Julia Stringer (; born 28 February 1965) is a British journalist and television presenter. She is the ex-wife of former England rugby captain

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Career

Her television credits include: * ''

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'' ( VJ) *''

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'' (Channel 4) *''

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'' (BBC) *''This Morning'' (ITV) *''Celebrity Baby'' (Sky One) *''Top To Toe II'' (Carlton Midland, 2004) She wrote a book called ''Beauty Scoop'' with Kate Shapland, published in 2004.

Personal life

She had a relationship with guitarist

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from the age of 18, living with him for six years. She married England rugby captain

in 1994. They divorced in 1996. Julia married Sony executive

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in 2006. She is a vegetarian and is interested in

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, having taken a

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in the subject at

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References

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