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Shelly Horton Bio, Husband, Married, Age, Weight Loss Diet, Wiki, Family

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Personal Details Summary
Name Shelly Horton
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB As of 2024, she is around 51 years old.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Spouse / Partner Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.
Children / No. of Kids None
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race White
Nationality Australian
Is Shelly Horton still married? Darren Robinson, a sound-recordist, is her husband, whom she met at a Batman-themed burlesque night.
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

Shelly Horton is an Australian news reporter on both radio and television. A budding entrepreneur, she is the owner of ShellShocked Media, through which she works as a media trainer.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

  • Shelly Horton was born on September 22.
  • She is married to sound-recordist Darren Robinson, whom she met at a Batman-themed burlesque night at a local bar. They married in Mexico in 2015. Robinson is Shelly’s second husband.
  • Horton made a conscious decision not to have children.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

  • Horton attended Kingaroy State High School, where her guidance counsellor allegedly called her opinionated and loud, telling her to tone down. Instead, she decided to pursue a career in broadcasting and media.
  • She also studied at the University of Queensland, where she attained a double degree in broadcasting journalism. She graduated in 1993.

Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :

  • Shelly began her career in radio, working as a crime reporter for ABC Radio News for five years, starting in 1994, shortly after finishing her studies.
  • Horton then moved to London, where she worked as a presenter on What’s On In London in 1998. After working in the UK for a year, she moved back to Australia where she continued to work for television, producing for Nine Network Australia until 2000. This began a long-standing career with the network where she worked on and off until 2007.
  • Shelly started her first company in 2009 called Door 5 Productions, which was active for two years. Back then, the company also produced the documentary Things My Mother Taught Me.
  • Over the course of her career, Shelly has also focused on (women’s) health spending a year as a producer on Mamamia Women’s Network & another year as a co-host on HealthyMEtv. She also co-hosted an online health series called Things You Can’t Talk About On TV.
  • In 2016, Horton launched her second company ShellShocked Media, after which she has also began an online training course as an extension of the company’s services. Starting ShellShocked Media ended Shelly’s career as a regular reporter for Nine Network Australia, on shows such as TODAY, TODAY EXTRA and Weekend TODAY, as she focused her attention towards her new company.
  • Since 2017, she has been a lifestyle presenter and columnist for 9Honey.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

  • Shelly owns a dog that she enjoys taking out for walks three times a day – small outings that she uses as breaks from working behind the computer all day.
  • If not using an alarm, Horton’s natural waking up time is around 7.30 AM.
  • Horton dreams of hosting her own chat show – She dreams of the title being The Shelly Show.
  • On top of her busy schedule as a media professional, Shelly is also an ambassador for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, a position she has held since 2014.
  • She is a big advocator of health retreats, having gone on multiple retreats for both food and digital detoxes.
  • For her weight loss journey, Shelly had to undergo various steps – a gastric lap band surgery, a liquid diet & blended food. But what finally worked for her was following the intermittent fasting routine.
  • Multiple times in her life, Shelly has been abused and grabbed by male aggressors. She shared the detailed stories of these events during the #METoo campaign.
Body Figure / Physical Info

Measurements :

  • Eye Colour : Blue
  • Haircut / Hair Colour : Burgundy
  • How tall / Height : 5′6″
  • Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
  • Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
  • Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive on any of her social media.

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