Timeline of Ulrika Jonsson

August 16 , 1967

Born in Sollentuna, Stockholms län

Ulrika Jonsson was from the middle class family born as Eva Ulrika Jonsson in Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden to parents of Swedish descent. She is also Swedish and is of white ethnicity. She is a tall girl with five feet and seven inch height. 

1988

Began her career as a secretary

Since her childhood days, she was interested in broadcasting and presenting television shows. After she completed her formal education, she desired to earn some money. In 1988, she began her career as a secretary in some organization.

1989

Joined TV-am

After working as a secretary for about a year, she desired to begin her actual childhood dreams, so she left that secretary post and joined TV-am in 1989 and that was also the start of her television career.

1992

Rose to prominence

In 1989, she joined TV-am and from that time on she began presenting several television shows. In 1991, she presented the show Who's Bluffing Who?. In 1992, she was made the host of several shows and some of them were Gladiators, The National Lottery and many more. 

September 29 , 1990

Married to John Turnbull

She got married for the first time in her life in 1990 and that was with John Turnbull. He is one of the famous cameramen in the United Kingdom. It is also said that they dated each other for about a year before being married. 

1995

Divorced with John Turnbull

Her half a decade of married life finally came to an end in 1995. In 1990, she got married to John Turnbull. They also had a child from this married life. They got divorced in 1995. The main reason for her divorce was rumored to be her extra marital affairs. 

1994

First child, Cameron Oskar George Turnbull

 Cameron Oskar George Turnbull is her first child and one child from her married life with her ex husband John Turnbull. She and John Turnbull welcomed their first and only child together in 1994. He was in good health when he was born. 

1998

Broke up with Stan Collymore

Soon after she dissolved her first married life, she was seen having romantic love affairs with Stan Collymore. Stan Collymore is the former professional football player from England. They broke up in 1998 after a violent incident in Paris bar. 

1999

Began dating Marcus Kempen

After her frustration ending of her love life with Stan Collymore, she soon began dating Marcus Kempen. He is one of the famous hotel managers from Germany. They also had a child together. They broke up at the end of 2000. 

2000

Second child, Bo Eva Coeur Jonsson

She became mother for the second time in her life in 2000. She and her ex boyfriend, Marcus Kempen welcomed their first child together in November, 2000 and it was a sweet little baby girl and they named her Bo Eva Coeur Jonsson. 

August 9 , 2003

Married to Lance Gerrard-Wright

On 9th August, 2003, she got married for the second time in her life and that was with Lance Gerrard-Wright. He was also the television personality and was the one of the contestant of the show Mr. Right. They also dated soon after that show. 

2006

Divorced with Lance Gerrard-Wright

Her second married life also came to an end after being married for about three years. After dating each other for about a year, she and Lance got married in 2003. From 2005, they began living separately and finally got divorced in 2006. 

May 28 , 2004

Third child, Martha Sky Hope Gerrard-Wright

Martha Sky Hope Gerrard-Wright is her third child. She and her second husband, Lance Gerrard-Wright welcomed their first child together on 28th of May and that time it was a sweet little baby girl. She was in good health when she was born. 

March 8 , 2008

Married to Brian Monet

On 8th of March 2008, she got married for the third time in her life and that was with Brian Monet.  Brian Monet is the advertising executive from United States. She is still married with him and she is happy to be his loving spouse. 

2009

Won Celebrity Big Brother

She has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and she has also won some of them. In 2009, she won one of the prestigious television contests and that was the Celebrity Big Brother. She won the sixth session of this television show. 

2008

Fourth Child Malcolm Monet

With her third husband, Brian MonetUlrkia gave birth to her fourth child, the first of the couple. Their son Malcom was born in June 2008.

Content

Ulrika Jonsson, also known by her first name Ulrika is a famous television presenter from Sweden. She is currently working in the United Kingdom and is known for her work in the television show Shooting Stars. Ulrika Jonsson is married thrice in her life and is a mother of four children.

Ulrika Jonsson belongs to the middle-class family, born as Eva Ulrika Jonsson in Sollentuna, Sweden to Gun Brodie and Bo Jonsson. She is of Swedish nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity.

Ulrika Jonsson began her career as a secretary in 1988. She worked for the post for about a year and then she finally joined TV-am in 1989 and that was also the start of her television career. In 1991, she featured in the film The Annunciation of Marie followed by her service as a host in Gladiators (1992-2002) and The National Lottery.

She also hosted Eurovision Song Contest in 1998  and Miss World in 1999 where Yukta Mookhey from India was the winner. Alongside Ronan Keating, she co-hosted the Royal Variety Performance at the Lyceum Theatre in London in 1999.

From 1995 to 2002, she was a team captain on the BBC TV quiz show Shooting Stars, where she later worked again from 2009-2011. Also, in 2007, Ulrika took part in the ITV reality TV show Dancing on Ice, where she was partnered with Pavel Aubrecht.

In 2009 and 2010, Ulrika also gave her appearance (participated) in Celebrity Big Brother and Ultimate Big Brother respectively. And in 2017, she reached the final of Celebrity MasterChef where BBC presenter Angellica Bell won.

Talking about her personal life, in 1990, she got married to John Turnbull, a famous cameraman. They also had a child, a son Cameron born in 1994. The couple after 5 years of marriage, divorced in 1995.

After that, she started dating former footballer Stan Collymore and spend quality time as girlfriend and boyfriend together. Later, she was in a relationship with German hotel manager Marcus Kempen and welcomed daughter Bo Eva Coeur Jonsson, in November 2000, however, parted after that.

On 9th August 2003, she got married for the second time in her life and that was with her husband, Lance Gerrard-Wright. They shared a daughter Martha Sky Hope Gerrard-Wright, in May 2004 and separated in October 2005.

Now, she is now enjoying her married life with her third husband Brian Monet, an American advertising executive after tying the knot in March 2008. They are still together and are the parents of their son Malcolm Monet born in June 2008.

With her successful career journey, Ulrika Jonsson's net worth is around $5 million as of 2018.

In 2011, she sold her Berkshire home and moved to Henley's mansion with her husband Brian Monet and 4 children. They bought the property paying £1.9 million and spent £500,00 to decorate. In 2013, the house was put on the market value for £3 million as she wanted to return to her hometown Sweden.

In April 2018, Ulrika made the highlights after she joined the local community to raise £500,000 to buy a local pub, preventing the demolition of houses.