Though itโs been a moment since Maria Grazia Chiuri first debuted her Dior Fall 2021 ready to wear collection against the glittering, gleaming backdrop of Shanghaiโs Long Museum West Bund, the celebratory fashion mood is still very much front of mind.
The Dior womenswear collection drew from the now well-trod global influences that are shaping designersโ workโconsciously or not.
We saw nods to pop of all kinds (including a Blackpink name-check in the press release), traces of Warhol-esque psychedelia and Marco Lodolaโs acidic New Futurism, and then thereโs the embracing of some faintly Steven Stokey-Daley-style prints on a pair of wide culottes.
(Credit: Dior Autumn Ready To Wear 2021 / Harry Styles wearing Steven Stokey-Daley, 2020.)
Admittedly, the last may be a reachโthough Harry Stylesโ growing influence as a style icon is undeniable.
Diorโs Fall 2021 ready to wear showing offered up a vibrant colour palette to rival the likes of rising brands like Lisa Says Gah and Holiday The Label, however, Chiuri also took a look back into the Dior archives.
The bright pink and fluorescent green-yellow tulle numbers for example? Theyโre both silhouettes from Monsieur Dior, MoulinRouge and Diana. The two delicate tulle dresses have been given a 2021 update, complete with rebel ballerina styling.
The colour palette and heavy scattering of sequins and tie-dye suggest Chiuri is working to the same brief she shared about the Pre-Fall collection.
โWe would like to come back to making fashion in a more light, less serious way, because we are all people that love fashion, so we want to be optimistic for the future,โ the designer explained.
As well as reinterpretations of icons like the Dior Barjacket, a 1950s leopard print trench created by Christian Dior himself, and the anorak, the collection showed off boiler suits, workwear and silver utility gear. Consider it Patagonia by way of Studio 54.
Pop and Dior fans alike can explore the collection at a dedicated pop-up in Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne, running from May 6 to June 5, 2021.
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Byron Bay-based label Spell is likely on your radar if youโre invested in all things 70s-aesthetic. Similarly, Outland Denim โ an Australian brand dedicated to sustainable practices and ethical production of its stylish denim pieces โ is also making a name for itself thanks to timeless styles and transparency. Now, the two brands have united to bring us a capsule collection that is just the beginning of their work together.
The Spell x Outland Denim collection launches later this week, and features five key items inspired by the free-wheeling 70s and Western Americana.
A hero is the wide-leg, flared jeans โ produced in the perfect light wash that will pair effortlessly with a simple white tee for weekend off-duty style.
The best part, however, is the ethics and sustainability behind the partnership. Both brands have worked hard to adopt best-practice when it comes to sustainable and ethical production methods, with Outland Denimโs Cambodian facilities created as a place to offer training and employment for young women who have experienced exploitation, with the aim of a ripple effect into the wider community.
The denim labelโs methods were what inspired the partnership in the first place, says Elizabeth Abegg, Spell co-founder and chief brand officer. โWeโve been introduced to an entirely new standard of supply chain transparency and responsibility. During a time where partnerships are integral to creating real change, we are so proud of this collaboration.โ
โWe have a lot of respect for what Spell has created in a brand and, as an extension of that, a community where women can connectโ, says James Bartle, Founding CEO of Outland Denim. โSpell has a strong aesthetic and iconic sense of personality, so to see our production house working with the Spell design lens has been a joy to watch.โ
The Spell x Outland Denim collection will be available to purchase from May 7th 10am AEST, 2021 at Outland Denim and Spell.
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Itโs official, Meghan Markle can now call herself a published childrenโs book author, following the release of her first book.
Hitting the shelves on June 8, the Duchess of Sussexโs first foray into infant literature is titled The Bench. The story follows the special bond between a father and son, viewed through a motherโs eyes, and naturally, it was inspired by Meghanโs own family with her husband, Prince Harry, and son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.
According to an official press release as per Harperโs BAZAAR U.S., the book โcaptures the evolving and expanding relationship between fathers and sonsโ and โreminds us of the many ways that love can take shape and be expressed in a modern family.โ
Published by Random House Childrenโs Books, The Benchโs talent-filled pages donโt end with Meghanโs written skills, in fact each spectacular artwork was illustrated by award-winning artist Christian Robinson.
The Duchess will also voice an audiobook edition ofThe Benchto be released in the U.S. and Canada, which is only fitting, considering her previous talents inpodcastingand herprior narrative contributions.
โThe Bench started as a poem I wrote for my husband on Fatherโs Day, the month after Archie was born,โ Markle revealed in a statement. โThat poem became this story. Christian layered in beautiful and ethereal watercolour illustrations that capture the warmth, joy, and comfort of the relationship between fathers and sons from all walks of life; this representation was particularly important to me, and Christian and I worked closely to depict this special bond through an inclusive lens. My hope is that The Bench resonates with every family, no matter the makeup, as much as it does with mine.โ
The EVP and publisher for Random House Books for Young Readers Group, Mallory Loehr, expressed how thrilled she is for the Duchess of Sussexโs debut into the literary world.
โMeghanโs touching text explores the relationship between fathers and sons and undeniably tugs at the heartstrings that parents and caregivers feel,โ Loehr said in a statement. โChristianโs art beautifully matches the tender emotion of Meghanโs words, and every spread is infused with a vibrant sense of joy and love.The Benchis timelessโit feels destined to become one of those books that people will be reading for generations to come.โ
As recently as last week, it was reported that the Duchess of Sussexheld a virtual roundtablefeaturing a variety of young women who are making an impact in their schools and communities and honoured female changemakers.
โThe Duchess believes girlsโ voices can and should be heard, and through Archewell she focuses on providing them with the platforms, tools, and forums to help define a path forward and continue making an impact,โ according to the official website for Meghan and Prince Harryโs non-profit organisation, Archewell.
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On Friday night,Blake and Ryanventured out of their house for a rare date night in New York City, where the 33-year-old actress turned her 44-year-old husband into a ball of childlike wonder and enthusiasm by taking him to his very first Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium.
โBlake took me to my first home run derby at@yankeesstadium tonight,โ Ryan explained in the caption of his Instagram post about the date. โThey won 10 to nothing. Iโm not saying Iโm a good luck charm. Just saying@clintfrazierrwants me to play left field for the remainder of my life. (The Red Thunder was an absolute hero tonight) โพ๏ธ.โ
In addition to the gushing caption summarising the night, Ryan also shared two photos from the evening on his Instagram grid: first, a sweet selfie of him and Blake at the game, in which she leans into to him and is wearing what may be the worldโs comfiest sweater, and second, a picture of a hat autographed to him (well, technically to theGreen Lantern, but still) by Clint Frazier, aka โRed Thunder.โ
Ryan also shared a couple of pictures from the night on his Instagram Story:
This wasnโt one-sided adorableness, though. Blake also shared a post about the date night on her grid that included three pictures from the eveningโa shot of her posing in a Yankee hat, a picture of her and Ryan holding their new Yankee hats (his signed by Red Thunder, of course), and a sweet, goofy selfie of her own from the stands.
โMum&Dad Girl Summer. Thanks@clintfrazierrfor being my personal stylist,โ she wrote in the postโs caption. โThis hat is a vast improvement from the ๐ฉ I showed up in. After 14 years in NY, I think tonight made me an official Yankeeโฆ โพ๏ธ๐.โ
Blake also documentedthe night out on her Instagram Story, beginning with pointing out how rare it is that she left the house at all. โ2021 revelations: I know how to put on not pajamas,โ she wrote in a post that included tags crediting some of the designers behind her ~look~ (minus that comfy sweater Iโm still coveting, tragically):
Next came a post highlighting the real guests of honour: Her epically-manicured nails. โFully flat Stanley-ing my nails everywhere I go,โ she wrote.
Okay, make that severalposts highlighting the manicure (courtesy of straight up *artist* Mei Kawajiri, aka Nails by Mei):
She did take a short break from her nail art parade to share another picture of her and Ryan at the Home Run Derby:
Turns outBlakecouldnโt quite make it through the night without some IG trolling, though. In this case, she turned the troll gaze inward, poking fun at herself in another post about her NYC nail tour.
โBack to taking my nails on a guided tour of NYC. Iโm fine,โ she wrote. โBeing locked down for a year+ hasnโt affected me at all. Iโm just hanging out with my best friend, Pinky, in NYC. This is normal stuff.โ
โI left the house and documented it,โ she captioned her final post from the night. โPhew. That was fun. Maybe Iโll do it again next yearโฆโ
Yes, definitely leave your house again, Blake. And if you and Ryan are looking for ideas for date night 2022, I have a bottle of Aviation gin, a very cute dog, and way too many board games (and am totally willing to send reference pics for the manicure). Just sayingโฆ
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While it seems like only yesterday that Prince William and Kate Middleton tied the knot and began their family, the royal couple actually recently celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary, complete with royal portraits, naturally.
Now, Princess Charlotte reminds us of the continual march of time with the recent celebration of her sixth birthday. Her new royal portrait is causing a stir tooโshe looks practically identical to her father Prince William.
Here, the image in question for you to see for yourself:
The photo of Princess Charlotte was taken by Kate Middleton herself, according to royal reporter Emily Nash. โShe is the image of her father!โ wrote one commenter, while another said, โHer eyes still look like the Queen.โ
Shall we make a quick comparison?
Princess Charlotte vs. Prince William
We can definitely see a lot of similar features between Princess Charlotte and her father Prince William. Hardly a surprise of course, but the resemblance is quite striking.
Princess Charlotte vs. Queen Elizabeth II
Meanwhile, the comparison between Princess Charlotte and Queen Elizabeth also reveals a similarity but we think the former is much more obvious.
Regardless of who you think she looks more like, warm birthday wishes to the young Princess!
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As a child, life seems pretty straight-forward: have a successful career, meet the love of your life, get married and start a family. However, the latter isnโt always as easy for many women.
Whether itโs due to health reasonsโor simply choosing to start a family later in lifeโour biology can have other ideas, making fertility feel impossible.
Because of this, a growing number of women are choosing to freeze their eggs in their twenties and thirties in the hope that theyโll have more once theyโre ready to start a family.
As we know, infertility doesnโt discriminate. And many A-list celebrities have opened up to share why theyโve chosen to freeze their eggs, including why they also suggest that other women should take the leap to protect their future fertility.
Below, weโve rounded up 12 celebrities who have shared why and when they chose to freeze their eggs.
Rebel Wilson
Discussing her procedure on the Kyle & Jackie O Show in 2019, Rebel Wilson told the hosts that a lot of her friends in Hollywood were undergoing the procedure. She admitted that she decided to take things into her own hands by visiting a fertility clinic, revealing: โIโve just come from the fertility clinic, actually! โ
Asked why she was at the clinic, Wlison answered: โBecause itโs a back-up plan. Career women should have options, you know?โ
โA lot of women, especially in their 30s or if they can in their 40s, should think about doing it now. I know a lot of my friends here in Hollywood are doing it.โ
On May 3, 2021, Wilson shared an update on her fertility journey revealing sheโd received some โbad news.โ
โI got some bad news today and didnโt have anyone to share it withโฆ but I guess I gotta tell someone,โ she wrote to Instagram. โTo all the women out there struggling with fertility, I feel ya.โ
She continued, โThe universe works in mysterious ways and sometimes it all doesnโt make senseโฆ but I hope thereโs light about to shine through all the dark clouds.โ
Paris Hilton
Friends and ex-colleagues, Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian Westโs friendship goes way back. So much so that Hilton recently opened up about how Kardashian โinspiredโ her to commit to her fertility journey.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Hilton revealed that she has officially decided to freeze her eggs and called out Kardashian as her inspiration.
โI had a really amazing conversation with Kim [Kardashian] about it,โ Hilton revealed. โShe introduced me to her doctor, and I was so inspired by her to actually do it.โ
Hilton went on to admit that freezing her eggs gave her โcontrolโ over her fertility. She admitted: โI think every woman should do it because you can really control it and not have that โOh my God, I need to get marriedโ [feeling].โ
Olivia Munn
Speaking about her decision on the Anna Faris Is Unqualifiedpodcast in 2016, Munn revealed that she โfroze a bunch of eggsโ, because when โI turned 35, youโre high risk,โ she said.
โI think that every girl should do it. For one, you donโt have to race the clock any more. You donโt have to worry about it, worry about your job or anything. Itโs there.โ
She added, โItโs also just like, why not do it, because I see so many women who go through this. Doomsday is now like โwhatever dayโ, because I am prepared.โ
Sofia Vergara
TheModern Familystar revealed toGood Morning Americain 2013 that shefroze her eggshoping to have a baby with her then-fiance, Nicholas Loeb.
โI wanted to make sure I already froze my eggs. I wanted to take advantage of science,โ she said. โI took them out already. Theyโre in the refrigerators. Hopefully, theyโll be fresh by the time I use them.โ
Vergara also opened up about wanting to plan ahead because of her age. โNothing happens that naturally anymore,โ she said.
Kim Kardashian West
Kim Kardashian West has always been open about her struggles with her fertility, even before her first child, North, was born.
โA few years ago I was told I could never get pregnant,โ Kardashian had told ELLE UK. โThree different doctors told me the same thing, which is why I wanted to have my eggs frozen.โ
As she went to begin the process to freezing her eggs, she found that she was already pregnant with North. โI want a boy and another girl; I want it to start happening straightaway,โ she said in the interview.
โI loved being part of a huge familyโand I want that for North. Weโd do IVF if nothing happens, but we both want to keep trying naturally.โ However, after experiencing life-threatening pre-eclampsia during her pregnancy to her second child, Saint, she was no longer able to carry children.
Which meant that her last two children, Chicago and Psalm, were both conceived using IVF and a surrogate.
Rita Ora
Reportedly freezing her eggs in her early twenties, Rita Ora spoke of her decision to take part in the procedure, during an interview on Sunrise in 2019. She mentioned that her doctor recommended the procedure, as sheโd always wanted a big family.
Although Ora froze in her twenties, unless a woman has a medical condition that might affect her fertility, most doctors advise freezing eggs until the early thirties.
