FOXTEL commences search for CHARLIE ALBONE replacement for SELLING HOUSES AUSTRALIA

Selling Houses Australia is bidding farewell to one of the show’s original line-up – Charlie Albone.

As confirmed by TV Blackbox on Saturday, the 38-year-old landscaper has decided to step down from the award-winning Selling Houses Australia for a new role on Seven’s Better Homes and Gardens.

Albone will be seen in the upcoming 2020 season of Selling Houses Australia (already filmed). The popular presenter has been on the show for 13 years, working alongside interior designer Shaynna Blaze and property guru, Andrew Winter.

Charlie’s designs and stunning backyard makeovers of hundreds of Aussie homes on the show have impressed many homeowners – as have his witty comebacks to Andrew’s put-downs!

Selling Houses Australia season 13 will premiere on the LifeStyle channel next month.

LifeStyle General Manager, Wendy Moore, said:

“After thirteen amazing years on an iconic show like Selling Houses Australia, we are obviously really sad to say goodbye to Charlie, but he will always remain a part of the LifeStyle family, and we wish him nothing but happiness in his new venture.”

Charlie Albone said:

“I have loved being part of Selling Houses Australia and am incredibly grateful for everything the show has done for me. However, I have an opportunity I cannot turn down and will allow me to spend more time with my family. So it’s with a heavy heart that I hand the gardening shears to someone new but wish them, and the show, all the best moving forward.”

The search is now on for a landscape designer to join the top-rating series alongside Andrew and Shaynna, with Foxtel launching a nationwide search for his replacement, ‘Are you Australia’s next landscape legend?’

Brian Walsh, Foxtel Executive Director of Television said:

“Charlie has been an integral part of the success of Selling Houses Australia and we wish him well,”

“Television shows evolve or they end, so we will take this opportunity to revisit the Selling Houses format and reshape it for the new decade. There are literally hundreds of thousands of gardening enthusiasts throughout Australia, so we’re now on the lookout to find who will join the team on the show. It’s a great opportunity to create a new star of the screen,”

To apply or to find out more, visit lifestyle.com.au/casting. The successful applicant will join the team for Season 14 of Selling Houses Australia and will also become News Corp Australia’s new gardening columnist, writing a weekly column across the major Sunday newspapers and appearing in other News Corp publications.