Waleed Aly's wife is Australia's newest TV gameshow host
Dr Susan Carland, the wife of The Project host Waleed Aly, has been announced as the host of a new quiz show.
Yesterday SBS announced that Susan will host a quiz show called Child Genius, which is set to air later this year.
An SBS statement read: “Presided over by quizmaster, Dr Susan Carland, this brand new six-part series to find Australia’s brightest child in a unique competition documentary format, follows the lives of some of Australia’s brightest children and their families.”
The statement continued: “These gifted children all have very high IQs and showcase phenomenal cognitive abilities in maths, general knowledge, memory and language.
“Presented in association with Australian Mensa, the series features participants and their families from all over Australia and provides unique insight into the joys – and challenges – of parenting a gifted child.”
Susan shared her excitement over her new role on Instagram, writing: “So thrilled to finally be able to tell you I’m hosting a new tv show on @sbs_australia ! No, I’m not taking over from Lee Lin Chin - I’m hosting Child Genius, a show about really smart kids! These kids will astound you....and make you feel pretty dopey. I did. Repeatedly. Airs in November! (First pic is me at the SBS showcase tonight, with SBS CEO Michael Ebeid. Next one is me on the set, which one of the kids on the show described as “like Harry Potter”.)" – scroll through the Instagram images above.
Being on TV is not something new for Susan, who has appeared on shows Salam Café, Home Delivery, and her husband’s own news program The Project.
Susan and Waleed have been married for 16 years and have two children together – Aisha, 14, and Zayd, 10.
Earlier this week, Susan revealed the secret to the couple’s happy marriage.
Taking to Instagram to humorously confess the secret behind their marriage success, the academic joked, “The secret to being married more than 16 years? If my husband ever tries to look better than me in a photo, I shut that thing down.”
Susan posted two photos with Waleed, one where they are happily smiling for the shot and one where her hand is blocking his face.