Trisha: As I Am
$12.99
Brought up in Tanzania and Surrey, Trisha's early career as an air stewardess led to travel writing for magazines and then, when she settled in Australia in the mid 1980s, a new career in television.
Soon she was a presenter and roving reporter for the prestigious 7:30 Report which led to her presenting the prime-time show, Everybody. She then started her own production company before moving to England in 1998 to host her own talk show, Trisha.
Apart from her family - husband Peter and daughters Billie and Madison - her two great loves are communication through the medium of her shows and campaigning for a greater understanding of mental health problems. A trained counsellor in conflict resolution, she is vocal about her own mental health problems and actively campaigns for better understanding and de-stigmatisation of mental health issues.
Sadly her personal life has not always been as successful as her professional career - Trisha suffered at the hands of a violent father, was abused in her early teens; she then turned to drugs. Struggling with depression and mental health issues, Trisha was married twice before she found happiness with her Australian husband. Her first husband died of AIDS - Trisha was unaware of his condition. Her second marriage, to the father of her two children, fell apart after he had an affair with a colleague of Trisha's.
Pan Macmillan acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to lands, waters and communities.
We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We honour more than sixty thousand years of storytelling, art and culture.
© Pan Macmillan Australia 2025