Elaine “Lainey” Lui is a fixture in Canadian media. A senior correspondent on Etalk, and a former co-host on The Social, Lainey is known for the wide-range of topics she covers on-air – from the latest in Hollywood gossip and red carpets, to the pressing, current ideas of the day – and is always looking to get to the heart of every issue. Sharp, savvy, relatable, and approachable, Lainey is a natural choice for brand partnerships, event appearances, on-stage hosting, and more.
A bestselling author, Lainey’s celebrated mother-daughter memoir, Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What’s a Daughter To Do? A Memoir (Sort Of), lays bare Lainey’s personal relationship with her mother, who she is also a caregiver to.
In 2003, Lainey founded LaineyGossip.com, a popular celebrity and pop culture news source. Due to the site’s incredible growth, she has since launched “The Squawk”, an extension of the site that serves as a community hub for her fans. Lainey is also often called upon as a culture and gossip expert, and her TEDx talk The Sociology of Gossip, has amassed almost half a million views.
Honoured as one of the “Top 100 Most Powerful Women” by WXN Canada, Lainey’s other awards and accolades include being named one of HELLO! Canada’s and Toronto Life’s best dressed individuals. She has also won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Digital Host for Etalk’s Oscars 2019 Red Carpet Livestream.
Lainey resides in Toronto with her husband and dogs.
