Jess Eva
{{Short description|Australian radio host}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jess Eva
| birth_place = Australia
| nationality = Australian
| occupation = Radio host, television personality, author
| years_active = 2018-present
| known_for = The Block, I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, Studio 10
| partner = Norm Hogan
| children = 2
}}
Jess Eva is an Australian radio host, television personality and author known for her appearances on reality television and for co-hosting a breakfast radio show in Sydney.
Early life
Eva grew up with no electricity until she was about eighteen, “People say it’s a bit unusual, but I grew up with it so for me it’s normal”, she explained on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Fowler |first=Bella |date=26 January 2021 |title=Jess Eva opens up about difficult upbringing on I'm A Celeb |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/im-a-celebrity/jess-eva-opens-up-about-difficult-upbringing-and-career-beginnings-on-im-a-celeb/news-story/5a73716d5528b9a384f50b4c6adbe7a4 |website=News.com.au}} She was a lawn bowls player from a young age and eventually became a lawn bowls champion.{{Cite web |title=Check it out - Jess used to be a lawn bowls champion! |url=https://www.theblockshop.com.au/blog/check-it-out-jess-used-to-be-a-lawn-bowls-champion/ |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=The Block Shop |language=en}}
Career
Eva appeared as a contestant on the fourteenth season of The Block in 2018 alongside her partner Norm Hogan.{{Cite web |last=Chandra |first=Jessica |title=How former Blockheads Jess Eva and Norm Hogan spent their entire $290k winnings |url=https://9now.nine.com.au/the-block/jess-eva-norm-hogan-spent-209000-prize-winnings/9b0bf76b-7996-4418-b70d-9723c138908b#:~:text=It's%20been%20two%20years%20since,Moonman%20in%20the%20Morning%20today. |website=9 now}}
Eva co-hosted the Triple M breakfast show in Sydney alongside Mark "MG" Geyer and Chris Page from 2019 to Nov 2022.{{Cite web |last=Siron |first=Claudia |date=28 October 2019 |title=Jess Eva on her shift from regional to metro radio |url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/jess-eva-shift-metro-network/ |website=Media Week}}
In 2021, she appeared as a contestant on the seventh season of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!.{{Cite web |last=Fowler |first=Bella |date=26 January 2021 |title=Jess Eva opens up about difficult upbringing and career beginnings on I'm A Celeb |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/im-a-celebrity/jess-eva-opens-up-about-difficult-upbringing-and-career-beginnings-on-im-a-celeb/news-story/5a73716d5528b9a384f50b4c6adbe7a4 |website=News.com.au}} She finished in third place. Also in 2021, Eva released her first book, “Why Wouldn’t Ya”.{{Cite web |title=Why Wouldn't Ya? - Pan Macmillan AU |url=https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781760985622 |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Pan Macmillan Australia |language=en-AU}}
Eva appeared as a recurring presenter on the morning talk show Studio 10.{{Cite web |date=28 January 2022 |title=Jess Eva on Studio 10 |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/studio10au/status/1486874411873484800 |website=Twitter}} In November 2022, Sarah Harris announced her departure from the show and Eva was brought in as a temporary co-host alongside Tristan MacManus until the end of 2022. Eva continued to occur regularly as a contributor and fill in host into 2023.{{Cite web |last=Fowler |first=Bella |date=24 December 2022 |title=Natasha Exelby leaves Studio 10 |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/morning-shows/natasha-exelby-announces-she-wont-be-returning-to-studio-10/news-story/19215a60551901d9939ba411e04c455e |website=News.com.au}}
Personal life
Eva has two children with her partner Norm Hogan.{{Cite web |title=Jess Eva Calls Out Parental Pressure To Have The "Right Options" For Kids' Lunchboxes |url=https://www.triplem.com.au/story/jess-eva-calls-out-parental-pressure-to-have-the-right-options-for-kids-lunchboxes-128952 |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=Triple M |language=en}} While appearing on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Australia in 2021, she opened up to Abbie Chatfield about how she suffered from postnatal depression for twelve months after the birth of her son.{{Cite web |last=Begg |first=Charlotte |date=2021-01-27 |title=Humble beginnings and jungle bugs in her ears: Jess Eva's life before and after reality TV. |url=https://www.mamamia.com.au/jess-eva-husband/ |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=Mamamia |language=en-AU}}
Television appearances
- The Block (2018)
- I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Australia (2021)
- Studio 10 (2022–)
References
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