Peter Everett
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Peter Everett is an Australian television host. He hosted the Australian adaptation
of cook show Ready Steady Cook
on Network Ten
. He is known for appearing on Changing Rooms
which aired on the Nine Network
in 1998. He also took part in the reality figure skating
series Skating on Thin Ice
in 2005.
. He moved to Brisbane
in his adolescence
. Everett has lived in the United States
and Hong Kong
. He then moved to Sydney
to run the Queen Street Brasserie.
. He co-hosted Renovation Rescue
, and hosted Amazing Homes. He also took part in reality figure skating
series Skating on Thin Ice
in 2005.
of "Ready Steady Cook", a cooking game show with a similar format to that of the original British program
. It features two teams, each with a chef
and a guest, competing to prepare meals from given ingredients. Everett opens each show and poses questions to teams about the meal's preparation. The show premiered on Network Ten in 2005.
Everett has announced that as of June, 2011 he will no longer host Ready Steady Cook, and will be replaced by comedian Colin Lane
.
Ready Steady Cook (Australian TV series)
Ready Steady Cook is a twice Logie Award-nominated Australian cookery competition show that airs on the Ten Network. It is based on the original Ready Steady Cook series broadcast by the BBC. The format is owned by Endemol....
of cook show Ready Steady Cook
Ready Steady Cook
Ready Steady Cook was a BBC daytime TV cooking programme it first debuted on 24 October 1994 and the last edition was broadcast on the 2 February 2010. The programme was hosted by Fern Britton from 1994 until 2000 when celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott became the new host...
on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
. He is known for appearing on Changing Rooms
Changing Rooms
Changing room may refer to:*changeroom, a room or enclosure in a clothing store where customers may try on clothes before purchasing them*Changing Rooms, a BBC television series*The Changing Room, a stage play by David Storey...
which aired on the Nine Network
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 1998. He also took part in the reality figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
series Skating on Thin Ice
Skating on Thin Ice
Skating on Thin Ice was a short-lived Australian celebrity reality television programme broadcast on the Nine Network in 2005. Hosted by Jamie Durie, nine celebrities learnt to skate with the ultimate goal being to perform with Disney on Ice, with proceeds going toward children's charity,...
in 2005.
Personal life
Everett was born in Charleville, QueenslandCharleville, Queensland
Charleville is a town in south western Queensland, Australia, 758 kilometres by road west of Brisbane . It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Murweh Shire, which covers an area of 43,905 square kilometres...
. He moved to Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
in his adolescence
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
. Everett has lived in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. He then moved to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
to run the Queen Street Brasserie.
Television career
In 1998, Everett worked as an interior designer on the Australian adaptation of Changing RoomsChanging Rooms
Changing room may refer to:*changeroom, a room or enclosure in a clothing store where customers may try on clothes before purchasing them*Changing Rooms, a BBC television series*The Changing Room, a stage play by David Storey...
. He co-hosted Renovation Rescue
Renovation Rescue
Renovation Rescue is an Australian TV show capitalising on Australia's love affair with home renovation. It's the same idea of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, but with a few differences:# The renovation only takes two days, not a full week....
, and hosted Amazing Homes. He also took part in reality figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
series Skating on Thin Ice
Skating on Thin Ice
Skating on Thin Ice was a short-lived Australian celebrity reality television programme broadcast on the Nine Network in 2005. Hosted by Jamie Durie, nine celebrities learnt to skate with the ultimate goal being to perform with Disney on Ice, with proceeds going toward children's charity,...
in 2005.
Ready Steady Cook
In 2006 Everett replaced Nick Stratford as host of the Australian adaptationReady Steady Cook (Australian TV series)
Ready Steady Cook is a twice Logie Award-nominated Australian cookery competition show that airs on the Ten Network. It is based on the original Ready Steady Cook series broadcast by the BBC. The format is owned by Endemol....
of "Ready Steady Cook", a cooking game show with a similar format to that of the original British program
Ready Steady Cook
Ready Steady Cook was a BBC daytime TV cooking programme it first debuted on 24 October 1994 and the last edition was broadcast on the 2 February 2010. The programme was hosted by Fern Britton from 1994 until 2000 when celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott became the new host...
. It features two teams, each with a chef
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
and a guest, competing to prepare meals from given ingredients. Everett opens each show and poses questions to teams about the meal's preparation. The show premiered on Network Ten in 2005.
Everett has announced that as of June, 2011 he will no longer host Ready Steady Cook, and will be replaced by comedian Colin Lane
Colin Lane
Colin Stuart Lane is a comedian and actor, best known for being one-half of former comedy duo, Lano and Woodley.-Lano and Woodley:...
.