TV presenter Anthea Turner’s ‘humiliated’ husband Grant Bovey has been discharged from his bankruptcy.

Just a year after his property company collapsed with debts of £50million, TV presenter Anthea Turner’s ‘humiliated’ husband Grant Bovey has been discharged from his bankruptcy.

The 49-year-old entrepreneur received his automatic discharge a week ago, 12 months after his voluntary petition was heard at Guildford County Court, Surrey.

Bovey is now freed from debt and has already started the process of trying to turn his fortunes around, opening a new bank account and working on a ‘number of projects’. 


Before the crunch: Grant Bovey and Anthea Turner at a friend's wedding in 2006

The former millionaire, who listed his occupation as ‘unemployed’ during his bankruptcy hearing, is working with a group of ex-business associates on ‘new ideas’.

But he is believed to want to stay in the shadows, rather than front the new ventures, for fear of putting investors off.

A close associate tells me: ‘Grant is delighted his bankruptcy has been discharged as it will allow him to get his life back on track. It has been a nightmare since the property bubble burst and his firm went down. He has been fighting an uphill battle and it put a huge strain on his relationships.

‘He knows he let Anthea down and other investors who lost a lot of money, and is determined to make a new venture a success.’


Despite his financial fall from grace, the one-time property speculator managed to hold on to some of his lavish lifestyle. He lives in a pretty cottage in Hascombe, Surrey, owned by his wife and I can also reveal the couple managed to do a deal to keep their £4million French ski chalet. 

Bovey agreed to pay off a substantial sum to a bank, representing his half of the chalet’s value. Anthea owns the other 50 per cent. But the helicopters he used to fly around the UK have been sold.

Miss Turner has been the main breadwinner and has spent considerable time working in Canada on a show called Dinner Party Rules.

Bovey blamed the credit crunch for ruining his property empire, which was once worth £100million, forcing him to sell their £10million estate.

Last year he admitted: ‘It’s humiliating and I feel that I’ve let Anthea down, that I’ve let down my children and everyone who had faith in me.’