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The private life of Michael Hutchence’s daughter, Tiger Lily Hutchence

When Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates' daughter was named Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily and orphaned at the age of four, grave concerns were held for the daughter of these famous and troubled stars.
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When Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates’ daughter was named Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily and orphaned at the age of four, grave concerns were held for the daughter of these famous and troubled stars.

Her father’s family wanted her to live in Australia with them, but Tiger Lily was instead adopted by the father of her three half-sisters and Yates’ ex-husband, Sir Bob Geldof.

In an interview at the time of the custody request Hutchence’s mother Patricia Glassop said: “I think he (Geldof) is Satan. I think he is cruel, very cruel to keep her from her family. I am not allowed to speak to her on the phone. He’s even changed the phone number.”

But hindsight has shown that Geldof, who Tiger Lily calls ‘Dad’, managed to calm those initial tumultuous years and raise a healthy and self-assured young woman, guiding her to live a relatively normal life.

Against the odds, he managed to keep his adopted daughter out of the media spotlight, however this reportedly meant that Tiger Lily did not attend her grandmother Glassop’s funeral in 2010.

Tiger Lily, now 17 years old, attends a private school in south London close to her home in Battersea where she lives with Geldof and his partner of 16 years, French actress Jeanne Marine. She reportedly has very close relationships with Jeanne and her three older sisters.

In an interview with New Idea magazine, the INXS star’s brother and uncle to Tiger Lily, Rhett Hutchence, revealed that she is quietly pursuing her dreams of acting and performance and plans to study acting in New York when she finishes school.

“She’s extremely beautiful and stylish, charming to be around, and she’s very much into music and acting, just like her dad.”

Photos of Tiger Lily reveal a beautiful young woman with her father’s features and charisma.

The telemovie INXS: Never Tear Us Apart portrayed Hutchence and Yates’ tragic love affair with a baby Tiger Lily at the centre.

Hutchence’s last night was dramatised in the film with a night of drinking, taking cocaine, phone calls with Yates and Geldof about Tiger Lily’s custody and looking at photos of Paula and Tiger before tragically taking his own life the next morning.

Michael Hutchence, Paula Yates holding Tiger Lily and Fifi Trixibelle Geldof in 1996, the year Tiger was born. Photo: WireImage

Left, Paula Yates carrying their daughter into Michael Hutchence’s funeral on 27 November 1997. Right, in London in 1999. Photos: AFP/Getty Images

Yates, Tiger Lily and Pixie Geldof in the early 2000s. Photo: FilmMagic

At movie premieres in London in 2003. Photos: Getty Images

Bob Geldof’s daughters Fifi Trixiebell, Pixie and Peaches with Tiger Lily in 2004. Photo: Getty Images

The sisters attending ‘Ducktastic’ in 2005. Photo: Getty Images

Bob Geldof with his adopted daughter in 2005. Photo: Getty Images

The Geldof family in Dublin in 2006 as he receives the ‘freedom of the city’ honour. Photo: Getty Images

Tiger Lily and Geldof’s partner Jeanne Marine. Photo: Getty Images

Bob Geldof and Tiger Lily in 2008. Photo: Getty Images

Spotted in 2008. Photo: FilmMagic

At Naomi Campbell’s Fashion For Relief Haiti London London Show in 2010. Photo: FFR/Getty Images

Bob Geldof, Jeanne Marine and Tiger Lily. Photo: FFR/Getty Images

Tiger Lily Hutchence. Photo: Instagram

Tiger Lily Hutchence. Photo: Instagram

Tiger Lily at Peaches’ wedding in 2012. Photo: YouTube

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Craig Thomson found guilty of fraud, theft

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Craig Thomson outside Melbourne Magistrates' Court.

Magistrate Charlie Rozencwajg ruled Thomson, 49, had dishonestly used his union credit card to pay for prostitutes on several occasions between 2002 and 2008 when he was the HSU’s national secretary.

