Sarah Wilson (journalist)

Sarah Wilson
Language English
Nationality Australian
Notable works I Quit Sugar

Sarah Wilson (born 1974) is an Australian journalist, television presenter, blogger, media consultant and author of the best-selling 'I Quit Sugar' book.

Early life and education

Wilson grew up on a subsistence-living farm in Wamboin, with five younger siblings. She owned her first business at the age of 12, making doll's house furniture. She has a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Australian National University and a Graduate Certificate in professional writing from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). According to the Australian Associated Press, Wilson has completed an online course with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and describes herself as a health coach.[1]

Career

Wilson's first job as a journalist was as a restaurant reviewer for News Ltd's Sunday Magazine. At 25 she had a weekly opinion column in News Ltd's Herald Sun.

Media roles

She was the editor of Australian Cosmopolitan magazine from 2004 till early 2008. During her time at the magazine, she interviewed former Australian Prime Ministers John Howard and Kevin Rudd, and entered the Guinness Book of Records by staging the World's Biggest Bikini Shoot at Bondi Beach.[2] During this time she was also the fashion editor of Channel Nine's Today show. Wilson's first host role as a television presenter came in 2009 as the host of Masterchef Australia. After she left the program, her role was not replaced and a Network Ten spokesman, David Mott stated; "Sarah has an impressive background with abilities that far outweighed her duties on the show."[3]

From 2009 until the end of 2011, Wilson wrote more than 130 weekly columns that appeared in Sunday Life, a magazine lift-out in the Australian Sun-Herald newspaper in Sydney.[4] Her columns focused on the wellness movement, productivity and lifestyle simplicity - themes which are also explored in her popular blog.[5] Wilson later became the face and program developer for Foxtel's Lifestyle YOU channel. She hosted the show 'Eat Yourself Sexy', a nutrition and wellness makeover program that screened on Foxtel in late 2011. She also the wrote the ebook, I Quit Sugar: an 8-week program.[6] She announced the closure of her I Quit Sugar business in February 2018.[7]

Activism and criticism

Wilson is well known for her social commentary on politics, health advocacy, restaurant reviewing, opinion writing and trend forecasting. She has been the ambassador for Ride To Work, Dalai Lama Australia, Street Smart, Welcome to Australia, The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation, and has been a patron of Febfast.[8] Wilson frequently makes guest appearances on the Seven Network's Sunday Night, The Morning Show and Sunrise and The Ten Network's The Project and now defunct Good News Week.

On 11 April 2013, Sarah Wilson was heavily criticised for her statements supporting the anti-vaccination movement while a guest on the morning variety show Sunrise. Claims made included suggesting that there was lack of evidence for efficacy and safety of vaccinations. These claims are despite the fact she had no medical or health qualifications at the time. She was quoted as saying 'What they say is that the gold standard studies, right, that are done to really absolutely conclusively prove things, the double-blind placebo cross something or other tests have not been done and it's almost impossible to do that on human beings, especially children.' This was in reference to double-blind randomised controlled trials.[9]

Books

  • I Quit Sugar, Pan Macmillan, 2012
  • First, We Make The Beast Beautiful, 2017[10]

Personal life

Since being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis in 2008,[11] Wilson has dedicated herself to finding ways to live more healthy and well in mind and body. An avid bike rider and bush walker, she frequently offers her readers hints and tips on how to ride safely and confidently. She currently lives in Sydney.[12]

Wilson lives with anxiety[13] and bipolar disorder.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Associated Press (21 August 2014). "MasterChef and My Kitchen Rules hosts 'not qualified to give dietary advice'". The Guardian Australia.
  2. ↑ http://www.sarahwilson.com/about/
  3. ↑ Knox, David. "Ten drops Sarah Wilson from MasterChef 2". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Burrowes, Tim (12 December 2011). "Sarah Wilson ends Sunday Life column". mUmBRELLA.
  5. ↑ www.sarahwilson.com.au
  6. ↑ Wilson, Sarah. "I Quit Sugar: an 8-week Program". sarahwilson.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  7. 1 2 Macdonald, Emma (Winter 2018). "Sarah Wilson's changing appetite for life". Her Canberra magazine (No. 13): [22] - 26.
  8. ↑ "Inspiration station: 5 sugar-free celebs". febfast. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  9. ↑ Starke, Petra (11 April 2013). "Wilson whips up vaccination storm". news.com.au. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  10. ↑ Berry, Sarah (10 March 2017). "Sarah Wilson: Anxiety should be embraced and seen as beautiful". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  11. ↑ Dennehy, Luke. "MasterChef recipe for recovery". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  12. ↑ Sarah Wilson | About Me. sarahwilson.com
  13. ↑ Berry, Sarah (10 March 2017). "Sarah Wilson: Anxiety should be embraced and seen as beautiful". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
Preceded by
program started		 MasterChef Australia
Host
April 2009– July 2009		 Succeeded by
Gary Mehigan & George Calombaris

Official website

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.