Speaking on her procedure, Ora said: โHe said, โYouโre healthy now and it would be great; why not put them away and then you never have to worry about it again?โโ
Halsey
Unfortunately, Halsey is no stranger to reproductive health challenges. After being open about her endometriosis diagnosis and having to endure a miscarriage on stage in front of hundreds of fans.
Opening up to The Doctors about freezing her eggs, Halsey spoke of how people always ask her โYouโre 23, why do you need to do that? Why do you need to freeze your eggs?โ
She went on to explain how ovarian reserve is important to her, because she is fortunate enough to have that as an option. Severe endometriosis and operations to treat it can impact fertility. โI need to be aggressive about protecting my fertility, about protecting myself.โ
Chrissy Teigen
Speaking about her struggle to conceive on many occasions, Chrissy Teigen and John Legendโs two children, Luna and Miles, were conceived through IVF, using eggs that were frozen previously.
When Teigen fell pregnant with her son, she spoke to People about why she chose to freeze more eggs and the effect that the product had on her.
โYou do the whole process again to try to get as many embryos and eggs as possible,โ she explained about the process. โEveryone is freezing everything and then you make the embryos out of what you freeze and try to make viable, perfect embryos.โ
However, Teigen also revealed thatshe doesnโt want to go through the process ever again, which is why she is choosing to gather as many eggs as possible in one go. โSo itโd be nice to get a great batch of beautiful, perfect embryos and keep trying so we did it again,โ she said.
And she didnโt have to. On August 13, Teigen confirmed that she is expecting her third child with Legend, which was conceived naturally.
Kourtney Kardashian
Despite already being a mother to three children with ex-partner Scott Disick, the reality show star decided to freeze her eggs in case she ever wanted more children.
โI just feel like this is for safety,โ she says in an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. โI hope that going through all of this is worth it. I donโt want to put my body through something like this again. The emotions of it all are just a lot.โ
โIโve been so up and down emotionalโฆItโs like crazy. I feel like I want to jump out of my skin. Iโm so crazy, I canโt take it.โ
She also shared her procedure on season 15 of the show, revealing doctors were able to freeze 7 good quality eggs out of the 8 she initially had retrieved.
โThe injections themselves werenโt really a big deal because I have a really high pain tolerance. But I think everything was just really heightened. Some days I would feel so anxious. itโs just very emotional, so that I think is the hard part.โ
Cรฉline Dion
Cรฉline Dion had her embryos frozen when she went through IVF treatment, while trying to conceive her first child,Renรฉ-Charles, in 2000. After completing her performance run in Las Vegas in 2007, she consulted Dr. Rosenwaks about trying for her second child.
According to People, Dr.Rosenwaks spoke about Dion using an 8-year-old embryo to try and fall pregnant, saying: โShe came back to have the embryos transferred back because she wanted to have another baby.โ
According to the fertility specialist, freezing an embryo for eight years is not necessarily a problem. โThere have been embryos that have been [frozen] for more than 10 years, and even more than 15 years, that have successfully thawed and resulted in a pregnancy,โ he admits.
Her second pregnancy results in the birth of her twin sons Nelson and Eddy in 2010.
Amy Schumer
Just under a year after the birth of her first child with husband Chris Fisher, Amy Schumer opened up going through IVF to preserve some of her eggs. Sharing an image of her body post-procedure, she announced to her followers that she wants to give her son a sibling.
โIโm a week into IVF and feeling really run down and emotional,โ Schumer wrote on Instagram.
โIf anyone went through it and if you have any advice or wouldnโt mind sharing your experience with me please do. My number is in my bio. We are freezing my eggs and figuring out what to do to give Gene a sibling.โ
Sophie Monk
Sophie Monk has also previously opened up about her struggles with fertility. Back in 2018, she took to her Instagram stories to share a few videos of herself in hospital beginning the process of freezing her eggs.
โSo Iโm back in this lovely red carpet outfit because I havenโt told anyone but the last 14 days Iโve been injecting myself to freeze my eggs so Iโm going to check in a second and see how many Iโve laid, hopefully a lot,โ Monk revealed in the first video.
Speaking to her fans, Sophie said, โSo for anyone thinking about freezing their eggs like me for preventative or medical reasons, Iโve got to say I had no side effects whatsoever.โ
In an interview with Body + Soul in 2019, Monk opened up about why she chose to do the procedure. โMy motto is: if you can put out a fire before it starts, then do it,โ she said.
โThatโs why I recently had my eggs frozen. Iโd like to start a family one day but you never know whatโs around the corner, so I did it to prevent trouble down the track. Iโm fortunate enough that I could afford to have it done.
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Former liberal staff member Brittany Higgins has had a difficult year. Since coming forward with the allegations she was raped by a colleague in a ministerโs office two years ago, the 26-year-old has faced intense media scrutiny and been in the spotlight of the national conversation. Last week, she officially met with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who many have roundly criticised for his governmentโs handling of the situation and her own personal tone-deaf, patriarchal remarks.
Per the ABC, Higgins said her conversation with Morrison was โvery difficult on a personal level.โ She also noted that Morrison had โacknowledged the system had let me down.โ
During the meeting, Higgins said she and Morrison had discussed reforming the legislation that government staffers are employed under, the Members of Parliament (Staff) or MoPS Act.
Under this act, MPs are able to sack their employees on the spot if they lose trust in them. As well as the wider culture of sexism and the โold boys clubโ mentality that recent events have brought under scrutiny, Higgins has pointed to this legislation in particular as contributing to dangerous power imbalances.
โWe had a discussion about what needs to happen in terms of the MoPS Act, where there needs to be better safeguards,โ Higgins said, noting that the legislation did nothing to protect employees with complaints.
โWe had a robust discussion about the need for an independent authority [for] human resources [โฆ] ultimately, in the end, I think there was a consensus that reform needs to happen. I think thatโs where we need to be, thatโs a starting point and that is encouraging.โ
For his part, Morrison released a statement which said he was glad to meet with Ms Higgins and โlisten to her views on how we can make parliamentary workplaces safe and more respectful.โ
Morrison noted that he was looking forward to Higginsโ participation in the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces, adding that her โviews and experience will be invaluable to the work of (Sex Discrimination) Commissioner Kate Jenkins.โ
At this stage, Morrison has said that heโs committed to achieving an independent process to deal with these difficult issues. Meanwhile, an investigation is underway into Higginsโ alleged rape.
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Taking a page from Blake Lively and Chrissy Teigen, experts in the troll-your-husband game, Victoria Beckham has taken to the gentle digs to celebrate her husband, David Beckhamโs, 46th birthday.
In an Instagram post on May 2, Victoria joked about her husbandโs age, particularly the age difference between them.
โLooks like youโre catching me up!!,โ Victoria wrote in the tribute to David. โTo a very special husband and the most incredible daddy x Happy birthday, we all love you so so much x@davidbeckhamx.โ
Only a year younger than Victoria, who turned 47 on April 17, David took the brunt of loving ribbing by his wife, which saw her post another light troll of her husband of nearly 22 years.
โBirthday boy@davidbeckhamwith his@intermiamicfteam mates!!๐,โ she wrote, alongside a photo of David with balloon versions of players from his Major League Soccer team, Inter Miami CF. โX Happy Birthday!!! ๐๐๐๐โ
โBut hang on, is this one supposed to actually be @davidbeckham,โ she wrote alongside a close-up video of one of a balloon man. Last year, the couple celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary with some oh-so-sweet throwback photos.
The happy couple share four children togetherโBrooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and daughter Harper Sevenโand tied the knot on July 4, 1999 in Ireland.
Their oldest son Brooklyn is currently engaged to actress Nicola Peltz, and shared some throwbacksof himself as a baby, with his father. โHappy birthday to the most incredible dad,โ he wrote in the caption. โI hope to be the amazing dad you are today xx I love you so much.โ
As for Romeo, he posted a recent photo of himself and Davidsinging togetherat an intimate beach gathering for Victoriaโs recent birthday. โHappy birthday dad !!!! I love u so much and hope you have the most amazing day,โ he wrote.
Last month, the family celebrated Victoriaโs 47th birthday on the beach in Miami, as well as with a weekend of celebrations alongside Kim Kardashian and Pharrell Williams.
โHappy Birthday mama โค๏ธ we love you so much and you deserve the best day ever.. To the best mummy and wife happy 47th ๐ birthday @victoriabeckham ( Iโm still 45 btw ) ๐ we Love u x @brooklynbeckham @romeobeckham @cruzbeckham #HarperSeven,โ hewrote.
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In what feels like a complete blast from the past, former flames Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have reportedly rekindled their romance, or at least, have just started to hang out again.
In a series of paparazzi photos, Affleck was spotted at Lopezโs California home, which the publication has reported that she โsent for himโ by having him chauffeured over in a white SUV.
โSecurity picks him up at a nearby location and drops him off after spending a few hours at her house,โ according to an insider.
While the information is currently nothing more than rumours, let us not forget that J.Lo andAlex Rodriguez, who had been engaged for over two years, finally called it quits on April 15 after something of aprotracted break-up. Their public back-and-forth of claims that they were โstill working things outโ quickly contrasted with certain Instagram images that happened to not include an engagement ring.
During their romantic debacle, Lopezโs cover story forInStyle U.S. didnโt just lack a mention of Rodriguez, but it also included sweet quotes from Affleck about the superstar, who is also his ex-fiancรฉe.
โWhere are you keeping the fountain of youth?โ the two-time Oscar-winner joked. โWhy do you look the same as you did in 2003 and it kind of looks like Iโm in my 40sโฆat best?โ
And naturally, their sudden coupling has sent the internetโand heards of millennialsโinto overdrive.
Ben Affleck Ben Affleck before hanging after hanging out with JLo out with JLo pic.twitter.com/k2zV1yYf2Z
Back in mid-January, Affleck andAna De Armas reportedly ended their relationship after almost one year of oddly preformative dog walking coffee runs.
Lopez and Affleckโs former romance, otherwise known as โBenniferโ, dates back to 2002 when they met on the set of the filmGigli, while Lopez was married toCris Judd. The pair notably dated for two years, with Affleck famously appearing in her โJenny From the Blockโ music video. However, they were set to be wed in September 2003, but postponed the event just a day earlier and only a few months later, it was all over.
Despite an entire generation hoping and praying thatJenny from the Block, Affleck and his enormous Phoenix back tattoo are seemingly back on again, other sources have told Page Six that our beloved Bennifer is strictly platonic.
โThey are friends,โ said a source. โTheyโve never not been.โ
While the pair both moved on to other relationships and started their own families, they are saidto have remained supportive friendsโand we can see why.
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Last week, Coach unveiled its Coach Forever campaign, tying with Earth Day on April 22nd.
The launch event was attended by select media, with a sumptuous feast in the labelโs Sydney-based QVB store, featuring stunning living decoration and a vegan menu.
To celebrate the launch of Coach Forever, the label is giving you the chance to win one of its coveted Ergo shoulder bags, valued at $895.
The Ergo is part of Coach Forever, a collection inspired by the labels commitment to rethinking and reducing its impact on the planet. The Ergo silhouette is a classic design, which originated in the 90s.
The Ergo features a streamlined feel with a credit card pocket for your essentials. Created using original natural leather specially treated with responsibly sourced dyes and organic wax for a soft touch, itโs a classic youโll keep forever.
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Pandemic be damned: the wonderfully creative world of fashion wonโt let anything get in the way of a runway spectacular. And for winter 2021, Saint Laurent put on a breathtaking (virtual) show, unveiled globally today.
The short film, titled Where The Silver Wind Blows, fused the striking designs of creative director Anthony Vaccarello with sweeping locations, from arctic tundras to crashing waves and jaw-dropping cliff faces, equal parts chilling and awe-inspiring.
Then came the models, striding and storming through nature in gleaming metallic bodysuits, bejewelled evening jackets, feather-trimmed minis, โ60s-inspired tweed suits and lashings of jewels. There was slashes of skin, too ยญโ revealed by thigh-grazing skirts, shorts and boots alike ยญโ along with the sharpest, metal-tipped stilettos, perhaps not the most practical for traversing the snow, but whatโs fashion without a generous serve of fantasy?
The line riffed on the houseโs bourgeois codes with a rebellious twist (namely the vibrant jewel colours, a diversion from the brandโs traditionally monochromatic palette). It was a study in contrasts, the juxtaposition of luxury against the landscape. Said Vaccarello, โSerious matters push you to take other things less seriously, finding the balance while staying on the edge.โ
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If youโre looking for a Netflix film to snuggle up in front of this weekend, youโve likely cast your eyes across Stowaway, the latest thriller on the streaming network.
Starring Toni Collette, Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim and Shamier Anderson, Stowaway follows a team of astronauts heading to Mars over the course of two years.
Suddenly, their plans are thrown into disarray when a man (Anderson) falls out of a roof panel. Who is he, and how will the team handle the introduction of such a curveball?
Here is the thing โ Stowaway is not the kind of thriller youโre likely expecting it to be. Without giving too much away, because there ARE surprises that do play out fairly well, this is a slow burn and itโs less about dark secrets, and more to do with being stuck in a crisis situation, if that makes sense.
As always, Toni Collette and Daniel Dae Kim deliver outstanding performances. Anna Kendrick isnโt known for her dramas, but sheโs also a welcome addition here โ and Shamier Anderson, a relative newcomer on-screen if youโre not across Wynonna Earp, is fantastic as the stowaway.
But itโs pretty clear the idea was to lean on some stellar performances, and while they are excellent performances, they canโt save a slow-moving plot that is at least 30 minutes too long, and a lack of tension.
I didnโt find myself connecting to any of the characters, except perhaps our stowaway, Michael Adams, purely because the idea of being stuck in space for two years terrifies me.
There are many calls back to Earth where we arenโt privy to the Earth-side half of the conversation, which doesnโt add tension, it just makes it seem like the production team was trying to minimise costs by not hiring voice actors.
