Carole Caplin
Encyclopedia
Carole Caplin was the style adviser
to Cherie Blair
and a fitness adviser to Tony Blair
, when he was the British Prime Minister
. She was controversial because of her relationship with the convicted conman Peter Foster
.
.
The Internet Movie Database
identifies her as a child actor in the film Accident (1967), which has a screenplay by Harold Pinter
.
, during the 1980s Caplin worked for the telemarketing company Programmes Ltd, and became involved in the related Exegesis
alternative therapy programme. Later Caplin set up a series of health and well-being companies.
Caplin has written a number of health and well-being books, and appeared in several television programmes, including presenting her own Channel 4
programme The Carole Caplin Treatment.
, an Australia
n with criminal convictions, who assisted the Prime Minister's wife, Cherie Blair
, in the purchase of two flats in Bristol
. Cherie Blair tried to distance herself from Foster and briefed the press office at 10 Downing Street
to make a public statement claiming that Foster was not involved with the deal. She was caught out when Foster provided evidence that she had lied. She then made a public apology, tearfully reading a prepared statement blaming her "misfortune" on the pressures of running a family and being a mother. She again tried to distance herself from Foster, but it was later revealed that she and Tony Blair had agreed to be godparents to the yet-to-be born child of Carole Caplin (Caplin later miscarried).
for a newspaper article that suggested that Caplin might have been considering selling the story of her time with the Blairs and to "blow the lid on Tony and Cherie Blair’s sex secrets". It was announced on 1 November 2011 that Caplin has accepted "substantial" damages from the newspaper for the false claims the Mail had made.
that her mobile phone was probably hacked on the instructions of the News of the World. Caplin's spokesman stated "Dating from 2002, Ms Caplin's is one of the earliest cases so far discovered and the police investigation has yet to uncover all the available evidence. Once she is able to establish the extent of this invasion of her privacy, Ms Caplin will decide what further action to take."
Lifestyle guru
Lifestyle gurus use principles vaguely related to metaphysics to advise people how they can make themselves happier through changes in their lifestyle. Lifestyle gurus were a profession popularised by several celebrities, including Cherie Blair, Madonna etc in the 1990s and 2000s...
to Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair , known professionally as Cherie Booth QC, is a British barrister working in the legal system of England and Wales. She is married to the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair; the couple have three sons and one daughter...
and a fitness adviser to Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
, when he was the British Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
. She was controversial because of her relationship with the convicted conman Peter Foster
Peter Foster
Peter Clarence Foster is an Australian who has been convicted and jailed on three continents for offences involving weight loss products and property transactions....
.
Early life
Caplin was brought up by her mother, Sylvia, of Jewish descent, who was a ballet dancer with the Festival Ballet until a car crash ended her dancing career. Her mother divorced her father, a furrier, when Carole was a toddler. Caplin was educated at Glendower, a private school in South Kensington, Lillsden School for Girls, a boarding school in Kent, and Hurlingham and Chelsea Secondary SchoolHurlingham and Chelsea Secondary School
Hurlingham and Chelsea School is a mixed community secondary school, located in the south of Fulham in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In 2004 the school went into special measures, but with the arrival of a new headteacher, Dr. Phil Cross, the school quickly came out of special measures,...
.
The Internet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
identifies her as a child actor in the film Accident (1967), which has a screenplay by Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter, CH, CBE was a Nobel Prize–winning English playwright and screenwriter. One of the most influential modern British dramatists, his writing career spanned more than 50 years. His best-known plays include The Birthday Party , The Homecoming , and Betrayal , each of which he adapted to...
.
Career
According to The ObserverThe Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
, during the 1980s Caplin worked for the telemarketing company Programmes Ltd, and became involved in the related Exegesis
Exegesis (group)
Exegesis, an alternative therapy programme, operated in the United Kingdom in the later 1970s and early 1980s.Exegesis was founded by Robert D'Aubigny, a former actor, in 1976 as Infinity Training, offering "englightenment and personal transformation" through a course of paid seminars...
alternative therapy programme. Later Caplin set up a series of health and well-being companies.
Caplin has written a number of health and well-being books, and appeared in several television programmes, including presenting her own Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
programme The Carole Caplin Treatment.
Cheriegate
In 2002, Caplin hit the newspaper headlines in the scandal referred to as "Cheriegate" because of her involvement with Peter FosterPeter Foster
Peter Clarence Foster is an Australian who has been convicted and jailed on three continents for offences involving weight loss products and property transactions....
, an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n with criminal convictions, who assisted the Prime Minister's wife, Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair , known professionally as Cherie Booth QC, is a British barrister working in the legal system of England and Wales. She is married to the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair; the couple have three sons and one daughter...
, in the purchase of two flats in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
. Cherie Blair tried to distance herself from Foster and briefed the press office at 10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as "Number 10", is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is now always the Prime Minister....
to make a public statement claiming that Foster was not involved with the deal. She was caught out when Foster provided evidence that she had lied. She then made a public apology, tearfully reading a prepared statement blaming her "misfortune" on the pressures of running a family and being a mother. She again tried to distance herself from Foster, but it was later revealed that she and Tony Blair had agreed to be godparents to the yet-to-be born child of Carole Caplin (Caplin later miscarried).
Daily Mail libel case
In 2010 Caplin started libel proceedings against the Daily MailDaily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
for a newspaper article that suggested that Caplin might have been considering selling the story of her time with the Blairs and to "blow the lid on Tony and Cherie Blair’s sex secrets". It was announced on 1 November 2011 that Caplin has accepted "substantial" damages from the newspaper for the false claims the Mail had made.
News of the World phone-hacking target
On 1 November 2011 Caplin announced that the Metropolitan police had told herOperation Weeting
Operation Weeting is a British police investigation that commenced on 26 January 2011, under the Specialist Crime Directorate of the Metropolitan Police Service into allegations of phone hacking in the News of the World phone hacking affair...
that her mobile phone was probably hacked on the instructions of the News of the World. Caplin's spokesman stated "Dating from 2002, Ms Caplin's is one of the earliest cases so far discovered and the police investigation has yet to uncover all the available evidence. Once she is able to establish the extent of this invasion of her privacy, Ms Caplin will decide what further action to take."