Gretel Killeen

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Gretel Killeen
Born	Gretel Killeen (1963-02-03) 3 February 1963 Turramurra, Sydney, Australia
Occupation	Television presenter of Big Brother 2001–2007, author, comedian, voice actor
Employer	Network Ten
Known for	Big Brother Australia (2001 – 2008) Sydney New Year's Eve (2006–07) Australia Day (2007) TV Week Logie Awards (2009)
Spouse(s)	Divorced
Children	Ezekiel (son) Epiphany (daughter)

Gretel Killeen (born 3 February 1963)^[1] is an Australian journalist and author. Killeen is well known for being the primary host of Big Brother Australia from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season (including Celebrity Big Brother in 2002). Killeen hosted the 2009 TV Week Logie Awards.^[2]

Career

Television

Big Brother Australia

Killeen was host of the Australian edition of Big Brother, from its first season in 2001. She hosted each series up until its seventh season in 2007.

On 28 October 2007, The Sunday Telegraph reported that, as a part of a revamp of the show, Killeen had decided to leave her hosting role,^[3]^[4] being replaced as host by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O^[5] from 2Day FM.

“	Working on Big Brother has been an extraordinary, challenging and rewarding experience. I'm really proud of what we've achieved but I now have the seven-year itch and am busting to get on with a million new things, including my first feature film, which we're shooting in the new year.	”
—Gretel Killeen^[5]

The Rocky Horror Show

Killeen appeared as the Narrator in a stage production of The Rocky Horror Show in Sydney and Melbourne in 2008.^[6]^[7]

Midday

From 1989 to 1991 Killeen was a regular on Midday with Ray Martin on the Nine Network. She wrote and featured in the popular weekly sketch A Town Like Dallas.

Coast To Coast

In 1990, Terry Willesee, John Mangos and Gretel Killeen hosted Coast To Coast for the Nine Network after the departure of Graham Kennedy from the program. The program in the new format was short-lived.

Other television roles

Killeen, along with Daniel MacPherson co-hosted the Sydney New Year's Eve 2006–07 telecast and also the Australia Day eve celebrations on 25 January 2006. She was also the host of Ten's coverage of the Australia Day ceremony in 2007. She also played nurse 'Angela Mercie' in two episodes of the Youtube web series The Horizon in 2013.^[8]

Literary works

As an author of a number of books,^[9] most for children, Killeen has penned:

The Night my Bum Dropped (2009), ISBN 978-0-670-07295-8 How To Live With a Sausage in a Bonnet (1991), ISBN 0-09-182583-0 Baby on Board: A Beginner's Guide to Pregnancy (1991), ISBN 1-86330-106-2 Every Girl's Geek Guide (1992), ISBN 0-09-182697-7 Visible Panty Line (1998), ISBN 0-14-028891-0	Cherry Pie (1999), ISBN 0-09-183749-9 What'll We Get for Grandma? (1999), ISBN 0-09-183869-X You're Joking! (2001), ISBN 1-74051-772-5
Fleur Trotter series
My Life Is a Toilet (1994), ISBN 0-09-182850-3 The 'My Life Is a Toilet' Instruction Book: How To Make the Most of Your Pathetic Existence (1995), ISBN 0-09-183270-5 My Life Is a Wedgie (2000), ISBN 0-09-183955-6	My Life Is a Boob Tube (2002), ISBN 1-74051-758-X My Life Is a Girdle (2003), ISBN 1-74051-899-3
The My Sister series
My Sister's a Yoyo (1997), ISBN 0-09-183479-1 My Sister's an Alien (1998), ISBN 0-09-183902-5 My Sister's a Sea Slug (1999), ISBN 0-09-183954-8	My Sister's a Burp (1999), ISBN 0-09-183962-9 My Sister's a Full Stop (2000), ISBN 0-09-183968-8 My Sister's a Nightmare (2000), ISBN 0-09-184079-1
Hot Buns & Ophelia series
Hot Buns & Ophelia Get a Bloke (2000), ISBN 0-14-029965-3 Hot Buns & Ophelia Get Shipwrecked (2001), ISBN 0-14-029966-1
The Very Naughty Mother series
The Very Naughty Mother Goes Green (2002), ISBN 1-74051-763-6 The Very Naughty Mother Runs Away (2003), ISBN 1-74051-764-4	The Very Naughty Mother Goes Invisible (2003), ISBN 1-74051-906-X The Very Naughty Mother Is a Spy (2004), ISBN 1-74051-907-8

