Favourite household appliance: I don't know if it counts as an appliance but the food disposal unit. How do you feel about unannounced guests: I'm not a fan of those.
Who or what would you like to dress up as? When – pandemic permitting – she’s not touring the world as a stand-up comedian, Carlson lives quietly with her wife Julie and their two children. I light the fire and sit in it and doze off. Rather than focus on the voice, I’ve been studying people’s height and body shapes. – I started my research. But when I was asked to step into Lindsay’s shoes– her stilettos, in fact! The kitchen was older than me. Kiwi comedian Urzila Carlson and her wife Julie have welcomed a baby boy. "We had a guy remove the bits of cement we smashed out. Best money I ever spent on the house: Getting a new kitchen. When Lindsay Lohan couldn’t return as a judge because of the travel restrictions, I felt like I’d been handed the golden ticket. Comedian Urzila Carlson lives in a 1950s four-bedroom bungalow in Henderson, Auckland. I also studied lots of Instagram accounts. "It's warm and dry - because we've recently put insulation in the room and under the floor.
At least give me the chance to put a bra on! WATCH: Urzila Carlson's hilarious comedy routine. See? Best new buy: I bought a coffee machine at a charity auction I hosted for Starship Foundation. I can't live without: My stove. If the person looks like they could run underneath a coffee table, it’s probably Dannii Minogue trying on a costume! Carlson's new oven, where she enjoys making bobotie,the national dish of South Africa. 5,193 talking about this. South African-born Carlson, 44, has lived in New Zealand since she migrated to the North Island in 2006. I spent lots of time with our kids to stop them from going into a tailspin over not seeing much of their friends and homeschooling. "Today this little bruiser joined our family, our daughter is now big sister to a big boy #Happy #RainbowBaby #BirthdayBoy", she wrote in Instagram alongside a sweet photo of the little guy. The upcoming Masked Singer judge left her wife of six years, Julie, at home in New Zealand with their two children, and confessed she was loving the … Carlson is a lesbian.
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Love this dog, even if she's chewed everything I've ever bought...#Labrador #Puppy #Molly, A photo posted by Urzila Carlson (@urzilacarlson) on Jan 29, 2016 at 4:56pm PST. Rugby finals #HurvLio, A photo posted by Urzila Carlson (@urzilacarlson) on Aug 6, 2016 at 1:37am PDT.
Who cares if it rains? Best kitchen tool and why: Apart from my coffee machine, I'd have to say a vegetable spiraller thing I bought in Melbourne that turns regular vegetables into spaghetti.
What's one domestic/housework/gardening trick you've learnt over the years: Same as with life, there's no shortcuts, just get stuck in, it has to be done. I went full CSI.
If you hadn’t seen the show before, how did you prepare for your role as a judge? It's clean despite the dog and the kids trying their very best to ruin that. “For starters, I was quarantining in a hotel room when I came to Australia for The Masked Singer,” Carlson tells WHO, ahead of the show’s upcoming finale.
Favourite piece of furniture: My love seat or the enormous couch we all share. “Quarantining was like a holiday for me,” she adds. READ NEXT: Everything we know about Urzila Carlson's wife and kids, "How lucky am I?!
The Masked Singer celebrity panellist Urzila Carlson has opened up about why she loves being on the show so much, how she feels about replacing Lindsay Lohan, her nationality and cultural background, as well as how she went in hotel quarantine after production was … ". Comedian, 7 Days panelist and author of her recently published memoir, Rolling with the Punchlines, Urzila Carlson lives in a 1950s four-bedroom bungalow in "the buzzing metropolis that is Henderson". Not everything during the pandemic is all bad. The Masked Singer finale airs on Monday September 14 at 7.30pm on Network Ten. Comedian Urzila Carlson lives in a 1950s four-bedroom bungalow in Henderson, Auckland. I told you I went totally CSI on this. READ MORE * At my place: 'Kmart meets Disneyland' at Bella Henry's * Radio host Jay-Jay Harvey's Westmere villa * At My Place: Inside actress Amanda Billing's Mt Eden apartment First thing you do when you get home each day: Check the mail and switch on the coffee machine.
The recipe is in the cookbook Cooking for Change. Lohan was unable to return to Australia for filming due to the coronavirus pandemic (Pictured left Jackie 'O' Henderson, Lohan, Dave Hughes and Dannii Minogue in 2019). When Urzila Carlson was asked to join The Masked Singer as a panellist, she never anticipated the hurdles she would face to get there - she speaks to TV WEEK from hotel quarantine. No-one wants to hear me sing, so it’s not going to happen.
