Louise Lulu Mushama Carter Arfwedson (born Ann Louise Arfwedsson, 5 April 1961) is a Swedish author and presenter on the television home improvement show ''

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'', broadcast on TV4. Carter has also participated in the travel show '' När & Fjärran'' on the same channel.Lulu Carter trotsar sin rädsla i kändishoppet
Retrieved 20 February 2015 In 2008, Carter was a contestants in ''

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'' on TV4, however she was eliminated in the second episode. She has also competed in the show '' Wipeout'' on Kanal5. And the celebrity diving show '' Kändishoppet'' on

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. She runs her own decorating company lulu Carter Inredning & Design. Lulu Carter was born in

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and was the youngest of four siblings, and at the age of three she and her family moved to

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were Lulu attended a

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private school. She was one of two non-sami children at the school. In her book ''Sinnliga rum'' describes her childhood in Gällivare as a precious gift, a period of her life has given her much inspiration as a decorator. After a few years in Gällivare her family moved to

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, There they lived in a house that had belonged to Emma Zorn, the wife of artist

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. At the age of sixteen Carter moved to

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to be an intern at the women's magazine ''

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''. When Carter was 23 years old she met her first husband, Peter Lennig who is a doctor. Their relationship lasted for ten years and the couple had two children. In 2000 she married Australian Darren Carter who is a model. In October 2007, she married Rainer Bolm at the Swedish embassy in Marrakech. The couple separated in 2010. Carter received attention in 2017 when she accused the ''Äntligen hemma'' co-star

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of sexual abuse. These accusations and those of other women made Timell being fired from his job as host of the show. And ''Äntligen hemma'' was temporarily cancelled.

Bibliography

*''Sinnliga rum: konsten att inreda med hjärtat '' (2013)

References

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