Richard Wilkins

TV Show Host

Richard Wilkins was born in New Zealand on June 19th, 1954 and is the TV Show Host. At the age of 70, Richard Wilkins biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
June 19, 1954
Nationality
Australia
Place of Birth
New Zealand
Age
70 years old
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Profession
Television Presenter
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Richard Wilkins Career

Television career

Wilkins, along with Joy Smithers and Alison Drower, was the first host of MTV Australia when it was launched in 1987. MTV Australia established a new standard for music television in Australia.

He hosted Keynotes, a summertime replacement for Sale of the Century, in 1992. He appeared on Entertainment Tonight with Marie Patane in 1999. He hosted the Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks telecast for ten years (excluding 1999-00). Wilkins appeared at the Australian leg of the Live Earth concert on July 7, 2007.

Wilkins has been the Nine's Network's Entertainment editor and has delivered daily news and interviews in showbusiness from around the world. He has also presented The Academy Awards, The Golden Globe Awards, ARIA Awards, and a number of other special events on the Nine Network.

Wilkins co-hosted Today Extra in 2019 on Wednesday and Thursday due to David Campbell's hosting Weekend Today. Wilkins replaced David Campbell as co-host of Weekend Today in 2020.

On Thursday, while reporting live on the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, Wilkins incorrectly announced actor Jeff Goldblum's death on Today, but later in the series it was confirmed as a hoax.

He began his autobiography Black Ties, Red Carpets, Green Rooms, co-written with Carrie Hutchinson, which went on to become a best-selling book in September 2011.

Wilkins began smoothfm in May 2012. In Melbourne, he is the host of Weekend Mornings (91.5) and smoothfm 95.3 in Sydney.

Wilkins' 30th birthday on the Nine Network in 2017 was commemorated. Wilkins co-hosted the annual G'Day USA Gala in January 2017, the annual Australian event in the United States, at the behest of Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Wilkins returned to host the ARIA awards from The Star in Sydney in November 2017.

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Date Night! Richard Wilkins' girlfriend Mia Hawkswell wears bizarre furry shoes to the premiere of Kate Winslet's new movie in Sydney

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 21, 2024
Richard Wilkins' girlfriend Mia Hawkswell made a bold fashion statement when she attended the VIP screening of LEE with Kate Winslet in Sydney on Sunday evening. The celebrity makeup artist stepped out in a pair of bizarre strappy stilletos with a sole made out of burgandy fur. The shoes looked like slippers as she strutted out of the Cremorne Orpheum.

Richard Wilkins, 70, holds hands with makeup artist girlfriend Mia Hawkswell, 47, at Nicole Kidman's mother's funeral

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 15, 2024
Richard Wilkins, 70, was accompanied to Nicole Kidman's mother's funeral by his younger girlfriend Mia Hawkswell, 47, on Tuesday. The veteran entertainment reporter held hands with the celebrity makeup artist as they made their way into St Francis Xavier Church in Lavender Bay to say their final goodbyes to Janelle Kidman. Wilkins looked dapper in a dark suit and tinted glasses, while his new girlfriend appeared sophisticated in a dark dress covered by a long, black coat.

Still going strong! Richard Wilkins, 70, and girlfriend Mia Hawkswell, 43, cuddle up as they lead arrivals for VIP party in Sydney

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 27, 2024
Richard Wilkins and his celebrity makeup artist girlfriend led the VIP arrivals for restaurant Catalina's star-studded private birthday bash in Rose Bay on Thursday evening.  The 300-strong guest list for the dazzling party was billed as an event for the fine dining establishment's 'friends, VIPs, and clients'.  The particular mix required to 'honour the milestone in true Sydney style' per the invitation, called for presence of one entertainment guru, one McO Beauty founder, and one very recently retired Channel Seven news director. 
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