Thomson – who remained emotionless as the verdict was handed down – was also found guilty of making cash withdrawals from his union credit cards, buying cigarettes and firewood for his then-wife, paying for travel for his then-wife and using union funds after he left the HSU and become the federal MP for Dobell.

However, Rozencwajg dismissed 13 charges relating to Thomson’s charging of pornographic movies to his hotel room saying that as the expenses had been approved and paid by HSU officials, he couldn’t be certain Thomson’s conduct was “dishonest”. Some charges relating to travel expenses of Thomson’s then-wife were also dismissed.

Victoria Police brought more than 140 fraud and theft charges totalling more than $28,000 against Thomson. He pleaded not guilty to all of them.

Thomson faces a maximum sentence of five years in jail.

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Samara Weaving sparkles in new Bonds ad

Former Home and Away beauty Samara Weaving has starred in a new Bonds campaign alongside hunky surfer Owen Wright.
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Former Home and Away beauty Samara Weaving has starred in a new Bonds campaign alongside hunky surfer Owen Wright.

Samara, 21, looks stunning in the first image released from the campaign, showing off her perfect figure in a mismatched blue animal print bra and neon briefs.

Owen – who is taking over from tennis great Pat Rafter, who recently hung up his undies for good – also looks gorgeous in the shot, displaying his surf-toned physique in a pair of tight grey trunks that left very little to the imagination.

Owen, 24, said he was nervous ahead of the shoot but found his beautiful co-star’s confidence calming.

“What helped was Samara’s confidence,” he told the Daily Telegraph. “Seeing her so relaxed and having so much confidence while walking around in her underwear made it easier for me.”

Samara, who is the niece of Aussie acting icon Hugo Weaving, has modelled from Bonds since 2012, signing on to be their youth ambassador last year.

Samara Weaving and Owen Wright are the stars of Bonds first campaign for 2014.

Samara, 21, is Bonds’ youth ambassador.

Samara has the perfect figure for underwear.

Samara is the niece of Aussie actor Hugo Weaving.

Samara Weaving for Bonds.

Samara has been modelling for Bonds since 2012.

Samara and Pat Rafter filming a Bonds commercial last year.

Pat Rafter is perhaps Bonds’ most famous ambassador.

Sarah Murdoch found fame as a Bonds model.

Aussie cricket captain Michael Clarke has also posed in his jocks for Bonds.

Aussie actress Racheal Taylor has also modelled for Bonds.

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Mother loses custody for permissive parenting

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The father of the two boys, aged 11 and 14 years old, asked a UK family court to allow the boys to live with him, saying their mother was more like a “best friend” than a parent and lets her sons “do what they like”.

He said that he was worried that his sons’ dental and medical needs were being neglected, and that they were “left to play computer games” late at night and had “irregular bedtimes”.

He told the court that his parenting style would be very different to their mothers’, and would be about setting boundaries and providing guidance.

The Judge agreed that the boys showed a “lack of discipline and structure” in their behaviour towards adults.

“I am sad to come to the conclusion that … this mother has significantly failed these boys,”Judge Laura Harris said.

“I consider the mother’s parenting has been permissive, and, although the court must be tolerant of different standards of parenting, I consider the permissive parenting in this case has caused the children harm.”

The couple separated in 2002. In 2004 a court ruled that the children should live with their mother and have only weekend contact with their father. But the father told the court that the contact was “regularly refused”. He also said that he was concerned for his ex-partner’s mental health.

While the Judge did not doubt the mother’s love for her boys, she said that she was so preoccupied with her own sense of grievance and “pathological” hatred for their father that she “prioritised her own needs and feelings at the expense of the needs of her children”.

“I am satisfied that there is a failure to provide proper guidance and boundaries essential for the social and emotional development of these pre-adolescent and adolescent boys. Further, I have real concerns about her as a role model.”

The Judge congratulated the father for his tenacious pursuit of continuing a relationship with his sons and his insight into their welfare.

“He is much more in favour of structure, boundaries and discipline, and I can understand why the boys might baulk at that, given what I consider to have been the very permissive atmosphere in which they have lived at home.”

