| Born | -11th March 1965, in London |
| Father | - Orthopaedic surgeon (died 1974) |
| Mother | - Teacher (died 2002) |
| Married | - To Jackie (since 1989) |
| Daughters | - Cecile (born 1995) and Hermione (born 1998) |
| 1976 - 1981 | - Attended Alleyns School, Dulwich, London |
| 1983 | - Attended Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, attained fine art honours degree in 1986 |
| January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 September 2010 July 2010 April 2010 |
- House of the Year - DIY SOS (BBC1) - House Gift Series 2 (ITV1) - Appearance on The Alan Titchmarsh Show (ITV1) - Mad Hatters Tea Party, Article in OK magazine - Odd One (ITV1) - This Morning, Inside Out (ITV1) - Escape to the Country (BBC Radio 4) - Hidden Houses of Wales (BBC2) |
| March 2010 | - House of the Year (BBC1 Northern Ireland) – Laurence searched across the six counties to find Northern Ireland House of the Year. |
| March 2010 | - Decorating with Laurence – a stylish yet practical book published by Quadrille on home decorating featuring 30 breathtaking room examples. |
| 2010 | - Popstar to Operastar (ITV1) – Laurence joins the judging panel with Meatloaf, Katherine Jenkins and Rolando Villazon. |
| 2010 | - House Gift (ITV1) |
| 2010 | - This Morning (ITV1) – resident interior designer |
| 2010 | - Hidden Houses of Wales (BBC1 Wales) |
| 2009 | - Britain’s Green and Pleasant Land (BBC4) |
| 2009 |
- Laurence’s Men of Fashion (BBC Radio 4) |
| Christmas 2009 | - Perfect Christmas with LLB magazine published by Celebrity Angels |
| 2008 to present |
- The Sunday Spa with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, 9-11am (Classic FM) |
| Aug 2008 | - Blackpool Tableau – Venus Reborn |
| July 2008 | - Laurence and Jackie’s Northern Exposure (BBC1 Northern Ireland) – a six part series, in which Laurence and Jackie take to the roads of Northern Ireland, visiting a different county each week. |
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2008 to present |
- Reveal columnist |
| Christmas 2008 | - Perfect Christmas with LLB magazine published by Celebrity Angels |
| Nov 7th 2007 -2008 |
- To The Manor Bowen (Living TV) - Follow the |
| Aug 2007 | - Blackpool Illuminations Laurence re-designs the Blackpool Illuminations! |
| June 2007 |
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (BBC 2) - Laurence hosts the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition for 2nd year running on BBC2 |
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Oct 2006 – March 2007 |
- Holiday (BBC1) main presenter of Holiday 007 - Laurence travels the world at his most James Bondish |
| Nov 2006 |
- Jackie & Laurence publish ‘A Pinch of Posh’, Harper Collins to dignified applause. |
| June 2006 | - Summer Exhibition (BBC 2) main presenter. First-ever televised coverage of the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy |
| April 2006 | - (BBC1) Host - Her Majesty the Queen Royal Walkabout, (official birthday celebrations) |
| Feb 2006 | - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ITV1) - Laurence and Jackie collected an amazing £500,000 in the Valentine's Day special, making them the only celebrity couple ever to reach the million pound question. The money was raised for the charity Shooting Star Children's Hospice. |
| June 2005 |
- Hidden Talent: Locked Away (BBC2) presenter |
| March 2005 | - Vote for Laurence - subject of BBC's mock documentary |
| March 2005 | - ‘House of the Future’ (BBC Radio 4) |
| December 2004 | - It Wouldn't be Christmas Without... (Co-presented with wife, Jackie) for Living TV |
| 2003 |
- Changing Rooms (BBC1) Presenter |
| 2002 - 2007 | - Chelsea Flower Show Presenter for BBC coverage |
| October 2003 | - Dream On’ (BBC Radio 4) |
| September 2003 |
- 'Test the Nation' (ITV1), Celebrity guest winner |
