Paul Antoine was the very first Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 groom to be announced, and we’re unsurprised that he’s a recognisable face.
While ex-The Bachelor contestant Sierah Swepstone was one of the MAFS 2025 brides, she isn’t the only one who’s dipped her toes in a dating reality show before.
Yep, Paul — who was on reality TV just two years ago — is one of MAFS 2025 grooms.
Paul Antoine on Married At First Sight 2025. Image: Nine.
What reality show has Paul Antoine been on before?
Paul starred on The Real Love Boat Australia in 2022. The short-lived show was basically Love Island on a boat.
Paul was one of 21 singles who tried to find love with the help of host Darren McMullen, cruise director Hannah Ferrier, head of entertainment Daniel Doody and captain Paolo Arrigo.
Unfortunately (or fortunately?), Paul’s quest for love was about as successful as the show itself, which has since been axed.
Paul is a fitness coach living in Perth. However, he is originally from France and moved to Australia 11 years ago.
When he was on The Real Love Boat Australia, he was hoping to find someone down-to-earth and was a fan of long chats — so we can only assume that’s what he’s looking for this time around, too.
Who is MAFS’ Paul Antoine?
According to Paul’s Channel 9 bio, he’s a hopeless romantic, who’s gone through the small dating pool in Perth.
He’s had two long-term relationships in the past and is ready to find his forever love. Paul said that person would ideally be a woman with European flair, with a smile that lights up the room.
Who is Paul Antoine matched with on MAFS 2025?
Paul’s MAFS bride is fashion influencer and aspiring actress Carina Mirabile. She’s also no stranger to the silver screen, with an acting career that includes roles in two short films and appearances in several commercials.
When they first got TV hitched, Carina wasn’t exactly over the moon. As luck would have it, the two had already dated before the show but, after a hiking date, Paul ghosted her. So, not exactly the best start.
Despite that little hiccup, it seems like the couple has managed to move on, and their relationship has only gotten stronger since.
Paul Antoine and Carina Mirabile on MAFS 2025. Image: Nine
When asked about all the MAFS drama unfolding, Carina told us she hasn’t been keeping up because she’s too busy spending time with Paul and the rest of the cast.
“To be fair, my phone is going off, and I’m just enjoying life with Paul and all the rest of the cast that are my friends,” she said.
Life with Paul, you say? Could this be third time lucky for the TV vet? Guess we’ll have to wait and see!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
If that name doesn’t ring a bell for you, then maybe you’ll remember her as the self-professed “tall, horny bogan” from Jimmy Nicholson‘s season.
Here’s everything to know about Sierah.
An icon. Image: Ten.
Sierah Swepstone is the first ex-Bachelor contestant on MAFS
While there always seems to be reality TV crossovers — like MAFS 2024’s Ben Walters apparently being approached for The Bachelors and Janelle Han choosing MAFS 2023 instead of receiving roses — this will actually be the first time an ex-contestant has appeared on the MAFS social experiment.
And if it was going to be anyone, we’re low-key excited it’s Sierah. Her exit from Jimmy’s 2021 season of The Bachelor was iconic.
Remember when she told all of Australia that she “definitely had chlamydia”? We’re all for a woman of honesty who doesn’t give two shits about the judgement.
Apparently, Sierah was poached by MAFS producers
Bring it on! Image: Ten.
Daily Mail Australia reported that Sierah was poached by MAFS producers. An insider told the publication, “She is a nutter but amazing for television because she just doesn’t care.”
Honestly, it was a shame that she was on Jimmy’s season (because it had one of the worst ratings in television history). However, it’s good she’ll be making her return on a show people actually care to watch.
Sierah will be joining fellow reality TV personality Paul Antoine from The Real Love Boat, who’s already been married off to his ex-fling Carina Mirabile.
Alongside them is a wave of actor hopefuls, including Ryan Donnelly, and former Neighbours actor turned businessman Jeff Gobbels.
We can smell their new followers from here.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7:30pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Rachel Gunn — AKA Raygun — is reportedly in the sights ofI’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! producers following her viral breakdancing routine at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
According to New Idea magazine, the 36-year-old has been deemed “the ideal campmate” by unnamed producers of the hit TV show. On top of that, two of the I’m a CelebrityAustralia 2025 cast clues strongly suggest that the Olympian will be heading to South Africa.
I’m a Celebrity hosts Robert Irwin and Julia Morris. Image: Ten.
In the past, the show has had the likes of Bernard Tomic, Abbie Chatfield, Domenica Calarco, Brendan Fevola, Callum Hole and many more in the campsite.
Is Raygun going to be on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here?
Although Raygun hasn’t officially been confirmed to join the I’m A Celebrity Australia 2025 cast yet, there is some compelling evidence supporting the idea.
In December 2025, the first cast clue was posted on the I’m a Celebrity Instagram account, revealing that an Olympian was entering the jungle.
“A headline-grabbing Olympian has a ticket to the African wilds. They love freestyle; will the Jungle break them?” the narrator said in the clip.
Then, in mid-January 2025, a second clue was published, which further indicated that Raygun was the celeb in question.
The bonus clue shared three emojis representing the mystery Olympian: a kangaroo, a croissant, and a cap.
Of course, Raygun famously imitated a Kangaroo during her routine at the Paris Olympics, during which she wore a cap. It doesn’t exactly take a rocket scientist to connect the emojis to the controversial breakdancer.
Furthermore, back in August 2024, New Idea magazine reported that the I’m a Celebrity producers were in talks with Raygun about joining the show.
“The public will want to hear her story in the jungle. Love her or loathe her, she has everyone talking,” the source told the publication.
Raygun made a video cameo at the 2024 Logies in August, where she encouraged the industry to whip out some of her moves to celebrate the night.
Raygun surprised the TV industry with an appearance at the Logies. Image: Seven.
“It’s these viral moments and water-cooler conversations that IAC [I’m a Celebrity] will want to capitalise on,” the source said.
How did Raygun become famous?
Raygun has been the topic of the internet since she performed at the Paris 2024 Olympics, busting out the sprinkler and some kangaroo-esque moves that baffled the audience.
In August, Raygun was referenced on The Jimmy Fallon Show and at an Adele concert that same month, truly proving that she got the world talking (and smiling).
While not everyone was supportive of Raygun making it to the Olympics—where she was awarded zero points—it’s likely that people are keen to hear more about her story.
Perhaps we will in the jungle?
I’m a Celebrity Australia… Get Me Out Of Here Australia 2025 will premiere on January 19 on Channel 10 and 10Play.
The White Lotus Season 3 is taking us to a luxurious trip to Thailand, but like previous seasons, not everything will be sunshine and rainbows.
The new trailer for The White Lotus Season 3 has dropped and it is pure and utter chaos. From scenes of boozy nights out, to a body bag getting wheeled out, the new instalment will be nothing short of dramatic.
Ahead of the drop, let’s dive into everything we know so far about The White Lotus Season 3.
White Lotus Season 3 cast, Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan, and Leslie Bibb. Image: HBO.
What is The White LotusSeason 3 release date?
The third season of the enthralling series will be available to stream from February 17 on BINGE.
Is there a White Lotus Season 3 trailer?
There is! The first full-length trailer dropped on January 28. Watch it for yourself below.
Who is in The White Lotus cast for Season 3?
We now have the confirmed cast for The White Lotus season 3, featuring Season 1’s Natasha Rothwell, the spa manager who was taken for a ride by Jennifer Coolidge‘s character, Tanya McQuoid.
The cast for season 3 also includes Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong, and Aimee Lou Wood.
Additional cast includes Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Christian Friedel, Scott Glenn, Dom Hetrakul, Julian Kostov, Charlotte Le Bon, Morgana O’Reilly, and Shalini Peiris.
Walton has gone ahead and done God’s work for White Lotus fans by sharing a bunch of behind-the-scenes photos of the Season 3 cast. The carousels include photos of cast members Michelle, Carrie and Leslie.
In Season 2, fan favourite and the only returning character, Tanya, was seemingly killed off. Will we see her return from the dead, or perhaps a long-lost twin sister will come in to take her place? Fingers crossed for a Coolidge resurrection, but HBO has been keeping mum if she’s returning.
However, with the release of the full trailer and no Tanya in sight, things don’t look promising.
What is The White Lotus Season 3 filmed?
Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Shwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sam Nivola. Image: HBO.
After vacationing in Maui in Season 1 and Sicily in Season 2, HBO revealed in a statement that Season 3 will take us to the stunning setting of Thailand. Filming locations include Bangkok, Koh Samui and Phuket.
What hotel is The White Lotus filmed at?
The first two seasons were shot at Four Seasons resorts in Hawaii and Italy, and Season 3 followed the trend.
While there are Four Seasons resorts in both Bangkok and Koh Samui, Bloomberg reported in early 2024 that The White Lotus Season 3 would be filmed at the Koh Samui location.
AFAR has also reported that Phuket’s Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas will feature in Season 3 scenes.
What can we expect from The White LotusSeason 3?
Lalisa Manobal and Tayme Thapthimthong. Image: HBO
In a press release, we got a vague synopsis for this season, “The social satire is set at an exclusive Thai resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.”
If the past two seasons are anything to judge this season off, we know it will be a very dramatic week for the guests.
During an episode of the Unpacking explainer series, White said, “The first season kind of highlighted money, and then the second season is sex.
“I think the third season would be maybe a satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion – and spirituality. It feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round at White Lotus.”
The show has absolutely cleaned up at awards shows in recent years. In total, the series has been nominated for more than 80 awards, winning 38, including two Golden Globes and 10 Emmy awards.
Is there a Season 4?
Yes, there will be a Season 4 of The White Lotus.
The next season has already been confirmed on the show’s Instagram, but they have kept the details very threadbare.
“Good news travels fast. #TheWhiteLotus is excited to welcome you to a new destination,” the Instagram caption read.
The official Aussie Shore cast, trailer and release date have dropped to get us all very, very excited for this undeniably bonkers show.
Callum Hole was the first announced member of the new Aussie Shore cast (so consider us fans of the show already) and now 10 more names have been added to the mix.
Aussie Shore is basically Geordie Shore down under and it will have the one and only Charlotte Crosby at the helm.
Keep reading for everything we know about the Aussie Shore cast so far.
What has Charlotte Crosby said about Aussie Shore?
Charlotte has teased viewers about the wild shenanigans that will happen on Aussie Shore. The former Geordie Shore star called the show the “ultimate Australian party adventure” and gave viewers a sneak peek into what to expect from the series.
Charlotte gave Kyle and Jackie O a taste of what we can expect from the Aussie Shore cast earlier this year and it all sounds very spicy.
Confirming that none of the Aussie Shore cast knew each other before filming began, Charlotte said this new generation “are pushing boundaries” that we didn’t even know existed.
Meet your Aussie Shore cast! Image: Paramount+
The Aussie shore cast include Callum (more on him below), Kyle, Lexie, Tom, Lily, Cooper, Catia, Con, Jaeda, Manaaki and Nardos.
Earlier this year rumours circled that Callum would be returning for Love Island 2024 off the back of his I’m A Celeb success, put perhaps Paramount beat Nine to the punch?
“A huge addition to an already incredible cast! AUSSIE SHORE IS GUNNA BLOW EVERYONES MINDS,” Charlotte wrote on the Callum announcement post.
What’s Charlotte Crosby’s role on Aussie Shore?
Charlotte’s 12-year run on Geordie Shore makes her perfect for the role of House Boss on Aussie Shore.
Earlier this year, Charlotte confirmed to Kyle and Jackie O that she was filming the upcoming show but that the cast were all around a decade younger than her.
Living rooms around the nation were surprised when The Voice Australia 2024 contestant Mol Turner whipped out powerful vocals that no one was prepared for.
On the August 26 episode of The Voice, 17-year-old Mol chose Britney Spears‘ iconic track Toxic — but with one very big death metal twist.
Sporting a shaggy blonde mullet, heavy eye makeup and chained jeans, Mol slowly built up to the chorus with an eerier and edgier take on the early noughties tune.
As she hit the chorus, well, The Voice coach LeAnn Rimes‘ reaction says it all:
The Voice coach Kate Miller-Heidke turned around for Mol, who is from the South Coast in New South Wales, meaning the teenager will now be on the Australian musician’s team.
What is Australia saying about Mol Turner’s audition?
With the show primarily showcasing mainstream genres and producing pop artists, Mol’s performance was surprising in a way that Australian audiences are loving.
While some viewers didn’t love the performance and are entitled to that opinion, the response is overwhelmingly positive.
“So good to finally see someone singing screamo,” someone commented on The Voice Instagram, noting that her “growl” was fire.
“An impressive death metal take on ‘Toxic’ that was so entertaining, she has quite an impressive vocal range — I think she will surprise us with what else she is capable of doing,” someone wrote to The Voice Australia Facebook.
Mol’s take on this song is definitely a welcome change. Even people who don’t neccesarily like death metal or screamo as a genre could still appreciate that she nailed it.
“Couldn’t think of anything more painful than listening to Death Metal but that was a fantastic performance and you can only appreciate the talent behind it,” one person wrote.
“Love it or hate it but that was amazing well done Mol !!!!. I loved every second!” wrote another.
“Not my cup of tea, but the girl has raw power. Glad she has the chance to perform on stage. All talents should be showcased,” an Instagram commenter added.
We can’t wait to see what Mol performs next!
The Voice Australia airs on Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Tuesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
It Ends With Us just hit cinemas but there’s one sequel-shaped question on everyone’s lips: will we get a movie adaptation for It Starts With Us — Colleen Hoover‘s follow up novel to It Ends With Us?
Mentions of It Starts With Us have definitely been happening on the red carpets for the It Ends With Us movie but, as of right now, it hasn’t officially been green lit. In fact, it’s looking murkier than ever considering all the supposed beef between leads Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
So what is Colleen and the It Ends With Us crew saying about the sequel? Here’s what you missed while trying to dissect the rumoured It Ends With Us drama.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in It Ends With Us. Image: Sony
Does It Ends With Us have a sequel?
Colleen’s It Ends With Us book has a sequel called It Starts With Us.
While It Ends With Us follows the story of Lily Bloom trying to navigate a relationship that becomes abusive, It Starts With Us picks up where the last novel ended and focuses on Lily’s relationship with Atlas. (I’d go into further detail, but I don’t want to invite any spoiler backlash!)
The It Ends With Us book was released in 2016 and It Starts With Us came out in 2022.
It Starts With Us was released in 2022. Image: Simon & Schuster.
Justin, It Ends With Us director and lead actor, optioned the first novel back in 2019 — before It Starts With Us was even published.
Will there be an It Starts With Us movie?
A sequel is an obvious decision based on the huge box office success of It Ends With Us.
While in early August it appeared that no one had secured the rights for the It Starts With Us movie, The Hollywood Reporter is now reporting that Justin and Wayfarer Studios do have the rights for the sequel film.
If there was to be an It Ends With Us sequel off the back of the film’s success, it would be an obvious decision to keep the original cast including Blake as Lily, Justin as Ryle Kincaid, Brandon Sklenaras Atlas Corrigan and Jenny Slate as Alyssa Kincaid.
That being said, there have definitely been sequels that have deviated from the original casting (albeit usually awful).
But even if Justin was no longer in the role of Ryle or as the film director, a sequel involving Blake would mean the pair would still need to work together in some capacity. Because of this, there have been doubts over whether or not the film will go ahead.
What has Justin Baldoni said about an It Ends With Us Sequel?
Justin told Entertainment Tonight that he believes someone else should direct the sequel.
“I think that there are better people for that one,” he said. “I think Blake Lively’s ready to direct, that’s what I think.”
When asked whether or not he’d spoken to Colleen or Blake about a sequel, Justin admitted that he hadn’t.
“I haven’t. I have no idea what that story would be,” Baldoni told TV Insider at a press junket, noting that he’s trying to stay in the present.
“I’m just kind of doing my best to take this all in because it’s been five years to even get us here. So I can’t even fathom another story yet, but I’m so happy that fans love it and that she did it.”
What has Colleen Hover said about an It Starts With Us movie?
Author Colleen has definitely entertained the idea of a movie sequel.
“I think whoever decides to take charge of the next one would do it justice,” she told ET.
“I think they’re all in it for the right reasons, so I think that will be exciting. But it’s a lot of people to get the same schedules together again, so we’ll see.”
In regards to Blake coming on as director, the author said she’d “absolutely” be into that.
Considering It Ends With Us is all anyone’s talking about right now — and considering a lot of people want to see more of Atlas — we think a sequel could definitely be on the cards.
The It Ends With Us drama has been dominating our algorithms for the past fortnight, moving from a rumoured rift between Blake Livelyand Justin Baldoni to an all-out public scrutiny of Blake’s promotional run. Now, costar Brandon Sklenar has addressed the criticism.
Taking to Instagram this week, Brandon released an online statement to discuss for “vilifying the women of this cast” is “counterproductive” to the film’s message.
Why are people criticising Blake Lively?
This month, Blake has been gradually dragged online for interviews, including one where she tells the audience to “wear their florals” for a film about domestic violence.
Old interviews have also been surfacing including one where she is rude to an interviewer and one where she makes a transphobic slur.
In one interview, the interviewer asks how those who personally resonate with It Ends With Us‘ themes can go about discussing it with Blake, to which she jokes about sharing her location or address alongside Brandon, who plays love interest Atlas Corrigan in It Ends With Us.
What did Brandon Sklenar’s statement say?
“I wanted to take a minute and address all this stuff swirling online,” 34-year-old Brandon wrote in an image uploaded to his Instagram account.
“The women of this cast stand for hope, perseverance, and for women choosing a better life for themselves,” he continued.
“Vilifying the women who put so much of their heart and soul into making this film because they believe so strongly in its message seems counterproductive and detracts from what this film is about.”
For weeks, rumours have been circling of creative differences between Blake, who plays lead actress Lily Bloom in It Ends With Us, and Justin, the director and also the lead actor playing the role of Ryle Kincaid.