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Modern Family cast in Oz!

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They’re here! The cast of Modern Family have all touched down in Sydney!

Cast members have been arriving seperately since Saturday with Eric Stonestreet (Cameron) the first to arrive.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Mitchell) and Aubrey Frances Anderson-Emmons (Lily) arrived on Monday morning followed by Sofia Vergara (Gloria), Rico Rodriguez (Manny) Ed O’Neill (Jay), Nolan Gould (Luke) and Sarah Hyland (Hayley) who arrived on Tuesday.

Fellow cast members Julie Bowen (Claire), Ty Burrell (Phil) and Ariel Winter (Alex) arrived on Tuesday. The cast are now headed to the Great Barrier Reef and are expected to be based on Hayman Island.

See the cast arriving in Sydney here!

Sofia Vergara and Rico Rodriguez preparing for their flight to Oz.

Sofia Vergara arrives in Sydney.

Ty Burrell waves to fans at Sydney airport.

Sarah Hyland arrives at Sydney Airport ahead of filming.

Onscreen mother and daughter duo Julie Bowen and Ariel Winter arrive.

Ed O’Neill is surrounded by waiting media as he arrives in Sydney.

Nolan Gould and Rico Rodriguez stride into Sydney together.

Eric Stonestreet was the first to arrive.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson at Sydney airport.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Aubrey Frances Anderson-Emmons before they arrived!

Jesse Tyler Ferguson clutches his passport and boarding pass.

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Kylie Minogue admits she might never get married

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Kylie Minogue may believe in “the power of love”, but she still isn’t sure if she will ever truly settle down.

The I Should Be So Lucky singer says she isn’t sure if marriage is for her, after splitting from boyfriend of five years Andres Velencoso in October.

“I’m a romantic and I love it, and when it happens I can definitely fall hard – you’re in a spin arranging everything else so you can see that person,” she told The Sunday Times’ Style magazine.

“But it’s not so much the picture frame with the perfect couple.

“I don’t know if someone is gonna change all that, and I’ll be walking down the aisle one day, but I’ve never really seen it.”

The 45-year-old sexy singer, who is currently in Australia filming The Voice is about to release her new album, Kiss Me Once. And while she has pulled out her famous hot pants again, she blames her producer Sia for the raunchy release.

“Sia is executive producer with me, which is amazing and a little dream come true, and there was a certain point on the album where we had countless songs, and she said, ‘We need some sex on there… we need a hot song.’ ”

“Next thing I know there’s Sexy Love, Sexercize and Les Sex! And even looking at the album titles, trying to figure out what makes it on the album, I thought, ‘I can’t really do that,’ and then I thought, ‘Yeah, I really have to do that because they’re all really great songs.’ And I couldn’t call them anything else, because that’s what they are.”

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Mitchell Johnson, you bloody beauty

Mitchell Johnson’s menacing bowling performance led Australia to a crushing victory over the world’s number-one Test team, South Africa, this week.
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Mitchell Johnson’s menacing bowling performance led Australia to a crushing victory over the world’s number-one Test team, South Africa, this week.

The ruthless left arm paceman took a freak 12-127 at Centurion Park to humiliate the Proteas in their worst loss at home in almost 60 years.

In the space of six test matches Johnson has been the major catalyst in Australia’s cricketing revival and has claimed man-of-the-match honours in four of the most recent encounters.

Johnson has gone from being a divisive inclusion in the Australian Test team to becoming the most valuable player.

The havoc wreaked on South Africa renders Johnson the best bowler in the world and Australia the best performing team but Johnson isn’t ready to get complacent with his performance.

“I want to keep improving as a player, I feel I can keep improving. I felt I bowled well out there,” said the cricketer. “We bowled well as a group, so we all performed well as a team. I’m looking forward to getting back into the nets.

The win gives Australia a one-nil lead in the three-Test series so to celebrate we are taking a closer look at the very talented – and very handsome – Mitchell Johnson.

