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| '''Bree Amer''' (born 17 August 1982 {{ |
'''Bree Amer''' (born 17 August 1982 {{citation needed|date=December 2016}}) is an Australian television personality. | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| Amer was a contestant on '']'' from the ], in ], and the first housemate of '']'' to re-enter the House when, hours after her eviction, it was discovered the votes were miscalculated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/bree-to-re-enter-big-brother-20040705-gdy6e5.html|title=Bree to re-enter Big Brother |
Amer was a contestant on '']'' from the ], in ], and the first housemate of '']'' to re-enter the House when, hours after her eviction, it was discovered the votes were miscalculated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/bree-to-re-enter-big-brother-20040705-gdy6e5.html|title=Bree to re-enter Big Brother|date=2004-07-05|work=The Age|access-date=2010-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804004225/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/bree-to-re-enter-big-brother-20040705-gdy6e5.html|archive-date=2018-08-04|url-status=live|agency=Australian Associated Press|url-access=limited}}</ref> She was returned to the House the night after, and a few days after that, in a special eviction show, the actual person to have received the most votes, ], was evicted. | ||
| Having worked in ]s, Amer co-hosted the ''Big Brother Friday Night Live'' games in the 2005 series of '' |
Having worked in ]s, Amer co-hosted the ''Big Brother Friday Night Live'' games in the 2005 series of ''Big Brother Australia'' with ] and fellow 2004 series Housemate, ]. The same hosting team went on to front '']'' in early 2006, and later continued as hosts of ''Big Brother Friday Night Live'' in the 2007 and 2008 series of ''Big Brother''.{{cn|date=November 2024}} | ||
| ⚫ | She co-hosted the Australian show '']'' along with Ryan Fitzgerald and Mike Goldman. In May 2011 Sydney-based author, Amanda Cole, issued ''Who Needs Prince Charming?'', a self-realisation book for women, which collated contributions from 35 Australian women including Amer, Bianca Dye, ], Kathryn Eisman, ], ], ] and ].<ref name="Charming">{{cite book|url=http://www.whoneedsprincecharming.com.au|title=Who Needs Prince Charming?: Fabulous Girls Tips on Life, Love and Getting What You Want!|last1=Cole|first1=Amanda|last2=Dye|first2=Bianca|last3=Amer|first3=Bree|last4=Eisman|first4=Kathryn|last5=Franks|first5=Camilla|last6=Zaetta|first6=Tania|last7=Bardot|first7=Bessie|last8=Gillinder|first8=Tracey|last9=Pan|first9=Cindy|publisher=Book Nerds|isbn=978-0-980831-306|location=]|display-authors=1|authorlink6=Tania Zaetta|authorlink7=Bessie Bardot|authorlink9=Cindy Pan|accessdate=8 June 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325170753/http://www.whoneedsprincecharming.com.au/|archivedate=25 March 2012|url-status=dead|last10=Brett|first10=Samantha|year=2011}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | She co-hosted the Australian show '']'' along with Ryan Fitzgerald and Mike Goldman. In May 2011 Sydney-based author, Amanda Cole, issued ''Who Needs Prince Charming?'', a self-realisation book for women, which collated contributions from 35 Australian women including Amer, Bianca Dye, Camilla Franks, Kathryn Eisman, ], ], ] and ].<ref name="Charming">{{cite book|url=http://www.whoneedsprincecharming.com.au|title=Who Needs Prince Charming?: Fabulous Girls Tips on Life, Love and Getting What You Want!|last1=Cole|first1=Amanda|last2=Dye|first2=Bianca|last3=Amer|first3=Bree|last4=Eisman|first4=Kathryn|last5=Franks|first5=Camilla|last6=Zaetta|first6=Tania|last7=Bardot|first7=Bessie|last8=Gillinder|first8=Tracey|last9=Pan|first9=Cindy|publisher=Book Nerds |
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| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| On 29 July 2006, '']'' reported that a doctor noticed a lump on Amer's neck while watching a broadcast of '']'', and urged her to see a doctor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/diagnosis-rocks-big-brother-20060729-gdo2bc.html|title=Diagnosis rocks Big Brother|last=Hornery|first=Andrew|date=2006-07-29|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2006-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804004857/https://www.smh.com.au/national/diagnosis-rocks-big-brother-20060729-gdo2bc.html|archive-date=2018-08-04| |
