Celebrity Overhaul
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Celebrity Overhaul is a reality television
show on Australia's Channel Nine
in which celebrities undergo a rigorous exercise and diet
regime aimed at improving their fitness
and health
. These are coordinated by two personal trainer
s and a medical doctor. Hosted by Deborah Hutton
, there have been two seasons, one each in 2004 and 2005.
The celebrities were:
Channel Nine spun another show from Celebrity Overhaul, known as Overhaul which followed a similar format except with regular people from Australia.
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show on Australia's Channel Nine
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
in which celebrities undergo a rigorous exercise and diet
Dieting
Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated fashion to achieve or maintain a controlled weight. In most cases dieting is used in combination with physical exercise to lose weight in those who are overweight or obese. Some athletes, however, follow a diet to gain weight...
regime aimed at improving their fitness
Physical fitness
Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
and health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
. These are coordinated by two personal trainer
Personal trainer
A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments...
s and a medical doctor. Hosted by Deborah Hutton
Deborah Hutton
Deborah Hutton is an Australian media personality. She is a former model, television presenter, magazine editor, and designer of her own brand of home wares, "Deborah Hutton Living." She is a spokesperson for the charity group Models with Arthritis, a patron of Camp Quality, and a supporter of...
, there have been two seasons, one each in 2004 and 2005.
The celebrities were:
- Merv HughesMerv HughesMervyn Gregory Hughes is a former Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he represented Australia between 1985 and 1994 in 53 Test matches, taking 212 wickets. He played 33 One Day Internationals, taking 38 wickets. He took a hat trick in a Test against the West Indies at the WACA in...
- cricketerCricketerA cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
(Seasons 1 and 2) - Paulini CuruenavuliPaulini CuruenavuliPaulini Curuenavuli , commonly known as Paulini, is an Australian R&B/pop singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as a contestant of the first season of the television series, Australian Idol in 2003....
- singer (Season 1) - Rowena WallaceRowena WallaceRowena Wallace is a Gold -Logie winning Australian actress, best known for her role as Patricia in Sons and Daughters.-Early life and budding career:...
- actress (Season 1) - Kate FischerKate FischerKate Fischer, aka Katie Fischer, is an Australian model and actress. She attended the Canberra Girls' Grammar School....
- modelModel (person)A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
/former actress (Season 2) - Ita ButtroseIta ButtroseIta Clare Buttrose, AO, OBE is an Australian journalist and businesswoman. She was the founding editor of Cleo, a high-circulation magazine aimed at women aged 20 to 40 that was ground-breakingly frank about sexuality , and later as the editor of the more sedate Australian Women's Weekly...
- journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
/businesswoman (Season 2) - Phil BurtonPhil Burton.Phillip Andrew "Phil" Burton is a member of the Australian pop vocal band Human Nature with Toby Allen, Andrew Tierney and his brother Michael Tierney since 1989....
- singer (Human Nature) (Season 2) - Fabio LanzoniFabio LanzoniFabio Lanzoni ; born March 15, 1959), widely known simply as Fabio, is a famous international Italian fashion model, spokesperson and actor who appeared on the cover of hundreds of romance novels throughout the 1980s and 1990s....
- modelModel (person)A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art.... - Trevor ButlerTrevor ButlerTrevor Butler was the winner of Big Brother Australia 2004. As well as being the first, and currently the only, contestant to win $1,000,000, as opposed to the $250,000 of previous seasons, he also boosted interest in the final eviction by proposing to his then-girlfriend Breea Forrest live on the...
- reality show contestant - Melissa BellMelissa Bell (actress)Melissa Bell is an Australian actress and singer. She was the third actor to play Lucy Robinson in soap opera Neighbours....
- actress - Nova Peris-KneeboneNova Peris-KneeboneNova Maree Peris, AO, is an Australian athlete. She was a representative in the Australian Women's Hockey team at the 1996 Summer Olympics becoming the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.In 1997, she switched sports to athletics and a year later she became a double gold...
- athlete - Peter PhelpsPeter PhelpsPeter Phelps is an Australian actor, singer and writer. He is notable for his role of Peter Church in the television drama, Stingers and Trevor Cole, in Baywatch...
- actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity... - Dr John TickellJohn TickellDr. John Tickell is an Australian doctor, businessman, author, former athlete and speaker.In his younger days, Tickell played Australian rules football, first with the University Blues team and later with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League...
- televison presenter/doctor
Channel Nine spun another show from Celebrity Overhaul, known as Overhaul which followed a similar format except with regular people from Australia.