Background
Powter was born in Sydney in 1957 and lived there until she immigrated to the United States at age 10.
motivational speaker presenter writer
Powter was born in Sydney in 1957 and lived there until she immigrated to the United States at age 10.
She hosted her own talk show The Susan Powter Show in the 1990s. She left school in 9th grade. Twice married, she described herself to Curve magazine in 2004 as a "radical feminist lesbian woman".
Motivational speaker and nutritionist Advocate of a whole-foods, organic, low-fat diet, and regular cardiovascular and strength-training exercise, Powter also condemned the diet industry.
Her platinum-white flat-top haircut,aggressive manner of speaking and being barefoot while speaking in public, became an element of her celebrity. She has since grown out her hair and has multiple tattoos.
Powter was originally based in Dallas, Texas at the height of her fame. She eventually sold her studio in Dallas and moved to Seattle, Washington.
As of 2012, she was living in a self-described "earth ship" in New Mexico.
Author and blogger Powter is author of several books, three of which became New York Times best-sellers in the 1990s. In 2002, she returned to writing with The Politics of Stupid, a stream-of-consciousness, self-published manifesto encouraging women to take control of their brains and bodies from food manufacturers, corrupt governments, and fitness/diet industries. Powter"s website reported that she would host a radio show beginning in May 2006 and a cooking show entitled Taste My Broth within the year.
She also puts out The Monthly Flow, a subscription-based multi-media e-zine.
In November 2007, Powter re-launched her fitness and wellness blog. Video cassette Moving With Susan (1992) Shopping with Susan (1992) Lean, Strong and Healthy with Susan appearances Powter was featured in the 28 May 2007, episode of The Simple Life: Goes to Camp to help motivate participants in a fitness camp.
She appeared in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Belorussian-Air, entitled "Will Steps Out." She was also in the first episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast and she was talking about the world with Space Ghost. A clip from this interview was used again on Coast to Coast, in the last episode of the series.
Powter was a featured guest and judge on 7 February 2011, episode of RuPaul"s Drag Race.
She appeared in the Diagnosis: Murder episode "Murder by the Book".
