Since her stint as one of the charismatic designers of the 90s hit show that revolutionised British living rooms, Anna Ryder Richardson's life has taken some unexpected turns post-Changing Rooms in 2004.

The interior design guru, Ryder Richardson, graced our screens alongside Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen in the popular BBC reality series that spanned a decade.

Her love for design was ignited while working at a children's interior shop, leading her to establish her own interior design firm. She made her television debut with her own design segment on GMTV in 1996.

During this period, she struck up a friendship with renowned celebrity chef Ainsley Harriot, who introduced her to some producers, paving the way for her to become a key designer on Changing Rooms.

After the show wrapped up in 2004, Anna took part in I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2007, where she was the sixth contestant to exit the jungle, reports the Mirror.

But her encounter with wildlife didn't end there. In an unexpected twist, she became the founder of Manor Wildlife Park, a zoo nestled in the countryside of Pembrokeshire.

Alongside her ex-husband, the designer purchased and revamped the zoo in 2008. Her remarkable journey to restore the site into a Welsh tourist attraction was captured in the TV series Chaos at The Zoo.