Where are they now: 30 of Queensland’s most adored household name celebrities
Reality TV royalty, soap actors, famous athletes and iconic Queenslanders – see what your favourite most-loved small town celebs are up to now.
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Ever wondered what happened to your favourite small town celebs?
They’re the household names who got their success either on the small screen, kicking up a storm in sport, showing off their incredible music ability or appearing in the Aussie news headlines.
From former Olympians, ex Hi-5 cast members, TV cooks and famous soap stars, here’s a list of some well-loved Queenslanders and what they’re up to now.
Sofie Formica – The Great South East host
Most well known as the host of The Great South East, Sofie Formica has worked in the media and TV industry for more than 30 years, starting out as a host for popular children's shows including Wombat, Saturday Disney and Now You See It.
After leaving The Great South East in 2018 after a 14-year run as a host, Formica is now the face of National Product Review and works as an MC, hosting a number of events including QPAC’s The Spirit of Christmas concert.
Formica hosts her own radio segment ‘Afternoons with Sofie Formica’ on Brisbane radio station 4BC and is a brand ambassador for the Great Queensland Getaway, promoting Queensland tourism.
Currently residing in Saint Lucia in Brisbane, Formica is also a mother of three.
Pat Rafter – professional tennis player
Once dubbed People’s ‘Sexiest Athlete Alive’ in 1997, Pat Rafter is an Australian tennis player and former world number one, known for winning the US Open Champion consecutively in 1997 and 1998.
Born and raised in Mount Isa, Rafter turned pro when he was just 19-years-old, starting his illustrious career where he placed second at Wimbledon in 2000 and 2001, won the Australian Open doubles in 1999 and made the semi-finals at the French Open in 1997 and 1998.
Rafter was named Australian of the Year in 2002 and currently resides on a farm in Byron Bay in NSW with his wife Lara and their two kids.
In 2018, Rafter sold his seven-bedroom Sunshine Coast home for around $18m in favour of the 38ha Byron Bay rural property.
Gerry Connolly – impersonator/comedian
Hailing from Rockhampton, Gerry Connolly is an internationally recognised comedian, actor and expert impersonator, most loved for his hilarious impression of Queen Elizabeth II which saw him make the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent in 2019.
Known for his impersonations of famous political figures including Margaret Thatcher, Bob Hawke and Gough Whitlam, Connolly has a well-established theatre, TV and film career, appearing in comedic roles on shows like Fast Forward, Dead Gorgeous and Kath and Kim, playing the theatre-loving Meryl Streep (no relation).
Offering his skills as an after-dinner speaker and MC, Connolly continues to act and most recently opened for Alan Cumming’s cabaret show in Adelaide in 2021 and starred in the national tour of the play The Mousetrap in 2023.
Ali Oetjen – former Bachelorette
Known to most as the star of The Bachelorette in 2018, Ali Oetjen has now settled on the Sunshine Coast and works as a life coach and yoga teacher following her break-up with Bachelorette co-star Taite Radley in July 2020.
After a stint on television starring in SAS Australia, Holey Moley and Bachelor in Paradise, Oetjen shares her meditation and breathing programs on her Instagram to more than 229k followers.
Promoting health brands and products like Naked Harvest supplements, Oetjen runs her own meditation program ‘Breathe & Meditate’ where she offers in person classes and weekly Zoom meditation guide classes at just $5 a pop.
Oetjen is currently dating life and health coach Mitchell Adams who co-founded the men’s self development program ‘The Gentleman’s Club’.
Steven Bradbury – Olympic speed skater
A classic Australian figure who inspired the saying “doing a Bradbury”, Steven Bradbury OAM is a four-time Olympian and inductee into the Australian and Queensland Sports Hall of Fame.
Bradbury became a world-renowned figure at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games when his other speed skating competitors famously fell over in the last remaining seconds of the race which saw the Aussie snatch up Australia’s first ever Winter Olympics gold medal.
More than 20 years on from his iconic victory, Bradbury is now an expert motivational speaker, MC and entertainer based in Queensland who has presented at more than 1350 conferences in 21 countries, speaking on business strategy, innovation and goal-setting.
His latest business venture was co-founding Last Man Standing Brewing out of South East Queensland with Damian and Stephen Prosser, sons of rugby union great Roydon Prosser.
