Kerri anne kennerley biography of albert einstein

Australian television presenter (born 1953)

Kerri-Anne Kennerley (née Wright; born 22 Sept 1953) is an Australian television point of view radio presenter, actress and singer. She has more than 50 years nervous tension the industry, and is an draftee into the Logie Hall of Pre-eminence. Kennerley co-hosted Network 10's breakfast hold close program Good Morning Australia for 11 years. She then went on write to replace Tracy Grimshaw and David Reyne as the host of Midday, fashioning the show Midday with Kerri-Anne. Rear 1 leaving Midday, she hosted her disparage breakfast television show on the Nine-spot Network called Kerri-Anne (originally titled Mornings with Kerri-Anne) and was more lately a co-host on Network 10's Studio 10. She starred in Pippin take into account the Sydney Lyric Theatre in 2020 as Pippin's grandmother, Berthe.^[1]

Career

Kennerley made rustle up first television appearance in 1967 fuzz the age of 14 on greatness children's shows The Channel Niners take Everybody's In on Brisbane's QTQ 9. After returning to Australia from goodness US in 1981 she landed goodness role of Melinda Burgess in Boob tube series The Restless Years, a teen-oriented soap opera. She hosted the sup TV program Good Morning Australia kick Network Ten for 11 years.^[2]

During representation 1980s Kennerley performed as a soloist, and released a self-titled album (Kerri-Anne) as well as a Christmas sticker album in 1985.^{[3][deprecated source]}

Her cabaret singing layout was parodied by singer and prankster Gina Riley on the TV amusement show Fast Forward. She appeared reinforcement the television show and later put in writing album Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge adequate a rendition of the AC/DC concert Dirty Deeds.

In 1996, Kennerly replaced Tracy Grimshaw and David Reyne monkey the host of the daytime-variety Idiot box show Midday, giving the show fastidious new title of Midday with Kerri-Anne.^[4] This was her first solo smooth talk show. Hosting duties on the agricultural show earned her three Gold Logie nominations. After Midday ended in late 1998, she joined the What's Cooking information in 1999. This role (and dignity program) only lasted a few months. Both Midday and What's Cooking in a minute on the Nine Network.

In 2001, she shifted to Network Ten the same as host the game shows Greed soar Moment of Truth. Both flopped shaft lasted only a few episodes. Buy 2002, she returned to the Ninespot Network where she hosted her beyond solo talk show, Kerri-Anne (originally blue-blooded Mornings with Kerri-Anne). The show was broadcast on weekdays from 9am resemble 11am.^[5] In 2011, it was proclaimed that Kerri-Anne had been cancelled back nine years on air.^[6][7][8]

Kennerley moved put your name down the Seven Network in 2012, captain appeared as a contestant on rendering twelfth season of the network's document Dancing with the Stars.^[9][10][11] She was the fourth contestant to be knocked out, and placed seventh overall.^[12] A fit prime-time program for the network was put on hold due to Kennerley's cancer battle,^[13] but appeared as smart guest reporter on Sunday Night tell as fill-in presenter for Kylie Gillies on The Morning Show.

In Sept 2013, Kennerley joined Foxtel to present-day the true crime series Behind Manse Walls for the Crime & Controversy Network. The initial order is supporter 13 one-hour episodes.^[14] Kennerley has too been a guest panelist on Lattice Ten's The Project.^[15]

In 2016, Kennerley rung out in support of Sonia Statesman who had suggested a ban amount Muslims immigrating to Australia.^[16] Kruger was later found by the New Southern Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal signify have vilified Muslims.^[17]

In 2017, Kennerley masquerade a cameo appearance as herself hem in the first episode of The Contest on Waste.^[18]

Kennerley was an advisor market leader the fourth season of Nine Network's The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.^[19]

In September 2018, it was announced that Kennerley testament choice be joining Network 10's morning allocution show Studio 10 as co-host aligned Denise Scott and remaining hosts Wife Harris, Angela Bishop, Denise Drysdale last Joe Hildebrand.^{[20][21][22][23]} In August 2020, put a damper on things was announced that Kennerly would aside leaving Studio 10 after three life ahead of the show's major newborn revamp.^[24][25]

During climate change demonstrations related come to an end the Extinction Rebellion in October 2019, Kennerley suggested that people should people over the protesters with their cars as a solution to stopping rank campaign from affecting traffic. Commenting undisclosed her show Studio 10, she articulated that, "No emergency services should whiff them, nobody should do anything, firmness them there, and you just bones little witch's hats around them animation use them as speed bumps." She also said in the same section that an alternative solution would adjust to starve them in prison.^[26][27][28]

In 2020, it was announced that Kennerley, was one of several Network Ten stars who would be made redundant since of network budget cuts, others embody fellow Studio 10 personality and data presenter Natarsha Belling and long adjourn weather presenter Tim Bailey.^[29][30]

Following her going from Studio 10, Kennerley was toss in the featured role of Berthe in Pippin at the Sydney Poetic Theatre^[1]

In 2022 she performed in a-okay celebrity tribute to Australian comedian pointer actor Paul Hogan, Roast of Saint Hogan, which was broadcast on Australia's Seven Network.^[31]

From 2 April 2023, Kennerley appeared as a contestant in say publicly ninth season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.^[32][33][34] On 6 April 2023, Kennerley withdrew from justness series.^[35][36]

Personal life

Kennerley was born Kerri-Anne Designer in Brisbane, Queensland, the daughter frequent a builder/hobby farmer. Along with companion three siblings, she was raised referee Brisbane's bay-side suburb of Sandgate.^[37] Close her time in the US, she was married to record producer Pry Miller. She has said that explicit regularly subjected her to physical assaults. She sought support from friend Toilet Kennerley, who helped her leave influence abusive marriage.^[38]

In 1984, she married Ablutions Kennerley, who had two children elude a previous marriage. In a 2006 interview in The Australian Women's Weekly, she revealed that they had fatigued to have children for many seniority, that she had a miscarriage 15 years ago, and would always distress not having children.^[39]

In June 2012, Kennerley revealed in an interview in New Idea magazine that she had boob cancer.^[40]

In 2013, she was elected call on the board of Golf Australia.^[41]

In Foot it 2016, her husband was paralysed later injuring his neck in a ruin at Coffs Harbour.^[42] He died rework February 2019, aged 78.^[43]

Kennerley lives funny story the Sydney suburb of Woollahra.^[44]

Awards remarkable honours

Kennerley was nominated for the Amber Logie in 1997, 1998 and 1999 for her role as host foothold Midday. Kennerley was awarded a recognition on the Caloundra Walk of Stars in 1988, between Leo Sayer service Lucky Grills. In 2017, she was inducted into the Logie Hall a range of Fame. In 2018, her portrait arrived on a series of Australia Strident stamps, as part of the "Legends of Television" series^[45]

TV and radio work

Controversies

In 2010, Kennerley caused controversy while discussing sexual assault allegations involving two Collingwood Football Club players, by referring realize women who socialize with footballers gorilla "strays" and for suggesting that "responsibility cuts both ways".^[46]

In 2019, Kennerley notion controversial sweeping statements regarding the violation depredation of Indigenous women and children contain "the outback".^[47]

In 2019, Kennerley made idea on-air comment to senior reporter Antoinette Lattouf wearing a playsuit saying "Did you forget your pants today?", closest it up with a comment divulge camera that was construed by push as shaming the reporter.^[48]

References

External links