Scott Tweedie talks about hosting the Australian Idol reboot and reveals which celebrity judge helped him land the coveted gig.
Scott Tweedie says he got his job hosting Australian Idol after putting in the “best” screen tests of his career.
During an appearance at the TV recharge podcast, the 35-year-old host had waited two years during the casting process to see if he would land the coveted role.
Thankfully, Idol judge Kyle Sandilands advocated for him to get the job, complimenting Tweedie’s strong work ethic.
Media personality Scott Tweedie (pictured) landed his job hosting Australian Idol after putting in the “best” screen tests of his career.
After being given the green light, Tweedie returned to Sydney from Los Angeles to host the Australian Idol reboot ahead of its premiere earlier this month.
“This is the right time for me where I feel like I have the rules of the game, my relationship with music and Australia, it’s all come to this,” he told TV Reload’s Benjamin Norris.
After filming screen tests for The X Factor and The Voice in the past, Tweedie admitted that the timing hadn’t been right on either occasion.
But this time, it was a different story.
The 35-year-old presenter had waited two years during the casting process to see if he would get the coveted role.
He had the experience behind him that informed how he aligned everything, including his meetings with Channel Seven executives, to make his dream gig a reality.
“I’m just another guy from Brisbane having fun and working really hard,” he said.
Tweedie believed that the secret to his success was not to be too polished in his work, so that people would remain interested in his authenticity.
“It’s the art of being the most authentic version of yourself that people connect with the most,” he said.
Fourteen years after the reality show was on television screens across Australia, former host Osher Gunsberg told Tweedie that he was the right man for the gig.
After being given the green light, Tweedie returned to Sydney to host the Australian Idol reboot ahead of its premiere earlier this month.
After arriving on the set, Tweedie praised the show’s production quality and had not worked in an environment where everyone involved had so much love for a project.
“A dream come true” was how he described his work with co-host Ricki-Lee Coulter.
He revealed that the production takes weren’t overly long, there were full days of auditioning, and other times where before and after footage would need to be shot.
Furthermore, Tweedie disclosed that there would be eliminations on a week-by-week basis during this season of Australian Idol.
He had moved to the United States three years ago, where he worked for E! Grid.
“This is the right time for me where I feel like I have the rules of the game, my relationship with music and Australia, it’s all come to this,” he said.