Matty McLean
{{Short description|New Zealand TV presenter}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Distinguish|Matt McLean|Matt McLean (racing driver)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Matty McLean
| birth_name = Matthew Bruce McLean
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|09|29|df=y}}
| nationality = New Zealander
| years_active = 2007–present
| television = Breakfast
}}
Matthew Bruce McLean (born 29 September 1986) is a New Zealand journalist and television presenter. He previously presented Breakfast, and was a 1News reporter.{{Cite web |title=Matt McLean {{!}} TVNZ+ |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/breakfast/the-team/matt-mclean |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=www.tvnz.co.nz}} He has also worked on the television programmes Seven Sharp, 20/20 and Close Up.
Television
In 2007, McLean, aged 20, started working at Breakfast. He has also worked on 1News, Close Up, 20/20 and Seven Sharp. On 8 April 2016, he left TVNZ to travel overseas.{{Cite news |title=Breakfast dissolves into chaos as weather presenter Matty McLean disappears mid-show |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2020/06/03/breakfast-dissolves-into-chaos-as-weather-presenter-matty-mclean-disappears-mid-show/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=1 News |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Ross |first1=Skye |title=Matty McLean's bittersweet farewell to TVNZ |url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/news/viral-news/matty-mcleans-farewell-to-tvnz-3461 |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=Now To Love |date=28 January 2016 |language=en}} He returned to Breakfast in 2017.
In an interview in 2018 McLean said that the he writes his weather scripts and broadcasts on Breakfast between 6 am and 9 am.{{Cite news |title=12 things you didn't know about Matty McLean |url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/tv/12-things-you-didnt-know-about-matty-mclean-36596 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Now To Love |language=en}} In 2020, when presenting Breakfast, McLean left mid-show after realising that he got the times wrong for a flight to Nelson. He thought that the flight time was 10:45 am, but it was actually at 9:25 am.{{Cite news |title=Breakfast dissolves into chaos as weather presenter Matty McLean disappears mid-show |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2020/06/03/breakfast-dissolves-into-chaos-as-weather-presenter-matty-mclean-disappears-mid-show/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=1 News |language=en}} In 2022 McLean, who is gay, started the podcast Out The Gayte with two other gay men who are members of the NZ Falcons Auckland rugby club. It discusses gay issues and is adults-only.{{Cite web |last=Simich |first=Ricardo |date=13 May 2023 |title=Is loved-up Matty McLean hearing the pitter-patter of little feet? |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/spy-breakfast-host-matty-mclean-is-talking-babies/UHLIJLH77BEMZAVFIQXMBS3NXU/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}
In 2023, McLean accidentally dropped an "f-bomb" live while presenting Breakfast, after thinking that the programme was on an advertisement break.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-09 |title=Matty McLean drops f-bomb live on Breakfast |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300874957/matty-mclean-drops-fbomb-live-on-breakfast |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Stuff |language=en}} He also let out a "c-bomb" on the same show in 2017 after attempting to say the word "country".{{Cite news |date=2017-03-23 |title=Matt McLean accidentally drops c-bomb on Breakfast |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/90797115/matt-mclean-accidentally-drops-cbomb-on-breakfast |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Stuff |language=en}}
In 2023, McLean was the winning contestant on the Fans vs Faves season of the reality television show, Treasure Island. He won $60,000 from the series, and donated it to Zeal Education Trust.{{Cite news |date=2023-07-24 |title='Take that, Barbara Kendall': Treasure Island's most emotional finale ever |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/treasure-island-fans-v-faves-ep-15-breakfast-presenter-matty-mclean-wins-treasure-island-in-emotion-finale/FTGJLN3SL5EEFBEJEPGQVYERPY/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}{{cite news |last1=Waiwiri-Smith |first1=Lyric |title='My tombstone is going to say: Matty McLean, Treasure Island winner': How the Breakfast host is celebrating his win |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300819633/my-tombstone-is-going-to-say-matty-mclean-treasure-island-winner-how-the-breakfast-host-is-celebrating-his-win |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=Stuff |date=2 March 2023 |language=en}} On 5 October 2023 on Breakfast, he and Chris Chang wore the same outfit. The two also completed each other's sentences to act as twins.{{Cite news |last=Rohan |first=Lillie |date=2023-10-29 |title=Watch: Breakfast hosts' hilarious outfit faux pas |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/tvnz-breakfast-hosts-matty-mclean-and-chris-chang-caught-in-hilarious-outfit-faux-pas-what-are-you-doing/KM6JWPILCBFONHQUMEO6DOHWZA/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}} McLean announced on the Breakfast episode on 20 November 2023 that he would leave the show in the last episode of 2023. He then became a host of The Hits drive show.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-20 |title=Matty McLean tearful as he announces Breakfast departure |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/matty-mclean-tearful-he-announces-breakfast-departure |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Otago Daily Times |language=en}}
