Personal Information Summary | |
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Name | Caroline Heldman |
Siblings | She has two half siblings from her father’s marriage. |
Where is Carrie Symonds today? | Currently, she is a senior advisor to the ocean conservation charity Oceana. |
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | Born in September 1988. As of 2024, she is around 36 years old. |
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Married / Engaged | Check the full bio for relationship details. |
Children / No. of Kids | 2 |
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
Nationality | British |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Carrie Symonds is a press officer and former PR and communications chief for the Tory Party in England.
- Intelligent, outgoing and fun, Carrie is quite the socialite and enjoys throwing fun events for her friends, colleagues, and family.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Symonds was born in England and raised in the southwest region of London.
- Her father Matthew Symonds was the co-founder of the publication, The Independent and her mother, Josephine McAffee, is one of the publication’s lawyers.
- In early 2019, Carrie was romantically linked to former English Foreign Secretary and outspoken politician, Boris Johnson.
- Johnson is a divorcee and was married to a barrister named Marina Wheeler.
- Neither Boris nor Carrie has been outspoken about their relationship but rumours began floating around after Symonds was spotted attending various political functions and private dinners with Boris.
- Some sources reported that they would text each other regularly.
- The couple again hit the headlines in early 2019 after a source claimed that Symonds had moved in with Johnson and that he was planning on proposing to her.
- Boris is significantly older than Carrie. In fact, Carrie is barely a few years older than Boris’ daughters Lara Lettice Johnson and Cassia Peaches Johnson.
Early Life and Education :
- Carrie attended high school at a private institution called Godolphin and Latymer School in Hammersmith, London.
- In 2009, she graduated from University of Warwick with a 1st class Honours Degree in History of Art and Theatre Studies.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Symonds is best known for being the PR and Communications chief at the Conservative Campaign Headquarters.
- Carrie joined the Headquarters in 2009 as one of their press officers and it is there where she is a reporter to have met and caught the eye of Boris Johnson.
- She worked on Johnson’s re-election campaign for the Mayor of London position and later became the Conservative HQ’s Communications Director.
- As part of her work, Carrie attended various events held by the Tory party along with important parliamentary parties and events.
- She also worked for Home Secretary Sajid Javid, during his local government brief and for former Culture Secretary, John Whittingdale.
- Symonds was also briefly the adviser to Zac Goldsmith, Tory MP before being appointed Communications Chief for the Conservative Party.
- During her time as communications chief, she was recognised by the PR Week publication as the 2nd most powerful UK Public Relations Professional.
- Carrie spent over 2 years working with prominent Tory Party members such as Amber Rudd and Michael Gove until she eventually left in August 2018.
- Currently, she is working as a PR exec for Bloomberg’s Vibrant Oceans initiative.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- When she is not working, Carrie enjoys posting on social media and loves to share her adventures with her followers. She especially loves to take glamorous shots of herself, along with goofy pics of her dancing at the Palace of Westminster grounds.
- Carrie enjoys a having a good time and is well-known for throwing lavish parties that are attended by many high-profile guests including Boris Johnson.
- In Jan 2019, she took the streets to protest against Japanese whaling. Here, she even delivered a speech.
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