When he was asked about an It Starts With Us movie — the It Ends With Us sequel — Justin suggested Blake as director.
“What may or may not have happened behind the scenes does not and hopefully should not detract from what our intentions were in making this film,” Brandon said.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in It Ends With Us. Image: Sony
“It’s been disheartening to see the amount of negativity being projected online.”
He called for people to stop spreading hate online and to remind themselves of the core message of the film.
“This movie is a harsh reality check for the men who need to get their shit together and take responsibility for themselves and their actions,” he wrote.
Brandon Sklenar and Blake Lively in It Ends With Us. Image: Sony.
“Ultimately it’s meant to spread love and awareness. It is not meant to once again, make the women the ‘bad guy,’ let’s move beyond that together.”
Home and Away fans are praising the soap for the “powerful” portrayal of grief by actor Ethan Browne (Tane) on the show’s August 19 episode.
In the emotional scene, Tane mourns the loss of Felicity (played by Jaqui Purvis) following her shock death while performing the Haka.
Perri, played by Cantona Stewart, watches on in concern and heartbreak as Tane grieves Felicity.
Home and Away fans have been quick to share their thoughts on the episode, praising the scene along with Ethan’s acting and the inclusion of Maori culture.
Home and Away hair and makeup designer Laura Vazquez wrote, “So powerful, so beautiful. Felt every emotion in this scene,” on an Instagram post sharing the scene.
“Absolutely love that the Maori culture and traditions has been brought into the show. Such a beautiful culture,” another comment read.
“Finishing with the Haka was a perfect ending to the episode. And done with such pure emotion,” said another.
“Couldn’t stop crying watching this,” a commenter added.
Tane and Felicity on Home and Away. Image: Seven.
Felicity collapsed at Cash and Eden’s engagement party during the August 12 episode. Felicity and Tane split late last year after Tane discovered she had been taking birth control pills behind his back.
At the engagement party, Felicity and Tane danced, flirted and instilled hope in viewers at home who have been rooting for their relationship. She then got blurred vision and collapsed before being taken to hospital.
The doctor declared she had suffered a brain aneurysm and she was eventually taken off life support on the August 19 episode.
When Home and Away producerLucy Addario said we’d need tissues for this unexpected death, she wasn’t messing about.
Home and Away airs Monday – Thursday at 7:30pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.
The 64th annual Logie Awards have officially arrived to Sydney’s The Star and now the the red carpet is done and dusted, it’s time to find out who our 2024 Logies winners are.
While people think they know who the Gold Logie is going to already, no one will know for sure until the broadcast hosted by Sam Pang is complete.
We’ve already had a live cross from Raygun saying, “Please feel free to pull out any of my signature moves in celebration”, so we’re surely in for a good night.
So which nominees will be taking home a Logie? Keep reading for your complete list of 2024 Logies winners which we’ll be updating as they happen.
Gold Logie: Larry Emdur
Entertainer and broadcaster, Andy Lee Actress, Asher Keddie Presenter and comedian, Julia Morris Entertainer and Presenter, Larry Emdur Presenter, Robert Irwin Entertainer and presenter, Sonia Kruger Presenter and broadcaster, Tony Armstrong
Lead Actress Comedy: Kitty Flanagan
Nominees:
Celia Pacquola, Utopia, ABC Danielle Walker, Gold Diggers, ABC Denise Scott, Mother and Son, ABC Kate Box, Deadloch, Prime Video Kitty Flanagan, Utopia, ABC Madeleine Sami, Deadloch, Prime Video
Best Entertainment Program: The Voice Australia
Nominees:
ABC New Year’s Eve, ABC Australian Idol, Seven Network Dancing With The Stars, Seven Network Take 5 With Zan Rowe, ABC The Voice Australia, Seven Network Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight, 9Network
The Voice 2024 coaches. Image: Seven.
Best Children’s Program: Bluey
Nominees:
Beep and Mort, ABC Bluey, ABC Eddie’s Lil’ Homies, NITV and Netflix Gardening Australia Junior, ABC Ginger and the Vegesaurs, ABC Play School, ABC
Best Supporting Actress: Sophie Wilde
Nominees:
Ariel Donoghue, Wolf Like Me, Stan Kerry Fox, Bay of Fires, ABC Leah Purcell, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Prime Video Mabel Li, Safe Home, SBS Michelle Lim Davidson, The Newsreader, ABC Sophie Wilde, Boy Swallows Universe, Netflix
Sophie Wilde in Boy Swallows Universe on Netflix. Image: Netflix.
Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent: Felix Cameron
Nominees:
Alyla Browne, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Prime Video Ava Caryofyllis, Bay of Fires, ABC Felix Cameron, Boy Swallows Universe, Netflix Imi Mbedla, Bay of Fires, ABC Lee Tiger Halley, Boy Swallows Universe, Netflix Tristan Gorey, Home and Away, Seven Network
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy: Rob Sitch
Nominees:
Ben Feldman, Population 11, Stan Bob Morley, In Limbo, ABC Lincoln Younes, C*A*U*G*H*T, Stan Matt Okine, Mother and Son, ABC Rob Sitch, Utopia, ABC Ryan Corr, In Limbo, ABC
Best Supporting Actor: Bryan Brown
Nominees:
Bryan Brown, Boy Swallows Universe, Netflix Guy Pearce, The Clearing, Disney+ Jay Ryan, Scrublands, Stan Lee Tiger Halley, Boy Swallows Universe, Netflix Stephen Curry, Bay of Fires, ABC Travis Fimmel, Boy Swallows Universe, Netflix
Bryan Brown on Boy Swallows Universe. Image: Netflix
Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter: Larry Emdur
Nominees:
Hamish Blake, Lego Masters Australia, 9Network Julia Morris, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Network 10 Larry Emdur, The Chase Australia and The Morning Show, Seven Network Robert Irwin, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Network 10 Sonia Kruger, Dancing With The Stars, The Voice Australia and Big Brother, Seven Network Tony Armstrong, ABC News Breakfast, ABC
Best Lifestyle Program: Travel Guides
Nominees:
Better Homes and Gardens, Seven Network Gardening Australia, ABC Love It Or List It Australia, FOXTEL Restoration Australia, ABC Selling Houses Australia, FOXTEL Travel Guides, 9Network
Best Structured Reality Program: Gogglebox Australia
Nominees:
Farmer Wants A Wife, Seven Network Gogglebox Australia, FOXTEL and Network 10 Married at First Sight, 9Network Muster Dogs, ABC Old People’s Home For Teenagers, ABC SAS Australia, Seven Network
Gogglebox. Image: Foxtel.
Best News Coverage or Public Affairs Report: Ben Roberts-Smith: The Truth
Nominees:
A Silver Lining: Silverchair, Australian Story, ABC Ben Roberts-Smith: The Truth, 60 Minutes, 9Network Bishop of Broome, 7NEWS, Seven Network Israel-Hamas War, 7NEWS, Seven Network Old School – Louise Milligan, Four Corners, ABC The Forever War – John Lyons, Four Corners, ABC
Best Miniseries or Telemovie: Boy Swallows Universe
Nominees:
Boy Swallows Universe, Netflix Erotic Stories, SBS Safe Home, SBS The Claremont Murders, Seven Network The Clearing, Disney+ The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Prime Video
Best Factual or Documentary Program: John Farnham: Finding The Voice
Nominees:
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles, Prime Video John Farnham: Finding The Voice, Seven Network Matildas: The World at Our Feet, Disney+ Nemesis, ABC Revealed: Ben Roberts-Smith Truth on Trial, Stan War On Waste, ABC
Best Competition Reality Program: MasterChef Australia
Nominees:
Alone Australia, SBS Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels, Network 10 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Network 10 Lego Masters Australia, 9Network MasterChef Australia, Network 10 The Block, 9Network
Nat Thaipun wins this year’s MasterChef. Image: Ten.
Best Sports Coverage: FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™
Nominees:
2023 AFL Finals Series, Seven Network 2023 NRL Grand Final, 9Network 2023 State of Origin, 9Network Australian Open, 9Network FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™, Seven Network Fox League Las Vegas Week, FOXTEL and Kayo Sports
Best Lead Actress in a Drama: Deborah Mailman
Nominees:
Aisha Dee, Safe Home, SBS Anna Torv, The Newsreader, ABC Deborah Mailman, Total Control, ABC Phoebe Tonkin, Boy Swallows Universe, Netflix Rachel Griffiths, Total Control, ABC Sigourney Weaver, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Prime Video
Best Current Affairs Program: Australian Story, ABC
Nominees:
7.30, ABC 60 Minutes, 9Network A Current Affair, 9Network Australian Story, ABC Foreign Correspondent, ABC Four Corners, ABC
Best Scripted Comedy Program: Utopia
Nominees:
Deadloch, Prime Video In Limbo, ABC Mother and Son, ABC Population 11, Stan Strife, BINGE Utopia, ABC
Best Lead Actor in a Drama: Felix Cameron
Nominees:
Felix Cameron, Boy Swallows Universe, Netflix Hugo Weaving, Love Me, BINGE Rob Collins, Total Control, ABC Rob Collins, RFDS, Seven Network Sam Reid, The Newsreader, ABC Simon Baker, Boy Swallows Universe, Netflix
Best Comedy Entertainment Program: Have You Been Paying Attention?
Nominees:
Gruen, ABC Hard Quiz, ABC Have You Been Paying Attention?, Network 10 Thank God You’re Here, Network 10 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering, ABC The Yearly With Charlie Pickering, ABC
Best News or Public Affairs Presenter: Ally Langdon
Nominees:
Ally Langdon, A Current Affair, 9Network David Speers, Insiders, ABC Liz Hayes, Under Investigation with Liz Hayes, 9Network Michael Usher, 7NEWS and 7NEWS Spotlight, Seven Network Peter Overton, 9News, 9Network Sarah Ferguson, 7.30, ABC
Best Drama Program: RFDS
Nominees:
Love Me, BINGE NCIS: Sydney, Paramount+ RFDS, Seven Network The Newsreader, ABC The Tourist, Stan Total Control, ABC
The Logies 2024 red carpet are here with all your favourite Australian celebrities are coming together to celebrate the best in local television.
As one of the countries most notorious awards night, we’re sure to see plenty of amazing wins, performances, epic one-liners from host Sam Pangand, of course, out-of-this-world red carpet looks.
The 2024 Logies awards will kick off any minute now (here’s your guide on how to watch), but, until then, here’s all the amazing red carpet fashion to prepare us for TV’s night of nights.
Carrie Bickmore could wear a potato sack and we’d still worship the ground she walked on. So you can imagine how much we’re going wild for this stunning get-up. She looks so good in black!
Our jaws are dropping for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!winner Skye Wheatley‘s Logies 2024 red carpet look. OH MY. Absolutely stunning — she is oozing old Hollywood in Oglia-Loro.
Last year she was a guest for Married At First Sight‘s nomination, this year she’s a presenter on the 2024 Logies Red Carpet! What a full-circle moment for queen Evelyn Ellis, wearing a sparkling design by Ryan Patros.
One of our favourite and most recognisable stars, Deborah Mailman, chose a red suit-style gown by Daniel Learmont Couture. The off-the-shoulder sleeves and bold bright hue are perfect on her.
Home and Away star Matt Evans is looking absolutely boss in custom-made velvet suit in green. Is it just us or does it look like he could’ve totally lived in another decade?
The Office star Felicity Ward looks so fun in this lime-green number. Honestly, after all the black and couture, it’s so welcome! Obsessed with the pointed Nine West heels to top it off.
The Voice 2024 is set to premiere this August with Guy Sebastian, Kate Miller-Heidke, Adam Lambert and LeAnn Rimes leading the charge as coaches for the new season.
Apparently there’s one celebrity coach that got a little overexcited this season though, with fellow The Voice judge Kate labelling them as “trigger happy” with that big red button.
Adam Lambert was “trigger happy” on The Voice 2024
“Adam was super trigger happy,” Kate revealed in an exclusive interview with Chattr, explaining that he chewed up most of his singer positions within the first half of the blind auditions.
Image: The VoiceImage: The Voice
“He turned around for for so many people very early on in the filming and then he found himself with one spot left for, like the second half of the blinds,” Kate explained.
“He got a bit overexcited.”
On The Voice, four judges have traditionally gotten to choose 12 singers each. If they turn around for a contestant who chooses to be on their team in return, it means that one of their 12 positions have been filled.
What type of artists did Kate Miller-Heidke press the buzzer for?
Kate explained to Chattr that she turned around for moments that really struck her.
“You’re just listening to hear that one magic moment,” Kate explained to Chattr. “It’s such a cliche, but that magic moment in a song that gives you goosebumps or surprises you in some way.”
Image: The Voice
“Sometimes it’s really it can be hard to tell because a lot of people are struggling with nerves. It’s a deeply nerve-wracking experience to get up on that stage and you’re just waiting to hear that that kernel of something amazing.”
Kate met Adam and LeAnn for the first time on The Voice 2024
Kate revealed to Chattr that it was her first time meeting both LeAnn and Adam, the latter of which became one of her “favourite” people.
“They were both so lovely,” Kate explained of meeting Adam and LeAnn for the first time on The Voice.
“Leanne shot to superstardom when she was only 12 years old,” Kate recalled.
Image: Supplied.
“She’s lived her entire life as a very famous person, but she’s still an artist to her core. She still takes the art and craft of singing really seriously and she’s so good at what she does.”
“And Adam, he’s lightning in a bottle. He’s just brilliant. He and I were sitting next to each other for the whole season, so we got to hang out and chat a lot.
“He is just one of my favourite people. He’s so funny and irreverent and kooky. He’s brilliant.”
Why did this just become the friendship we never knew we needed? Cute as hell.
The Voice airs on 7 and 7Plus from Monday, August 19.
FBoy Island 2024 has landed and no one’s happier than me to see a big burning dick on the sand to kick off the Season 2 recaps.
burn motherfucker
This season we have three new leading ladies tasked with figuring out if the men vying for their love are FBoys or Nice Guys.
Choose wrong and they’ll be rorted out of the prize money.
this is fine
First we have Nicole, a model who is asking the bare minimum from a man: to be heard and not just seen.
see me hear me love me!
Krystal (who you remember from The Bachelors) is on the hunt for a “mid” — AKA a six of out 10 — because they’re fabulous at licking pussy.
where is the lie
Ally, our final leading lady, has dated “devil dick” — AKA Vernon Lyon from FBoy Island Season 1. She doesn’t even need to say his name.
I was younger then
Our host and saviour Abbie Chatfield is ready to introduce the ladies to the men of FBoy Island, but first they must finish the last leg of the 14-km City2Surf.
see you in 25 hours
First the boys are introduced to Nicole and it is immediately obvious that they have smelt model (and perfect underboob) because they cannot control their dick energy of varying sizes.
arooga
Next up is Krystal. She has placed second in City2Surf at two hours and 12 minutes, only to see a familiar face from the Gold Coast.
omg is that the rando from Sin City
However, the guy she may or may not have rooted at Toolies isn’t the one she’s got her eyes set on. While she’s adamant about a mid who bothers to find the clit, she has instead chosen “the hot one”.
It is I, ‘The Hot One’
No, she literally called him that, in order to clarify that she’s not talking about this guy.
I lick pussy better than The Hot One tho
Ally places third for City2Surf, finishing at two hours and 19 minutes. She also has her eyes on The Hot One.
this should end well
The ladies and the men then head back to their respective villas where it becomes apparent that Frank has been declared as an FBoy by literally everyone.
Why? He was handsy with Krystal and… as for the guys? I think they just reckon he’s a toss.
Meanwhile, The Hot One has decided he likes Nicole the best.
The Hot Ones must stick together
Back at the women’s HQ, Abbie is getting to know the ladies better.
Ally confirms dirty dog Vernon dropped the L-word on her before going on a bender and blocking her.
that second bag will do it
Ally’s revenge? Implying to all of Australia he has a small dick.
that checks out
Krystal opens up about being the child of an FBoy. Her father cheated on her mum while she was pregnant with Krystal and now she feels like she has a responsibility to stop the chain.
We love Krystal and this is a powerful story. FBoys think their behaviour is funny but it actually can be really fucking traumatic. OK?
“My Fboy radar? Unmatched,” Krystal says.
not counting Felix Van Hofe
The bonfire
Once Jerome (the one who wears Crocs) shares that likes “licking ass” and “eating ass” (just like Flume), the FBoy Island crew head to a bonfire.
Cue Love Island montage
Krystal confirms she may have “sucked” off that guy from the Gold Coast but does not confirm if it was on Cavill Ave. Her memory is really failing her for someone who writes FBoy reminders in her notebook.
So far we know that the guy who wore a leather jacket on an island called her the wrong name and the guy who was on The Amazing Race isn’t sure if he wants to give up the single life.
We also know that everyone’s obsessed with Nicole, even though we all know she is going to choose The Hot One.
as per my last email, I would like to be heard
Sadly The Hot One is also The Dense One because he tells a woman wearing a full face of makeup that she’s a “natural beauty”.
lol this is makeup
Nicole reminds him of the makeup she is wearing, while looking at him with the same eyes lined with eyeliner and shaded with glitter.
“Doesn’t look like it,” he responds. Does this man think we came out of the womb looking like Mila Kunis in her Black Swan era?
you’re telling me those diamantes under your eyes aren’t permanent?
Someone open their TikTok and show this man a GRWM.
Thankfully another man named Nick takes over and he knows the word “intrinsic” so please, do not be fooled by his earlier peck pumping.
I brought my thesaurus
Krystal, who was once on The Bachelors, has taken a liking to Paddy, who was once on The Bachelorette.
