Ananda Lewis

Ananda Lewis
Born (1973-03-21) March 21, 1973 (age 51)
Occupation(s)Television host, carpenter, model, social activist
Children1

Ananda Lewis (born March 21, 1973) is an American television host, carpenter,[1] former model, and social activist. She was an MTV veejay from the late 1990s until 2001, when she left the network to host her own broadcast syndicated television talk show, The Ananda Lewis Show. She was a correspondent for The Insider from 2004 to 2005. She then became a carpenter. She hosted the 2019 revival of While You Were Out on TLC.

On October 1, 2020, Lewis announced to her Instagram followers that she has been battling stage 3 breast cancer for the last two years.[2]

  1. ^ "Why Ananda Lewis Traded a Microphone for a Tool Belt". 5 April 2018.
  2. ^ Penn, Charli (2020-10-02). "Ananda Lewis Reveals Battle With Stage 3 Breast Cancer, Regrets Not Getting A Mammogram Sooner". Essence. Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-03-29.