Matt Preston - Only 14 Summers Left
3/8/20261 hr 26 min
According to Matt Preston, he only has 14 more summers. And he’s determined to make the most of them.
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Known predominantly for his role on the inaugural (and incredibly successful) seasons of MasterChef Australia, alongside his excellent choice of cravats, Matt Preston is a recognisable face in most Australian households.
Joining Hugh, Ryan and Josh in the studio (in yet another incredible outfit), Matt delicately talks through the importance of having a conversation with y...
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First 90 secondsMatt Preston· Guest0:00
[gentle music] Australian males will on average die at 81. That's 14 summers left.
Hugh van Cuylenburg· Host0:06
Mm-hmm.
Ryan Shelton· Host0:07
Mm.
Matt Preston· Guest0:07
We don't have probably enough conversations about last phase of life. Have you sat with your parents and had that conversation rather than when they're lying in the hospital bed unable to communicate, and you and Hugh have a different attitude to what they said they wanted?
Hugh van Cuylenburg· Host0:20
Mm.
Ryan Shelton· Host0:21
The thought of having that discussion is an acceptance of that next stage of life, that, yeah, I'm not ready and I, I, I just don't know how I'll cope when they are gone.
Matt Preston· Guest0:29
Have any of you had parents or grandparents with dementia?
Ryan Shelton· Host0:32
Mm.
Matt Preston· Guest0:32
With my step-grandmother, I was sitting with her at the, the table and she pours milk all over the toast.
Hugh van Cuylenburg· Host0:38
Oh.
Matt Preston· Guest0:38
And then she just looks at me and says, "I have no idea what I'm doing, but it really doesn't matter" and then proceeds to eat it. [laughs] [laughs] Matt Preston is one of the most well-known faces on Australian television. In 2009, he was appointed as a judge of MasterChef Australia. One of my friends who's in TV said, "If you take the MasterChef job, your marriage will not survive it."
Ryan Shelton· Host0:57
Wow. It is an exciting day. It al- Look, it's always an exciting day when we're here together.
Hugh van Cuylenburg· Host1:05
Mm-hmm.
Ryan Shelton· Host1:05
Matt Preston's on the show. We'll speak to him, um, very, very shortly. Uh, and, and he was great. Like, we've already s- chatted to him obviously, but we'll play that soon. Um, and there's so much exciting stuff. Uh, and, and really moving stuff that Matt talks about. Um- What a gloriously presented man he is. Yeah.
Matt Preston· Guest1:24
Yeah.
Ryan Shelton· Host1:25
Yes.
Hugh van Cuylenburg· Host1:25
When he walked into the studio wearing what can only be described as a magnificent