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Ten poaches Nine star for Idol
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May 20, 2004, 14:38

Mcleod: New host of Inside Idol

Leah McLeod, former host of Nine's Renovation Rescue and Ten's House of Hits, has been poached to join the ratings blockbuster Australian Idol.

McLeod will front the popular Inside Idol program and will cover the journey of all the contestants from around the country as Australian Idol moves through its gruelling elimination schedule.

“I’m looking forward to getting behind the scenes of this incredibly successful show, to see how the contestants are feeling, what it’s like to be in the competition,” Leah McLeod said today, after signing with Grundy, the show’s producers.

“When I was invited to be involved in Inside Idol, it was too good an opportunity to pass up. Idol is inspiring and exciting, and it shows how Australian’s can step up to the plate.”

Leah is heavily involved with the music industry – she has a long history in FM radio, she’s the sister of The Superjesus’ Sarah McLeod and is married to an industry executive.

Australian Idol executive producer Greg Beness said Leah would be a great asset to the Australian Idol team.

“Becoming the Australian Idol is as much a journey as a destination, and Inside Idol
is all about sharing that with the Australian public,” he said.

Head of Entertainment at Network Ten Stephen Tate said they were excited about Leah McLeod’s return to the Network for Inside Idol.

“Leah has great appeal with the audience and her warm personality will add to the success of Inside Idol when it returns,” Stephen Tate said.

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