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'''Darren McMullen''' (b. [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] [[January 28]], [[1980]] - ) Australian [[television]] [[presenter]].
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| caption = McMullen at the Sydney premiere of the 2013 film ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]''
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|2|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
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| occupation = TV presenter
| years_active = 2000s–present
| employer = [[Nine Network]] (until 2016; 2020)<br />[[Seven Network]] (2016–2020)
| known_for = ''[[The Voice Kids (Australian TV series)|The Voice Kids]]'' (2014)<br />''[[The Voice (Australian TV series)|The Voice]]'' (2012–2015; 2020)<br />''[[Minute to Win It]]'' (2010)<br />''[[Commercial Breakdown (Australian TV series)|Commercial Breakdown]]'' (2009)
| partner = [[Crystal Reed]] (2013–2019)
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'''Darren McMullen''' (born 10 February 1982) is a Scottish-Australian television and radio presenter and personality, music journalist and music critic. He was born in [[Glasgow]], Scotland, and emigrated with his family to Australia at the age of 12.<ref name="nededog">{{cite web|last1=Nededog|first1=Jethro|title='Love in the Wild' Host Darren McMullen: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Me|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/love-wild-host-darren-mcmullen-206950|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=10 October 2016|date=29 June 2011}}</ref> He is best known as the co-host of ''[[The Voice Australia]]''. Prior to his career as a presenter, he was a student at [[Bradfield College (Sydney)|Bradfield College]] and then an advertising executive.<ref name="nola">{{cite web|title=Darren McMullen is in 'Love' with hosting a TV show|url=http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2011/06/darren_mcmullen_is_in_love_wit.html|website=Nola.com|access-date=10 October 2016|date=28 June 2011}}</ref>
'''Darren McMullen''' was born in [[Scotland]] and emigrated to [[Australia]] at the age of 12. Prior to his career as a presenter he was an advertising executive and avid traveller.


In August 2019, McMullen performed as the 'Prawn' in the first season of ''[[The Masked Singer (Australian TV series)|The Masked Singer Australia]]''.<ref name="Masked Singer">{{cite web|last=Morgan|first=Michaela|title='I Was So Scared of You!': Dannii Minogue Finally Finds Out Who 'The Masked Singer's Prawn Is|url=https://10daily.com.au/entertainment/tv/a191007zqnop/i-was-so-scared-of-you-dannii-minogue-finally-finds-out-who-the-masked-singers-prawn-is-20191007|website=10 Daily|date=7 October 2019|access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref>
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'''Darren's''' career as a host and presenter extraordinaire began as a presenter with [[Arena]] Television's Exclusive news on [[Foxtel]] and with appearances in major advertising campaigns for [[The Westfield Group|Westfield]] and [[Gloria Jeans]]. Darren appears weekly on [[MTV Australia]]'s The lair, his own live music show where he interviews bands and entertains the party goers.


==Career ==
On top of hosting on [[MTV Australia]]'s The Lair, Darren also hosts a hugely popular monthly car [[DVD]] called [[Ignition]], quite like [[MTV|MTV’s]] [[Pimp My Ride]] and has MC’d and hosted many high profile gigs around the [[Australia]]. Recently he starred in The Rage in Dave, an hilarious short film directed by Max Raeder.
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McMullen's career as a host and presenter began as a presenter with [[Arena (TV network)|Arena]]'s Exclusive news on [[Foxtel]] and with appearances in major advertising campaigns for [[The Westfield Group|Westfield]] and [[Gloria Jean's Coffees|Gloria Jean's]].{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} Darren appeared weekly on [[MTV Australia]]'s ''The Lair'' in 2007 and 2008. In addition to hosting on ''The Lair'', McMullen also hosted a monthly car DVD called ''Ignition''.<ref name="nola" />


