Patricia Anne NewtonAM (née McGrath; born 4 February 1945) is an Australian singer, actress, dancer, stage performer, and radio and television presenter.
Career
Prior to her marriage, Newton worked under her birth name, Patti McGrath, when she appeared on programs such as the Tarax Show and The Graham Kennedy Show. In 1967, she won the Logie Award for Most Popular Female in Victoria.[1] She has appeared in many stage shows, and has made television appearances on Good Morning Australia and the Logie Awards.
Patti Newton has been married to fellow Australian entertainer Bert Newton since 9 November 1974, and often appears with him. Bert Newton sometimes refers to her as "Patricia Anne Therese Bernadette McGrath Newton". She is the mother of Lauren and Matthew Newton.
Patti Newton is a regular on 3AW's Nightline program with Philip Brady and Simon Owens, Monday nights from 10.15 pm 11.00 pm AEST.
Her first grandchild was born to daughter Lauren on 19 January 2008. her second grandchild was born in 2019
On 16 May 2008, Newton was robbed at Chadstone Shopping Centre, in suburban Melbourne, while she was at a café. A bag containing a diary, cash, and jewellery inherited from her mother was stolen.[2] Some of the items were recovered days later, and two people were later charged over the theft.[3] In 2018, she appeared on Who Do You Think You Are?.
In 2012, Patti Newton was one of the 12 celebrities to take part in season two of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia. She was "fired" after task 5, which involved the team on which she was part (Team Fortune) taking part in a semi-nude publicity stunt for the We Care charity. Patti effectively chose to leave when she requested to be the one who was fired.
I this a very much younger Shirley from that Detective / Cop show based on Victorian hill area?
Ahhh, Shirley Gilmore....... Na.
Clue, she was married to an aussie tv entertainer.
She could be, but it would be on the Heaven channel. 2006.
Her husband was a bit inclined to go out on a limb regularly.
Would it be Dawn Lake, wife of Bobby Limb !!
You win Sandy by 2 minutes, too easy.
You just beat me Sandy !!! Great minds think alike !!
Thanks Chris, sorry BG now who is this lady
Gotta be Patti Newton....
Your on the ball BG over to you.
Patricia Anne Newton AM (née McGrath; born 4 February 1945) is an Australian singer, actress, dancer, stage performer, and radio and television presenter.
Career
Prior to her marriage, Newton worked under her birth name, Patti McGrath, when she appeared on programs such as the Tarax Show and The Graham Kennedy Show. In 1967, she won the Logie Award for Most Popular Female in Victoria.[1] She has appeared in many stage shows, and has made television appearances on Good Morning Australia and the Logie Awards.
Patti Newton has been married to fellow Australian entertainer Bert Newton since 9 November 1974, and often appears with him. Bert Newton sometimes refers to her as "Patricia Anne Therese Bernadette McGrath Newton". She is the mother of Lauren and Matthew Newton.
Patti Newton is a regular on 3AW's Nightline program with Philip Brady and Simon Owens, Monday nights from 10.15 pm 11.00 pm AEST.
In 2007, Newton was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars and Deal or No Deal.
Her first grandchild was born to daughter Lauren on 19 January 2008. her second grandchild was born in 2019
On 16 May 2008, Newton was robbed at Chadstone Shopping Centre, in suburban Melbourne, while she was at a café. A bag containing a diary, cash, and jewellery inherited from her mother was stolen.[2] Some of the items were recovered days later, and two people were later charged over the theft.[3] In 2018, she appeared on Who Do You Think You Are?.
In 2012, Patti Newton was one of the 12 celebrities to take part in season two of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia. She was "fired" after task 5, which involved the team on which she was part (Team Fortune) taking part in a semi-nude publicity stunt for the We Care charity. Patti effectively chose to leave when she requested to be the one who was fired.
Newton made a guest appearance in Neighbours as Valerie Grundy on 21 December 2018.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_Newton
Thank You Sandy. Let's try this one...
Radio Quiz Show host, but his name won't come. Very famous.l
You are on the right track Sheba. Hope you are doing OK. Good to have you back.
Clue: A Pioneering star of Australian radio as a performer, producer, writer and host from the early 1930s into the late 1950s.
I remember as a kid him on the radio while he was I think in his hospital bed I seem to remember it was cancer.
He did have Cancer and he died in October 1959 on the same day Errol Flynn died.
But you got it Craig: Over to you.
8 February 1907
Thanks BG. Drs. are very pleased so far, as am I. I've been very lucky thus far. Still very, very tired though.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Any chance of a clearer picture of him as an older man Craig ? Would he be a footballer ?
I've been searching motorbike riders but haven't found him.
I've been searching window cleaners named Hinch...........,