Most importantly, a space thriller needs to thrill. While you can lean on the vastness of space and the fear that incites to some degree (think Gravity, Alien) we need more than just a sense of claustrophobia to hook us, otherwise there isnโt much happening to distract from a snail-paced plot.
The threat in Stowaway didnโt land for me. It may have been because I was expecting a fast-paced thriller, and was instead met with a slow burn about choice and humanity.
Would I suggest you watch Stowaway? Itโs well-made and well-acted, so itโs not all bad here. I just found it boring, to be honest. But perhaps if you go in expecting a simmering tension instead of suspense, youโll have a better experience.
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Warning: This article contains The Queenโs Gambit spoilers.
For those whoโve spent the past year addicted to Netflixโs countless offeringsโhello,Bling Empireโthe obsession with The Queenโs Gambit will surely continue well into 2021.
And while the story of a young orphanโs foray into the world of chessโand the sexism that unfortunately pairs with itโstill piques interest, thereโs one main question that fans canโt stop asking: What will happen to Beth Harmon?
Reaching an enormous 62 million households, The Queenโs Gambit became Netflixโs most-watched limited series to date, until Bridgertontook out the top spot, of course. However, unlike Bridgerton, the series has also earned itself two Golden Globes nominationsโone for best limited series and another for best actress in a limited series.
Luckily, weโve done a deep dive to uncover whether Harmonโs signature โ60s flick will grace our screens for a second season.
Below, everything we know about a potential season two of Netflixโs The Queenโs Gambit, from the possible plot to the potential cast and all things in between.
Has The Queenโs Gambit Been Confirmed For A Season Two?
After the nail-biting season one finale, it comes as no surprise that the world is desperate to know what happens next.
For those who need a refresher, the first season ends with Beth going head-to-head for the second time with her biggest competitor Vasily Borgov, a Russian grand master and the last person standing in the way of her being crowned the best player in the world. And as we know, she wins.
While fans eagerly anticipate what will come next for the worldโs best chess player, unfortunately, Netflix is yet to confirm if a second season is on the way.
In the meantime, series starAnya Taylor-Joy has admitted that sheโd love to reprise her role as the troubled chess prodigy, if asked of course.
โItโs so surreal and very wonderful that people want a second season, because we never thought about it, there was no discussion about it,โ she told Deadline. โThat said, never say โneverโ in Hollywood.โ
But what does that mean? Weโll just have to wait and see.
WATCH BELOW:The Queenโs Gambit Season One Trailer
Will Anya Taylor-Joy Be In The Queenโs Gambit Season 2?
Appearing in ELLE U.S., Taylor-Joy explained why she isnโt planning to rule outreturning to her role as Beth Harmon, in the Netflix drama.
โIt would be silly of me to go, โThereโs never going to be a second series,'โ she said, โand then Iโm 40, andScott [Frank]โs like, โYo, how do you feel about this? You want to go back?'โ
In fact, Taylor-Joy revealed that she already has dreams of whatโs next for her character, Beth. She continued, โI hope she starts doing things for her own enjoyment. Iโd like Beth to pick up Benny and spend some time with him in Russia, just the two of them being snobby intellectuals together, and I hope she has a Bowie phase.โ
What Is Going To Happen In The Queenโs Gambitโs Second Season?
Having premiered in October 2020, The Queenโs Gambit is based on the novel of the same name, written by Walter Tevis.
As we know, the story follows chess prodigy Beth Harmon as she achieves champion status in a male-dominated Cold-War era competitive chess circuit. Beth, who has been the victim of several tragedies in her early life, also struggles with substance abuse issues along the way.
But alas, the showโs novel does not have a sequel, meaning that it would require the showโs creators to go off-book to continue the show, a road that has been taken before, for hit-shows like Game of Thrones.
While fans can already envision a second round on the board with Beth, Taylor-Joy thinks otherwise.
โThe last scene feels like a beautiful note to end the show on, so Iโm not sure if we want to go on and answer that question. Maybe we can just let the audience imagine what comes next,โ the Golden Globe nominee told Town & Country.
However, the idea of Bethโs future isnโt lost on her, in her interview with Deadline, she mused: โIt would be very interesting to see how Beth would be as a mother, now that sheโs sober and more cognisant of the demons that pull her down.โ
Which Cast Members Will Be Returning For Season Two?
Clearly, there would be no Queenโs Gambit without the queen herself, meaning that if there is a future for Anya Taylor-Joyโs chess prodigy, we can expect to see her familiar face on our screen.
Alongside Taylor-Joy, a new season could see the return of Harry Melling and Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Bethโs leading men, Harry Beltik and Benny Watts, as well as Moses Ingram returning to her role as Bethโs close friend, Jolene.
But while we beg the universe to throw us a boneโor a chess pieceโthereโs nothing more that fans can do besides wait and see what else Netflix has in store.
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For over a year, weโve been starved, starved, of the fashion fix usually afforded by Australiaโs annual Fashion Week. Not for long though, with IMG announcing the schedule for Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2021, and youโll be glad to hear itโs full to the brim with local favourites and up-and-comers to feast your eyes upon.
Kicking off on May 31 this yearโs festivities go right up until June 4, meaning weโre blessed with a full five days of non-stop action. In keeping with tradition, Carriageworks in Eveleigh will be where most shows will take place, with various other events held all over Sydney throughout the week.
The best part? No longer are front row seats and canโt miss events limited to just industry folk and instead, the public is invited to join along with ticket sales already selling fast.
Read on for everything to know about Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2021.
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When Will Afterpay Australian Fashion Week Be On?
The 2021 event isnโt just any ordinary Fashion Week, with the celebration marking the eventโs 25th-anniversary (which was originally meant to be celebrated in 2020, before it was cancelled due to the pandemic). The event will begin on May 31st and end on June 4th.
On the recently announced agenda are 36 live runway shows and five digital presentations, with additional brands taking part in IMGโs on-site physical showroom facility, The Suites, which will see labels like Indigenous Fashion Projects, Silk Laundry, We Are Kindred, Arnsdorf and Chosen by Tuchuzy taking part.
โWe are thrilled to be partnering with IMG to create a world-class event that supports Australian designers on both a local and international stage,โ said Afterpay co-founder Nick Molnar. โWith Australian fashion designers being the founding partners and the core of Afterpay, this year will see us champion and foster both emerging and established designers through various consumer shows like never before. We canโt wait to celebrate our commitment to the future of fashion with such a strong and incredible lineup of shows and special events.โ
What Is Afterpay Australian Fashion Weekโs 2021 Schedule?
This yearโs event is unlike any other, putting a renewed focus on sustainability, as well as a new hub that will highlight First Nations designers.
The schedule includes plenty of familiar faces confirmed to showcase their Resort โ22 collection, including Albus Lumen, bassike, Rebecca Vallance, Bondi Born, Christopher Esber, Commas, Ginger & Smart, Macgraw, Manning Cartell, KitX, Oroton, Romance Was Born, Zimmermann, as well as emerging designers Auteur, Jordan Gogos, and Jordan Dalah, who will open the first day.
In addition, 12 Indigenous designers will showcase in three separate Indigenous fashion events: Welcome to Country, the First Nations Fashion and Design Runway and the First Nations Fashion and Design Talk.
(Credit: Getty Images.)
Where Can You Buy Tickets To Afterpay Australian Fashion Week?
Tickets to the 2021 event are already up for grabs, starting from $59 for the various talks and $129 for access to shows. Better yet, if youโre looking for a fun experience in events, PR, fashion, media and production, AAFW is looking for volunteers to register their interest here.
You also donโt have to worry if you canโt make one of your favourite designerโs, because this year all shows will be either live-streamed or later uploaded to IMGโs OTT platform ausfw.com, allowing for the fashion-obsessed to tune in from around the globe.
This yearโs event will also include eight designers stage โsee now, buy nowโ runways as part of IMGโs Afterpay Australian Fashion Week: The Experience, so you can snap up a design straight after the show.
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In the sporting world, pay disparity between female and male athletes is nothing new. Perhaps the most well-known of cases is Australiaโs own Matildas, who in 2019 won the World Cup and received $4 million in prize money, a figure which was just half of what the male team, the Socceroos, earned for simply qualifying to play in the competition.
This week, Australian surfer Lucy Small took the matter to the stage when accepting her win at the Curly MalJam Pro. At the competition, which was held on Sydneyโs northern beaches on Saturday, April 24, Small received $1500 in prize money, a sum that was less than half of what the male winner walked home with (a total of $4000).
Taking to the stage, Small decided to make a splash and call out the organisers for the inequality she faced.
โI will just point outโฆ thank you so much to the sponsors for all the money they put into the event, but I would say that it is a bittersweet victory knowing that our surfing is worth less than half of the menโs prizes,โ she told the crowd.
โIt costs the same amount to fly here, accommodation costs the same, yet our surfing is worth half as much,โ Small continued, adding, โso maybe we could think about that for next time?โ
The clip was later shared to her Facebook page, where she wrote: โSometimes you just gotta be prepared to be disliked in order to get what you want.โ
Curl Curl Longboarders Club President Tim Reilly later justified the decision to The Sydney Morning Herald, claiming the only reason female surfers donโt receive the same amount of prize money as the men was because, simply, itโs been that way since the event was founded in 2011.
โI just feel bad for the guys who ran it for the whole day and put hundreds of hours into it,โ he told the publication. โShe [Small] should have come and seen me, that was an easy thing that could have been fixed.โ
Adding insult to injury, club secretary Phil Nicol also told SMH that he saw no problem awarding women less money, claiming organisers did nothing โillegal.โ
โThis is a moral issue,โ he said, adding, โweโve done nothing illegal.โ
Speaking to SMH after the clip went viral, Small said she was unaware that the prize money would be unequal, as per the World Surf Leagueโs guidelines, with the organisation committing to equal prize money in 2018.
โWe are just so sick of this happening,โ she said. โI am just really tired of putting in so much time and effort and money and investing so much into going to these eventsโฆ and getting less than half the reward.โ
Itโs proactive and impressive women like Small who push this narrative forward, and thanks to her actions the clubโs committee has said prize money would be made equal across all categories for future events.
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To celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary, Prince William and Kate Middleton shared a series of new photographs taken at Kensington Palace (perhaps, their most romantic ever). To thank fans for the well-wishes, the Cambridges added an adorable video into the mix, featuring their three gorgeous kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, and of course, the family pup!
โThank you to everyone for the kind messages on our wedding anniversary. We are enormously grateful for the 10 years of support we have received in our lives as a family,โ the royal couple wrote alongside the clip, which was taken by filmmaker Will Warr.
Kate and Wills can be seen playing with the three royal youngsters, as they laugh, run along the beach, and go on a hike, presumably near their country home in Norfolk. To boot, the royal fam is dressed in matching olive rain jackets as they roasted marshmallows by a campfire.
The day prior to the anniversary, Kate and Wills shared what many are calling their sweetest portraits yetโif you discount their engagement and wedding photos, naturally.
โ10 years ๐ฐโโ๏ธ,โ the photographs were captioned, which were taken at Kensington Palace by photographer Chris Floyd.
For the photoshoot, Kate turned to one of her go-to labels, London-based brand Ghost. Unsurprisingly, the Kate Middleton effect took hold of the ethereal blue wrap number and its since sold out, but you can catch similar styles on the brandโs site, which has become known for the floral dresses favoured by the royal.
(Credit: Kensington Royal.)
According to People, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle privately congratulated William and Kate on the special milestone. Many royal fans will remember the Duke of Sussex served as his brotherโs best man at the royal wedding, held at Westminster Abbey in 2011.
Kensington Palace didnโt release any details on how the couple planned to celebrate the anniversary, but the pair were recently spotted out in London. And it wasnโt the only milestone the family celebrated in recent weeks, with their youngest child, Prince Louis, turning three and attending his first day of preschool.
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Two months ago, Anne-Marie Wade was named CEO of Ally fashion and its sister brand You + All. Sheโs spent the past 15 years working her way up through the company and lifting other women up with her.
As youโll see, sheโs a woman who walks her talk. For this yearโs International Womenโs Day, Anne-Marie hosted a celebration for Ally fashion senior staff members along with Thread Together, a charity that provides basic clothing for people in need, and Dress for Success Sydney, which provides clothing for female-identifying people to wear to job interviews.
Here, she talks to marie claire about how it all started with a gap year in London.
Q. In the beginningโฆ how did you get started?
A. โI did what I would recommend everyone do in their twenties, which is get a two-year working holiday visa in London. I worked at the Debenhams flagship store on Oxford Street in the visual merchandising team for two years while I travelled.โ
Early takeoversโฆ Tell us about your career progression?
โWhen I came back to Australia, I started working with Ally fashion, which had only been around for about five years. I was their first visual merchandiser and they brought me in to set up policies and procedures, and really build the team as the brand progressed.
About four years ago I moved into the operations side of things as national operations manager. During that time, I made a lot of changes and we basically re-looked at the way we were doing every task, assessing where there were gaps and implementing ways to improve the brand. Two months ago, I became CEO, which was the natural progression.โ
Fashion expansionโฆ How did you start You + All?
โWe were getting a lot of requests from our customers to broaden our size range, so we launched You + All online, and then opened stores six months later. Itโs been so well-received and weโve had a lot of positive feedback. Itโs been our strongest growth point, both online and in stores.โ
Bright futureโฆ Whatโs planned next?
โThe past four years were all about really focusing on the brand and the product. We now have really strong foundations, so going forward, weโre looking at how we can elevate and expand the brands. Weโre looking closely at fabrications, increasing the quality, expanding the categories, adding a kidsโ section, and partnering with local designers, who we really want to support after COVID-19.โ
Words of wisdomโฆ Whatโs your advice for other women?
โYou need to back yourself, be true to yourself, and see things from other peopleโs perspectives.
Be organised! The more organised you are, the better your day runs, and the more you achieve.
Learn from every experience and every mistake. Everything you do is an opportunity to grow, and every experience builds character.
