Tiffiny Elizabeth Hall (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian personal trainer, author, journalist and television personality best known from television appearances on ''
Gladiators'', the morning show ''
The Circle'' (2010), ''
The Biggest Loser Australia: Families'' (2011) and ''
The Biggest Loser Australia: Singles'' (2012).
Background and education
Hall was born in Melbourne, Victoria to a Martin and a Jeanette Hall. She is the oldest of three siblings, Bridgette and Lleyton. She grew up in the suburb of
Essendon. Her parents, Martin and Jeanette Hall, own a Taekwondo centre headquartered in
Brunswick. Hall attended
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
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, where her English teacher was Australian writer
John Marsden.
Hall graduated from the
University of Melbourne in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) majoring in creative writing and print journalism, and a Diploma in Modern Languages (French). Hall practises the Korean martial art of
Taekwondo and is a Sixth
Dan Black Belt
Black Belt may refer to:
Martial arts
* Black belt (martial arts), an indication of attainment of expertise in martial arts
* ''Black Belt'' (magazine), a magazine covering martial arts news, technique, and notable individuals
Places
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. She is also a qualified personal trainer with a Certificate III & IV in Fitness and a Diploma of Sport Coaching with a specialisation in martial arts.
Career
After writing for the ''
Herald Sun
The ''Herald Sun'' is a conservative daily tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia, published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of the Murdoch owned News Corp. The ''Herald S ...
'' and freelancing for various magazines, Hall joined the cast of the Australian TV revival of ''Gladiators'' in 2008. Her Gladiator name was Angel.
In 2010, she joined morning television show ''The Circle'' as a regular health and fitness presenter and weightloss coach to host
Chrissie Swan.
In 2011, Hall joined ''The Biggest Loser: Families'' as the newest addition to the full-time cast of trainers in the sixth season of the show. During the show's three months on air she wrote a blog at the official ''Biggest Loser'' website and a weekly column for the magazine ''
OK!
''OK!'' is a British weekly magazine that primarily specialises in royal and celebrity news. Originally launched as a monthly magazine, its first issue was published in April 1997. In September 2004, ''OK''! launched in Australia as a monthly ...
''. Her second non-fiction book ''Weightloss Warrior: How to win the battle within'' was released in April 2011. Tiffiny returned to train the White Team in ''The Biggest Loser Singles'' for the 2012/13 series.
Hall released her third and fourth health books, ''Fatloss For Good'' and a cookbook called ''Lighten Up'', in 2012.
In 2012 Hall released the children's novel ''White Ninja'', the first in her ''Roxy Ran'' trilogy of children's books published by
HarperCollins. The sequel ''Red Samurai'' was released in April 2013 and the third, titled ''Black Warrior'', in March 2014.
In 2019, she and her husband released a book entitled ''"A First Time For Everything"'' which is about their first year as parents.
Personal life
In 2014, Hall married comedian, radio host, actor and film maker
Ed Kavalee
Edward Robert Kavalee (born 30 June 1979) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, podcaster radio and television presenter. He is a recurring panellist on Network 10's ''Have You Been Paying Attention?'' with Sam Pang and co-hosts ''Hughesy, ...
. In September 2017, Hall gave birth to their first child, Arnold. In May 2022, Hall gave to their second child, Vada.
In 2021, Hall announced she is suffering from
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or ME/CFS, is a complex, debilitating, long-term medical condition. The causes and mechanisms of the disease are not fully understood. Distinguishing core symptoms are ...
, which she describes as having her whole body covered in cement.
References
External links
Tiffiny Hall official websiteFan siteHow To Weightloss Tiffiny Hall
profile at HarperCollins
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Australian television presenters
1984 births
Living people
Television personalities from Melbourne
University of Melbourne alumni
Australian exercise and fitness writers
Australian exercise instructors
Australian health and wellness writers
Australian female taekwondo practitioners
Australian women television presenters
21st-century Australian women