In 2009, he hosted ''[[Commercial Breakdown (Australian TV series)|Commercial Breakdown]]'' on the [[Nine Network]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} In 2010, McMullen signed with the [[Seven Network]] as host of their new primetime game show ''[[Minute to Win It]]''.<ref name="nola" /><ref name="schipp">{{cite web|last1=Schipp|first1=Debbie|title=Storm clouds a crowd|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/delta-goodrem-joins-the-twilight-trail/story-e6frewt9-1225881730146|website=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=25 June 2012|date=20 June 2010}}</ref>
'''Darren''' has been keeping Australians abreast of celebrity news/gossip and of the latest happenings in the Australian modified car culture. He has interviewed the world's biggest celebrities. Including; [[Jennifer Aniston]], [[Vince Vaughan]], [[Kate Hudson]] [[Sarah Jessica Parker]], [[Charlize Theron]], [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Heath Ledger]], [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]], [[Megan Gale]], [[Peter Jackson]], [[Hugh Jackman]], [[Deborah Lee Furness]], [[Jessica Simpson]], [[Harrison Ford]], [[Pamela Anderson]], [[Snoop Dog]], [[Rihanna]], [[NEYO]], [[Michelle Monahan]], director [[J. J. Abrams]], [[Sophie Monk]], [[Alex Dimitriades]], [[Amanda Bynes]], British legend [[Richard E Grant]], [[Viggo Mortensen]], and international and local bands [[INXS]], [[Scissor Sisters]], [[Girls Aloud]], [[The Darkness]], [[The Veronicas]] and [[Westlife]].


On 29 June 2011, McMullen debuted as the host of the prime-time reality show ''[[Love in the Wild]]'' on NBC in the US and CTV in Canada.<ref name="nededog" /><ref name="nola" /> McMullen also returned to his native United Kingdom to host the British version of ''Minute to Win It'' on [[ITV2]]<ref name="nededog" /> (which was cancelled after one eight-episode season) and hosted Series 2 of ''[[The Magicians (UK TV series)|The Magicians]]'' on [[BBC One]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}
Famous interview moments include; spitting on the lead singer of [[The Darkness]], being kissed by [[Pamela Anderson]] mid interview, convincing [[Vince Vaughan]] to crash [[Nicole Kidman]] and [[Keith Urban|Keith Urban's]] wedding, asking [[James Blunt]] about those three kinky wise men with semis by the sea, and questioning nice guy [[Harrison Ford]] on whether he's ever wanted to kick a puppy.


It was announced that McMullen would host ''[[The Voice Australia]]'' when it debuted in 2012.<ref name="byrnes2011">{{cite web|last1=Byrnes|first1=Holly|title=Darren McMullen returns on a high note to host The Voice for Channel 9|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/darren-mcmullen-returns-on-a-high-note-to-host-the-voice-for-channel-9/story-e6frewz0-1226178816755|website=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=10 October 2016|date=28 October 2011}}</ref> For the first and second seasons in 2012 and 2013, McMullen co-hosted the show with [[Faustina Agolley]]. He took over as a solo host in Season 3 in 2014 and then was joined by Nine Network personality [[Sonia Kruger]] for Season 4 in 2015. McMullen announced via social media that he was leaving ''The Voice'' after four seasons.<ref name="byrnes2016">{{cite news|last1=Byrnes|first1=Holly|title=Darren takes a shine to acting roels|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/heartwarming-show-of-mateship-as-tony-greigs-son-taken-into-fold-at-nine/news-story/be857fc2d373378a774823210a9aab04|website=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=10 October 2016|date=30 January 2016}}</ref> Sonia Kruger will stay as solo host.<ref name="byrnes2016" />


In 2014, McMullen hosted the six-episode series ''Darren McMullen's Outsiders'' on [[National Geographic Channel (Australia and New Zealand)|National Geographic Channel]], which focused on alternative lifestyles taking him on taboo adventures.<ref name="byrnes2016" /><ref name="outsiders">{{cite web|title=Darren McMullen's Outsiders|url=http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/tv/darren-mcmullens-outsiders/|website=National Geographic|access-date=10 October 2016}}</ref>


In 2014, McMullen was cast as Alex Larden on the drama ''[[House Husbands]]''.<ref name="byrnes2016" /><ref name="vickery">{{cite web|last1=Vickery|first1=Colin|title=Voice host Darren McMullen spies big career move as the next 007|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/voice-host-darren-mcmullen-spies-big-career-move-as-the-next-007/news-story/ee671f7cfe2bfa84f66ef9424b856cf3|publisher=News.com.au|access-date=10 October 2016|date=29 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Casamento|first1=Jo|title=Bianca Dye and Darren McMullen on their new roles|url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/bianca-dye-and-darren-mcmullen-on-their-new-roles-20140627-zsmww.html|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=10 October 2016|date=26 June 2014}}</ref>

On 13 March 2016, it was announced that McMullen had re-joined the [[Seven Network]] once again to host a new show, ''[[The Big Music Quiz]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/darren-mcmullen-joins-seven-for-the-big-music-quiz-chrissie-swan-and-anh-do-get-weepy/news-story/9b7aea8cad55a081164d90185fa3c96e | title=Darren McMullen joins Seven for The Big Music Quiz, Chrissie Swan and Anh Do get weepy | access-date=9 October 2016 | author=Byrnes, Holly | publisher=News.com.au | date=13 March 2016}}</ref>

