Happy days! Beaming new Sunrise host Matt Shirvington goes shopping with his genetically-blessed family after scoring top breakfast gig
He’s just nabbed himself one of the biggest television gigs in the country, replacing David ‘Kochie’ Koch on Channel Seven’s Sunrise earlier this month.
And Matt Shirvington was beaming as he went shopping with his family in Sydney recently.
The former athlete, 44, visited a Kidstuff store in Chatswood with his wife Jessica and their three children, Sienna, 17, Winter, 15, and Lincoln, five.
The TV star gave his young son a piggyback as the family-of-five browsed the toy shop.
Matt swapped his usual work suit for a pair of grey trousers, a white T-Shirt and a denim shirt.
Matt Shirvington was beaming as he went shopping with his family in Sydney recently. He gave his young son a piggy-back as the family-of-five browsed the toy shop
He slipped on a pair of designer sunglasses when they stepped out into the sunshine.
The former professional sprinter’s wife Jessica, who is an author, also appeared to be thrilled to be spending time together as a family.
She donned a pair of light grey trousers and a brown jumper and kept her long brown locks down and straight.
The happy couple have been married for 20 years, and met at the young age of 17.
But before starting his permanent job with Sunrise, they had a serious discussion about how much of their family life he would share on-air.
The former athlete, 44, visited a Kidstuff store in Chatswood with his wife Jessica and their three children, Sienna, 17, Winter, 15, and Lincoln, five. Pictured with his daughters
The former professional sprinter’s wife Jessica, who is an author, also appeared to be thrilled to be spending time together as a family
Matt swapped his usual work suit for a pair of grey trousers, a white T-Shirt and a denim shirt
Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph, he said: ‘We’ve spoken openly about what the job means and what sort of reaction potentially you could get on air if you say the wrong thing — or even drawing boundaries about speaking about the kids.
‘All these little things that needed to be discussed.’
Matt also revealed he’d asked his predecessor Koch a very important question before agreeing to take the helm.
‘One of the first questions I asked Kochie was ‘can I lean on you for advice or direction’, and he said: ‘Absolutely”, Matt said.
Matt and Jessica have been married for 20 years and share three children together, Sienna, 17, Winter, 15, and Lincoln, five (all pictured)
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