Melissa Grelo
Melissa Grelo (born June 30, 1977) is a Canadian television personality, best known as a co-host of CP24 Breakfast[1] and the moderator of The Social.[2] Since August 2016, Grelo has been a co-host of CTV's national morning show Your Morning, along with Ben Mulroney.[3]
Melissa has also recently launched marQ, a gender neutral, kids clothing line named after her daughter, Marquesa.
Her other roles have included coanchoring CTV's Olympic Morning during the 2010 Winter Olympics, and Toronto's annual Santa Claus Parade.
Originally a teacher,[4] Grelo studied broadcast journalism at Seneca College after deciding to pursue a change of career. She subsequently worked as a reporter for CKVR-TV and CITY-TV before becoming cohost of CP24 Breakfast in 2009.[1]
Grelo is of Portuguese and Filipino descent. With her husband Ryan Gaggi, Grelo gave birth to a girl, Marquesa, in 2014.[4]
Personal life[]
Grelo's interests include travelling, reading, fitness training and horseback riding.
Controversies[]
On August 13, 2021, during an episode of The Social, Grelo participated to a controversial debate[5] on the status of French in Canada. Among the other participants was Jan Wong, also known for her past controversial comments on French Canadians. The latter notably stated "I think Quebeckers as a tribe" during the panel. Many clichés, stereotypes and false informations were shared by the panelists, including Grelo.[6] She notably stated that the Académie française is a language police, whereas the institution is in France and not Canada, and that French is not "dying, because there is about 300 million French speakers in the world".[7]
References[]
- ^ a b "CP24 opens a new front in breakfast TV wars". Toronto Star, March 27, 2009.
- ^ "Talk TV is getting a social makeover". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 2013.
- ^ Peter Edwards (2016-06-06). "Ben Mulroney, Anne-Marie Mediwake to host CTV's new show 'Your Morning'". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
- ^ a b "One-month-old baby Marquesa rules on social media". Toronto Star, March 31, 2014.
- ^ Friday, August 13, 2021, retrieved 2021-08-18
- ^ Durocher, Sophie. "Les Québécois, une tribu?". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ^ "Il était une fois un coiffeur parisien". La Presse (in French). 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
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