The live-action Barbie is coming in and hot with a cast list is chock-full of stars!
The film, directed by Greta Gerwig (Little Women), stars Australia’s very own Margot Robbie alongside superstar Ryan Gosling and is arguably the most highly anticipated movie of 2023.
Here’s everything we know about the Barbie movie!
What is Barbie about?
“To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place, unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.”
Set in Barbieland, a Barbie doll living is expelled from the world for not being perfect enough, too eccentric and not fitting the usual mould.
She goes on an adventure in the real world and by the time she returns to Barbieland to save it, she has gained the realisation that perfection comes on the inside, not the outside, and that the key to happiness is belief in oneself.
Margot Robbie in Barbie. Warner Bros.
When will it be released?
The film will be released on July 21, 2023 worldwide.
Who is in the cast?
On April 5, the full cast was released and it’s a doozy!
Alongside Robbie and Gosling, the film stars Michael Cera as Allan, Emerald Fennell as Midge, Dua Lipa as Mermaid Barbie, Issa Rae as President Barbie.
Netflix’s Sex Education stars Connor Swindells (as a Ken), Emma Mackey (Nobel Prize winner Barbie) and Ncuti Gatwa (as a Ken) while Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan plays Diplomat Barbie.
Given that Barbie is banished to the real world, there are also humans! Will Ferrell plays the CEO of the toy company, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt and Helen Mirren as the narrator.
Supporting cast include Hari Nef as a doctor Barbie, Ana Cruz Kayne as a Supreme Court Justice Barbie, Sharon Rooney as a lawyer Barbie, Kate McKinnonas the Barbie who’s “always in the splits,” Alexandra Shipp as author Barbie, and Ritu Aryaas a Barbie with a Pulitzer.
Plus Kinglsey Ben-Adir, Scott Evans and Simu Liu!
Is there a trailer?
There sure is and it’s GLORIOUS!
Barbie premieres world-wide on July 21, only in cinemas.
Married at First Sight’sJesse Burford and Claire Nomarhas stans were left feeling revived after the couple revealed that Claire was going to visit her former bae in Perth.
During the final Reunion episode, the Bride said that the “end of the experiment was the beginning of a new leaf and I want to be able to continue that.”
After admitting she “loves who Jesse is as a person”, she told the Experts that she was going to visit Jesse in his hometown, leaving viewers thinking that they were giving their relationship another go.
But new conflicting evidence proves otherwise, leaving us with the question… Where do Jesse and Claire stand now?
Claire and Jesse. Source: Nine.
Jesse revealed if Claire really went to Perth
After the Reunion episode, Jesse shared a post, which really explains…well everything.
Shared in the MAFS Gossip Uncut – Australia group, one user posted a screenshot from his page.
“Ok so it was no where near as bad as I was expecting,” Jesse wrote. “Only one thing to clarify: The whole ‘she’s coming to Perth’ thing: Claire said she’s coming to Perth for the UFC and for Lyndall’s birthday party — not because she wanted to continue romantically exploring with me hahaha [sic].
“Unsurprisingly, she didn’t end up coming to the above anyway!” Ooft.
He then said that he was “very pleased” with the finale, apart from the “Perth implications”, calling it “very accurate”.
He also shed light on why we didn’t see Bronte and Harrison’s final vows, nor Shannon and Caitlin (because it was “pretty brutal”) or Josh and Mel either.
Apparently, Janelle and Adam, Rupert and Evelyn and Taylah and Hugo didn’t even get a final sit-down!
“Almost everything I say about Claire that night has been craftily edited to appear that there’s still a chance for us,” he began.
“Many of my sentences were stitched together — you can literally hear my tone of voice change throughout full sentences.
Jesse and Claire. Source: Nine.
“Claire and I absolutely DID NOT talk every day. I actually spent the entire drive to the reunion talking about how I wasn’t too keen on seeing Claire or Adam [Seed] and how I wanted to mostly be by myself that night.
“What you saw was Claire and I simply being polite; friendly and kind to each other. No need for a fight. We shared a hello hug. We spoke once more that entire night. Nothing more to it.”
Ooft!
Jesse. Source: Nine.
Jesse revealed where the couple now stand in a recent interview
Speaking to the Daily Mail in a recent interview, Jesse said that Claire was a “super villain on a silver platter”; but insisted he was given the “villain edit” edit instead, while portraying her as an “angel”.
“I was shocked watching our relationship play out on screen. I remember thinking to myself, ‘I don’t have to worry one bit about if I’m going to be a villain, because [Claire] just said some crazy stuff,” he said.
After the cheating scandal was revealed, Claire wrote “stay”, even though Jesse was adamant he wanted to get the f**k out of there.
“’Why couldn’t you honour me like that? Why did you make me stay and I just can’t shake that she was doing it to look after herself and it’s not just this random thought that’s in my head – there’s other things that happened that back that thought up,” he said.
Jesse and Claire. Source: Nine.
Apparently, Jesse also wanted to walk into the Reunion Dinner Party with JanelleHan; however, producers said no.
“Janelle and I were going to walk in together as a prank and get everyone,” he told the Daily Mail.
Claire’s post-show Insta post showed something completely different
Look, we’re a little confused here. Claire’s Insta post, post-show is misleading to say the least.
“It was hard looking back at some of my behaviour,” she wrote. “Sometimes people make mistakes and we don’t always act with integrity but I am so damn proud of myself for being honest.
“I am so proud that I took more accountability than any man I’ve ever seen on any reality tv show… I’m proud of the strong, empathetic, compassionate and kind woman I am and I wouldn’t change a single thing that I went through during this experiment.
“Tonight I’m walking away with my head held high and looking forward to what comes next! ✨🥰 #MAFS“
It’s clear by Jesse’s posts and rogue interviews that he is feeling pretty sh**ted off, so we’re gonna take one for the team and “hand-on-heart” say, they’re absolutely donezo!
Stream the entire season of Married at First Sight Australia on 9Now.
Well, kids. Give yourself a pat on the back. We’ve made it to episode 36, a.k.a the FINAL Married at First Sight Australia 2023 episode, the Reunion Part Deux.
This year has seen some of the most chaotic gaslighting, narcism and drama we’ve ever seen on MAFS and that was just (~AlLEgeDly~) by Harrison…
And as the narrator reminded us: “Each participant came with the same dream…” to not be f**ked over on National Television.
During this blessed episode, the Experts — John Aiken, Mel Schilling and Alessandra Rampolla, welcomed the 24 participants back to the couch to not only find out where they stand with another, but for John to rinse the Grooms one last time…
Here’s everything that happened during the MAFS Reunion
After watching a recap of ALL the weddings, it was time to get our first couple up to the couch. And spoiler alert. They are actually a couple.
Tahnee and Ollie — no notes
Golly gosh. These two.
Never in the experiment have we seen such a perfect couple grace our screens.
While Tahnee and Ollie swear they’ve had arguments, like all Insta-worthy couples, we got the highlight reel. But it’s OK, because they are goddamn perfect and are now officially boyfie and girlfie!
After being asked about the “status” of their relo (like they’ve just become FaceBook official in 2010) Tahnee and Ollie are soooooo ~HaPpY~!!
Happpppy! Source: Nine.
Then, after “quaking like a duck” during Final Vows, this year’s blessed pair announced they were in love. CUTE!
Us right now. Source: Nine.
When asked by Expert Mel how she sees the future, Tahnee said that she was “excited” before Ollie revealed he was moving to Sydney.
“It’s daunting as hell, but there’s a part of me that’s in Sydney now, and that’s Tahnee,” he said. AWWWWW! There is LOVE all around.
While we likey them a lot, we know that this is NOT setting a standard for the rest of the evening…
Sandy and Dan face the Experts
We wonder if there’s an ocean somewhere Dan can run off to?
Expert John reveals that he was “disappointed” because they had “thought long and hard” about putting them together. Given the 2.5 seconds of screen-time that it took for them to decide on this couple, it was really sh** that they couldn’t make it work.
John then added that there was “a lot” that they liked about them as a couple and had been “excited”; however, the same could not be said for Sandy and Dan…
Firstly, Sandy is not made up of the ocean and secondly, Dan got with someone else from their wedding. LEL.
When asked why she thought they didn’t work, Sandy said: “Dan never came here with the right intentions,” while, butting in as per usual, Dan said: “Hand on heart, I did”…
But Dan, we all know that when someone says “hand on heart”, they’re crossing their fingers with the other one behind their back.
Let the woman speak, Dan. Source: Nine.
Sandy thinks that Dan would have tried harder if he actually meant it, but he was adamant there were “a lot of differences”.
Expert John then decides to bring up the goddamn boys night which implicated both Hugo and Dan — dredging up the butt dial which may or may not have happened.
The infamous butt-dial was dredged up and Expert John had receipts
First we were shown old footage of Evelyn talking to Rupert about the infamous butt dial and then more clips of the godforsaken Dinner Party, which we already had to witness…
Bu– WAIT. A SECOND. What’s this?! Expert John a.k.a the real MVP of the season, has RECEIPTS and Dan is f**ked.
In a never-before-seen conversation, Hugo tells a producer that he didn’t want to “throw anyone under the bus”, before physically throwing Dan under said bus.
Hugo throwing Dan under the bus he said he didn’t want to throw him under… Source: Nine.
“Dan was saying, ‘I can’t stand her, but I keep saying yes to try and make it to the end..,'” Hugo reveals, adding that Dan had also said: “She is the last person I’d be attracted to, she’s 100% not my type. All that kind of stuff.”