Bradbury is a father of three and featured on Dancing with the Stars in 2005 and Australian Survivor in 2019.
Christine Anu – singer
Recently revealed as the Goldfish on The Masked Singer Australia in 2019, Christine Anu is a singer from Cairns, most well known for covering the Warumpi Band song ‘My Island Home’ which she performed at the Sydney 2000 Olympics Closing Ceremony.
Featuring in small roles in Moulin Rouge!, The Matrix Reloaded and as a judge on Popstars Live, Anu is most recognised for her incredible music career which saw her earn 17 ARIA nominations across her eight albums.
Anu is also known for originating the role of Mimi in the original Australian cast of Rent the musical and for her album Stylin’ Up that went platinum when it was released in 1995.
Anu is about to release her new album and currently hosts ‘Evenings with Christine Anu’ on ABC, broadcasting nationally at 7:00pm on Saturday nights.
Simmone Jade Mackinnon – McLeod’s Daughters actor
Originally from Mount Isa, Simmone Jade Mackinnon is most well known for her role as Stevie on the hit soap, McLeod’s Daughters, a character she played from 2003 to 2009 in more than 150 episodes, earning herself a Gold Logie nomination.
Appearing in small roles in All Saints and Water Rats in the late 1990s, Mackinnon got her big break playing Allie Reese on Baywatch, starring on the show from 1999 to 2000 where she met and dated Aquaman star Jason Momoa for seven years before splitting in 2006.
Most recently appearing as Zoe on Neighbours in 2012, Mackinnon now lives in Coffs Harbour in NSW, is a mother to her son Madigan, and runs her own small business ‘Wandering Ozzie’, selling a range of bohemian-style overalls, flannels, jackets, mugs and blankets.
On May 19, 2023, Mackinnon announced she would be shaving her head and saying goodbye to her well-loved dreadlocks after experiencing stress-related hair loss, posting photos of her shaved head on her Instagram.
Wendell Sailor – NRL player
Raised in Sarina in Central Queensland, Wendell Sailor is one of the country’s most legendary rugby league players, with a career including 196 matches for the Brisbane Broncos, 17 State of Origin games and 37 matches for the Wallabies, including the 2003 Rugby World Cup final.
Since retiring in 2010, Sailor has commentated for Channel 9, appeared on reality TV shows like The Masked Singer and Dancing with the Stars, and famously broke Ben Ross’s arm live on The Footy Show in 2015 during an arm wrestle gone wrong.
Sailor now resides in Sydney and appears on Triple M Sydney’s ‘The Rush Hour with Gus, Jude & Wendell’ from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on weekdays.
Wendell Sailor’s 24-year-old son Tristan made his professional debut with St George Dragons in 2019 before making his Brisbane Broncos debut in May 2023.
Dan and Steph Mulheron – MKR winners
Winners of season four of My Kitchen Rules, Dan and Steph Mulheron from Hervey Bay became fan favourites of the cooking show in 2013 for being a genuine and down-to-earth pair passionate about their dreams of opening a gourmet sausage shop.
Following their win, Dan and Steph opened their restaurant EAT on The Esplanade at Hervey Bay in 2014 and shortly after, welcomed their daughter Emmy via IVF.
After the show, Dan lost 85kg following a gastric band surgery and consequently released a popular recipe e-book with ideas for people who had also underwent the surgery, the pair selling around 5000 copies of the book.
Competing again on My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals in 2020, the couple collaborated with SunPork Three Aussie Farmers and released a sausage range in Coles in March 2020.
The couple continue to run their restaurant at Hervey Bay with the help of their young daughter Emmy.
Li Cunxin – ballet dancer
Dubbed ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’, named after his 2003 memoir of the same name, Li Cunxin is a Chinese-born ballet dancer who is recognised as one of the best dancers in the world, after being chosen for Madame Mao’s Beijing Dance Academy as a child.
Born in Qingdao, China, Cunxin was one of seven boys and attended dancing school six days a week for seven years before later meeting his wife, Rockhampton-born ballerina Mary McKendry in the 1980s and marrying in 1987.
Based in Melbourne, Cunxin served 11 years as artistic director of Queensland Ballet, recently announcing his resignation from the role in June 2023, revealing that both he and his wife were battling health conditions.
Cunxin is a father to three children, Sophie, Tom and Bridie.