Our motto at Ally is โNever stopโ, and I think that applies to everyone: never stop learning, never stop trying to improve yourself.โ
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If Married At First SightโsInes Basic or Bachelor In ParadiseโsJamie Doran have taught us anything in recent years, itโs that often, putting your face to a reality TV show can mean far more serious consequences down the line. In 2020, Basic says she was diagnosed with PTSD following her stint on the Channel Nine social experiment, while Doran has since sought legal action for his portrayal on the Channel 10 dating franchise.
Now, Channel Seven has been ordered to pay former My Kitchen Rules contestant Piper OโNeill, who appeared on the 2019 season of the cooking series, compensation after a claim against the network where she argued she was left unable to work due to โpsychological injury.โ
Fans of the show will remember OโNeill, a former beauty queen who appeared alongside friend Veronica Cristovao, as the contestant that was embroiled in a โsex scandalโ storyline, which was pushed by the producers when they revealed her relationship with a rival contestant, Victor Aeberli. OโNeill has two children and was separated from her husband at the time.
Speaking to news.com.auat the time, Cristovao was critical of producers for perpetuating the โscandalโ, saying โeveryone knew what was going on between Victor and Piper,โ adding the treatment was โvery unfair.โ
In August 2020, OโNeill lodged a workerโs compensation claim against Seven where she sought $1,000 in weekly benefits starting from December 2018, per news.com.au. In the claim, OโNeill alleged she had sustained psychological injury over the course of the series โdue to vilification and bullying from producers and the network.โ
Per the publication, the allegations included โover 40 hour work weeks, control over her phone, distortions of her actions and words after editing, victimisation, bullying and harassment and unfair treatment and adverse interactions with other workers, producers, and staff.โ
โWe refute any claims in this case,โ a Seven spokesman said, via The Guardian. โThere has been no settlement or lump sum payment. As this matter is ongoing, we have no further comment.โ
The network has been ordered to pay OโNeill $425 a week ongoing from 26 March, 29.
Itโs also not the first case Seven has faced in the past two years. In 2019, a former contestant on its renovation series, House Rules, was portrayed as a โvillainโ.
The NSW Compensation Commission ordered the Network to pay Nicole Prince compensation for psychological injury suffered after she was โharassed and bulliedโ during the filming of the hit renovation program.
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Itโs been 10 years since Prince William and Kate Middleton said โI doโ as more than 30 million people from around the world tuned in to watch their fairytale wedding on April 29, 2011, at Westminster Abbey. To celebrate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released a series of romantic portraits, all perfectly summed up with two emojis.
โ10 years ๐ฐโโ๏ธ,โ the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge captioned a series of pictures, which were taken at Kensington Palace by photographer Chris Floyd to mark their milestone anniversary.
In the decade since the couple has welcomed three adorable children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, and have continued to champion mental health through their charity, Headโs Together.
(Credit: Kensington Royal.)
For their 2011 wedding, many will remember Kateโs stunning Alexander McQueen gown and the couple waving to adoring fans as they exited in the car that read โJust Wedโ, but many might not know that the royal couple actually broke protocol multiple times.
Pippa Middleton and Prince Harry were elected Maid of Honour and Best Man, two roles that are not supposed to exist in royal weddings, not to mention the double kiss that the newlyweds performed for the crowds from the Buckingham Palace balcony.
(Credit: Getty Images.)
According to The Express, royal couples also traditionally leave for their honeymoon immediately after the reception, taking off on the day of the wedding, but after a long day of festivities, Kate and Wills decided to have a quiet first night as man and wife.
Instead of taking off for their honeymoon, the couple spent their wedding night at Buckingham Palace, breaking tradition of the royals before them.
In fact, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge didnโt actually jet off on their honeymoon to a private island in the Seychelles for ten days after the ceremony. Itโs unlikely that Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank will be following suit with a Buckingham Palace sleepover โ especially given that they are getting married in Windsor, but anythingโs possible.
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The future looks bright, but unhurried โ a welcome change from this past yearโs madness. Itโs all about doing well, making it all happen at the right time. Professionally, act with confidence, secure in the knowledge that the planets will serve you well. Even if there small setbacks, they wonโt last long. Thereโs plenty of potential for romance; both in the areas of serious pursuits and delightful distractions. This next year also hints at a financial boost, with the source of your good fortune stemming from more than just one well.
Aries (March 21 โ April 20)
Best Day: Saturday 1st
Itโs a week of personal growth, Aries โ with enough cosmic cooperation to see you through. A little more perseverance is whatโs needed, and we all know youโre not short on that. Just donโt place too much importance on money and possessions. Count your blessings, and know that life has more to offer than dollar signs.
Taurus (April 21 โ May 20)
Best Day: Wednesday 5th
Excitement is in the air, and you sense it. The timeโs right to turn dreams into reality. Start a new business โ find a new job. Let loved ones spoil you. Whatโs to lose? Nothing. But thereโs plenty to suggest fun and a fistful of cash. Finances look particularly promising, with a possible merger of love and business interests.
Gemini (May 21 โ June 21)
Best Day: Tuesday 4th
Good one, Gemini. Youโve managed to make it to this point with much of your stability still intact. All you have to do now is keep your cards pinned close to your chest while doing business as usual. Two hints: donโt say more than you have to, and donโt try to fix what isnโt broken. This week, keep everything objective and balanced.
Cancer (June 22 โ July 22)
Best Day: Sunday 2nd
You feel ambushed and perhaps being forced in directions you donโt want to go. Yet through all this, youโll end up the winner. Fiesty Mars, for one, indicates victory. Truth is, youโre not really one to stand still for long. Romantically, too, thereโs plenty to hope for. Even some friendships are in for a surprise shift of status, and nicely so.
Leo (July 23 โ August 23)
Best Day: Thursday 6th
Youโre primed for change, Leo. Work offers new challenges; so your mission, should you choose to accept it โ is to wield your professional strength with focus and integrity. At home, you get a sense of where you need to cut ties and move forward. Thereโs a strong need to clearly define your identity and personal boundaries.
Virgo (August 24 โ September 22)
Best Day: Friday 30th
This week brings a better understanding of lifeโs quirkier rules, and you start to play the game more skilfully. Just donโt assume you know it all. After all, life is a constant journey โ so stay open to new experiences and learning. You also get another chance to achieve goals which seemed elusive in the past.
Libra (September 23 โ October 23)
Best Day: Sunday 2nd
Youโve been moody for a while now, Libra โ perhaps feeling a tad emotionally or financially abandoned. This week the cosmos presents even more demands. You may have to wrestle with extra challenges or thereโs unfinished business to complete. Remember though, that youโre truly adored and those who truly love you will never let you down.
Scorpio (October 24 โ November 22)
Best Day: Saturday 1st
Youโre exhausted Scorpio, and itโs a fair bet that relationship issues need sorting. But a chirpier Venus turns your attention away from lifeโs troubles. Give yourself permission to shift from social to solitary, and back again; depending on your mood. Both modes of operation will work for you now. Take time out for some pampering, too.
Sagittarius (November 23 โ December 21)
Best Day: Tuesday 4th
People need predictability, so no one is going to be very happy if youโre constantly changing your mind. Itโll be harder still if you start talking about plans or proposals that very few can understand. Nor should you ignore the opinions of those closest to you. Their ideas may not be that different from your own.
Capricorn (December 22 โ January 20)
Best Day: Friday 30th
It is said that in life, timing is everything. Just the right words at the right time can heal, open doors โ even open hearts. Being in the right place, too, is how we often are blessed with incredible opportunities. And when time is on our side, we can be powerful. So, go ahead Capricorn โ be powerful.
Aquarius (January 21 โ February 18)
Best Day: Wednesday 5th
Itโs strange how sometimes you can feel invisible, as if people are walking straight past or through you. Other times, youโre suddenly the centre of attention โ when even strangers catch a second glance. Well, this week youโre both visible and magnetic. The planets offer the right encouragement to catch up with old friends and simply have fun.
Pisces (February 19 โ March 20)
Best Day: Thursday 6th
Life has been a battle recently, with any gains being hard won. The trouble is, youโre a natural for taking on too much and others will happily load you up when you let them. As you step into the week early indications may not suggest any different, but a change is on its way. Work and business shoot skywards. As does your love life.
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With French and Italian heritage and a personal history with Dolce & Gabbana, Deva Cassel was born to be the face of the brandโs newest fragrance, Dolce Rose.
The Muse
At only 16 years old, Deva Cassel is an It-girl in the making. With her luminous skin and dark brunette curls, she clearly shares the genes of her star-studded parents, French actor father Vincent Cassel and Italian actor and model mother Monica Bellucci. With such a pedigree, and the fact that her mother launched her own career as ambassador for Dolce & Gabbana, itโs no wonder the brand chose Rome-born Cassel as the face of its popular Dolce Collection fragrance line. โI had met Domenico and Stefano not that long [before] I found out that they had chosen me to be the ambassador of the brand โ I was so surprised,โ says Cassel. โThe more I work with them, the more I realise that the relationships they establish with the people they work with are not just business, but more like being part of a family.โ
The Fragrance.
If you love rose scents but want a more modern take, Dolce Rose gives all the richness of rose with a vibrant, youthful vibe. Opening with sweet notes of green apple and mandarin, the scent then shares its rosy heart of crisp rose centifolia (itโs what makes the scent fresh and new) and the more traditional powdery notes of rose absolute, which mingle with juicy notes of white peach and magnolia before drying down to sensual notes of musk, white woods and sandalwood. This upbeat feel perfectly optimises the Dolce Rose girl, who Cassel says is โdynamic, curious and positiveโ. โI definitely see myself as an optimistic and an energetic person.โ
Dolce & Gabbana Dolce Rose EDT 50ml, $110; available at Myer
The Campaign.
Itโs hard to get away these days but you can satisfy your European fix with the stunning scenery captured in the campaign for Dolce Rose. It was shot in the Italian city of Bellagio, which juts out over the pristine blue waters of Lake Como. The campaign lets you feast your eyes on the rose-lined streets, take in the lake views from afar and dream of visiting some day.
The Dance.
To celebrate Dolce Rose, Cassel posted a dance challenge on the brandโs TikTok account, encouraging fans to recreate it with their #RoseAttitude. โIt was a real experience because Iโd used TikTok before but Iโd never posted anything,โ says Cassel.
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The Cambridges are undoubtedly one of the most talked-about families in the world, and following their role elevation over the coronavirus pandemic, itโs hardly surprising thatPrince William and Kate Middletonare making even more news.
This past week has been no exception, fromPrince Louis birthday and sweet portraits, to Prince George and Princess Charlotte returning to school at Thomasโ Battersea after the Easter holidays.
The Cambridges made news this week as the Duke and Duchess took their three children on a special day out.
The family of five were spotted enjoying a day out in the sun together in the new Sandringham play park on the Queenโs Norfolk estate.
The park has a special connection with the family, based on Kateโs Back to Nature Garden at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show.
The garden, inspired by Kateโs, was reportedly designed with the same ethos โ to encourage children to immerse themselves in nature.
โKate is aware of screen time and tries to limit the children being exposed to too much,โ royal expert Katie Nicholl toldOK! Magazine. โWhen the children have a break, she takes them outside, come rain or shine.โ
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The designer, who passed away aged 59 from COVID-19 complications on Sunday evening, has been remembered in the days following as a person who embodied joy, brought a playfulness to his work and above all, was a designer who truly loved women. In fact, what distinguished him from others was not just a love for women, but the ability to truly see them. In fashion, that distinction makes all the difference. And itโs why his passing is, in a way, a loss for women, and should be remembered when we consider how fashion should โ and could โ serve us.
Born in Morocco, Elbaz spent his childhood fascinated with clothes. In her tribute, Sarah Mower remembered him once telling her: โWe didnโt have money for toys. The only thing my parents had in the house was a chess set. When I was little, I took my fatherโs silver foil and started to make dresses for all the chess piecesโI made up characters for them and played with them for hours.โ
Following a move to Israel and compulsory stint in the Israeli Defence Force, Elbaz studied at the Shenkar College and then moved to New York where he worked under Geoffrey Beene in his atelier. Beene was known for unexpected combinations of fabric and colour, and under him, Elbaz learnt the tools and technique required to be a dressmaker in the truest sense. He went on to serve as Creative Director of Guy Laroche in 1996 and then Yves Saint Laurent in 1998, before landing at Lanvin in 2001.
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He helmed Lanvin as Creative Director โtil 2015, and in that time set himself apart from other designers for an innate understanding of the inner lives of women, and how that influences the way we dress. Often, we see or hear designers talk about being inspired by their love of women, but in many cases they prioritise โ or are just more interested in โ the artistic aspect of fashion and the craft. This results in beautiful clothes, no doubt, but ones we can rarely see ourselves wearing in our day-to-day lives.
A thread that is woven through all of the remembrances of the designer is the sense that he demonstrated a relentless dedication to caring about his work and the impact it had on the lives of the wearer โ most often women. He famously once said: โIf itโs not edible, itโs not food. If itโs not wearable, itโs not fashion.โ
Elbaz was different in that he conceptualised his role as designer as being underpinned by service; always thinking about how to make women more beautiful and their lives more comfortable. Famous for dressing the likes of Tilda Swinton and Meryl Streep on the red carpet, Streep said that she continued to turn to Elbaz for looks because, โOn the important occasions when it becomes necessary for me to become โMeryl Streepโโthat outsize, overpraised monument to the changing status of women in the cinema and the worldโthatโs when I need Alber the most. He is undaunted by all of itโmy insecurities, my weightโฆmy height, my age. He just makes me feel lovely.โ
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Later, when reflecting on his work and career, he referenced Streepโs comments and added: โIโm not trying to transform anyone. Iโm just trying to make everyone, as much as I can, a better version of themselves.โ
His project following his departure from Lanvin further exemplified his dedication to women and always making clothes that worked for them, not against. Named AZ Factory, the first collection was titled โMy Bodyโ and comprised of ergonomic, sports-inspired dresses that came in sizes from XXS to XXXXL. He wanted to innovate, and push for a fashion world that always had real women in mind.
