Megan Gale

Megan Kate Gale (born 7 August 1975) is an Australian model and actress. Born in Parmelia, Western Australia, Gale won a modelling contest when she was 18 in her home town. In 1999 she was cast in a series of commercials for Vodafone Italy. This led to wide exposure in both Italy and her homeland Australia, and she appeared in Vodafone advertising until 2006. Gale has also appeared in Italian movies and television shows, and as an actress, Gale played Fatma in The Water Diviner and Valkyrie in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

In 2005 Gale became the national ambassador for Kids Help Line and in 2009 she was appointed the first official National Ambassador for the Red Cross.

Early life Born in Parmelia, Western Australia, Gale's father is English and her mother is part Māori. She is the youngest of three children with two older brothers.

Career Modelling Gale won a modelling competition in Perth at 18. She was also retained by the Australian Tourist Commission in 2003 as 'their face of Australia in Italy'.

Gale has modeled for Italian fashion houses including Gianfranco Ferré, Genny, Gai Mattiolo and runway work for Mariella Burani and Angelo Marani at Milan Fashion Week. Gale also favours many Australian designers, such as Colette Dinnigan, Kirrily Johnston, Lisa Ho, Willow and Alex Perry. In March 2011, Gale returned to the runway and closed Alex Perry's 2011 Melbourne Fashion Festival show.

August 2011 marked Gale's 10th anniversary with department store David Jones, the longest held fashion contract in Australia. That same month, Gale became an ambassador for L'Oréal Paris, joining Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani. Gale appeared in a L'Oréal shampoo commercial in Australia, New Zealand and Italy.

In May 2026, 20 years after she was featured in a commercial for Vodafone Italy (now Fastweb), Gale was cast in a commercial for Italian telecommunications company Iliad Italia.

Acting Gale has appeared in the Italian movies Vacanze di Natale 2000, Body Guards as herself in both movies, and in Stregati dalla luna (Bewitched by the Moon in Italian) as "Vivianna". She also had a cameo part in the 2005 movie Stealth where she played Dr. Orbit's secretary. In August 2009, Gale completed filming a role in her first Australian feature film, the romantic comedy I Love You Too,

Swimwear range In 2010, Gale launched a swimwear label, "Isola". The line is carried at department stores, including "David Jones".

Television In 2001, Gale presented the Sanremo Music Festival. In 2005, she became a guest reporter for Nine Network travel show Getaway from October 2005 to June 2006. She also worked with Mike Munro as co-host of the nine-episode Australian documentary TV show What a Year, which first aired on the Nine Network on 2 October 2006. In 2009, she was appointed the first official National Ambassador for The Red Cross.

In early 2011 Gale became the new host of Project Runway Australia where she would also serve as judge and executive producer of the design-based reality show. The new season premiered on 4 July 2011 on Arena. In 2016, Gale became a permanent judge on Australia's Next Top Model.

Personal life Gale dated comedian Andy Lee from 2006 to 2010, splitting amicably and remaining friends.

In January 2011, Gale began a relationship with Carlton (and later ) footballer Shaun Hampson. On 20 July 2017, the couple announced their engagement. They have two children, a son and a daughter.

Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Getaway Herself/Guest Reporter Recurring role 2007 Australia's Next Top Model Herself/Judge Recurring role 2011 Project Runway Australia Herself Main role 2014 Wonderland Amelia Windsor Episode: "Standing in Line"

Film Year Title Role 1999 Vacanze di Natale 2000 Herself 2000 Body Guards Herself 2001 Viviana / Luna 2005 Stealth Dr. Orbit's secretary 2010 I Love You Too Francesca Moretti 2014 The Water Diviner Fatma 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road Valkyrie 2022 Three Thousand Years of Longing Hürrem