“Paddy, he isn’t the hottest,” Krystal says and my heart breaks from him watching this back right now.
which means you’ll be fab at going down
Krystal can sense an anaconda in those pants so she gives him a pash with so much tongue it requires a KFC wet clean up towel.
slurp
“I love how you played with my tongue,” he tells her and I may just vomit on my television screen.
da fuq u just say
In other areas of the party, a man with tatoos decides to dry-root Nicole’s foot and Frank is trying to convince Krystal he’s a nice guy because his ex slept with his mate behind his back.
That doesn’t make you a nice guy, it just means you have fucked friends.
nice try
It’s time to choose who the ladies will be taking on their first dates.
Nicole chooses Jack (the man who can both use big words and pop his pecks), Krystal chooses Frank (to try and determine his FBoy status once and for all) and Ally goes for The Hot One (The Christian Who Has Sex Before Marriage AKA The Man Who Thinks Women Were Born With Eyeliner).
you lack common sense but as long as you fuck before nuptials we’re good
The first dates
Ally is wet. She’s dickmatised by The Hot One’s past four-year relationship and ability to talk nicely about his ex.
a man who doesn’t talk shit about his ex? Rare find!!!
Then he slips his tongue in like the good Christian boy he is.
forgive me father for I have sinned
Meanwhile, Krystal is embracing her inner Cavill Ave by sharing a vodka cruiser with Frank after making him run around a sunflower garden naked.
we love preemptive revenge
Nicole and Jack jetski, talk about how much they like each other and then slip their tongues in both on dry land and in the sea.
we are so intrinsic rn bby
We finish off our dates portion of the episode by Ally finding out that The Hot One liked Nicole first and would like to still get to know her considering he’s known Ally a full three minutes.
But she was born with eye glitter!
Ally cries.
The elimination
The girls have taken to their directors chairs for their first FBoy Island elimination.
A bunch of people we hardly know are up for elimination, plus Frank, that foot fucker, The Hot One (!!!) and that Jake dude who you recognise from The Amazing Race. Sadly The Amazing Race dude already left (probably to go on another reality TV show).
enjoy Love Is Blind
Only the foot fucker and Jin leave. Jin is the one who told Nicole she was stunning. Sorry, that didn’t narrow it down, did it?
This is Jin
Jin and his slutty ankles are an Fboy but the dry foot fucker is a Nice Guy!
I’ll never dry root a foot again
One down, many to go. I’ll be writing FBoy Island Season 2 recaps the entire season so I’ll see you here next Monday but until then, you can follow me on Instagram.
FBoy IslandAustralia is coming back for Season Two and finally we’ve got the deets we’ve been waiting for — a trailer, release date and even our leading ladies.
Keep reading for everything we know so far about FBOY Island Season Two, including a familiar face as part of the leading ladies, one hell of a packed trailer, where the show’s filmed and more.
Here’s everything we know about FBoy Island Australia 2024.
Is there an FBoy Island Season Two trailer?
Sure is! And let me tell you, FBoy Island Season Two looks like it will D-E-L-I-V-E-R. Do I spy Abbie Chatfieldtelling someone off? Do I spy a Bachie contestant (more on that below)? Keen!!!
The official trailer follows a few teases we’ve copped this month, including one where Abbie asks why Limbro is open.
(For the uninitiated, Limbro is where naughty FBOYs are sent to repent after they’re eliminated.)
Could Abbie asking “Who left it open?” mean that some of the FBoysfrom Season One are returning in Season Two? Could VernonLyon be back for another round?
The FBoys and Nice Guys for Season Two have just been announced and they include some reality TV alumni! See the FBoy Island men, including one block from Bachelor In Paradise and one from Amazing Race Australia.
will be made up of just yet. There’s a decent taste of what we’re in for thanks to the trailer above, though. I don’t think they’re going to disappoint.
Who are FBoy Island Australia’s leading ladies?
Australia, meet Krystal Thomas, Ally Woodfall and Nicole Mitrov.
From left to right: Ally Woodfall, Krystal Thomas, Nicole Mitrov. Image: BINGE.
Krystal has experience navigating FBoys — you might remember her as a The Bachelors contestant where she dated Felix Van Hofe.
Nicole is a model and Ally is Vernon‘s ex.
Who will host FBOY Island Season Two?
Abbie will return as host of FBoy Island Australia after nailing the job for Season One.
Literally the best host choice for this show. Image: BINGE.
Not only has she been on a reality dating show before as runner-up for Matt Agnew‘s The Bachelor season, but she also knows when to call out people for being shitty.
In Abbie we trust.
What can we expect from FBOY Island Season Two?
Host Abbie explained that while fans can expect drama again this season, the sophomore season will be different from the first.
FBOY Island Season Two’s leading ladies with host Abbie. Image: BINGE.
“This season is as drama-filled but in really different ways,” Chatfield told Daily Telegraph earlier this year.
“The stories along the way are way more complex and I think the three leading women did such an amazing job at supporting each other, really doing detective work and being steadfast.
“They had some hard conversations with each other along the way as well, which I think is what real friendship is all about.”
The official FBOY Island Season Two release date is August 5, 2024. Pencil it in! It will air every Monday for nine weeks.
Which FBOY Island Season One couples are still together?
In Season One, Molly O’Halloran, Ziara Rae and Sophie Blackley attempted to navigate their way through the FBOYs and find true love.
FBOY Island leads and their final picks. Image: BINGE.
Molly and Ziara both snagged “nice guys” in Nick Brownand Izaya Leotarespectively. And they’re still with their chosen picks!
Meanwhile, Sophie chose Joshy Allen, even though he was revealed to be an FBoy. They split up shortly after.
How to watch FBoy Island Australia
FBOY Island Australia streams exclusively on streaming service BINGE from August 5. You can watch everyone episode of Season One now.
Where is FBoy Island Australia filmed?
Sadly (or gladly?) there is no actual FBoy Island on Google Maps. FBoy Island Australia is filmed in a place called Casaurina which is 150km south to south east of Brisbane.
Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys is getting a prequel spinoff called Vought Rising which is great news for fans who were bummed about Season 5 ending.
The Boys spinoff was announced during a panel presentation at San Diego Comic-Con. Supernatural‘s Jensen Ackles (Soldier Boy) and Aya Cash (Stormfront) will feature in the new prequel series.
Here’s everything we know so far about the upcoming The Boys spinoff, Vought Rising.
What is The Boys spinoff Vought Rising about?
Vought Rising is “a twisted murder mystery about the origins of Vought in the 1950s”, according to the official The Boys Instagram page.
“Vought Rising may or may not feature the very first Herogasm, founded in 1952,” the post added about The Boys spinoff.
For the uninitiated, Herogasm is a yearly festival where superheroes engage in a bunch of sexual activity. A selling point for the new spinoff if I ever did hear one!
Vought Rising will also follow “the early exploits of Soldier Boy, and the diabolical manoeuvres of a ‘Supe’ known to fans as Stormfront, who was then going by the name Clara Vought”, according to executive producers Eric Kripke and Paul Grellong‘s statement (shared by news.com.au).
“We cannot wait to blow your minds and trouble your souls with this salacious, grisly saga drenched in blood and Compound V.”
This will be the third The Boys spinoff.
The Boys Season 5 will be the last
During the San Diego Comic-Con panel, it was also revealed that Jensen will play a major role in The Boys Season 5 and that a relationship between Soldier Boy and Homelander will be further explored.
The Boys Season 4 premiered in June 2024 and it was recently confirmed that Season 5 would be its last.
Just before the highly anticipated premiere of Season 4 in June, Eric Kripke (the mastermind behind the show), announced that Season 5 would be the final season.
“SEE YOU FOR OUR FINAL SEASON, MOTHERF***ERS!” the tweet read.
“From the very beginning, I wanted to wrap it out around season five,” Kripke told The Hollywood Reporter.
“And then I would say plans really solidified that we were going to actually do it years ago.
“It might have been because I was trained as a TV writer and there were five acts,” he added.
“It gives you enough time to get to know the characters… It’s about the characters and then you kick off into a climax.”
End of an era! At least now we have The Boys spinoff to look forward to, huh?
Harry Garside has shared a heartfelt message on social media after missing out on the gold medal he was gunning for at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Overnight Australian time, Harry was eliminated in the first round of the men’s 63.5kg class. He won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games and had been hoping to score a gold in Paris.
In a post-match interview that personally broke my heart watching at home, Harry apologised to his home country and revealed that times ahead will be tough for him.
Harry Garside’s disappointment over his Paris 2024 Olympics outcome
“It is crazy… two decades dedicated to one dream and it is over just like that,” Harry told Nine.
“Australia is such a sporting nation and I’m so sorry. Honestly, I feel like a failure right now … I don’t even know what to say,” he added.
“Deep down inside I fear for what the next couple of months look like for myself. I’m sure there’ll be some dark times. I’ve just got to prepare for that now.”
Harry’s heartfelt realisation
Harry has taken to social media following his Olympics outcome to share how he’s feeling after some time to process and we’re glad to see him looking a bit more optimistic.
Sharing that he’s been “beating himself up for a couple of hours” over the events before coming to a “realisation”.
“I had this realisation that I wanted a two-decade journey to try and get that gold medal. And yes, I didn’t get that gold medal but I became my own friend in that journey,” Harry reflected.
Harry continued to explain that his self-worth was low at the beginning of the journey and now he feels like he has the relationship with himself to manage his inner-critic.
“Over the last three years, I really worked hard and trying to build my self-worth and trying to grow and evolve and be kind to myself more often. In that, I don’t get success, but I’d rather be my friend and have no success.”
Harry then got emotional as he went on to share his hopes of becoming a dad one day.
“Being a dad and not passing on negative things to my kids is really important to me. So I’m really happy that the two-decade journey wasn’t for nothing,” Harry finished.
Absolutely sensational human that the whole of Australia is cheering on right now, gold medal or not.
You can watch the Paris 2024 Olympics on 9 and 9Now. Harry Garside also appeared on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2023 which you can watch on 10Play.
According to Herald Sun, Janet died peacefully on Friday with her daughters, Sarah and Eloise, by her side.
Janet also played Reb Keane in Prisoner: Cell Block H, and more recently appeared in Safe Home on SBS and the Logie-nominated Paramount+ drama Fake starring Asher Keddie.
Neighbours costars share tributes for Janet Andrewartha
In the social media post announcing Janet’s passing, Neighbours cast memberJackie Woodburne (who plays Susan Kennedy) remembered Janet as “an extraordinary woman” who she will miss.
“Janet was one of the finest actors of her generation, but more than that, she was an extraordinary woman,” Jackie said in the Neighbours post.
“Passionate, political, curious, delightfully eccentric, generous and fun. To me she was a steadfast friend for over 45 years. I will miss her every day.”
Stefan Dennis (who plays Paul Robinson) commented on the post to echo Jackie’s words.
“So very upset to lose the lovely Janet,” Stefan wrote. “As Jackie said, she truly was an exceptional actress who was a pleasure work with and to be around. We will all miss you dear girl.”
Lyn Scully once married Paul Robinson on the beloved soap. Image: Channel Ten.
Lucinda Cowden (who plays Melanie Pearson), remembered Janet’s impact in her role as Reb Keane in Prisoner: Cell Block H.
“I remember when I first saw her on Prisoner … she lit up the screen, and continued to grace us with her exceptional talent in so many interesting and unique characters,” Lucinda wrote. “Vale Janet.”
Holly Vallance (who played Felicity Scully, the daughter of Lyn) shared her heartbreak on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Deeply sad losing Janet Andrewartha. She was a superb human being who taught me so much from the age of 15. I'll treasure her last trip to the UK forever. Precious memories I'm so grateful for. A beautiful, talented, hilarious & kind woman. I'm so glad it was you who played my… pic.twitter.com/WYzSbCcxqU
“Precious memories I’m so grateful for. A beautiful, talented, hilarious & kind woman.
“I’m so glad it was you who played my Mum. You were the real deal. Made us feel safe. And looked after us when we were all so young in the industry. It was an honour to work beside you and call you a friend.”
Carla Bonner (who played Steph Scully, Lyn’s daughter) shared an image of a candle overnight to her Instagram Stories saying, “I will miss you forever.”
Image: Instagram/ @carlabonner3
Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by Janet’s passing.
“It’s very recent and very unexpected. I’m super happy. It’s really lovely.”
This is huge news for Home and Away fans as the rumours of the pair’s romance first started swirling in May after photos of Ada and James kissing emerged.
It was following the April announcement of Ada’s split from Adam Rigby. Ada and Adam were together for eight years.
James, 48, finalised his divorce from former Home And Away star Sarah Roberts in March. The pair were together for five years.
Were Ada and James together while shooting their wedding scene?
Ada and James play husband and wife on Home and Away as their characters Leah Patterson and Justin Morgan. In fact, the pair filmed wedding scenes for the soap last year and the episode itself aired in April.
Prior to Ada’s confirmation of their relationship, The Sunday Telegraph reported that she was spotted kissing James at a Seven Network Christmas party last year.
That being said, Ada shut down any rumours that she was involved with James during shooting.
“There weren’t genuine feelings then,” Ada explained.
The couple’s characters got married earlier this year. Image: Seven.
“It was shot last year. But I think whenever you’re watching any TV couple, you’re always wondering if they really do have feelings.
“We’ve always respected each other. We’ve known each other since [1998 soap opera] Breakers. Jimmy is an amazing actor,” she added.
“I’ve loved working with him for five years and I think our scenes are great. I always like going to work — we push ourselves, and push each other, in a really good way.”
As someone who’s watched Ada’s character, Leah, lose Vinnie (Ryan Kwanten) all those years ago, I’m happy for her. And for Ada too!
Remember when Jayden Eynaud told Eden Harperduring Married At First Sight’s confessions week that he slept with his ex’s best friend while she watched? It was truly shocking television in every sense of the word.
The shock quickly turned to confusion when a woman claiming to be Jayden’s ex-girlfriend told PEDESTRIAN.TV that his confession was a lie, though. Why — WHY — would you lie about something like… that?
It’s something that still baffles Jayden’s TV bride Eden, who admitted to Chattr that she found out it was a lie “during MAFS airing” like everyone else.
That’s a lot of months to be kept in the dark. Keep reading to see what Eden had to say about Jayden’s confession lie.
Jayden told Eden he slept with his ex’s best friend after finding out she cheated on him. Image: Nine.
How did Eden feel when Jayden told her that confession?
Even though it seemed like Jayden’s confession was quickly forgotten about by viewers, Eden revealed that the whole thing really changed things for the relationship.
“When I first experienced the confession letter in real life, I had only known Jayden a few weeks,” Eden told Chattr.
“It was hard at the time as I really liked him. Prior to finding out I trusted him 100 per cent and but that trust was completely shattered,” she continued.
“It made me question and overthink everything he ever said from that day on.
“So as much as I did make the choice to forgive him, the trust was subconsciously broken and I wouldn’t have been the best version of myself in the relationship from then on.”
How did Eden feel watching Australia’s reaction to Jayden’s confession?
Eden says that having to watch the confession on television was difficult, especially because of how much their relationship had grown outside the experiment in that time.
“Reliving the story all over again when it aired was really hard for me as by that point I’d been with the guy for seven-to-eight months and was completely in love.
“It was tough seeing everyone’s opinions and they way people spoke about him online.”
Eden was upset when she found out Jayden’s MAFS confession. Image: Nine.
How did Eden find out Jayden’s confession was a lie?
While Australia found out about the lie within 24 hours of the episode airing, Eden thought it was true for months — up until Jayden himself admitted it was false.
“The day after it aired, his ex-girlfriend had come out and claimed the story was false,” Eden recalled.
“After that, he did admit to me that it didn’t happen.
“It made me really angry to be honest — angry at him for putting me through that and putting his ex through that and for sharing it on national television.
“It honestly made me so angry that if I wanted to be with him, I really had to choose to forgive him for it and never bring it up again, which is the choice I made.”
Eden and Jayden announced their breakup in April 2024. Image: Nine.
She’s a stronger woman than me! Jayden and Eden announced their break up just after MAFS 2024 stopped airing.
As for why Jayden would make up a story that doesn’t necessarily make him look great of national (and later international) television, Eden hinted she’d probably never know.
“It baffles me to this day why anyone would make that up,” she explained to Chattr.
“I couldn’t get a straight answer from him as to why, just lots of different reasons and blaming other people which didn’t make any sense.”
House of the Dragon has once again shocked its viewers with confronting footage and this time it’s kept it in the family with an incest scene. Yes, you read that right.
Although it’s a storyline we’ve seen before in the Game of Thrones universe and George R.R Martin‘s work in general, viewers of the hit show have some thoughts about the latest House of the Dragon incest scene where a character imagined having sex with his mother.
— edgar allan’s hoe 🐦⬛🔮 (@NightOwlNikk) July 15, 2024
While it’s almost expected from the same show that shocked viewers with a confronting blowjob scene earlier this month, I can understand the confused reaction from the general public when it comes to the House of the Dragon incest scene in question.
Whether you’re a regular viewer of House of the Dragon or not, one thing’s for sure: this scene is so uncomfortable to watch (which you can do below at your own risk):
I just watch finished watching house of the dragon episode 5 and this scene of Daemon having sexs with his mother is so cringe, disgusting and absolutely unnecessary. These shows are taking this incest thing to another level like what was even the aim?? 🤮🤬 pic.twitter.com/fnGxk8U1Ft
What happens in the incest scene with Daemon’s mother?
The footage shows Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) having a very sensual dream about his mother, Alyssa Targaryen (Emeline Lambert).
“Daemon, you were always the strong one. The finest swordsman. The fearless dragon rider,” Alyssa tells her son as he… goes down on her.
Keep your head where I can see it! Image: House of the Dragon.
At one point, she says, “If only you’d been born first, my favourite son.”
This was the first appearance viewers have seen of Daemon’s mother as she passed away during childbirth complications.
For the uninitiated, Daemon is also married to his own niece Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy). In this House of the Dragon episode, the visions he has of his mother are sent by witch Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin) to wig him out.
One person questioned the point of the scene including Daemon’s mother, labelling it as “so cringe, disgusting and absolutely unnecessary” on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Shannen Doherty has sadly died after a long battle with cancer. She was just 53 years old.
