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The paparazzi knew they had a good get — a female celebrity in a swimsuit always is — but this was the jackpot. The public face of weight loss in Australia and as such the body everyone wants to critique. And so, as Magda Szubanski and some friends enjoyed an impromptu swim at Bondi Beach […]

Grace Wang is the victim of one of Australia’s most shocking medical mistakes. During birth, her epidural was filled with antiseptic instead of anaesthetic. Today she is severely handicapped and unable to lift her baby. Sometimes it’s a touch on her face. Sometimes it’s a look exchanged across a meal. Sometimes it’s a shared tear. […]

Grace Wang is the victim of one of Australia’s most shocking medical mistakes. During birth, her epidural was filled with antiseptic instead of anaesthetic. Today she is severely handicapped and unable to lift her baby. Here, The Weekly‘s Michael Sheather discusses his emotional interview with Grace. One of the great privileges of working for The […]

In an exclusive extract from her moving book, Helen Cummings talks about the terror of her abusive marriage and the realisation that she too could have ended up dead had she not left her ex-husband. It started out as an ordinary Newcastle day, one weekend early in March 1984. Something was creating a strange sense […]

Hilary Swank is not one to do anything by halves. She has built her career playing underdogs — women who struggle to overcome adversity through dedication and hard work — and in the process has earned two Oscars (Boys Don’t Cry in 1999 and Million Dollar Baby in 2004). Her own tough beginnings growing up […]

Elizabeth Taylor was famous for her violet-coloured eyes, which were perfectly framed by thick, luscious eyelashes. But not many people know that what appeared to be the work of several generous coats of mascara was actually a genetic mutation that caused the Hollywood legend to be born with a double row of eyelashes. Elizabeth’s parents […]

It’s no secret that Katy Perry’s mum, evangelical Christian preacher Mary Perry Hudson, is less than impressed by her daughter’s image, but now she has revealed exactly what she has an issue with. In a proposal for the book she is planning to write about her daughter’s career, Mary said she has a problem with […]

Elizabeth Taylor was late to her own funeral last week — at her own request. The 79-year-old actress was laid to rest in a small and private ceremony at Los Angeles’ Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Thursday. In pictures: Elizabeth Taylor’s amazing life As per Elizabeth’s final wishes, her casket arrived 15 minutes late to […]

The pitter patter of tiny feet may not be far away for the actress and her husband. But is there another reason Kate is positively glowing right now? Could the former Home And Away and Underbelly star be basking in the joyous discovery that she’s going to be a mother? Her manager will not comment […]

From her screen roles to her romances, Elizabeth Taylor lived always in the spotlight. An enchanting, violet-eyed beauty, Elizabeth was a captivating superstar from childhood. She lived her life in full view of an adoring public, who watched in astonishment as she suffered the heartbreak of eight broken marriages, health problems and recurring treatment for […]