Ross Mathews

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Mathews has appeared on Celebrity Fit Club, The Insider, Celebrity Big Brother, and as a weekly panelist on Chelsea Lately. He is a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race, hosts a weekly podcast with Westwood One Studios, and assists with hosting The Drew Barrymore Show. He has been a co-host on Live from E! and a correspondent on The Jay Leno Show.

Early life

Raised in Mount Vernon, Washington,[2] Mathews graduated from Mount Vernon High School[3] and graduated from the University of La Verne, in La Verne, California, in 2002. He majored in communications[4] and competed in speech and debate competitions.[5]

Career

Mathews began as an intern on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in December 2001, he covered movie premieres, the Academy Awards, two Winter Olympic Games, and other events.[6]

Mathews has contributed commentary to the E! networks various 101... specials, and appeared as a weekly panelist on E's late night talk show Chelsea Lately.[7] He appeared on the fifth season of VH1's reality television show, Celebrity Fit Club. During the course of the show, which premiered in April 2007, Mathews lost more than 40 lbs. (18 kg) and helped his team win the grand prize.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was also a guest host on The View on July 17, 2007.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Mathews appeared as a celebrity mob member on seven episodes of NBC's prime time game show 1 vs. 100 in early 2008. In 2009, he was a contributing correspondent on The Insider and hosted a web show on The Insider called Inside Dish with Ross Mathews; he took viewers behind the scenes as an "outsider" in Hollywood. Inside Dish became the official online web-shows for CBS's Big Brother and The Amazing Race.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Also in 2009, he co-hosted GSN's Big Saturday Night, a weekly game show. His other 2009 appearances included The Howard Stern Show and the 2009 Game Show Awards with Diane.

Mathews joined the panel of judges for RuPaul’s drag race with occasional appearances in the earlier seasons and more frequent appearances beginning in Season 7. In 2010, Mathews joined the E! Network's red carpet team, filling in for Ryan Seacrest as co-host with Giuliana Rancic for E! Live From the Red Carpet coverage of the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards, the 2010 Emmy Awards, the 2011 Golden Globe Awards, and the 2011 Academy Awards.

In January 2011, Mathews starred in a pilot that he produced and co-wrote with fellow Chelsea Lately round table regular Heather McDonald. Titled Love or Hate, the pilot was made for the E! Network and was executive produced by Chelsea Handler and her company Borderline Amazing Productions.[8] He also appeared in the E! Network's After Lately, a show about the behind the scenes of Chelsea Lately.[9] By September 2011, Mathews had left The Tonight Show returning for guest appearances including the "Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda" skit on December 14, 2011.[10]

Mathews appeared in the fourth episode of the Bravo series Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis in 2012, in which Lewis redesigned his and his boyfriend's garage.[11]

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Ross Mathews at Palm Springs Pride Parade in 2013

On May 7, 2013, Mathews released his book Man Up! Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence.[7] He was the host of Hello Ross, an interactive talk show on E! from September 6, 2013, until May 16, 2014.[12] In 2015, he and Carson Kressley were named as new regular judges for the 7th season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[13] At the end of 2015, Mathews began filling in as a guest host on Hollywood Today Live, which is syndicated on Fox. He became a permanent host on January 4, 2016. He also had a lead role in the movie Pup Star. The sequel, Pup Star: Better 2Gether, premiered the following year. He guest-starred as himself in an episode of Mike Tyson Mysteries titled "Unsolved Situations" in 2016.

In 2017, he was the commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 together with Michelle Visage live for Logo TV.[14] He also commented alongside Shangela on the Logo TV broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 final.[15]

In 2018, Mathews was announced as one of the eleven houseguests competing on the first American edition of Celebrity Big Brother. He finished in 2nd place, winning $50,000, and was voted as America's Favorite Houseguest earning an additional prize of $25,000.[16] He appeared in the second season as part of a Head of Household competition.

On November 28, 2019, Mathews was a field reporter for Verizon 360 at the 93rd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Since fall 2020, he has appeared on the "Drews News" segment of The Drew Barrymore Show and has been hosting his own podcast, Straight Talk with Ross Mathews. In 2021, he appeared as a panelist on the comedy series, Adorableness on MTV.[17]

Personal life

Mathews is openly gay.[18][19] From 2008 to 2018, he had a relationship with stylist Salvador Camarena.[20][21][22] In 2013, the couple appeared in an episode of House Hunters while shopping for a home in Palm Springs.[23]

On February 23, 2021, Mathews announced his engagement to Wellinthon García, a Long Island educational administrator.[24][25] On May 7, 2022, Mathews and García married at a ceremony in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.[26]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006–2013 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Himself Correspondent (62 episodes)
2007 Celebrity Fit Club Contestant Season 5 (8 episodes)
2008–2011 Days of Our Lives Chris
2012 Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis Himself Guest (1 episode)
RuPaul's Drag Race Himself Guest Judge (1 episode)
2015–present Main Judge Season 7–present
2012–2016 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Himself Guest Judge (4 episodes)
2018–present Main Judge Season 3–present
2018 Celebrity Big Brother Contestant Season 1, Runner-up (13 episodes)
2019 Guest Season 2 (1 episode)
2020–present The Drew Barrymore Show Himself "Drew's News"
2021 Adorableness Co-host Season 1
2023 And Just Like That... Himself Episode: "February 14th"
2024 RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars Guest Judge Episode: "Everybody Say Love Girl Groups"

Bibliography

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Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program 93rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Nominated
2023 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Reality Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race (as producer) Won [27]
2024 Nominated

Producers Guild of America Awards

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2022 Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television RuPaul's Drag Race Won
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Nominated
2024 RuPaul's Drag Race Won
2025 Nominated

Miscellaneous awards and honors

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 People's Choice Award Favorite New Talk Show Host Hello Ross Nominated
2018 GLAAD Media Award Davidson/Valentini Award Himself Honored

References

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  6. ↑ Tracy E. Gilchrist (June 10, 2008). "This Gay Week in Television: Bea Arthur, Courteney Cox" Template:Webarchive. Gay Wired. "Lest we forget that Jay helped launch the adorable gay intern Ross Mathews' career."
  7. ↑ a b Gilbert, Ted (May 2, 2013). "Why Ross Mathews decided to 'Man Up!'" Template:Webarchive. CNN.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "E! Orders Pop Culture Show Presentation Produced By Chelsea Handler" . Deadline Hollywood. January 5, 2011
  9. ↑ Nededog, Jethro (August 23, 2011). "E! Signs Ross Mathews to New Talk Show Pilot Development and Talent Deal (Exclusive)" Template:Webarchive. The Hollywood Reporter.
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  12. ↑ Peeples, Jase (April 24, 2013). "Ross Mathews to Host New 'Interactive' Talk Show" Template:Webarchive. The Advocate.
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  20. ↑ Celebrity Slimdowns: Losing the Weight. E!. January 2, 2012
  21. ↑ Deeken, Aimee (August 17, 2010). They both announced their break up on Instagram on November 25, 2018."'Chelsea Lately': Ross Mathews Wants a 'Gayby' Like Neil Patrick Harris (VIDEO)" Template:Webarchive. The Huffington Post.
  22. ↑ Jung, Helin (November 29, 2011). "Ross Mathews's Soft Spot: His 'Mutty-Mutt' Dogs" Template:Webarchive. People.
  23. ↑ "TV Personality Looks for a Mid-Century Retreat in Palm Springs" Template:Webarchive. HGTV.
  24. ↑ Template:Cite tweet "... the smartest, funniest and kindest man I've ever met said, 'Yes!' Dr. García, I love you."
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