Shannen was well known for her roles in Charmed, Beverly Hills, 90210, Heathers, Mallrats and more.
Shannen’s publicist confirmed the tragic news to PEOPLE overnight.
Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell in Charmed. Image: Charmed.
Shannen Doherty’s publicist confirmed the news
“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty,” Shannen’s longtime publicist, Leslie Sloane, confirmed in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE.
“On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease.
“The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie.
“The family asks for their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace,” the statement continued.
Costars mourn Shannen Doherty’s death
Shannen’s costars and friends have been taking to social media to grieve following the news of her death.
Rose McGowan, who starred in Charmed following Shannen’s departure from the hit show, remembered her friend as a “soft-hearted badass” with the “heart of a lion”.
Jennie Garth starred in Beverly Hills, 90210 with Shannen, both in the original version of the series and the 90210 reboot which started airing in 2008.
“I am still processing my tremendous grief over the loss of my long-time friend Shannen, the woman I have often described as one of the strongest people I have ever known,” Jennie wrote alongside photos of the pair from their early Beverly Hills, 90210 days.
Shenae Grimes-Beech, who played Annie Wilson in the 90210 reboot alongside Shannen, shared her tribute on Instagram Reels.
“To the icon, the legend, the take-no-sh!t WARRIOR of a woman, Shannen Doherty… thank you for inspiring me in more ways than I can bring myself to put into words right now,” Shenae wrote alongside a video she posted to Instagram.
“You paved the way and it was an absolute privilege and honour to follow in your footsteps.”
Watch her full video and read what she had to say about Shannen’s inspiration in the post below.
Tori Spelling wrote “I don’t have outward words yet… but we KNEW and that’s what matters” to her Instagram Stories alongside a selfie of her and Shannen.
Tori was also in Beverly Hills, 90210. Image: Instagram / @torispelling.
Shannen Doherty cause of death
Shannen was diagnosed with breast cancer almost a decade ago. She confirmed the news in August 2015 when she was aged 44.
“Yes, I have breast cancer, and I am currently undergoing treatment,” the actress said in a statement to PEOPLE at the time.
Two years later Shannen went into remission but announced in 2020 that the cancer had returned as Stage 4. It was made public in court documents that her cancer was terminal, as reported by TODAY.
Shannen underwent brain surgery in 2023 following the cancer metastasising to her bones and brain.
Shannen had been open and honest about her condition in her ‘Let’s Be Clear’ podcast, sharing that earlier treatment protocols were no longer working.
Our thoughts are with Shannen’s family and friends during this incredibly difficult time.
The Married At First Sight 2024 drama is still in full force with Sara Mesa and Lauren Dunn calling out MAFS groom Tim Calwell for his latest Instagram Reel.
But now the rest of the MAFS cast have gotten involved, as they do, and the word ‘drama’ just doesn’t cut it.
Keep reading to catch up on everything from start to finish.
What did Tim post on Instagram?
Tim shared a video to his 111,000 Instagram followers which featured Tim doing activities with his new girlfriend, Barbara Griebeler, attending a few appointments and showing a car with a sign reading, “WARNING! 100% BITCH”.
“This car reminds me of someone,” Tim’s voiceover said.
Sara, who was fake-married to Tim during the experiment, took to Instagram Stories to express her frustration.
What Sara said about Tim’s reel
“If my partner put a video of us doing cute things together on the internet for the world to see and then subliminally took a dig at his ex-girlfriend, I would be livid. Livid,” Sara said in her Instagram Stories.
Sara took to Instagram Stories to air her thoughts about Tim’s reel. Image: @saramessy
“I hope that she’s still okay that you mentioned me in there, regardless of whether it’s calling me ‘100% Bitch’. Don’t you think that it’s time to move on and give her that respect as well?” Sara asked.
Sara also suggested that there was a side of Tim not shown on MAFS Season 11.
“That reel that you made including me is giving insecure and that is the man that you showed to me the whole time on the show. And I really wish that people could have seen that side.”
What Lauren had to say about Tim’s reel
Sara’s MAFS bestie, Lauren, also entered the chat in her own Q&A on Instagram Stories.
Lauren entered the chat to call Tim out for using the word “Bitch”. Source: @lauren_funn_
“Do these men not get it? We just don’t call women bitches in 2024,” Lauren said.
“The men in our season, they just weren’t it. They just don’t understand society and what’s acceptable and what’s not acceptable,” she continued.
“Just a lack of intelligence and I can’t argue with stupid people.”
Lauren also noted that she was sent the video because she doesn’t follow Tim.
What Tim had to say about his reel
Speaking to Yahoo Lifestyle!, Tim said that he didn’t mention anyone specifically.
“I didn’t actually mention anyone at all! It seems like everyone is projecting their own thoughts onto my reel,” he told Yahoo Lifestyle!
“I like talking about my life experiences, regardless of if that chapter in my life is closed. MAFS is certainly a unique experience and I’ll likely keep sharing mine.”
What the MAFS cast are saying about the post
When the account @sodramaticpodcast_ posted Sara’s Instagram Story on their own page, fellow MAFS 2024 cast member Eden Harper entered the chat.
The video moment the cast are talking about. Image: @timcalwell
“So Sara can call Cass [Allen] a c****, Lauren call Jono [McCullough] a snake, dog, c*** (to name a few),” Eden wrote in the comments section.
“But that’s funny and lighthearted… It’s only unacceptable and wrong when Tim does it? The double standards are laughable.”
MAFS intruder Michael Felix added, “Louder for the people in the back” and Jono wrote, “Double standard queens.”
When asked by Chattr what her thoughts are about Sara and Lauren calling out Tim’s behaviour, she made it clear that what Tim said was “inappropriate”.
“I don’t think there was any malicious intent from Tim, but it’s definitely important for him to understand that using that kind of language is inappropriate and can be really damaging,” Eden told Chattr.
“However, I also believe that Lauren and Sara need to take some accountability for the name calling, insults, and bullying behaviour that they constantly demonstrate themselves.”
What do Lauren and Sara think about their cast’s comments?
In response to the “double standards” claims of her cast mates, Sara argued that “two wrongs don’t make a right”.
“Just because I did wrong doesn’t mean that Tim gets a hall pass for alluding to calling me a bitch,” Sara told Chattr.
“I apologised to Cassandra,” Sara added, in response to calling her the C word.
“That is the only time I use vulgar language to someone. And I would never do that publicly on the internet for the world to see.”
Lauren responded to the comments from her MAFS cast mates in a follow-up video on Instagram.
“I was the queen of the insult. I understand that. The purpose of what we’re talking about is men with a platform perpetuating language that is violent to women.”
MAFS continue to deliver lessons in what’s acceptable even without them all on our screens, no John Aiken required.
As with many celebrities you see and hear about, Will Ferrell is not actually the Stepbrothers actor’s real name.
In fact, Ferrell rarely gets addressed by his real name and would get “so embarrassed” if it was ever brought up.
In celebration of Anchorman‘s 20th anniversary, Ferrel joined his costar Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler (Big Sky) on their MeSsy podcast, where he discussed his legal name.
“It wasn’t my choice,” Will said on his legal name. Image: FOX Searchlight
What is Will Ferrell’s real name?
Ferrell’s legal name is John William Ferrell.
Discussing his youth with Applegate, Ferrell mentioned that he was able to make friends easily thanks to “being funny”.
However, he mentioned that the start of every school year could be quite embarrassing for him thanks to his real name rearing its head.
“This is a minor thing in terms of — it’s not really even trauma — but I remember feeling so embarrassed because my real name is John, John William Ferrell, so first day of school, I’d be John,” Ferrel recalled on the podcast.
“The teacher would be like ‘John Ferrell?’ and it was so embarrassing to me to have to say ‘Here, but I go by Will, I don’t go by John.’ “
Does Ferrell ever use his real first name?
Ferrell noted it took a while for his teachers to remember that he actually went by Will and not John, which was “excruciating”.
He also explained that kids at school would ask about his name after hearing him correct the teachers.
“I don’t know why that was so embarrassing to me to have to explain ‘I’m actually Will’,” he said.
“My parents named [me] John but they called me Will. I grew up as Will, but on a rule sheet, my legal name is John Ferrell.”
Ferrell told Applegate that he doesn’t like his legal name because it wasn’t his “choice”.
To be fair, I know a few people who’ve gone by their middle name their whole lives.
If you’re keen to love some lamp after reading this, you can watch Anchorman on Stan.
If you think that Cam from Modern Family — Eric Stonestreet — is likely the loveliest person in the world, podcast host Taylor Strecker‘s firsthand opinion of the actor is here to shake things up.
During an episode of Amazon Live’s In Bed With Paige DeSorbo (if you don’t listen to her Giggly Squad podcast with Hannah Berner, you should), Strecker did not hold back on her experience with the Modern Family star.
Well, this should be interesting! Image: Modern Family
“Who’s the worst guest you’ve ever had on your podcast?” DeSorbo asked Strecker, who is the host of the Taste of Taylor podcast.
Unfazed, Strecker dropped Stonestreet’s name like the hot tea it is.
“He’s [Cameron Tucker] from Modern Family, and he’s like the chubby, jolly, sweet, funny one,” Strecker clarified when DeSorbo didn’t recognise the name.
“Could he be anything but… nasty!”
Strecker explained she quickly learned he was on her podcast to promote none other than Pepto-Bismol.
For the uninitiated, Pepto-Bismol is an anti-diarrhoea medication that’s a staple in American households but not available in Australia.
“So we’re chatting away, and I’m being my adorable self, and then he hits me with, ‘So when are we gonna talk about Pepto-Bismol?’”
Trying to roll with it, Strecker joked, “I have hemorrhoids. I’m the queen of diarrhea. I love Pepto-Bismol! We can talk about whatever you want.”
That was when she explained that things got a little sassy, if you will.
“And he said to me — and I quote — ‘Somebody didn’t do their homework.,” Strecker recalled.
As someone who interviews people in media regularly, that’s a pretty rough thing to hear.
“I said, ‘I’m sorry. Am I getting paid by Pepto-Bismol? No. So that’s your job to figure out, not mine.”
You know when people are relaying a story and it’s unclear if they actually said that thing or just thought it in response? I really hope she said that to him for the popcorn value alone.
It’s understood that the podcast appearance was likely around the time of his 2011 partnership with Pepto-Bismol for a Feeding America campaign.
I’d love to know the thoughts of whoever was the Pepto-Bismol publicist at the time. You know what they say? There are 17 sides to every story.
Esteemed US comedian Chelsea Handler told The Project host Sam Taunton exactly how she felt about the Margot Robbie pregnancy joke he made and it wasn’t pretty.
Rumours quickly spread yesterday that Robbie and her partner, Tom Ackerley, were expecting their first child after paparazzi shots of the actress sporting an exposed stomach surfaced.
As Australia’s golden girl, it’s no surprise that Robbie’s reported pregnancy with Ackerley was a topic of conversation on the entertainment news program, The Project.
What was the Margot Robbie pregnancy joke?
“I’ve seen the Barbie movie by the way,” Taunton said. “It’s going to have to be a C-section.”
The joke didn’t immediately land with his cohosts, who started asking what he meant.
Later in The Project episode, which aired Monday, June 8, Handler joined the desk to promote her upcoming comedy tour titled ‘Little Big Bitch’.
“Before you get started, I want to touch on your Barbie joke,” Handler told Taunton.
“How can you even make a joke like that when you know a comedian is coming on the show? That’s humiliating for both of us,” she roasted him.
“It was a really bad joke. I felt so bad for you.”
Obviously aware of the cringe-worthy joke, Taunton told Handler that he was hoping it would never be brought up again.
“I had to,” Handler replied.
Sarah Harris and Tunny looked visibly uncomfortable as the exchange was happening, but also like they were low-key loving it. Who doesn’t love a good roast of their mate?
While it was definitely a case of two comedians joking with one another, it’s got to hurt to be schooled by someone so iconic on national television!
Handler’s tour kicks off in Melbourne Tuesday, July 9, and will also stop in Brisbane and Sydney. Buy tickets here.
If you’re looking for a chance at love with your very own farmer than we have some good news for you — Farmer Wants A Wife 2025 is taking applications. Right now! Keep reading for how to apply.
If you’re thinking, ‘Reality TV dating shows never work!’ then I should first remind you that Farmer Wants A WifeAustralia has created 10 marriages, two engagements and 26 kids (!!!) since it started airing over a decade ago.
It’s definitely more successful than the likes of, well, Married At First Sight and The Bachelor (RIP). So how can you apply for Farmer Wants A Wife 2025?
Farmer Want A Wife 2025: How to apply
Farmer Wants A Wife applications have officially opened via the show’s official website.
“Many Aussie farmers have found love through Farmer Wants a Wife Australia,” reads the application page via casting company MyCastingNet.
“Now it’s your turn.”
To apply, choose your favourite farmer by clicking on their profile here, scroll to the bottom and click the button that says “Apply here to meet Farmer X”.
You will need to be available between September and December 2024 (and agree to live on the farm for the length of shooting), at least 21 years of age and an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.
As always, “you must be single and genuinely looking for love”.
What does the Farmer Wants A Wife Application involve?
Farmer Wants A Wife applications require three photographs, including a headshot, a full-length shot and a photo where you’re holding the day’s date. I guess that last one helps rule out catfishing?
You will also need to include your social media profiles (it is 2024 after all!) among other questions.
MasterChef Australia 2024 has been a j-o-u-r-n-e-y, and now that we’re finally at the tail end of the season, we can confirm when the finale will air.
Throughout the season we’ve had impressive celebrity appearances, like Jamie Oliver and Curtis Stone, as well as some seriously drool-worthy dishes.
While this season’s been nothing short of spectacular, like all good things, it must come to an end.
When is the MasterChef Australia 2024 finale on?
With just five contestants remaining, next week will see the competition enter Finals Week.
As per usual, the remaining Home Cooks will be whittled down until just three two are left to battle it out in the season’s final episode.
Channel 10 has confirmed to Chattr that this season’s MasterChef Australia finale will air on Tuesday, 16 July.
Who’s still in the competition?
At the time of writing, five contestants are still in the running for the MasterChef Australia 2024 finale.
Nat, Mimi, Josh ‘Pezza’ Perry, Harry and Sav will all take part in Finals Week in the hope of taking out the competition.
What is the MasterChef Australia 2024 prize?
The last standing contestant will, of course, receive bragging rights, as well as a whopping $250,000 cash prize. They’ll also (probably) gain a blue tick on Instagram. Winning!
What will happen during the MasterChef Australia Finals Week?
The episode that airs on Sunday July 7, will see one of the remaining five contestants eliminated. They will face off with some of the world’s most extreme ingredients and must select one ingredient to tame.
On Monday, the top four will tackle their final mystery box of the season. Under each mystery box is a golden ticket, and the winner of the challenge will be the first home cook to secure their place in the MasterChef Australia semi-final.
In the final challenge of the week on Tuesday, fish king Josh Niland will set a three-hour pressure test that will push everyone to their limits. Which seafood aficionado Harry will probably be excited about (if he makes it past Sunday’s elim ep).
The MasterChef Australia 2024 Finale will air on Tuesday, 16 July on Channel 10 and 10Play at 7:30pm.
Love Island has a number of iterations, but there’s no doubt that its biggest is Love Island UK, and a brand spanking new season has dropped for 2024.
There’s a whole new bunch of sexy singles in the Spanish villa for Season 11, all with the hope of finding more followers and blue tickslove.
Here’s everything we know about Love Island UK 2024, including where to watch it in Australia.
Love Island UK 2024 release date
Love Island UK 2024 premiered Monday, June 3 in the UK with episodes dropping seven days a week. Love Island UK Season 11 premiered in Australia two days afterwards, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
How to watch Love Island UK in Australia
Fans of the reality dating show can watch Love Island UK in Australia on 9Now. Episodes drop just two days after they do in the UK, at 6pm AEST every night.
Who’s in the Love Island UK 2024 cast?
As always, the Love Island UK cast is made up of absolute 10/10s. Let’s meet the islanders who entered night one, shall we?
Nicole Samuel
Mimii Ngulube
Samantha Kenny
Patsy Field
Jess White
Harriet Blackmore
Sean Stone
Ayo Odukoya
Ciaran Davies
Ronnie Vint
Munveer Jabbal
Sam Taylor
Who’s the host of Love Island UK 2024?
TV Personality Maya Jama returns as host. She took over from Laura Whitmore in 2022.
Love Island UK prize money
Most of the Love Island UK usually manage to gain a huge chunk of followers along the way as the show airs. However, the winning couple — as voted by the public — will receive a £50,000 (approx. 95,000 Australian dollars!) cash prize which they must split.
Who won Love Island UK 2023?
Fan favourite Jess Harding and her then-boyfriend Sammy Root took out the win. However, the couple broke up just two months after the finale aired.
Stream Love Island UK in Australia on 9Now from June 5.
Jessica Gunning wowed audiences around the world with her groundbreaking portrayal of Martha in the Netflix sensation Baby Reindeer.
However, news has just surfaced that there was another name in the mix for the role and I’m not sure how to feel about it.
According to a report by Variety, a source has claimed that agents for creator Richard Gadd (who also wrote and starred in Baby Reindeer as himself) “pushed aggressively” for Melissa McCarthy to play the leading role of Martha.
While McCarthy is known for her comedic roles such as her ones in Bridesmaids, The Heat and more, she has also shown her depth and more serious side in other roles such as Can You Ever Forgive Me? in 2018.
“A knowledgeable source says McCarthy met Gadd about the role but ultimately wasn’t interested,” the Variety report said.
“Those familiar with the production say Gadd micromanaged casting and fired his CAA agents after they and Netflix pushed aggressively for Melissa McCarthy to be cast as Martha.”
