This Sporting Wife

Johanna Griggs (Better Homes and Gardens, House Rules) kindly allowed Shannon and Fiona into her house just before Christmas to talk about her swimming career in which she represented Australia in backstroke as a teenager and her transition into the media world. She’s continued to set records there - from her initial offers, to learning on the job in hosting the Aus Open coverage for 17 years, to being the first female to solo host a winter Olympic coverage at Torino in 2002. The girls get her to rattle off a few Australian Open favourite moments and she tells Shannon how she keeps track of all the house and lifestyle shows she’s done. On top of all that, Joh talks about the charities she’s a part of and talks about how her illness at the end of her swimming career made her a stronger person. PLUS! Joh tells the girls about her family and the support they’ve offered her, especially her kick-arse mum, and the epic planning that goes into the Griggs family Christmas day.