Not all fashion needs to be guided by modernity in the way Elbaz was, or by a consideration for the practical realities of womenโs lives. But too often we forget that fashion should serve us as much as it should inspire us. Designers who do manage to both are rare gems, and thatโs exactly what Alber Elbaz was.
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For Andra Day, the Golden Globes began as they meant to go on: glamorously. The singer, who was nominated as Best Actress for The United States vs Billie Holiday, (and was also nominated for the Best Actress Oscar) commenced getting ready in the first of three hotel rooms in West Hollywood. Her stylist, Wouri Vice, arrived with the gown, a silver-grey mille-feuille confection from Chanel with a crocheted halterneck bodice, worked on by the fashion house for a month. โIt was truly, truly a moment,โ Vice says, the day after the ceremony. โChanel made sure that it was a whimsical, beautiful night. Just like the gown.โ
So far, so glamorous. Yet things looked a little different behind the scenes. Due to COVID-19, Vice and Dayโs hair- and makeup artists were masked-up and nose-swabbed before they were allowed to enter their individual dressing rooms. Finally, Day was fitted into the dress and ready to step onto the red carpet โ by which we mean the hotel terrace โ where her photographer captured the images that would be shared all over the world as Day became the first Black Best Actress winner in 35 years.
Meanwhile, some 8700 kilometres away, stylist Colomba Giacomini was walking into upmarket London hotel Claridgeโs, where Emerald Fennell โ double Golden Globe nominee as the writer and director of Promising Young Woman โ was preparing for her big night in. Giacomini carried the dress: a lemon-yellow Valentino gown with cascading sleeves. โIt was just perfect for her,โ Giacomini enthuses. โItโs regal, itโs glamorous, but not too over the top,โ she says. โWell, it was quite over the top,โ she adds, laughing, โbut it was comfortable and easy for her to be in.โ Plus, it was in keeping with Fennellโs โbreak-the-mouldโ style. โShe didnโt want the simple, safe gown,โ explains Giacomini. โShe wanted something really fun.โ On the afternoon of the Globes, Fennell โ hailed as one of this award seasonโs groundbreaking female directors โ was having a nap. She needed one to stay up all night on London time to watch the ceremony. Giacomini arrived with the gown and Aquazzura heels, and after an hour and a half of hair and makeup, the pair staged a photoshoot in the deserted lobby. Later, Giacomini steamed the dress while Fennell ate a room service burger, then the stylist went home. Before the ceremony kicked off at one in the morning, Fennell re-dressed herself and prepared to log on to this yearโs Golden Globes, coming to you live via Zoom.
Andra Day at the Golden Globes (Credit: Getty Images)
This is not your average award season. The Globes took place a year after the onset of the pandemic, which has had a huge impact on celebrity styling, as with almost every occupation. But styling โ a cottage industry reliant on the world of film and television promotion, all which has been largely dormant over the past year of lockdowns โ has specifically struggled since cut was called on the circus of premieres and parties. โNormally weโd be lolling around LA,โ says Giacomini, laughing, โand thereโd be loads going on.โ But COVID-19 rates are still dangerously high in the US and the UK, and producers of the industryโs biggest award shows are opting for virtual ceremonies, with nominees tuning in from home. But no nominees in person means no physical red carpet, and no physical red carpet means that the stylists who dress the worldโs biggest stars have had to adapt.
Instead of having their photos taken on the red carpet, professional shoots were conducted in an A-listerโs sunny home or hotel function room. The Queenโs Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy roamed around an empty ballroom in her slinky emerald Dior gown before the Globes; Nicole Kidman, reclining on her sofa in hand-embellished Louis Vuitton, watched the show from Sydney with husband Keith Urban and their daughters. Elle Fanning, resplendent in aquamarine Gucci, roped in the photographer from The Great to capture her โred carpetโ moment. โWe are releasing images that arenโt just from Zoom,โ explains Giacomini, โand it gives us a bit of creative freedom, which isnโt what we normally get with red carpet images. That, we kind of relish.โ This unexpected side-effect has become something of a silver lining for those in the business of creating show-stopping celebrity sartorial moments. โSometimes you can get on a red carpet and have an actual flub,โ notes Vice. โWhen a person is walking, you canโt fix them โ once theyโre gone, theyโre gone. This way, you have a bit of control over how beautiful the picture can be.โ
Styling is a necessarily physical enterprise: in order to dress a star, creatives have to get up close and personal with them over the course of countless fittings. No wonder, then, that โeverything ground to a haltโ, Giacomini recalls, in the early months of the pandemic. For Aimรฉe Croysdill, a stylist based in London dressing Nicola Coughlan, who plays Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton, the work evaporated โso suddenlyโ. When it returned, it was unstable. โIt really felt very unpredictable,โ she says.
Anya Taylor-Joy (Credit: Instagram)
As red carpets recommenced virtually, stylists were forced to adjust their methods. โWe had to adapt to a different way of working,โ explains Holly White, who styles Vanessa Kirby. โClothes had to be quarantined for 72 hours, PRs only had access to samples on certain days, fittings and shoots happened via Zoom.โ Some stylists drop off complete outfits to their clients, socially-distanced, with instructions on how to dress themselves. Regular Covid-19 tests are non-negotiable. Vice has noticed little challenges, such as the fact that because of remote fashion weeks, he didnโt actually get to see Dayโs Chanel look in person until the week of the Globes. Adds Giacomini: โThere [are] less gowns readily available. Peopleโs selections are smaller and the ability to create custom is also much more limited.โ
When pulling together outfits for Zoom events, in which only an A-listerโs top half will actually be seen, there are a few key differences to a stylistโs approach. For White, styling is now about โpaying particular attention to whatโs going on in the background โ everyoneโs home is differentโ. Croysdill, who recently worked on a star-making remote press tour for Bridgerton with Coughlan, believes virtual events are about โcelebrating fashionโ. โThe goal is to make sure the outfit sings from the waist up,โ she says. โSome looks rely on the bottom half, so those outfits get put to the bottom of the pile.โ Itโs been an enjoyable challenge, she adds, โto switch up how we view an outfit to it being all about details, accessories, and makeup that looks great on a low-res Zoom set up.โ Such as the exuberant Molly Goddard dress that Coughlan wore to the remote Globes. โWe didnโt look at any other options,โ Croysdill admits. โWe just wanted Molly and all the tulle layers she could give us.โ
Globe-winner Rosamund Pike also wore Molly Goddard, opting for a frothy fuchsia number accessorised with chunky combat boots, photographed at her home in Prague. Pike eschewed a stylist altogether for the event, dressing herself in the gown โ which she bought from Londonโs Dover Street Market โ and doing her own beauty look over Zoom, with the tutelage of a remote makeup artist. The combination of a Villanelle-esque ballgown with a pair of biker boots felt like the perfect distillation of the current sartorial mood: glamour, but pared-back, and cut through with a sense of humour and joyfulness that could occasionally be missing from the same-old red carpets of yore. The best-dressed stars this virtual awards season are going to be the ones whose stylists have accurately gauged our collective fashion temperature. โItโs kind of ostentatious to be dressed up in a gown for a Zoom call, you know what I mean?โ suggests Vice. โSo it eliminates a lot of the things that we are supposed to do.โ
As with most industries, the pandemic has brought innovation. One such shift is cutting down on the excess โ the racks and racks of unused pieces, the boxes and boxes of bling โ that used to characterise awards season in favour of a more considered approach. Elizabeth Stewart, stylist for Amanda Seyfried โ whom she remotely dressed in peachy Oscar de la Renta at the Globes and a glittery Miu Miu tuxedo at the Critics Choice Awards โ said this realignment is welcome. Now, stylists โreally focus on the social and environmental impact of each look we work onโ, she has said. โUsing local brands, supporting companies that have sustainable practices and cutting back on unnecessary excess will all help.โ As White puts it: โI love supporting local talent, so itโs been exciting to focus even more on these designers and find new brands closer to home.โ
But thinking more sustainably does not, Giacomini says, mean less glamorous. Her plan for dressing Fennell for the rest of the season included custom designer looks for the BAFTAs and Oscars. โThis is a huge thing for her, and all Iโve wanted throughout the whole thing is for it to feel as unbelievably special as possible,โ Giacomini explains. โSo, no โ I definitely havenโt thought of it as, โOh, theyโre only going to see from the waist up.โ Weโre going all out. Weโre going as if she is walking the red carpet. No table unturned. Itโs all going to be as glamorous as it would have been, even if itโs in a totally different way.โ
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Married At First Sightโs most controversial couple, Bryce and Melissa, have revealed theyโre still going strong following the finale of Channel Nineโs social experiment, and it seems things are going so well in fact, the pair has teased an โexciting announcement.โ
The couple took to their Instagram Stories on April 27 to tease the news, sharing a photo alongside the caption: โExciting Announcement coming 6 pm AEST TONIGHT!โ
Ahead of the pairโs big reveal, Radio Today revealed Bryce and Melissa had landed their very own podcast deal with Jay Walkerdenโs Podshape.
According to the outlet, the podcast will be titled What Happens After and is offering up a โwarts and all look at the development of a relationshipโ, but considering how volatile it was to watch play out on screen, we have just a few concerns about tuning in.
Itโs perhaps not that surprising of a move, considering Bryce was previously a radio announcer at Southern Cross Austereoโs Hit 104.7 in Canberra, departing to appear on MAFS.
โThe bad things have definitely been the trolls and the lack of understanding around our relationship,โ Melissa says in the trailer for the upcoming podcast series.
Bryce and Melissa will be discussing topics together that include everything from whether theyโll get married for real, how they plan to raise children, and if what their families think of their life together.
โIโm looking forward to showing our relationship for what it actually is and giving insight into Bryce and myself,โ Melissa added via a statement, while Bryce told the outlet: โWe met in usual circumstances but weโre just like any normal couple, Iโm excited to let people inside how lives and our relationship.โ
What Happens After launches on May 4, 2021, and will run for 10 episodes, and you can listen to the sneak peek here.
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Historically, the Academy Awards have not been kind to women โ or anyone who isnโt a white, cis man, to be honest.
Like most Hollywood institutions, they are a fickle beast, plagued by the same issues the industry as a whole suffers: ignoring the accomplishments of women, people of colour and Black people, to name a few, but also just more generally not celebrating anything that isnโt pale, male and well, a little bit stale. They love a war epic, they love an ode to Hollywood, and they go absolutely wild for weight loss transformations.
Over the years, campaigns like #OscarsSoWhite have worked to bring these problems to the fore, and in response, the Academy has worked to increase its membership base. 2,000 new members were added between 2017 and 2020, with a 2018 study finding that those new additions bolstered the diversity, too. According to the study, in 2018 people of colour made up 16% of members , compared to just 8% in 2015. Whatโs more, of the 819 members who were admitted in 2020, 36% of them were people of colour and 45% women.
If the awards this year are anything to go by, the results are already speaking for themselves, with women coming out on top and the winners representing a far more diverse film industry. Amid a ceremony that was much more intimate and much more efficient (have we ever seen an Oscars so short!?), it was women who gave us something to truly celebrate.
Youn Yuh-jung (Credit: Image: Getty)
Chloe Zhao made history as the first woman of colour to win Best Director, and is only the second woman to ever win the award in the Oscarsโ 93-year history, following Kathryn Bigelow, who won in 2010 for The Hurt Locker. And in fact, prior to 2021, only five women have ever been nominated for Best Director: Lina Wertmรผller (1976โฒs Seven Beauties), Jane Campion (1993โฒs The Piano), Sofia Coppola (2003โฒs Lost in Translation), Kathryn Bigelow (2009โฒs The Hurt Locker), and Greta Gerwig (2017โฒs Lady Bird). This year was also the first time two women โ Zhao and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman โ made the cut in the Best Director category in the same year.
Zhaoโs Nomadland also won Best Picture, however lost out in the Best Film Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay categories. Despite that, she was still the first woman to have received four nominations in a single year. It must be said: we simply have no choice but to stan! Zhao was favourite to take out Best Director, having spent most of the awards season giving acceptance speeches. She won Best Director at the Golden Globes, the Criticsโ Choice Awards, the BAFTA Film Awards, and the Directors Guild of America awards. She was also awarded the prestigious Golden Lion at the 2020 Venice Film Festival, which is where Nomadland premiered.
Other historic wins included Minariโs Youn Yuh-jung who took home the award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first Korean actor to ever win an Academy Award, and the first Asian performer to win an acting award since 1985. The 73-year-old actors win is a small step forward for the Academy, which has a long history of failing to acknowledge actors of Asian descent in acting categories. You only have to look to Parasite sweeping the Oscars last year without any of its cast being recognised for their performances to see thereโs a very, very big problem. Itโs across the board, too. Youn was the first Asian winner in any individual film category at the Screen Actors Guild awards and the first Korean actor to win a BAFTA award. Further, Steve Yeun, also of Minari, was the first Asian American actor to be nominated for Best Actor Oscar.
Jamika Wilson and Mia Neal (Credit: Image: Getty)
Similarly, it was great to see Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson win Best Hair and Makeup for Ma Raineyโs Black Bottom, as theyโre the first Black women to win in the category. The filmโs costume designer, Ann Roth, is also now the oldest woman to ever win an Oscar, at age 89. Just casually.
Finally, Fennellโs Best Original Screenplay win for Promising Young Women is the first time a woman has won a screenplay Oscar in 13 years. The last was Diablo Cody for Juno.
And so, we see the close of another awards season and one that gave us a small slither of hope that those in the future will be similarly diverse. As Mia Neal said in her acceptance speech: โI also stand here, as Jamika and I break this glass ceiling with so much excitement for the future, because I can picture Black trans women standing up here. And Asian sisters. And our Latina sisters. And indigenous women. And I know that one day it wonโt be unusual or groundbreaking. It will just be normal.โ
Hereโs to a future where these wins wonโt be cause for such big celebration โ because theyโll just be the norm.
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Theyโre here! The 2021 Oscars have kicked off in L.A. and this yearโs red carpet is expected to be as glamorous as ever. While the usually star-studded event is limited to just nominees, their guests and presenters this year, there are still plenty of familiar faces bringing their fashion A-game ahead of the entertainment worldโs night of nights.