ACA-EXCUSE ME?!. Source: Nine.
After the revelation was over and an excruciating ad break, Dan was NOT happy, Jan Hugo and was ready to throttle his fellow Groom.
“Holy sh**,” Lyndall says. And HOLY SH** is right!
Dan stares at Hugo for an uncomfortable amount of time before Sandy says: “Stop looking at Hugo. I know what you’re doing. Stop intimidating him!”
Wishing the ocean would bring a wave that would engulf his entire body, Dan protested: “No, I’m not.”
Sandy then says that she has dealt with him for “two months” (is it just us, or does this timeframe keep changing?!) and added: “I know exactly what you do.” OOOOOOOOOFT.
“Nothing he does surprises me anymore, I’ve spent enough time with him,” she tells the Experts and sorry, is he on par with Cam and Harrison?!
Hugo explains what was said during the boys night out
Expert John, who has not cracked a smile, then throws Hugo under the bus, asking when this sh** was said.
“We were down at Opera Bar,” he says and don’t you dare bring a National Icon into this!!! Hugo then admits he led the charge bagging out his own bride Tayla with the full support of the other grooms, and Dan had said it was “Friends at First Sight”, which is weird because friends don’t behave like petulant children.
“You said you might have felt hard done by…” he says to Dan. The poor guy. He had to stammer through the confession he was forced to make on camera… the same place he admitted it the first time.
Dan does “not recall” being an ass**le
Expert John then asks Dan to come clean.
“I don’t recall saying it,” he says, lying through his teeth, before John interrupts him.
“When you say you ‘don’t recall’…”
“Word-for-word?” Dan asks. No, honey. Just make it up. 🙄
“When you say ‘you don’t recall’, that suggests it absolutely could have happened,” John says and man, he is sooooooo tired of their sh**.
Expert John is having precisely zero of Dan’s sh**. Source: Nine.
Sandy then brings up the fact that Dan slept with her and while he spins some BS about “being connected”, she said that he knew what that meant for her, i.e. giving her false hope about a future together.
Dan’s alleged bedroom talk and John has had enough
Apparently he also said such charming things like: “I don’t understand why you only want to get intimate in the dark”, “I’m not vibing with this, Sandy” and this pearler: “I date girls who walk around in skimpy clothes.” F**KING HELL.
After denying everything, Claire pipes up: “Dan, just say sorry. Take some accountability. You’re a grown ass 48-year-old man. Act like it.”
Dan then says he was attracted to Sandy at first but then as they “continued to get to know each other”, that attraction “plateaued”. SHUT UP, DAN.
Then this from John: “Dan, I have sat here tonight counting the amount of times ‘no’ comes out of your mouth, and it is A LOT. It means, as a result of anything she says the first reaction from you is, ‘no’, it dismisses her… it invalidates her opinions and it makes her feel small and insignificant. I thought I better tell you that, because I don’t know whether you know that. It’s gotta stop.” JOHN AIKEN FOR THE GOLD LOGIE!!!!!!
“I didn’t realise,” Dan says. It’s called self-awareness, hun!
YESSSS JOHN!! Source: Nine.
John then tells him to take a “better approach”.
Expert Mel then asks Sandy if she regretted coming into the experiment. While her parents didn’t support her decision, she did say that one of the “biggest takeaways” was seeing the love her parents gave her when she needed to be built back up.
“We wish you both the best for your future relationships,” Expert Mel then said through gritted teeth.
Melinda and Layton — the “power couple”
Melinda and Layton are next to take a seat on the couch, which is annoying because we all know how their story ended and this episode could have been 20 minutes shorter.
But instead, we have to hear their journey from hating each other, to liking each other, to loving each other and arguing everyday in between.
After replaying their ~jOuRnEy~ Expert Mel says their relationship has not been linear. “It’s been tough.” Noooo sh**.
Layton and Melinda = the “power couple”. Source: Nine.
Melinda says that when she didn’t feel the initial spark, she didn’t think Layton was her mans, however, apparently they are a “good example” of people who do the work and “get a happy ending”.
Layton thanks the Experts, while Melinda sees a future of marriage and kids with him.
Cute. NEXT!
The Experts have done it again! Source: Nine.
Lyndall and Cam are up next and this should be…good
“We had such high hopes,” Expert John tells Lyndall and Cameron, before saying that after watching the Dinner Party the night before, that there was “a lot of pain” there.
He then asks Lyndall how she could possibly be sitting next to the man that was sexting Tayla. Apparently, being back in the room feels “painful”, however, Cameron has no feelings.
The former couple are then shown a package of their blossoming relo before the producer’s decide to smack Cam’s love of Tayla in their faces.
For Lyndall, the “worst part was watching the start”.
“All the affection stuff was there and then it wasn’t… I had a lot of hope for us,” she said. Didn’t we all!
Cam then said that because of the “pressure”, he felt like he was being someone “that I wasn’t”.
“I think that affection flows naturally when you’re falling in love with someone. I’m sorry to say, but I wasn’t!”
Lyndall then says it was “hurtful” because he should have told her he was feeling that way.
It’s all love, here bebe! Source: Nine.
Expert Mel asks for clarification and Cam gives it in the only way he knows how
Expert Mel then asks for “clarification” on last night’s #Taylam debacle.
“I got me d**k out at a nightclub,” he says. Charming.
“Yes, so we understand,” Expert Mel says. “That wasn’t my question. But thanks for sharing!”
TBF, she didn’t really ask what clarification was needed…
Expert John:
“SMDH”. Source: Nine.
Expert Mel then says she’s actually interested in the “nature” of his relo with Tayla. While we absolutely do not want to hear about this anymore… it looks like we have to.
Cam then says, once again, that there’s “nothing goin’ on there” and that it was a “piss take after Final Vows”.
Still uninterested that he was, in fact, naked in a nightclub, Expert Mel wanted to know why he was on the phone to Tayla.
“Because I’m mates with Tayla,” he says and bro. We did this last night.
“You are just trying to dig up… there’s nothing there,” he says.
Tayla basically outs them with one word. “Yet”
Then Expert Mel turns to Tayla…..
Tayla started strong, admitting that she “really likes” Cam…”as a friend” and this don’t look like you’re just friends!!
Does this look like “just friends”?! Source: Nine.
“It hasn’t been explored… yet,” Tayla says before realising that she’s outed them. “Not that it is going to be explored.”
WTAF?!
“F**K,” Tayla says. “Oh, no!” LOL. BUSTED!!!!
Oh dear. Source: Nine.
Tayla then reveals that if Cam were in Tassie “then perhaps”, but we all know his love of Darwin would prevent this.
Hoooo boy! Source: Nine.
“Nail in the coffin,” Cam says. LOL. You’re damn right.
Lyndall then calls their relationship a “missing piece” and said her “gut” told her “there was something in that for sure”. Always trust yo gut, ladies (and gents)!
Cam reckons he wasn’t ready for a relationship and this could have been useful information
Cam then spouts more BS about not being ready for a relationship and “that’s the core of the issue right there.” WHAT IS IT WITH THESE MEN?!
Finally, Expert Alessandra says more than two words: “I so wish we’d all known that before going down this road for Lyndall,” she said before asking why Cam wanted to stay.
For some unknown reason he says: “The Final Vows said a lot.” BRO, that was AT THE END.
“There were parts where I wanted to stay and parts where I didn’t,” he said.
If looks could kill… Source: Nine.
Lyndall, infuriated, said it was “incredibly hurtful” to which Cam replied: “I think not falling in love with someone is perfectly fine.” NOT THE POINT, BROSEPH!
“Your behaviour wasn’t fine,” she says.
Expert Mel then tells Cam he has had “quite a casual reaction to something that is quite deep and meaningful and it feels a little bit dismissive.”
“What? The way I’m sitting?!” he asks.
“No, not the way you’re sitting, MATE,” she says. MAAAAATE.
Lyndall then tells him that he’s had not much care for the way he has hurt her and then TELLS HIM TO “DO BETTER”! YESSSS, LYNDALL!!
“DO BETTER!!!” Source: Nine.
“Be better,” she continues. “Have some f**king integrity.”
“Righto,” he says. “Rightio, gotcha.” F**KING HELL.
WHAT A WASTE OF TIME!
From Hell to Heller-er. Alyssa and Duncan are up next
After Alyssa and Duncan sit down on the couch, Expert Alessandra asks if Alyssa had time to “reflect” on the “emotion” from the FINAL final Dinner Party.
Once again, she talks about being “shocked” by Duncan ending their relationship.
Expert John then asks Duncan if it was “confronting” for him to see her so angry, and he said he “doesn’t hold anything against her”…. except for the fact that she goes for his “character”.
Alyssa: “Here we go, Duncan. Have invalid feelings.” Source: Nine.
Duncan then tells the Experts that Alyssa told him to take his “mask off” and Layton’s reaction was excessive, given he was there when she said it.
“I’m soooo shocked!” Source: Nine.
Beating a dead horse, Alyssa reckons she said it because he “led” her through the experiment wanting to work it out, and because she “didn’t expect” to be dumped, she “didn’t know who he was”.
“That’s not fair,” Duncan says. “My heart was in it. I wanted it to work.”
Expert John then decides it’s a good time to recap their relationship.
All we hear is “I have a child” and “I can see you every day except Monday-Sunday”…
“But I have a child!” Source: Nine.
“It’s not everyday you can watch a whole relationship crumble in front of your face,” she said before saying that “she should have seen it coming”.
