Reporter Abbey Gelmi praises ‘dream job’ after losing her hosting role on Channel Seven’s AXED House Rules
Channel Seven’s home renovation show, House Rules, has been axed by the network.
But the show’s former host Abbey Gelmi is certainly not dwelling on the past, with two roles with Seven keeping her busy.
Speaking to Perth Now on Sunday, the 30-year-old sports reporter said she was excited to cover the summer of cricket, starting with the Women’s Big Bash League.
Reporter Abbey Gelmi (pictured) has praised her ‘dream job’ with Channel Seven after losing her hosting role on the network’s AXED renovation program, House Rules
The Perth-raised journalist said her career is like living a childhood dream.
‘Honestly it’s a dream job. It’s something I grew up dreaming of doing, sometimes when you dream of getting a job and get to that point it’s sometimes not that fun whereas I got there and realised it was cooler than I ever imagined,’ Gelmi said.
However, it’s not the only role Abbey has to look forward to with Seven.
‘Honestly it’s a dream job. It’s something I grew up dreaming of doing’: The 30-year-old sports reporter said she was excited to cover the summer of cricket for the network, starting with the Women’s Big Bash League this month
‘I could not be more pumped about this’: On Wednesday, she announced she would also be hosting Seven’s new show Ultimate Tag in 2021
On Wednesday, she announced she would also be hosting Seven’s new show Ultimate Tag in 2021.
‘I could not be more pumped about this or to be working with the legend that is @mattshirvo,’ she captioned the promotional photo.
Ultimate Tag is expected to take the playground game to a whole new level.
Dropped: House Rules was noticeably absent from the network’s content line-up at the annual Upfronts on Wednesday. Pictrured: 2020 hosts Jamie Durie and Abbey Gelmi
Low ratings: The series failed to be a ratings success, with a large drop in viewers on previous years’ seasons
House Rules was noticeably absent from the network’s content line-up at the annual Upfronts this month, alongside Plate Of Origin and Pooch Perfect.
Abbey admitted to Daily Mail Australia in December that she and new co-host Jamie Durie had big shoes to fill in the absence of veteran host Johanna Griggs.
‘Johanna did an amazing job over so many seasons, so we’re definitely hoping to do her and the show justice,’ she said at the time.
House Rules: High Stakes premiered on Channel Seven in April with WAG Kyly Clarke and Saul Myers joining the judging panel alongside Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.
The series failed to be a ratings success, with a large drop in viewers on previous years’ seasons.
Boned! Plate of Origin and Pooch Perfect (pictured) have been axed from Channel Seven’s 2021 line-up following poor ratings
Returning: While some shows have seen the chopping block, Seven are bring back most of their hits, including Big Brother, Farmer Wants a Wife (pictured) and Australia’s Got Talent