Books

If you think My Kitchen Rules is unstaged and authentic, you’re in for a big surprise! Despite the show being pre-recorded, MKR’s winning team only found out they’d nabbed the grand prize at the same time as the rest of the nation – because two endings were taped! In a shock twist, it turns out […]

Geri Halliwell has been officially announced as one of four judges for the new season of Australia’s Got Talent. Formerly known as Ginger Spice, Geri will replace Scary Spice Mel B, who was originally slated to make the switch from rival talent show The X-Factor. However, her contract with the Seven Network prevented Mel from […]

Sex, Drugs and Meditation by Mary-Lou Stephens, Pan MacMillan Australia, $32.99. Anyone who read Eat Pray Love should be forgiven for never wanting to read another self-discovery book, especially not by a woman. That book was nauseating. Yes, of course, like everyone else, I inhaled it, and even gave copies to friends. It was so […]

Blood & Beauty By Sarah Dunant, Virago $29.99. With a new pope charged in part with cleaning up the image of the Catholic Church, Sarah Dunant’s delicious epic delving into Renaissance Italy and the lives and lusts of Rodrigo Borgia and his extended family couldn’t come at a more pertinent time. While we are most […]

Australian music icon Chrissy Amphlett has died following a two-year cancer battle. Best known as lead singer of rock band The Divinyls, the 53-year-old had been living in New York, where she underwent a double mastectomy in late 2010. She was unable to receive radiation or chemotherapy because she also suffers from multiple sclerosis (MS). […]

The Voice singer tells SHARI NEMENTZIK why her unusual looks are a blessing in disguise. Lauren Dawes hasn’t always been comfortable with the shade of her skin, but these days, the singer celebrates her striking features. “Being an albino has really worked in my favour in the entertainment industry, because I have that edge that […]

The pressures of success prove too much for last year’s winning pair. The close bond between My Kitchen Rules stars Leigh Sexton and Jennifer “Princess” Evans helped them win the series. But 12 months on, it’s a very different story. “I don’t often talk about the hurt I felt after the show,” Leigh tells Woman’s […]

The Voice’s new star tells JACKIE BRYGEL how singing helps him feel more free. He had all four coaches fighting over him, but there was a time when The Voice contestant Harrison Craig felt anything but in demand. “It’s really good to see Harrison get the recognition because for so long he didn’t,” says his […]

Carrie Bickmore became the target of a bizarre rant by former Sex Pistols punk rocker Johnny Lydon – aka Johnny Rotten – while interviewing him on The Project. During the pre-recorded cross to Johnny’s Brisbane gig, Carrie attempted to ask a question about the late Margaret Thatcher but was told to “shut up, shut up, […]

Legendary funnyman Billy Crystal brushes up his best granddad jokes in Parental Guidance, out on DVD 24 April. We catch up with the man himself. How would you sum up your Parental Guidance character, Artie? He’s got a dream that’s sort of kept him at a distance from his daughter. He’s a baseball announcer but […]