Greg Evans made his mark as one of Australia’s most beloved television hosts.
In recent years, he has shunned the limelight, living a quiet life as a wedding celebrant.
But the 72-year-old resurfaced this week to share an update on his health after undergoing quadruple heart bypass surgery just two days before Christmas.
Evans discovered the health issue after visiting a GP who then sent him to a cardiologist.
The specialist discovered blockages in Evans’ heart which were so serious that he was rushed into emergency surgery the following day.
‘I found out that I had coronary heart disease,’ the television star told the Herald Sun on Sunday.
Greg Evans made his mark as one of Australia’s most beloved television hosts. In recent years, he has shunned the limelight. Pictured with his wife Sue
‘It was bad news. It was too bad for them to put a stent in or anything like that and I was told “you need open heart bypass surgery”.’
Evans says he was ‘very, very lucky’ that the issue was caught when it was, and says he is now on the mend.
‘I’ve been told it will be a few months before I am feeling a lot better and maybe six months before I’m back to normal, but I am getting better and stronger each day,’ he said.
Evans has put his television career largely behind him in recent years.
In the 1980s, the charismatic star was the face of Perfect Match, the country’s most beloved dating show.
In 2022, he emerged in an advertisement for Super Sleeper Pro mattresses, which aired on Sky.
Greg hosted Perfect Match on Channel Ten between 1984 and 1989, overseeing the union of thousands of couples.
After a break in 1990, the show returned in 1991, now called Blind Date, again with household name Evans at the forefront.
It was in 2007 that the television icon had his sea change – turning his interests to becoming a marriage celebrant
Collectively, Greg hosted 1,400 episodes of the show and was nominated for a Gold Logie three times.
In 1992, he moved on to radio, hosting Melbourne’s number one breakfast talkback radio show on 3AW.
He went on to host a drive time show on 104.3 GOLD FM in 1994 before moving to the network’s breakfast slot in 1996.
A return to television followed in 1997, with Greg helming Channel Ten’s Monday to Friday.
The big screen then beckoned, with the star scoring an acting role in The Craic in 1999.
Between 1999 and 2002, Greg starred on Melbourne Talk Radio Station 3AK, before joining Radio 3MP between 2005 and 2006.
In 2001, he appeared in the comedy series Pizza, in the relevant role of the Dating Show Host.
It was in 2007 that the television icon had his sea change – turning his interests to becoming a marriage celebrant.
Greg hosted Perfect Match on Channel Ten between 1984 and 1989, overseeing the union of thousands of couples
In 2022, he emerged in an advertisement for Super Sleeper Pro mattresses, which aired on Sky
Greg graduated from The International College of Marriage Celebrants that same year.
Much like he did on television, Greg has united hundreds of couples in love, and is currently working as ‘Melbourne’s premier marriage celebrant’.
His social media documents just some of hundreds of weddings he has officiated, with the former host clearly loving his duties.
Greg and his wife of almost 50 years, Sue, have taken to the road in recent years, travelling around Australia in a caravan.
They split their time between an apartment in Melbourne and a lakeside cottage in Bonnie Doon before heading out on adventures.
