Ross Mathews Biography
Ross Mathews is a television host and personality from the United States. He rose to prominence as an intern and correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where he was dubbed “Ross the Intern” on-air.
How old is Ross Mathews? – Age
He is 43 years old as of 24 September 2022. He was born in 1979 in Mount Vernon, Washington, United States.
Ross Mathews Family – Education
He is Gaye’s son, and he has a brother named Eric Mathews. Ross and his brother grew up in Mount Vernon, Washington. Ross had a close relationship with his mother as a child. Prior to this year, Ross had to deal with the loss of a parent to cancer, when his father died of the disease in 2004. He attended Mount Vernon High School before attending the University of La Verne in La Verne, California, in 2002. He studied communications and participated in speech and debate competitions.
Ross Mathews Partner
Mathews is an out gay man. He was in a relationship with stylist Salvador Camarena from 2008 to 2018. The couple appeared on an episode of House Hunters in 2013 while looking for a home in Palm Springs. Mathews announced his engagement to Dr. Wellinthon Garca, a Long Island educational administrator, on February 23, 2021. Mathews and Garca married on May 7, 2022, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Ross Mathews Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $2 Million.
How did Ross Matthews Lose Weight?
Mathews revealed to his Instagram fans and followers that he has lost more than 50 pounds in 2020 by changing his diet and lifestyle. The 41-year-old E! correspondent and RuPaul’s Drag Race judge said his mother’s death inspired him to embark on a new “health journey.” He hasn’t stuck to a single diet or fitness routine, but he has shared on Instagram how he’s revolutionized his health.
Ross Matthews Book
Man Up! Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence was published on May 7, 2013.
Ross Matthews RuPaul’s Drag
He has been a regular judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race since Season 7 and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars since Season 3, where he was hired alongside Carson Kressley to appear every other episode. Mathews has also served as a guest judge on Season 4 and Seasons 1 and 2 of All Stars.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is a spin-off edition of the original RuPaul’s Drag Race that is produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV and later VH1. The show debuted on Logo TV on October 22, 2012, before moving to VH1.
However, on February 20, 2020, the show’s official Twitter account announced that the fifth season would premiere on Showtime on June 5, 2020. Following the cast announcement on May 8, 2020, producers announced that the show would remain airing on VH1 instead of Showtime due to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused “various scheduling and programming adjustments”. On February 24, 2021, Paramount+ announced via Twitter that the series would be moving to the streaming service for the sixth season.
Ross Mathews Movies and TV Shows
♦ 2021–present – Adorableness
♦ 2020–present – The Drew Barrymore Show
♦ 2019 – Celebrity Big Brother
♦ 2018–present – RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
♦ 2018 – Celebrity Big Brother
♦ 2015–present – RuPaul’s Drag Race
♦ 2012–2016 – RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
♦ 2012 – Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis
♦ 2012 – RuPaul’s Drag Race
♦ 2007 – Celebrity Fit Club
♦ 2006–2013 – The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Ross Mathews Career
Mathews joined The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as an intern. He covered movie premieres, the Academy Awards, two Winter Olympics, and other events beginning in December 2001.
The E! has received commentary from Mathews. networks a number of 101… specials and participated as a weekly panelist on Chelsea Lately, E’s late-night talk show. Celebrity Fit Club, a reality show on VH1, featured him in the fifth season. Mathews lost more than 40 pounds during the show, which premiered in April 2007. 18 kilograms) and contributed to his team’s victory. On July 17, 2007, he was also a guest host on The View.
Mathews showed up as a big name crowd part on seven episodes of NBC’s early evening game show 1 versus 100 in mid 2008. He hosted a web show on The Insider titled Inside Dish With Ross Mathews and was a contributing correspondent there in 2009; he accepted watchers in the background as an “outcast” in Hollywood. Inside Dish turned into the authority online web-shows for CBS’s Older sibling and The Astounding Race. He also co-hosted the weekly game show Big Saturday Night on GSN in 2009. The Howard Stern Show and the 2009 Game Show Awards with Diane were two of his other 2009 appearances.
Mathews joined the E! in 2010 Co-hosting E! with Giuliana Rancic as Ryan Seacrest’s replacement on the network’s red carpet Live coverage of the 2011 Academy Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the 2010 Emmy Awards, and the Golden Globe Awards live from the red carpet.
Mathews starred in a pilot that he produced and co-wrote with fellow Chelsea Lately participant Heather McDonald in January 2011. The pilot, titled Love or Hate, was created for the E! Network and Borderline Amazing Productions, run by Chelsea Handler, served as executive producers. Additionally, he appeared in E! Network’s After Lately, a show about Chelsea Lately’s production process. Mathews left The Tonight Show in September 2011, but he returned for guest appearances, including the December 14 skit titled “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda.”
In the year 2012, Mathews made an appearance in the fourth episode of the Bravo series Interior Therapy, in which Jeff Lewis redesigned his and his boyfriend’s garage. He was the live commentator for Logo TV during the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with Michelle Visage. Along with Shangela, he also spoke on the Logo TV broadcast of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest final.
Mathews was named one of the eleven houseguests competing on the inaugural season of Celebrity Big Brother in the United States in 2018. He came in second place, won $50,000, and was voted America’s Favorite Houseguest, earning an additional $25,000. He competed in a Head of Household competition in the second season.
Mathews covered the 93rd Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for Verizon 360 on November 28, 2019. He has hosted his own podcast, Straight Talk with Ross Mathews, and has been on the Drew Barrymore show’s “Drews News” segment since fall 2020. He appeared on MTV’s comedy series Adorableness as a panelist in 2021.