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Thirty years ago, Susie Orbach identified fat as a feminist issue and went on to become the world’s most famous psychotherapist when she treated Diana, Princess of Wales. Today, as she tells Janice Turner, “body distress” is no longer an illness suffered by the few, but a Western epidemic. Such was the revolutionary vigour of […]

Congratulations to the 1500 people who entered the contest and poured so much effort and passion into their stories. We appreciate the time and skill of the judging panel, which comprised the former Editor-In-Chief of The Weekly, Robyn Foyster, Ali Watts, Associate Publisher, Adult Books, of Penguin and literary agent, Selwa Anthony. Big thanks must […]

More than 1 million copies of the book Change the World for Ten Bucks have been sold internationally. It’s a book that urges people to do small things that make a big difference. Since its launch, more than 2 million actions have been completed by readers in Australia and New Zealand alone. Sanitarium nutritionist Cathy […]

Pattinson, pictured here with co-star and girlfriend Kristen Stewart at a Kings Of Leon concert in Vancouver last week, has finally opened up about their relationship. “Kristen really is the only person I can talk to openly about everything,” Rob, 23, tells The Lowdown exclusively. “Whatever happens between us, nothing will ever change the fact […]

With the credit crunch still biting hard, most people would be ashamed to admit owning a $400,000 dog house — but not Paris Hilton, who happily provided us with these eyebrow-raising pictures. The heiress says the 30 square-metre, hot pink home — which she had built for her dogs Tinkerbell, Prince Baby Bear, Harajuku, Marilyn […]

A candid confession from Quentin Tarantino has thrown doubt on Brad Pitt’s suggestion that he has put his drug-taking days behind him since he’s become a father — and Angelina isn’t happy. The director says Brad produced a “brick of hash” and gave him a piece of it when the pair met to discuss the […]

Shauna McLean tells Glen Williams how a ‘wonder pill’ gave her back her life. The scene is almost Biblical. Shauna McLean, known until recently as “the nice lady in the wheelchair”, leaps from her seat, performs a perfect pirouette, then breaks into a high-spirited jog. Shauna can’t contain her joy, for she knows she is […]

Visiting the out-of-control teen after the show, Monique Butterworth finds her untamed and unrepentant. In her classroom, high school teacher Michelle Tayler has no trouble getting respect from her students. But her 17-year-old daughterMemphis Fitzgeraldis another story. Sick of Memphis’s drinking, smoking and out-of-control behaviour, the Queensland mum shipped off her daughter to live with […]

As the popular host looks worryingly thin, Angela Mollard reveals the demons that are driving her. With just her beloved dog Sergie for company, Sonia Kruger cut a lonely figure as she walked near her home in Sydney’s north shore on a bleak afternoon last week. Having worked at least 12 of the past 24 […]

Hazel’s daughter Ros reveals to Patrice Fidgeon the heartbreak of watching her mother slowly slip away from her family. She’s been hailed as a national treasure. Australia’s former First Lady, who for close on 40 years was the wife of the ALP’s longest serving Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, is loved and respected by millions of […]