Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

Tara Claire Palmer-Tomkinson was an English socialite and television personality. She appeared in several television shows, including I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! In 2016 she was diagnosed with a pituitary tumour and an autoimmune condition. She died from a perforated ulcer on 8 February 2017.

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Summary Tara Palmer-TomkinsonTara Claire Palmer-Tomkinson was an English socialite and television personality. She appeared in several television shows, including the reality programme I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! In 2016 she was diagnosed with a pituitary tumour and an autoimmune condition. She died from a perforated ulcer on 8 February 2017. She was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire on 23 December 1971. Her father represented Great Britain as a skier at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Her mother was of Argentine descent. She attended the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall as well as Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

In 1999, she appeared on The Frank Skinner Show, slurring her words and the host’s name. In 2006, she received extensive publicity after her nasal septum collapsed due to her cocaine addiction. This followed her arrest at Heathrow Airport after she refused access to a first-class lounge. She underwent cosmetic surgery to have it rebuilt in December 2014. In 2012, her second novel, Infidelity, was published by Pan Books. In September 2007, her book The Naughty Girl’s Guide to Life, co-authored with Sharon Marshall, was released by Sphere.