Touching tributes from devastated friends are pouring in following the unexpected death of Australian TV host Erin Jayne Plummer over the weekend.
Plummer had a degree in journalism and previously worked as an editor at Horwitz magazines. The red frogs, the unpolitical [sic] correct conversations, the funny stories we all shared (goes on tour stays on tour). Love you EJ … see you in paradise. “Love you darling Ez, always the life of the party eating red frogs and drinking warm milk,” another wrote, while another added: “EJ was one of a kind. As part of her advertorial world … we will never be the same again. The Studio 10 and TVSN advertorial host’s “sudden” death was announced by shattered colleagues Sarah Harris and Angela Bishop on Monday, with Harris confirming the Studio 10 program had “lost a little bit of sparkle”. The mum-of-three, who had been a familiar face on Australian television screens for decades, died “suddenly” at the age of 42, leaving behind a husband and three young daughters.
“For two decades, Erin Jayne has been a friendly and familiar face on Australian television, for a lot of that she's been brightening up our mornings with her ...
It sums up our years spent as the ‘Danoz girls’. The red frogs, the unpolitical [sic] correct conversations, the funny stories we all shared (goes on tour stays on tour). Love you EJ … see you in paradise. As part of her advertorial world … we will never be the same again.
Erin had hosted advertorials for Today Extra and other morning shows including Studio 10 for years, and was also a familiar face on shopping channel TVSN.
'I worked with Erin many times during my years at Studio 10 and The Morning Show. She was always professional and a pleasure to deal with. The instructional aerobics TV series, which aired from 1982 to 2005, had a global audience of 40 million people at its peak and was broadcast in more than 80 countries She said: 'It [aired] in over 80 countries. Reflecting on her years on Aerobics Oz Style during a previous appearance on Studio 10, Erin Jayne said the program appealed to global audiences because of the 'beautiful' weather and scenery of Australia on display. Claim to fame: Erin was thrust into the spotlight at a young age when she was scouted at Sydney's Manly Beach and cast in a tourism campaign that aired on NBC in America She was thrust into the spotlight at a young age when she was scouted at Sydney's Manly Beach and cast in a tourism campaign that aired on NBC in America.
'Our hearts have all been touched by Erin Jane's relentless passion and energy.'
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The star's death was announced by her co-presenters, Studio 10's Sarah Harris and Angela Bishop. 'We've got some really sad news to share this morning,' Sarah ...
‘For two decades, Erin Jayne’s been a friendly and familiar face on Australian telly and for a lot of that, she’s been brightening up our mornings with her bubbly personality and mega-watt smile.’ ‘Over the weekend, Studio 10 lost a bit of its sparkle with our friend and advertorial host Erin Jayne passing away suddenly. Australian TV host Erin Jayne Plummer, known for presenting advertorials on Studio 10 and shopping channel TVSN, has died ‘suddenly’ at the age of 42.