Eddie McGuire has one of the most recognisable faces and voices in Australia.
The 61-year-old has been a regular fixture on Australian TV screens and airwaves for the past 30 years as an AFL commentator, radio host, and game show presenter.
Behind the scenes, the former Millionaire Hot Seat host is married with two adult sons.
Scroll on to find out everything we know about Eddie McGuire’s family life.
Who is Eddie McGuire’s wife?
In 1997, Eddie married Carla Galloway at St Peter’s Church in the Melbourne suburb of Toorak.
Four years later, in 2001, the couple welcomed their first son, whom they named Alexander. In 2003, Alexander’s younger brother Joseph was born.
With a very private marriage, not much is known about the intricacies of their relationship. In fact, one of the few times that information was made public resulted in a surprise being spoiled for the journalist.
According to the Herald Sun, to mark Eddie’s 50th birthday, Carla sent around an email to their friends asking for their favourite quotations to compile in a book, but her surprise was unfortunately leaked to the press.
Who are Eddie McGuire’s sons?
Alexander, or ‘Xander’ as he’s known, followed in his famous father’s footsteps and entered the entertainment industry at a young age.
In 2015, when he was just 12 years old, Alexander landed his first acting gig, playing Step Scully’s son Charlie Hoyland on Neighbours.
“Neighbours has been such a big part of Australian television and has launched so many careers. I’m really excited,” Xander told the Sydney Morning Herald at the time.
The actor went on to describe his on-screen family, saying they were much different from his home life.
“Marriage, stepchildren, battled cancer, had a son, was stabbed, sent to prison for manslaughter, and followed this up with a kidnapping — and I thought I had an interesting family in real life!”
Speaking to News Corp about his eldest son’s gig, Eddie sang Xander’s praises, revealing the touching full-circle moment he experienced as a father.
“We parked in exactly the same spot where my dad parked when he took me out to Channel 10 for my interview (with then news director) David Johnston when I went for a job interview at age 17,” Eddie said, according to the SMH.
“I laughed and thought it might be a lucky omen for (Xander).”
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The former Nine CEO went on to say that he was “not going to be a stage dad” when it came to the young actor.
“He did all this on his own and on merit,” he added.
In June 2022, Xander landed a highly coveted gig as a sports reporter for the Channel Nine news team in Melbourne, off the back of an internship at the network.
After three years with the network, he made the move across to Channel Seven, where he was part of the network’s Friday night AFL coverage. He also hosted AFL.com.au’s ‘The Round So Far‘ alongside former AFLW premiership winner Kate McCarthy and journalists Josh Gabelich and Riley Beveridge.
Over the 2025-2026 summer, he hosted Triple M’s breakfast show, alongside Melbourne captain Max Gawn and respected commentator Kate McCarthy.
As for Joe, the talented sporting star has made the move to the USA, where he plays for one of the country’s leading gridiron (NFL) teams at Ohio State University.
In January, he became a national champion when the Ohio State Buckeyes claimed the school’s ninth national championship.
While Eddie proudly remains in his sons’ corners, it’s clear that the support is reciprocated, as it was his boys who convinced him not to quit as Collingwood president in 2018.
Prior to stepping down as president in 2021, after a report highlighted the worrying culture of systemic racism within the club, Eddie was apparently considering relinquishing his role leading up to the organisation’s 125th anniversary.
According to the Herald Sun, Eddie was devastated after Collingwood suffered a shock loss to Carlton and was struggling to deliver a speech at the anniversary function.
“I stood there, and for the one time in my life, I couldn’t think of anything to say,” the presenter said. “I was so shattered … everyone was. I was wondering if I had anything left to give.”
But Eddie’s pessimism was soon quashed by his teenage sons.
“The boys gave it to me. They said: ‘C’mon, Dad, what are you talking about?’”
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