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After successfully having her first novel, The Bogan’s Tipped Hair, published, Janelle Timmins was invited to appear on one her favourite shows, Rove Live and be interviewed by Rove McManus. She was accompanied by her teenage daughter, Bree, who had actually rewritten her mother’s novel before it was accepted to be published. As she prepared for her live appearance, she tried to come up with some anecdotes to share with Rove, and even had a practice interview with neighbour Harold Bishop. However, when her big moment came, Janelle became tongue-tied and admitted, live on-air, that she wasn’t the author of the novel. She then pointed out Bree in the audience and Rove called her onto the stage and asked her if what her mother was saying was true. Although Bree claimed to have simply made a few small changes, Janelle stopped her and said that it was all her daughter’s work.

Comedian, television and radio presenter John “Rove” McManus was born in Perth, Western Australian and began his media career as a stand-up comedian before getting his own cable tv show. Since 2000, his variety series Rove Live has been airing weekly on Network Ten. He won the Logie awards for Most Popular Presenter and the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality in 2003, 2004 and 2005. He has also set up his own production company, Roving Enterprises, which produced shows including Skithouse and Before The Game.

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