Ross Mathews

Ross Mathews (born September 24, 1979) is an American television host and personality. He rose to fame as "Ross the Intern" as a correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Mathews has appeared on Chelsea Lately, Celebrity Fit Club, The Insider, Celebrity Big Brother as well as his own talk show Hello Ross. Ross is currently an executive producer and judge on RuPaul's Drag Race and co-hosts The Drew Barrymore Show with Drew Barrymore.

Early life Ross Mathews was born September 24, 1979. He was raised in Mount Vernon, Washington, where he graduated from Mount Vernon High School and graduated from the University of La Verne, in La Verne, California, in 2002. He majored in communications and competed in speech and debate competitions.

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.

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. 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. He was also a guest host on The View on July 17, 2007. 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. He hosted Hello Ross, an interactive talk show on E! from September 6, 2013, until May 16, 2014.

Mathews joined the panel of judges for RuPaul’s Drag Race, beginning in 2015 for Season 7. Since 2022, he has served as an executive producer for the show and won an Emmy in 2023 for Outstanding Reality Competition Program.

Ross has written three books. On May 7, 2013, Mathews released his book Man Up! Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence. He appeared in the second season as part of a Head of Household competition.

Since late 2020, he has appeared as a co-host on The Drew Barrymore Show.

Personal life Mathews is openly gay. From 2008 to 2018, he had a relationship with stylist Salvador Camarena.

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

Filmography Film The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (2021)

Television