Ulrika Jonsson, a leading figure in the British Journalism of the 1990s, is known for her cheerfulness and her way of presenting a TV program. She came into prominence in the late 1980s as a TV-am weather presenter. She is also remembered for her appearance as Team Captain in the BBC Two game show "Shooting Stars".
Ulrika gained wider recognition after her appearance in Celebrity Big Brother 2009 which she eventually win. She began her career in 1988 working as a secretary. After working as a secretary, Jonsson began her television career on TV-am in 1989, as a weather presenter on Good Morning Britain. From 12 September 1989, she was also the weather presenter for Swedish TV3, broadcasting from London.
In 2002, she was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary, Ulrika Jonsson: the Truth About Men. In 2017, she reached the final of Celebrity MasterChef. In 2021, she took part in Channel 4's Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. 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.
Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish-British television presenter and model. She is one of the popular and people's favorite reality TV personalities in the UK. As a leading figure in the British entertainment industry of the 1990s, Ulrika interviewed the then British Prime Minister John Major for the BBC 2 program, The Enormous Election in 1997.
In 1998, she interviewed the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, for her program Ulrika in Euroland. She has also landed herself in the acting field. She made her acting debut with the French Canadian movie "The Annunciation of Marie" released in 1991. As of now, the 54-year presenter frequently keeps on appearing in different British reality series and shows.
Ulrika Jonsson was born on 16th August 1967 in Sollentuna Municipality, a municipality in Stockholm County in east-central Sweden, north of Stockholm. Her birth name is Eva Ulrika Jonsson. She holds an English nationality and belongs to the Swede ethnic group. Her star sign is Leo. She is a follower of Christianity.
Ulrika Jonsson was born into a middle-class family. Her father is believed to be Bo Jonsson, a late Swedish film producer while her mother's name is Gun Brodie. They divorced when Ulrika was still a child and it was her mom who brought up little Ulrika to be a strong determined woman. She has a half-sister, Linda Olssen from her father's second marriage.
Ulrika Jonsson has been married three times to three different men in her life. She was once nicknamed "4x4" for having four children with four different men. Her first husband was John Turnbull, a cameraman with whom she married in 1990. They divorced in 1995, a few months after their son's (Cameron Oskar George Turnbull) birth.
Ulrika was romantically linked with the German hotel manager Marcus Kempen from 1998 to 2000. They have one daughter named Bo Eva Coeur Jonsson who was born in 2000. Jonsson's relationship with Kempen ended soon after the birth. After Kempen, Ulrika also had a brief romance with Sven-Göran Eriksson, then manager of England's football team in 2002.
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 have one daughter named Martha Sky Hope Gerrard-Wright who was born in 2004. They divorced in October 2006.
Jonsson married her third husband, American advertising executive Brian Monet, in March 2008. They have one son named Malcolm Monet born in 2008. In April 2019, it was announced that they had divorced. She told Best magazine that they had tried to salvage their relationship with counseling but failed. Currently, as a single mother, she has joined the British reality dating series Celebs Go Dating in hopes of finding a new partner.
As of April 2022, the net worth of Ulrika Jonsson is estimated to be £2.2million. She has accumulated most of her wealth through her successful television career and modeling. As a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother 2009, she was paid £175,000 nearly eight times as much as some of the other celebrities. Her annual income is expected to be roughly around £100,000-£200,000.
Ulrika Jonsson is 5 ft 7 inches tall and her body weight is 55 Kg. She has an hourglass-shaped body. Her curvaceous body measures 34-25-34 inches. She wears a 34B(US) size bra and a 10 (US) size dress. She feels comfortable wearing 8(US) size shoes. She has a pair of sparkling blue-colored eyes. She looks elegant in her long silky hairstyle which is blonde in color.