Personal Life
Somerville has been married three times:
- Stephen Band (1970–1975, no children)
- Ray Gowdridge (1984–1992, two children)
- Sir Jeremy Dixon (Architect)
Somerville and Dixon were interviewed by police in 1996, when concerns were raised by Boots the Chemists staff over photographs of her seven-year-old child in the bath. No caution or charges followed the investigation
Somerville suffered a brain tumour in 1993, for which she successfully underwent neurosurgery. As a result, she agreed to become a patron of the Different Strokes charity.
Somerville has a lifelong interest in painting, and was in 2001 a member of the judging panel for the National Portrait Gallery's BP Portrait of the Year; she has also served as a judge for several years on the RIBA Annual Architecture Award Panels. On 18 September 2003, Somerville was appointed Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Government Art Collection, for a period of four years.
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