Shelley Craft through the years: From Saturday Disney to The Block
Shelley Craft has been a fixture on our screens for decades.
She soon became a household name – not to mention a fan favourite on hit reno series The Block for over 12 years.
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From her breakout role in the early 1990s (hello Disney fans!) to her first role with Scotty Cam, we take a look back at some of Shelley's career highlights and big life moments.
Scroll through to see where it all began.
Shelley makes a splash
Shelley got her big break in the early 1990s when she was discovered while doing work experience at a Brisbane television studio.
She quickly progressed from a production assistant to presenting!
From 1996 to 2002, fans might remember her as the co-host of children's weekend show Saturday Disney.
"Ahhh the good ol days xxx," Shelley captioned this throwback pic.
Let the renovations begin!
Speaking of houses...
In May 2008 Shelley joined Scott Cam as co-host of Domestic Blitz - it was the duo we didn't know we needed!
The lifestyle and DIY series aired until 2010. Cam had previously been a resident builder on Backyard Blitz, which was the format inspiration for the show.
The Block kicks off
Then a little show called The Block premiered (OK, who are we kidding, it's soon back for its mammoth 20th season!).
In 2011 she returned as a presenter alongside Scott Cam, this time on the Aussie competition series.
Shelley hosted the Friday night special episodes called 'The Block: Unlocked' and made a regular appearance while presenting challenges.
For the first time ever, the series featured eight couples renovating head-to-head in a mammoth 24 challenge.
With only space for four couples, the winners of those challenges would continue on.
Block fans would remember past contestants Josh and Jenna, plus Polly and Waz from the season.
Here's Shelley in 2014 with The Block Fans v Faves stars Kyal and Kara.
"Catching up with @theblock9 cutest couple," she said.
And here, she's back with Scott Cam in 2015!
While Scott tackles the building side of things, for Shelley it's about keeping contestants' spirits high.
"You want to give them as much advice as you can so they can make changes before the judges come through," said Shelley of her role on the show.
"But doing that without breaking their spirit and taking away from what they've already achieved during the week is very difficult."
Shelley as a mother
When she's not presenting, Shelley is a mum to two beautiful girls.
Shelley's oldest daugher Milla Grace was born in August 2010, not long after Shelley starred on The Great Outdoors.
While Milla is four in this photo (taken 2014), she's now 13 years old!
Shelley welcomed her youngest daughter, Eadie Rose, in June 2012.
From The Block to the Rock
During the 2010s, Shelley teamed up with two-time world champion surfer Beau Young in quite the unexpected project.
Shelley met Beau at her daughter's kindergarten in Bryon Bay when the surfer, who happens to be an Aussie singer and songwriter, was performing songs under the band Animals Rock.
Her daughter was such a fan, they teamed up to create a kids' entertainment act.
"We re-recorded parts of the album with me on it," Shelley told My Child Magazine in 2016.
While the album was "definitely Beau's from the start", Shelley admitted entertaining kids is where her "heart lies".
"There's nothing more rewarding than having kids dance and sing along with you. They are the toughest critics of all," she told the publication.
Shelley takes the beach
Within the next decade Shelley went on to host Beach House Hunters, helping Aussie couples relocate from the city to the sea.
She continued as secondary host and challenge master on The Block over the next few years.
