When Anna Kooiman walked away from Fox News in 2016, many assumed it was a career risk. Instead, it became the foundation of a life she never knew she needed. In Sydney, she traded Manhattan studios for sunrise workouts by the ocean, live-shot adrenaline for stroller runs, and breaking news for building Strong Sexy Mammas, a fitness community for women navigating pregnancy, recovery, and identity. Television never fully left her life, but it no longer defined it.

Marriage to Australian banker Tim Stuckey, the births of Brooks and Annabelle, and a slower coastal rhythm gave her something fame never could: rooted joy. So when she returned to U.S. screens in 2024, on a rising conservative network rather than her old Fox home, she arrived transformed — softer yet stronger, polished yet deeply grounded. Now developing a new show, she’s no longer chasing the spotlight; she’s shaping it around the life she fought to create.