FINALLY, Alyssa was given the gift of awareness and said she shouldn’t have been so emotionally charged or walk away as much as she did.
“I do regret a lot of things,” and honestly, props to her for recognising this. “I never wanted to hurt Duncan, so I really am sorry.”
Duncan’s final words: “I’m sorry that it didn’t work out. We’re broken up but I still want to say that you’re an amazing woman…”
Ok, this wasn’t as dramatic as we thought it was gonna be. NEXT.
Like a knowing school teacher, Expert Mel calls Jesse and Claire to the couch
Firstly, can we just say that there’s only just under 23 minutes for Harrison to get his comeuppance, so we’re not sure why they’re focusing on these two, but anyway…
Claire admits she’s “nervous” and Expert Alessandra says the “energy and respect and love” is lovely, asking how on earth they made it here.
Crediting Jesse, Claire said “forgiveness is a choice” and that even though she goddamn kissed Adam, he respected her enough to explore things.
Love. Subtext by Calvin Klein. Source: Nine.
Expert John says Jesse seems like a “changed man”, and he admits he “could have thought more before speaking”.
The participants are then forced to watch the excruciating rollercoaster of their relationship and Claire says it was “really hard to watch”.
“I feel really disgusted in myself, in some of my behaviour. By lying, by gaslighting Jesse and telling him he has nothing to worry about, when I knew that he did. Yeh, it’s pretty sh**.”
Jesse admitted that he “liked” Claire enough to “get jealous”, “cry over the bad news” and “to forgive her to the point” which he did.
Then Expert John said: “Adam”
No thank you. We did not want anymore.
“Adam, when you watched that back. The betrayal, the deceit. What does that do to you?
“I did you dirty, the same with Janelle,” Adam said, apologising to Jesse.
Then, after 45 seconds, Jesse accepts the apology. Cool. But where is Expert John calling out Harrison?!
Even though he f**cking hated anything to do with spirituality and crystals, Jesse says that he’s learned to trust his intuition and also, that he “can be better” — which is more than we can say for Cam.
Even though he thought he was a good guy going into the experiment, now he knows he can be a “better guy!” We LOVE you, Jesse!
A little goddamn puppy! Source: Nine.
Claire says the experiment “shone a light” on her behaviours, that she was “seeking validation from outside sources” and that it’s “not the way to go about it.”
“The end of the experiment was the beginning of a new leaf and I want to be able to continue that.”
Claire then admits that she “loves who Jesse is as a person” and has “a lot of great feelings” about him.
THEN….
Jesse reveals that CLAIRE IS GOING TO GODDAMN PERTH and even Expert John was sah happy.
First smile of the experiment. Source: Nine.
HOLY SH**T. That’s the end you guys.
THE ACTUAL END. Clearly John had no parting words for Harrison… which sucks, but cute they ended on a high note.
And after 36 episodes, Married at First Sight Australia 2023 has officially ended.
There is no bigger celebrity than icon of Australian television Kerri-Anne Kennerley and with a big name comes an equally large I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here contract clause.
On Sunday April 2, Kennerley was announced as one of the celebs going into the jungle for the 2023 season — and apparently, she was a “get” that was years in the making.
According to News.com.au, Network Ten’s head of entertainment Stephen Tate had been asking the star to appear on the show since 2015. This meant, that once she was finally “in”, she had a bargaining power like no other.
Source: Ten.
During the interview with the outlet, “KaK” as she is fondly known, said that she had a “few provisos”.
“I get to take makeup,” she said. “Natural is very overrated.”
While we shouldn’t except a full face of make-up, she did say that she “won’t be natural because natural takes a long time. Every girl knows that.” HA!
When Kennerley was asked if she was worried what the other campmates would say about the contract win, she said: “They should just get better management. Not my problem.” Lol! Love her!
Fans may even be excited to know that she’s ridden camels, bulls, horses and held snakes, so the beasts of the jungle will be no match for her and when it comes to heights?
“I’ve abseiled out of a few choppers. Flying-foxed off the top of (television station) GTV in Melbourne … did that a couple of times.”
In 2020, Kennerley performed in Sydney’s Pippin and performed some fabulous — yet risky — trapeze stunts.
Unfortunately, during one particular performance, she landed straight on her collarbone, breaking it — revealing that she now has a 12-centimetre plate.
For those who were born after the year 2000, you may not know what an icon Kennerley really is.
The 69-year-old has been a staple on Aussie TV for over three decades, with her most recent stint being on Studio 10.
After two years, she was ousted from the program; however, during the same interview with News.com.au said she looked back on her tenure with “great pride”.
“My entire career has been spent going, “Okay, I’ve got this job at the moment, let me try and keep it,’” she said.
Stan Original Series Totally Completely Fine follows a 20-something, who is indeed, not totally, completely fine.
The six-part series was created by The Great’sGretel Vellaand is led by New Zealand actress Thomasin McKenzie (JoJo Rabbit).
Here’s everything you need to know about Totally Completely Fine.
When does it premiere?
The series will drop on April 20 on Stan with all episodes premiering at once. Binge sesh, anyone?!
What is Totally Completely Fine about?
Official Synopsis: The series follows 20-something Vivian Cunningham (McKenzie), whose life is in free fall. She can’t pay her bills, she’s living in a decrepit share house, and she likes alcohol more than she likes herself.
Last week she accidentally burnt down her brother’s food truck and this week she’s inherited her grandfather’s house on the edge of a cliff face.
Soon, Vivian realises that the waterfront shack she’s inherited isn’t just a home – it’s a known suicide site, and her grandfather used to try and save every lost soul that passed through. Suddenly, Vivian is talking people away from the ledge, and strangely enough, they’re responding to her chaotic, nihilistic brand of psychology.
Maybe, just maybe, in saving these people, she’ll slowly start to save herself?
Who is in the cast?
Alongside McKenzie, the series stars Devon Terrell (Rap Shit,), Brandon McClelland (The Other Guy), Rowan Witt (Spreadsheet), Contessa Treffone (Doctor Doctor), James Sweeny (Home and Away), Max Crean (Mystic) and Brigid Zengeni (The Good Liar).
Is there a trailer?
There certainly is! Check it out below!
If you or someone you know needs more information, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800.
The Stan Original Series Totally Completely Fine premieres April 20, all episodes at once and only on Stan.
MasterChef Australia Secrets & Surprises will be serving up some delicious twists and turns.
This year, our judges Jock Zonfrillo, Andy Allen and Melissa Leong will welcome a brand-new bunch of hungry hopefuls — home cooks eager to win the coveted MasterChef gold plate.
Here’s everything we know about MasterChef Australia 2023
When will MasterChef Australia 2023 air?
The new chefs will don the infamous white apron and enter the kitchen on May 1 — after the finale of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here.
Who is in the cast?
While we don’t know who will be cooking for MC domination, we do know that Jamie Oliver will join Zonfrillo, Allen and Leong as a guest judge in the kitchen…on DAY ONE!
“I’m very, very excited to be back in the MasterChef Australia kitchen, and honoured to be kicking off the new season of Secrets & Surprises alongside Jock, Andy and Mel,” Oliver said in a statement released on April 2.
“I want to give the contestants some little nuggets of advice, some techniques and some thoughts most importantly, that might help them to navigate some of the big moments ahead.”
Jamie Oliver with l-r Andy Allen, Jock Zonfrillo and Melissa Leong. Source: Ten.
Other guests will include: Curtis Stone, Maggie Beer, Rick Stein and Peter Gilmore.
What’s different about this new season?
While in the past, we’ve seen 24 aprons up for grabs, this year, only 18 will make it to the kitchen so for this new crop of passionate amateur cooks, there’s a lot on the line!
Is there a new trailer?
You bet! Check it out below!
MasterChef Australia: Secrets & Surprises begins Monday, 1 May At 7.30 pm on 10 And 10 Play.
It feels weird to be typing Married at First Sight Reunion Dinner Party, given that it feels like only yesterday we were subjected to Harrison and Bronte’s nuptials.
Yet, here we are. Back in a room with ALL the participants, ready to hear the good, bad and ugly come out of their mouths. And that’s just from Alyssa…
Beginning with a look at ~eVeRYthIng~ that happened during the experiment (i.e. the most traumatic recap of our lives), we saw faces we completely forgot existed.
Thankfully, Melinda and Layton and “our gorgeous Gen Z lovers” Tahnee and Ollie, are entering the Reunion Dinner Party still together. They’re all anticipating a sh** show. As are we.
But before the FINAL final sit down meal, we were transported to the cast hotel rooms (and there’s a lot of them, since everyone bar four people needed one of their own) where everyone was getting ready in slow-motion.
Melinda and Layton
First up, we are blessed with glowing Gods, Layton and Melinda.
“I feel like no one expected us to last,” Melinda says, but mostly Layton, who reacted like this:
“Me neither, sweetheart!” Source: Nine.
According to the pair, the first week “out” as a couple IRL was very “testing”, however, they managed to move forward and now want to get a puppy together…
“I fall more in love with Melinda every day that we’re not arguing,” he says and LAWL because apparently it’s only “three or four” days out of seven that they like each other…
While Melinda calls Layton her “perfect man”, Layton calls her his “ball and chain”. Cute! They’re also looking forward to their future of fighting and sometimes being in love. Double cute!
Tahnee and Ollie
Onto our most beloved and the most golden of couples, Tahnee and Ollie, and they’ve had “their own revelation”.
