Susannah Constantine.Photo: Mike Lawn/Shutterstock
“He even sent me a video of himself in the bathroom and I thought, ‘What is he doing now?'” Constantine tells PEOPLE. “He had his towel wrapped around the middle and I thought, ‘What am I going to see next?’ Then he went into the sink and his hand went in and he had this beautiful silk Karl Lagerfeld shirt that he was washing in blue soap flakes. He said, ‘Just in case you didn’t believe me this is what I’m doing.'”
Constantine, 58, who datedPrincess Margaret’s son Davidin the ’80s (they remain close friends), made her name in the ’90s alongside Trinny Woodall when they helmed the iconicWhat Not To Wearin the U.K. andMaking Over Americaon TLC.
Now, through herpodcastMy Wardrobe Malfunction, she asks celebrities about their life through clothes — with any faux pas they can share thrown in.
Susannah Constantine with podcast guest Nile Rogers.Courtesy Susannah Constantine
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“A wardrobe malfunction is something that no one is immune to – it doesn’t matter how famous you are, everyone’s had one,” she says. “I don’t think I have a single piece of clothing in my wardrobe that I don’t have a memory attached to.”
Constantine – whose next season of chats premiers on May 9 – has tapped friends and celebrities from Kristin Scott Thomas to Elizabeth Hurley, who spoke about the sensational Versace dress she wore to the premiere ofFour Weddings and a Funeral that she attended alongside then-boyfriend Hugh Grant.
“Someone had this dress and she put it on having no idea the sensation it would cause,” recalls Constantine.
Her malfunction? Hurley was asked to open a village fete “and her shoe got stuck in the cobblestone paving. She was trying to tug her shoe out and the vicar had to pull her shoe out,” Constantine says.
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Susannah Constantine with podcast guest Elizabeth Hurley.Courtesy Susannah Constantine
The mom of three children (ages 22, 19, and 17) tells PEOPLE, “It doesn’t matter when or how much you drink – it is how the alcohol affects you. There’s no rule of thumb. Is it the first drink that does the damage – because once you start you can’t stop. That’s me.”
She adds, “I spoke to a friend of mine in America and I called Trinny. They gave me the support I needed and gave me advice on the next steps I should take, which I did. I didn’t go into therapy. I just walked into a meeting and kept going. I did 90 meetings in 90 days and now it’s part of my life. My bridge to normal living, thank goodness.”
In addition to hosting the podcast, she is a passionate swimmer and has written two novels. Now, a couple of publishing houses have asked her to write another book. She teases that she can’t say more.
“It will be good. It will be funny. Maybe a memoir of a very imperfect life,” she shares.
source: people.com
