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Who is Boris Johnson’s sister Rachel and when will the LBC radio star be on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins? --[Reported by Umva mag]

RACHEL Johnson is a radio presenter and the sister of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The LBC radio presenter isn’t shy about speaking her mind and about speaking out against her famous brother. Rachel is a radio host at LBCSplash News Rachel has joined the cast of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares WinsChannel 4 In 2024, she announced that she would be trying her hand at Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins The show will introduce her to an even bigger audience and hopefully show people that there is much more to Rachel than her brother Bojo. Part of the Johnson family The only daughter of Stanley and Charlotte Johnson, Rachel has three siblings including her politician brother. Born in September 1965, Rachel was raised and educated in both the UK and Brussels as her father worked for the European Parliament. While studying at Oxford, she edited the famous student newspaper Isis – which has also been edited in the past by former Chancellor and Evening Standard editor George Osborne. Rachel attended the opening of parliament with her son OliverNews Group Newspapers Ltd Live on-air After leaving university, Johnson pursued a career in journalism and has worked for the Financial Times and the BBC, along with writing columns for several other newspapers. Many people will recognise her voice from her show on LBC, where she talks about current events and politics. Rachel is no stranger to TV either, having appeared on discussion panels including Question Time and Sky News’ The Pledge. She has also starred in Celebrity Big Brother in 2018, but was the second housemate eliminated from the show. The radio presenter clashed with Reform UK spokesperson and former Tory MP Ann Widdecombe, while in the house. In 2024, she thrilled fans by announcing that she would be joining the cast of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins alongside John Barrowman and Bobby Norris. The Johnsons have a strong family resemblanceGetty Very different politics to her brother In September 2019 Rachel branded her brother Boris “reprehensible” after a tirade against Remainers in the House of Commons in which he accused them of passing a “surrender act”. She said it was “not helpful” for her sibling to blame Parliament for his Brexit difficulties, and claimed that he used the Commons dispatch box as a “bully pulpit”. It came as furious Labour MPs demanded Boris apologise after he said the “best way to honour the memory” of Jo Cox is for Parliament to “get Brexit done” as John Bercow condemned the “toxic” House of Commons. She has been very public in her politics and how they differ from her Conservative brother’s. In 2019, she joined the anti-Brexit party Change UK in 2019, but is now an independent (as of September 2024). Rachel has been a vocal critic of BrexitPA: Press Association Marital bliss Rachel is married to Ivo Dawnay, who was once the director of anti-Brexit group Best for Britain. The couple has three children – Oliver, James and Charlotte. She splits her time between London and Exmoor. Novelist and editor As well as editing The Lady, a weekly magazine, Rachel has written several successful novels. These include Notting Hell – a book about couples living in posh London area Notting Hill – and Shire Hell, a follow-up. She has also written The Mummy Diaries and Winter Games. In 2015 she released the third book of her Notting Hell series titled Fresh Hell.

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Who is Boris Johnson’s sister Rachel and when will the LBC radio star be on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins? --[Reported by Umva mag]

RACHEL Johnson is a radio presenter and the sister of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The LBC radio presenter isn’t shy about speaking her mind and about speaking out against her famous brother.

Rachel has joined the cast of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins

In 2024, she announced that she would be trying her hand at Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins

The show will introduce her to an even bigger audience and hopefully show people that there is much more to Rachel than her brother Bojo.

Part of the Johnson family

The only daughter of Stanley and Charlotte Johnson, Rachel has three siblings including her politician brother.

Born in September 1965, Rachel was raised and educated in both the UK and Brussels as her father worked for the European Parliament.

While studying at Oxford, she edited the famous student newspaper Isis – which has also been edited in the past by former Chancellor and Evening Standard editor George Osborne.

Rachel attended the opening of parliament with her son Oliver

Live on-air

After leaving university, Johnson pursued a career in journalism and has worked for the Financial Times and the BBC, along with writing columns for several other newspapers.

Many people will recognise her voice from her show on LBC, where she talks about current events and politics.

Rachel is no stranger to TV either, having appeared on discussion panels including Question Time and Sky News’ The Pledge.

She has also starred in Celebrity Big Brother in 2018, but was the second housemate eliminated from the show.

The radio presenter clashed with Reform UK spokesperson and former Tory MP Ann Widdecombe, while in the house.

In 2024, she thrilled fans by announcing that she would be joining the cast of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins alongside John Barrowman and Bobby Norris.

The Johnsons have a strong family resemblance

Very different politics to her brother

In September 2019 Rachel branded her brother Boris “reprehensible” after a tirade against Remainers in the House of Commons in which he accused them of passing a “surrender act”.

She said it was “not helpful” for her sibling to blame Parliament for his Brexit difficulties, and claimed that he used the Commons dispatch box as a “bully pulpit”.

It came as furious Labour MPs demanded Boris apologise after he said the “best way to honour the memory” of Jo Cox is for Parliament to “get Brexit done” as John Bercow condemned the “toxic” House of Commons.

She has been very public in her politics and how they differ from her Conservative brother’s.

In 2019, she joined the anti-Brexit party Change UK in 2019, but is now an independent (as of September 2024).

Rachel has been a vocal critic of Brexit

Marital bliss

Rachel is married to Ivo Dawnay, who was once the director of anti-Brexit group Best for Britain.

The couple has three children – Oliver, James and Charlotte.

She splits her time between London and Exmoor.

Novelist and editor

As well as editing The Lady, a weekly magazine, Rachel has written several successful novels.

These include Notting Hell – a book about couples living in posh London area Notting Hill – and Shire Hell, a follow-up.

She has also written The Mummy Diaries and Winter Games.

In 2015 she released the third book of her Notting Hell series titled Fresh Hell.

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