The hunky cricketer also moonlights as an underwear model for Jockey.

Mitchell Johnson celebrates after getting the wicket of Alviro Petersen of South Africa during day four of the First Test match between South Africa and Australia on February 15.

The bowler flashes a winning smile under the shade of his baggy green.

Johnson doing his best ‘blue steel’ for Jockey.

The cricketer’s steamy underwear campaigns have launched him into sex symbol status.

Sometimes model Mitchell Johnson is cricket’s current powerhouse fast paceman.

Mitchell Johnson of Australia poses during an Australian Test Player portrait session in 2013.

The fast bowler poses with the Ashes Urn on the pitch at midnight after day three of the Fifth Ashes Test match between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 5, 2014.

Mitchell Johnson and Jessica Bratich-Johnson arrive at the 2014 Allan Border Medal at Doltone House in January this year.

Mitchell Johnson poses after winning the Allan Border Medal during the 2014 presentation in Sydney.

Mitchell Johnson celebrates the victory in the first Ashes cricket test match between England and Australia at the Gabba Cricket Ground in Brisbane in November, 2013.

Mitchell with his wife, Jessica Bratich-Johnson and daughter, Rubika, at the Cricket Australia Christmas Day Lunch at Crown Metropol this past December.

Mitchell enjoys a tender moment with daughter, Rubika.

A dashing Mitchell Johnson walks back to bowl during an Australian One Day International training session at WACA in January, 2013.

Mitchell Johnson of Australia prepares to bowl during day one of the Fourth Ashes Test Match between Australia and England in December, 2013.

George Bailey and Mitchell Johnson pose with kids at an Australian cricket team visit to Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth this past January.

Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard welcomed Mitchell Johnson during a cricket luncheon held at Kirribilli House in Sydney in January, 2011.

A model poses with Mitchell Johnson and Giann Rooney on the catwalk during the Hot In The City Intimates group show as part of Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival in 2010.

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Photographer captures the heartache of having a child with autism

A photographer has captured the heartache of having a child with autism in a series of provocative images.
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A photographer has captured the heartache of having a child with autism in a series of provocative images.

Entitled ‘Women who cry quietly: A mother’s turmoil‘, the pictures are the brainchild of Queensland woman Tanya Giles-Hilder, the founder of Beyond the Spectrum Photography, and mum to a beautiful son who has autism.

Tanya teamed up with two friends to shoot several women, all struggling with their own personal crises, to help others understand that it is okay to cry.

“How often, as women, do we open our hearts to each other without judgement?” Tanya says. “There are many women who cry quietly, who are too ashamed or embarrassed to share their feelings, or fear they will be judged, so suffer in silence.

“Life with a child with special needs is filled with light and love, but also with dark thoughts and much turmoil. I know from experience that you need help to move through those dark places and that is what this collection is about: sharing the darkness of our thoughts so we can all say, together, that everything is okay.”

“Broken. In the light of day, in the face of my life, I am the strength. I am the calm. I am everything. 8,760 hours a year. I hold it together. I cannot yell. I cannot scream. I cannot break. In the quiet, in the darkness … this is me.”

“Everything: I can’t get it out! The fear, the anxiety, the guilt, the shame, the stress, the pressure, the EVERYTHING!!!”

“Hide. I hide. I don’t realise I hide, but I hide. I eat, I eat and I don’t stop. I don’t stop because: right now, in this minute, there is no reason to.”

“Me too. In order for us to reach out to one another and connect, we have to take a step into the land of vulnerability.”

“Do I exist? Or am I a mere continuation of those around me? Where do I begin? Where does everything around me end? It pulls …”

“Where are the tears? I hold back the tears of heartbreak, the tears of grief, the tears of fatigue, the tears of pain, the tears of guilt … I wait for the tears of hope.”

“I am chaos. A thousand cicadas are buzzing in my head. Their tiny legs, rubbing against my skin. My throat is closing over, my jaw is locked. A focus point. That is what I need … If I can just get everything into that one point of pain, then it will be quiet long enough for me to take control back over my being.”

