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Everything we know about Jonathan LaPaglia's wife Ursula Brooks

Their relationship may be low-key, but their love is anything but! - by Chanelle Mansour
  • 18 Jan 2022

He may be the host of a show that's all about backstabbing, scheming, and being the last one standing, but Jonathan LaPaglia's marriage is nothing like the show Survivor.

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The Australian Survivor host has been happily married to his wife Ursula Brooks for over two decades after the pair tied the knot back in 1998.

Jonathan has kept his marriage relatively low-key, but he will often share little snippets of his wife and their daughter, Tilly, to his social media.

And, while their romance has been kept out of the spotlight, Ursula is no stranger to the public eye, where she's served as an actress for years.

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Jonathan and Ursula have been married since 1998.

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Ursula has starred in films such as Happy in the Valley, Angels and Demons, and Daybreak. She's also written two TV movies, Enough About You and How Divine!.

But, there is no doubt her most incredible role yet is being the mother to her and Jonathan's 16-year-old daughter Tilly.

The proud parents recently celebrated their only daughter after she achieved an exciting new milestone, as Jonathan shared a snap of Tilly after she received her driver's license.

"Secretly I was hoping she wouldn’t pass her Drivers Test today so we could do a couple more years of lessons. Nope....she #crushedit 👊🏻 One and done @tilly.lapaglia (The grey hairs are coming in already) #prouddad," Jonathan said.

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Jonathan is a proud dad to his daughter Tilly, whom he shares with Ursula.

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The TV personality and actor has also used his Instagram to gush about his wife, where he previously shared how proud he was after she won an award in 2017.

"Big congrats to Ursula Brooks for winning 1st Prize TV Comedy Pilot at LA Comedy Festival @lacomedyfest," he penned.

"Now all we need to do is get it made #helpmefindaproducer," he added.

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The couple were both born in Australia, but now live in America.

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The family of three have since set up their roots in Santa Monica, California, despite Jonathan having been born in Sydney and Ursula in Adelaide.

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