Debbie Travis
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Debbie Travis at the 2013 Randstad Awards
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| Born |
Deborah Travis September 25, 1960 Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Interior designer, television host |
| Years active | 2003- present |
| Spouse(s) | Hans Rosenstein |
| Website | www |
Debbie Travis (born in 1960 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) is a British-Canadian television personality, self-taught interior decorator, and former fashion model. She is best known as the host of Debbie Travis' Facelift and Debbie Travis' Painted House. The shows were based out of Montreal, Quebec and Facelift was produced for Home & Garden Television Canada.
Travis grew up in Rochdale, Lancashire/Greater Manchester. After a 6-year adult-modelling career, she worked in television as a freelance editor and producer. Travis met her future husband Hans Rosenstein, a television distributor, in 1985 during a visit to a television buyers' market in Cannes. They married soon after and moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
After redecorating her old Victorian house using paint effects, Travis formed a small decorating business which quickly grew to include commissions from large department stores, auditoriums, theatres, and grand reception halls. Her work attracted media attention, and Travis opened a small studio and hired a partner to teach workshops to both professional decorators and homeowners. She later produced an instructional video entitled Decorative Paint Finishes Made Easy, and later produced three additional, more advanced instructional videos, available in both French and English.
Travis hosted Debbie Travis' Painted House from 1995 to 2002, airing on the Women's Television Network (later W Network). Travis was awarded two Gemini Awards for the series.
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