Susannah Constantine’s parents are Joseph Constantine and Rosalind Constantine. Joseph Constantine was an Old Etonian who served as an officer in the Coldstream Guards.
He was of a Yorkshire landed gentry family that traces back to the 1100s. Through his paternal grandmother, Marie Leonie Francoise (née van Haaren), he descends from Dutch prince William the Silent.
Rosalind Constantine was a former model and actress. She is the daughter of Sir David Renton, 3rd Baronet, a British politician who served as Minister of State for the Environment from 1970 to 1974.
Susannah Constantine was born in Hammersmith, London, and raised in Knipton, Leicestershire. She has one sibling, a younger brother named Rupert. Susannah Constantine’s parents divorced when she was 12 years old. Her father died in 2004, and her mother died in 2017.
Susannah Constantine has said that her parents’ divorce was a difficult time for her, but that she is grateful for the strong foundation they gave her. She has also said that her mother was a great inspiration to her, and that she learned a lot from her about style and confidence.
Susannah Constantine is an English former TV fashion journalist, writer, style advisor, television presenter, author and clothes designer. She gained prominence as one half of the duo Trinny & Susannah, alongside her friend Trinny Woodall, with whom she co-hosted the popular BBC television series What Not to Wear.
Constantine was born in Hammersmith, London, England, on June 3, 1962. She was educated at the independent school Francis Holland School, and then went on to study English at the University of Bristol.
After graduating from university, Constantine worked as a fashion journalist for a number of magazines, including The Sunday Times Style, Harpers & Queen, and Vogue. She also worked as a PR consultant for a number of fashion brands.
In 2001, Constantine and Woodall launched the television series What Not to Wear. The show was a huge success, and ran for five series on the BBC. Constantine and Woodall became household names, and their style advice was sought after by women all over the world.