# She wrote the book on divorce. Now Anthea Turner explains how to stay friendly with an ex & move on Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/she-wrote-the-book-on-divorce-now-anthea-turner-explains-how-to-stay-friendly-with-an-ex-move-on Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/she-wrote-the-book-on-divorce-now-anthea-turner-explains-how-to-stay-friendly-with-an-ex-move-on.md Podcast: [Best Magazine UK: Suddenly Single](https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190) Published: 2026-07-07T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED8792239797.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED8792239797.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/episodes/she-wrote-the-book-on-divorce-now-anthea-turner-explains-how-to-stay-friendly-with-an-ex-move-on Duration seconds: 2394 ## Resource The best revenge when you get a divorce is ’to be nice’ or so says the Queen of Clean, presenter and now owner of her own beauty range, By Anthea (Turner). Here she explains why table manners maketh man, clean homes are important and the difficulties of blended families She also reveals: * why she wrote her divorce survival guide * the biggest mistakes people make after a breakup * her funniest dating horror stories * dating “icks” she can’t ignore * why kindness is the best revenge * the beauty tips she swears by * why she’s busier now than ever in her 60s 📚 Chapters 00:00 👋 Welcome to Suddenly Single with Anthea Turner 00:30 🌟 Meet Anthea Turner 01:30 💄 Anthea’s instant confidence tips 02:20 ✈️ Neck pillows, travel style & pet peeves 05:05 💔 Surviving divorce 06:20 ♟️ Why you should never make knee-jerk decisions 08:20 🏡 Mourning the life, not just the relationship 10:35 ❤️ Can broken relationships be saved? 11:15 🏠 Inside Anthea’s famously immaculate home 15:20 ✨ Finding yourself again after divorce 17:00 🚿 The advice that changed everything 19:00 💼 Starting a business in your 60s 22:40 💍 Finding love with Mark Armstrong 23:55 🚢 Cruising Iceland with her 93-year-old dad 26:50 🌍 Solo travel after divorce 29:45 📦 The Suddenly Single Honesty Box 31:00 😂 Worst dating experiences 32:40 🚩 Biggest dating icks 33:45 💋 Beauty secrets & getting ready 36:45 🛒 Can Waitrose help you find love? 38:50 💖 Final thoughts & life lessons Don’t forget to Like, Subscribe and hit the notification bell for more conversations on love, loss and new beginnings. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestmagazine/?locale=en_GB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestmagofficial/?hl=en Twitter/X: https://x.com/bestmagofficial?lang=en BEST talks to smarter, sharper women. From financial tips and fa… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/episodes/she-wrote-the-book-on-divorce-now-anthea-turner-explains-how-to-stay-friendly-with-an-ex-move-on/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/she-wrote-the-book-on-divorce-now-anthea-turner-explains-how-to-stay-friendly-with-an-ex-move-on.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.