“Newsflash!” Ollie says before Tahnee admits they’re moving in together. Firstly, we hope they find something bigger than Tahnee’s apartment… but also, it’s Sydney. So probably not.
Tahnee and Ollie are soooooo hepppy! Source: Nine.
Apparently, Ollie hates Tahnee’s use of emojis, which is hilarious because Ollie is a walking emoji…. but they are so damn sweet, dessert would be too much.
Bronte
Bronte is preparing herself for a “confrontational night”, calling the reunion “the most anticipated dinner party of all-time”. Frankly, we could think of better ones, but we know this is sure to go down in history. Plus, she’s dressed as a sexy sparkly lemon and we love this energy from her.
Shine bright like a sparkling lemon, beb! Source: Nine.
Bronte is also feeling “excited”, purely because she hasn’t spoken one word to her former TV husband.
“I’ve never been happier. It’s funny what happens when you drop dead weight!” she says…
Speaking of…
Harrison
Cue the villain score. Like Slim Shady, Harrison is back, “back again”.
“Who would have thought?” he says. Not us, bro and we truly didn’t ask for it….
Speaking of “dead weight”… Source: Nine.
Harrison thinks he’s walking in to the reunion “vindicated”, which is truly baffling since all of Australia can’t stand him.
“Bronte created the drama to be honest,” he says and NEXT.
P.S He was single at the time of filming — which obviously didn’t last long — since he now has a 21-year-old GF.
Evelyn
Evelyn has also decided to make an appearance and truly looks like a smoke-show.
Coming in hot! Source: Nine
“Tonight is going to be pretty epic,” she says and since she was featured after ol’ mate, we’re taking this as FORESHADOWING!
Oh, wait. She’s talking about “lingering emotions that have been built up”. Does she mean with Rupert? He said like two words… No, wait, we’re confused. They’re showing Janelle, Adam and Sandy and Dan (God, remember them?!)… so now we KNOW she is referring to EVERYONE.
“It’s like putting dogs on heat into a kennel,” she says. LEL.
Jesse
Purple wunderkind Jesse is ready to rock tonight, which is so goddamn nice for him.
“Claire and I have been talkin’ everyday,” he says, while looking bloody stoked.
Ready to rock…and be stoked! Source: Nine.
“There’s definitely a part of me that misses Claire,” he says. “Maybe there’s still something there…”
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Alyssa and Duncan
“Time has not healed all wounds,” our narrator reveals. Alyssa is seething that Duncan didn’t want to work through their “issues”…probably because he tried to everyday, babes.
As if she wasn’t present at any moment during the passed three months, Alyssa says that Duncan “never told me ONCE that he was on the fence about our relationship”.
Alyssa then calls Duncan’s behaviour “disgusting”, saying that he needs to “take off that mask”. We vote against this, because… have you seen him?
Prince Charming. Source: Nine.
Over in her ex’s room, Duncan says the complete opposite to what she accuses him of doing — talking badly about her behind her back.
“I won’t say a bad word about Alyssa,” he laments. “I will always have a soft spot for her,” before saying that the Final Vows were one of the “hardest decisions” of his life.
“She’s an amazing person,” he says… also as though he wasn’t present during the experiment.
“I’m really thankful for all those moments we had together. I just think there were a lot of things that weren’t right for the dynamic of our relationship.” 👀
Lyndall
We’re already 16:41 seconds in and not one person has sat down to dinner yet…
Obviously, Lyndall and Cam need their turn in the spotlight after their completely f**ked marriage and we are ready.
Oh shhhhhh**t. Lyndall has heard “bits and pieces of information that have completely changed” how she feels about the “entire” experience.
SIDE NOTE: Can we just take a moment to worship the stylists tonight?! The women look BAD-ASS! But especially Lyndall who is ready for war.
Off to war… Source: Nine.
OH. MY. GOD.
Lyndall has heard from TWO different people that Cam and one “of the girls in the experiment” have been SEXTING AND SENDING GODDAMN NUDES. WHO Lyndall? WHO?! We MUST know.
“So many things are starting to make more sense,” she says.
During the recap of their rocky relationship, we see that Tayla and Cam hit it off over music.
“Tayla, she seemed very lovely,” Cam said after the Dinner Party where they ~connected~. OH MY WORD.
“He’s really nice, chatty. Genuine, kind of country boy, easy to talk to and I think we’ll both get along really well,” Tayla said at the time. Next to her husband, Hugo…👀
Tremendous. Source: Nine.
There was even footage of Lyndall telling Tahnee that Tayla was “into Cam, 100%”… how did we not see this?!
“This whole thing made me question everything that Cam said to me during the experiment,” she says. “Cam didn’t have the spine to say he wasn’t interested.”
Cam…and Tayla
Nek minute…
Producer: “So, are you seeing anyone?”
Cam: “I don’t want to give too much away. We’ll leave it at that.”
Smirking like a cat that got Tayla’s cream. Source: Nine.
Cam, we have questions.
Does Tayla know you are a DIDO worker?! Does she know you don’t have access to your phone for up to an ENTIRE year and she won’t be able to sext you while you’re in your beloved Darwin?!
It’s time for the Married at First Sight Reunion Cocktail Party
“It’s the reunion, you guys. We’re finally here,” Expert Alessandra says. And, finally indeed. It’s already been 20 minutes of show time and we need sh*t to go down STAT.
Alessandra thinks there’s going to be some “positive evolution” because they’ve had time to reflect etc and she also clearly hasn’t been paying attention…
Expert John however, wants the couples to give each other “feedback”, which is completely dumb but we’re totally here for it.
Jesse is the first to arrive to a “fitting audience” to “welcome” him in all his “glory”. Lol. As Ollie would say, he’s “straight up vibin'”.
At least the Experts are thrilled to see him!
“This is the Jesse we LOVE to see,” Expert Mel says.
Hello, everyone! Source: Nine.
Sandy arrives next and she’s learned how to stand up for herself. Jesse tells her she’s kept in contact with Claire, while Lyndall wants to vomit in her rideshare.
Weirdly, the Experts are shocked that Cam is not with her, and Jesse reacts to the news of the sexting like this:
WHAT?! TAYLA AND CAM?! WHAT?! Source: Nine.
Lyndall thinks that Cam’s “lack of affection” was because of his texting prowess and it gave her a whole heap of “clarity”.
Jesse, who was in a ball of goddamn light, was devo by the news because his “hopes and dreams” of a fun and happy night, “were shot down pretty quick”.
Thankfully, Tahnee and Ollie enter.
“Yes!” Jesse says, all hope restored.
Alyssa still won’t stop banging on about Duncan
That’s it. That’s the whole sub-head.
“And she’s single,” Expert Mel says. No, sh*t.
Apparently Duncan has been living his “best single life” etc and Alyssa is f**king mad.
Meanwhile, Sandy, Tahnee and Lyndall are all like:
Awkies. Source: Nine.
And then Duncan arrives… He says hi to everyone, including Alyssa, who is all like:
“Hi. Vomit.”. Source: Nine.
And the Experts are like:
Really?! Source: Nine.
Apparently, Duncan gives her “the ick” and she doesn’t want to sit next to him at the Dinner Party. You should just leave now, Alyssa. The Producer’s have set the place cards…
Melissa and Evelyn enter, before Claire arrives and Jesse turns the colour of a tomato. CUTE! They hug for what seems like hours.
Cam ignores Lyndall and Lyndall has A LOT to say
Back on the Cam train, Lyndall says he wants to tell Hugo about her ex and his ex, before Cam walks in looking a little “sheepish”. He then completely ignores Lyndall and Expert John is not impressed.
Ollie tells Cam he’s heard a lot of rumours about him and Tayla, with Cam confirming there’s “diddly squat” going on.
“Can’t a guy have mates who are chicks?” he asks and not mates you sext while in another relationship…
“It’s no one else’s smoke but mine,” he adds, and I believe the expression is: “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”
Cam, while looking very guilty, doesn’t know where the information about this “whole Tayla thing” is coming from, but since he has the fear of God in his eyes, we know it’s 100000% true.
I’m f**ked. Source: Nine.
“It’s horses**t. The whole lot is horses**t.”
Saved by the mime.
Rupert has arrived, followed by Josh, Janelle, Adam, Caitlin, Shannon and Dan. Bronte enters next and says spending time away from her ex-husband has “put everything into perspective”.
Until Harry walks in.
“Bit chilly, the reception,” he says. 🙄
Melinda and Layton then enter hand-in-hand and Expert John says “it’s a great outcome”, with only a tiny bit of disbelief…
While Mel is thrilled that everyone is excited for her and her now boyfie, she notices the tension and dives straight into the gossip.
Hugo arrives feeling “good”…lol and the girls turn into detectives
Finally, Hugo enters the Cocktail Party and Cam says to him: “Ready for the smoke?” before completely avoiding saying anything about being a dirty dog.
Once he has said his hellos, Lyndall pulls Hugo aside and Cam begins to sh** himself.
“Cam has been sexting Tayla,” Lyndall tells Hugo.
Poor Hugo. Source: Nine.
“And it started in the experiment…”
Oh, deary me…
Cam freaking out, Lyndall sad, Hugo positively shocked. Source:
Hugo is hurt and wonders why even bothered.
“I thought I had a car that wouldn’t start, as it turns out, I wasn’t given the right keys,” he says. But also, why is Josh there?!
?! Source: Nine.
Hugo wants to know if Lyndall will talk to Tayla about the rumours and she says, she’ll probably be more “honest” about it than Cam.
