Matty McLean turned 40 on 29 September 2026, and he is married to real estate agent Ryan Teece, who he wed on Muriwai Beach on New Year’s Eve 2022. The former Breakfast weatherman now co-hosts the drive show on The Hits with PJ Harding, and he spent the run-up to his birthday working through a “40 before 40” list that ended with a cameo on Shortland Street.
Most of what people search about McLean comes down to three things: who his husband is, how old he is and where he went after leaving TVNZ. Here is each answer, checked against what he and the outlets that interviewed him have actually published.
Who is Matty McLean’s husband?
McLean’s husband is Ryan Teece, a real estate agent who grew up on a farm just outside Nelson. Their story is a slow burn. They first matched on Tinder in 2015 and chatted, but McLean moved to London before they met. When he came home in early 2017 to rejoin Breakfast, Teece messaged to congratulate him on the job. McLean suggested a drink at a pub at Sylvia Park, and he told Woman’s Day in 2019: “Within half an hour, I’d jumped on a train.” They moved in together six months later.
Teece proposed on their anniversary in February 2022. “After five years of memories, on our anniversary, Ryan created a pretty amazing new one by asking me to marry him,” McLean wrote, as 1News reported at the time.
Where did Matty McLean get married?
The couple married at Muriwai Beach on 31 December 2022, so they started 2023 as husbands. McLean is himself a marriage celebrant, and a decade before his own wedding, in 2012, he made a personal plea to Parliament to legalise same-sex marriage.
How old is Matty McLean?
Matty McLean is 40. He was born Matthew Bruce McLean on 29 September 1986, which means he was just 20 when he started at TVNZ’s Breakfast in 2007.
What was on Matty McLean’s 40 before 40 list?
McLean set himself a list of things to do before his 40th, and two of the items made headlines.
- His first tattoo, from Teddy Swims. The singer gave him a small bear on his arm in 2025, the first thing ticked off. “To say my first-ever tattoo was given to me by one of the world’s biggest popstars is pretty surreal!” McLean said. PJ Harding shaved his arm beforehand and held his hand.
- A role on Shortland Street. He filmed a guest spot in March 2026 as a “Blister Patient” treated by Dr Emmett Whitman (Stephen Lovatt). It aired in early September, and The Hits said the hardest part was keeping quiet about it for months.
Where is Matty McLean now?
McLean left Breakfast after the last show of 2023 and moved to radio. He now co-hosts Drive with Matty & PJ on The Hits, alongside PJ Harding, on weekdays from 3pm to 7pm. The show also runs as a podcast. McLean broadcasts from The Hits studio in Auckland, while Harding joins from a studio in Masterton near her Wairarapa farm.
His TVNZ years were longer than many remember. Apart from Breakfast weather, he worked on 1News, Close Up, 20/20 and Seven Sharp. He left TVNZ in April 2016 to travel, returned to Breakfast in 2017 and wrote his own weather scripts for the 6am to 9am show.
Matty McLean on Treasure Island
He has done the show twice. On Celebrity Treasure Island in 2019 he played for Rainbow Youth and finished sixth, out on day nine after losing a duel. He came back for Treasure Island: Fans v Faves and won it in March 2023, beating Lana Searle and Dame Susan Devoy in the final challenge and giving the $60,000 prize to Zeal Education Trust.
Does Matty McLean have children?
No. McLean and Teece have not announced any children. In October 2025, a year before his 40th, McLean told Woman’s Day: “I love kids, and Ryan and I would love our own family one day.” The couple are uncles to Teece’s sister’s children in Nelson, a role they have called being “guncles”.
Where does Matty McLean live?
In late 2025 the couple sold their city home and bought a lifestyle block on the outskirts of Auckland, Now to Love reported. It was Teece’s idea. “Ryan grew up in the country and this has been his dream for as long as I’ve known him,” McLean said, adding that he did not “have a clue what I’m doing when it comes to farm stuff”. The exact location is not public, and we have not guessed it.
Frequently asked questions
Is Matty McLean married?
Yes. He married Ryan Teece on 31 December 2022 after nearly six years together.
What radio station is Matty McLean on?
The Hits. He co-hosts the weekday drive show with PJ Harding from 3pm to 7pm.
Does Matty McLean have a podcast?
Two. The drive show is released as Matty & PJ – The Podcast, and since 2022 he has co-hosted the adults-only podcast Out The Gayte with Chris Henry.
Who are Matty McLean's parents?
He has kept his family mostly out of the spotlight. His mum, Tracy, is the one he has named in interviews, and Teece has said she added him to the family group chat within hours of meeting him.
When did Matty McLean leave Breakfast?
He announced in 2023 that he would finish at the end of that year after 16 years on and off with the show, and he went straight into the new drive show on The Hits.
