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Denise Drysdale’s sudden exit from Hey Hey It’s Saturday sent shockwaves through Australia 20 years ago, her return is no less dramatic, Glen Williams and Steve Jackson report. Her name may be synonymous with the golden era of Hey Hey It’s Saturday, but Denise Drysdale reveals she endured an excruciating wait before receiving a last-minute […]

She’s come back from the dead twice on The Bold And The Beautiful, but Hunter Tylo’s dramatic off screen life continues to rival anything the show’s writers can come up with. Talking exclusively to The Lowdown, tragedy-plagued Hunter, 47, reveals she has been forced to kick out her musician partner Corey Cofield and take out […]

Convincing country music star Brooke McClymont that he was the man of her dreams was not easy for highly rated Australian Idol contender Adam Eckersley. When then 16-year-old Brooke, now one-third of popular and successful country music group The McClymonts, rode her bicycle past 17-year-old Adam’s family home in Grafton, NSW, the long-haired teenager would […]

As former AFL star Warwick Capper launches his new career as a male escort, Jo Knowsley finds out just what his $1500 fee covers. He’s as famous for his eccentric off-field antics as his AFL talent. Now Warwick Capper — freshly Botoxed — is entering a new arena: becoming a $1500-a-night escort. “Usually it’s groups […]

The actress was all ready to leave for LA when news of baby Diesel changed her mind. She talks to Jacqui Lang. A prosthetic belly wasn’t required when Allison Cratchley agreed to play a pregnant lesbian on Packed To The Rafters. By happy coincidence, Allison really was pregnant. And on May 9 — a few […]

As TV’s hottest show goes out with a bang, Julie is struggling to cope with the recognition it’s brought her, writes Katherine Chatfield. MasterChef favourite Julie Goodwin has prompted concerns that she’s finding it difficult to cope with the pressure of fame, after admitting she suffered an apparent mild panic attack during one of the […]

The firm favourite tells Alex Needs she owes her success to her biggest fan and soul mate — her husband. With only two weeks to go in the most talked about TV competition in years, MasterChef favourite Julie Goodwin has revealed the secret of her success — the unwavering love of her husband Michael. While […]

Australian entertainment’s first family tells Jackie Brygel of the harrowing health scare that threatened newborn baby Eva’s little life. Pretty as a picture with her rosebud mouth and pink cheeks, the tiniest member of Australia’s royal family of show business is perfectly at ease, safely nestled in the arms of her “Poppy”, Bert Newton. Producing […]

As the newly ejected contestant prepares to fly off to her ‘special man’ in Cyprus, Lucy Chesterton reports there could be trouble brewing in her kitchen. When Brisbane widow Geni Papacostas appeared on MasterChef cooking up endless dishes of delicious Greek food, she was hiding a very personal secret. The 54-year-old has revealed she spent […]

Newly married Sam Ciaravolo, hot frontrunner in hit TV show MasterChef, has found himself at the centre of controversy after appearing on the show with an obvious lovebite on his neck – despite contestants supposedly being isolated from their loved ones. Melbourne boy Sam, 24, who insists he is no love cheat, set tongues wagging […]