Yvie Jones Explained

Yvie Jones
Birth Name:Yvie Jones
Birth Date:19 November 1972
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality:Australian
Years Active:2015–present
Occupation:Television & radio presenter, reporter, warm-up comedian, caretaker
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

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015–2018Gogglebox AustraliaHerself68 episodes
2019I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Herself24 episodes
2019Chris & Julia's Sunday Night TakeawayHerself[7] 1 episode
2019Celebrity Name GameHerself[8] 4 episodes
2019The Celebrity ChaseHerself1 episode[9]
2019Hughesy, We Have a ProblemHerselfMystery Celebrity
2020Drunk History AustraliaMadame Marchesi/Beryl Mills mother2 episodes
2021–SnackmastersHerself10 episodes
2023Darradong Local CouncilKaren Smith-Theopoulos3 episodes

Notes and References

  1. News: Croffey . Amy . The I'm a Celeb guessing game begins! Who's heading into the jungle? . 30 September 2019 . . 9 January 2019.
  2. News: Croffey . Amy . I'm a Celebrity: King of the Jungle Richard Reid begged to be cast . 30 September 2019 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 17 February 2019.
  3. News: Hustwaite . Megan . Reality star Yvie Jones returns to Melbourne after landing a plum role on Fox FM . 30 September 2019 . Domain . 30 July 2019.
  4. News: Wilson . Zanda . Yvie Jones fills in for Fifi on Fox FM Breakfast . 30 September 2019 . Radio Today . 11 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Elshawarby. Nadia. Grant Denyer and Yvie Jones to Host 2Day FM Breakfast Show. 3 October 2019. 5 October 2019.
  6. Web site: David. Knox. New premiere date for Snackmasters. 19 November 2021. TV Tonight. 13 December 2021.
  7. News: Whitehead . Mat . Sunday Night Takeaway: Yvie Jones Is Happy to Look Like an Idiot for Chris and Julia . 30 September 2019 . 10 daily . 22 March 2019.
  8. News: Grant Denyer Hosts Celebrity Name Game . 30 September 2019. 10 Play. 15 March 2019.
  9. News: McManus . Bridget . Daily Picks M Magazine September 1 - Wednesday . 30 September 2019 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 1 September 2019.