Shaynna Blaze

Shaynna Blaze (born 2 April 1963) is an Australian interior designer, television personality, writer and former singer. She is best known for her work as a co-host on Selling Houses Australia (2008–present), Buying Blind (2018–present) and as a judge on The Block (2012–present).[1]

Shaynna Blaze
Blaze at the Foxtel Launch Event, February 2013
Born (1963-04-02) 2 April 1963
NationalityAustralian
OccupationInterior designer
television personality
Years active2008–present
Spouse(s)Steve Vaughan, separated August 2018
Children2

Early life

Born in Melbourne, Australia, Blaze became interested in interior design as a teenager,[2] and earned a degree in design after completing high school.[3] She married her first husband, and they had two children.[3] Following her divorce, she found it "hard to run a business as a single mum" and worked as a jazz singer for 10 years, singing in clubs while her parents babysat.[4] Blaze returned to interior design after remarrying.[4]

Career

Television career

In 2008, Blaze became a co-host on Selling Houses Australia, alongside real estate expert Andrew Winter and landscape designer Charlie Albone. In 2012, she was hired as a judge on The Block.[5] She filmed a pilot episode for her own interior design series, Blank Canvas with Shaynna Blaze, which aired on The LifeStyle Channel in April 2013.[6][7] In 2013 and 2014, Blaze won the ASTRA Award for Favourite Personality – Female, and she co-hosted the 2014 ceremony with Matt Shirvington.[8][9]

In October 2020, Blaze was announced as a competing celebrity contestant on the fifth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia in 2021.[10]

Publications

In March 2013, Blaze released Design Your Home, an interior design book published by Penguin Books Australia. Her second book, Design with Colour and Style, was released on 25 March 2015.[11]

Special media

On 7 and 14 December 2015, a two-part TV special, Shaynna's World of Design, aired on LifeStyle Home. It saw Blaze create a range of interior lighting and travel the globe to gather design inspiration from each place she visited. She also shared her own ideas and design principles along the way, not just for interior lighting, but for everything in the home.[12] In 2016, she hosted Deadline Design on LifeStyle Home.[13]

Business career

Blaze has an interior design business, Blank Canvas Interiors.[4] She is a brand ambassador for the Attic Group,[14] Granite Transformations,[15] and Taubmans paint.[16]

Personal life

Blaze's father, Basil, a fitter and turner, died of a heart attack in 1998.[17] Her mother, Annette, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2003 and lived in a nursing home in Melbourne.[17]

Blaze has a son, Jesse Kenneally, and daughter, Carly Anne Kenneally, from her first marriage.[3] She later married personal trainer Steve Vaughan,[3] and was credited by her married name, Shaynna Blaze-Vaughan, in early seasons of Selling Houses Australia. After 18 years of marriage she separated from Vaughan in August 2018.[18]

As of 2014, Blaze lives in Hawthorn East, Victoria.[3]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008–present Selling Houses Australia Herself / Co-host 112 episodes
2012–present The Block Herself / Judge Since season 5
2013 Blank Canvas with Shaynna Blaze Herself Pilot episode
2015 Shaynna's World of Design Herself 2 episode special
2016 Deadline Design Herself 10 episodes
2016 Upper Middle Bogan Herself Season 3 Episode “New Kids on The Block”
2018 Buying Blind Herself

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2013 ASTRA Award Favourite Personality – Female Selling Houses Australia Won
2014 ASTRA Award Favourite Personality – Female Selling Houses Australia Won
2015 ASTRA Award Most Outstanding Presenter – Female Selling Houses Australia Nominated
2016 AACTA Award Best Female Presenter Selling Houses Australia Nominated

References
  1. Craze, Kirsten (12 October 2013). "Interior design queen Shaynna Blaze gives homegrown tips to make thousands on your home". News.com.au. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. Halliday, Claire (7 April 2012). "The best interior eye on The Block". Domain. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. Duck, Siobhan (2 August 2014). "Hardworking TV presenter Shaynna Blaze 'is the original Duracell bunny'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. Helen O'Neill (21 June 2008). "Designer lives". The Australian. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. Murfett, Andrew (21 June 2012). "Bringing a fresh eye to The Block". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. Bishop, Jen (30 March 2013). "Shaynna Blaze gets her own show, Blank Canvas". The Interiors Addict. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  7. "Blank Canvas With Shaynna Blaze". The LifeStyle Channel. Foxtel. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  8. Eck, Karen (21 March 2014). "2014 ASTRA Awards: winners named". ASTRA Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  9. Eck, Karen (3 February 2014). "Hosts announced for 2014 ASTRA Awards" (PDF). ASTRA Awards. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  10. Knox, David (12 October 2020). "Celebrities revealed for Celebrity Apprentice". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  11. "Shaynna Blaze Announces New Book". Xposed Media. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  12. Knox, David (19 October 2015). "Airdate: Shayna's World of Design". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  13. Knox, David (5 November 2015). "Foxtel Upfronts 2016: Local thrillers, Lifestyle & US Drama". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  14. "Storage Queen Partners Up with Attic Group". Attic Group. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  15. "Shaynna Blaze Joins Granite Transformations as Brand Ambassador". Granite Transformations. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  16. Williams, Marina (11 November 2014). "DIY: Spring into last-minute design projects". The Border Mail. Retrieved 9 March 2015.(subscription required)
  17. Marinos, Sarah (21 May 2015). "Shaynna Blaze on The Block, family and music". Domain. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  18. "The Block judge Shaynna Blaze announces her separation". News.com.au. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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