Schapelle Corby – convicted drug smuggler
Most Australians will instantly recognise the name Schapelle Corby, a Gold Coast-born woman who made international headlines in 2004 when she was intercepted at Bali with 4.1kg of marijuana in a bodyboard bag that saw her sentenced to 20 years in a Balinese prison.
Corby was sentenced on May 27, 2005 and served nine years in Kerobokan Prison before being released on parole in 2014 and finally returning to Australia on May 27, 2017.
Since she returned to the country, Corby lives on the Gold Coast, re-released an updated version of her 2006 memoir My Story and made brief television appearances on SAS Australia in 2020 and Dancing with the Stars in 2021.
Corby now has more than 160k followers on Instagram and runs her own epoxy resin clock making business, selling handmade one-of-a-kind clocks at $199 a piece.
Dami Im – The X Factor winner
A household name to most Australians, Dami Im first achieved her claim to fame after winning the fifth season of The X Factor Australia in 2013.
After signing with Sony Music and later ABC Music, Im continued to make headlines in 2016 when she represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest, placing second with the song ‘Sound of Silence’, Australia’s highest achievement at the European song competition.
Born in South Korea and raised in Brisbane, Im has released several albums since appearing on X Factor 10 years ago, including the self-titled Dami Im, Heart Beats and My Reality, with her next EP In Between set to be released in July.
Im appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in October 2021, welcomed her first child in May 2022 and will be touring nationwide in July.
Matt Golinski – chef
Based on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Matt Golinski is a renowned chef, best known for his appearance on Ready Steady Cook in the 2000s.
Golinski made headlines in 2011 when tragedy struck on Boxing Day after an electrical fire ripped through his Tewantin home that claimed the lives of his three daughters and his wife Rachel, leaving him in an eight week induced coma and with burns to 40 per cent of his body.
During his recovery, he met Erin Yarwood who he married in 2017 and has had two children with, Aluna and Tillie.
Now living in the rural town of Kin Kin, Golinski recently resigned from his role as the advisory executive chef at View Restaurant at Peppers Noosa Resort in August 2022 but continues to work as a guest chef and motivational speaker at festivals and events around the country.
Golinski recently announced he’d be presenting at the Queensland Garden Expo in July.
Steve Willis – The Biggest Loser trainer
Born and bred in Brisbane, Aussies will know Steve Willis by his nickname Commando Steve and his appearance as one of the trainers on The Biggest Loser Australia where he met his long-time partner and now ex-wife, Michelle Bridges.
After attending school in Brisbane, Willis served in Australian Special Forces for a decade before leaving in 2004 to launch a career as a fitness professional which landed him a role as one of the most recognisable trainers on the hit weight loss competition show.
Now a father to four children and an author of three books, including two cookbooks, Willis offers his fitness services via his brand ‘Get Commando Fit’, offering one-on-one training, group sessions, corporate training and speaking.
Splitting with Bridges in January 2020, Willis confirmed a relationship with Herika Eris in July 2020 who he now lives with in Sydney.
Bree Amer – Big Brother housemate
Famous for becoming the first person accidentally eliminated and welcomed back to the Big Brother house following an incorrect vote count, Bree Amer is a reality TV personality most well known for her stunt on the hit reality show in 2004 where she placed in second.
Following her appearance on the show, Amer went on to host both Big Brother Friday Night Live and Friday Night Games where she was consequently diagnosed with thyroid cancer at just 24-years-old after a doctor watching the show contacted her after seeing a lump on her neck while watching the program.
Marrying her husband Evan Wilkes in 2015, Amer lives in Sydney and is a mother of two who speaks openly about her traumatic stillbirth experience in 2018, sharing her story about her son, Archie, who would have been eight-years-old in 2023.
Amer now works as both a marriage celebrant and a reality TV producer with Fremantle, helping with production and casting for shows like Farmer Wants a Wife and The Bachelor.
Joy Chambers – soap actor
Known for her characters Rita Merrick in The Restless Years and Rosemary Daniels in Neighbours, Joy Chambers is an actor, businesswoman and author, as well as the widow of media mogul and creator of Prisoner and Neighbours, Reg Grundy.
Born in Ipswich, Chambers married the former Wheel of Fortune host in the early 1970s, four years after meeting on the set of I’ve Got A Secret where she was working as a model.
