The star couple were devastated when their young son retreated into a shell. Now he’s been diagnosed with autism, they tell Katherine Chatfield he’s responding to treatment in leaps and bounds. Max shrieks with delight as his mum chases him round the house pretending to be a monster. Giggling, he throws his arms round her, […]

After years of being a serial bride on TV, Kate Ritchie finally gets the chance to plan her own wedding. Erin Craven and Angela Mollard report. Even as a child, Kate Ritchie’s romantic side was obvious. In between scenes on Home And Away, the now 31-year-old could often be seen singing into a mirror about […]

An inconsolable John Travolta is retreating from the world and, writes Glen Williams, from his wife Kelly Preston. In the still, quiet hours of a Florida morning, John Travolta casts a lonely shadow. Another sleepless night has brought him to his private tarmac, where he loses himself in his dark heartbroken thoughts. Here, away from […]

Michael Jackson‘s sister Janet has opened up about her brother’s tragic death almost two months ago, speaking to Harper’s Bazaar about her memories of Michael and about how his children are coping since losing their father. “He loved to laugh,” says Janet. “The last time we were together, he’d laugh so hard, he would just […]

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are the proud new parents of baby Sparrow James Midnight, a younger brother for their 19-month-old daughter Harlow Winter. “In the middle of night, the very early hours of September 9, 2009, Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden,” read an announcement on Nicole’s website. […]

Tasma Walton and Rove McManus’s engagement wasn’t your standard ‘down on one knee’ affair, but who would expect this colourful couple to do things the old fashioned way? They may have kept their recent wedding a secret, but Tasma is happy to share how she proposed to her TV host boyfriend some months earlier. Having […]

Far from finding new love with a much younger man, Lisa Curry has learnt she was actually sharing him with a string of women, Jo Knowsley reports. When Lisa Curry and Melbourne businessman Adrian Hunter embarked on a passionate relationship last month, the golden girl’s obvious happiness was the talk of her Mooloolaba hometown. The […]

The comedienne has shed her shyness along with extra kilos to show off her fabulous new figure. She has made a nation laugh and inspired thousands of women with her personal weight-loss journey, but never in her wildest dreams did Magda Szubanski expect to become a fashion icon. This week, however, Magda will make her […]

Country music star Adam Brand talks to Ray Chesterton about the tragedy that helped propel him to the grand final of DWTS. Four months ago, Adam Brand really couldn’t dance to save his life and knew he was probably going to embarrass himself, but he didn’t hesitate to step up to the challenge of Dancing […]

Ellen DeGeneres invites Judith Newman into her Beverly Hills home — where she opens up about her love for Portia de Rossi. With a top-rating TV talk show, a year-old marriage and a new career as a model, it seems Ellen DeGeneres has finally hit her stride after a bumpy ride that included a cancelled […]