Huge BBC star reveals we'll ‘never work together again’ despite glittering 20-year career with best pal

Fans of MODE are in for a disappointment – as the days of working together on screen with a major television actress are over.

Susannah Constantine and Trinny Woodall were staples on the small screen during the noughties thanks to their cult show What Not To Wear.

Trinny and Susannah What Not To Wear was first broadcast in 2001. Credits: Brochure

Their partnership was a huge hit with fans on the BBCCredit: Rex Features

Together, the style icons would ambush an unsuspecting fashion victim nominated by a loved one and overdo it.

The hugely popular series starring Trinny and Susannah ran for four years and was even nominated for a BAFTA.

But after nearly two decades, Susannah, 61, confirmed she would “never” work with her 60-year-old friend Trinny again.

Susannah told The Sun: “What Not To Wear, no I wouldn’t revive it, I think What Not To Wear was an amazing show.

“The way we did it has no place today, unfortunately, it would be great, but it’s time for the next round of women or men to do it, Trinny and I had time.”

She continued: “Trinny is very busy with her make-up brand which is amazing and we’ve always been completely opposites and now it reflects our lifestyle so I’m very happy living in the country, now I consider myself a mum first and a wife, 1950- them, which also happens to work.”

And Susannah rejected the possibility of appearing on the reality show again.

She tried her luck on the show I’m a celebrity…Get me out of here! 2015 and Strictly Come Dancing 2018.

She was eliminated first in both shows.

The star told The Sun at a fashion show organized by Boots Hearingcare: “I will never retire, the most important thing about getting older is to always have a purpose in life.

“I think television has changed so much that everything is about speed and efficiency.

“I think it took away the authenticity that was there in the early 2000s, so it’s a different animal now.

“I love doing the Jeremy Vine Show or Lorraine because you’re talking about things that interest the viewers.

“Unless it was some kind of documentary. But not reality TV.”

What Not To Wear appeared on the BBC in 2001, with best friends, co-stars Trinny and Susannah.

The girls met in 1994 at a party and spent seven years writing a style guide for a broadsheet newspaper together.

On What Not To Wear, Trinny and Susannah were famous for not mincing words about people’s fashion choices and referring to breasts as “t*ts”.

Friends retired from the series in 2004, and Lisa Butcher and Mica Paris took over as hosts for two more series’. Then he was axed.

Trinny now runs the multi-million pound beauty brand Trinny London, which recently launched in Australia.

Last year its turnover was a staggering £56,212,000.

Launched in 2017 with a £150,000 investment from a contact at her daughter’s school, it came after a period of gloom.

After the success of What Not To Wear, Trinny eventually struggled to make ends meet, saying: “I couldn’t afford to keep my house; my daughter’s father died, I was making zero money.”

Susannah works as a journalist and often appears on talk shows, and she is also an author.

She also has her own podcast called My Wardrobe Malfunction.

The mum-of-three is a keen swimmer and has an Instagram account dedicated to her freezing exploits.

The former Strictly star and fashion guru – who was rushed to hospital last year – also opened up about her health shocks and said she had a hearing aid fitted.

She too shared her terrifying experience, praising the NHS and neurosurgeons for their exceptional care at the hospital.

Susannah spoke to The Sun at Aures London where she hosted a catwalk featuring Tasha Ghouri, the 25-year-old Love Island alum who is also a proud cochlear implant wearer.

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