Shelley Craft (born 21 June 1976) is an Australian television personality. She is most well known for her long-running presenting roles on the

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programs ''

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'' from 1996 until 2002, and '' The Great Outdoors'' from 2002 until 2007. From 2008 to present she has been working for the

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on a number of programs, most notably as host of ''

Australia's Funniest Home Video Show ''Australia's Funniest Home Videos'' (''AFHV'', also known as ''Funniest Home Videos'' or simply ''The Video Show'', originally ''Graham Kennedy's Funniest Home Video Show'' in its first season and ''Australia's Funniest Home Video Show'' until ...

'', '' Domestic Blitz'', '' The Block,'' '' Reno Rumble'' and ''Your Domain''. In 2013, she presented the 'Saturday Showdown' edition of ''Big Brother Australia''. Craft is an ambassador for online travel agency TripADeal.

Television career

Seven Network

Craft began her television career in the early 1990s with a work experience stint at Channel Seven in Brisbane. This led to a job offer as a production assistant on a local program, and a few months later a co-host role with children's program ''

''. Craft remained with ''Saturday Disney'' as host and segment producer for six years. Craft joined '' The Great Outdoors'' as a reporter in late 2001 and therefore chose to leave ''Saturday Disney'' in July 2002 whilst returning on occasion up until October 2005. Craft had one final appearance on ''Saturday Disney'' through flashbacks during an episode broadcast during September 2009, celebrating 1000 episodes of the program. As well as presenting stories for ''The Great Outdoors'', she has worked on several of Channel Seven's major sporting events, including the ''

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'' in Sydney (as part of the ''

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'' team), the ''

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'' in

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and the

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and

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s''. Along with puppet, Agro, Craft hosted the short-lived revival of dating game show '' Perfect Match Australia'' in late 2002. In 2005, she co-hosted ''Australia's Guinness World Records'' with

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. In 2006 Craft also joined Grant Denyer in presenting the annual telecast of ''Carols in the Domain''. After the 2007 season, Craft left ''The Great Outdoors'' after a clean-out of the show, with several other presenters also shown the door. In late 2007, it was reported that Craft could have been a possible replacement for

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as the co-host of '' It Takes Two'', but Craft, apparently miffed at the job offer, quit the network. Craft's last on-air role at the Seven Network was presenting ''Comedy Classics for Comic Relief'' with

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Nine Network

In January 2008, Craft signed with the

, severing her long links with

. Craft took over from

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as host of ''

'' from February 2008. She began as co-host on the lifestyle series, '' Domestic Blitz'', alongside

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from May 2008. Later in 2008, Craft did a commercial for ''National Tree Day'', followed by advertisements for

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in late 2009. In 2011, Craft again presented alongside Scott Cam, this time in the competition series '' The Block''. Craft hosted the Friday night special episodes titled ''The Block: Unlocked'' and appeared in numerous regular episodes, presenting challenges to contestants. She has since remained on ''The Block'', presenting challenges and serving as a secondary host to Scott Cam. Craft gained her real estate agent accreditation (NSW) in 2020. In 2013, she presented the 'Showdown' edition of ''

Big Brother Australia ''Big Brother Australia'' (also known simply as ''Big Brother'') is an Australian reality show based on the international ''Big Brother'' format created by John de Mol. Following the premise of other versions of the format, the show features ...

.'' In September 2019, Craft was appointed host of ''Your Domain'' alongside Chris Kohler.

Personal life

Craft was married to marketing expert Brett De Billinghurst Craft from 2001–2007. She later moved from Brisbane to Melbourne with her then-partner Christian Sergiacomi who is a cameraman for the

. Craft and Sergiacomi later married at their holiday home in

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, in November 2009. Craft has two daughters: Milla Grace, born 24 August 2010, and Eadie Rose, born 12 June 2012.

Television roles

References

External links

Confidential Story

What A Girl Needs interview with Shelley Craft
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Craft, Shelley 1976 births Living people Australian television personalities Women television personalities Australian television presenters Australian women television presenters People from Brisbane