I don’t doubt that McCarthy would’ve been phenomenal in the role of Martha just like she nails every other character she’s portrayed, but Gunning’s casting was so perfect it’s hard to imagine the shoes being filled by anyone else.
Honestly, the way she brought so many layers to such a complex character was incredible.
About Baby Reindeer
Baby Reindeer has been met with high acclaim since the seven-episode series premiered on Netflix in April 2024.
Fiona Harvey (the woman claiming to be the real-life Martha) has since accused Gadd of lying in a tell-all interview with Piers Morgan.
Harvey has filed a $255 million lawsuit against Netflix, suing for defamation, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and more.
You can stream every episode of Baby Reindeer on Netflix (if you haven’t already).
You know what they say: oral sex sells. OK, maybe that’s not quite it, but the gobby scene in the latest episode of House of the Dragon sure is getting people talking about the hit show.
The Game of Thrones spinoff has shocked viewers of Season 2, Episode 3 thanks to a massive penis (or schlong, wang, meat slapper for the more fun among you) alongside a spot of confronting blowjob activity.
It happened around halfway through the episode, which I know not from watching (it’s on my list) but because of how wild the internet’s going over it.
So how does a bit of head happen mid-episode, you ask? Well, King Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney) treated his soldiers to a cheeky night out at a brothel — as you do — following many drinks.
When they rock up to said brothel, King Aegon opens a set of curtains to reveal a bunch of people getting jiggy with it.
The first curtain? A rather large penis. In a mouth. In front of all of our salads.
In case you were wondering: it’s been widely reported that the penis in question was a prosthetic one.
More explicit sex acts were revealed as he continued pulling back curtains, but nothing quite slapped viewers in the face like that first scenario.
The Game of Thrones universe is not a stranger to nudity and sex scenes. In the same episode, there is a full-frontal nude scene of Prince Aemond Targaryen (played by Ewan Mitchell).
Regardless, nothing prepared The House of the Dragon community for what they saw in Season 2, Episode 3.
“Was not expecting an explicit blowjob then Aemond full frontal in the span of 2 minutes,” a Redditor wrote.
If you want to see what went down for yourself (no judgement), then you can stream The House of Dragon on BINGE.
There’s some strong intel that Home and Away‘s golden girl — none other than OG Kate Ritchie — could be returning to Summer Bay. And you know what? I think it’s what the show needs.
Kate Richie played Sally Fletcher on the Australian soap from 1988 until 2008 and her character absolutely went through it throughout her 20-year stint.
Her storylines included (but were not limited to) a dead husband, a long-lost brother and an imaginary friend. What a trooper!
Sally was an icon in Summer Bay and our television screens alike. There’s no doubt about it. And in my humble opinion, Home and Away has lost the plot in the years since she left the show.
That’s why I’m absolutely rooting for all these rumours about her returning to be true. But will it be enough, or is the show too far gone?
Will Kate Richie return to Home and Away?
Last year, Richie told her radio co-hosts on the Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald and Michael “Wippa” Wipfli that she’d definitely be back for a final episode of the show — not unlike Kylie Minogue returning from the final episode of Neighbours (or what we thought was the final episode).
“If Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart) asked me to come back, to change the sheets in the Caravan Park, I’d be there,” Richie told her cohosts in 2023.
“I know you’re going back to the bay,” Wippa pushed. “I’ve seen your emails as I sit next to you in the office.”
“No you don’t, you have bad eyes,” Richie laughed back.
Wippa went on to say that he wanted to get “Home & Away fans warmed up” by “rolling out a couple of scenes here at Nova”. As he delved further into his plans, Kate asked:
“What is the point of this? Why are you trying to make me look silly, and you’re actually trying to blow an exclusive.”
The rumours of Ritchie’s Home and Away return come after Meagher told TV Tonight that the longtime soap has lost its way.
When Ritchie started on the show, Home and Away was about a seaside community with the Fletcher family taking in foster children.
In recent times, however, the show became more focused on harder-hitting storylines, like crime, since the infamous “River Boys” (Lincoln Younes, Steve Peacocke and Dan Ewing) of 2011.
“I mean, that was just a great period. But was it Summer Bay? Hmmm …. in my humble opinion, not to that extent.”
But can any one person actually save Summer Bay?
While it seems like a return from Richie could help to get Home and Away bring back some lost viewers, there’d need to be more than just her reprised character to save the soap.
We’ve seen the return of other Home and Away OGs before like Roo Stewart (Georgie Parker) and Marilyn Chambers (Emily Symons), however, the show’s storylines and character mix were still different to its heyday.
Take Summer Bay High, for example. Not having the high school (we haven’t seen it since 2019) gaping hole in the current Home and Away format.
When a photo of ex-Summer Bay High students Casey Braxton (Younes), Sasha Bezmel (Demi Harman), Spencer Harrington (Andrew Morley) and Maddy Osborne (Kassandra Clementi) was posted to a popular Facebook group, fans were quick to get nostalgic.
“I wish they would use the school scenes again,” one fan wrote.
“I loved that it USED [to] encompass most age groups, if I am entirely honest I no longer get sad if I miss a[n] episode or two, or seven,” wrote another.
“Bring back those days. The present storylines are ridiculous.”
Perhaps if Sally comes back and resumes her role as a teacher, and they bring back a whole bunch of teenagers that Australia’s youth can relate to, then Home and Away might be in with a fighting chance?
If they could bring back Kim Hyde (Chris Hemsworth) while they’re at it, that’d be great.
Last night, fan favourite Lachlan “Lochy” Whittle‘s time in the MasterChef kitchen came to a devastating end after he lost the time auction elimination challenge to fellow contestant (and bestie), Harry Butterfield.
“I’m just really proud of the food that I was able to put up,” Whittle reflects, speaking with Chattr.
“To not have the apparatus of what I’m so used to and what I’m actually really good at, to be able to get as deep in the competition as I did. I am extremely proud of that moment.”
Whittle describes the solace he finds in cooking and the release it gives him; something he looks forward to after work, even on the “bad days.”
“[You] just put on an album and cook something delicious and just groove to some music, and everything’s going to be all right again,” he says.
Whittle’s story has touched the hearts of many a MasterChef viewer after the heartbreaking reveal that his mother, Jan, passed away from Huntington’s Disease just days before filming.
The news came out during the Mum Cook challenge episode, along with another poignant revelation: that Whittle has since discovered he has inherited the degenerative brain condition.
Despite not having a conventional upbringing, he recalls, one where disease was an uncannily familiar character, but “always a difficult thing,” Whittle thanks his mum for giving him the power in that cook “to be able to push through, and realise that no matter what there is, I can overcome obstacles and keep pushing forward.”
He remembers that challenging day on the Masterchef floor, “the crew and the other contestants and even the judges knew what I was going through, and the support that I had on that day was phenomenal.”
Thinking about some of his favourite moments from the show, Whittle is grateful for the close friendship he struck up with kitchen mate, Harry Butterfield.
“It means the world to be able to be able to come into the competition and be able to click with somebody like Harry from day one,” he says.
“To have that kind of support system, that we would do so much together on our mornings to help get into the zone. Going into the kitchen and cooking every day, and then being able to come back and debrief with each other, cook for each other, and just talk about food and support each other’s ideas… it just made it so, so great.”
The ultimate Masterchef ‘bromance’ – can we please make ‘Hochy’ a thing?
He also fondly calls to mind “a really cool moment” that happened with esteemed Vietnamese-Australian chef and restaurateur, Luke Nguyen. It was particularly significant to him, given it was Nguyen who first made Whittle “fall in love” with Vietnamese cuisine.
“I actually travelled to Vietnam because of falling in love with him and his show and how he talks about food,” says Whitall.
“In my first cook in that elimination, I tried to really ‘MasterChef’ something on a traditional Vietnamese dish, and just didn’t pull it off.”
Despite the dish, short rib Bo La Lot, being what he estimates to be around 15 minutes away from what he envisioned, Whittle describes “the little message that Luke wrote to me in my Luke Nguyen Vietnam cookbook, which was absolutely beautiful, that made me feel so good about where my head was at.”
Lochy in the kitchen with Luke Nguyen – Instagram @lochycooks
“Don’t be surprised if you see that coming up in one of my restaurants, because I thought that was a fabulous idea,” wrote Nguyen.
The chef also gave a cheeky “Ps.” that he would be nabbing the wing bean and green mango pickle recipe Whittle used in his subsequent ghee-seared kingfish cook.
“I pride myself on Vietnamese cooking, and I tried to do a lot in that cook to really impress him. I may have bitten off more than I could chew, especially for a dish I hadn’t tested or done before,” Whittle admits.
“But to have that message after not being eliminated come down right in front of me really made me feel special about that.”
Watch MasterChef Australia from Sunday – Thursday on Channel 10 and 10 Play.
If Harry Jowsey‘s actions on the latest season of Netflix’s Perfect Match didn’t shock you then the serious coin he can make on Instagram sure will.
The 27-year-old Australian reality TV star — who shot to fame on Netflix’s Too Hot Too Handle debut season in 2020 — has an impressive 4.4 million followers on Instagram alone.
Jowsey shot to fame in 2020 on the debut season of Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle. (Image: @harryjowsey.)
That’s a lot of potential influence and reach, something that is reflected in his estimated earnings on the platform.
As reported by PEDESTRIAN.TV, talent agency Hunter Talent has shared that Jowsey could charge just over $20,000 per post on the platform. Meanwhile, all a selfie costs me is my dignity.
Hear me out but I reckon I could also make $20K a post if I looked like this. And went on reality TV. Four times. (Image: @harryjowsey.)
In addition to his Instagram followers, Jowsey also has a podcast and YouTube channel to further attract brands into working with him.
He is also consistently re-entering the spotlight, following his reality TV debut in the midst of a global lockdown with stints on Dancing With The Stars, The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition and most recently the second season of Perfect Match.
Considering the cheeky possum knows how to cause a stir on screen, it’s safe to assume that each stint brings some increased engagement to Jowsey’s platforms.
In the latest season of Perfect Match, Jowsey was caught lying to his match on the show about kissing another contestant.
Is the pope catholic? (Image: Netflix.)
In the past, he was televised proposing to Francesca Farago following their rollercoaster romance on Too Hot To Handle.
The bloke does some questionable shit but boy does he know how to make good television. And with an estimated $20,000 price tag, I’m assuming he can do the same thing for Instagram ads.
There are a lot of things I’m still forgiving Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes for (like that musical episode — why?) but the departure of Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) from the Seattle Grace roster is pretty high on that list.
Today Dane — the man who played McStreamy before he rudely McLeft us — has helped us inch closer to closure by clarifying why he was savagely booted from the wildly successful television drama.
Not mad, just disappointed. (Image: Grey’s Anatomy.)
(Side note: I’m going to assume if you’re here you know what happened to Dane’s character in Grey’s Anatomy Season 9 but, on the off chance you don’t, I should let you know that this article will include spoilers.)
In a new podcast episode of Dax Shepard‘s Armchair Expert, Dane opened up about his struggles with drugs and alcohol, however, clarified that it wasn’t the reason he left Grey’s Anatomy.
In fact, he basically says he didn’t leave at all — at least not on his own accord.
“I didn’t leave so much as I think I was let go,” Dane explained.
“I was struggling. They didn’t let me go because of that, although it definitely didn’t help”.
The 51-year-old went on to say that he was let go after his six-year stint on the medical drama due to his pay-check.
“I was starting to become – as most of these actors who have spent significant time on the show – you start to become very expensive for the network,” Dane told Shepard.
“And the network knows that the show is going to do what it’s going to do irrespective of who they keep on it – as long as they have their [Meredith] Grey they were fine.”
Mark Sloan left our television screens in 2012, returning once as a special guest in 2021. (Image: Grey’s Anatomy.)
To refresh your memory, Dane was killed off following a fatal plane accident.
It was extra hard pill to swallow considering we had lost Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) — another main character and McSteamy’s longtime love interest — just a few episodes prior.
It’s still one of the most talked about storylines of the show’s 20-season strong run on air.
Me every time I watch the Season 8 finale. (Image: Grey’s Anatomy.)
The deaths of the pair were so impactful that Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital was renamed the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in tribute.
Dane joined Grey’s Anatomy in Season Two which aired back in 2006.
“I wasn’t the same guy they had hired. So I had understood when I was let go,” Dane explained on the podcast.
“And Shonda was really great,” Dane clarified of the mastermind behind the show.
“She protected us fiercely. She protected us publicly. She protected us privately…,” he continued.
“But I was probably fired. It wasn’t ceremoniously like, ‘You’re fired,’ it was just like, ‘You’re not coming back.’”
They say reasons can provide understanding and closure, but I’m not sure these ones are going to help me sleep any better at night. Especially when my dreams involve an alternate universe where Mark and Lexie have several babies.
But at least Dane can get decent shut-eye knowing that the show peaked while he was on it?
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Former MAFS stars Brett and Angel Renall and Benjamin Blackwell shared the news of Andrew’s death to Instagram, as reported by NZ Herald.
“It’s with the heaviest hearts we’ve come together to acknowledge the passing of Andrew Jury,” the statement read.
“We had the absolute pleasure of filming and participating in a show which leaves us intricately linked for a lifetime.”
Andrew appeared on the very first season of MAFS NZ. (Image: @juryandrew.)
Andrew’s time on MAFS NZ
Andrew appeared in MAFS NZ Season 1 back in 2017 when he was aged 26. He was matched with bride Vicky Gleeson-Stokes but the pair were not able to make the relationship work beyond the reality TV show.
A year after his time on MAFS, Andrew publicly questioned the show’s ethics, saying he and his match, Vicky, were complete opposites.
Andrew’s MAFS wedding day in 2017. (Image: @juryandrew)
Andrew also made accusations about the filming conditions while on the show, as reported by NZ Herald.
Warner Bros Discovery — the company that brings MAFS NZ to screens — has said that they take their duty of care “extremely seriously”.
“Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) expresses our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Andrew Jury,” a WBD spokesperson told NZ Herald.
“WBD takes duty of care extremely seriously and has protocols in place regarding the wellbeing of cast and crew.
“All MAFS NZ contributors have access to mental health professionals throughout the process, including pre-screening, during production and after broadcast.”
Tributes flow from MAFS cast-mates
Andrew was described by his fellow MAFS cast-mates as “the life of the party”.
Andrew’s costars have paid tribute to their friend. (Image: @juryandrew)
“Despite his struggles, Andrew was always friendly and the life of the party during our shared experience and he really valued his time on the show,” the statement from MAFS NZ stars Brett, Angel and Benjamin read.
“Everyone from our series is in shock,” fellow MAFS NZ star Haydn Daniels said, as reported by The Sun.
Our thoughts are with everyone who knew Andrew and is grieving his loss.
If you need mental health support, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 orchat online.
Having a big Instagram following is practically a prerequisite for being on Dancing With The Stars Australia.
So, it should come as little surprise that this year’s famous faces have millions of Instagram followers between them.
From a popstar to a Gold Logie winner, this year’s DWTS cast has seriously big platforms, and they will use these to share some insider looks at their time on the popular reality show.
Here’s how to follow the cast of Dancing With The Stars 2024 on Instagram.
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The Block 2026‘s Lisa and Rosco scored their first room reveal win with an impressive 27 out of 30. However, their glory was short-lived, with some fans dubbing their victory “unfair” because the entire room wasn’t designed by them.
The first week of The Block saw teams design their own rooms, with the results determining the order in which they got to pick their houses. During that time, Courtney and Sev designed a luxurious walk-in robe that became part of the house Lisa and Rosco inherited, and that area was judged alongside their master bedroom, contributing to their win.
“80% of that win was because of the girls’ wardrobe,” one person wrote on Reddit, while another said on Instagram: “Oh, the irony! Courtney & Sev chose the wardrobe for Rosco and Lisa and they won!”
However, Lisa and Rosco told Chattr in an exclusive interview that they made a lot of changes to the wardrobe, but those efforts weren’t shown on TV, making it look as though they’d simply cashed in on Courtney and Sev’s design without putting in work themselves.
“They didn’t show that, but we actually did change that robe quite a lot to suit our style. So we had to have all the faces of the drawers remade, which took a lot of convincing. But, in the end, Freedom actually agreed that the handles they’d picked were too chunky, so they remade all the faces so they could rescrew in the handles, and we put the curtain behind the main provision. That was never there, yeah. We reconfigured the lighting plan, the electrical plan,” Lisa explained.
“The artwork and the lime plaster that was in the walk-in-robe, that was all done by us,” Ross added. “We had to change a bit with the cabinetry; all the faces got replaced because the handles that were chosen were way too big for the drawers and things like that… I guess there are things you don’t see.”
Lisa and Rosco said that while elements of the girls’ design remained, they put a lot more work into the walk-in wardrobe than viewers may realise.
“It didn’t really show it, but aside from the cabinetry, colour and the stone, which is what they chose, there was still a lot of our input into it,” Lisa said.
Lisa and Rosco’s The Block wardrobe (left) and Courtney Sev’s (right). Image: Nine.
The Block’s Lisa and Rosco considered the walk-in robe floor plan when choosing House 3
Lisa and Rosco pointed out that another reason their win wasn’t unfair was that they chose House 3, knowing its floor plan included a large walk-in wardrobe, which they said was one of its major drawcards. Meanwhile, Courtney and Sev had an earlier house pick but opted for one with a smaller wardrobe space.
“It’s not really unfair. They chose to give it away, which we still can’t fathom why they decided to leave this house,” Rosco told Chattr.
“When we first walked through the floor plan, we couldn’t figure out what that walk-in robe was,” Lisa said. “Before we got the full plans, it felt like another bedroom or a retreat.”
“You can’t compare the galley path walk-in robe; you can’t compare it to a massive bedroom-sized room with an island robe. You just can’t compare them,” Lisa added. “But they chose to give up this house and this view and that and that robe, and I still don’t know why. But their loss is our gain,” she added.