| January 2002 | - Taste (BBC2) Presenter |
| 1999 - 2003 | - Columnist for the Saturday and Sunday Express |
| 2002 |
- Appearance on 'The Royle Family' (BBC1) |
| 2002 | - Carried the Commonwealth Games torch during the Golden Jubilee celebrations at the Greenwich, London leg of the journey |
| 2002 | - Cameo role in the 'The League of Gentlemen' (BBC2) |
| 2001 |
- Cameo role in 'Little Britain' series one (BBC2) |
| 1999 - 2002 | - Home Front (BBC2) Co-presented (with garden designer Diarmuid Gavin) |
| 1999 – 2001 |
- Fantasy Rooms (BBC2) Presenter 'Fantasy Rooms' explored the psyche of a chosen individual whose obsession it was to live in a room that celebrated their particular dream and fantasy. From an Egyptian burial chamber dining room to a chocolate bedroom, the series delved deep beneath the traditional ideals of style, to expose the psychology of interior design at its most extreme and unrestrained. This popular series attracted an average of 4.5 million viewers. Currently designs Collections for:
Past Collections for:
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| Sept 1996 | - Appeared in the very first episode of Changing Rooms broadcast on BBC2 (transferred to BBC1 in 1997) |
- Decorating with Laurence March 2010-01-14
- Decorative Stencilling (Merehurst Fairfax, co-written with Katrina Hall); Fantasy Rooms (Boxtree Macmillan), to accompany the series; Display in October 2002; Homefront Inside and Out, written with Diarmuid to accompany the series, Design Rules in 2003(BBC), A Pinch of Posh in 2006 (Harper Collins), written with his wife Jackie and next to be published in 2010, Decorating with Laurence (Quadrille).
Has designed Collections for: Arthur Price (cutlery), Brinton's (carpets), Graham & Brown (wallcoverings & paint), RAK Ceramics (bathroomware), DeMontfort Fine Art (limited edition fine art prints), Simplicity (patterns for soft furnishings), David Wilson Homes (interiors for show homes and architectural design consultant), Past Times, Decorative Garden objects for Agriframes, Christmas Decorations for Transcontinental, Garden Furniture with Transcontinental, LLB Influence Collections with Matalan, Bedlinen with Rectella, Glassware with Dartington & Caithness, China with Royal Worcester, Table Linen with Charles Gallen with many more to come in the future.
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The Daffodil Restaurant, Inc Bar, Greenwich; Greenwich Park Bar & Grill, Powder Monkey, plus residential clients |
| March 2005 | Bulbmania installation, Designer of the centrepiece of The Eden Project (Cornwall) |
| January 2005 |
'Rococo Rules OK' The Wallace Collection |
| January 2005 | 'Blokoko - the Return of the Dandy Highwayman', Victoria & Albert Museum |
| 2004 |
'The Pull of Palladianism', The Vyne, National Trust |
| 2004 |
'Building Idol', Festival Hall, National Trust |
| 2003 |
'Classicism, The Posh (and Becks) of Style', Greenwich Society |
| March 2003 |
'Design Democracy', Royal Festival Hall, for the National Trust |
| January 2003 |
Designed costumes for Peter Pan, Royal Festival Hall, London starring Richard Wilson |
| April 2002 |
'From Satin to Vinyl: High Design in 20th Century British Interiors', Courtauld Institute of Art |
| 1989 LLB design consultancy |
Projects: Refurbishment of the Richmond and Criterion Theatres; hotel interiors in Thailand; The Opera Terrace, Covent Garden (1994), Sous Sol at the Oriel Cafe, Sloane Square (1994), Floyd's Inn for TV chef Keith Floyd (1993); Christies (1992) |
| 2001 | consultant, for the gold medal winning 'Help the Aged' garden, Chelsea Flower Show |
| 1999 |
'Sacred Spaces', Victoria & Albert Museum |
| 1988 |
Head of Marketing at Peter Leonard Associates Projects: Virgin Megastore, Paris |
DIY SOS (BBC1)
This Morning, Inside Out (ITV1)