Ajay Rochester (born 1969 in Sydney) is an Australian actress, author and producer. She was the host of the Australian version of reality weight-loss television series The Biggest Loser, for which she hosted a total of four series between 2006 and 2009.
Ajay Rochester
Born
(1969-04-17) 17 April 1969 (age 54)
Sydney, Australia
Occupation(s)
Television presenter of The Biggest Loser, author, actress, comedian, speaker, producer
Rochester was adopted as a child, and states she was emotionally and physically abused by her adoptive mother. She located her birth mother in 1992 after years of searching. Her birth mother died from suicide a year later.[1] Rochester has a son Kai, who was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at the age of five.[1] Rochester suffered from obesity, which she attributed to the death of her birth mother and her estrangement from her adoptive mother. She resolved to lose weight following the birth of her child, and shed over 50 kilograms since giving birth.[1]
Weight loss work
Recording her weight loss after her son's birth, she filmed the documentary Larger Than Life which aired on The Lifestyle channel. It followed Rochester for a year as she lost weight and took back her life.
Since then, she has been involved in several weight loss projects, including as host of four seasons (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009) The Biggest Loser on Network Ten.
She founded a website, "The Healthy Body Club", and authored the books Confessions of a Reformed Dieter, Blubberguts and The Lazy Girl's Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit.[2]
Rochester also published a children's book called Blubberguts with Hodder Headline's Hotshots series. She has also published two more titles with new Holland including cookbook Food You Love and self-help inspirational book 5-Minute Diet Book.
Rochester joined a weight loss reality show as a celebrity contestant, Excess Baggage which was broadcast in January through March 2012. Rochester won the show and her charity the NOH8 Campaign received a $60,000 donation for her efforts.
After leaving Biggest Loser she gained some weight, and has admitted she used to starve herself to keep her presenting job.[citation needed]
She is Reality Wanted's Hollywood Host for reality shows, covering the biggest reality shows in Hollywood including Survivor and is currently the backstage reporter for So You Think You Can Dance on FOX.[citation needed]
Other television work
Rochester was one of the stars of the MyxTv television series "Cast Me" where four casting producers (including Rochester) cast various roles for wannabe actors.[3]
Rochester is the ambassador for the Eating Disorders Foundation. She has worked with The Make A Wish Foundation and is an advocate for breast cancer research lending her time to multiple breast cancer charities including the Field of Women and BCNA. Rochester is also the face and ambassador for Triathlonpink.com and walked the Great Wall of China to raise funds to build the Olivia Newton-John Wellness Centre.[9]
Short film work
In the late 1990s, Rochester also co-wrote and produced several short films while she was working the comedy circuits in Australia. Her 1998 film BruiZer won the best short at the Scenefest Short Film Festival and was the runner up at the Brisbane Schlock-fest Film festival.[10] She also had a weekly comedy segment on AM Adelaide on Channel 7.
Rochester is a trained actress having graduated from The Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Rochester started her career as an actress in the film To Make a Killing (1988). Her next film was The Crossing (1990), which starred Russell Crowe. She acted under the name Lea-Ann Towler.
She also appeared in the Mini Series Shadow of The Cobra – a story on the life of serial killer Charles Sobraj. She played one of his murder victims.
Published works
Rochester's first book Confessions of a Reformed Dieter was nominated for an Audie award for most inspirational talking book – bestowed annually in the USA for outstanding audiobooks but was beaten by Dr Phil's The Ultimate Weight Solution. Confessions of Reformed Dieter is now in its eighth print run.[11] In 2005, Rochester's book Lazy Girl's Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit was published by Random House and made the Sydney Morning Herald top five best seller list.[12]
Her most recent books are The 5-Minute Diet Book and a recipe book called Food You Love. Rochester is now living and working in the USA and working on her latest books to be published there and is currently represented by literary agent Jennifer Unter from The Unter Agency in New York. Her next book, which she says will be her final weight loss book is titled Been There Done Fat.[citation needed]
Rochester is also working on a book about her son's autism called Coming to the Rescue. She has also written a children's book titled Blubberguts.[13]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Ajay Rochester news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ajay Rochester born 1969 in Sydney is an Australian actress author and producer She was the host of the Australian version of reality weight loss television series The Biggest Loser for which she hosted a total of four series between 2006 and 2009 Ajay RochesterBorn 1969 04 17 17 April 1969 age 54 Sydney AustraliaOccupation s Television presenter of The Biggest Loser author actress comedian speaker producerKnown forThe Biggest LoserChildrenKai Rochester Contents 1 Family and personal life 2 Weight loss work 3 Other television work 4 Charity work 5 Short film work 6 Early acting work 7 Published works 8 Bibliography 8 1 Contributor 9 References 10 External linksFamily and personal life EditRochester was adopted as a child and states she was emotionally and physically abused by her adoptive mother She located her birth mother in 1992 after years of searching Her birth mother died from suicide a year later 1 Rochester has a son Kai who was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at the age of five 1 Rochester suffered from obesity which she attributed to the death of her birth mother and her estrangement from her adoptive mother She resolved to lose weight following the birth of her child and shed over 