Anthea Turner announces big news on radio show By Press Association September 1 2019, 5:43pm September 1 2019, 5:43pm Share Anthea Turner announces big news on radio show Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/lifestyle/969584/anthea-turner-announces-big-news-on-radio-show/ Copy Link Anthea Turner (Ian West/PA) Anthea Turner is set to wed her boyfriend Mark Armstrong. The couple – who are thought to have been dating for five months – got engaged during a holiday in Italy. Turner, 59, announced her happy news on Scala Radio, saying tycoon Armstrong popped the question while they were in Rome. Huge congratulations to @antheaturner1 & Mark Armstrong who have just announced their engagement! pic.twitter.com/AbXjGz4HZr— Scala Radio (@ScalaRadio) September 1, 2019 She said the couple had gone away for Armstrong’s birthday. “I’ve been looked after very well, I couldn’t be with a better person, he’s half Italian, he’s keeping me very happy,” she said. She said of the proposal: “Yes, finally, after all this time – all of this time. He did propose to me in Rome. What a romantic city.” Former Blue Peter host Turner was married to DJ Peter Powell from 1990 to 1998, and to Grant Bovey from 2000 to 2015.