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Introduction
Johanna Griggs is an Australian television presenter and former competitive swimmer. She won a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Griggs has been at the Seven Network since 1993 when she joined Seven Sport, first as a host at the Australian Open.
Griggs hosts the network’s Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and the Australian Open, as well as being a presenter of their Melbourne Cup coverage. She has been the host of Better Homes and Gardens since 2005 and House Rules from 2013 until 2019.
Early life
| Name | Johanna Griggs |
| Net Worth | $3 million |
| Occupation | TV presenter, Former swimmer |
| Age | 49 years |
| Height | 1.83m |
Johanna Leigh Griggs AM was born on October 17, 1973 (age 49 years) in Sydney, Australia. Griggs grew up in the Sydney suburb of Harbord which is now known as Freshwater. Griggs represented Australia at the Auckland Commonwealth Games in 1990—winning a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke event.
Griggs recorded the fastest time in the world in winning the 50-meter backstroke race at the Australian Swimming Championships in 1993. The day following that swim, she announced her retirement from competitive swimming.
Her career was cut short after a battle with chronic fatigue syndrome that began when Johanna Griggs was 17. She had previously attempted a comeback in 1992, however, the exertion of that comeback hospitalized her with pleurisy and ultimately caused her to withdraw from the 1992 Olympic trials.
Television career
Johanna Griggs was the first guest on the long-running ABC program Live and Sweaty. As part of the program, sporting guests were asked to donate various body parts to the “Sporting Hall of Fame”. Griggs donated her appendix. She appeared as a Swedish tourist in an episode of Home and Away in 1992.
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Griggs built a solid career in media, and in the late 1990s was a regular panelist on the Network Ten program Beauty and the Beast. At this time she was also dating rugby league footballer Luke Ricketson. She later joined the Seven Network. Griggs hosted Australia’s longest-running sports program, Sportsworld with Matthew White on Sunday mornings from 2001 to 2006.
She hosted several seasons of lifestyle-type shows, including Auction Squad and House Calls to the Rescue. She participated in the Australian Open coverage and was the first Australian woman to solely host an Olympics coverage when she covered the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In 2005, she replaced Noni Hazlehurst as the primary host of the long-running lifestyle program Better Homes and Gardens.
In 2009, after previously acting as a fill-in presenter for Seven News Sydney weekend sports bulletin, she took on the role full-time, replacing Alex Cullen, who moved to the weeknight role. In November 2010, Griggs resigned from Seven News to spend more time with her family.
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Johanna Griggs covers several sporting events for Seven Sport. Griggs was critical of organizers of the 2018 Commonwealth Games when the competitors were not included in the closing ceremony.
Husband
Johanna Griggs is currently married to her husband Todd Huggins, they had their wedding in 2006. Her husband is a building foreman and their marriage ceremony took place on November 25, 2006, in a private ceremony at their home in Collaroy Plateau, Sydney. However, Griggs married her first husband actor Gary Sweet from 1995 to 1999. The couple had two children together. In September 2009, Griggs was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from Macquarie University, Sydney. As of mid-2022, Johanna Griggs is currently married to her husband Todd Huggins are still married.
Johanna Griggs net worth
How much is Johanna Griggs worth? Johanna Griggs net worth is estimated at around $4 million. Her main source of income is from her primary work as a television presenter and former competitive swimmer. Johanna Griggs’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $350,000 dollars annually. Her remarkable achievements have earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. She is one of the richest and most influential television presenters in Australia. Johanna Griggs stands at an appealing height of 1.83m and has a good body weight which suits her personality.