Lucy Zelić
{{short description|Australian television presenter (born 1986)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
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|name=Lucy Zelić
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1986|11|9|df=y}}
|birth_place=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
|occupation=Television presenter
|employer=Sky News Australia, Daily Telegraph,
|television=The World Game
|partner=Corey Gameiro
|children=1
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Lucy Zelić (born 9 November 1986){{Cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/more-than-just-a-pretty-face-20131008-2v5h2.html|title=More than just a pretty face|last=Page|first=Fleta|newspaper=Canberra Times|date=12 October 2013 |language=en-AU|access-date=5 July 2018}} is an Australian television presenter and political commentator{{cite news |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/a-big-yes-to-women-and-a-bigger-yes-to-policies/news-story/94e2af2656d3c0455c4a7823f838aba9 |title=Opinion: Lucy Zelic: A big yes to women, and a bigger yes to policies |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) |date=15 May 2025 }} living in Sydney.
Career
Zelić was the host of Canberra radio station 2XX FM's football show "The Far Post". She later became a commentator for Canberra United F.C. W-League matches for the radio station, and was a guest-host on the Balls n' All football show on 106.3FM.{{Cite news|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/09/lucy-zelic-joins-a-league-team.html|title=Lucy Zelic joins SBS A League Team|date=5 September 2013 |work=TV Tonight|access-date=5 July 2018|language=en-AU}} Zelić hosted Football Federation Australia's official A-League podcast for the 2012–13 A-League season and is a former host of the nationally streamed football podcast Nearpost.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/aboutus/news-media-releases/view/id/775/h/SBS-launches-Thursday-FC-LIVE|title=News Media Releases : View : SBS Corporate|website=Special Broadcasting Service |date=18 September 2013 |access-date=5 July 2018 }}
Zelić joined SBS in 2013, where she began as a sideline reporter for SBS's Friday night coverage of the A-League and sports television segment presenter for SBS World News Australia. In 2014, she also shared hosting responsibilities with David Zdrilic and hosted SBS's coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.{{fact|date=May 2020}}
She then started hosting the weekly football program The World Game.{{fact|date=May 2020}}
Zelić hosted SBS's coverage of the 2018 World Cup along with Craig Foster.{{Cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/korean/en/article/2018/05/29/sbs-announce-broadcast-schedule-2018-fifa-world-cup|title=How to watch all the simultaneous World Cup games LIVE|work=SBS Your Language|access-date=2018-07-05|language=en}}
In June 2021, it was announced that Zelić would leave SBS after an almost eight-year broadcasting career.{{Cite web|last=Jaspan|first=Calum|date=2021-06-04|title=The World Game duo Lucy Zelić and Nick Stoll depart SBS|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/the-world-game-duo-lucy-zelic-and-nick-stoll-depart-sbs-686347|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}
Lucy now works as a right-wing political commentator on the Murdoch-owned Sky News Australia and Daily Telegraph, promoting conservative views.{{cite news |url=https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/lucy-zelic-accuses-opposition-leader-peter-dutton-of-refusing-to-stand-up-for-womens-sport-to-keep-teals-on-side/news-story/b3e103a1ee45dc85a44139df01352d5c |first1=Patrick |last1=Hannaford |title=Lucy Zelic accuses Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of refusing to stand up for women’s sport to keep Teals on side |work=Sky News Australia |date=20 March 2025 }}
Personal life
Zelić was born to Croatian parents.{{cite news |title=SBS presenter Lucy Zelić hits back at abuse for World Cup pronunciation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/26/sbs-presenter-lucy-zelic-hits-back-at-abuse-for-world-cup-pronunciation |access-date=13 March 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=26 June 2018}} She is the younger sister of former football players Ivan Zelic and Ned Zelić.{{cite news |author1=Colin Vickery |title=She shoots! She scores! Lucy Zelic celebrates World Cup coup |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/television/she-shoots-she-scores-lucy-zelic-celebrates-world-cup-coup/news-story/d05444481d89690b2e7e80a82d05612b |access-date=13 March 2023 |work=The Advertiser |date=10 June 2014}} She supports Premier League club Liverpool and Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.{{cite news |url=http://www.thefootballsack.com/2013/09/lucy-zelic-signs-on-for-sbs-football.html|title=Lucy Zelic signs on for SBS football coverage |date=5 September 2013 |first1=Matt |last1=Greenlaw |work=The Football Sack |language=en |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=9 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109113201/http://www.thefootballsack.com/2013/09/lucy-zelic-signs-on-for-sbs-football.html }}{{cite web|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/lucy-zelic-ready-for-thursday-fc/76815 |title=Lucy Zelic ready for Thursday FC - Damien Bellemore, FFA - Football Australia 2013 |accessdate=2014-11-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103165014/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/lucy-zelic-ready-for-thursday-fc/76815 |archivedate=3 November 2014 }} Zelić was a Miss Universe Australia finalist in 2007, and holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Sports Business from the University of Canberra. She has also been nominated in Cosmopolitan Australia's 2014 Fun, Fearless, Female television personality category, was a 2014 Logies 'newcomer' award nominee and a Peter Leonard Scholarship nominee in 2010.{{cn|date=March 2023}}
On 7 November 2018, Zelić announced that she was expecting her first child with partner Corey Gameiro, seven years her junior.{{cite news |last1=Rota |first1=Genevieve |title='It feels quite surreal': Lucy Zelić expecting first child with football star |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/it-feels-quite-surreal-lucy-zeli-expecting-first-child-with-football-star-20181121-p50hdy.html |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=21 November 2018 | accessdate=28 July 2023 }} A girl was born 23 April 2019.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.who.com.au/sbs-soccer-presenter-lucy-zelic-welcomes-a-baby-girl-with-partner-corey-gameiro | title=SBS soccer presenter Lucy Zelić welcomes a baby girl| work=Who (magazine) | first=Katherine | last=Davison | date=26 April 2019 | accessdate=28 July 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|LucyZelic}}
- {{Instagram|lucyzelic}}
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Category:Australian television presenters
Category:Australian women television presenters
Category:Australian people of Croatian descent
Category:University of Canberra alumni
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