Trinny Woodall, 60, reveals ‘the most extreme ageism she’s ever encountered’ and why she might intimidate men

Trinny Woodall has revealed the ageism she faced when trying to set up her own business.

The TV presenter, 60, runs her own make-up and skincare brand called Trinny London, which is reportedly worth £50million.

But it wasn’t easy for the style expert to find funding for the company when she first approached venture capitalists at the age of 51.

Speak with The Telegraph‘, she said: ‘They would say, ‘We’re just worried: Can you really run the business in ten years?’ I got that when I was about 51.

‘That’s probably the most extreme ageism I’ve encountered. Even when we stopped watching television in England, it wasn’t age related, it was just, ‘We’re tired of them.’ We want something new.’

The TV presenter, 60, runs her own make-up and skincare brand called Trinny London, which is reportedly worth £50 million

Trinny is currently single and although she feels like she is ‘good on her own’, she doesn’t like being alone in a house.

The journalist wondered if Trinny could intimidate many men, to which she nodded in response.

She said: ‘A friend said to me, ‘Trinny, you’re such a businesswoman, I think it could intimidate some men. I think for any woman who’s been in a relationship for a long time, when you go on a date, there’s like, “Who am I on a date now?” I share this because so many women are going through this.”

Trinny added that she has “never been a good flirt” and needs to work on her body language for future dates.

The star recently opened up about how she was doing ‘dipping a toe’ back into the dating pool, after her divorce Charles Saatchi.

In a video shared to her Instagram, Trinny and girlfriend Chloé Dall’Olio showed fans how to dress for a first date.

Trinny wrote in the caption: ‘If you, like me, are tiptoeing into the dating pool this year and feeling a little out of sorts, don’t panic – @chloedallolio and I have cracked the code on date dressing for the woman you are today.’

The star went on to reveal that she “hasn’t gone on any dates yet” because she finds it “really bloody hard.”

But it wasn’t easy for the style expert to find funding for the company when she first approached venture capitalists at the age of 51.

Last year, Trinny split from her partner of a decade, art collector and Nigella Lawson’s former husband, Charles, 80

Last year, Trinny split from her art collector partner of ten years and Nigella Lawson’s former husband, Charles, 80.

It was first reported in March that the relationship had ended, with friends suggesting that the 21-year age difference between them was to blame for them going their separate ways.

Two months after Trinny hinted the couple had gone their separate ways, Charles was seen enjoying a cozy lunch date with model Lady Martha Sitwell, 43.

Lady Sitwell later confirmed: ‘Yes, we met for lunch. Charles is a very smart, very funny man.”

Charles was seen with Lady Sitwell at his usual corner table at Mayfair restaurant Scott’s – where he had previously taken both Trinny and his ex-wife Nigella, 63.

They split in 2013 after photos emerged of him grabbing Nigella’s neck as they dined outside the exclusive venue.

Trinny revealed to podcaster Elizabeth Day, “I’ve been in a relationship for ten years, and no matter what people choose to believe or read, I know I’ve been in love with the person I was in a relationship with, and I’ve had good years had in that relationship.

‘But I also know that I got to a stage where I knew I wasn’t happy with it. And that is a very difficult thing. Because a relationship becomes trusted.’

She added: ‘Strangely enough, I’ve never thought, ‘I’m afraid of being alone.’ That’s something that didn’t occur to me at all. It was more, “Do I feel completely alone in the relationship?” And I did. I reached a stage where I felt alone.

“So ultimately it was about, ‘Okay, I have the power to do what I want to do.’ So I then thought, “Okay, I’ll move on.” And that was difficult, because any change is difficult.’