The other women then put their detective eye-glasses on and say they’re ready to see how the sexters interact with one another.
And then trouble walks in, in the form of Tayla.
“Here she is,” Cam says… GUILTY. GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY!
Even the Experts are dying to see what happens… but not as much as Melinda, who has literal wine tea in her hand.
“This is gonna be so good.” Source: Nine.
When Lyndall hugs Cam, all of the blood rushes to his head. GUILTY! And Expert Mel says it’s so goddamn “hurtful” that Cam hugged his sexting companion and not Lyndall.
Meanwhile, Tayla has no idea that EVERYONE knows. Melinda, who is literally Sherlock Holmes at this point, sees Tayla hug someone else before looking back at Cam. She then notices that Tayla “caressed Cam and kept walking.” GUILTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“I didn’t get a double caressing,” Melinda says. Well, she should have! She looks FIRE!
On fire, tonight! Source: Nine.
Tahnee tells Tayla about the rumours
“B**ch, get over here I need to talk to you,” Tahnee says to Tayla. “So, there’s rumours…You and Cam.”
“Yep,” Tayla says. Cool.
Tayla says that “nothing” is happening, which is such BS, before Tahnee grills her even more.
“Tayla, have you been sexting? The whole country I need to know.”
“Why is everyone doing this?” Tayla asks, and girl. It is PIPING HOT TEA. That’s why.
Ollie then questions why Tayla is going so red and she says: “Hang on a second, hey. Hey. Hey.”
Before… DINNER IS SERVED. F**king finally. We’re starving!!!!!!
Dinner is served with a side of DRAMA
Walking into the dinner party, Tayla wants to be swallowed up by the floor. “F**K,” she says, hyperventilating with fear.
F**k is right. Source: Nine.
“What I hope, is they’ll be open and honest about it,” Expert John says. LOL, have you met these people?
The participants go to find their place cards…but there are no place cards… a missed opportunity in our opinion. Meanwhile, Bronte is sitting opposite her arch nemesis (Harrison), and Duncan is sitting across from his (Alyssa).
Melinda then clinks her glass. While we think she’s about to make a toast, there is no toast. Instead: “I’d like to address the elephant in the room.” HERE WE GOOOOOOO….
The Experts are cackling because there are “a few elephants”, but we’d like to start with Cam and Tayla, plz.
“This sexting sh**,” Cam says defensively.
“So, let’s hear it,” Melinda says and YES, PLEASE. Let’s!
According to Cam, after the Final Vows, he went back home and engaged in “friendly banter with Tayla”. Define “friendly banter” for the court of opinion, plz Cam.
Apparently it was just “back-and-forth texting” and it “was nothing serious”, a “friendly chat” if you will.
Sure, Cam. Source: Nine.
“If you call that sexting, then sorry. I’ve sexted,” he says while adding that it shouldn’t be an “issue” if it happened outside the experiment.
“Correct,” Harrison says. Shut up, Harrison.
Lyndall says it does affect the people they were matched with, especially because they were both acting suss during the show.
Tayla:
Lel. Busted. Source: Nine.
Lyndall drops receipt after receipt
Lyndall then drops a bombshell.
“I know that they were talking before Final Vows,” she says because she SAW CAM TEXT TAYLA. WHAT?!?! THIS IS BRAND-NEW INFORMATION, LYNDALL.
Both Cam and Tayla continue to deny, deny, deny — but guys, the evidence is stacked up against you.
Alyssa then says that THEY ALL noticed something between Cam and Tayla, while Cam says that he hasn’t got any feelings…………………………….for Tayla.
Harrison, then interjects, even though not one person asked him, and says that he’s spoken to some of the girls from inside the experiment since leaving the show. Firstly, who the fork is being a traitor?! and secondly this:
“But, did you make jokes about having threesomes with those women while in the experiment?” Lyndall asks. Mate, she is sitting on a GOLDMINE.
Harrison: “diD CaM?!”
Lyndall: “YES.”
oh. my god. Source: Nine.
Sweet Ollie then throws Cam under the bus.
“I’ll verify. He did.” Sweet, sweet Ollie.
Cam, irate and GUILTY AF, then defends himself and says that he “makes jokes about everything” and threesomes aren’t a joke, Cam.
Even Harrison was rendered speechless.
Meanwhile, Miss Giggles a.k.a Tayla, couldn’t stop laughing. Weird flex, but OK….
“Whatever is going on between her and Cam, it doesn’t seem appropriate,” Expert John says. DAH.
Tayla admits to something HUGE or small…depending on who you ask…
“I mean, I’d be keen,” Tayla says before adding: “Joking, joking”. Now’s not the time, beb.
Lyndall then reveals that there was “a lot” that was said and once again admits that it “all makes sense”.
Evelyn, who has been watching the whole show from the sidelines with popcorn, says she wants to hear Tayla speak… and yes, let the girl speak!
“It really goes as far as, we’re friends… I saw his c**k,” Tayla admits casually and we are SCREAMING!
Jaw on ze floor. Source: Nine.
This is BLOODY GOOD TV.
BUSTED. Source: Nine.
“But, guys! It was funny!” Tayla says and Expert Mel says: “Oh, Tayla. This is so hard to watch.”
Upset, Lyndall admonishes Tayla and says it’s not, in fact, funny at all and Bronte calls it “disgusting”, while Tayla says: “But she doesn’t even go here!” or something like that. CHRIST.
“Yes, I saw his willy. Who cares?!” Tayla tells the producers. Everyone in Australia cares. That’s who. Before she admits that she “liked it”.
Tayla, who has lost the plot, reveals they FaceTime every damn day
Then there was this piece of information. Apparently, Tayla and Cam FaceTime everyday, so obviously she’s seen his pee-pee more than once… But, defending her actions, she adds: “I don’t actually know Lyndall.” NOT THE POINT, SIS.
“It’s not like I’m backstabbing a friend. Like, I don’t know her.”
Excuse me, but where is HUGO? Is he even there still??
Anyway, Cam finally admits to… checks notes… being in a nightclub with all his clothes off and that he FaceTimed Tayla. Once again, we have so. many. questions….
“I don’t see what the f**king issue is,” Cam says.
At this point, every man at the table is embarrassed to be the same gender as him.
Muy embarrassment. Source: Nine.
“I was naked in a nightclub in front of every man and his dog,” he adds and dude, WTAF?! WHY?!
Apparently, there was “no chatting” and he was “loyal” throughout the experiment.
“Can’t make an omelette without crackin’ a few eggs, can ya?!” he says for good measure.
Then, he is pulled in to talk to a producer. “I have moved on from this experiment.”
“Already?!” she says in disbelief. Wasn’t this filmed like a week after the experiment ended?!
“This was never a relationship. This was an experiment. I was never in a relationship… If you wanted a fairytale ending, get a job at Disneyland.”
Cam for Public Enemy #1.5! (Harrison still wins)
Lyndall takes the opportunity to roast Cam one final time
Oh wait, there’s more.
“That’s where I’m leaving it because no matter what you say, quite frankly, I don’t give a f**k anyway,” Cam tells the table. YUCK.
“I already knew you didn’t have respect for me,” Lyndall says before Cam bites back: “I lost respect for you at the start.” F**KING HELL.
While we still have the couch reunion, Lyndall has some parting words for her f**kwit of an ex-husband.
“This is my final chance to say exactly how Cam has made me feel,” she begins. “I’ve had to live with this person 24/7. I’ve had to have my hardest moments with him and have had very little support.
“I have thrown my heart out on the table trying to get this to work and I could never understand why it didn’t. But, I know now and I really shouldn’t try so hard to be with someone who doesn’t care whether they keep me or not.
“I know exactly who I am and what I deserve and that I’m so big and bright and bubbly and I’m worth listening to, I’m worth looking out for, I’m worth so much more.”
Hey Siri, play Respect by Aretha Franklin! Source: Nine.
Harrison has receipts
Well, then. Now that the Cam/Lyndall/Tayla debacle has come to a close… we’ve still got thirty minutes to hear from Harrison. Fabulous. He has something to say about things he heard before he even entered the experiment.
“He looks like he’s quite primed for the drama tonight,” Expert Mel says as Harrison sports his famous goddamn smirk.
“Everyone is on the chopping block, it’s whether you can stand the heat,” he says.
“I’ve got quite serious concerns, bigger than everyone else’s drama,” he says.
Apparently, Bronte had messaged a girl he used to see before she came into the experiment.
“I woke up and chose violence.” Source: Nine.
Bronte gets on the front foot and tells the table that she messaged the girl before Harrison could say anything.
Not letting her speak, he calls it the “core issue” of why they broke up. Obviously, he was the reason but whatever.
“If you put half the effort that you put in this into yourself…” he says and the girls ERUPT.
Harrison claims she went “looking for something” to “attack” him at the reunion and basically, he has learned NOTHING.
The girls. Lol. Source: Nine.
Ollie, sweet, sweet Ollie: “In MAFS history, have ever seen someone use props?” Lol PROPS. We are dying.
“This is so ridiculous,” Ollie says reading said “prop”. And no truer words have ever been spoken on this show.
A joke. Source: Nine.
Not ONE person, besides ‘ol mate, could see the serious side to the “piece of paper”. DECEASED.
“I read the texts, they weren’t even that juicy. They weren’t even that good,” Duncan says. LOLOLOLOL.
RIP HARRISON. THIS IS TOO GOOD.
“I’m surprised he knows how to use a printer,” Melinda says and not one person will let Harrison speak.
Jesse. Source: Nine.
