Edwina Bartholomew
Edwina Bartholomew | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edwina Louise Christie Bartholomew 5 July 1983 Whyalla, South Australia, Australia |
| Other names | Eddy |
| Education | Abbotsleigh |
| Alma mater | Charles Sturt University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, TV presenter |
| Employer | Seven Network |
| Spouse | Neil Varcoe (m. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
Edwina Louise Christie Bartholomew (born 5 July 1983) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.
Bartholomew is currently news presenter on the Seven Network's breakfast television program Sunrise. She has previously been a co-host of Dancing with the Stars and Australian Spartan.
Career
Bartholomew completed her journalism degree at Charles Sturt University and also completed a Masters of International Studies in 2006 at Sydney University. She won a Sunrise Intern competition, where she progressed from making coffee to producing the show.[1]
She also worked as a reporter on 2GB and covered the Beijing Olympics for the Seven Network.
She later returned to Australia and continued to work as a reporter for Seven News before signing on as Sunrise's Sydney correspondent in 2011. She also filed stories for Sunday Night.
In July 2013, Bartholomew was appointed weather presenter on Sunrise.[2]
In September 2013, Bartholomew was appointed co-host of Dancing with the Stars.[3]
In January 2016, Bartholomew announced that she would be leaving her role as weather presenter on Sunrise after three years to become the show's entertainment presenter, and primary fill-in news presenter. She was replaced by Sam Mac.
In 2018 and 2019, Bartholomew co-hosted Australian Spartan alongside Hamish McLachlan.[4]
In March 2021, Bartholomew was appointed news presenter on Sunrise replacing Natalie Barr who was promoted to co-host following Samantha Armytage's resignation.[5][6]
Personal life
Bartholomew was born in Whyalla, South Australia. She spent her early years living in Japan and Malaysia.[7] She later boarded at Abbotsleigh School in Wahroonga, Sydney, where she completed her Higher School Certificate and featured in the Distinguished Achievers List.[8]
Bartholomew lives in Sydney and is married with two children.[9][10]
In August 2021, Bartholomew announced that she was pregnant with her second child, which is due in February 2022.[11]
References
- ^ Edwina Bartholomew profile Sunrise
- ^ Edwina Bartholomew, Profile Talent Management
- ^ Edwina Bartholomew to co-host Dancing with the Stars, by David Knox (TV Tonight, 24 September 2013)
- ^ "Seven Unveils Hosts For 2018's Australian Spartan". B&T. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Knox, David. "Natalie Barr becomes new Sunrise anchor | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au/. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "New Sunrise co-host CONFIRMED after Sam Armytage steps down from breakfast show". 7NEWS.com.au. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Edwina Bartholomew – Channel 7′s Rising Star by Dan Hutton (The Beast, 26 May 2012)
- ^ "Distinguished Achievers List – 2001 HSC". boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Scanlan, Rebekah (5 June 2019). "Kochie stunned by Edwina Bartholomew's on-air 'surprise'". News.com.au — Australia's Leading News Site. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Sunrise presenter Edwina Bartholomew gives birth to baby girl". Seven News. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Goodall, Hamish (19 August 2021). "Sunrise star Edwina Bartholomew announces second pregnancy". Sunrise. Retrieved 19 August 2021.