Carey Mulligan and Emerald Fennell are among this yearโs nominees following their work in Promising Young Woman, while Zendaya, Reese Witherspoon and Brad Pitt are attending to present awards.
Itโs also set to be a history-making ceremony this year, with both Fennell and Chloe Zhao nominated for Best Director, the first time the category has seen two women nominated.
Below, weโre rounding up the red carpet looks you donโt want to miss from the 93rd Annual Academy Awards.
Carey Mulligan in Valentino
Amanda Seyfried in Armani Privรฉ
Regina King in Louis Vuitton
Emerald Fennell in Gucci
Tiara Thomas inJovana Louis
Steven Yeun in Gucci and Joana Pak
Laura Pausini in Valentino Haute Couture and Bulgari
Leslie Odom Jr. in Brioni
Nicolette Robinson in Zuhair Murad
Glenn Close in Armani Prive
Viola Davis in Alexander McQueen
Andra Day in Vera Wang and Tiffany & Co.
Colman Domingo in Atelier Versace FW20 Couture
Alan S. Kim in Thom Browne and Vicky Kim
Jenna Friedman
Maria Bakalova in Louis Vuitton
Chloe Zhao in Hermes
Vanessa Kirby in Gucci and Cartier
Halle Berry in Dolce & Gabbana
Reese Witherspoon in Dior and Bulgari
Zendaya in Valentino
Laura Dern in Oscar de la Renta
Margot Robbie in Chanel
Olivia Colman in Christian Dior
Angela Bassett in Alberta Ferretti
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher in Dior and Bulgari
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While many tune into the Oscars for the award-winning performances and show-stopping red carpet (just wait until you see Margot Robbie in Chanel), Twitterโs commentary will always be among the nightโs most memorable events. Never one to miss a beat, those watching the 93rd Annual Academy Awards from home arenโt afraid to share the awkward moments, hilarious behind-the-scenes snaps and point out even the smallest of hiccups.
From Daniel Kaluuyaโs acceptance speech and dedication to his parentโs sex life (yes, really) to Yuh-Jung Younโs gushing hello to Brad Pitt as she walked onto the stage. Below, weโre rounding up the best (and most hilarious) tweets and memes to come out of tonightโs ceremony for you to enjoy.
Chloe Zhao Wins Best Director, Making History
The ceremony halfway through when Chloe Zhao made Oscars history, taking home the award for Best Director for her work on Nomadland. The win made her the second woman and first woman of colour to ever win the category.
In her speech, the director recalled an expression that she used to guide herself through filming: โPeople at birth are inherently good.โ
โWhen I was growing up in China, my dad and I would play this game. We would memorise classic poems and text and try to finish each otherโs sentencesโฆ I have always found goodness in the people I met,โ she continued, adding that โthis is for anyone who has the faith and courage to hold onto the goodness in themselves.โ
The win was celebrated on Twitter, and the monumental moment will certainly go down in history.
I am watching a Chinese female director give a speech in Chinese after winning the directing Oscar. Iโm not sure I can express how big that is, especially this year. Congrats, Chloe Zhao. #Oscars
Judas and the Black Messiah star Daniel Kaluuya won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at this yearโs ceremony, but it wasnโt his acceptance speech dedicated to the inspiring Fred Hampton, who he played in the film, that grabbed Twitterโs attention, but his NSFW tribute to his mum and dadโs sex life, all while his mum Damalie Namusoke and sister watched on from the audience.
โMy mum and my dadโฆ they had sexโand now Iโm here!โ he said at the podium, with the camera immediately cutting to his mumโs very confused face.
โWhatโs he talking about?โ she can be seen asking her daughter, who has her head in her hands.
โYou understand, Iโm here. You know what I mean? Iโm so happy to be alive,โ Kaluuya continued. โSo Iโm going to celebrate tonight. I appreciate everyone in the room, everyone watching at home. You know, peace, love, and onwards, we go again!โ
The exact moment was caught on camera, and itโs honestly one of the best things to come out of the Academy Awards to date.
Incredible that we get to see the real-time reaction from Daniel Kaluuyaโs mother as he talks about his parents having sex pic.twitter.com/juxCZeJcQC
Here's Daniel Kaluuya's mom and sister reacting to him saying "My mom and my dadโฆthey had sex. It's amazing! I'm here!" at the end of his Oscar speech pic.twitter.com/4nLZxY0Jwc
Legendary Korean actress Yuh-Jung Youn made history at the 2021 ceremony, becoming the first Korean woman to win Best Supporting Actress following her role as grandmother Soon-ja in Minari. But that wasnโt the highlight of her nightโmeeting Brad Pitt was.
Pitt, who won Best Supporting Actor in 2020, presented the award, and when he handed Youn the microphone she seemed immediately star stuck by the Once Upon A Time actor.
โMr Brad Pitt, finally,โ she told him as he stood to the side. โNice to meet you. Where were you while we were filming in Tulsa? Very honoured to meet you.โ
โLet me pull myself together,โ she added, turning back toward the crowd.
The 72-year-old actress also gained praise when she thanked her children, who she says โmade me go out and work.โ
โThis is the result,โ she said. โBecause mummy worked so hard.โ
The moment didnโt slip by without getting Twitterโs attention, and as one person noted, the actress ended the night with an Oscar in her left hand and Brad Pitt in her right. What an icon.
"This is the result, cause Mommy work so hard" โ Yuh-Jung Youn + every working mother, even if we didn't win an Oscar but we just bought them a Happy Meal
Opening the ceremony was One Night In Miamiโs Regina King, who used her speech to make a statement about Derek Chauvinโs recent conviction. The actress told the crowd that she would have โtraded in her heels for marching bootsโ if the result had been different the week prior, where the former police officer was charged with the murder of George Floyd.
โNow, I know that a lot of you people at home want to reach for your remote when you feel like Hollywood is preaching to you,โ she said. โBut as a mother of a black son, I know the fear that so many live with and no amount of fame or fortune changes that.โ
While she might have been snubbed in the Best Director category this year, her custom Louis Vuitton and power walk to start the show earned King honourable winner for the people watching at home.
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The 93rd Annual Academy Awards are done for another year, and as we tuned in for the (in person!) red carpetโwhich ICYMI didnโt disappoint on the glamourโit was the incredible lineup of nominees that secured the night as one for the history books.
It wasnโt even halfway through the ceremony when Chloรฉ Zhao became not only the second woman (behind director Kathryn Bigelow for her work on the 2009 film The Hurt Locker), but the first woman of colour to take home the Best Director award for her work on Nomadlad.
โWhen I was growing up in China, my dad and I would play this game,โ she said during her acceptance speech. โWe would memorise classic poems and text and try to finish each otherโs sentencesโฆ I have always found goodness in the people I metโ adding, โthis is for anyone who has the faith and courage to hold onto the goodness in themselves.โ
Emerald Fennell, who was alongside Zhao in the Best Director category, became the first woman to win Best Original Screenplay in 13 years for her work on Promising Young Woman.
Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson became the first Black women to win an Academy Award for makeup and hairstyling for their work in Ma Raineyโs Black Bottom.
โI want to say thank you to our ancestors who put the work in, [and] were denied but never gave up,โ Neal told the crowd. โI also stand here, as Jamika and I break this glass ceiling with so much excitement for the future because I can picture Black trans women standing up here. And Asian sisters. And our Latina sisters. And Indigenous women. And I know that one day it wonโt be unusual or groundbreaking. It will just be normal.โ
Ann Roth was also on the list of history-makers, becoming the oldest woman ever to win an Oscar, at the age of 89 for her work in costume design on Viola Davisโ Ma Raineyโs Black Bottom.
Finally, actress Yuh-Jung Youn became the first Korean woman to win in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in Minari, also arguably winning tonight for the best standout moment following her acceptance speech directed toward presenter Brad Pitt.
Hereโs the full list of the Oscars 2021 winners.
Best Picture
The Father Judas and the Black Messiah Mank Minari WINNER: Nomadland Promising Young Woman Sound of Metal The Trial of the Chicago 7
Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed inSound of Metal Chadwick Boseman inMa Raineyโs Black Bottom WINNER: Anthony Hopkins in The Father Gary Oldman inMank Steven Yeun inMinari
Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis inMa Raineyโs Black Bottom Andra Day inThe United States vs. Billie Holiday Vanessa Kirby inPieces of a Woman WINNER: Frances McDormand in Nomadland Carey Mulligan inPromising Young Woman
Actor in a Supporting Role
Sacha Baron Cohen inThe Trial of the Chicago 7 WINNER: Daniel Kaluuya in Judas and the Black Messiah Leslie Odom Jr. inOne Night in Miami Paul Raci inSound of Metal Lakeith Stanfield inJudas and the Black Messiah
Yuh-Jung Youn and Brad Pitt. (Credit: Getty Images.)
Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova inBorat Subsequent Moviefilm Glenn Close inHillbilly Elegy Olivia Colman inThe Father Amanda Seyfried inMank WINNER: Yuh-Jung Youn in Minari
Directing
Another Round, Thomas Vinterberg Mank, David Fincher Minari,Lee Isaac Chung WINNER: Nomadland, Chloรฉ Zhao Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell
Chloรฉ Zhao. (Credit: Getty Images.)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm WINNER: The Father (screenplay by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller) Nomadland One Night in Miami The White Tigers
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Judas and the Black Messiah Minari WINNER: Promising Young Woman (written by Emerald Fennell) Sound of Metal The Trial of the Chicago 7
Costume Design
Emma, Alexandra Byrne WINNER: Ma Raineyโs Black Bottom, Ann Roth Mank, Trish Summerville Mulan, Bina Daigeler Pinocchio, Massimo Cantini Parrini
Music (Original Score)
Da 5 Bloods, Terence Blanchard Mank, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Minari, Emile Mosseri News of the World, James Newton Howard WINNER: Soul, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste
Music (Original Song)
WINNER: โFight for Youโ from Judas and the Black Messiah โHear My Voiceโ fromThe Trial of the Chicago 7 โHusavikโ fromEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga โIo Sรฌ (Seen)โ fromThe Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se) โSpeak Nowโ fromOne Night in Miami
Documentary Feature
Collective,Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana Crip Camp, Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht, and Sara Bolder The Mole Agent, Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibรกรฑez WINNER: My Octopus Teacher, Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed, and Craig Foster Time, Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino, and Kellen Quinn
Emerald Fennell. (Credit: Getty Images.)
Documentary Short Subject
WINNER: Colette, Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard A Concerto Is a Conversation, Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers Do Not Split, Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook Hunger Ward, Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman A Love Song for Latasha,Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan
Animated Feature Film
Onward, Dan Scanlon and Kori Rae Over the Moon, Glen Keane, Gennie Rim, and Peilin Chou A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Richard Phelan, Will Becher, and Paul Kewley WINNER: Soul, Pete Docter and Dana Murray Wolfwalkers, Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Paul Young, and Stรฉphan Roelants
Animated Short Film
Burrow, Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat Genius Loci, Adrien Mรฉrigeau and Amaury Ovise WINNER: If Anything Happens I Love You, Will McCormack and Michael Govier Opera, Erick Oh Yes-People, Gรญsli Darri Halldรณrsson and Arnar Gunnarsson
Live-Action Short Film
Feeling Through, Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski The Letter Room, Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan The Present, Farah Nabulsi WINNER: Two Distant Strangers, Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe White Eye, Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman
International Feature Film
WINNER: Another Round, Denmark Better Days, Hong Kong Collective, Romania The Man Who Sold His Skin, Tunisia Quo Vadis, Aida?, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah, Sean Bobbitt WINNER: Mank, Erik Messerschmidt News of the World, Dariusz Wolski Nomadland, Joshua James Richards The Trial of the Chicago 7, Phedon Papamichael
Film Editing
The Father, Yorgos Lamprinos Nomadland, Chloรฉ Zhao Promising Young Woman, Frรฉdรฉric Thoraval WINNER: Sound of Metal, Mikkel E. G. Nielsen The Trial of the Chicago 7, Alan Baumgarten
Production Design
The Father Ma Raineyโs Black Bottom
News of the World Tenet
Makeup and Hairstyling
Emma, Marese Langan, Laura Allen, and Claudia Stolze Hillbilly Elegy, Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle, and Patricia Dehaney WINNER: Ma Raineyโs Black Bottom, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, and Jamika Wilson Mank, Gigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri, and Colleen LaBaff Pinocchio, Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli, and Francesco Pegoretti
Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson, and Sergio Lopez-Rivera. (Credit: Getty Images.)
Sound
Greyhound, Warren Shaw Mank, Ren Klyce News of the World Soul WINNER: Sound of Metal
Visual Effects
Love and Monsters The Midnight Sky Mulan The One and Only Ivan WINNER: Tenet
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People might come for the awards ceremony, but we stay for the fashion. After a year without IRL awards shows, weโve never been more desperate for the kind of high-end glamour that is synonymous with the Oscars. Here, our editors discuss and dissect the best looks of the night.
