Angie Kent

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Angie Kent
Born
Angela Bernice Kent

(1990-02-06) 6 February 1990 (age 33)
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Marketing and production assistant, support worker
Years active2015–present
Known for

Angela Bernice Kent (born 6 February 1990 [1] ) is an Australian television personality, known for appearing alongside Yvie Jones on Gogglebox Australia from 2015 to 2018.

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Career

After leaving Gogglebox Australia in December 2018, it was announced that Kent and Yvie Jones would appear on the fifth season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! , which began airing on 13 January 2019. [2] Kent was the 10th celebrity to be eliminated from the show.

In 2019, Kent starred in the fifth season of The Bachelorette Australia . [3] [4] She also released a book, If You Don't Laugh You'll Cry ( ISBN   9780733643293). [5]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015–2018 Gogglebox Australia Herself68 episodes
2019 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! HerselfContestant
The Bachelorette Australia HerselfThe Bachelorette
2020 Dancing with the Stars HerselfContestant
2022 Dancing with the Stars: All Stars HerselfContestant
2023 Space Invaders [6] HerselfHost

Controversies

In October 2021, Kent was fined $1200 and disqualified from driving for four months after pleading guilty to drink driving. Kent recorded a blood alcohol content of 0.081%. The sentencing magistrate noted that Kent had multiple driving offences, including a previous drink driving charge in 2014. [7]

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References

  1. Burfitt, Penny (19 September 2019). "Who is Australia's Bachelorette in 2019, Angie Kent?". Yahoo Lifestyle. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. Croffey, Amy (9 January 2019). "The I'm a Celeb guessing game begins! Who's heading into the jungle?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. Anderson, Stephanie (29 March 2019). "The Bachelorette 2019: Angie Kent Will Be the Next Bachelorette". 10 daily . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. Croffey, Amy (1 April 2019). "New Bachelorette Angie Kent has never been in love". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. "If You Don't Laugh You'll Cry". 26 August 2019 via www.littlebrown.co.uk.
  6. Knox, David (24 August 2022). "Angie Kent to host Space Invaders for Nine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  7. Sutton, Candace (26 October 2021). "Angie Kent cops whopping fine". news.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2021.