The Block airs Sunday – Wednesday on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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Their season began with a brutal last-place finish for their guest bedroom, scoring just 17 out of 30. The judges criticised the room for lacking personality while basic finishing issues — including a bed without slats — did little to help their case.
Things improved slightly during bathroom week, but their unfinished space earned them only 18.5 points and fourth place. By week three, their main bedroom and walk-in robe lifted them to 22 points, but they still finished fourth, meaning they have remained in the bottom two every single week.
Tayla and Rick on The Block 2026. Image: Nine.
Despite starting out on similar terms to Lisa and Rosco, this couple has dramatically improved. After finishing fourth with 19.5 points in week one and crashing to last with 15.5 in week two, they rebounded dramatically to score 27 and win week three.
Rick and Tayla’s struggles have also been compounded by criticism of Tayla’s work ethic. Foreman Dan complained during bathroom week that Rick appeared to be working largely alone, remarking that House 5 effectively was a ‘team of one’ because Tayla spent stretches of time away from the build.
This father-daughter duo’s consistent poor performance begs the question: should they be on The Block in the first place? Of course, the whole point of the show is for contestants to learn and grow along the way, but given how much Tayla and Rick are struggling to finish their rooms, The Block fans have a lot of opinions on their place in the competition.
The Block fans react to Tayla and Rick being the weakest team on the show
On Reddit, fans are fed up with the team’s low scores and unfinished spaces. “How can Rick and Tayla be allowed to continue after delivering unfinished rooms week after week?” asked one.
Another viewer mocked how the team had wondered if they’d be “the laughing stock of The Block“, adding “too late, you are.”
I’m glad Rick & Tayla finally finished a room. #theblock
Some viewers have questioned Tayla’s ‘taste’ in interior design as Rick takes on most of the manual labour. “Watching Tayla realising she has no taste is perfection,” said one comment.
On X, some viewers have gone as far as to suggest that the team are paid actors.
Of course, Tayla and Rick do have some defenders who have raised issues with how hard the judges are on the team. “I think the judges are a little harsh on Rick and Tayla? Only one point more than the 6 1/2 Lisa and Rosco got for a completely unfinished room last week,” read one Reddit comment.
On the show’s Instagram page, the team has plenty of supporters. “Love it!” read one comment on their main bedroom reveal. “Beautiful finish!” shared another.
However, some viewers still have concerns about Tayla’s work ethic. “I do like this team. But I wish Tayla took this more seriously and actually put in some effort,” said an Instagram user.
“So many people would’ve killed for a spot on this show and would’ve given it their all — instead of letting her dad carry all the work, while she just walks around with her head in the clouds all day.”
The Block airs on Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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Alex, a former Bachelor star, was selected as one of three Traitors for the currently airing third season of the reality show, alongside AFL player Kirby Bentley and MasterChef’s Alvin Quah, who was recently eliminated from the mansion.
A heated round table on The Traitors. Image: Ten
While Alex is getting up to all sorts of strategising on screen — including her involvement in a shock manoeuvre by Survivor’s AJ Antonios — fans have naturally wondered whether any machinations happen between castmates in private when the cameras aren’t rolling.
Can The Traitors players secretly discuss gameplay?
Well, the Traitor herself has answered just that, revealing on her social media this week that despite fans’ imagination, The Traitors players are strictly forbidden by producers from discussing any tactics or strategies behind closed doors.
“The production — and rightfully so, they’re creating a television show — were very strict about off-camera chat,” Alex spilled on her Instagram Stories. “We could only talk about things like what we do outside of here, our kids, our families, our work, our friends, or whatever it may be. But we absolutely could not talk game off camera.”
2026 Traitors Alex, Alvin and Kirby. Image: Ten
The Traitors producers strictly enforced the no gameplay rule
The Traitors players weren’t just casually restricted from behind-the-scenes gameplay, with Alex revealing they were actively reprimanded if producers ever got wind of any funny business. “If there was any game talk we would get yelled at,” Alex said, before revealing a “hard” or “cold ice” system implemented by the producers on set.
“‘Hard ice’ means no speaking. There was also ‘soft ice,’ where we could talk general chitchat that didn’t have anything to do with the game, but a lot of the time it was ‘hard ice’ where we could not speak at all and we would literally be yelled at,” Alex said.
“We would hear ‘ice’ and we would be like, ‘Oh, sh*t, we got in trouble!’”.
Alex Nation on The Traitors. Image: Ten
There is still room for “secret” business on The Traitors
Despite the producers’ enforcement of no secret strategising, Alex did let slip that, on some occasions, the players slightly bent the rule. “For sure, there was definitely a little secret squirrel business happening off camera if the opportunity was there.”
We don’t know for sure what “squirrel business” Alex is referring to, but viewers have already seen some players’ strategies play out on The Traitors’ third season. Early on, Faithful Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson established an LSD alliance that later blew up in his face, while AJ — in an extremely risky move — correctly guessed the Traitors and informed Alex of his discovery.
Alex has also showcased her own sneaky gameplay, voting out a fellow Traitor Alvin to successfully shirk suspicion amongst the other players. In an exclusive post-elimination interview with Chattr, Alvin mentioned the gameplay that was happening right under his nose without his knowledge.
“It was brilliant gameplay by AJ, and I didn’t expect any of that at all,” Alvin told us. “I was quite shocked that Alex put my name, but watching the episode, I was thinking it all makes sense because there’s all this strategic gameplay happening around me.”
If all that cheekiness was happening on screen, we can’t help but wonder what “squirrel business” never made it to air, or which strategy chats prompted producers to “yell.” We might just see some of that play out as the season unfolds, so watch this space!
The Traitors airs Tuesday and Wednesday on Channel 10 and 10Play.
As a refresher, The Traitors brings together 22 participants for a game of social deduction much like Mafia or Werewolf, against the backdrop of a castle where they all reside. The celebs are assigned as either Traitors or Faithfuls, with the first group working together to slowly banish or “murder” the Faithfuls without being detected.
Gretel Kileen and… every Aussie reality star under the sun. Images: Channel 10
This year brings a fresh twist with brand new host Gretel Killeen and castmates spanning basically every Aussie reality show under the sun, form The Real Housewives to Survivor, MasterChef and Big Brother.
Each episode, one person from the 22-strong cast will be eliminated by the Traitors — confirmed as Alvin Quah, Kirby Bentley and Alex Nation — en route to the grand prize of up to $250,000. Which brings us to the ultimate question; who has been eliminated from season three of The Traitors Australia so far?
Read on to find out everyone who has been murdered or banished so far!
Alvin Quah
Alvin Quah on The Traitors. Image: Ten
Next up in the banishment line was Alvin Quah, who became the first Traitor to leave the game in a major win for the Faithfuls. It was a tense and very divided elimination process, with the MasterChef star attempting to shift suspicion onto Rhys and Lawson before Alex, a fellow Traitor, shockingly turned on her own and voted for Alvin to leave.
In an exclusive interview with Chattr, Alvin said he was blindsided by Alex’s manouvre but that he ultimately understood where it came from. “I was quite shocked that Alex put my name, but watching the episode, it all makes sense because there’s all this strategic gameplay happening around me,” he told us.
Rob Farnham
Rob Farnham on The Traitors. Image: Ten
John Farnham’s son was sent packing after coming under scrutiny by the Traitors, who believed him to be one of the most dangerous players in the game. Rob saw his murder coming, saying in an exit interview that “disappointed” but “not surprised.” Better luck next time, Rob!
Gamble Breaux
Gamble Breaux on The Traitors. Image: Ten
The Real Housewives’ Gamble Breaux fell victim to a murder during a dramatic twist that saw her put on death row alongside Rhys, Claudia, and Rachael. The four players were made to complete a series of challenges to secure their place in the competition, with Rhys ultimately gaining a shield that protected him from elimination. After failing to save herself, the Traitors gave Gamble the boot.
Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson
Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson on The Traitors. Image: Ten
Former Australian Idol judge Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson made no secret of his gameplay throughout his time on The Traitors, but the constant strategising — including with his secret LSD club — ultimately blew up in his face. When that exclusive group was exposed by Traitor Alex Nation, Dicko was voted out as the ringleader during a Round Table, amid fears from other players that he was a Traitor. Sayonara, Dicko!
Henry Nicholson
Henry Nicholson on The Traitors. Image: Ten
The Faithfuls got rid of another one of their own when they voted to eliminate Australian Survivor star Henry Nicholson. Henry correctly guessed that Kirby was one of the Traitors, but the Round Table quickly devolved as his attempts to rally the troops blew up in his face. Convinced he was too hell-bent in his gameplay, the cast voted Henry out of the mansion in another blow to the Faithfuls.
“I love everyone here; this experience has been the best experience… Biggest anti-climax ever, but I’m a Faithful,” Henry said before departing the mansion.
Cosima De Vito
Cosima’s elimination seemingly came out of nowhere, with one of the Packham twins accusing her of making a comment that sounded like she was a Traitor. Though the evidence wasn’t strong, the group banded together and she was eliminated by a landslide.
“Basically, they’re ganging up and bullying. That’s what they’re doing,” she told Chattr. “It was absolutely horrible, and I know you’re watching TV [and you think], ‘Oh, it’s just television’. But when you when you’re in that situation, it’s hard.”
Of course, Cosima revealed that she was a Faithful before exiting the room, leaving the remaining contestants devastated that they still hadn’t managed to uncover a Traitor.
Manaaki Hoepo
Faithful Manaaki came for the Traitors fast and hard, but his spot-on suspicions ultimately put a target on his back, leading to his ‘murder’ and elimination from the game.
Manaaki pinpointed that the Traitors must be among six specific people who witnessed his fight with Keira, and he was right, as Traitors Kirby, Alex and Alvin were all present. However, Manaaki didn’t have long to drive home his theory, as he was ‘murdered’ by the Traitors the same night he laid out his evidence.
Shane Gould
Shane Gould from The Traitors Australia. Image: Channel 10
Shane’s place in The Traitors mansion was rocky from the get, since she put an early target on her back after brutally eliminating Cam Merchant in the very first episode. That target was fired-upon in the first round table, when the Olympian was grilled, mostly by Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson, despite being a Faithful.
Kween Kong
A Kween has left the mansion! Image: Channel 10
Iconic drag queen and Drag Race Down Under star Kween Kong was the first celeb to be banished from the actual castle (a previous elimination took place on the outside grounds), with Traitors Alex, Alvin and Kirby choosing her as the debut murder victim. Kween Kong’s banishment came after she predicted early that Kirby might be a Traitor, making her a clear target for elimination.
Cam Merchant
Cam Merchant from The Traitors Australia. Image: Channel 10
Former Married At First Sight (MAFS) participant Cam Merchant was unfortunately the first to be sent packing from The Traitors mansion in the very first episode. Making matters worse, Cam was given the boot just 20 minutes into the season three premiere, after his co-star Shane Gould — who the cast dubbed ‘the most virtuous’ — was given an ultimatum of self-eliminating or evicting someone else.
Choosing the latter, Shane landed on Cam — who was told to “leave the mansion immediately.” He quite literally hadn’t even entered the manor and already his time on The Traitors. Peace out, Cam!
That’s the only elimination we’ve gotten so far in The Traitors’ third season, but with an eviction each episode, there’s plenty more where that came from.
The third season of Traitors Australia airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30pm on Network 10 and 10Play.
Dylan left the show in a relationship with Ally Horsburgh, but broke up with her shortly after the reunion, sparking some backlash. Regardless, the saddle bronc rider said he’s happy with how he was presented on FWAW.
“I think I got a real good edit in regards to showing exactly who I was, and if people don’t like me, then you don’t like me. I have nothing to say for that. But um, yeah, I don’t think there’s too much that I need to really clear up to someone because [everything was shown],” he said on the podcast.
He added that he thought all of the Farmers were shown exactly how they act in real life, and there wasn’t anyone who was portrayed inaccurately.
“I thought all the edits were good. I like your edit,” he said to his co-host Zac. “You came across exactly how you are, like a real cool dude. I think that’s the best way to put it. You are a very open bloke, and I think the show showed who you are.”
Zac said he was grateful for Dylan’s kind words and agreed that he was happy with his edit, adding that he only copped criticism online over small things.
“That’s good to hear, I was definitely happy [with my edit]. It was more that everyone always said it was like all my weird little quirks and all that sort of stuff. But that’s just me.”
Farmer Dylan tells Chattr why he and Farmer Zac are doing a podcast together
Dylan and Zac are the first Farmers to ever launch a post-FWAW podcast, and Dylan has told Chattr exactly why they decided to start the new venture.
“We decided to do one together as Zac and I hit it off well from the start of the experience and we’ve played in the same footy league since we were kids and we don’t live too far away from each other, so that works out great too,” Dylan said in an exclusive interview with Chattr.
“I might not have had a successful experience in regards to a relationship from FWAW, but I’ve found a real good mate in Zac and that’s something I’m proper stoked about. We can yarn about damn near anything.”
Dylan dished on what listeners can expect from their podcast, and teased some exciting guests they’ll be inviting into the studio.
“We’ll be covering everything from the ins and outs of [FWAW], goss, rodeo, rural Australia, apples, footy, then going a bit deeper with having honest conversations about the real-life hard times that people might be going through,” he said.
“We’ve got a wicked lineup of guests we’ve locked in so far and we’ve been working hard to get it all together and we’re both really proud of it.”
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Eagle-eyed fans of The Block have caught a key detail in a recent episode that casts a new, somewhat suspect light on Chantel and Wyatt’s painting scandal from earlier in the season.
One of their earliest scandals, however, arrived during the first few episodes, when Chantel and Wyatt were caught enlisting help to paint their room before judging, in defiance of The Block’s long-running rule about receiving no outside help for painting.
The Block’s Chantel and Wyatt. Image: Nine
The seeming rule-break resulted in a heated body corporate and some tension amongst the other teams, with Chantel and Wyatt explaining at the time — both on the show and in an exclusive interview with Chattr — that they were unaware of The Block’s painting rule, which has been in place since its very first season back in 2003.
“Apparently, it’s a very well-known thing,” Chantel told us at the height of the painting drama. “We went hunting for the rule book, but there is no rule book. It’s just a made-up rulebook for rules that everyone’s supposed to know.”
The Block fans call out Chantel and Wyatt’s seeming contradiction over painting scandal
While the scandal has since died down on the show, it reared its head again in fans’ eyes in the most recent episode, when Chantel mentioned how contestants on previous seasons of The Block covered in-wall TV wires with artwork.
Viewers were quick to note the seeming contradiction, as Chantel mentioned previous seasons of The Block despite saying earlier she was unaware of the show’s series-long rules when it came to painting.
“Chantel said she wasn’t aware of the rule about only contestants being allowed to paint, but was also aware that in other seasons of The Block they would wire in points for a TV in the bedroom but put artwork in front of it,” one fan wrote.
Another viewer also caught the same moment, adding on social media that “Chantel said in week one that they didn’t know The Block rules regarding painting, but last night she said to Wyatt that in previous seasons contestants had wired the walls for TV cables and then covered it with artwork.”
It’s not the first time the pair have landed themselves in hot water. Image: Nine
Chantel and Wyatt are longtime fans of The Block
The implication — that Chantel and Wyatt knew of The Block’s painting rule but feigned ignorance when they were caught breaking it — is given a little extra weight when consulting their official bios. Over on Nine, Chantel is described as having “dreamed of being on The Block for as long as she can remember,” while Wyatt “avidly watched The Block as a teenager with his mother.”
Their longtime fan status, and Chantel’s explicit mention of taking cues from previous seasons, made some fans question whether the couple were truly unaware of The Block’s painting rule back in week one.
Despite that theory, some viewers have suggested other reasons for the seeming contradiction, including that Chantel and Wyatt “maybe did some research from that first week” to brush up on their The Block knowledge after their painting scandal landed them in hot water.
“Have you ever thought that from that first week she may have done some research?” another viewer wrote.
Chantel and Wyatt insisted they had no clue about The Block’s painting rule
While viewers might debate the situation for some time, one person firmly on Chantel and Wyatt’s side was foreman Dan, who believed that they were unaware of the painting rule when the drama first kicked off. “When [Dan] approached him after, he’s like, ‘Look, I believe you, so I’m gonna let this one slide,’” Chantel said in an exclusive interview with Chattr.
“‘I genuinely did not know. Please, do not give us any time restraints or anything like that,’” she added of their conversation. “And he’s like, ‘I believe you.’”
Chantel and Wyatt were fans of The Block before joining the show. Image: Nine
Whether or not the drama reveals itself again remains to be seen, but with so many bombshell moments in the episodes since, including anger over Courtney and Sev’s recent room win, we wouldn’t rule out Chantel and Wyatt being at the centre of more drama as this season of The Block unfolds.
The Block airs on Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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Love Island Australia 2024’s Sophie Mills has announced that she’s expecting her first baby with her boyfriend, Isaiah Edwards, saying that while it was initially a shock, she and her partner couldn’t be more excited.
In an exclusive interview with Chattr, Sophie, who is just over 13 weeks along, said that she didn’t have any inkling that she was pregnant when she took the test.
“It was a complete and utter surprise. I actually did the test just for fun. I saw a single last pregnancy test in my drawer, and I just did it because I was like, ‘Oh, I’ll just get rid of this’. And I actually left it and kind of forgot about it for a little bit and came back, and it was very positive,” she said.
Sophie said she felt “shocked, scared, excited, and grateful” when she saw the double lines on the test, but her boyfriend’s reaction calmed her down and helped her overcome the initial shock.
“My partner was absolutely amazing. I was sort of shaking and crying and scared and whatnot, and he just hugged me, and he was so calm, cool, and collected. It made me feel so good knowing that he was calm about it all and happy with it all. It obviously took him a little bit to set in, but he knew I needed my calm person, and I said, ‘Are you not freaking out?’, and he just said ‘No, not at all’. So he was very excited,” she explained.
“We are so freaking excited. I can’t even explain it. Obviously, once the initial shock wore off, we were just like over the moon, and all our friends and family are just as over the moon, if not more.”