Zendaya in custom Valentino
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Nicky Briger, Editor: โZendaya in sunny-yellow Valentino looks cool, chic and fun all in one package. Whenever she walks the red carpet, people talk and take note. Her bandeau bodice is youthful and totally on-trend, and those dazzling Bulgari jewels (all 183.3 carets worth!) beautifully compliment her strapless style. Stunning, as always.โ
Naomi Smith, Fashion Director: โI love everything Zendaya wears, she always looks incredible. This gorgeous gown felt so optimistic, I loved her long flowing wavy hair, and jewels at her neck piled on. There was a slight rebellious feel to her look, very Valentino, but also very new gen.โ
Carey Mulligan in Valentino Haute Couture
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Nicky: โI hope Carey Mulligan wins tonight because she resembles a walking, talking Academy Award! The British actress absolutely shines in this metallic Valentino Haute Couture gold gown, and the on-trend bandeau crop top perfectly suits her frame and plays nicely with proportion. The high-waisted voluminous skirt is a red carpet winner; with the return of the IRL awards night, this is the kind of drama weโve been hankering to see!โ
Naomi: โI love the way Carey styled her gown, which was simple but major at the same time. Applause to the stylist and hair and makeup team who kept her hair and jewellery to a minimum for a perfect balance.โ
Reese Witherspoon in Dior Haute Couture
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Nicky: โReese rarely puts a foot wrong on the red carpet, and this pleated, belted Dior Haute Couture gown is beautifully elegant and in keeping with her love of timeless style. The Bulgari jewels are simple and chic but impactful, which is how Iโd sum up her overall look.โ
Amanda Seyfried in Armani Prive
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Naomi: โI always love seeing Armani Prive being worn at the Oscars, there is something about an actress in Armani Prive that says โwinnerโ. Armaniโs gowns are always perfect and tend to surprise with something standout. Whether itโs the fabric or tulle and sequins, somehow he strikes a great balance between red carpet glam and something more regal. This gown was quite romantic for Mr Armani, which was nice surprise.โ
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The Academy Awards are always rife with beauty inspiration. Here, marie claireโs Beauty Director, Sally, weighs in on who she thinks nailed the beauty brief at the 2021 ceremony.
Celeste Waite
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Best Original Song nominee (โHear My Voiceโ from The Trial of the Chicago 7) Celeste Waite let her beautiful natural texture do all the talking on the Oscars red carpet. Paired with a perfectly applied matte red lip, a pretty flush, and her fringed Gucci dress, this is a bold yet super pretty look for the singer.
Margot Robbie
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The new lowlights and long, face framing fringe is a winning look for the Chanel-clad Margot Robbie. Coupled with her tonal, natural makeup, the actress has stepped up her beauty cred yet another notch with this look.
Zendaya
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Zendeyaโs custom Valentino cut-out yellow gown is perfectly off-set with low-key peachy toned makeup and heavenly long flowing mermaid hair. Itโs the definition of cool girl beauty.
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Ever since her Hollywood career began, Margot Robbie has never played it safe when it comes to her red carpet beauty. From debuting brunette hair in Saint Laurent at her first-ever Academy Awards to Old Hollywood glamour at the premiere of Once Upon A Time, the Australian actress never fails to turn heads.
Appearing at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, held at Los Angelesโ Dolby Theatre on April 26, Robbie used the occasion to debut a brand new look: caramel-coloured locks and a feathered fringe, courtesy of her go-to hairstylist Bryce Scarlett.
Taking to Instagram prior to the ceremony, Scarlett revealed he used GHD products to achieve the bold look.
Margot Robbie in Chanel.Margot Robbie in Chanel.
Robbieโs beauty look was created by Pati Dubroff, who complimented her Chanel dress with soft, pink cheeks and matching pink lip and fluttery lashes, all executed using Chanel Beauty. โAll about a bronzey sunshine glow,โ Dubroff wrote.
The actress has proved to be a master of no-makeup makeup, with a radiant complexion usually the centrepiece of all her red carpet glamour.
Dubroff, who has become known for such looks, is a big believer in the โless is moreโ approach to beauty, as evidenced by her and Robbieโs collaborations in recent years.
The celebrity makeup artist has previously explained how she gets the perfect pink lips on Robbie.
โI prefer to use] a soft pink [lipstick] with a pink pencil [layered beneath] for light definition,โ she said. โ[For liner], I use a very cool almost taupe pink nude [colour] since I [generally] want a cool icy feeling [and then I finish by dabbing on a sheer blush pink lip shade.โ
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During the height of the pandemic, someone sent me a direct message on social media: โDid you start coronavirus, you bat eating c**t!โ
Stunned, I responded, โRacism is not ok, also please grow a brain.โ
Since the pandemic began, there has been an appalling level of increased hatred directed at Asian people, blaming them for โstarting the pandemicโ. This hate has not just been directed at people from China for starting โthe Chinese virusโ as Donald Trump called it. Now anyone from any Asian nation is being blamed for the current state of the world.
Itโs gotten so bad that many people including Asian entertainers such as Olivia Munn, Sandra Oh, Daniel Dae Kim and Chrissy Teigan have lent their support to the #StopAsianHate campaign. I too now feel I need to speak up and draw attention to this issue.
Hateful, racist comments directed at Asian people are sadly nothing new, although growing up in suburban Brisbane I actually experienced very little racism. This was despite the fact that when I first moved to Australia with my family at nine from South Korea, I could barely speak English.
Other Asian friends had eggs thrown at them and were mocked for their Asian school lunches, but I escaped unscathed. Perhaps it was luck, perhaps it was being surrounded by good people, but it wasnโt until I got older that I began to really feel the full force of racism.
Once when I was in my early 20s, I was walking around with my boyfriend โ now husband, Noah โ in a shopping centre. We were speaking to each other in Korean. A woman came up to us and screamed in our faces, โSpeak English! Why donโt you go back to your own country?โ
Dami Im with her mum. (Credit: Image: Supplied)
After I won X Factor in 2013, the racist commentary on my social media escalated. Trolls wrote things like, โWhy is this Chinese person on Australian TV?โ, or โWhy did a Chinese person win the show?โ and โWhy doesnโt she go back to Chinaโ. The assumption that I was Chinese because โAsians all look the sameโ and the vile spirit of the comments was highly distressing.
In another instance, I posed with an Australian singer at an event and he posted the picture to social media. His fan base was totally different to mine and slowly trolls inundated the post with racist comments that were degrading and disgusting. It was so bad my manager asked for the post to be taken down.
Thankfully in the years since, Iโve had far fewer racist comments directed my way. The vast majority of people are lovely, supportive and well informed, which Iโm greatly appreciative of.
However the challenges of COVID-19 have now brought the insidiousness of racism for myself and many Asian people to the forefront again in the most hurtful way.
Having lived in Australia for more than 20 years now, I canโt believe how ignorant some people really are. Whatโs also been hugely concerning is that many physical attacks on Asians abroad particularly in the US, have been directed at elderly people.
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According to NYPD data, anti-Asian hate crimes have risen by 1,900 percent in the past year. There have been more than 2,808 firsthand accounts of anti-Asian hate from 47 US states from March to December last year. More than 7 percent of those incidents involved Asian-Americans aged over 60 years old.
My mum has since told her Asian friends in Brisbane to โlay lowโ and โnot go out as muchโ. They all agreed to just accept the situation as it is and not draw attention to themselves in public spaces. It makes me feel sad that they just shrug their shoulders because thatโs what people of their generation have been used to doing all their lives โ hiding away from hate.
However, I feel that itโs up to people of my generation to stand up and say โthis is not rightโ. Like many people, the pandemic hit me hard. As a touring artist, I lost all my gigs and income. I get it โ peopleโs lives have been up-ended and theyโre angry and frustrated. But to shift the blame for whatโs happened onto an entire category of people is unhealthy and divisive. Everyone in the world has suffered.
Blatant abusive messages are one thing, but the ongoing speculation as to โwhoโs to blameโ on forums and so forth hasnโt been helpful either as there is subtle racists undertones to much of this.
Australia is such an amazingly diverse country with a melting pot of ethnicities. People need to be open to different cultures and ideas and we need to educate our children to do the same. What Iโm hoping now is that out of the ugliness, we will now be quicker to call out those people who condemn others. The #StopAsianHate movement needs to continue โ not just throughout the course of the pandemic โ but for all the years beyond.
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The Oscars, since the very first ceremony in 1929, have long been a means of celebrating the best of the best in film, and are still very much considered the highest accolade an actor can win. No matter which category, taking home an Academy Award truly cements a star in their chosen fieldโearning the respect of their peers and the world alike.
And while you might think that some actors, for instance, the legendary Meryl Streep, have swept up the ceremony and currently hold the record for most Oscars won in the acting categories, youโd be mistaken. While Streep holds the most Oscar nominations in the acting arena, sheโs not the actress with the most to her name.
The misconception that some actors are worthy of 10 Oscars also might surprise you, with Leonardo DiCaprio long being nominated, but only winning his first in 2016 for The Revenant.
Read on to discover the actors who hold the record for most Oscars won in the acting categories.
Katharine Hepburn
Total Oscar Count: 4.
Katharine Hepburnโs monumental career spanned more than 60 years in Hollywood, with the actress currently still holding the record for the most Academy Awards in the acting category, having won four Best Actress accolades for her work in Morning Glory (1934), Guess Whoโs Coming To Dinner (1968), The Lion In Winter (1969) and On Golden Pond (1982). Interestingly, the record-holder never got to collect her prestigious statuettes in person, having only ever attended the star-studded event once in 1974 to present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer and longtime friend, Lawrence Weingarten. Even better, the leading lady skipped the traditional gown for gardening boots and jumperโa true icon!
Katharine Hepburn (Credit: Getty Images)
Walter Brennan
Total Oscar Count: 3.
Having started his working life as a bank clerk, Brennan was later enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a private in France during World War Iโand while serving, he suffered an injury to his vocal cords that resulted in his now-trademark voice. Brennanโs career wasnโt what youโd expect though, he returned home and made a fortune in real estate, but after losing his money in the 1920s decided to head to Hollywood, and went on to win three Best Supporting Actor awards for The Westerner(1941), Kentucky(1939), and Come and Get It(1941). He remains one of only three male actors to win three Academy Awards.
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Ingrid Bergman
Total Oscar Count: 3.
The Swedish actress may be most famously remembered for her work as Isla Lund in Michael Curtizโs Casablanca, but in fact, Bergman wasnโt even nominated for an Oscar for that iconic film. Instead, Bergmanโs Academy Awards were for work in Murder on the Orient Express(1974), Anastasia(1956), and Gaslight(1944).
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Total Oscar Count: 3.
Daniel Day-Lewis may have retired from acting, but not without leaving behind an impressive legacy as one of the most respected actors of his generation (not to mention, many claiming the actor is one of the greatest ever in cinematic history). Day-Lewisโ career was skyrocketed following his Academy Award for Best Actor in My Left Foot (1989), going on to win the award twice more for the 2007 film There Will Be Blood and 2012 film Lincoln, where he famously portrayed Abraham Lincoln. He holds the record as the only actor to have three wins in that major category.
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Meryl Streep
Total Oscar Count: 3.
Not far behind the most ever wins, Meryl Streep has three Oscars to her nameโwith the actress also holding the record for most acting nominations ever, with 21 under her belt (and counting!). Streepโs first Academy Award was for Best Supporting Actress in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), in which she played a mother who abandons her husband and son. Unsurprisingly, Sophieโs Choice (1981) followed, for which she won Best Actress, and most recently, taking home Best Actress for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011).
Meryl Streep (Credit: Getty Images)
Jack Nicholson
Total Oscar Count: 3.
Nicholson, whose career has spanned more than 60 years, may have said goodbye to acting but his legacy lives on as having played some of the most wide-ranging roles in cinematic history, including roles as comedic leads to villains. Prior to his retirement in 2013, Nicholson was nominated at the Oscars 12 times. He won twice for Best Actor, for his work in As Good As It Gets(1998) and One Flew Over The Cuckooโs Nest(1976), while also winning Best Supporting Actor for Terms of Endearment(1984).
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The 2021 Oscars are mere days away, and as one of the biggest events of the year, the ceremony is predicted to be an unmissable night filled with our favourite starsโof course, bringing with them some unrivalled fashion, hilarious moments and award-winning performances along for the ride.
The 93rd Annual Academy Awards will be taking place on Monday, April 26, and with the decision to put on an actual red carpet this year amid the pandemic, weโre guessing some of the worldโs biggest names will be pulling out all the stops for the occasion.
This yearโs Oscars are history-making too, with two women nominated in the Best Director categoryโmaking it the first time two women have appeared in the category in the same year. Chloรฉ Zhao who is nominated for her work on NomadlandandEmerald FennellforPromising Young Woman, both of whom werealso recognised at the Golden Globes back, alongside Regina King forOne Night in Miami.
It wasnโt only Zhao and Fennell who made history, Viola Davis and Steven Yeun also broke records. Thanks to Davisโ nomination for Best Actress in Ma Raineyโs Black Bottom, the actress is now the award showโs most-nominated Black actress of all time and became the only Black woman with two best actress nominations.
The Oscars, as always, will be available to watch live and for free on Channel 7.
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Trends come and go, but every once in a while a piece comes along that truly changes the face of fashion. One such design is the Bar jacket, dreamt up by up-and-coming couturier Christian Dior in the aftermath of World War II. His New Look silhouette, defined by a nipped-in waist, rounded shoulders and basques that accentuated the smooth curves of the hip, was an ode to femininity โ a symbol of romance and joie de vivre following years of austerity.
The jacket soon became a wardrobe icon, worn and loved by the worldโs most stylish women (think Marlene Dietrich, then; and Alexa Chung, now). Over the years itโs been reworked and re-imagined, rendered in denim, checks, knits and black granite tweed, and now sits at the heart of the houseโs permanent collection, 30 Montaigne.
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For cruise 2020, artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri collaborated with artists Mickalene Thomas and Grace Walles Bonner, combining crochet with Caribbean embroidery techniques to striking effect, while for fall 2021, the blazer was splashed with leopard print โ a look inspired by Christian Diorโs original muse (and proponent of a wild sartorial statement), Mizza Bricard.
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Yet while the Bar jacket has been reinvented and reinterpreted time and again โ and will continue to evolve and transform โ its essence remains the same. Timeless, chic and forever iconic.
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When people think of Cartier, the delicate band of a LOVE bracelet is probably conjured, or perhaps a diamond-encrusted panther pendant. However, with the work they do through the Cartier Womenโs Initiative, that automatic association is steadily changing. Not satisfied with merely representing the epitome of luxury, since 2006 Cartier has been working to support women-run businesses from around the world, empowering those who are trying to make a difference in society for the better.
Today they announce the 24 fellows whose businesses theyโll support in 2021 with financial, social and human capital needed for the entrepreneurs to build their businesses and enhance their leadership skills. They were chosen from 876 applicants, hailing from over 142 countries.