Personal life
McLean was born on 29 September 1986,{{Cite web |last=Brookes |first=Emily |date=2020-09-29 |title='I've done the maths': Breakfast's Matty McLean has the most popular birthday in New Zealand |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/122922768/ive-done-the-maths-breakfasts-matty-mclean-has-the-most-popular-birthday-in-new-zealand |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Stuff |language=en}} and was educated at Wakatipu High School.{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=Daisy |date=2018-09-06 |title=TV presenter over the moon at Pride Week homecoming |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/tv-presenter-over-moon-pride-week-homecoming |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Otago Daily Times |language=en}} He also attended the New Zealand Broadcasting School at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology.{{cite web |title=Matty McLean |url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/matty-mclean |website=NZ On Screen |access-date=25 July 2023 |language=en}} As he approached high school age, McLean realised that he was attracted to men. It was "a long time after that" when he came out as gay. A friend helped him come out to his mother. He was the first married gay man to appear on the cover of Woman's Day magazine.{{Cite news |last=Slaughter |first=Matthew |date=2023-09-11 |title=How an amazing friend helped Matty McLean overcome his fear of coming out |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/300965417/how-an-amazing-friend-helped-matty-mclean-overcome-his-fear-of-coming-out |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Stuff |language=en}}
He got married on 31 December 2022 on Muriwai Beach,{{Cite news |last=Reporter |first=Auckland |date=2023-01-01 |title=Matty Mclean marries partner Ryan Teece at beachside New Year's Eve wedding |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/300776684/matty-mclean-marries-partner-ryan-teece-at-beachside-new-years-eve-wedding |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Stuff |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Bertrand |first=Kelly |date=2023-07-24 |title=Inside Breakfast host Matty McLean's 'perfect' wedding day |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/breakfast-host-matty-mcleans-perfect-wedding-day-beyond-our-wildest-dreams/7Z7Y7XKDONCPBFK577NKCQX2XY/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}} after being proposed to by his husband, Ryan Teece, in February of the same year.{{Cite news |title=Breakfast's Matty McLean shares photos from 'amazing' wedding |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/01/15/breakfasts-matty-mclean-shares-photos-from-amazing-wedding/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=1 News |language=en}} They met on Tinder in 2015, but it was only in 2017 when they met in person. In 2023 McLean said on his podcast Out the Gayte that the two were considering starting a family.{{Cite news|date=2023-07-24 |title=Is loved-up Matty McLean hearing the pitter-patter of little feet? |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/spy-breakfast-host-matty-mclean-is-talking-babies/UHLIJLH77BEMZAVFIQXMBS3NXU/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}} In 2012, before same-sex marriage was legal, McLean made a personal plea to Parliament to legalise it.{{Cite news |last=Davidson |first=Isaac |date=12 November 2012 |title=TV man pleads case for gay marriage |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tv-man-pleads-case-for-gay-marriage/KG5JLD7FXOZCI5SE5BV6ODB3DI/ |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=The New Zealand Herald }} In 2023 Teece became an ambassador of Auckland Thoroughbred Racing and starred in a television show.{{Cite news |date=2023-08-17 |title=Spy: Time for Matty McLean’s husband, Ryan Teece, to star |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/spy-time-for-matty-mcleans-husbands-to-star/AXZXXRGAJZDEPFLSZCVYDKUYGM/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}
McLean became a wedding celebrant in 2014.{{cite news |last1=Neville |first1=Sophie |title=Radio and TV stars Clint Roberts and Matty McLean on their broadcasting bromance |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/radio-and-tv-stars-clint-roberts-and-matty-mclean-on-their-broadcasting-bromance/QFJQDI7CWL2YL455HBLSIL2DQE/ |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=10 April 2022 |language=en-NZ}}
References
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Category:People educated at Wakatipu High School
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