MY FAMILY always comes FIRST

THE TV HOST TALKS ALL THINGS BYRON BAY, BUILDING AND THE BLOCK

- Sara Tapia

In the 25 years that Shelley Craft has graced our TV screens, there’s not many people Down Under who wouldn’t have seen the bubbly, bright, and beautiful star. From her days on Saturday Disney and The Great Outdoors to Australia’s Funniest Home Videos and Domestic Blitz, the 45-year-old has been a fan favourite since the start. And it seems her passion for TV hasn’t waned either.

“I openly admit that I love television,” Craft tells WHO. “I’ve had an awesome run and I’ve worked on the best shows that Australia’s ever made – so to be a part of that for 25 years, I’m pretty bloody proud.”

This year, you’ll find Craft back on The Block for a 14th season along with co-host Scott Cam, helping to guide teams as they navigate the ups and downs of renovating and building. The process is something the TV star knows all too well, having done her fair share of projects.

Just last year, when everyone was baking banana bread and doing puzzles during the first wave of the pandemic Down Under, Craft and her husband, Christian Sergiacomi, were knee-deep in building their “forever for now” home in NSW’s Byron Bay – where they have lived for “12 fabulous years” with daughters Milla, 10, and Eadie, 9. “It’s a little bit of an Italian cathedral, come ski lodge, come factory,” Craft says of the home. “It’s a real mismatch but hopefully it works and hopefully it all gels together – I think it does.”