Denise Anne Christina Drysdale (born 5 December 1948)[2] is an Australian television presenter, variety entertainer, actress, singer, dancer and comedian.

They lived there for eleven years, during which time Drysdale attended Kilbride Ladies Convent, South Melbourne.

Referring to regulations for public bars to cease serving alcohol at 6pm, she observed: During that time it was the 6 o'clock swill, and Mum didn't want her little girl seeing all that drinking, so she sent me to dancing, to May Downs.

[4][5] In 1955, she was mentioned by name, in a feature in The Age, as one of the youngest members of the cast of the pantomime Jack and Jill at the Tivoli Theatre.

[6] At about ten years of age, she began her television career with GTV9 in Melbourne, working in the junior ballet on the Tarax Show.

[8] This popularity led to an invitation to perform for the troops in Vietnam[9] for three weeks in 1967, along with Patti Newton, the Strangers, and Doug Owen.

In 1975, Drysdale and Sigley released "Hey Paula" as a duet; the single reached #2 on the Australian charts.

She has also worked in regional television in Victoria including guest appearances on BTV-6 Ballarat and hosting a morning magazine show on GLV-8 in the 1980s.

On stage, she has appeared in plays and musicals, including Salad Days, Grease, The Barry Crocker Show, Two Gentlemen of Verona and Hello, Dolly!

Drysdale stayed with the show for over a year before leaving due to ongoing rumours of a feud between her and host Daryl Somers.

[18] In January 2010, Drysdale joined Network Ten's new morning show The Circle alongside Yumi Stynes, Chrissie Swan and Gorgi Coghlan as host.

[21] Drysdale regularly performed around Australia on the club circuit, often with her television partner, Ernie Sigley.

[22] It was announced Drysdale would join as permanent co-host of Studio 10 in 2016 after appearing as a regular fill-in presenter, sharing the position with Ita Buttrose.