Movie roles

Killeen has a cameo in the Australian film Gettin' Square as Rhonda Halliwell.^[1] On 28 October 2007, Killeen mentioned having a role in feature film to be shot in 2008.^[5]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gretel Killeen Wiki". Gretel-Killeen.com. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
↑ "Confirmed: Gretel Killeen to host Logies". Maquarie National News. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
↑ "Big Brother evicts controversial host Gretel Killeen". The Sunday Times (Western Australia). 27 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
↑ Gretel Killeen axed from Big Brother – The Sunday Telegraph, 28 Oct 2007
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Moran, Jonathon (28 October 2007). "Gretel Killeen axed from Big Brother". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
↑ Moran, Jonathon (15 June 2008). "Gretel loves freedom". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
↑ http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/brspeaker_bio.asp?Speaker_Index_Text=141
↑ Bond, Nick (30 October 2013). "Two Sleeps Until The Horizon". www.dnamagazine.com.au. Retrieved 8 Januuary 2014.
↑ "Gretel Killeen Wiki". Gretel-Killeen.com. Retrieved 18 February 2009.

External links

Gretel Killeen at the Internet Movie Database
Gretel Killeen at Penguin Books
GretelKilleen.com.au is her website
Gretel-Killeen.com is a fan website

Preceded by Show Started	Big Brother Australia Host 2001–2007	Succeeded by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O
Preceded by Richard Wilkins	Sydney New Year's Eve Host (with Daniel MacPherson) 2006–07	Succeeded by Kim Watkins and Andrew G
Preceded by Various hosts	Host of Logie Awards 2009	Succeeded by Bert Newton

Big Brother Australia

Big Brother

Series

Regular	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Celebrity	1

Winners

Regular	Ben Williams Peter Corbett Regina Bird Trevor Butler Greg Mathew Jamie Brooksby Aleisha Cowcher Terri Munro Benjamin Norris Tim Dormer TBA

Celebrity	Dylan Lewis

Main presenters

Current	Sonia Kruger Mike Goldman

Former	Gretel Killeen Tim Ferguson Kyle Sandilands Jackie O Bree Amer Ryan Fitzgerald Tony Squires Rebecca Wilson Shelley Craft Michael Beveridge

Companion shows

Current	Live Eviction Live Nominations Confidential Showdown

Former	Friday Night Live Up-Late Big Mouth Uncut / Adults Only

Spin-offs

Notable contestants

Category

v t e Hosts of the Logie Awards

Hugh O'Brien (1960) Gerald Lyons (1962) Gerald Lyons (1965) Bert Newton (1967–1980) Michael Parkinson (1981) Bert Newton (1982) Mike Willesee (1983) Bert Newton (1984) Greg Evans (1985) Mike Willesee (1986) Don Lane (1987) Daryl Somers (1988) Bert Newton (1989) Mark Mitchell (1990) Daryl Somers (1991) Steve Vizard (1992) Bert Newton (1993) Ray Martin (1994) Andrew Daddo and Noni Hazlehurst (1995) Daryl Somers (1996–1998) Andrew Denton (1999–2000) Shaun Micallef (2001) Wendy Harmer (2002) Eddie McGuire (2003–2004) Eddie McGuire, Rove McManus and Andrew O'Keefe (2005) Bert Newton, Ray Martin, Daryl Somers, Lisa McCune and Georgie Parker (2006) Adam Hills, Dave Hughes and Fifi Box (2007) Various hosts (2008) Gretel Killeen (2009) Bert Newton (2010) Shane Bourne (2011)

Logie Awards

v t e Sydney New Year's Eve Hosts

Richard Wilkins (1995–1998) Eddie McGuire (1999) Richard Wilkins (2000–2005) Gretel Killeen & Daniel MacPherson (2006) Kim Watkins & Andrew Günsberg (2007–2008) Leila McKinnon & Cameron Williams (2009) Alicia Gorey & Michael Usher (2010)

Authority control	VIAF: 93499820 ISNI: 0000 0000 7419 1840

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Name	Killeen, Gretel
Alternative names
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Date of birth	3 February 1963
Place of birth	Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death
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