Charlie Albone quits Foxtel show Selling Houses Australia, moves to Channel 7

Selling Houses Australia’s expert gardener Charlie Albone has defected to another network, as Foxtel looks for a replacement.

Charlie Albone has quit his post on Foxtel’s popular show Selling Houses Australia after 13 years.

The landscaper and gardener will make his final appearance on the renovation show alongside fellow co-stars, interior designer Shaynna Blaze and property expert Andrew Winter in the upcoming season, which will air on LifeStyle next month.

Albone has defected to Channel 7 and will star on the next season of its long-running show Better Homes and Gardens.

“I have loved being part of Selling Houses Australia and am incredibly grateful for everything the show has done for me,” Albone said.

Selling Houses Australia hosts Charlie Albone, Andrew Winter and Shaynna Blaze will be appearing on our screens again for season 13 next month.

“However, I have an opportunity I cannot turn down and will allow me to spend more time with my family.

“So it’s with a heavy heart that I hand the gardening shears to someone new but wish them, and the show, all the best moving forward.”

It’s left Foxtel searching for Albone’s replacement, as the network’s executive director of television Brian Walsh launched a nationwide casting call to fill his shoes.

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“Charlie has been an integral part of the success of Selling Houses Australia and we wish him well,” Mr Walsh said.

Albone with his wife, stylist Juliet Love. He says the change is so he can spend more time with his family. Picture: John Appleyard

“Television shows evolve or they end, so we will take this opportunity to revisit the Selling Houses format and reshape it for the new decade.

“There are literally hundreds of thousands of gardening enthusiasts throughout Australia, so we’re now on the lookout to find who will join the team on the show.

“It’s a great opportunity to create a new star of the screen.”

If you think you have what it takes, you can apply here at lifestyle.com.au/casting.

The successful applicant will join the team for season 14 of Selling Houses Australia and will also become News Corp Australia’s new weekly gardening columnist.

Originally published as Charlie Albone quits Foxtel show Selling Houses Australia, moves to Channel 7