Ash Pollard

Ash Pollard
Born 1986 (age 30–31)
Tasmania
Residence Melbourne
Years active 2015–present
Agent Bravo Management
Television My Kitchen Rules
Dancing with the Stars
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Website Ash Pollard

Ash Pollard (born 1986) is an Australian reality television personality who came to public attention when she appeared on reality cooking show My Kitchen Rules in 2015.

Early life and education

Pollard describes her childhood as "privileged". She has a sister who works as a veterinary technician.[1]

Pollard grew up on the Gold Coast, where she attended All Saints Anglican School, graduating in 2003.[2] She also attended Paradise Performers, a dance school based on the Gold Coast, all throughout her childhood until she was in grade 11.[3]

She then studied and graduated from the Actors Centre Australia in 2008.[4] She subsequently worked in event management.[5]

Career

Pollard first appeared on the 2015 season of My Kitchen Rules where she and her cooking partner, Camilla, finished fourth.[6]

In 2015, Pollard appeared on Dancing with the Stars where she and her dance partner finished third.[7]

She has also worked with Channel 7's website, Yahoo7 Be, presenting videos of various recipes.[8]

Pollard appeared in the 2017 season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[9] Her nominated charity was Beyond Blue.[10] She stated she chose this charity because her mother's brother committed suicide.[11] She was evicted on 7 March 2017, after lasting 40 days in camp and finishing in seventh place.[12]

Pollard has been a regular guest host on 2GB radio show, Nights with Steve Price, since April 2017. Her segment with Price is called "Thursday Food with Ash Pollard", and she and Price spend each Thursday discussing cooking tips and all things food related.[13]

Pollard released her first e-book on 9 July 2017, a cookbook entitled Eat Me, which she describes as a compilation of her go-to recipes at home.[14]

She is slated to appear in Cannonball later in 2017.

Personal life

Pollard has misophonia.[15] She fosters animals, especially dogs, through the RSPCA.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "MKR food snob Ash Pollard laughs off embarrassing Facebook pictures". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  2. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: The pictures MKR villain Ash didn't want you to see". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Subscribe | heraldsun". www.heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  4. ↑ Blatchford, Emily (2015-10-10). "Reality Star Reveals What It's Really Like To Compete On National Television". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  5. ↑ "MKR star joins Dancing With The Stars". Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  6. ↑ Mitchell, Jim. "My Kitchen Rules 2015 episode 46 recap: Who made the final, Ash and Camilla or Will and Steve?". smh.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dancing With The Stars 2015: Emma Freedman's tearful victory for bone marrow charity". smh.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ash Pollard'S ARTICLES". Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  9. ↑ Bowden, Ebony (29 January 2017). "Look who is going into the jungle #ImACelebrityAU". smh.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ash Pollard reveals heartbreaking secret reason she went on I’m A Celeb". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  11. ↑ "Ash Pollard exit chat". Now To Love. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  12. ↑ "Ash Pollard eliminated from South African jungle on I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!". news.com.au. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Nights with Steve Price clips - Omny.fm". omny.fm. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  14. ↑ "Reality TV favourite Ash releases cookbook". Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  15. ↑ "Jungle fever for I’m A Celeb stars". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  16. ↑ "Subscribe to the Herald Sun". www.heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
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