Suzanne Paul (born Susan Barnes in November 1956)^[1] is an English-born television personality in New Zealand, who became famous for her product Natural Glow and roles as an infomercial hostess and television presenter.

Career

She grew up in the working class area of Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton,^[1] and worked as a sales demonstrator for almost two decades in the United Kingdom.^[2] Paul came to New Zealand in 1991, later selling products such as the Massage Pillow and the Suzanne Clip. In 2006, she won the Metro Magazine title of 'Woman with the most integrity'.^{[citation needed]}

Paul had her own television series, Second Honeymoon, Garage Sale and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, which screened on TVNZ, as well as appearing in many other top-rating New Zealand television programs like City Celebrity Country Nobody, Celebrity Treasure Island, How's Life, Outrageous Fortune, Intrepid Journeys, Pulp Sport, Best Bits, What Now, and Good Morning.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2008 Paul published a memoir titled But Wait, There's More.^[3] In August 2009, Suzanne launched her own clothing range, Suzanne Paul Petites sizes 8 to 16, for women 5 ft 4 inches and under, and the Short & Sweet range in sizes 6 to 18. In September 2010, she announced plans to set up a fashion shop in Remuera.^{[citation needed]}

From July to August 2010, Suzanne had a starring role in the stage show, Stepping Out by Richard Harris.^[4]

In 2011, Suzanne appeared in the stage show Dirty Dusting.^[5]

In 2021, Suzanne appeared as a guest in episode 5 of the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.

Personal life

Paul has been married three times. Her first marriage was to Dean Kilworth, whom she met when she was 40. Their marriage failed in part due to the stress of unsuccessful IVF treatments.^[6] In 2005, she married Duncan Wilson. They divorced in 2016 due to Wilson's struggle with Asperger syndrome.^[7] In March 2020, she became engaged to drummer Patrick Kuhtze. He had also been married twice before.^[8] The wedding was planned for October 2021,^[9] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[10] They got married on 30 October 2022.^[11]