appeared in the production. In August 2015, Rowe published her memoir Is This My Beautiful Life? (Allen & Unwin), in which she shared insights into her professional career as well as her battles with postnatal depression. The Sydney Morning Herald said "The impact of her revealing memoir should not be underestimated." In September 2015, Rowe fronted a television and print campaign for Woolworths supermarkets. She had worked as a checkout assistant at her local Woolworths supermarket during her schooling years in 1987. In March 2018, Rowe announced her departure from Studio 10, citing a desire to spend more time with her children. However it is widely reported that Rowe did not leave the station voluntarily but instead Channel 10 was planning to fire Rowe for over a year. Pauline Hanson interview In September 2021, Rowe interviewed Australian Senator Pauline Hanson about her personal life and political experiences on The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show Podcast. Rowe was criticised by various activists for airing the podcast, with 2021 Australian of the Year Grace Tame saying that "Pauline doesn’t need help to be heard, but those whose oppression she’s both driven and reinforced do." Rowe initially defended the interview, saying that she "disagreed with Hanson's politics" and that the interview was "about Hanson dealing with some of the darkest moments in her life and the resilience she has built." Later, however, Rowe removed the episode from her podcast, issuing an apology via Twitter and thanking Tame and Indigenous comedian Nakkiah Lui for their comments. The Indigenous activist and former Labor Party President turned Liberal Party candidate Warren Mundine then criticised Rowe's removal of the interview saying, "You are supposed to be a journalist. You only listened to the cancel free speech mob." Rowe's decision to remove the podcast was also bemoaned by media commentators such as Tim Blair, Joe Hildebrand, Chris Uhlmann, Paul Barry, Peter van Onselen and Neil Mitchell. Personal life Rowe is married to Australian television journalist and Nine News Sydney presenter Peter Overton and has two children. After the birth of her first daughter and as a result of her legal battle with Channel Nine, Rowe suffered from post-natal depression. She also stated that separate to her more recent postpartum depression, she had previously been on antidepressant medication and had been receiving psychiatric therapy for clinical depression, anxiety disorder and panic attacks. Rowe has said of her use of