Jo Malone
Joanne Lesley Malone CBE (born 5 November 1963) is a British perfumer, who is the founder of the companies Jo Malone London and Jo Loves. Early life. Malone was born on 5 November 1963, and grew up in a council house in Bexleyheath, Kent. She had severe dyslexia and left school aged 13 to care for her mother, who had a stroke. Career. In 1999, Malone sold Jo Malone London to Estée Lauder for "undisclosed millions". In 2011 she started a new fragrance company, Jo Loves. Honours. In 2008, Malone received an MBE, then in 2018 a CBE  In 2015, she was a castaway on BBC Radio 4's "Desert Island Discs". Personal life. Malone is married to former surveyor, Gary Willcox, and they have a son together. In 2003 Malone was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, and after a year of treatment her cancer was in remission.