Barry Du Bois (born 4 August 1960) is an Australian designer, building expert, television presenter and author. Du Bois is currently a co-host and design/building expert on

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's lifestyle program ''

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''. Du Bois first appeared on reality renovation show ''

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'' as a building mentor and judge.

Education

Du Bois attended Chipping Norton Public School and completed Year 10 at

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where he excelled at all sports.

Career

In 1976 Du Bois began an apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery, and gained a building certificate in 1980. He was mentored by architects and started to design and build homes as a speculative builder in 1979. Du Bois ran a successful design, building and property development business until retirement in 2005. During that time he served a term as President of the Master Builders Association NSW Eastern Suburbs and acted as an expert building witness for NSW courts and the Department Fair Trading tribunal. In 2011, Du Bois hosted TEN's renovation reality series, ''

''. In 2012, Du Bois joined lifestyle program ''

'' on Network Ten, alongside

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and

Miguel Maestre Miguel Cascales Maestre (born 5 November 1979) is a Spanish-born Australian chef, restaurateur, author and television presenter, who has co-hosted the lifestyle television series '' The Living Room''. Maestre has presented TV programmes ''Mig ...

. Heading up the renovations team, Du Bois assists home-owners in need of some expert help. Du Bois was nominated to the Board of

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. He is also a passionate advocator for the

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and a firm believer in environmental sustainability. In May 2018, Du Bois and

released an autobiographical book called ''Life Force'' about Du Bois's family, friendships, living with cancer and includes nutritional advice and recipes by Maestre. In July 2021, Du Bois announced that he was running for the Australian Senate as an independent candidate in New South Wales, but withdrew in April 2022, citing health.

Personal life

Du Bois was born in Sydney, in the suburb of Liverpool, and is now living in the suburb of Bondi. Du Bois met his partner Leonie Carol Tobler in Bondi in 1992. They married in 1999 and their twins, a son and daughter, were born on 1 June 2012. Du Bois was diagnosed with

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, a cancer of the immune system, in 2010. He underwent successful therapy, but the cancer had already destroyed the vertebrae at the top of his spine. He received a titanium implant in his spine. In 2017, Du Bois announced that the cancer had returned as

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Filmography

Books

* ''Life Force by Barry Du Bois and Miguel Maestre'', Paperback (2018) :

References

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