Veronica Louise Milsom (born 9 October 1984[citation needed]) is an Australian radio presenter, comedian and actress. From 2014 to 2020, she co-hosted the afternoon drive-time programme Veronica & Lewis alongside Lewis Hobba on youth radio station Triple J.[1]
Milsom gave birth to a daughter, Lila, in 2017.[2][5] Her experience of motherhood is the basis for her 2019 solo stage performance Parent Virgin.[5]
Career
Milsom is best known as a co-host of the Triple J radio station program Veronica & Lewis, presenting from 2014 to 2020[6] In 2016, she was shortlisted for female Radio Presenter of the Year at the Cosmopolitan Women of the Year Award.[7]
ABC TV and Screen Australia commissioned Milsom to co-write and perform in The Record, a mockumentary series she created, which was shortlisted for the Australian Online Video AwardsArchived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. The project became a short film, The Record: World’s Largest Family, co-written by Milsom and Steen Raskapoulos, which has screened at Manchester, Palm Springs and LA Webfest film festivals.[4][11] Milsom has also acted in The Angus Project on ABC iView.[12]
In February 2020, Milsom announced that she would not be returning to Triple J after the birth of her second child, and would be leaving at the end of the month.[15] Comedian Michael Hing replaced her on Triple J's drive-time segment, retitled Hobba & Hing, with Lewis Hobba continuing on as co-host.[16]
Discography
Singles
List of singles, with year released and album name shown
Title
Year
Album
"Sex Flex: A Rap Guide to Fornication" (with Lewis Hobba)[17]