Television

Sarah Murdoch discusses ‘whingeing’ model wannabes, turning 40 and why her family will always come first. Sarah Murdoch has a message for Generation Y. “I have never heard so much whingeing and as for a work ethic, I don’t know where that’s gone.” The producer and host of Foxtel’s reality TV hit, Australia’s Next Top […]

If the Australian stars of Celebrity Apprentice had done their research and watched the US version, they would have realised that the show is Russian Roulette for their careers. The show gives us an intimate look at celebrities’ personalities, without the publicists, marketing teams and soft lighting. For those who come off well, it can […]

Given the eclectic bunch that we are, it’s not often that a single TV show will become the subject of water-cooler chat here at The Weekly, but Celebrity Apprentice is that rare beast. As the last remaining contestants square-up for the grand final showdown tonight, I’ve been charged with the responsibility of assessing the form […]

Sofia Vergara is famous for her curvaceous body, but when she first moved to Los Angeles her publicist told her she needed a breast reduction if she wanted to be taken seriously. The 39-year-old Modern Family star moved to the US from Colombia and tried to pursue a career in television. In pictures: The worst […]

Actress Asher Keddie on Meryl Streep, relationships and why she hates being asked whether she’ll have children. As a child, Asher Keddie’s first great acting instructor had been none other than Meryl Streep, undisputed queen of the screen. Asher saw her in the Academy Award-winning film Kramer Vs. Kramer, playing opposite Dustin Hoffman, for which […]

Oprah Winfrey’s eponymous talk show aired for 25 years, but in all that time the TV star only had one major regret — her infamous “wagon of fat”. In the now-legendary ‘Diet Dreams Come True’ episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah donned a pair of size 10 Calvin Klein jeans and wheeled out a […]

Larry Emdur hit a career low withCelebrity Dog School, but the master of re-invention is now one of TV’s most loved hosts. It was not so long ago that Larry Emdur was the butt of jokes in Australian television circles. Finding himself jobless — yet again — after the axing ofWheel of Fortune, the TV […]

Since the first series of Big Brother Australia aired in 2001, the nation has been in the grips of reality TV fever — but are the constant arguments and vicious gossip captured on today’s hit shows making our kids mean? Parenting expert and psychotherapist Robi Ludwig is convinced the bad behaviour flaunted in popular programmes […]

Some of our children’s favourite cartoons are damaging their ability to concentrate, a new study has claimed. Psychologists in the US found that four-year-olds shown clips of modern fast-paced animations, such as the popular Spongebob Squarepants, performed significantly worse in memory, attention and logic tests than those who spent their time drawing instead. Related: Overprotective […]

Hamish Blake and Andy Lee are two of Australian’s most-loved comedians. Here, their mothers reveal what they were like growing up. Andy’s mum Margaret Lee In one word, describe your son’s most regrettable quality: Accident-prone and willing to have a go at anything. Tell us one thing about your son that the world doesn’t know […]