Gretel Killeen

Gretel Killeen Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia

  • In 2002, prior to its independence, Gretel visited East Timor as an ambassador for UNICEF. []
  • Gretel met her husband after one of her performances, and they married in April 1987. Son Ezekiel (Zeke) was born two years later and daughter Epiphany (Eppie) was born in 1991. Gretel's marriage ended in 1993. []
  • Gretel was a successful skit performer on various shows, including: The Midday Show. []
  • Gretel's hobbies include sailing, skiing and snowboarding. []
  • Gretel once co-owned a hotel, in which various local and international comedy acts performed. []
  • Gretel left law school after six weeks to perform stand-up comedy. []
  • Gretel attended an all girls school and was a school captain and member of the school debating team. []
  • Gretel produced two UNICEF ads that screened on Australian television in 2007. []
  • Gretel was the winner of the 2001 MO Award for Best Female Comic. []
  • Gretel was replaced as host of Big Brother in 2008 by Jackie O and Kyle Sandilands. []
  • Gretel acted as the narrator in the stage musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, during its 2008-2009 run. []
  • In October 2007 it was revealed that Big Brother producers had dumped Gretel for the 2008 season, replacing her with Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O. []
  • Gretel was voted the “Worst Female TV Personality" in the 2007 Fugly Awards. []
  • During the first season of Big Brother Australia, while coming on the stage, Gretel slipped and cut her finger. After the show, she was rushed to hospital. []
  • Gretel once dated Big Brother 03 evictee Saxon. []
  • When Gretel was the host of Big Brother Australia, she flew between her family life in Sydney and the Dream world Big Brother studio in Brisbane weekly. []
  • Gretel's books are published in England, Canada and Australia. Gretel says that you have to be Australian to understand and have a laugh at the titles. []
  • In 2002, Big Brother viewers watched on as Gretel slipped on the stairs in the Big Brother house, falling and breaking her umbrella. A number of housemates rushed to her aid, but she did not sustain any injuries. []
  • Gretel, along with Daniel MacPherson, hosted the Australia Day-eve celebrations on the 25th of January 2006. []
  • Gretel is the author of the Fleur Trotter series. Books in this series include:
    My Life Is A Toilet - 1994;
    The 'My Life Is A Toilet' Instruction Book: How To Make The Most of Your Pathetic Existence - 1995;
    Gretelliski's Life Is Big Fat Ugly Stupid Wedgie - 2000;
    My Life Is A Wedgie - 2000;
    My Life Is A Boob Tube - 2002; and
    My Life Is A Girdle - 2003 []
  • Gretel is the author of the My Sister series. Books in this series include:
    My Sister's a Yoyo - 1997;
    My Sister's an Alien - 1998;
    My Sister's a Sea Slug - 1999;
    My Sister's a Burp - 1999;
    My Sister's a Full Stop - 2000; and
    My Sister's a Nightmare - 2000 []
  • Gretel is the author of the Hot Buns & Ophelia series. Books in this series include:
    Hot Buns & Ophelia Get a Bloke - 2000; and
    Hot Buns & Ophelia Get Shipwrecked - 2001 []
  • Gretel is the author of They Very Naughty Mother series. The books in the series include:
    The Very Naughty Mother Goes Green - 2002
    The Very Naughty Mother Runs Away - 2003
    The Very Naughty Mother Goes Invisible - 2003
    The Very Naughty Mother Is A Spy - 2004 []
  • At the 2005 ARIA Awards, Gretel presented an award with David Hasselhoff. []
  • Gretel is know as the "Queen" of voiceovers which she has done for over 15 years. []
  • Gretel appeared on The Midday Show for 3 years and played Ray Martin's wife in the skit "A Town Like Dallas". []
  • Gretel was the winner of the 2001 MO Award for Best Female Comic. []
  • Gretel's favorite colour is blue, with her favorite food listed as eggs. []
  • Gretel is an asthma sufferer. []
  • Gretel supports UNICEF and The National Breast Cancer Foundation. []
  • Gretel met her now ex-husband at a club after a comedy performance. The couple divorced in 1993 and he now lives in the USA. The pair remain friends. []
  • After leaving law school, Gretel worked as a waitress at a cafe to save up for an eight-month trip to Italy. []
  • Gretel was a champion debater when she was young. []
  • Gretel went to an all-girls school but found it rather restricting. She studied law for a short period of six weeks but found it boring and dropped out. []
  • Gretel is the youngest of her three sisters. []
  • Gretel and her two children live in Bondi, Sydney, Australia. [2008] []
  • Gretel's nickname is "Gretskys" or "Gretskis". []

Quotes

  • Gretel: (on educating her children) Every day my children learn something that makes them more capable to own their own lives and freedoms. Sometimes these lessons are learnt through school, other times around the kitchen table. []
  • Gretel: (following her departure from "Big Brother") They are good people doing the show and I want to be supportive to them. And I love the anonymity. To have that freedom back has allowed me to kind of forget what it is like to live in that television world. []
  • Gretel: (revealing she hasn't any regrets about leaving Big Brother, and commenting on the reports of poor ratings) I think it's much better not to have seen it. I wouldn't want to say its time has come or gone because it's not fair to the people who are doing it. I think people can sometimes exaggerate where the ratings are. I was ready to go, I'd done it for seven years. []

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