Abby Jane Coleman (born 26 May 1981) is an Australian radio presenter and comedian living in

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, currently employed with

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. She rose to fame by finishing runner-up on the first season of the Australian version of '' The Mole'' as an 18-year-old.

Career

Originally from South Australia, Coleman first appeared on Australian television in 2000 as a contestant on the first season of the Australian version of ''The Mole''. She finished runner-up to Jan Moody, who correctly identified Alan Mason as the Mole in the finale. She subsequently went on to appear on a number of other television programs, including presenting ''

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'' on the

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, filling in as weather presenter on the

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's '' Weekend Today'' and appearing as a panellist on

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's ''

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'', among others. In 2007 Coleman moved back to Adelaide to complete a degree at university and two years later she started presenting the afternoon segment on SAFM. After a brief stint in Sydney, where she filled in as presenter on the national countdown show '' The Hot30 Countdown'' for two months. In 2011, Coleman moved to Brisbane and joined B105 to host, ''Stav, Abby & Matt'' alongside Stav Davidson and Matty Acton.Save us, radio’s Stav Davidson!
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Personal life

Abby married her husband, Scott Burdon, in December 2010. They have three sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Abby 1982 births Mass media people from Adelaide Australian radio personalities Living people People from South Australia Participants in Australian reality television series