Sophie shares how her pregnancy journey has been going so far
At 13 weeks, Sophie and Isaiah could find out the gender of their baby, but they’ve decided to keep it a surprise until he or she is born.
“We do not know the gender, and we’re actually not finding out the gender. We’re having a big fat surprise,” Sophie laughed.
While Sophie is thrilled about her pregnancy, she admitted that the first trimester has come with its challenges.
“The first trimester has been pretty rough. I’ve been hit with pretty bad nausea, vomiting, and insomnia, and everything else that you can think of that you could have, which has made life a little bit tricky. I’ve kind of been hibernating a little bit.
“But nonetheless, I’m just so grateful and feel so blessed. And every time I’m nauseous or vomiting, and then we go and get a scan or something, you just are reminded that it’s all worth it.”
Sophie on Love Island with Mimi and Em. Image: Nine.
The Love Island star added that one of her favourite things about pregnancy so far is the way Isaiah has supported and cared for her throughout it.
“He’s been the most amazing person in the entire world. I could not ask for a better partner. He’s been the most supportive person, so understanding, so helpful and beautiful to me and baby. He already talks to baby every day, even though they can’t hear! He is just so so beautiful. He’s going to be the best dad ever. I cannot wait to see him as a father.”
A huge congratulations to Sophie and Isaiah!
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Alvin Quah is backing up Tully Smyth after the Big Brother star called out what she saw as ‘sexism’ on The Traitors Australia, suggesting the women struggled to have their voices heard.
After episode three aired, Tully shared footage on Instagram from a challenge which saw contestants carrying a heavy raft up a mountain before players were progressively removed from the task. Henry Nicholson suggested “ladies first” when deciding who should step out, effectively reducing the women’s chances of winning a Shield.
During the episode, Tully could be heard arguing that the whole group should have a say in who received the Shield, rather than allowing the louder male contestants to dominate the decision-making.
On Instagram, she described the experience as one of her “top 5 horror movies”, listing “sexism” and “trying to get a word in” among her frustrations. Fellow contestant Cosima De Vito backed her up, commenting: “What a messed-up day.”
In an exclusive interview with Chattr, Alvin spoke about whether The Traitors was a ‘sexist’ environment where women’s voices weren’t always heard.
“Where Tully is coming from — and I completely can relate — it’s almost like every time Tully would say something, she would get cut off, or someone else’s opinion would override her,” he said.
“It’s hard when you’re in a game where you are trying to put your opinions forward and trying to present a case when you’re getting either shut down or ignored. I can totally sense that frustration.”
Alvin admitted that he found it ‘upsetting’ hearing about Tully’s experience. “I see where she’s coming from, and that’s sad. It’s upsetting when we are in the 21st century and we still have women saying these things. It’s really upsetting.”
He went on to allude to a double standard on The Traitors between the men and women’s ideas being heard by the group. “Did I get the same thing? No, I didn’t. And whether or not it’s because I’m a man and she’s not, I don’t know,” he said.
Alvin struggled to ‘connect’ with the men on The Traitors Australia
Alvin shared with Chattr that he found it easier to connect with the women on The Traitors. “I don’t have the same connection with the twins or AJ as I did with Keira, Kirby and Tully — I gravitate more towards women anyway in my social circle because I like talking to them,” he said. Mood!
“I didn’t get a lot of camaraderie or mateship from some of the boys in the group… with some exceptions.”
In the interview, he agreed that the twins, Josh and Luke Packham and Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson were quite dominant over others on the show. “Most of us have been in the public eye for a long time — there are a lot of egos. There’s a lot of like, what about me? It’s my turn to talk!” he said.
“If you put a bunch of celebrities in a room like that, it’s bound to happen.”
The Traitors airs Tuesday and Wednesday on Channel 10 and 10Play.
In a touching moment during the episode that aired on August 19, The Block 2026‘s Sev opened up about her struggle with alopecia and revealed that she wears wigs on the show due to hair loss caused by the condition.
“I wear wigs… because I’ve got a hair thinning issue, and also alopecia,” she told host Scott Cam during the episode.
“I’m fully aware that I’ve got a condition, it’s probably just going to get worse, so I’ve got a couple of little balding spots coming through, so it just gives me so much freedom and I hope that women can be more comfortable and put the whole hair thinning stigma to the side,” she added in a producer-led interview.
While Sev’s openness was warmly received by viewers, with many flocking to Instagram to praise her for sharing her story, she told Chattr in an exclusive interview that she was anxious about discussing her alopecia on national TV, particularly as some people in her day-to-day life didn’t even know she wore wigs.
“I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m going on national TV, and like there may be a few times where I’m going to have to slap a different wig on, like when I’m going into a challenge, or when there’s going to be cameras everywhere. So naturally, it was going to come out, so I sort of knew that there would be a conversation piece around it at some capacity,” she explained.
The interior designer explained that she found it easier when Scotty was quizzing her about it, but when she had to open up emotionally about her condition in the producer-led interview, she found it a lot harder.
“Having Scotty Cam talk to you about it, it’s a little bit more of a frank conversation. So you know, it was just like direct questions, and that was easy. But when I think about my journey and what I’ve been through, it’s a lot harder… It meant that I had to be braver than I already thought I was — and vulnerable,” she said.
The Block’s Sev reveals beautiful response to sharing her alopecia journey
Sev told Chattr that once she came to terms with speaking about her condition on national TV, she began to realise how sharing her story could be inspiring for others going through the same thing.
“I thought, ‘Okay, well maybe I’ll just sort of promote my creativity with it and show that I am proud’. And with that, a few people were like, this means a lot to me, and that’s when I started hearing that it could be more impactful to be brave and transparent about it. And so, hopefully, even if it’s just one person that it gives a little bit of confidence to, then that will be a special piece for me.”
Sev added that it makes her emotional to think about the impact she could have on others by sharing her story on national TV.
“It was just awesome that they gave us that platform to talk about it and sort of bring exposure to it, and hopefully it’ll help many other people, whether male, female, them, whatever, because it affects so many people in different ways. So yeah, I really appreciate the opportunity to be able to speak about it and hopefully can continue to do so without crying. It was special.”
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Alvin Quah became the first Traitor to be banished on The Traitors Australia 2026, with fellow Traitor Alex Nation turning on him after her identity was caught by AJ Antonios.
In an incredible episode of reality TV, AJ managed to identify all three Traitors — Alex, Alvin and Kirby Bentley — in a tense conversation with Alex. He told The Bachelor star his plan was to banish Alvin and team up with her to potentially become a Traitor and banish Kirby.
This exchange came as news to Alvin, the person who was banished on Wednesday’s episode.
“It’s brilliant gameplay by AJ, and I didn’t expect any of that at all,” Alvin told Chattr in an exclusive interview after watching the episode. For Alvin at the time, he didn’t understand why his fellow Traitor Alex had voted him out — he didn’t see that AJ could have leaked her identity instead of Alvin’s.
“I was quite shocked that Alex put my name. But now watching the episode last night, I was thinking it all makes sense because there’s all this strategic gameplay happening around me.”
Alvin admits that his identity as a Traitor was compromised the morning of his banishment. Over breakfast, Alex kicked off at AJ for floating her name as a Traitor in a post-challenge car ride. However, AJ was able to work out that the information must have come from Alvin, who must be a Traitor as he had decided Alex was one.
Alex confront AJ at breakfast on The Traitors Australia. Image: Ten.
“It was that breakfast meltdown and I think AJ just put two or two together,” Alvin said. “He already knew that Alex was the Traitor, and the only way the person in the car could tell her that is in the conclave, i.e. the person in the car is also a Traitor. So that’s how he was gunning for me,” he continued.
This moment was Alvin’s undoing. “I had been flying under the radar for a few episodes, and all of a sudden, bang! It’s just so wicked!”
Does Alvin blame Alex for being banished on The Traitors Australia?
Despite her breakfast outburst leading to his banishment, Alvin doesn’t blame Alex, admitting that at the round table he lost the will to deny the Traitor accusations.
“If I were to blame anyone, I could probably blame myself for not defending myself a bit more at the roundtable… I think what I could have done better at the roundtable to actually deflect and throw it back to AJ because if one other person voted AJ, it would have been a tie,” he said.
“I was physically and mentally exhausted from that challenge. I just didn’t have the mental capacity to defend. So I was left a little bit vulnerable, and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s my time.'”
Alvin gave up defending himself on The Traitors Australia. Image: Ten.
At first, Alvin was hurt that Alex wrote down his name. “I thought we were tight, but I didn’t know the full story [with AJ]. Of course, I was hurt.”
On her Instagram Story, Alex addressed whether there was ‘bad blood’ between herself and Alvin. “Alvin and I have a lot of love and respect for each other. We talk pretty regularly. Kirby, Alvin, and I are in our own separate Traitors chat,” she revealed.
“Initially, I had never had a conversation with Alvin that I was going to write his name down. It was a complete betrayal and blindside from me, and I don’t think he would have seen that coming… but this was a year ago now. I would hope Alvin — you can you can tell me if I’m wrong — but those [feelings] have all definitely subsided, and I think there’s nothing but love and respect between Alvin and I.”
Alvin told Chattr he isn’t holding a grudge against Alex or anyone who voted to banish him.
“Alex was just a smaller picture of everything else that sort of happened in the show, right? So let’s just put everything in perspective,” he said. “Was I disappointed? Yes, of course. Would I wish that I could stay longer? Yes, of course.”
The Traitors airs Tuesday and Wednesday on Channel 10 and 10Play.
The biggest payoff for The Block contestants often comes at the auctions, where they keep whatever their house sells for over the reserve. However, this year a major rule change has come into play in Victoria that could have a devastating effect on the houses’ sale prices and, possibly, in turn, how much cash the cast will pocket.
On The Block, each house is given a reserve price, which is the minimum amount it must sell for at auction. Once bidding reaches that reserve, the house is officially “on the market” and will sell to the highest bidder, with anything above the reserve becoming the contestants’ profit.
In the past, the reserve prices have remained secret, meaning bidders had no set figure to anchor their offers to and could potentially push the price well beyond the reserve as they competed for the property, resulting in a bigger profit for the contestants. However, the new rule that’s just been passed stipulates that sellers must announce the reserve price a week before auctions, so it will be public knowledge.
Courtney and Sev told Chattr in an exclusive interview that they were hoping the new rule wouldn’t be passed, and they believe that it could affect their auction results.
“We’re a bit worried about it. We found that out quite early in the piece. We were hoping it wasn’t going to be the case, but yeah, it got voted in, and so we just had to start to come to terms with that,” Sev said.
The change could also make the auction order more important than ever, as buyers will know every house’s reserve in advance and may strategically hold back from bidding on an earlier property if they know a more affordable home is coming up later.
“It’ll be really interesting to see the type of impact it will have, not only on the auction order, but also to see what a bidder will do with that information, because usually you run blind and you ask if it’s on the market, but in this instance, they know exactly when it’s going on the market. So, it’s very scary,” Sev said.
“It’s going to be a big trial and error for The Block, especially as a new introduction. So hopefully, it will only be positive on auction day.”
“We’re the guinea pigs,” Courtney added.
Courtney and Sev on The Block 2026. Image: Nine.
What exactly does the new auction rule stipulate?
The state government introduced the new legislation on August 19, which requires all sellers to publicly release their reserve prices a week before auctions, to help tackle real estate agents who are advertising or quoting a property lower than what they realistically expect it to sell for, and to attract more interested buyers and create more competition.
The new rule goes into effect on October 1. The Block 2025 auctions were held on October 25, and The Block 2024 auctions on November 10. Given The Block 2026 started right around the same time as the previous two seasons, it looks like the auctions won’t take place before October 1 — meaning the contestants will have to brave the new rule.
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Below Deck Mediterraneanstar Nathan Gallagher was arrested in Australia late last year over allegations he had assaulted and choked a woman in Sydney.
According to a New South Wales Police memo obtained by Rolling Stone, Nathan was arrested on December 27, 2025, following an alleged incident involving an unnamed 29-year-old woman at a Sydney-area apartment complex the previous day.
Nathan was charged with “assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally chok[ing a] person without consent, and common assault,” according to New South Wales Police. Police said there were no reports of serious injuries to either party. Nathan was later granted conditional bail, while it remains unclear how he has pleaded to the charges.
Nathan on Below Deck Mediterranean. Image: Hayu.
The case has attracted further attention because a corresponding court case names Gael Cameron as the subject of an Apprehended Violence Application filed. She is Nathan’s Below Deck co-star and former partner with whom he shares one-year-old son Kayden. Rolling Stone reported that an Apprehended Violence Application was filed on Gael’s behalf, with a hearing scheduled for September 1, 2026.
Nathan did not immediately reply to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
Recently, fans noticed Nathan and Gael had stopped following each other on Instagram, fuelling speculation that they had separated. Neither has publicly addressed the status of their relationship or Nathan’s arrest.
Nathan and Gael’s history on Below Deck Mediterranean
Nathan and Gael first met while working as deckhands on Season 9 of Below Deck Mediterranean and developed a romance during filming. After getting together they briefly split before reconciling as they welcomed a baby Kayden in June 2025.
Their relationship and new life as parents have featured heavily in the currently airing Season 11, which was filmed in Croatia in 2025. Nathan returned to the series as bosun, while Gael and Kayden stayed nearby so the family could spend time together between charters.
However, the arrangement quickly became stressful. Nathan admitted feeling pressure trying to balance his demanding job with family life, while Gael questioned whether returning to the yacht was the right decision.
In one emotional call, she told Nathan she was struggling and experiencing significant anxiety. Their relationship was also dragged into Nathan’s feud with Joe Bradley, with Nathan becoming furious when Joe mentioned Gael’s name at a heated dinner.
At this time, Bravo had not provided any comment about the charges.
Spoiler alert: If you don’t want to know what happened in The Traitors Episode 6, which aired on August 19, stop reading now.
In case you haven’t been keeping up, Alex Nation, Kirby Bentley and Alvin Quah were tapped to be the three Traitors, and the rest of the Traitors cast, dubbed the Faithfuls, were tasked with figuring out the identities of the trio. For the first five episodes, the Faithfuls were a bit of a hot mess, and kept accidentally eliminating their own.
However, Episode 6 saw AJ — who had remained relatively quiet until this point — suddenly prove exactly why Australian Survivor fans know him as a strategic force. AJ not only correctly clocked Alex, Kirby and Alvin as the three Traitors, but took things one step further by approaching Alex with a bold plan to secretly work together.
Fans are loving the dramatic exchange, with viewers on Reddit hailing it as one of the best episodes across the entire international Traitors franchise.
“Best episode of The Traitors I have ever seen ever,” one wrote. “The season’s been just ok and then it just exploded this episode. Great episode. AJ is incredible wow,” another said.
“That was one of the best episodes of this show I’ve ever seen… AND WE’RE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON,” a third chimed in.
AJ and Kirby at breakfast. Image: Ten.
What plan has AJ proposed to Alex on The Traitors?
Rather than exposing Alex to the other Faithfuls for being the Traitor he believes she is, he’s kept his theory quiet and approached her to work together proposing a joint win.
The way AJ sees his plan working is for him and Alex to work together to eliminate one of the current Traitors, and then continue to recruit new Traitors and eliminate them, too. Once the game is at the tail end, he wants Alex to recruit him as a Traitor and for the two of them to win the game together.
AJ explained this plan when he approached Alex and told her he knew about her secret identity.
“I’ve known you’re a Traitor for a while,” he told her. “Also, I know Kirby’s a Traitor. I don’t trust Kirby. I trust you. She’s scared because she knows the only way I can get through this game is with you.
“There’s a strategy, okay…. I think you need me to take down Kirby. How it works is we vote out a Traitor. I tell you who I think we should recruit. Vote that person out. We keep getting these Traitors. It gets to the end. Then you recruit me. Right at the end, when Kirby thinks she has me against you, I turn on Kirby. Then I take out Kirby.”
Alvin, Kirby and Alex in the Traitors’ turret. Image: Ten.
Do fans believe Alex and AJ will work together on The Traitors?
At the Round Table, Alex sided with AJ and voted to eliminate fellow Traitor Alvin, sending him home and suggesting she may be willing to work with AJ and play into his plan. However, in the Turret she and Kirby tossed around the idea of either recruiting AJ or ‘murdering’ him that night which would see him eliminated from the game.
Fans believe that Alex would be making the wrong decision by letting AJ stay in the game and secretly working with him, and pointed out that the next episode’s promo suggests that The Bachelor star may be in some trouble.
“Speculation but definitely looks like they murder AJ and then [the Faithfuls] gun for Alex at the next roundtable and Alex is crying because the Housewife to her left is probably the swing vote,” one wrote.
Another person mused that AJ was missing from the trailer. “I didn’t see AJ at all in the preview. Am I wrong? I think he gets murdered.”
A third user speculated that Alex may ultimately choose to stay loyal to Kirby, which could come back to haunt her later in the game.
“They are so hinting at Kirby eventually cutting Alex,” another wrote. “To me Alex is 100% loyal to Kirby and looks like Alex is getting a LOT of heat on her next roundtable.”
We are sat for the next episode!
The Traitors airs Tuesday and Wednesday on Channel 10 and 10Play.
Home and Away is the most awarded program in Logies history, with a staggering 51 wins and a spot in the Hall of Fame. However, it missed out on getting a single nomination at this year’s TV WEEK Logie Awards.
Despite the obvious snub, the popular soap was mentioned during the ceremony, being voted Australia’s second favourite show ever by the Australian public, beaten out by Kath and Kim.
In an exclusive interview with Chattr, Lynne McGranger, who played Irene for 33 years, said that the increase in competition could be the reason why Home and Away missed out on a nomination.
