Lucy Zelić | |
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Born |
Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory, Australia | 9 November 1986
Occupation | Television presenter |
Employer | Special Broadcasting Service |
Television | The World Game |
Partner | Corey Gameiro |
Children | 1 |
Lucy Zelić (born 9 November 1986) [1] is an Australian television presenter living in Sydney.
Zelić was the host of Canberra radio station 2XX FM's football show "The Far Post". She later became a commentator for Canberra United F.C. W-League matches for the radio station, and was a guest-host on the Balls n' All football show on 106.3FM. [2] Zelić hosted Football Federation Australia's official A-League podcast for the 2012–13 A-League season and is a former host of the nationally streamed football podcast Nearpost. [3]
Zelić joined SBS in 2013, where she began as a sideline reporter for SBS's Friday night coverage of the A-League and sports television segment presenter for SBS World News Australia. [3] [1] In 2014, she also shared hosting responsibilities with David Zdrilic and hosted SBS's coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[ citation needed]
She then started hosting the weekly football program The World Game.[ citation needed]
Zelić hosted SBS's coverage of the 2018 World Cup along with Craig Foster. [4]
In June 2021, it was announced that Zelić would leave SBS after an almost eight-year broadcasting career. [5]
Zelić was born to Croatian parents. [6] She is the younger sister of former football players Ivan Zelic and Ned Zelić. [7] She supports Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund. [8] [9] Zelić was a Miss Universe Australia finalist in 2007, [1] and holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Sports Business from the University of Canberra. [3] She has also been nominated in Cosmopolitan Australia's 2014 Fun, Fearless, Female television personality category, was a 2014 Logies 'newcomer' award nominee and a Peter Leonard Scholarship nominee in 2010.[ citation needed]
On 7 November 2018, Zelić announced that she is expecting her first child with partner Corey Gameiro: [10] a girl was born 23 April 2019 and named Mila Gameiro. [11]