Veronica Milsom

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Veronica Milsom
Born
Veronica Louise Milsom

(1984-10-09) 9 October 1984 (age 39)
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupations

Veronica Louise Milsom (born 9 October 1984[ citation needed ]) is an Australian radio presenter, comedian and actress. From 2014 to 2020, she co-hosted the afternoon drive-time programme Veronica & Lewis alongside Lewis Hobba on youth radio station Triple J. [1]

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Life and education

Milsom grew up in Geelong, Victoria, and has three siblings. [2] Milsom attended the same high school in Geelong as her Hungry Beast and Triple J co-host, Lewis Hobba. [3] After graduating from The Geelong College, Milsom studied at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. [4]

Personal life

Milsom gave birth to a daughter, Lila, in 2017. [2] [5] Her experience of motherhood is the basis for her 2019 solo stage performance Parent Virgin. [5]

Career

Milsom is best known as a co-host of the Triple J radio station program Veronica & Lewis, presenting from 2014 to 2020 [6] In 2016, she was shortlisted for female Radio Presenter of the Year at the Cosmopolitan Women of the Year Award. [7]

Milsom wrote for, and appeared in, the satirical current affairs program Hungry Beast . [8] Milsom has appeared on ABC television shows, including 44 episodes of Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell, [9] Back Seat Drivers , and It's a Date , [10] as well as Channel Ten's The Project and A League of Their Own (Australian game show) .

ABC TV and Screen Australia commissioned Milsom to co-write and perform in The Record, a mockumentary series she created, which was shortlisted for the Australian Online Video Awards. The project became a short film, The Record: World’s Largest Family, co-written by Milsom and Steen Raskapoulos, which has screened at Manchester, Palm Springs and LA Webfest film festivals. [4] [11] Milsom has also acted in The Angus Project on ABC iView. [12]

Milsom is also a playwright. Porky Pies (2007) was co-written with Alex Lee at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. [13] [14] In 2014, she performed live solo shows at The Melbourne and Sydney International Comedy Festivals. [8] Good Lord It’s Christmas (2016) and Parent Virgin (2019) were staged at Sydney's Giant Dwarf Theatre.

In February 2020, Milsom announced that she would not be returning to Triple J after the birth of her second child, and would be leaving at the end of the month. [15] Comedian Michael Hing replaced her on Triple J's drive-time segment, retitled Hobba & Hing, with Lewis Hobba continuing on as co-host. [16]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Sex Flex: A Rap Guide to Fornication"
(with Lewis Hobba) [17] 		2019Non-album single

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2019 "Sex Flex: A Rap Guide to Fornication" Best Comedy Release Nominated [18]

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  2. 1 2 First Date with Veronica Milsom | Mamamia First Dates , retrieved 6 December 2019
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  5. 1 2 Rugendyke, Louise (21 February 2019). "Like a virgin, Veronica Milsom takes baby steps in to the world of motherhood". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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  11. ↑ The Record: World's Largest Biological Family , retrieved 6 December 2019
  12. ↑ "SMASHED STEREOTYPES: CREATING THE ANGUS PROJECT". GWP. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "Porky Pies | Alex Lee and Veronica Milsom". www.australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  14. ↑ "PORKY PIES". AustralianPlays.org. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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