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Daily Mirror
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Dame Deborah James' husband's mystery woman unmasked as glam investment banker
Dame Deborah James' widower has found love with a hugely successful Swiss investment banker, with the pair making their relationship official last week Dame Deborah James' widow has found love with a Swiss investment banker. Sebastian Bowen had stood by the broadcaster and campaigner throughout her courageous fight against bowel cancer. But Dame Deborah, who died in 2022, had made it clear to her husband she wanted him to find love after her death. Last week, Sebastian was spotted out and about with a mystery woman as they put on a very loved-up display while enjoying the recent heatwave across the UK. He and his new girlfriend headed out in Hammersmith, west London, as they soaked up the sun and enjoyed a romantic lunch overlooking the River Thames. Now, it's said that his new girlfriend is a very glamorous Swiss investment banker. Sebastian, 45, and his new girlfriend may have been celebrating her 39th birthday when they were spotted romantically walking alongside the river while wrapping their arms around one another. It's reported that Sebastian has found love with Susann Aulbach, who currently works as the head of investor relations at a swanky London insurance firm. Susann, who is said to have grown up in Switzerland and lives in west London, according to the Daily Mail, looked sensational as she rocked a glamorous red dress which cut off above the knee. Sebastian opted for a more casual look, rocking a blue casual shirt, leaving his top buttons undone, with a pair of chinos and trainers. As the couple went about their day, they looked extremely loved up as they walked hand in hand. But leading body language expert, Judi James, believes that Sebastian and Susann could have been friends before their romance blossomed. "One of the key words that stands out from their body language together is 'relaxed'," Judi told the Mirror. She went on to add: They appear lacking in any signs of tension or anxiety, suggesting they make each other happy. "There's no clinging or neediness here: the hand clasp shows the fingers are meshed, but the clasp itself is relaxed and quite loose. Their smiles have an element of coyness, but they are twinned smiles and appear authentic rather than the kind of social, more effortful smiles you often see when people are trying to impress each other on a first date." Judi went on to say: "Their body language looks synchronised too, with lots of mirroring to suggest like-minded thinking. This looks like a very even-handed relationship in terms of emotions, intellect and levels of confidence, suggesting a strong friendship that might have been established before anything more romantic." A source has since said that the pair are "very much in love" and it was "heartening" to see Sebastian, a banker with private equity firm Pomona Capital, looking happy again. Since Dame Deborah's death, he had been on a string of dates but was taking new romances "very slowly" as Deborah was a "tough act to follow". Prior to her tragic death, the campaigner who raised more than £11million for cancer research branded her husband a "very eligible bachelor" and knew he would have attention from other women following her death. Speaking on the BBC Radio 5 Live show, You, Me And The Big C, she said: "I have given him strict instructions." Dame Deborah went on to add: "I want him to move on. He's a handsome man, I'm like, 'Don't be taken for a ride, don't marry a bimbo, find someone else who can make you laugh like we did." But she also joked that she had a list of people she didn't want Sebastian to date. "I would do my damned hardest to haunt him," she joked.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Revealed: Dame Deborah James' husband has found love with a glamorous Swiss investment banker, 39 - three years after the bowel cancer campaigner's death
Dame Deborah James ' husband has found love again with a Swiss investment banker three years after the bowel cancer campaigner died, MailOnline can reveal. When Sebastien Bowen was pictured at the weekend with a beautiful 'mystery' woman, friends of his late wife wished him well. Dame Deborah had, after all, told her husband he should ' move on' after she was gone. Now we can reveal the woman with whom Mr Bowen, 45, was pictured holding hands in west London is Susann Aulbach, whose most recent role was head of investor relations at a London finance firm. Ms Aulbach, who lives in an £800,000 flat in Chelsea, turns 39 this month and it is thought that the pair may have been celebrating her birthday when they were spotted enjoying a long, leisurely lunch last week at The River Cafe in Hammersmith. The River Cafe is the fashionable restaurant where Jamie Oliver began his career and the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Nigella Lawson have dined. A passerby said: 'They looked like they were very much in love. It was very sweet. For anyone who was inspired by Dame Deborah's attitude to life, it was really heartening to see her husband looking happy again.' Ms Aulbach, who grew up in Switzerland, wore an elegant red dress with black sandals and sunglasses as she and Mr Bowen, a banker at private equity firm Pomona Capital, basked in the sunshine while they strolled on the towpath beside the Thames. Last December, we revealed that Mr Bowen was dipping his toe in the dating scene. Friends said he had been on several dates as he attempted to rebuild his life following his wife's death in June 2022. In the months before she passed, she was awarded a damehood personally by Prince William, who visited Deborah at her parents' home in Woking Surrey, where she was living. A source said: 'It's very early days for Seb and he's taking things very slowly. Deborah is going to be a tough act to follow as they had a fantastic marriage and made a great couple. But Seb feels the time has come for him to move on, as Deborah wanted him to.' Dame Deborah, who called herself 'Bowelbabe', raised more than £11million for cancer research. She was known for her frankness about dealing with her aggressive bowel cancer, which she shared on the BBC Radio 5 Live show You, Me And The Big C. She described Mr Bowen as a 'very eligible bachelor' and knew he would attract a lot of female attention after her death. She said: 'I have given him strict instructions: I want him to move on. 'He's a handsome man, I'm like, 'Don't be taken for a ride, don't marry a bimbo, find someone else who can make you laugh like we did.' She also joked there were a couple of people she didn't want him to hook up with and if he did, 'I would do my damned hardest to haunt him'. Mr Bowen met his wife, with whom he had two children, in 2005 and they married three years later. In 2023, her mother Heather said: 'Deborah will be a hard act to follow, but he has our blessing.'