In late 2019, McMullen appeared in the first season of ''[[The Masked Singer (Australian TV series)|The Masked Singer Australia]]'' as the Prawn and he was fifth voted out of the show.<ref name="Masked Singer"/>

In 2022, McMullen competed on the [[The Celebrity Apprentice Australia (season 6)|sixth season]] of ''[[The Celebrity Apprentice Australia]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/05/celebrity-apprentice-2022-meet-the-cast.html|title=Celebrity Apprentice 2022: Meet the Cast|publisher=TV Tonight|date=22 May 2022|accessdate=22 May 2022|first=David|last=Knox}}</ref> He finished the series as the runner-up, raising over $500,000 for his chosen charity Feel the Magic.<ref>{{cite web|last=Haddad|first=Kailah|title=Exclusive: Darren McMullen admits it was 'tough' going up against Benji Marshall in Celebrity Apprentice finale|url=https://9now.nine.com.au/celebrity-apprentice-australia/2022-exclusive-runner-up-darren-mcmullen-benji-marshall-charity-feel-the-magic/d533d746-5ca8-447b-ab38-0efac3e75daa|publisher=[[9Now]]|access-date=4 July 2022 |date=21 June 2022}}</ref> He is also set to host [[The Real Love Boat (Australian TV series)|Australia's version]] of ''[[The Real Love Boat]]'' on [[Network 10]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knox |first1=David |title=Crew sets sail on 10's Real Love Boat|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/06/crew-sets-sail-on-10s-real-love-boat.html |website=TV Tonight |access-date=7 July 2022 |language=en-AU |date=23 June 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, McMullen competed on the [[The Amazing Race Australia 7|seventh season]] of ''[[The Amazing Race Australia]]'' with his nephew, Tristan Dougan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://10play.com.au/the-amazing-race-australia/articles/the-amazing-race-australia-celebrity-edition-meet-the-11-teams/tpa230608jmecn|title=The Amazing Race Australia Celebrity Edition: Meet The 11 Teams|work=[[10Play]]|date=9 June 2023|access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
McMullen was in a relationship with [[Crystal Reed]] from July 2013 to early 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/darren-mcmullen-finds-new-love-with-teen-wolf-star-crystal-reed/news-story/83bca5a91ae797c504d1594fbaf86f0e|title = Darren McMullen finds new love|newspaper = The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|date = 10 January 2014|last1 = Confidential|first1 = Sydney}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newidea.com.au/darren-mcmullen-admits-the-truth-about-delta-goodrem-and-me|title = Darren McMullen admits: The truth about Delta Goodrem and Me| date=28 July 2019 }}</ref> McMullen had previously said that the two had planned on marriage and children, but he was not willing to get married until his country of Australia legalised same-sex marriage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newidea.com.au/Darren-McMullen-planning-wedding-with-girlfriend-Crystal-Reed|title=Darren McMullen opens up about tying the knot with girlfriend Crystal Reed|date=6 July 2017 }}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*[http://www.mtv.com.au/shows/shows.php?view=VLR MTV's The Lair]
*{{IMDb name|3406721}}
*[http://www.mtv.com.au MTV Australia]
*[http://www.myspace.com/mtvthelair The official myspace page for The Lair]
*[http://www.nbc.com/love-in-the-wild/about/#darren Darren McMullen] bio at [[NBC]]
*[http://arenatv.com.au/arenatv/site/Page.aspx?PageID=87 ARENA TV's Exclusive]
*[http://www.ignitiondvd.com IgnitionDVD]


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Darren McMullen
McMullen at the Sydney premiere of the 2013 film The Great Gatsby
Born (1982-02-10) 10 February 1982 (age 42)
Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality
  • Scottish
  • Australian
OccupationTV presenter
Years active2000s–present
Employer(s)Nine Network (until 2016; 2020)
Seven Network (2016–2020)
Known forThe Voice Kids (2014)
The Voice (2012–2015; 2020)
Minute to Win It (2010)
Commercial Breakdown (2009)
PartnerCrystal Reed (2013–2019)
Websitedarrenmcmullen.tv

Darren McMullen (born 10 February 1982) is a Scottish-Australian television and radio presenter and personality, music journalist and music critic. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and emigrated with his family to Australia at the age of 12.[1] He is best known as the co-host of The Voice Australia. Prior to his career as a presenter, he was a student at Bradfield College and then an advertising executive.[2]

