Renee Bargh reflects on why she decided to return to Australia after working in Los Angeles

She spent more than a decade living in Los Angeles covering ritzy red carpet events and interviewing celebrities for Extra TV. 

But Australian native Renee Bargh returned Down Under to co-host The Voice Australia with Darren McMullen this year. 

And, in an Interview with Body & Soul on Sunday, the 34-year-old reflected on her decision to stay in Oz amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

She explained that while she once tried to ‘control everything’ in her life, she has learnt that you can’t expect things to go a certain way. 

‘I tried to control everything in my life for so long, but we realised pretty quickly this year that Mother Nature has other plans,’ Renee told the publication. 

‘I’m trying to trust the process. That’s what this year has shown us – you can’t expect anything to go the way you expect it to go.’

It comes after she told Sydney Confidential in October that she feels  ‘safe and comfortable’ in Australia. 

‘I feel so safe and comfortable here,’ she told the publication at the time. 

‘I feel like I am here permanently and LA, I can’t wait to go back there when I can but this is home base now.’ 

According to the publication Renee is still working remotely for Extra, filing stories from Australia and undertaking international junkets via Zoom.  

However, Renee’s role as co-host on The Voice will not be going ahead following the show’s move from Channel Nine to Channel Seven.

The network is set to replace the new hosts, Renee and Darren, with former host Sonia Kruger, who made the jump to Channel Seven in November last year.