Mel Greig (born 19 September 1982) is an Australian radio and television personality.

Career

In 2011, she competed on the first season of ''

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'' with her sister Alana. In 2012, Greig began co-hosting the ''

Hot30 Countdown The ''Hot30 Countdown'' was an Australian radio show hosted by Mike Christian (MC) and Mel Greig. It was broadcast on the Hit Network, Today Network from the studios of 2Day FM in Sydney, New South Wales to every States and territories of Aus ...

'' show on

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with Matty Acton, who was later replaced by

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Royal prank

In December 2012, Greig and Christian broadcast a prank call they had made to King Edward VII Hospital, where

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was staying, posing as the

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and

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. It later transpired that one of the nurses who answered the call,

Jacintha Saldanha Jacintha Saldanha (1966 – 7 December 2012) was an Indian nurse who worked at King Edward VII's Hospital in the City of Westminster, London. On 7 December 2012, she was found dead by suicide, three days after falling for a prank phone cal ...

, as a result of being duped by the DJs and the subsequent media attention, later died by suicide. Greig made a statement at the inquest, while 2Day FM has, to date, rejected any blame for Saldanha's death. The show was then cancelled on 12 December. In an interview with ITV's '' This Morning'' programme, Greig said that she was the victim of a "witch hunt".

Post radio show

In 2015, Greig was a contestant on the fourth season of ''

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''. She was fired after Task 8. In January 2016, Greig began co-hosting the

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breakfast show, ''The Hot Breakfast'', with Travis Winks. She had taken a three-year hiatus following the royal prank call incident. Greig left Wave FM to move back to Sydney in 2018, citing personal reasons. Greig writes an online dating column for

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Be and has contributed articles to Mamamia, an Australian women's website. Greig has

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and is an ambassador for the non-profit organisation Endometriosis Australia.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greig, Mel 1982 births Australian radio personalities Australian television personalities Women television personalities Living people The Amazing Race contestants The Apprentice Australia candidates