In August 2019, McMullen performed as the 'Prawn' in the first season of The Masked Singer Australia.[3]

Career

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McMullen's career as a host and presenter began as a presenter with Arena's Exclusive news on Foxtel and with appearances in major advertising campaigns for Westfield and Gloria Jean's.[citation needed] Darren appeared weekly on MTV Australia's The Lair in 2007 and 2008. In addition to hosting on The Lair, McMullen also hosted a monthly car DVD called Ignition.[2]

In 2009, he hosted Commercial Breakdown on the Nine Network.[citation needed] In 2010, McMullen signed with the Seven Network as host of their new primetime game show Minute to Win It.[2][4]

On 29 June 2011, McMullen debuted as the host of the prime-time reality show Love in the Wild on NBC in the US and CTV in Canada.[1][2] McMullen also returned to his native United Kingdom to host the British version of Minute to Win It on ITV2[1] (which was cancelled after one eight-episode season) and hosted Series 2 of The Magicians on BBC One.[citation needed]

It was announced that McMullen would host The Voice Australia when it debuted in 2012.[5] For the first and second seasons in 2012 and 2013, McMullen co-hosted the show with Faustina Agolley. He took over as a solo host in Season 3 in 2014 and then was joined by Nine Network personality Sonia Kruger for Season 4 in 2015. McMullen announced via social media that he was leaving The Voice after four seasons.[6] Sonia Kruger will stay as solo host.[6]

In 2014, McMullen hosted the six-episode series Darren McMullen's Outsiders on National Geographic Channel, which focused on alternative lifestyles taking him on taboo adventures.[6][7]

In 2014, McMullen was cast as Alex Larden on the drama House Husbands.[6][8][9]

On 13 March 2016, it was announced that McMullen had re-joined the Seven Network once again to host a new show, The Big Music Quiz.[10]

In late 2019, McMullen appeared in the first season of The Masked Singer Australia as the Prawn and he was fifth voted out of the show.[3]

In 2022, McMullen competed on the sixth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.[11] He finished the series as the runner-up, raising over $500,000 for his chosen charity Feel the Magic.[12] He is also set to host Australia's version of The Real Love Boat on Network 10.[13]

In 2023, McMullen competed on the seventh season of The Amazing Race Australia with his nephew, Tristan Dougan.[14]

Personal life

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McMullen was in a relationship with Crystal Reed from July 2013 to early 2019.[15][16] McMullen had previously said that the two had planned on marriage and children, but he was not willing to get married until his country of Australia legalised same-sex marriage.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nededog, Jethro (29 June 2011). "'Love in the Wild' Host Darren McMullen: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Me". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Darren McMullen is in 'Love' with hosting a TV show". Nola.com. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b Morgan, Michaela (7 October 2019). "'I Was So Scared of You!': Dannii Minogue Finally Finds Out Who 'The Masked Singer's Prawn Is". 10 Daily. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ^ Schipp, Debbie (20 June 2010). "Storm clouds a crowd". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  5. ^ Byrnes, Holly (28 October 2011). "Darren McMullen returns on a high note to host The Voice for Channel 9". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d Byrnes, Holly (30 January 2016). "Darren takes a shine to acting roels". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Darren McMullen's Outsiders". National Geographic. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  8. ^ Vickery, Colin (29 July 2014). "Voice host Darren McMullen spies big career move as the next 007". News.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  9. ^ Casamento, Jo (26 June 2014). "Bianca Dye and Darren McMullen on their new roles". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  10. ^ Byrnes, Holly (13 March 2016). "Darren McMullen joins Seven for The Big Music Quiz, Chrissie Swan and Anh Do get weepy". News.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  11. ^ Knox, David (22 May 2022). "Celebrity Apprentice 2022: Meet the Cast". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  12. ^ Haddad, Kailah (21 June 2022). "Exclusive: Darren McMullen admits it was 'tough' going up against Benji Marshall in Celebrity Apprentice finale". 9Now. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  13. ^ Knox, David (23 June 2022). "Crew sets sail on 10's Real Love Boat". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  14. ^ "The Amazing Race Australia Celebrity Edition: Meet The 11 Teams". 10Play. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  15. ^ Confidential, Sydney (10 January 2014). "Darren McMullen finds new love". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
  16. ^ "Darren McMullen admits: The truth about Delta Goodrem and Me". 28 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Darren McMullen opens up about tying the knot with girlfriend Crystal Reed". 6 July 2017.
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