{"id":1889,"date":"2026-10-28T18:46:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T18:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2026-10-28T18:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T18:46:48","slug":"keeps-showing-up-chaotic-truth-of-channel-7-stars-life-off-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/?p=1889","title":{"rendered":"Keeps showing up\u2019: Chaotic truth of Channel 7 star\u2019s life off-screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

She\u2019s the Weekend Sunrise<\/em> star who retains an air of mystery, given that you won\u2019t find her posting snippets about her life on social media \u2013 but there\u2019s an important reason why Monique Wright is fiercely protective of her role as part of a bustling blended family with six kids.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m definitely stalking on social media,\u201d Monique \u2013 who split from husband of 12 years Tim Scanlan in 2021 \u2013 admitted to The Nightly<\/em> in September 2026, adding that she likes to \u201cbe across what people are talking about\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Having been part of the beloved Weekend Sunrise team since 2014, Monique knows what benefits social media can bring to a career in the public eye.<\/p>\n

And yet, when it comes to her kids, the star \u2013 who has enjoyed a 30-year career with Channel Seven \u2013\u00a0 is all too aware of the dangers too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kids actually think that we should do a reality show,\u201d she admitted in her interview with The Nightly<\/em>. \u201cI said to them, \u2018If you guys want to do that when you are old enough, you can\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Monique Wright has long been part of the Weekend Sunrise team. (Credit: Instagram\/sunriseon7)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve explained to them if they put something out there, and that gets twisted and it makes them sound like a brat, which they\u2019re not, imagine then trying to get a job. It\u2019s out there on the internet forever, they\u2019re my concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut then they reply, \u2018yeah, yeah, anyway, we could get heaps of money for this and you could get sponsors!\u2019 the star added. \u201cI hope in time they will understand what I\u2019m saying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, sources tell Woman\u2019s Day<\/em> that Monique is determined to let her kids enjoy a childhood \u201cwithout becoming familiar faces to complete strangers on Instagram\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Monique Wright, pictured with David Woiwod at the 2026 Logies, is protective of her private life. (Credit: Getty)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cShe wants them to grow up choosing what they share with the world,\u201d an insider says, adding that the star is an \u201camazing\u201d mum who \u201cgives her all to her family, even when the house is in absolute chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s always something happening, noise from every corner, and a million things to do, but through it all, she keeps showing up with so much love and patience,\u201d the source goes on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kids might see reality TV as all glitz, glamour and celebrity fun, but Mon knows there\u2019s a less glamorous side \u2013 including social media trolls who can turn even a perfectly innocent moment into a national debate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having said that, the source insists that Monique might not rule herself out of the reality TV game entirely.<\/p>\n

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Monique Wright has been a staple on TV screens \u2013 but she\u2019s ruled out a reality TV show focused on her family for now. (Credit: Instagram\/sunriseon7)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIf the kids keep campaigning, perhaps Dancing with the Stars<\/em> could be on the cards \u2013 although I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out of Here!<\/em> might be a tougher sell,\u201d the insider quips.<\/p>\n

While there are some TV opportunities that Monique may still consider, the source reiterates that her children\u2019s privacy is \u201cnon-negotiable\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps when they\u2019re older, they\u2019ll appreciate why Mum kept their childhood out of the spotlight,\u201d they say.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor now, she\u2019s happy to leave them off-screen \u2013 while keeping her own reality TV options, and possibly her dancing shoes, firmly in reserve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

She\u2019s the Weekend Sunrise star who retains an air of mystery, given that you won\u2019t find her posting snippets about her life on social media \u2013 but there\u2019s an important reason why Monique Wright is fiercely protective of her role as part of a bustling blended family with six kids. \u201cI\u2019m definitely stalking on social…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1891,"href":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1889\/revisions\/1891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}