New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Suzanne’s forever glow THE LESSONS I’VE LEARNED

To celebrate 30 years living in New Zealand – the longest she’s ever been based in one place – Suzanne Paul is keeping it simple: picking up her pension, oh, and getting married.

As one of the most recognised faces (and voices) in the country, she jokes she’s reinvented herself more times than Madonna in that time, too.

From sunbed salesperson to television host, dancing star to declaring bankruptcy, the plucky infomercial queen has packed a lot of living in.

“Sometimes I think the last three decades feels like forever and how did I do all of that? Other times it feels like it’s gone in a blink of an eye,” confesses Suzanne from the cosy rural home she shares with fiancé Patrick Kuhtze and rescue dog Matty, north of Auckland.

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