Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (23 December 1971 – 8 February 2017) also known as T P-T, was an English socialite, "it girl", television presenter, model and charity patron.

Early life
Palmer-Timkinson was born in Hampshire. She studied at Sherborne School for Girls in Dorset. After graduating, she moved to London where she worked at a bank.

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
In 2002, Palmer-Tomkinson made an appearance on the British television series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, finishing as runner up. In November 2005, Palmer-Tomkinson presented her third behind the scenes series on ITV2 for the hit show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! Now.

Other works
Palmer-Tomkinson was a contestant on Comic Relief Does Fame Academy for the BBC.

Palmer-Tomkinson played the piano, as was demonstrated at events at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with the National Symphony Orchestra, at the Royal Albert Hall with Mozart, and at The Coliseum during a Leonard Bernstein Tribute.

Palmer-Tomkinson was also a writer. She wrote The Naughty Girl's Guide To Life (2007) , Inheritance (2010) and Infidelity (2012).

Death
In January 2016, Palmer-Tomkinson was diagnosed with brain cancer.

On 8 February 2017, she was found dead at her home in London, aged 45. The cause was a perforated ulcer.

References

Other websites

 Speur Ghlan  charity

 MyVillage biography 

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