Cam then turns the paper into an aeroplane and Ollie says he’s “tampering with evidence” before saying he wants to be “given the beat and I’ll rap it”. Honestly, this is GREAT. Truly, the funniest scene we’ve ever witnessed in MAFS.
Bronte then calls Harrison a “loser”. The end.
The MAFS cast seem to be getting on…well?! Oh.
Expert Mel then wants to take a moment to “appreciate the love in the room”. There’s not much of it, so the moment is over pretty quickly.
Alyssa then decides this is the perfect moment to rinse Duncan.
“He lies through his f**king teeth,” she says.
Alyssa accuses Duncan of Googling a response of what to say when breaking up with “a girlfriend”. The table goes silent.
“Oh, what did you say?” she asks him.
Alyssa cannot let it go. Source: Nine.
Duncan reveals that he had the audacity to apologise to Alyssa and if she would like to talk, he would “obviously” make himself available.
“So you do remember what I said,” he asks her.
“100%,” Alyssa says. Well, honey. Why are we talking about this?!
Why, tho? Source: Nine.
Alyssa, behaving like a petulant child, pretends she doesn’t remember and wants Duncan to share everything with the group. It’s painful to watch TBH.
Apparently, Alyssa didn’t reply to his olive branch, which makes HIM the villain.
Alyssa’s biggest issue was that Duncan had told her he was “committed” and wanted to “work through the issues with you”, even though, we ALL remember, SHE didn’t want to.
As Expert John points out: “She’s hurt and she’s lashing out…” DAH.
Hurt with a capital H. Source: Nine.
Alyssa breaks down and walks off… then comes back
The pair go round in circles, before Duncan asks what she wants to get out of the conversation.
“You dumped me, bro,” she says incredulously. “You broke MY heart.”
She then gets up, crying and says: “I sacrificed leaving my son for YOU”. Did you guys know Alyssa has a child?!
“I sacrificed everything for YOU,” she says, before Duncan says he wished there was a future for them. Well, not now though…bro.
The sparkly Wiggles comfort Alyssa. Source: Nine.
She then walks off and then walks straight back in.
“I don’t want you to run the narrative,” she says before asking him at what point did he know it wasn’t going to work.
He tells her that it was great at the start and then it got “really hard” and said that he was very “expressive” with his concerns at the last dinner party.
“The last month of this experiment was not a healthy relationship,” he said, adding that he had to decide to “commit” or “not commit” and although she is “an amazing person”, they were not “made for each other”.
“I’m sorry that it didn’t work out,” he says. The whole room is once again silent until…..
“TAKE OFF THE MASK, DUNCAN!”
Christ on a stick, Alyssa.
“Be who you are, be authentic, be genuine. You wear this mask. You are not the person… it’s bullsh**.”
“Duncan, I don’t know who you are. I don’t know who you are. Be who you are!”
Alyssa then tells him to go live his “best single life” before saying that she was “never going to be good enough for him.”
“I hope he finds someone who is going to meet his expectations,” she says.
Alyssa. Source: Nine.
As people who go to therapy once a week, we can say this: Alyssa, go to therapy once a week, babes.
“I dodged a bullet,” she then says. Is this over?!
Ollie closes the evening by being… amazing
Ollie, sweet, sweet Ollie, calls the whole dinner party “Wimbledon” and is looking forward to having “referees in this joint”.
He then does his best Expert John impression and honestly, Ollie saved the evening.
Thank you, Ollie.
And that’s what you missed… it was A LOT.
Married at First Sight continues on Monday night with the final couch session.
Well, we’ve finally arrived back in the South African jungle and a brand new cast is facing creepy crawlies in I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here.
For the last month, we’ve been fed numerous clues about who will be forgoing the pleasures of their luxurious lifestyles.
The riddles have pointed to: an Olympic Medallist, a Radio Host, a UK TV Star, a Queen of the Court, an AFL Star, an Outspoken TV Host, TV Royalty, a Reality Star, a TV Personality, a Logie Winning Actress, a Celebrity Chef, a former International Wallaby, a Comedian and a TV Presenter.
Now, that they’re all locked and loaded, we finally know exactly who is competing for the title of King or Queen of the Jungle.
Scroll through below to find out who is in the cast of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here Australia 2023.
Aesha Scott
Clue: TV Personality
Liz Ellis
Clue: Queen of the Court
Harry Garside
Clue: Boxer
Anna Polyviou
Clue: TV Chef
Nathan Henry
Clue: UK TV Star
Adam Cooney
Clue: AFL Player
Bianca Hunt
Clue: Footy Show host
Pete Helliar
Clue: Comedian
Domenica Calarco
Clue: The reality star.
Debra Lawrence
Clue: Gold Logie Winner
Ian “Dicko” Dickson
Clue: Outspoken TV Host
Woody Whitelaw
Clue: Radio Host
Kerri-Anne Kennerley
Clue: TV Royalty
I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here premieres on April 2 and continues Monday-Thursday at 7.30pm on 10 and 10Play.
You may have noticed the I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here Australia social team post a hilarious I’m a Celeb Bingo on their socials.
The game includes comments like “who?”, “I had to Google this person”, “are these really celebs”, and “MoRe LiKE Z gRaDe CelEBriTIes”…
During an interview with Chattr, co-hosts Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown revealed why “bigger” or A-List celebs are not actually used…and they have a very valid point.
When asked about the comments, Morris said that social media users are showing their age when they troll the team.
“All they’re doing is showing which age group they are,” Morris said with a laugh.
“Young people don’t know the oldest celebrities and the oldest people don’t know the youngest. Unless they’re on television every night, not everyone is going to know everyone.
She then revealed why “bigger” celebs like George Clooney or Margot Robbie are not included in the cast.
“The bigger the celebrity, the less they give,” she said. “They’ve got too much to lose.”
Story checks out! Personally, we think they’ve already announced some pretty big names this year, though!
While the comments come in thick and fast, fans still come back to the show every single year.
“I think because there aren’t actually a lot of television shows where you can come together with family and many different age groups and have a really good laugh,” Morris said while Brown added: “We like to surprise and we like to almost poke fun at ourselves, which is where we get a lot of our humour from.”
Well, there you have it!
I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here Australiapremieres at 7.30 pm on April 2 and continues Monday-Thursday each week.
If you’ve already binged every last episode of Netflix’s The Night Agent — then you’re not alone. The breakout series is trending at number one in Australia right now (at the time of publication) and has already been renewed for season two.
In season one, we were introduced to Peter (Gabriel Basso) a low level FBI Agent who works in the basement of the White House, manning a phone that never rings. Then one night it does, propelling him into a fast moving and dangerous conspiracy that ultimately leads all the way to the Oval Office.
Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan as Rose Larkin. Source: Netflix.
The 10-part series was based on a novel by Matthew Quirk, and“is a sophisticated, character-based, action-thriller”.
“The last week has been a whirlwind as we’ve finally been able to share The Night Agent with the world,” showrunner Shawn Ryan said in a statement.
“To see the tremendous reaction to the show has been a great joy and is a credit to our cast, our writers, our directors, our crew and our partners at Sony Pictures Television and Netflix.
“We couldn’t be any prouder or more excited to get cracking on Season 2 to share the further adventures of Night Action with our newfound fans.”
Here’s what we know about Season 2 of The Night Agent.
When will The Night Agent season 2 be released?
Given it has only just renewed, we’ll probably have to wait a full year to see the next instalment.
What will Season 2 be about and who will return?
While no official synopsis has been released, we’re betting there will be a brand-new case for Peter Sutherland to untangle. Plus, Basso will return, which we LOVE!
Wes Anderson has enlisted the ultimate list of A-List celebs for his new film Asteroid City and when we tell you this cast it’s HUGE, we mean it!
The film takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955, with the most glamorous of costumes and stars.
The film is one of two Anderson films currently in the works, alongside his much-anticipated second Roald Dahl adaptation, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
What is Asteroid City about?
The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organised to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Who is in the cast?
Get ready for this list, because the cast is EPIC.
The celebs starring in Anderson’s film include Aussies Margot Robbie and Jake Ryan plus Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Tony Revolori and Jeff Goldblum.
When will the film be released?
Asteroid City will be released in cinemas around Australia on June 22, 2023.
SBS has announced Original thriller series Safe Home, starring The Bold Type‘s Aisha Dee.
The show, which premieres on May 11, is a gripping drama full of heart that looks at the stories behind the headlines of the family violence epidemic. The people behind the numbers, the stories behind the statistics.
Just as the topic is powerful, so is the tagline and shows what we can expect from the four-episode arc. “There are two types of people in this world: those who think family violence will never happen to them… and those who know it can happen to anyone.”
What is Safe Home about?
Safe Home follows Phoebe (Dee), a twenty-something professional who leaves her job at a prominent law firm to work at a struggling family violence legal centre.
As interconnecting stories unfold, relationships are tested and the pressure mounts to save the centre.
With so much at stake, Phoebe must navigate a path that isn’t always clear – and people aren’t always as they appear.
Aisha Dee. Source: SBS
The series was created by the award-winning producer behind Asher Keddie’sOffspring, Imogen Banks.
Who is in the cast of Safe Home?
Alongside Dee, is an exceptional cast including Mabel Li (New Gold Mountain), Virginia Gay (Judy & Punch), Thomas Cocquerel (The Gilded Age), Antonia Prebble (Westside), Hal Cumpston (The Walking Dead), Chenoa Deemal (Troppo), David Roberts (Total Control), Janet Andrewartha (Neighbours), Mark Mitchinson (The Hobbit), Tegan Stimson (Irreverent), Katlyn Wong (Mystic), Nicholas Burton (Barons) and Yuchen Wang (Hungry Ghosts).
