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Name | Rozz Switzer |
Birthday / How old is Rozz Switzer Age / Date of Birth / DOB | January 17, 1972. As of 2024, she is around 52 years old. |
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Dating / Partner / Boyfriend | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
Children / No. of Kids | 3 |
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White / Caucasian |
Nationality | Australian |
Is Rozz Switzer related to Peter Switzer? | There is no confirmed information at this time. |
Wiki Bio / Profile Background
Introduction :
- One of Australia’s top TV personalities, Rozz Switzer is loved by her fans for her warm and engaging presentation style.
- An attractive presenter, speaker and fashion icon, her earliest works were Crazy Crosswords & Australia’s Most Wanted.
- Now the leading face of What’s New?, over her long & illustrious carer, she has promoted and sold products from leading retail brands including Woolworths and Virgin and interviewed the majority of daytime soap stars at the NBS and CBS studios.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Ross was born on January 17, 1972, in Brisbane, Australia.
- Her mother was also a performer, specifically in musical theatre, which is where Rozz’s interest in entertainment comes from. As a child, she frequently performed in choruses and musicals.
- When Rozz was in her twenties, her mum was diagnosed with breast cancer, and then her dad got brain cancer six months later. Despite being given only a few years to live, her father lived a long life and passed away in 2019.
- Rozz and TV Presenter Roberto de Heredia first met in 1997 while she was working at Channel Ten. Rozz described Roberto as ‘charming, charismatic, always the life of the party, and everyone wanted to be his friend.’ The two dated for many years.
- Roberto was later embroiled in one of Sydney’s most notorious unsolved cases. He was accused of trying to kill a Penthouse Model Simone Cheung in 1998 with a parcel bomb. Brett Boyd, Cheung’s boyfriend at the time, picked up the package, and it exploded in his face, resulting in him losing a thumb and an eye.
- In 2006, Rozz married her current husband, Tim Hewson. Tim is a banker by profession who was mentored by Australian financial commentator Peter Switzer.
- Tim and Rozz currently live in Sydney & have three children, two boys, Hudson and Remington and one daughter, Kennedy.
- Rozz says that she loves being a mother & can happily spend hours watching her babies play.
- The family also have a dog named Rebel and a cat named Chastity.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Ross first attended the Mansfield State High School and transferred to Macgregor State High School where she was a School Captain in 1988.
- She is an honors graduate at the Queensland University of Technology.
- She graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Education, her majors were in Media, Drama and Film.
- During her college years, Rozz worked as a sales assistant at “Just Jeans” to support her studies.
- In 2000, she returned to college, this time at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) for a one-year graduate certificate in Broadcast and TV Journalism.
Early Career :
- Rozz began her career as a dancer and model, she performed in various shopping centre parades as well as appearing in nightclubs.
- In 1995, she took her first presenting job with The Buyers Group where she sold various products across channels 7, 9 and 10.
- During this time she sold over 150,000 Airofit’s alongside Ben Newton on the Good Morning Australia show.
- From 1999 to 2006, she also presented Live-to-Air sales on TVSN (The Television Shopping Network).
Nine Network Stint, Salary and Net Worth :
- In 2000, Rozz landed a job with Nine Network Australia, hosting the “Chains of Love” reality TV show.
- In 2002, she began hosting advertorials for Nine Network for the 3 hour ‘Mornings With Kerri-Anne’ show.
- After 9 more years with the network, Rozz decided it was time for a change. Leaving the Nine Network she came into the public eye as the face of “What’s New?” on TVC.
- Besides presenting, Rozz runs her own talent and production agency, she launched DRTV Talent in 2006. The agency specialises in providing presenters for advertorial and infomercial content.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Rozz is pretty sporty, and her hobbies include swimming, kick-boxing, dance, gymnastics, playing tennis and golf or working out at the gym.
- Though she has a couple of acting credits to her name, Rozz does not consider herself to be a very good actor…she feels that she looks very wooden.
- When she wants to relax, Rozz goes to the beach or stays at home reading.
- Rozz is also interested in dressmaking. A musical genius, she can play both the flute and the piano.
Body Figure / Physical Info
(all data verified from her modeling agency website)
Measurements :
- Eye Colour : Hazel
- Haircut / Hair Colour : Blonde
- Rozz Switzer Height : 170 cm / 5ft 7in
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : 6
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
- Weight : 58 kg
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Roz is very attractive