Aussie host Rove coming to UK

One of Australia's most popular TV hosts has landed his own show in the UK.

Rove McManus, who fronts the weekly Rove Live talkshow on the Ten network, has signed a deal with Five to create a UK version.

"It's a great compliment to the team who work on our show that a TV network on the other side of the world would want us to beam in a tonight show from Melbourne," McManus told the Herald Sun.

"The really exciting part of this is that they are not just replaying the Australian show. They're allowing us to create a new version for the UK.

"The creative challenge of making the show relevant to a British audience has got the whole office fired up. I'm already brushing up on my Tony Blair impression."