Wendy Moore announces her departure from House Rules after seven seasons
After seven seasons, Wendy Moore is stepping down as a judge on House Rules, leaving to focus on her role as head of Foxtel’s Lifestyle brands, a position she took up seven months ago after leaving Seven West Media’s Pacific where she was GM of homes and food.
At the time of her departure from Seven West Media, Moore maintained she would still hold her role on Seven’s House Rules as part of the agreement.
Taking to Instagram to announce her departure, Moore said she had loved every single moment on House Rules, and working with host Joh Griggs, fellow judges Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Jamie Durie, Jim Fogarty, Drew Heath and Joe Snell, and design advisor Carolyn Burn-McCrave.
Since it first began seven years ago, Fogarty, Heath and Snell have departed, alongside build supervisor Chester Drife. Durie joined for season seven and Llewelyn-Bowen came on board for season five. Durie, Llewelyn-Bowen and Burn-McCrave are in theory still attached to the format for season eight, but Seven is likely to make a full announcement at its Upfronts event in October.
Long-time host Griggs announced her departure in July, citing a desire to explore more opportunities with Seven Sport, as well as her role hosting Better Homes and Gardens.
House Rules’ seventh season wrapped at the end of July. It premiered to 782,000 metro viewers before delivering 730,000 for the finale. 2018’s season wrapped to 915,000 metro viewers after premiering to 607,000, while 2017’s season five premiered to 1m metro viewers and ended on 1.142m.
A Seven spokesperson said: “Wendy has been a wonderful member of the House Rules judging panel since the launch of the show seven years ago. Wendy is a great friend of Seven and takes with her our deepest thanks and every wish for continued success.”
Could there be a show made where people like me, who can’t go on House Rules, can have their house remodeled, upgraded by an architect for “most innovative” design to modernize already built houses, over 50 years old Applicants have to have specific requirements to be meet by architect. Builders, plumbers, electricians and suppliers have advertising. Owner get value added to property. Don’t know how could be worked out. Each state submit entries. There’s probably some architecture design competition ???
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