Chambers began writing fact-based fiction in 1990 and has released ten books set in the historical periods of World War I, the Zulu War of 1879, Pearl Harbour and more.
After Reg Grundy’s death in May 2016, Chambers was involved in a lawsuit with the late media personality’s only child Viola La Valette in a battle for his $900m fortune for which a confidential settlement was reached in March 2020.
Chambers is currently the chairman of RG Capital and launched the AACTA Reg Grundy TV Award in 2020 and the Monaco Streaming Film Festival Reg Grundy Innovation Award in 2021 to honour her late husband’s legacy.
Bernard Fanning – Powderfinger singer
The brains behind Australian classic hits like My Happiness, Wish You Well and These Days, Bernard Fanning is a Brisbane-born singer and songwriter, most recognised as the frontman of the iconic band, Powderfinger.
With a successful career including seven Number 1 albums, 23 ARIA awards and three Number 1 top spots on triple j’s Hottest 100, Fanning continues to make music since the band played their last concert in 2010, and has released four albums, Tea & Sympathy, Departures, Civil Dusk and most recently Brutal Dawn in 2017.
Most recently, Fanning was a headlining act in the Red Hot Summer Tour 2023, taking his music to various spots around Australia and regional cities, with a standout performance of his rendition of Powderfinger’s hit song Wish You Well performed with Indigenous Australian rapper, Baker Boy.
In addition to his music career, Fanning has also spoken out in support of charities and movements like Youngcare, Australian Marine Conservation, World Refugee Day and Stop Adani.
Simon Gallaher – musical theatre actor
A legend of the Queensland musical theatre scene, Simon Gallaher grew up in Brisbane and is best known for his performance as Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance which opened the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) in 1985, starring alongside Jon English and Marina Prior.
In the 80s, Gallaher became the youngest entertainer to be given his own night-time television variety show aptly named The Simon Gallaher Show, which ran for two seasons and earned him a Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 1981.
With career highlights including supporting Debbie Reynolds when he was just 20 years old, singing for Princess Diana when she visited Brisbane, and performing in a variety of shows including Hairspray, Wicked and My Fair Lady, Gallaher has had an incredible theatrical career.
Now serving on the board of Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Theatre, Gallaher lives in Mount Tamborine and recently split with his ex wife Lisa Gallaher in 2019, a year after Lisa’s brother Todd McKenney revealed he had previously dated Gallaher for five years before he married his sister in 1990.
Shane Webcke – NRL player
A three-time Dally M Prop of the Year Award winner, Shane Webcke is a retired NRL player who represented Queensland on 21 occasions and represented Australia in 26 matches.
Originally from Toowoomba, Webcke only played for the Brisbane Broncos and retired after the 2006 NRL season grand final against Melbourne Storm – a match which Brisbane won 15-8.
Since retiring, Webcke has released three books, including his 2006 autobiography entitled ‘Warhorse’, and now works as a sports reporter in the 7 News Brisbane news team.
Webcke resides on a family farm in regional Queensland and also offers work as a guest speaker, MC and presenter, in addition to being a safety ambassador with the Queensland Government after his father died in a workplace accident in 1994.
Greg Norman – golfer/entrepreneur
An athlete-turned-businessman, Mount Isa-born Greg Norman, also known as the ‘Great White Shark’ is one of Australia’s best golfers, starting his career at 21-years-old before going on to win more than 90 worldwide tournaments, two Open Championships and holding the world No. 1 position for 331 weeks – the second longest reign in history after Tiger Woods.
Retired since 2009, Norman is the CEO and chairman of Greg Norman Company and has more than a dozen companies bearing his name, ranging from real estate and golf apparel to award-winning wine, prime beef, water parks and canned cocktails.
Formerly married to American tennis player Chris Evert, Norman now lives with his wife Kirsten Kutner in their AU$17m Florida mansion after selling their last home for just under AU$80m in 2021.
On June 17, 2023, an unnamed Florida teenager announced she would be suing Norman and Kutner after she was allegedly sexually assaulted at their house in 2021 where the couple allegedly provided minor attendees with alcohol.
Delvene Delaney – actor/model
A Queensland-born icon, most recognised from her featuring role on The Paul Hogan Show, Delvene Delaney is an actor, model and presenter who starred in and hosted multiple well-known shows in the 1970s and 80s, including High Rollers, The Love Boat and Sale of the Century.