Watch the trailer for Safe Home
All four episodes of Safe Home will be available to stream on SBS On Demand from Thursday 11 May.
In 2023, Network 10 revamped The Bachelor giving us not one, but THREE Bachies and now, it could be getting a shake-up (again) AND a whole new format.
According TV Blackbox, the guys at Warner Brothers are advertising for Sydney-based casting producers to work on a “returning large scale reality dating show”.
The receipts? The site was sent a screenshot!
While it could be any number of “dating shows” — because there has been plenty — there were two red roses at the bottom of the ad, which leads us to believe it is indeed The Bachelor; however, as the guys at TV Blackbox said, “it could be a misdirection”.
TBH, we’re hoping for one joint season of TheBachelor and The Bachelorette if anything. That could be fun, given that there would be a mixed bag in the mansion… or, how about someone from the LGBTQIA+ community searching for love?! That could also be bloody brilliant!
If this is something that you’d be interested in being a part of (behind-the-scenes), the advertisement is looking for workers from the end of April/ beginning of May until the end of June. Four weeks to fall in love?! Sounds about right!
The Bachelors cast. Source: Ten.
There hasn’t been a casting call for wannabe lovers to apply just yet, but we’ll definitely keep you posted. In fact, the only casting call for the series on MyCastingNet is for 2022…
Lily Allen rose to fame as a talented singer with hits such as F*ck You and Not Fair but did you know she could act?! If you didn’t, you’re going to be pleasantly surprised when you see her in her TV series debut in Binge’s Dreamland.
The series is a comedy-drama about secrets, lies, loves and aspirations within a family of four sisters.
Set in the sun-drenched British seaside town of Margate, it is a dark comedic exploration of multi-generational female relationships, and their (somewhat dysfunctional) family dynamics.
Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Lily Allen. Source: Binge.
What is the synopsis for Dreamland?
Eldest sister Trish (Agyeman) is pregnant for the third time with her partner Spence (Kiell Smith- Bynoe). And this time, she’s decided: it’s going to be a girl.
Her two sisters Clare (Gabby Best) and Leila (Aimee-Ffion Edwards) rally around her with their mum (Frances Barber) and their Margate- legend nan (Sheila Reid), “manifesting” a little girl at Trish’s ‘mani-festival’.
But when their other sister, Mel (Allen), makes an unexpected reappearance back into their lives, her return threatens to destabilise the entire family. A knock on their door and their ‘Dreamland’ is no more…
When will Dreamland be released on Binge?
The series will premiere on April 6 on Binge and believe us when we say it. You’re going to be hooked from the very first episode!
Netflix’s Wellmania tries to capture the “batsh**tery” of the wellness industry, according to co-creator Benjamin Law.
The series — which landed on Netflix on March 29 — follows food writer and human tornado Liv (Celeste Barber), who has a major health crisis and is forced to rethink her ‘live fast, die young’ attitude. And while you may think it’s a jab at the health industry, Law says it is more about “true wellness” than dieting, crystals and enemas.
“The way Celeste is approaching the role is with non-judgmental curiosity,” Law told Anita Anabel, during an interview on The Entertainment Hotline podcast.
“[There’s] a little bit of scepticism but a little bit of desperation as well, which I think is the way that most of us approach the wellness industry.”
Celeste Barber. Source: Netflix.
According to the Australian Survivor star, “a very different version of the show” could have been made given that Barber is “everyone’s favourite Mr Bean as a woman on Instagram”.
“That’s why we adore her. She’s so physical and clown-like that we could have had a lot of low-hanging fruit, kind of dragging the wellness industry or dumping sh-t on it.
“But when you think about wellness, we’re all part of this industry, and we wanted to approach it in a way that was non-judgmental while simultaneously capturing the batsh**tery of it all.”
Wellmania explores the idea that “wellness” isn’t just about being physically healthy
Without giving too much away, Law said that by the end of the series, you get the feeling that Liv has “ticked all the boxes”.
“She’s in America, she’s fit, she knows how to take care of her body supposedly,” he said. “But is that true wellness? Has she repaired the fractured kind of relationship she has with her family? Has she actually connected with her friends and made sure that she’s there for them?
“I think what we were trying to explore is wellness or the idea of wellness in 2023 can be often quite shallow whereas true wellness is really messy and complicated. What does it mean to be a healthy well person is actually a little bit more than the crystals and the yoga mats and the diet and the juices.
“I think Liv discovers that in a really hard way because stuff that she hasn’t taken care of in her past is catching up to her quickly.”
It’s been almost three years since your kidlets were thrust into the world of Trolls and now a brand-new film from the franchise is coming. Trolls Band Together.
Featuring Trolls’ signature psychedelic joy-bomb of new and classic pop hits, Trolls Band Together stars a dazzling cast of musical superstars and comedic powerhouses.
Here’s everything we know!
What is Trolls Band Together about?
After two films of true friendship and relentless flirting, Poppy (Anna Kendrick) and Branch (Justin Timberlake) are now officially, finally, a couple (#broppy)!
As they grow closer, Poppy discovers that Branch has a secret past. He was once part of her favourite boyband phenomenon, BroZone, with his four brothers: Floyd (Troye Sivan), John Dory (Eric André), Spruce (Daveed Diggs) and Clay (Kid Cudi).
BroZone disbanded when Branch was still a baby, as did the family, and Branch hasn’t seen his brothers since.
But when Branch’s bro Floyd is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious pop-star villains—Velvet (Amy Schumer) and Veneer (Andrew Rannells)—Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing and emotional journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd from a fate even worse than pop-culture obscurity.
Who else is in the cast of Trolls Band Together?
Alongside Timberlake and Kendrick, the returning cast includes Zooey Deschanel as Bridget; Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Gristle, the Icona Pop duo Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt as Satin and Chenille, Grammy winner Anderson .Paak as Prince D, comedian Ron Funches as Cooper, Kunal Nayyar as Guy Diamond and Saturday Night Live legend Kenan Thompson as Tiny Diamond.
The film also stars Camila Cabello (Cinderella) as Viva; Zosia Mamet (The Flight Attendant) as Crimp; and RuPaul Charles as Miss Maxine.
When will the film be released?
Trolls Band Together will be released on November 30, 2023 in cinemas worldwide!
Is there a trailer?
You bet! Watch it below!
Catch Trolls Band Together from November 30, 2023 in cinemas worldwide!
April is finally here, and with it some epic new content on Australian streaming service Binge!
The season of renewal also brings many new TV shows and movies to watch – so why not embrace the cooler weather, the darker nights and all the entertainment that comes with it?
With countless options including Love Me Season Two, new episodes of Succession, the premiere of Love and Death and captivating new series Dreamland, you’ll never have to worry about running out of things to watch this month.
So grab your popcorn and settle in for a night of bingeing with the biggest hits coming to your screens.
Official Synopsis: Season 2 of award-winning Australian original drama series, picks up the story of The Mathieson family nine months after we left off and sees the family navigate the complexities of relationships when new love becomes a long-term proposition.
Hugo Weaving returns as Glenn, the father experiencing new love in his 60s; Bojana Novakovic, the highly successful, yet complicated Clara; and William Lodder, as Aaron, facing the complexities of love, and new responsibility.
2. Love and Death
Release Date: April 27
Official Synopsis: Starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jesse Plemons, the seven-episode limited series, written by David E. Kelley and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, tells the true story of Candy and Pat Montgomery and Betty and Allan Gore – two churchgoing couples enjoying their smalltown Texas life… until an extramarital affair leads somebody to pick up an axe!
3. Mrs Davis
Release Date: April 21
Official Synopsis: New highly anticipated drama series Mrs. Davis, starring three-time Emmy Award-nominee Betty Gilpin (GLOW)and from executive producers Tara Hernandez (The Big Bang Theory) and Damon Lindelof (Watchmen), is an exploration of faith versus technology and an epic battle of biblical and binary proportions. It has a dark satirical edge and focuses on a world where almost all decisions are made via algorithm.
4. Dreamland
Release Date: April 6
Official Synopsis: Starring Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who) and Lily Allen (How to Build a Girl) in her debut TV role, the new comedy series is a dark comedic exploration of multi-generational female relationships, and their (somewhat dysfunctional) family dynamics.
5. A Black Lady Sketch Show
Release Date: April 15
Official Synopsis: The Emmy winning sketch comedy series returns for its fourth season. The narrative sketch comedy series features a core cast of Black women living relatable and hilarious experiences in a magical reality that subverts traditional expectations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6e3TvnAqPY
Everything coming to Binge in April 2023
Continuing: Succession (Season 4)
April 2 & 3: WWE Wrestlemania 39
April 6: Love Me (Season 2), Dreamland (Season 1), Dave (Season 3)
April 7: Ticket to Paradise (Film)
April 14: The Diplomat (Season 1), Vengeance (Film)
April 15: A Black Lady Sketch Show (Season 4)
April 17: Barry (Season 4)
April 21: Mrs Davis (Season 1)
April 26: The War: Australia’s Bikie Killings (Season 1)
April is more than just autumn leaves, Easter public holidays and cooler weather, it’s also a time for Netflix and a brand-new batch of exciting releases!
Whether you’re looking for entertainment, education, or simply something to pass the time, there’s no shortage of options.
