Shaynna Blaze

Blaze at the Foxtel Launch Event, February 2013

Shaynna Blaze[1] is an Australian interior designer and television personality. She is best known for her work as a co-host on Selling Houses Australia (2008–present) and as a judge on The Block (2012–present).[2]

Career

Blaze became interested in interior design as a teenager,[3] and earned a degree in design after completing high school.[1] She married her first husband when she was 23-years-old, and they had two children together before they divorced.[1] Following her divorce, she found it "hard to run a business as a single mum" and became a jazz singer, singing in clubs while her parents babysat. Blaze returned to interior design after remarrying.[4]

In 2008, Blaze became a co-host on Selling Houses Australia. In 2012, she was hired as a judge on The Block.[5] She filmed a pilot episode for her own interior design series, Blank Canvas with Shaynna Blaze, which aired on The LifeStyle Channel in April 2013.[6][7] In 2013 and 2014, Blaze won the ASTRA Award for Favourite Personality – Female, and she co-hosted the 2014 ceremony with Matt Shirvington.[8][9]

In March 2013, Blaze released Design Your Home, an interior design book published by Penguin Books Australia. Her second book, Design with Colour and Style, is set to be released on 25 March 2015.[10]

Blaze has an interior design business, Blank Canvas Interiors.[4] She is a brand ambassador for Taubmans paint.[11]

Personal life

Blaze has a son and daughter from her first marriage.[1] She later married personal trainer Steve Vaughan,[1] and was credited by her married name, Shaynna Blaze-Vaughan, in early seasons of Selling Houses Australia. As of 2014, she lives in Hawthorn, Victoria.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Duck, Siobhan (2 August 2014). "Hardworking TV presenter Shaynna Blaze 'is the original Duracell bunny'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Craze, Kirsten (12 October 2013). "Interior design queen Shaynna Blaze gives homegrown tips to make thousands on your home". News.com.au. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Halliday, Claire (7 April 2012). "The best interior eye on The Block". Domain. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Designer lives". The Australian. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Murfett, Andrew (June 21, 2012). "Bringing a fresh eye to The Block". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Bishop, Jen (30 March 2013). "Shaynna Blaze gets her own show, Blank Canvas". The Interiors Addict. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Blank Canvas With Shaynna Blaze". The LifeStyle Channel. Foxtel. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Eck, Karen (21 March 2014). "2014 ASTRA Awards: winners named" (PDF). ASTRA Awards. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Eck, Karen (3 February 2014). "Hosts announced for 2014 ASTRA Awards" (PDF). ASTRA Awards. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Shaynna Blaze Announces New Book". Xposed Media. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Williams, Marina (11 November 2014). "DIY: Spring into last-minute design projects". The Border Mail. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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