While on The Paul Hogan Show, Delaney met her long-time partner and actor John Cornell known for his silly character ‘Strop’, the pair tying the knot in 1978 and going on to have two daughters, including Liana Cornell who works as an actor.
After being married for 44 years John Cornell passed away in July 2021 after battling Parkinson’s.
Currently living in NSW, Delaney now volunteers at Byron Wildlife Hospital – the country’s only mobile wildlife hospital.
Sarah Todd – MasterChef finalist
Hailing from Walkerston in Mackay, Sarah Todd became a household name after appearing on MasterChef Australia in 2014 and again in 2022, placing second.
Moving to Sydney at 18, Todd previously worked as a model, working with Gucci and Hugo Boss before she began her cooking career, training at Le Cordon Bleu in France.
After placing ninth on season six of MasterChef, Todd opened two restaurants in India, Antares Restaurant and Beach Club and The Wine Rack, in addition to authoring two cookbooks entitled ‘The Healthy Model’ and ‘Everyday Indian’.
Now residing in Melbourne, Todd has hosted various cooking shows including My Restaurant In India on SBS, Awesome Assam With Sarah Todd on FOX and The Perfect Serve in collaboration with the 2020 Australian Open.
Recently co-founding a hot sauce company Hot Toddy with her brother Matt in September 2022, Todd is also a mother of one and currently co-hosts Hungry on 10play with George Calombaris.
Peter Beattie – former Queensland premier
25 years since he became the 36th premier of Queensland, Peter Beattie AC is one of the country’s most electorally successful politicians as the fourth longest-serving Queensland Premier, holding the position from 1998 to 2007.
Raised in Atherton, Beattie joined the Australian Labor Party in 1975, leading to an illustrious career where he served as Health Minister, the MP for Brisbane Central and the Minister for Trade, all before he announced his retirement on September 13, 2007 and was replaced by his colleague Anna Bligh.
Over 15 years since retiring from politics, Beattie is now the Commissioner of the Australian Rugby League Commission after serving as Chairman from February 2018 to October 2019.
As well as authoring four books, Beattie is a Director on both the International Rugby League Board and Asia Pacific Rugby League Board and is a senior advisor at Bondi Partners.
Jessica Watson – sailor
Most Aussies will instantly recognise the name Jessica Watson OAM who made history in 2010 when she became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world when she was just 16-years-old, sailing for 210 days at sea.
With just her and her boat named Ella’s Pink Lady, Watson left Sydney on October 18, 2009 and returned May 16, 2010, just three days before her 17th birthday, to thousands of people waiting by the ‘sails’ of Sydney Opera House.
In 2011, the Gold Coast-born sailor was awarded an Order of Australia Medal and was recognised as Young Australian of the Year.
More than 10 years after her voyage, a Netflix biopic True Spirit about her journey was released in February 2023, just six months after Watson’s partner of 10 years Cameron Dale passed away from a fatal stroke as a result of undiagnosed hypertension.
Today, Watson advocates for hypertension and encourages young people to check their blood pressure, has completed a Masters of Business Administration, authored two books and now works as a management consultant at Deloitte.
Mick Doohan – motorcycle racer
Born in Brisbane and raised on the Gold Coast, Mick Doohan is arguably Australia’s best motorcycle racer of all time, claiming 54 victories in his decade-long career including five consecutive 500C World Championships from 1994 to 1998.
Racing motorcycles from the age of nine, Doohan made his racing debut in 84 at just 19-year-old and went on to hold the world record for most 500cc Grand Prix wins, pole positions and successive pole position in a season.
Dubbed Australian Male Athlete of the Year in 1995, 96 and 97, Doohan was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 1996 before retiring in 2000.
Following his retirement, Doohan was General Manager of Racing for Honda Racing Corporation from 2000 to 2004 before heading into the aviation industry where he is currently the President of Jetcraft Australia and New Zealand and the owner and founder of private jet company Global Jet International.
Residing in a Coomera Waters mansion on the Gold Coast, Doohan is married with two kids, including his son Jack who is now a competitive driver himself.
Chad Morgan – country music performer
Known as ‘The Sheik of Scrubby Creek’, Chad Morgan OAM is a Wondai-born musician known for his vaudeville approach to country music and ‘Australia’s most famous overbite’ which is said to have inspired the teeth for the late Barry Humphries’ well known character Les Patterson.
