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| 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|last=|first=|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|dead-url=no|publisher=Fairfax Media|agency=Australian Associated Press|df=dmy-all|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. | 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|last=|first=|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|dead-url=no|publisher=Fairfax Media|agency=Australian Associated Press|df=dmy-all|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 '']'' 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''. Amer appeared in the May 2006 issue of '']'' magazine. {{Cn|date=December 2016}} She also has appeared briefly in an advertisement for ]. She was a presenter for Channel 10's New Year's Eve 2006 broadcast in Sydney. {{Cn|date=December 2016}} | Having worked in ]s, Amer co-hosted the ''Big Brother Friday Night Live'' games in the 2005 series of '']'' 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''. Amer appeared in the May 2006 issue of '']'' magazine. {{Cn|date=December 2016}} She also has appeared briefly in an advertisement for ]. She was a presenter for Channel 10's New Year's Eve 2006 broadcast in Sydney. {{Cn|date=December 2016}} | ||
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| Bree Amer | |
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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. Amer appeared in the May 2006 issue of Ralph magazine. She also has appeared briefly in an advertisement for Donut King. She was a presenter for Channel 10's New Year's Eve 2006 broadcast in Sydney.
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. Bree married TV producer Evan Wilkes on 7 November 2015 and together they have two sons, Archie who was stillborn in April 2015, and Hunter who was born February 2017.
References
- "Bree to re-enter Big Brother". The Age. Fairfax Media. Australian Associated Press. 5 July 2004. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Cole, Amanda; et al. 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Hornery, Andrew (29 July 2006). "Diagnosis rocks Big Brother". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Bree's surgery nightmare". Woman's Day. nineMSN. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Tran, Cindy (14 November 2017). "'We're passed off as paranoid mums': Former Big Brother housemate, 35, who suffered a stillbirth just two weeks before her due date says her warning signs were DISMISSED by a doctor". Daily Mail Australia. Associated Newspapers Ltd (UK). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- 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.
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