Brihony Dawson

Brihony June Dawson In 2022, they were billed as the first non-binary presenter to front a major TV show in Australia, as well as the first non-binary host of The Challenge reality TV franchise. Since 2016, Dawson has been with the band LadyHood as a singer. They have played with acts such as Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses and Daryl Braithwaite.

Dawson was the host of the AFL Grand Final Preview Show on Channel 31 in 2020 and the on-ground host of the 2021 AFL Women's Grand Final. They also hosted Women's Footy on the Nine Network in 2022 and was the boundary rider for Fox Footy at women's AFL games.

Aside from covering the AFLW Grand Final, Dawson has also worked as a host of the Australian Grand Prix, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and The Women's Footy Show. Dawson was offered a role on The Challenge after a TV executive saw them hosting a sports function at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. They were widely reported as being the first non-binary presenter fronting a major Australian television series, Meanwhile, TV Week reported that Dawson was "the first ever non-binary host on primetime Australian TV". as well as the first non-binary, non-male host of The Challenge TV franchise. After trying out various approaches as host, they decided with producer Stephen Tate against imitating the "ominous" style of U.S. host T. J. Lavin, and to "do the Brihony version" instead.

In 2023, they were announced as a member of the Australian jury for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

Personal life Dawson married Shae Wright in March 2020. However the pair ended their relationship in 2022.

Dawson is now in a relationship with singer Karina Chavez.