“I just think there is so much more involved now. Gone are the days where it was just free to air. I was just in shock last year when I won the silver, in particular, when you’re up against people like the wonderful Anna Torv and Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Kaitlyn Dever. There’s so much going on. There are so many other television shows that the audience is subject to, and you’ve only just got to look at the list of nominees and the list of shows that have been nominated,” she said.
Lynne, who’s touring Australia with The Grandparents Club again later this year, said that she hopes that things like Home and Away‘s snub will help free-to-air companies take a closer look at the changing media landscape and implement changes that help champion long-running shows again.
“I think that free to air now has to look at themselves and go, ‘We need to do something.’ I mean, obviously, there’s a lot of game shows, there’s a lot of quiz shows, and they’re very popular. But in terms of dramas and comedies, [more needs to be done],” she said.
“I don’t know who won what and how many won. But I was very aware that Home and Away didn’t get any nominations, and that’s sad for free to air television, I think.”
Home and Away’s Matt Evans, Emily Weir, Sophie Dillman and Patrick O’Connor at the 2022 Logies. Image: Instagram.
Fans react to Home and Away’s Logies snub
Home and Away took home two Logies wins in 2025, with Lynne McGranger winning both the Gold and Silver Logie.
When the 2026 Logies nominations were announced this years, fans were shocked to see zero noms for the popular soap.
“Maybe they grew tired of Home and Away’s continual success,” one fan wrote, while others quipped they “won’t be voting if Home and Away isn’t there” or said they were “very disappointed that Home and Away isn’t nominated this year or any of the actors.”
“How come Home and Away or its cast aren’t anywhere in the Logies categories?” another user wrote.
Lynne McGranger is returning as Liz for the third instalment of The Grandparents Club, Christmas in The Grandparents Club. However, a lot has changed since she last stepped into the role, with Lynne becoming a real-life grandmother to twin girls in June.
In an exclusive interview with Chattr, Lynne revealed that while acting often means taking on experiences that aren’t your own, becoming a grandmother herself has given her a newfound connection to the role.
“Actors, we invent stuff and we create a different reality to bring things to life on stage, but to actually be a grandparent now of twin girls, I think in those minutes during the show that are a little bit sentimental, I don’t think I’ll have to try very hard. I think it will just come naturally,” she explained.
Christmas in The Grandparents Club is a live show touring Australia that follows four grandparents who find themselves stranded at a campground, with hilarity ensuing as they desperately try to make it home to their families for Christmas.
The long-time Home and Away actress explained that now she’s a grandma, she can really relate to how devastating it would be to miss Christmas with the little ones, and told Chattr that she’ll be able to bring those real-life emotions to the role.
“I expect that I will not be faking tears this year,” she laughed. “Actually, Wayne Scott Kermon, who plays Jimmy… when we were doing Cruising with the Grandparents Club, he became a grandfather for the first time, and there were moments on stage when he got very emotional and then that would set us all off, which was just lovely.”
Lynne McGranger gushes about being a grandma to twin girls
Lynne’s daughter Clancy welcomed twin daughters, Stevie Grace and Daisy Joy, in June, making the Gold Logie winning actress a first time grandma.
She told Chattr that while she expected the role of a grandma to be different from being a mum, she didn’t know how deep that bond would run until she met the little ones.
“You read things on Facebook and you hear people say, ‘Oh, you wait. It’s just so different’, and you just think, ‘Oh, yeah, well, I can hand them back, I don’t have to keep them for the night, I can hand them back’, but it goes beyond that,” she said.
Lynne said that the joy of being a grandma runs even deeper than the beautiful relationship she’s built with Stevie Grace and Daisy Joy.
“For me, and for Paul, my partner, our daughter Clancy, she was our she is our only child, and for her to see her be a mum is just amazing and breathtaking, and to see how she is with those little girls just fills my heart with so much love,” she gushed
“And in a way, it’s kind of like a nice warm pat on the back for us because you think, “Wow! Despite everything we’ve done, we must have done something right, because she is such a terrific mum, and I’m sure Luke, our son-in-law’s parents feel the same way. They must look at Luke and go, “Wow, we’ve done something right, because they are making the best parents, and It just fills my heart, and it makes me feel so glad and happy and like I say, it’s a warm pat on the back. It’s lovely.”
Paul, Clancy, Lynne and Luke. Image: Instagram.
Who should go and see Christmas in The Grandparents Club?
Lynne told Chattr that while the show will particularly resonate with grandparents, there’s plenty for audiences of all ages to enjoy.
“You don’t have to be a grandparent to appreciate it. We all know grandparents. We’ve all had grandparents, even if we’re not grandparents yet. And I’ve only just recently become one myself, so I was faking it up until now,” she laughed.
“It’s just this wonderful celebration of what being a grandparent is, what being a parent is, and in this particular case or this particular incarnation of the show, it’s set at Christmas time. So all the kind of hills and gullies that go with Christmas and families negotiating things like, political opinions, who brings what food, what children are allowed to eat, who’s got dietary needs and all of those things that affect Christmas.”
The 90-minute live show tours venues across NSW, ACT, Victoria (Shepparton) and Queensland, 1 November to 20 December 2026.
Gretel Killeen has been a standout addition to The Traitors 2026, winning viewers over with her fabulous outfits and signature dry wit. Now, the new host has revealed who she’d love to see step into the game in a future season.
While the 2026 cast is stacked with familiar faces from reality TV, Gretel has her sights set on an Australian icon joining the ranks — and perhaps even the turret as a Traitor.
“Well, what you want is for the person to go against type. I think Ray Martin as a Traitor would be interesting,” she told Pedestrian.TV. “I love him, but I know he totally is not a Traitor. But he might get into it, you never know?”
The revamped version of the show has been well received since it premiered earlier this month, and Gretel said that she’s been contacted by “a lot of people” who want to be involved in future seasons.
“Now that people can see, it’s really fun,” she said. “I mean, it’s a lot of money, but also people say, ‘Wait a minute, you can strategise’. Mind you, they don’t always win, but it’s just a good, fun thing to do in a challenging time.”
Traitors: Alex, Alvin and Kirby in the turret. Image :Ten.
Who’s still competing on The Traitors Australia 2026?
The Traitors Australia 2026 cast is made up of memorable stars from a variety of Australian reality shows, including Survivor, Married at First Sight, Love Island, The Block and The Bachelor, among others.
The three OG Traitors were picked during the premiere episode, when all of the contestants sat blindfolded at the round table and Gretel selected the trio by tapping them each on the shoulder. They are Survivor’s Kirby Bentley, The Bachelor‘s Alex Nation and MasterChef‘s Alvin Quinn.
As of episode five, none of the Traitors had been eliminated, and eight Faithfuls had been sent home: Cam Merchant, Kween Kong, Shane Gould, Manaaki Hoepo, Cosima De Vito, Henry Nicholson, Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson and Gamble Breaux.
At this point in the game, the Traitors are dominating, with Cosima telling Chattr that she thinks the Faithfuls need to become more united if they want any chance of winning the game.
“There’s a big problem in the group at the moment. No one’s working together; they’re all out for themselves, and you can’t win a game like that,” she said.
The Traitors Australia 2026 airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30pm on Network 10 and 10Play.
Courtney and Sev have already burned through more than $73k in cash across their first two rooms. Their biggest blowout was Family Bathroom Week: they estimated the room would cost $20k but actually spent $53k. Their winning guest bedroom cost roughly another $20k, putting them at spending around $73k after only two completed rooms.
This is heavily chipping into The Block’s overall renovation budget of $790,000 per house. This applies to all teams: Adam and Jolene, Chantel and Wyatt, Lisa and Rosco, Rick and Tayla and the Brisbane best friends.
Host Scotty Cam has been raising concerns about their spending — and he’s not the only one. “Can I point out, the girls have blown one third of their budget?” read one Reddit post, although this percentage is not actually true — it’s closer to 10 per cent.
Courtney and Sev on The Block 2026. Image: Nine.
“Does nobody find this excessive? In no world will they have enough cash to finish this house. They have spent over 73K so far on two rooms.”
However, some could argue that Courtney and Sev have deliberately overspent to win major prizes: the bathroom victory earned them a $250,000 E&S kitchen/appliance upgrade, on top of winning first choice of houses in Week 1.
One Reddit user said this was a calculated move on the women’s behalf. “They’ve gambled that for first choice of the houses and for the $250k appliance pack,” they said. “It seems like a solid strategy to me.”
Another said the original critic wasn’t taking into consideration all the bonuses the woman had won. “They have the house they wanted and 10K. They have the kitchen they wanted and 10K… which puts them way ahead of everyone else at about the same cash spent. Smart move.”
What happens if a team on The Block blows their budget?
There’s plenty of precedent on The Block for contestants spending too aggressively early and then finding themselves in dire straits later in their build.
The most extreme recent example is Ankur and Sharon in 2022. Their finances became so bad that Scott Cam effectively took control of their budget and cut off their access to their accounts, instead allocating them controlled weekly amounts to finish the house.
Tess and Luke in 2019 are another iconic example of a team’s overspending.
Tess and Luke won The Block in 2019. Image: Nine.
Midway through the season, they had spent more than any other team and had only $77,000 left despite substantial parts of the build remaining. Scotty warned them at one stage that they had only about $30,000 remaining to finish The Block, and they were eventually put under a Scotty-controlled budget arrangement.
However, it all worked out for the best: Tess and Luke went on to win the 2019 season with a $630,000 auction profit. The big question is whether Courtney and Sev’s early prizes and house choice will compensate for their hefty spending. Stay tuned to find out.
The Block airs on Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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While the 2026 TV WEEK Logie Awards drew some of the biggest names in Australian television, there were also some noticeable absences, particularly several well-known Home and Away cast members who decided to skip the ceremony.
Home and Away was shockingly snubbed this year, with the beloved soap and its cast receiving zero nominations. However, an insider has told Chattr that the Logies snub wasn’t the only thing behind the noticeably smaller Home and Away turnout.
“Obviously, their lack of nominations meant that lots of the cast didn’t want to attend — it was a big deal, and many felt disappointed about it. But I don’t think that was the only reason some of the big names didn’t attend,” the insider exclusively told Chattr.
“There’s been a feud brewing between some of the cast members, so it makes sense that they wouldn’t want to be posing on the red carpet together or be in the same room.”
It’s unclear who is feuding, but by looking at who attended, it appeared to be mostly senior cast members. The majority of the younger cast members weren’t there, which could mean the feud is between the senior and newer cast.
Home and Away’s Matt Evans, Emily Weir, Sophie Dillman and Patrick O’Connor at the 2022 Logies. Image: Instagram.
Which Home and Away stars attended the 2026 Logies and who skipped out?
Channel 7 shared a carousel of the Home and Away cast who attended the 2026 Logies, and among them were Stephanie Panozzo, Emily Symons, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Ada Nicodemou, James Stewart, Kyle Shilling, Hailey Pinto, Adam Rowland, Georgie Parker and Rocco Forrester-Sach.
While the attendees do include some of the show’s biggest names, there were also some huge Home and Away stars who usually attend the Logies but skipped out this year.
Nicholas Cartwright is usually very much a Logies regular, but was nowhere to be seen this year. The same goes for Ethan Browne, Matt Evans, Tristan Gorey and Ally Harris.
Tully Smyth has been a fixture on Australian reality TV for over a decade ever since her breakout moment on Big Brother in 2013.
And now, she’s added Faithful on The Traitors Australia to her resume. So far, the writer and content creator has maintained a cool exterior on the show without raising any suspicion that she could be a Traitor.
However, away from the manor, Tully is claiming that her experience on the show wasn’t always a good one. In a post captioned “I said what I said,” Tully shared a clip of a challenge on The Traitors Australia.
In the challenge from episode 3, the team carried a heavy raft up a mountain, but many of the louder men’s voices dominated the scene. In the challenge, one contestant at a time would stop carrying the raft and be tied to a pole. At the first pole, Australian Survivor’s Henry Nicholson decided that it should be the “ladies first” who would leave the challenge and therefore lose their chance at getting a Shield.
“This mission is targeting people with a lot of strength,” Housewives star Krissy Marsh said in a confessional. “The Survivors and the men are more than likely going to get a Shield.”
In the episode, Tully could be heard saying that the entire group should agree on who gets the Shield, rather than the men — however, her (rather valid) concerns were ignored. After the episode, Tully wrote that this moment was her “top 5 horror movies,” before she listed “sexism” and “trying to get a word in” as examples.
The post received plenty of comments agreeing with Tully. Recent eliminee, Cosima De Vito, wrote on the video: “Amen to all 5. What a messed-up day.”
Tully’s ex-partner, Tahlia Farrant, agreed that “this whole challenge was such a hard watch.”
In the same post, Tully took aim at the group’s decision to not allow MAFS star, Cam Merchant, to return to the game, bringing with him a $10k bonus for the prize fund. Tully described Henry and co’s choice to refuse him and the money as “abandoning $10k for no reason.”
Cam commented on the post “If I only knew what was really going on,” which Tully soundtracked to Katy Perry’s ‘The One That Got Away’ — a pointed reference to Cam being snubbed by his co-stars.
The Traitors Australia viewers agree with Tully’s ‘sexism’ claims
Further into Tully’s comments, plenty of Traitors viewers agreed with her stance. “Every Traitors show, the first ‘endurance’ challenge, the sexism from the men rears its head towards the women,” read one comment.
Other viewers vented that “this challenge made me so mad” and the way the men treated the women had “set us back 100 years!”
This isn’t the first time the franchise has faced sexism allegations. In a challenge on The Traitors US season three, contestants had to sacrifice players in order to increase the prize pot, so several of the Housewives initially volunteered themselves. The male contestants quickly embraced the idea that women should be sacrificed, prompting online discussion accusing the men of treating women as more expendable in Traitors.
On the latest US season, Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause publicly accused Wes Bergmann of displaying sexist behaviour during the game, which Wes disputed.
Summer House’s Ciara Miller later spoke about the gender biases she felt women encountered on Traitors. “I kind of think that people are always going to underestimate the girls… [watching] the inherent misogyny that females have to face… ” Ciara told Decider.
“The women really had to fight for their voices to be heard.”
The Traitors Australia 2026 airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30pm on Network 10 and 10Play.
Henry Nicholson was the sixth Faithful to be sent home on The Traitors Australia 2026, meaning the Traitors have maintained a perfect track record so far.
As it stands, Kirby, Alex and Alvin have all survived as Traitors, but was Kirby set up to fail from the beginning? Was the Survivor legend’s game rigged? Amid rising speculation around Kirby’s identity, one piece of information did the rounds around the manor: early eliminee Kween Kong claimed she heard Kirby get tapped by host Gretel Killeen when she was selected to be a Traitor.
Chattr asked Henry about this, who confirmed this bit of info did play on his mind when deciding that Kirby was one of three Traitors.
“One of my suspicions was based off what Kween heard, and it doesn’t make sense for somebody to just bring that up,” Henry told Chattr in an exclusive.
Kirby was selected as one of the three Traitors. Image: Ten.
“That’s kind of why I thought that piece of information was so crucial to my attack, and why I thought Kirby was a Traitor — and it clearly played out that way. But there were other things along the journey that confirmed that, too.”
However, Henry doesn’t begrudge the reality competition — and Gretel’s loud tapping?? — for potentially spoiling Kirby’s secret.
“That’s just part of the game mechanics,” Henry said. “From playing a game like Survivor, when you step onto the beach or enter the mansion, everything is part of it. Every little intricate detail of how you play. For example, I know this is a bit of a crossover, but for Survivor, I wanted to come on as a yoga instructor, so even changing my outfit, the way I came into the game, even through the audition process, I was a yoga instructor. I think it’s all part of it. Your senses are everything in that game,” Henry continued.
“I think it’s just a wrinkle within the game, and it was well picked up by Kween.”
Henry picks his best player on The Traitors Australia
Henry revealed who he believed was playing the best game, and it wasn’t surprising that his pick was one of the Traitors who had successfully fooled him.
“From the first four episodes, I thought Alex [Nation] is playing really well as a Traitor,” he told Chattr in an exclusive interview.
When asked about Alex’s best move, Henry said he was impressed with how Alex bonded with Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson in Episode 4, before turning on him at the Round Table.
“I thought how she got votes onto Dicko at the most recent Round Table was really quite smart,” he said.
While the Faithfuls may be getting picked off one by one, Henry defended his team, saying those who are purposely flying under the radar should get more credit.
“As a Faithful, there are a lot of conversations not shown, but there are a lot of Faithfuls that are playing really strong games, and they’re probably wise, you know, you put your head out too far, and you do go home.
“So, I’d say if I’m looking at it as a fan right now, Alex is playing the best game, and as a Faithful, I think we’ll find out,” he cryptically added.
Traitors Alvin, Kirby and Alex. Image: Ten.
Henry calls out Dicko’s strategy of not targeting the Traitors
Dicko has made it known on The Traitors 2026 that his strategy is safety in numbers, rather than targeting someone he thinks may be a Traitor.
The former Australian Idol coach has admitted that he mentions someone’s name to his alliance, and everyone is expected to vote for them, regardless of whether they’re believed to be a Faithful. Henry said that Dicko’s plan is starting to backfire on him.
“I think Dicko’s probably playing a Survivor game inside a Traitors game. I think what he’s doing now is great for Survivor. But, you can see he’s being clocked by the Traitors, and then a few of the Faithfuls wrote him down as well. So I think he’s getting both attacked from both ends. So I don’t think he’s playing bad; he’s just got a technique that I wouldn’t use.”
Henry added that he thinks Dicko’s only really concentrating on surviving the Banishments, leaving a gap open for the Traitors to ‘Murder’ him.
“Dicko just wants to play the numbers game, have as many votes at the round table, and I think it seems for him the round table is important to him. To me, it’s the turret and the round table because, as Faithful there’s two chances for us to go, so it’s a fine line between balancing both and the strategies you use for that. But it was pretty clear he just wanted to survive, in my opinion, just the banishments.”
The Traitors Australia 2026 airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30pm on Network 10 and 10Play.
