Youtube james harries terry wogan biography
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He became famous at age 10 when, curly-haired and bow-tied, he appeared on Terry Wogan&#;s BBC television chat show, where he demonstrated a precocious knowledge of antiques.
The family opened an antique shop. Three years later his family publishing company released his book on making money by spotting bargains. He left school at age 11, being home-tutored from then on.
After a fire at one of the family properties, his father was jailed for filing a false insurance claim, and all the family businesses failed. As James matured he was employed in a series of low paid jobs, but never lasted.
He started cross-dressing in and changed his name to Lauren. Lauren has said that a casual remark in a supermarket, that 'he should be a woman', helped her realize that th
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In the late s, British talkshow host Terry Wogan introduced his viewers to the curious sight of ten-year-old James Harries, a supposed child prodigy &#;expert&#; on antiques.
The young Harries sported fancy dress, a bow tie and a curly bleached-blonde perm, making him look like a pint-sized Harpo Marx. However, Harries, apparently convinced of his own genius, was anything but silent, you see, and came off as an imperious, snobby and obnoxious kid to the general public, becoming one of those brats that you really love to hate. (To be honest, I can&#;t call to mind a similarly obnoxious kid from the entire history of American TV, either real or fictional. James Harries, as the British public were to find out, was a bit of both).
Harries &#;act&#;&#;a supposed talent for spotting antiques at flea markets for a few pence that were worth thousands of pounds&#;was bullshit (based on a single example trumped up by his father to a local newspaper and then parlayed to televsion
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Lauren Harries
British television personality
Lauren Harries | |
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| Born | James Charles Harries () 6 March (age&#;46) Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years&#;active | –present |
Lauren Charlotte Harries (born James Charles Harries; 6 March ) is an English television personality. As a child, she was known for her knowledge of antiques and appeared on numerous television shows including Wogan () and After Dark ().[1] In later life, she has been known for her appearances on television shows, such as Trust Me – I'm a Beauty Therapist (), This Morning (–), Big Brother's Bit on the Side (–), and Celebrity Big Brother ().
Early life
[edit]Lauren Charlotte Harries was born James Charles Harries on 6 March in Surrey, England.[2][3][4] Harries' father, Mark Harries, worked in the hotel business and catering trade.[5] The family moved to Cardiff when Harries was still a baby. From the age