The beginning.

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Prince William vows to destroy all ivory in Buckingham Palace

Prince William has vowed to 'destroy all the ivory in Buckingham Palace'
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The Duke of Cambridge’s comments are the latest move in a “war” declared on poachers by the Prince and hailed as “extremely significant” in the fight against a trade that could see the rhinoceros and elephant become extinct.

Some 1200 items containing ivory are listed in the British royal collection, including a throne from India that once belonged to Queen Victoria which incorporates elephant-ivory plaques.

While some critics have detracted from the proposition, saying it is “pointless” and a “menacing response”, conservationists and government leaders have generally lauded the Prince’s stand.

“It’s difficult to imagine a stronger symbol of the horrors of ivory than Buckingham Palace publicly destroying its own,” Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith told The Independent on Sunday. “Good for Prince William for pushing this.”

Prince William intends for the move to encourage other heads of states to give up their own ivory stocks and collections.

Long a supporter of animal rights charities, the Duke has regularly delivered speeches on the issue and implored world leaders to adopt a ‘zero tolerance’ approach towards the lucrative trade.

He is said to have requested that all ivory items in Clarence House be hidden from sight for years.

Last week William launched a new coalition called United for Wildlife. Made up of seven organisations, the goal of the group is to end the illegal wildlife trade.

Prince William said at the launch: “The forces that are currently destroying some of the world’s most endangered species are sophisticated and powerful, but this week we are seeing the creation of an equally powerful alliance, coming together to help fight them.”

On the back of that initiative 46 governments pledged to renounce the use of any products from species threatened by extinction, to support the commercial prohibition on the international trade in elephant ivory until the survival of elephants is no longer threatened by poaching, and to encourage countries to destroy their illegal stockpiles of ivory.

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Prince William calls Helen Mirren “Granny”

Prince William honours Dame Helen Mirren with BAFTA Fellowship Award.
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The 68-year-old had to wait till the very end of the ceremony at Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House to receive her award from the second in line to the throne.

William, who was introduced by the evening’s host, Stephen Fry as Prince will.i.am showed his lighter side while honouring the actress.

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge was accompanied by Amanda Berry OBE.

“The recipient of this year’s fellowship is an extremely talented actress who I should probably call granny,” quipped the young Prince, who was making reference Mirren’s 2006 BAFTA winning role in The Queen.

Mirren looked stunning as she walked on stage in a dazzling Jacques Azagury dress to collect her prize from the Prince. She began her speech by blowing a kiss to her husband of 16 years Taylor Hackford and had earlier admitted she was glad she knew she was getting the award ahead of time.

“It’s really nice to go to this sort of ceremony knowing you’ve won. None of those kind of nerves,” the thespian said. “Knowing that you’ve got to make a speech and I never imagined that I would, I always thought of myself as a bit of an outsider really, sort of the naughty girl.”

Mirren later said it was the first time she had met William and remarked that having the Monarch’s grandson present the award made it even more special.

“I think it feels pretty amazing actually, because I don’t think he’d do it if the royal family felt I had messed up,” she said. “So I hope it’s a sign they don’t think I messed up. But I don’t know, and I will never know for sure.”

Actor Jeremy Irons poses with actress Dame Helen Mirren after presenting her with her BAFTA Fellowship award in the winner’s room.

William’s co-host, veteran British actor Jeremy Irons, joined the Prince on stage and had some very kind words to add about his talented colleague.

“Helen Mirren has always been an actress impossible to ignore. Everything she did was always worthwhile, it was always serious, and because of her it was always intrinsically sexy.”

Prince William greets fans outside the event on the red carpet.

The actress joins legendary alumni as the Fellowship has previously been given to the likes of Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Richard Curtis and Michael Palin.

“This is the greatest professional honour I can imagine, certainly one I never dreamt of as a schoolgirl in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex,” she said during her acceptance speech. “To join that list of legendary names is overwhelming.”

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