Maude Garrett is an Australian born radio and television personality living and working in

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. She is currently the Entertainment Correspondent for

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. doing studio crosses live from Los Angeles. She is known for her on air work with brands including

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, Nerdist News,

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, SourceFed,

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, '' The Project'',

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, Southern Star,

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, One Network,

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, New Rockstars, and

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Early life

Garrett was born in

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and grew up in

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. Garrett is the niece of

Peter Garrett Peter Robert Garrett (born 16 April 1953) is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and former politician. In 1973, Garrett became the lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil. As a performer he is known for his signa ...

, politician and vocalist with the rock band

Midnight Oil Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 ...

Career

She was a co-host on

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, where she presented the popular kids' afternoon show ''

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'', and hosted reality show ''

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'' four times. In October 2009 Garrett hosted the Southern Star television program ''The Pursuit'', a "

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" game show on the

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. Garrett joined

, presenting the latest celebrity gossip on ''The Dirt''. Since February 2011, she co-hosted with Matt Acton, the national nightly show ''The

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with Matty and Maude''. From May to June 2011, and since October 2011, Garrett has co-hosted a gaming television series on

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called ''Save Point'', discussing video game releases and gaming news. On 31 January 2012, Garrett announced on the radio show that she is leaving the

on 10 February 2012. In 2012 Maude founded publishing platform ''Geek Bomb'' showcasing trends in geek culture. Celebrities interviewed on the platform include

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, Leonardo DiCaprio, Charlize Theron,

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and Jim Carrey. On December 1 2022 Geek Bomb announced their rebrand to Maude's Book Club. In January 2013, she relocated to

to host ''

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'' alongside KIIS radio host Dave Styles. Garrett hosted YouTube news channel '' SourceFed'' and its spinoff ''SourceFed Nerd'' from May 2015 to August 2016. On 18 August 2016, Garrett announced her departure from the YouTube channel ''SourceFed Nerd'', a spinoff channel of '' SourceFed''. She had been a host on the channel for around 15 months. In January 2019, Garrett replaced

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as a host on the Half Hour Happy Hour podcast. In 2020 she hosted

show, ''Watch List'' on

. In January 2023, she rebranded her company to focus on her show, Maude's Book Club.

Panelist and appearances

Garrett was a panelist for

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and Los Angeles Comic Con. She was a contestant on

's ''The Great Debate'.'' Starting 2019 she was a cast member, playing Elloway alongside

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for ''Galaxy of Crime'' on Gegghead. On 18 July 2011, Garrett appeared as a guest on the Ten Network panel discussion show ''

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'', along with comedian Fiona O'Loughlin and businessman John Elliott. On 19 October 2010, Garrett was a guest on a special sci-fi themed edition of the

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television show ''

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'' where, dressed as a Na'vi from ''

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'', she competed with series regular Josh Thomas. She was a Celebrity Judge for the ''Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards'' in 2006, and co-hosted the Orange Carpet opening of the Awards in 2007 and 2008. An article in the ''Sydney Confidential'' section of ''

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'' on 20 May 2010 discussed Garrett's practice of "photo-bombing". In May 2011 Garrett took part in a photo shoot for Australian FHM's ''Sexiest 100''. An article in ''The Sunday Telegraph'' in August 2011 revealed how the photo shoot helped Garrett to "come out of her shell".

Events covered

In her roles with

, ''

'', and '' The Project'', she has worked on red carpet events including the BAFTA Awards and junkets including '' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'', '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'', '' Insurgent'', ''

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'', '' Second Act'', ''

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'', '' Logan'', and '' Dunkirk''.

Awards

In 2007, Garrett accepted the awards on stage for Most Outstanding Children's Program and Most Outstanding Event at the

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which were won for ''Camp Orange: The Mystery of Spaghetti Creek'' and the ''Nickelodeon Australian Kids Choice Awards 07''. She was nominated for the Favourite Female Personality in the

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. In 2021 Maudie was on the Prime Time Emmy ballot for her work on the NBC-produced show, "The Watchlist"

Brand partnerships and ambassadorships

Maude has worked with brands including

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, Acura, Amazon Prime Video,

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, Paramount Pictures, Kellogg's, Nintendo,

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, Lipton Acura, Amazon Tim Tam, Budlight Superbowl, DC, Uber Eats, Samsung, Baby Ruth, Alienware, RAZER, AMC, LA Kings, Logitech, and

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resulting in millions in partnership deals.

References

External links

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