50 kilograms since giving birth 1 Weight loss work EditRecording her weight loss after her son s birth she filmed the documentary Larger Than Life which aired on The Lifestyle channel It followed Rochester for a year as she lost weight and took back her life Since then she has been involved in several weight loss projects including as host of four seasons 2006 2007 2008 and 2009 The Biggest Loser on Network Ten She founded a website The Healthy Body Club and authored the books Confessions of a Reformed Dieter Blubberguts and The Lazy Girl s Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit 2 Rochester also published a children s book called Blubberguts with Hodder Headline s Hotshots series She has also published two more titles with new Holland including cookbook Food You Love and self help inspirational book 5 Minute Diet Book Rochester joined a weight loss reality show as a celebrity contestant Excess Baggage which was broadcast in January through March 2012 Rochester won the show and her charity the NOH8 Campaign received a 60 000 donation for her efforts After leaving Biggest Loser she gained some weight and has admitted she used to starve herself to keep her presenting job citation needed She is Reality Wanted s Hollywood Host for reality shows covering the biggest reality shows in Hollywood including Survivor and is currently the backstage reporter for So You Think You Can Dance on FOX citation needed Other television work EditRochester was one of the stars of the MyxTv television series Cast Me where four casting producers including Rochester cast various roles for wannabe actors 3 Rochester appeared on the reality television series Celebrity Dog School with her Pomeranian Bootsie 4 She was also the co host of the SBS TV series Mum s The Word 5 Rochester and teammate Matthew Palmer won the 2012 reality TV show Excess Baggage on Channel 9 Australia 6 She has a recurring role in the Reelz Channel series Beverly Hills Pawn and appeared on America s Court In 2019 Rochester participated in the fifth season of the Australian version of I m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 7 In March 2020 Rochester appeared on First Dates Australia 8 Charity work EditRochester is the ambassador for the Eating Disorders Foundation She has worked with The Make A Wish Foundation and is an advocate for breast cancer research lending her time to multiple breast cancer charities including the Field of Women and BCNA Rochester is also the face and ambassador for Triathlonpink com and walked the Great Wall of China to raise funds to build the Olivia Newton John Wellness Centre 9 Short film work EditIn the late 1990s Rochester also co wrote and produced several short films while she was working the comedy circuits in Australia Her 1998 film BruiZer won the best short at the Scenefest Short Film Festival and was the runner up at the Brisbane Schlock fest Film festival 10 She also had a weekly comedy segment on AM Adelaide on Channel 7 Early acting work EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Ajay Rochester news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rochester is a trained actress having graduated from The Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts Rochester started her career as an actress in the film To Make a Killing 1988 Her next film was The Crossing 1990 which starred Russell Crowe She acted under the name Lea Ann Towler She also appeared in the Mini Series Shadow of The Cobra a story on the life of serial killer Charles Sobraj She played one of his murder victims Published works EditRochester s first book Confessions of a Reformed Dieter was nominated for an Audie award for most inspirational talking book bestowed annually in the USA for outstanding audiobooks but was beaten by Dr Phil s The Ultimate Weight Solution Confessions of Reformed Dieter is now in its eighth print run 11 In 2005 Rochester s book Lazy Girl s Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit was published by Random House and made the Sydney Morning Herald top five best seller list 12 Her most recent books are The 5 Minute Diet Book and a recipe book called Food You Love Rochester is now living and working in the USA and working on her latest books to be published there and is currently represented by literary agent Jennifer Unter from The Unter Agency in New York Her next book which she says will be her final weight loss book is titled Been There Done Fat citation needed Rochester is also working on a book about her son s autism called Coming to the Rescue She has also written a children s book titled Blubberguts 13 Bibliography EditContributor Edit Rochester AJ 2007 Contributor Laugh Even Louder By Camp Quality Gosford New South Wales Scholastic Australia Pty Limited ISBN 978 1 74169 022 4 14 References Edit a b c Marcus Caroline 13 May 2007 How Kai helped Ajay become a big winner The Sydney Morning Herald Profile Ajay Rochester The Biggest Loser Network Ten Archived from the original on 15 October 2008 Myx TV Cast Me Archived from the original on 9 October 2016 Celebrity Dog School Ajay Rochester Network Ten Retrieved 10 September 2016 Mum s the Word Teenagers Ep 1 of 8 Health PE PD Educational TV EnhanceTV Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 Retrieved 1 October 2009 Ajay amp Matthew win Excess Baggage TV Tonight I m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 2019 Who is Ajay Rochester First Dates Mar 4 TV Tonight Great Walk to Beijing Archived from the original on 19 March 2009 Retrieved 1 October 2009 Brisbane International Film Festival Website information Australia s Culture Portal Archived from the original on 7 February 2010 Retrieved 1 October 2009 After the heartache a fresh appetite Smh com au 17 May 2003 Retrieved 10 September 2016 The Lazy Girl s Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit Girl com au 27 September 2007 Retrieved 10 September 2016 Index Hha com au Archived from the original on 24 July 2008 Retrieved 10 September 2016 Camp Quality 2007 Laugh Even Louder Gosford New South Wales Scholastic Australia Pty Limited p 17 ISBN 978 1 74169 022 4 External links EditAjay s personal blog Ajay Rochester at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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