She shares her home with her wife, Julie, two kids and their golden labrador, Molly. Fancy visitors keep their shoes on, because my carpets are so horrible I don't want them to ruin their socks. How was it?
I also caught up with all my aunties in South Africa over Zoom. Carlson considers herself "lucky" to have the opportunity to replace former panellist Lindsay Lohan. I was like,“Oh, you can’t travel international, Linds? Her proudest DIY moment was hiring a jack hammer to rid the concrete from her backyard and create a lawn for her children. In winter they bring their own slippers and in summer it's just jandals. Would you have been tempted to get into costume and sing on the show? Describe your house in two sentences: Our house is homely and fun with enough room for all the toys in the lounge and on the kitchen counters. .
Also we got a new fireplace surround that I would classify as a family treasure. I hadn’t seen the international versions of the show because they’re geoblocked in NZ. It was great to have that time off, but it has also been awesome trying to guess which celeb is the bushranger. Multi-award-winning South African-New Zealander, Urzila Carlson, has become one of the biggest names in comedy in Australia and New Zealand. How did you end up getting the role on The Masked Singer. How good are the costumes?!
But I had watched a bit of it on YouTube and what I’d seen looked so fun.
Here, Carlson tells WHO about her experience on the show and reflects on life in lockdown ... Carlson was a comedian in New Zealand before being asked to appear on The Masked Singer. Carlson had to complete the mandatory hotel stay ahead of her stint as a judge on The Masked Singer, and again when production on the show was paused due to a COVID-19 scare on set ahead of the finale. We've also replaced a few roof tiles so it no longer leaks,' Carlson says. Plus, it’s like an investigation and cooking show all in one because it gets hot in those costumes. I’d really like to be an octopus, Urzila the evil octopus! Just look at her! Were you a fan? Best-kept secret about the area you live in: There's a great farmers' market and we have the best bakery in Auckland, plus an amazing park for kids. My kids can watch it – so long as they don’t get freaked out by the masks.
I got you.”. Our old kitchen was a bit tragic - the stove no longer worked and it just started falling to bits.
Official page for multi award-winning comedian Urzila Carlson. Don’t worry, girl! Carlson's best buy: the coffee machine she bought at a Starship Children's Hospital charity event. Best thing ever! For Urzila Carlson, the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been all bad news.
“I’d wake up, do my sit-ups and press-ups for an hour … OK, so that didn’t happen but it was a good time to catch up on my TV, reading and admin.”. Favourite way of entertaining: Having a braai - BBQ - winter or summer, I don't care if I have to do it under an umbrella.
I’m going to let you in on a secret: Mate, I’m so tone deaf, I lip-sync to ‘Happy Birthday’.
“Someone brought me three meals a day and there was no-one screaming ‘Mum, Mum’ at me 50 thousand times a day also!”.
I’d love to have a go in the costumes though.
So if some big, muscular guy is in the costume, he could be a rugby player. BBQ inside! Describe your style in three words: Country-shabby-chic. Carlson's proudest DIY task was hiring a jack hammer and personally "smashing out" the concrete to create this back yard. Mate, I’d never seen the show, but how lucky am I?! Mums, dads, kids and grandmas can watch the show.
Where is your home and who lives there with you: I live out in West Auckland with my wife and two kids, a boy 11 weeks and a girl, three, and our golden lab.
Carlson's love seat, which she says feels like a big hug. If certain Australian-based celebrities had big gaps between posts, could it be because they’re at a photo shoot in a hammerhead costume? Favourite colour combination: Orange, green, brown.
Shoes on or off in your house: Depends on who it is, usually it's shoes off, mainly because my friends and family take them off as they come in, it was just a natural thing that started happening.
What's your quickest dinner idea: I make bobotie [the national dish of South Africa is a mixture of curried meat and fruit with a creamy golden topping], it's quick and it looks like I've prepared for hours!
Least favourite - to vacuum. Urzila Carlson Wife Julie: Urzila Carlson’s gender is female and she has a gay partner named Julie and they are having a healthy relationship. Favourite/least favourite household chore: Favourite - to clean the bathroom.
Favourite spot to relax: We bought a love seat in Whangarei that's cosier than a hug in winter. [We] had to fill it up with soil and manually - with my little wheelbarrow - distribute 30 tonnes of soil, flatten it and plant seed.". You’ve been at home with your family during lockdown. One thing I'd like to change around my house: Our carpets are threadbare and stained and hideous but I don't want to replace them till the kids are bigger, so for now I just stay embarrassed when anyone comes round for a visit. In this day and age, it takes absolutely nothing to just flick a text and say, I'll be there in 10 for a coffee.
... She shares her home with her wife, Julie, two kids and their golden labrador, Molly.