Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Ash London is an Australian radio host, TV personality and presenter.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Ash London was born on July 14, 1986, in Melbourne, Australia. Her mother is Lebanese Irish, and her father was born in Lebanon.
- She has a brother who is older than her by ten years.
- When she was 11, Ash’s father relocated the family to the Philippines due to his job. Ash attended an international school, but due to the lack of an international community at the time, she spent a lot of her time watching MTV and becoming ever more passionate about music.
- When Ash was 16, her father tragically died, and her mother took the rest of the family back to Australia.
- She went to University in Melbourne, where she studied three years of communication studies without delving into the world of radio broadcasting and focusing instead on film and television. She graduated with a Bachelor of Communications degree in Media.
- Ash met the man who would become her husband, Adrian Brine, the Head of Talent Development at Southern Cross Austereo, in 2016 at a work event. The two were engaged in 2017 and got married in May 2018.
- After living in the Philippines as a teenager and in London during a few years of her 20s, Ash now resides in an apartment in Melbourne’s hip Brunswick suburb.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Ash was chosen from 1200 applicants as the new co-host of Eleven Weekly’s show, The Loop, in 2012. She remained in that role until 2015.
- She has also been the co-host of Take 40 Australia on the Austereo Network. Her other hosting roles include Shazam Top 20.
- In 2016, Ash also made her way to TV screens: she hosted Junior Eurovision on SBS, and also appeared on ABC’s Dirty Laundry Live, as well as on Channel Ten’s The Project.
- In 2017, Ash started working for the Hit Network radio channel, hosting her own show Ash London Live on weeknights from 8pm to 11pm, airing across the country.
- Since September 2018, Ash has also been working on 2DayFM’s breakfast slot, where she initially started as Em Rusciano’s replacement.
- Ash is also co-hosting Game of Games with Grant Denyer on Network Ten.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Ash opened a meditation studio with her husband Adrian in 2018.
- She has a greyhound called Honey.
- In 2017, Ash was trolled by One Direction fans when she described former band member Louis Tomlinson’s facial hair in a negative fashion. The incident forced her off social media for a while due to receiving constant threats. She has claimed that this has changed her relationship with social media.
- Ash has interviewed Ed Sheeran four times and has also interviewed other big artists like Adele, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Arianda Grande, and MGMT. Following her interview with the band 5 Seconds of Summer, she was jokingly asked to be their backup bass player.