Mel Buttle Comedian Age, Height, Wikipedia, Partner Now

By leaving the show on its fourth day, comedian Mel Buttle surprised her fellow campmates on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

Ms. Buttle, who is well-known as the co-host of The Great Australian Bake Off, wanted to leave the Australian rain forest. The comedian told the other contestants on the program that she signed up for the reality series in the expectation that it would allow her to resolve her long-held snake phobia.

Being out in the open, where snakes had been seen near the campsite, rather than battling her fears, the whole situation made her mind race and took a rapid toll on her mental health.

Ms. Buttle sought support from her fellow celebrities as she announced she could not proceed. She expressed her decision with the other contestants. Later, while speaking to Ten Play, the comedian said,

Once it became obvious to me that it was a real snake and what kind of snake it was I was on red alert. I had to keep my guard up, I wasn’t going to sleep,

From then, my mind just would not let the idea go that I was going to wake up covered in 16 snakes. I just couldn’t get over my phobia at that point once it became real and there was one quite close to where we sleep.

Australian comedian Mel Buttle was a fan favorite during the program, particularly for her dedication to Toni Pearen, the pop star of the 90s.

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Mel Buttle Quick Facts

Who Is Comedian Mel Buttle? Wiki, Biography

Born Melinda Claire Buttle, she is better known as Mel Buttle who grew up in Samford, a semi-rural suburb north-west of Brisbane, Queensland. Apart from being a comedian, she is also a television and radio presenter, and a writer.

Ms. Buttle attended St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School in Ascot, Queensland as a boarder. She’s one of the 20 students in the Notable Alumnae Program. In 2003, Mel Buttle went to Griffith University where she completed a Bachelor of Secondary Education (Drama).

Before moving to Perth in 2004 to complete a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing at Curtin University, Ms. Buttle became a teacher at Calamvale Community College.

Is ‘I’m Celebrity’ Mel Buttle Married? Who is Mel Buttle Husband?

So far, there are neither news nor rumors of Mel Buttle married life and husband. It seems that Ms. Buttle prefers to keep her private life away from the media.

Previously, Ms. Buttle dated a girl named Sophie for six years and managed to keep it a secret. At that time, she was ready to make her sexuality, something she struggled to put a label on. While speaking with Michale James, Ms. Buttle revealed,

I was on tour opening for Josh Thomas in Perth. I wasn’t fully out yet but we would always go to an after party at a gay club.

I remember we were in this club in Perth and I met this girl Shakira and I was like ‘I really wanna kiss girls’ and she goes ‘yeah me too, I don’t know what I am, if I’m gay or bi. You wanna kiss?

Following that experience, Ms. Buttle met Sophie. It was fitting for the comedian, considering that her coming out process was very long. Sophie is the first woman she’s ever been with, and one of the three women she’s ever kissed.

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Is Mel Buttle Lesbian, Gay?

The comedian disclosed that she booked to do a TEDx talk in Brisbane and delivered a ‘basic coming out speech.’ Following her coming out, Ms. Buttle said,

Now in my stand up, I talk about Sophie, I’ve got jokes about her and I talk about our dogs and our life together. I had this huge fear that something would happen or I would mention Sophie on stage and people would just walk out of the room.

But that’s not what happened at all, people have been really lovely, it’s been great.

Earlier this year, Ms. Buttle and her partner Sophie thought of getting married and even made wedding plans. They ended up taking turns proposing, in the sense of both sides needing a ring each.

Mel Buttle Brief Career Background 

As an open mic comedian, Mel Buttle started stand-up comedy in Perth. In 2008, she returned to Queensland and represented the state at the Raw National Comedy Finals in Melbourne.

In August 2020, to host Weekend Afternoons, Ms. Buttle joined ABC Local Radio. Besides, she has appeared on The Project, Tractor Monkeys, Celebrity Name Game, The Circle, The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, This Week Live, Show Me the Movie!, and many others.

Ms. Buttle is also a writer who co-wrote the live show “Everything Ever.” For the Queensland statewide newspaper, The Courier-Mail, Buttle has written a weekly column since 2011. She also writes for ABC’s The Drum and Triple J’s “J Mag.”

How Much Is Mel Buttle Net Worth 2022?

Alongside Claire Hooper, Ms. Buttle is c-hosting Australian television baking series The Great Australian Bake Off. She accumulates her earnings as an Australian comedian, writer, television, and radio presenter. As of 2022, Mel Buttle’s net worth is under review. But it is estimated to be over $1 million dollars.

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Mel Buttle Instagram

Australian comedian Mel Buttle is active on social media platforms. She runs her Instagram account under the name (@melindabuttle) and has more than 18 thousand followers. Her Instagram bio reads,

Mel Buttle
Comedian. Co-Host The Great Australian Bake Off on @foxtel. @qweekend columnist, @rspcaqld ambassador. @imacelebrityau Sometime ABC Radio host.
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Additionally, Ms. Buttle joined Twitter in March 2009 and runs her account under the name (@MelindaButtle).