Famous for songs like ‘There’s Life in the Old Dog Yet’ and ‘I’m My Own Grandpa’, the 90-year-old Morgan has played all over the country, including a performance with Slim Dusty on the steps of the Sydney Opera House in 1978.
Honoured with an Order of Australia Medal in 2004, Morgan was also the first person to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the CMAA Country Music Awards in 2010.
Recently releasing an album entitled ‘Quarantined’ in 2021 with “songs the virus couldn’t kill”, Morgan also recently released an autobiography ‘Chad Morgan: Seventy Years in the Making’, authored by journalist Anna Rose.
Morgan is currently touring as part of his 90th Birthday Tour, most recently performing in Toowoomba and Bundaberg.
Conrad Coleby – All Saints actor
Best known for his role as Scott Zinenko in medical drama All Saints for which he earned a Logie nomination, Conrad Coleby is an actor and a talented photographer who also notably played the infamous Milky Bar Kid in the well-loved Nestle adverts in the 1990s.
Son of British-Australian actor Robert Coleby, Conrad’s first major role was in the 1999 TV film Sabrina Down Under, kickstarting his career where he played numerous recognisable characters like Roman Harris in Home And Away and Red Bear in The Wolverine.
Conrad also starred as Matthew Goddard in A Place to Call Home from 2015 to 2017 alongside his dad who appropriately played his character’s father, Douglas Goddard.
A graduate of Somerset College on the Gold Coast, Conrad continues to act, most recently playing Vance Abernethy on Neighbours and works as a freelance photographer, specialising in commercial, portrait, sport, entertainment and real estate photography.
Gina Jeffreys – country singer
Dubbed ‘Australia’s Queen of Country’, Toowoomba-born Gina Jeffreys is one of Australia’s most loved country singers, known for country anthems like ‘Girl’s Night Out’ and ‘A Woman Knows’, and for becoming one of the first Australian female country artists to sell platinum albums.
Following in the footsteps of Keith Urban, Jeffreys won the Star Maker country talent quest in 1991 and went on to release her song ‘Two Stars Fell’ in 1994 that topped the country charts, before releasing her debut album ‘The Flame’ that went platinum.
Releasing five albums throughout her career and winning five Golden Guitars throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Jeffreys gave birth to her son Jacky in 2003 and took a break from music.
Today, Jeffreys continues to perform around the country, mentors upcoming country singers and hosts a radio breakfast show on Star 104.5 on NSW’s Central Coast.
Libby Trickett – Olympic swimmer
A four-time Olympic gold medallist, Libby Trickett is a Townsville-born former Olympian who competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics before retiring in 2013.
Setting several world records in 100-metre freestyle, Trickett married her partner Luke Trickett in 2007 and went on to have three daughters, Poppy, Edwine and Bronte, and recently gave birth to her first son Alfie.
Residing on the Gold Coast, Trickett released a memoir in 2018 entitled ‘Beneath the Surface’ detailing her Olympic journey and her own struggles with mental health.
A partner with Starlight Children’s Foundation, Beyond Blue and various other not-for-profits, Trickett hosts two podcasts All That Glitters and The Sport Social, interviewing athletes about their post-sporting career transition.
Trickett is now a certified yoga teacher and co-founded ‘Unlocking Her Potential’, a holistic yoga and wellness program offering workshops, classes and retreats with a goal of empowering women.
Lauren Brant – Hi-5 cast member
Born in South Africa, Lauren Brant is a Gold Coast-based media personality turned Instagram influencer who is most well known for being a cast member of the popular children's group Hi-5 from 2009 to 2014.
Raised in Queensland, Brant got her start in television in small roles in children's programs like Mortified and H2O: Just Add Water, before securing her position in Hi-5 alongside Kellie Crawford and Nathan Foley.
Leaving the group in 2014, Brant appeared on I’m A Celebrity in 2015 where she met her now-husband, AFL player Barry Hall who she now has three children with, Miller, Houston and Samson.
The couple secretly eloped in February 2021.
Today, Brant has more than 61k Instagram followers and shares paid partnership posts for a range of lifestyle and family brands including Nivea, Yoplait, Fantastic Furniture, A2 Milk and San Remo Pasta.
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