On 29 July 2006, '']'' reported that a doctor noticed a lump on Amer's neck while watching a broadcast of '']'', and urged her to see a doctor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/diagnosis-rocks-big-brother-20060729-gdo2bc.html|title=Diagnosis rocks Big Brother|last=Hornery|first=Andrew|date=2006-07-29|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2006-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804004857/https://www.smh.com.au/national/diagnosis-rocks-big-brother-20060729-gdo2bc.html|archive-date=2018-08-04|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> Amer has since undergone two surgeries for removal of ], and also had ]. However, she is now healthy again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=152135|title=Bree's surgery nightmare|website=Woman's Day|publisher=nineMSN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105034154/http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=152135|archive-date=2007-11-05|url-status=dead|access-date=2006-10-30}}</ref> | ||
| Amer married TV producer Evan Wilkes on 7 November 2015 and together they have had two sons, Archie who was stillborn in April 2015, and a son who was born February 2017. Amer then had a daughter in 2019. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.marieclaire.com.au/bree-amer-wilkes-opens-up-about-her-heartbreaking-stillbirth|title=Bree Amer-Wilkes Opens Up About Her Heartbreaking Stillbirth|last=Bode|first=Lucy|work=Marie Claire$|access-date=2018-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512050453/https://www.marieclaire.com.au/bree-amer-wilkes-opens-up-about-her-heartbreaking-stillbirth|archive-date=2018-05-12|url-status=live|publisher=Pacific Magazines}}</ref> | |||
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Australian television personality
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 Bree Amer (right) in a Joker Poker promotional shot | |
| Born | (1982-08-17) 17 August 1982 (age 42) Gold Coast, Australia |
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Bree Amer (born 17 August 1982 ) is an Australian television personality.
Biography
Amer was a contestant on Big Brother Australia 2004 from the Gold Coast, in Queensland, and the first housemate of Big Brother Australia to re-enter the House when, hours after her eviction, it was discovered the votes were miscalculated. She was returned to the House the night after, and a few days after that, in a special eviction show, the actual person to have received the most votes, Wesley Dening, was evicted.
Having worked in theatre restaurants, Amer co-hosted the Big Brother Friday Night Live games in the 2005 series of Big Brother Australia with Mike Goldman and fellow 2004 series Housemate, Ryan Fitzgerald. The same hosting team went on to front Friday Night Games in early 2006, and later continued as hosts of Big Brother Friday Night Live in the 2007 and 2008 series of Big Brother.
She co-hosted the Australian show Download along with Ryan Fitzgerald and Mike Goldman. In May 2011 Sydney-based author, Amanda Cole, issued Who Needs Prince Charming?, a self-realisation book for women, which collated contributions from 35 Australian women including Amer, Bianca Dye, Camilla Franks, Kathryn Eisman, Bessie Bardot, Molly Contogeorge, Tania Zaetta and Cindy Pan.
Personal life
On 29 July 2006, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that a doctor noticed a lump on Amer's neck while watching a broadcast of Friday Night Live, and urged her to see a doctor. Amer has since undergone two surgeries for removal of thyroid cancer, and also had radiation therapy. However, she is now healthy again. Amer married TV producer Evan Wilkes on 7 November 2015 and together they have had two sons, Archie who was stillborn in April 2015, and a son who was born February 2017. Amer then had a daughter in 2019.
References
- "Bree to re-enter Big Brother". The Age. Australian Associated Press. 5 July 2004. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- Cole, Amanda; et al. (2011). Who Needs Prince Charming?: Fabulous Girls Tips on Life, Love and Getting What You Want!. Strawberry Hills, NSW: Book Nerds. ISBN 978-0-980831-306. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- Hornery, Andrew (29 July 2006). "Diagnosis rocks Big Brother". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
- "Bree's surgery nightmare". Woman's Day. nineMSN. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
- Bode, Lucy. "Bree Amer-Wilkes Opens Up About Her Heartbreaking Stillbirth". Marie Claire$. Pacific Magazines. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
