Mary Jo Eustace
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Mary Jo Eustace is a Canadian
actress, singer and sous-chef best known as co-host of the Canadian cooking TV series What's for Dinner? and, more recently, as the former wife of Dean McDermott
.
Eustace was born and raised in Toronto
. She attended Jarvis Collegiate Institute
and McGill University
studying English. She later graduated from George Brown College
's culinary program.
Eustace moved to Los Angeles
when McDermott went south to develop his acting career. They had one child, Jack Montgomery (born October 1998) and were in the process of adopting when McDermott began his affair with Tori Spelling. Eustace later finished the adoption of her daughter Lola (born April 2005) as a single parent. McDermott later left Eustace to marry Tori Spelling
and quickly became a tabloid fodder. Eustace then returned to Canada
with her children, only to sometime later after 2008 move back to Los Angeles. Eustace wrote about the break-up of her marriage in the book "The Other Woman: Twenty-one Wives, Lovers, and Others Talk Openly About Sex, Deception, Love, and Betrayal".
Eustace appeared on What's for Dinner?, one of Life Network
's most popular series, with Ken Kostick
throughout its run during the late 1990s. Later, she served as a regular on Canada AM
. In April 2007, Eustace reunited with Kostick as the original morning hosts of What's for Breakfast on new Toronto
radio station PROUD FM, a station licenced to appeal to the city's LGBT
community. She stepped down from the show in June 2008, and subsequently co-hosted He Said, She Said with Ken and Mary Jo, a cooking show similar to What's for Dinner? on W Network
which debuted in July 2008.
In 1994, Eustace recorded a solo musical album entitled Bone & Marrow.
On March 3, 2011, Eustace served as moderator for an HBO documentary set to air in 2012. Filming took place at Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas. The session discussed sex and cheating on spouses/significant others. The panel consisted of Ed Young, Jr. and Noel Biderman.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actress, singer and sous-chef best known as co-host of the Canadian cooking TV series What's for Dinner? and, more recently, as the former wife of Dean McDermott
Dean McDermott
Dean McDermott is a Canadian-American actor best known in the United States for having married Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling, with whom he appeared in the observational documentary shows Tori & Dean: Inn Love and Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, and for having acted out the role of Constable...
.
Eustace was born and raised in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. She attended Jarvis Collegiate Institute
Jarvis Collegiate Institute
Jarvis Collegiate Institute is a high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Jarvis is located on Jarvis Street. Founded in 1807 it is the second oldest high school in Ontario after the Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute, and the oldest high school in Toronto.-History:Jarvis Collegiate was...
and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
studying English. She later graduated from George Brown College
George Brown College
George Brown College is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three full campuses in downtown Toronto, Ontario...
's culinary program.
Eustace moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
when McDermott went south to develop his acting career. They had one child, Jack Montgomery (born October 1998) and were in the process of adopting when McDermott began his affair with Tori Spelling. Eustace later finished the adoption of her daughter Lola (born April 2005) as a single parent. McDermott later left Eustace to marry Tori Spelling
Tori Spelling
Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling is an American actress. Spelling became known in the early 1990s for her role as Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210. Spelling then had roles in a string of made-for-television films, such as A Friend to Die For and Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?...
and quickly became a tabloid fodder. Eustace then returned to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with her children, only to sometime later after 2008 move back to Los Angeles. Eustace wrote about the break-up of her marriage in the book "The Other Woman: Twenty-one Wives, Lovers, and Others Talk Openly About Sex, Deception, Love, and Betrayal".
Eustace appeared on What's for Dinner?, one of Life Network
Life Network
Slice is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Shaw Media. Slice is a lifestyle channel directed towards women with programming including talk shows, reality television and more.-History:...
's most popular series, with Ken Kostick
Ken Kostick
Ken Kostick was a Canadian chef and television and radio personality, best known for co-hosting the television series What's for Dinner? with Mary Jo Eustace....
throughout its run during the late 1990s. Later, she served as a regular on Canada AM
Canada AM
Canada AM is a Canadian breakfast television news show, which has aired on the CTV Television Network since 1972. It is currently hosted by Beverly Thomson and Seamus O'Regan, with Marci Ien reporting from the headline news desk and Jeff Hutcheson presenting the weather forecast and sports...
. In April 2007, Eustace reunited with Kostick as the original morning hosts of What's for Breakfast on new Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
radio station PROUD FM, a station licenced to appeal to the city's LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
community. She stepped down from the show in June 2008, and subsequently co-hosted He Said, She Said with Ken and Mary Jo, a cooking show similar to What's for Dinner? on W Network
W Network
W Network is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. W Network broadcasts lifestyle and entertainment programming aimed at women....
which debuted in July 2008.
In 1994, Eustace recorded a solo musical album entitled Bone & Marrow.
On March 3, 2011, Eustace served as moderator for an HBO documentary set to air in 2012. Filming took place at Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas. The session discussed sex and cheating on spouses/significant others. The panel consisted of Ed Young, Jr. and Noel Biderman.