Yvie Jones
Yvie Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yvie Jones 19 November 1972 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Television & radio presenter, reporter, warm-up comedian, caretaker |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | Gogglebox Australia |
Yvie Jones (born 19 November 1972) is an Australian television personality, known for appearing alongside Angie Kent on Gogglebox Australia from 2015 to 2018.
Career
[edit]Jones left Gogglebox Australia in December 2018. In January 2019, it was announced that Angie Kent and Jones would be appearing on the fifth season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, which began airing on 13 January 2019.[1] Jones was the series' runner-up, losing to Richard Reid.[2] She is a regular panellist on Studio 10 and The Project.[3]
In June 2019, it was announced that Jones would fill in for Fifi Box on Fox FM's breakfast show, Fifi, Fev & Byron, while Box was on maternity leave.[4] On 3 October 2019, the Hit Network announced that Jones would be joined by Grant Denyer during December to host the Grant and Yvie Show, a Summer breakfast show that would air on all of their major metro markets, except 2Day FM.[5]
In 2020 she appeared in two episodes of Network 10's Drunk History Australia.
In 2021 she started the podcast Two Girls One Pod for Nova Podcasts with her best friend Angie Kent. Later in 2021 she started appearing as a co-presenter on the cooking competition show Snackmasters on the Nine Network, appearing alongside Poh Ling Yeow and Scott Pickett.[6]
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2018 | Gogglebox Australia | Herself | 68 episodes |
| 2019 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Herself | 24 episodes |
| 2019 | Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway | Herself[7] | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Celebrity Name Game | Herself[8] | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | The Celebrity Chase | Herself | 1 episode[9] |
| 2019 | Hughesy, We Have a Problem | Herself | Mystery Celebrity |
| 2020 | Drunk History Australia | Madame Marchesi/Beryl Mills mother | 2 episodes |
| 2021– | Snackmasters | Herself | 10 episodes |
| 2023 | Darradong Local Council | Karen Smith-Theopoulos | 3 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ Croffey, Amy (9 January 2019). "The I'm a Celeb guessing game begins! Who's heading into the jungle?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Croffey, Amy (17 February 2019). "I'm a Celebrity: King of the Jungle Richard Reid begged to be cast". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Hustwaite, Megan (30 July 2019). "Reality star Yvie Jones returns to Melbourne after landing a plum role on Fox FM". Domain. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Zanda (11 June 2019). "Yvie Jones fills in for Fifi on Fox FM Breakfast". Radio Today. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Elshawarby, Nadia (3 October 2019). "Grant Denyer and Yvie Jones to Host 2Day FM Breakfast Show". Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (19 November 2021). "New premiere date for Snackmasters". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Whitehead, Mat (22 March 2019). "Sunday Night Takeaway: Yvie Jones Is Happy to Look Like an Idiot for Chris and Julia". 10 daily. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Grant Denyer Hosts Celebrity Name Game". 10 Play. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ McManus, Bridget (1 September 2019). "Daily Picks M Magazine September 1 - Wednesday". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2019.