Veronica Milsom
Veronica Louise Milsom (born 9 October 1984) is an Australian radio presenter, comedian and actress. From 2014 to 2020, she co-hosted the afternoon drive time programme, "Veronica & Lewis", alongside Lewis Hobba on youth radio station Triple J. Life and education. Milsom grew up in Geelong, Victoria, and has three siblings. Milsom attended the same high school in Geelong as her "Hungry Beast" and Triple J co-host, Lewis Hobba. Milsom studied at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Personal life. Milsom gave birth to a daughter, Lila, in 2017. Her experience of motherhood is the basis  for her 2019 solo stage performance "Parent Virgin." Career. Milsom is best known as a co-host of the Triple J radio station program, "Veronica & Lewis," which she presented on from 2014 to 2020 In 2016, she was shortlisted for female Radio Presenter of the Year at the Cosmopolitan Women of the Year Award. Milsom wrote for and appeared in comedy current affairs program "Hungry Beast". Milsom has appeared on ABC television shows, including 44 episodes of "Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell," "Back Seat Drivers" and "It's a Date", as well as Channel Ten's "The Project" and  A League of Their Own (Australian game show). ABC TV and Screen Australia commissioned Milsom to co-write and perform in "The Record", a mockumentary series she created, which was shortlisted for the Australian Online Video Awards. The project became a short film, "The Record: World’s Largest Family", co-written by Milsom and Steen Raskapoulos which has screened at Manchester, Palm Springs and LA Webfest film festivals. Milsom has also acted in "The Angus Project" on ABC iView. Milsom is also a playwright. "Porky Pies" (2007) was co-written with Alex Lee at Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In 2014 , she performed live solo shows in The Melbourne and Sydney International Comedy Festivals. "Good Lord It’s Christmas" (2016) and "Parent Virgin" (2019) were staged at Sydney's Giant Dwarf Theatre. In February 2020, Milsom announced that she would not be returning to Triple J after the birth of her second child, and would be leaving at the end of the month. Comedian Michael Hing replaced her on Triple J's 'Drive' segment, retitled "Hobba & Hing", with Lewis Hobba continuing on as co-host. Awards and nominations. ARIA Music Awards. !| 2019