GRANT DENYER DUMPED AGAIN! How dare they do this?!
The shattered star is livid after his award-winning show is axed without warning
Family Feud fans were outraged last week after it was announced the hit game show would be coming to an end. But it was the host, Grant Denyer, who was more shocked than anyone.
“It was popular. So much so it was on twice a day. The show won a Logie & I was nominated for Gold twice. Was fun while it lasted,” he tweeted one follower after the shock announcement.
While Grant went on to say he was “lucky” to be a part of the long-running family show, further telling tweets suggest he was blindsided and deeply hurt by the move by Ten.
As well as reposting supportive messages from disgruntled fans, he replied to Hard Quiz host Tom Gleeson’s rant about ABC cuts, writing, “At least you have a show” accompanied by a sad face.
It sounds like it could be a sad case of deja vu for the former weather presenter, who was dropped from Seven back in 2013, only to face a barrage of criticism.
After his long and successful stint on Sunrise ended, the TV star’s career looked to be over – and Grant later admitted he’d “f***ed up” after being told by doctors he was “going to die” if he worked on the show any longer.
“I didn’t want to let Seven down, but I was,” he said then. “I did a year too long on Sunrise and paid a big price for it physically. I was very ill, very medically ill, just so tapped out and empty.”
So it’s little wonder this latest blow has left him heartbroken. Since fronting the revival of Family Feud back in 2014, his career has gone from strength to strength. In December last year he landed a radio gig alongside Ed Kavalee and Em Rusciano alongside his TV projects.
Now, Grant is leaning on his wife Chezzi and daughters Sailor, seven, and Scout, two, in the wake of the news. Last week he posted a sweet birthday message to Sailor: “Life only gets more surprising, loving & amazing with u. You won’t always want or need me but… I’ll forever be here to hold your hand through it... whenever u need me… Love Dad”.
While Ten are yet to confirm whether Grant will be hosting rumoured replacement quiz show Pointless, the network put a stop to speculation the star was being dropped completely late last week, insisting they were keen to continue working with him.
“Family Feud has been an important part of our schedule for the past four years,” Ten said in a statement, “but we feel it is time to rest the show. It will be put on hold later this year and we will be announcing an exciting new game show very soon. We will also have some exciting news about Grant Denyer’s new show on Ten soon.”