This month, get ready to binge the second season of Sweet Tooth and the second part of Firefly Lane, laugh out loud with Celeste Barber’sFine, Thanks and enjoy the dark thriller BEEF. Plus, we get to watch singer Lewis Capaldi’s highly anticipated all-access doco How I’m Feeling Now and take a journey with George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Ticket to Ride.
So, without further adieu, here’s what’s coming to Netflix in April 2023!
Top 5
1. Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now
Release Date: April 5
Official Synopsis: This intimate, all-access documentary chronicles Lewis Capaldi’s journey from a scrappy teen with a viral performance to a Grammy-nominated pop star.
2. BEEF
Release Date: April 6
Official Synopsis: A road rage incident between two strangers – a failing contractor and an unfulfilled entrepreneur – sparks a feud that brings out their darkest impulses.
From the team at A24, Ali Wong and Steven Yeun lead the pack in this darkly comedic series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFPIMHBzGDs
3. Ticket to Paradise
Release date: April 7
Official Synopsis: Determined to sabotage their daughter’s upcoming wedding in Bali, George Clooney and Julia Roberts team up to play a long-divorced couple who agree to a truce – and begin to see eye-to-eye again.
4. Celeste Barber — Fine, Thanks
Release date: April 12
Official Synopsis: Actor and comedian Celeste Barber takes the stage in Sydney to get personal in public about marriage, mental health, celebrity-branded sex toys and more.
5. Sweet Tooth: Season 2
Release date: April 27
Official Synopsis: Gus and his fellow hybrids are held captive by the Last Men in order to find a cure for the Sick. To save his friends, Gus must find new strength as he uncovers the origins of The Great Crumble. Starring Jason Mamoa, this season of Sweet Tooth was filmed in the striking wilds of New Zealand.
Everything coming to Netflix in April 2023
ORIGINAL SERIES
War Sailor: Limited Series (02/04/2023)
The Signing (04/04/2023)
BEEF (06/04/2023)
Transatlantic (07/04/2023)
Thicker Than Water (07/04/2023)
Smother-in-Law: Season 2 (12/04/2023)
Florida Man (13/04/2023)
Obsession (13/04/2023)
Queenmaker (14/04/2023)
Doctor Cha (15/04/2023)
The Diplomat (20/04/2023)
Tooth Pari: When Love Bites (20/04/2023)
Rough Diamonds (21/04/2023)
Indian Matchmaking: Season 3 (21/04/2023)
Workin’ Moms: Season 7 (26/04/2023)
Love After Music (26/04/2023)
The Good Bad Mother (26/04/2023)
The Nurse (27/04/2023)
Firefly Lane: Season 2 Part 2 (27/04/2023)
Sweet Tooth: Season 2 (27/04/2023)
King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch (28/04/2023)
Welcome to Eden: Season 2 (Coming Soon)
NETFLIX FILM
Weathering (01/04/2023)
Chupa (07/04/2023)
Kings of Mulberry Street: Let Love Reign (07/04/2023)
Oh Belinda (07/04/2023)
Hunger (08/04/2023)
Operation: Nation (12/04/2023)
Queens on the Run (14/04023)
Seven Kings Must Die (14/04/2023)
Phenomena (14/04/2023)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (19/04/2023)
One More Time (21/04/2023)
A Tourist’s Guide to Love (21/04/2023)
Chokehold (21/04/2023)
Kiss, Kiss! (26/04/2023)
AKA (28/04/2023)
The Matchmaker (27/04/2023)
NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIALS
My Name Is Mo’Nique (04/04/2023)
Leanne Morgan: I’m Every Woman (11/04/2023)
CELESTE BARBER Fine, thanks (12/04/2023)
John Mulaney: Baby J (25/04/2023)
NETFLIX DOCUMENTARIES
Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now (05/04/2023)
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (12/04/2023)
How to Get Rich (18/04/2023)
Longest Third Date (18/04/2023)
Chimp Empire (19/04/2023)
NETFLIX KIDS & FAMILY
CoComelon: Season 8 (10/04/2023)
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib: Season 2 (13/04/2023)
The Nutty Boy Part 2 (16/04/2023)
Oggy Oggy: Season 2 (17/04/2023)
Ada Twist, Scientist: Season 4 (22/04/2023)
Sharkdog: Season 3 (27/04/2023)
LICENSED HIGHLIGHTS
Better Watch Out (01/04/2023)
Ticket to Paradise (07/04/2023)
Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian: Season 1 (24/04/2023)
After weeks of clues, research and educated guesses, the very first I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here celebrity has been announced.
Matching up to the cryptic riddle from March 6, it was clear that a KIIS radio host would be headed into the jungle. While Kyle and Jackie O’s Jackie O was a top guess, she made it clear that she would not be participating in the reality show.
Then, on March 29, it was revealed that Woody Whitelaw (of Will and Woody and Celebrity Apprentice fame) would face his fears in South Africa.
Woody Whitelaw. Source: Ten.
“I want to teach my daughter that you should always do things that scare you. This show certainly scares me, so I’m hoping that if Daddy is brave, she can be brave too.
“Also, a free trip to South Africa – how good!” Woody said in an official statement.
During their National Drive radio show on March 20, Dr Chris Brown announced that one of the pair would be headed to the jungle.
After a weeklong battle, Will McMahon and Whitelaw duked it out to see who was more jungle ready, with Woody reigning supreme over his co-host.
In an interview with 10Play, the radio host said that the pair had no idea one of them was going on the show.
“It was sort of done behind Will and my backs in that [the show] approached our partners and work, and it was organised, as I said, behind our backs,” he said.
“Then it was announced to us on-air when Chris and Julia joined us on the radio show, they announced one of us was going into the jungle and we were sitting in limbo for a very, very long time until we found out which one of us was going!”
What were Woody’s clues?
Woody was paired with the clues:
“We all know radio hosts are known for their gift of the gab, and we’re sure this one won’t disappoint. “The jungle will be all ears as they spill the beans and command your full attention with the yarns they’re set to spin.”
But the most telling clues?
“A radio host who loves to kiss and tell” and “I can’t wait to get a kiss from them!”
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Premieres Sunday, 2 April at 7.30pm On 10 And 10 Play.
If you watched the Married at First Sight Australia Final Vows (part two), then you would have seen Lyndall’sepic takedown of Cam.
While the Bride didn’t let her Husband reveal his true feelings given that he would “disappoint” her one last time, he has now revealed exactly what he planned to say during an interview on KIISFM’s Kyle & Jackie O — and basically, it’s what you would expect.
“I was never gonna read these, but why not,” he said, before reading the below vows out in full, live and on-air.
Cam’s Final Vows
“Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think to marry a stranger in the quest to find love.
“From the moment I laid eyes on you, there was an instant connection. You had the warmest of smiles on your face walking down the aisle, and I quickly learned that you love life just as much as I do. I felt that instant spark from day one.
“I was intrigued to find out more – did the experts get it right?
“Our wedding day was one for the books, filled with a lot of fun, laughs and surprised faces. “I thought the wedding day was unreal. You made a stunning bride. Which brings us to the honeymoon, where we spent several days in Fraser Island really getting to know one another.
“I love that we had common interests. You’re an incredible singer, and your enthusiasm for life and the way you love those closest to you is something I really admire.
Cam and Lyndall. Source: Nine.
“The more I learn about you, the more I respect you. You are kind, empathetic and have a genuine heart. You always bring positive vibes to any room. I like that you give anything a go.
“It’s been hard for both of us, away from friends and family, relying on one another for everything. It’s personally been a struggle for me being in the big city. Darwin, the outback and all things that come with that lifestyle is where I belong.
“That being said, I really enjoyed living with you in Sydney for the past three months. You have made Sydney feel like the closest thing to home.
“You’ve been understanding and taught me the importance of being vulnerable and loved, you made it comfortable for me to open up, which is something I’ve always struggled to do.
“But throughout this experiment, among all the good times, I’ve had my fair share of concerns about the future.
“The most obvious, we live in different states, with different lifestyles, and being together would mean one of us has to change our life completely. Another major concern is the way we handle conflict.
“You can say I can’t sit down and talk through tough times, but you never asked the question because you didn’t want the answer.
“Communication has been an issue for us, such as at the dinner party, commitment ceremony and homestays. I feel like you like to air our dirty laundry in public environments, which really pushes my buttons.
“Throughout this experiment you have needed more affection, reassurance, and emotion from me. I’ve taken the time to reflect on why I haven’t been able to give you these things.
“I think these things flow naturally when you are falling in love, which I’m not.
“I made a promise in my vows to be open and honest. I’d be lying to myself if I stood here today and told you I could see this relationship working beyond today.
“Lyndall, I appreciate what you’ve taught me about myself, what I’ve learned throughout this experiment, and now what I know what I want in a life partner.”
Lyndall also went live on-air explaining why she didn’t want to hear his side
Appearing on WSFM’s Jonesy and Amanda, Lyndall explained why she didn’t want to listen to what Cam had to say.
“From my perspective, I knew that the communication wasn’t healthy and I knew that we had a massive problem resolving that conflict but I needed someone who was willing to sit with me and weather the storm in this whole conversation, not just walk out and never readdress them. And that was a big decider in not hearing his vows,” she said.
“For once I’m going to say exactly how I feel and tell him exactly how hurt I was and he is going to have to listen to every word and for the first time I’m going to stand up and say you don’t get to have a say this time because you’ve left me there so many times repeatedly.”
Married At First Sight continues with a reunion episode on Nine Sunday at 7.00pm.