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HOST:<br />
AXLE<br />
WHITEHEAD<br />
Axle Whitehead returns<br />
to host WORLD’S<br />
STRICTEST PARENTS, a<br />
show he says no family<br />
should miss. “Whether<br />
you’re a teenager or a<br />
parent, this show is a<br />
must-see.”<br />
The talented singer, actor and musician can<br />
relate to the show’s naughty teens, admitting<br />
he too was a “brat” as a teenager. “I put my<br />
parents through their fair share of angst<br />
and anguish,” the 29-year-old says. “I was<br />
always in trouble and getting suspended<br />
from school.”<br />
After his wayward youth Axle turned a<br />
corner, just like the show’s tearaways who<br />
are all given a chance to turn their lives<br />
around. “When I left school I auditioned for<br />
the Music Conservatorium in Melbourne. The<br />
fact I got in was a real confidence booster. As<br />
long as you work hard and commit yourself,<br />
you can do anything you want.”<br />
Axle grew up on his family’s farm in country<br />
Victoria. While his dad managed the<br />
property, his mum instilled in him a love<br />
of music. She’d often drag him and his two<br />
older brothers along to all sorts of live music<br />
shows. “At home, someone would always be<br />
playing Bob Dylan, Paul Simon or Creedence<br />
Clearwater on the stereo,” he remembers.<br />
After finishing high school, he moved to<br />
Melbourne to attend the prestigious VCA<br />
(Victorian College of the Arts) to study music.<br />
In 2003, he entered the first series of<br />
Australian Idol and made it to the Top 20. He<br />
then went on to host music show Video Hits<br />
on Network Ten from 2004-2006.<br />
In 2006, Axle returned to the family farm to<br />
focus on his passion for making music. At<br />
the beginning of 2007, Axle moved back to<br />
Sydney to launch his recording career.<br />
His debut single ‘I Don’t Do Surprises’ was<br />
a Top 10 hit on the ARIA charts. His album<br />
Losing Sleep was released through Roadshow<br />
Music in August 2008 to rave reviews.<br />
After guest starring on Home and Away in<br />
2009 as rocker Liam Murphy, he joined the<br />
cast permanently that same year. “I’ve been<br />
taking classes for the last 18 months and it’s<br />
wonderful to be able to put it into practice.”<br />
Last year he was also crowned Cleo Bachelor<br />
of the Year, beating competition from<br />
sportsmen, actors and other personalities.<br />
WORLD’S STRICTEST PARENTS
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