Open to women-run and women-owned businesses from across the globe, the Cartier Womenโs Initiative focuses on those whose ethos is aimed as having a strong and sustainable impact on society, as defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In the 15 years since the initiative was launched, Cartier has assisted 260 female entrepreneurs from 59 different countries, and has awarded over US $4 million to support the burgeoning businesses.
This year, two of the fellowship recipients are from close-to-home: Aussie, Edwina Sharrock, and Rebecca Percasky from New Zealand.
Rebecca Percasky (Credit: Image: Supplied)
Sharrock is the CEO of Birth Beat, an organisation that is tackling the issue of perinatal depression and anxiety, and in particular, how it is fed by a lack of information surrounding childbirth and parenthood. Birth Beat is changing that narrative by providing a globally accessible tool for parents that educates and empowers them with knowledge about birth and parenthood, improving the experience of birth in the process.
Meanwhile, Percaskyโs business, The Better Packaging Co., is addressing the issue of the global waste crisis: over 5 billion parcels are sent every year and most are packaged in a heavy-duty single use plastic courier satchel, meaning theyโre never recycled as itโs difficult and not economical. To minimise the impact, The Better Packaging produces sustainable & compostable packaging, practicing product stewardship communication and educating about waste.
Speaking about the importance of the Cartier Womenโs Initiative, and specifically supporting women in business, President and CEO of Cartier International, Cyrille Vigneron, said: โWomen have always had a pivotal role at Cartier, both as a driving force and an endless source of inspiration. In these challenging times, they are more admirable than ever, proving their resilience in the face of adversity and their ability to create concrete and durable solutions not only for themselves but for their communities and the world at large.
โIt is our honor and pride to support these women who keep pushing the boundaries in order to make the world a better and more equal place.โ
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There is the saying that in times of crisis, women buy lipstick. But when we live in an era of plenty, when there have never been so many beauty products to choose from, I question whether this statement still holds. Because with all thatโs on offer, we could also go out and buy an eye cream, an at-home LED or a niacinamide serum to ward off the stress of a world gone mad.
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Here, Lily-Rose Depp takes us behind CHANELโs closed lab doors to discover the making of the collectionโs standout shade, Alive, a fiery red โ โI love makeup and lipstick so much. So being here today in CHANELโs makeup lab to see how Rouge Coco Bloom is made is an amazing opportunity, letโs go!โ
But then there is a Chanel lipstick, and when you have one in your hand (or in your virtual cart), it is impossible not to be tempted. Especially when youโre deciding about a new collection from a fashion house that has made putting on lipstick into an art form.
The new Rouge Coco Bloom collection boasts an innovative and unique formula created by the houseโs research lab in Japan. Take it from the face (and lips) of the campaign, Lily-Rose Depp, who says itโs the lipstickโs โmixture of pigments, mother-of-pearl, oils, and moisturising ingredientsโ that achieves the lipstick trifecta: rich colour, staying power and standout shine. This new collection promises a formula that not only locks in colour but also delivers shine and impressive (natural looking) lip fullness. The secret lies in a high concentration of micronised pigments and a hugging, highly refractive formula that effectively seals in colour and gets it to stick around all day without drying out lips. The long-wear formula means just one slick of this super-comfortable and reassuringly wearable lipstick (read: no need to reapply come lunchtime), and youโre good to go.
The bold and vibrant payoff of 20 shades is not the only reason desire is high for these lippies. The packaging is also incredibly covetable. Take the leisurely wind of the stick, which Chanel has slowed to be ridiculously gratifying. Luxury should be savoured (or at least noticed), even if youโre doing your lipstick in the lift on your way to a meeting. And really, thatโs the essence of lipstick, isnโt it? Something to covet, something to cherish and something to make us feel just a bit more special.
No wonder itโs the one thing we all collectively reach for. No matter what.
Shop the new CHANEL Rouge Coco Bloom collection at David Jones, Myer and CHANEL Boutiques; chanel.com/au
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Itโs safe to say that last winter was a sartorial write off. With nowhere to go and nobody to see, most of the population swiftly transitioned from office-ready attire to sweatpants within weeks.
Now, fashion is back in a big way. The autumn/winter 2021 season is best summed up as elevated comfort. While matching tracksuits are no longer the only outfit of choice, they still play their part in a curated winter wardrobe that marries chunky knits with plush quilting, smart jeans and yes, trackpants.
The trick is to pair loungewear with oversized silhouettes and an assortment of textures. Rest assured that comfort is still key; however, blurring the lines between work and play attire will help you move from the couch to cafรฉ with ease.
Here, the new season styling choices that will place you at the forefront of the fashion pack:
Nothing says โwinterโ quite like a puffer jacket. A trend from 2020 that is set to carry over into the new season, puffer jackets are a simple and accessible way of styling up any outfit.
Our suggestion? The more volume the better. Influencers, fashion editors and celebrities alike are opting for oversized outerwear in neutral hues; itโs the oh-so stylish winter warmer that you can wear with literally anything.
As always, environmental impact and carbon footprint is front of mind for the conscious consumer. As part of Kmartโs commitment to sustainability through their Better Together program, this season, the filling for the retailerโs longline puffer jackets contain 100 per cent recycled polyester made from reclaimed materials.
Tonal dressing is back in a big way. Simply grab a few key pieces in the same colour way and don them all from head to toe. Two piece sets are the obvious choice โ but why donโt you try layering it up with textures, patterns and solid shades in the same tone? Pick a hue, any will do!
Some high-rotation pieces remain classics for a reason. Case in point: denim. Update the hardest working section of your closet with a do-it-all pair of straight leg jeans. The seasonโs most in-demand cut, this flattering silhouette is suitable for every occasion: dress up with heels and a silk blouse or dress down with sneakers and a casual pullover. The options are endless.
There is nothing more โhyggeโ than luxuriating at home in soft and cozy knits. Keep it simple with basic crew necks, v-neck and turtleneck designs or experiment with cropped cardigans and boucle.
Our advice? Take note of the garmentโs composition before handing over your credit card details. Kmartโs autumn/winter 2021 collection contains knitwear composed of fabrications incorporating merino, recycled and wool fibres. This year, the retailer has also introduced viscose fibres made using wood pulp sourced from responsibly managed forests and converted into fibres using less energy and water compared to conventional methods.
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Is it just us or did the mercury suddenly drop this week? Like it or not, the time has come to pack away our summer wardrobe (see you in September, linens!) and pull our winter warmers out of storage.
While a good portion of last yearโs winter basics will carry over into 2021, now is the perfect time to top up your wardrobe with new season designs. Kmartโs Autumn/Winter collection contains a range of elevated yet timeless pieces that can be dressed up or down, and styled seamlessly with existing favourites. For women, recycled yarns, heritage cable kits and touches of merino in a soft colour palette of blues, grey and dusty pink are set to be popular.
In the video above, marie claire market editor Ella Blinco Jury breaks down the key trends to know this winter, all available from Kmart.
1. Loungewear
Good news โ last yearโs loungewear trend is only gaining momentum. This winter, we plan to socialise a lot more than we did in 2020 and according to Blinco Jury, you can wear your tracksuit out of the house. โChuck a beautiful trench coat over the top, add some boots and some great gold jewellery.โ
2. Tonal dressing
One of the easiest ways to style up an otherwise casual outfit, the key to tonal dressing is to opt for neutrals or soft muted colours. โItโs just about finding those tonal colours and accessorising accordingly.โ
3. Layering
โLayering for winter is about finding pieces that work together cohesively and look great, but also keep you warm,โ says Blinco Jury. โStart with the basics, such as a singlet, t-shirt or turtleneck, and build on that. Next you can move onto shirts, where you can add a print or a pop of colour. Finish your layered look off with a blazer or a fab coat for extra warmth.โ
4. Texture
When it comes to outerwear, tactile textures are set to be popular this year. โWeโve seen a lot of texture in the recent shows. Faux fur will definitely be having a moment for the new season, along with shearling and teddy coats.โ
5. Knitwear
Both pretty and practical, knitwear is a non-negotiable in any winter wardrobe. โKnits are so easy to wear and style into any outfit. Wear a knit over a dress or a silky skirt and team with chunky boots, or keep it classic and pair with jeans and throw on a coat over the top.โ Blinco Juryโs pick? โIโll be looking for oversized chunky knitwear in neutral colours.โ
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For decades, the late night talk show world has more or less stayed in its lane. Itโs been largely dominated by white men who are all funny enough, sure, but all kind of look and sound the same if you squint a little.
Recognising a legacy ready to be subverted, Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele decided to take the late night genre and inject some light into it by creating his very own version: the Gucci Beloved Talk Show.
It answers the question: what would a Gucci talk show look like? And leaves us wanting oh so much more.
The Beloved Show campaign is in honour of celebrating the labelโs four most beloved handbag styles, and features James Corden drawing on his real-life experience to serve as host. To shoot the campaign, Michele enlisted cult artist, photographer, director Harmony Korine (Spring Breakers) who injects his signature style, bringing forth an image of a chat show that is both true to the glamour of late night and the playfulness that weโve come to expect from Micheleโs Gucci.
(Credit: Image: Harmony Korine)
Michele invited a bevvy of Hollywood A-listers onto the show as guests, with their โbelovedโ handbags in tow. Each was asked the same question by Corden โ which bag do you hold the most beloved? โ and had the answer sitting in their lap.
Harry Styles, in a characteristically fabulous over-the-top Gucci look, sported the Jackie, Dakota Johnson held onto the Dionysus, and Diane Keaton had the Gucci Horsebit 1955 perched on Cordenโs desk in front of her. Meanwhile, Sienna Miller was picture perfect with a Jackie in the brandโs GG Supreme canvas, and Serena Williams and Awkwafina both accessorised their floral looks with the GG Marmont bags.
โVery often, these creations are named after influential women,โ says Michele. โNow, we twisted with the idea that there were two stars: the bag and the actual talent.โ
For more, tune in to gucci.com, and check out the full series of images below.
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If thereโs one thing singles can agree on, itโs that navigating the dating world is difficult, to say the least. And for eager romantics on the autism spectrum, finding their soulmate can feel daunting.
But thanks to the Australian docuseries, Love On The Spectrum, budding romances, first-dates and long-term relationships are fair game. And of course, theyโre equally wholesome and inspiring to watch.
Following a successful first season, that made international headlines thanks to a stint on Netflix, the highly-adored dating series is back for round two and we couldnโt help but wonder: who will fall in love this year?
Fret not, weโve done a deep dive into the upcoming season to figure out who has romance in their future this time around.
Below, weโve rounded up everything we know about season two of Love On The Spectrumโfrom the cast to when you can stream it in Australia.
What Is The Plot Of Love On The Spectrum?
For those in need of a refresher, season one of the heartwarming series first took to the small screen in 2019, before it quickly became an international sensation. Naturally, the world fell in love with each cast member, feeling their highs and lows as they navigated the complicated world of dating.
And this time, fans are in for the same treat as they follow existing singles, and some new faces, on their journey to find โthe oneโ.
From first dates to a weddingโyes, a wedding!โthere looks to be plenty to adore for our favourite group of young daters. But donโt take our word for it, check out the wholesome trailer below:
WATCH BELOW:Love On The Spectrum Season 2Trailer
Who Is Cast In Love On The Spectrum Season 2?
Fans of the show may recognise season one favourite, Michael, returning for his second chance at love, along with dinosaur aficionado Mark, and newly engaged couple Jimmy and Sharnae, who are preparing for their nuptials.
The ever-so-sweet Michael admitted that he chose to return to the series because the single life simply doesnโt suit him.
โItโs lonely, itโs boring, and itโs also unfulfilling and it makes you feel like you lack a purpose,โ Michael reveals in the trailer.
โI canโt see myself without a wife,โ he added. โThereโs no other way for me.โ
As for the newcomers, thereโs Kassandra and Jayden who represent both experienced and first-time daters, as well as Ronan and Teo, who are two young singles that are beyond excited to find their special someone.
But thatโs not all, returning to her role as relationship expert and all-around lovely human is Jodi Rogers.
Where Can We Watch Love On The Spectrum Season 2 In Australia?
Love on the Spectrum season two premieres on May 18 at 8.30pm on ABC andiview. Until then, fans are welcome to rewatch the first season on Netflix.
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Taylor Swift may have garnered a reputation as having the most enviable girl gang in the world, but admittedly weโve long been wishing to third wheel in the friendship of Tina Fey and Amy Poehlerโand now, we might actually get the chance. Well, sort of.
Feyโs latest television project is something of a nostalgia hit, following a โ90s girl group, Girls5eva, who decide to reunite for their last shot at fame. And if the first look is anything to go by, itโs going to make you want to jam out with your four best mates.
Meredith Scardino is the creator behind the hilarious new musical comedy, with Fey having signed on to executive produce alongside Robert Carlock, Jeff Richmond, David Miner, Eric Gurian.
Intrigued? Weโve rounded up everything to know about Girls5eva below.
What Is Girls5eva About?
The upcoming musical comedy, set to premiere on Stan later this year, follows aone-hit-wonder girl group from the โ90s that reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot.
โWhen a one-hit-wonder girl group from the โ90s gets sampled by a young rapper, its members reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot,โ its official description reads. โThey may be grown women balancing spouses, kids, jobs, debt, aging parents, and shoulder pain, but canโt they also be Girls5eva?โ
Sara Bareilles is seen at the film set of the โGirls5Evaโ TV Series on October 20, 2020 in New York City. (Credit: Getty Images)
Who Has Been Cast In Girls5eva?
Obviously, it wouldnโt be a Fey production without an incredible lineup of female talent taking the lead.
Busy Philipps (Cougar Town) will star alongside Grammy Award-winning actress Sara Bareilles (Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert) along with Grammy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Renรฉe Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton), as well as Paula Pell, best known for her work on Saturday Night Live.
Bareilles takes on the role of Dawn, described as a โformer member of Girls5eva, who is now a bit restless in life managing her familyโs small Italian restaurant in Queens.โ Phillips, Goldsberry, and Pell star as characters Summer, Wickie, and Gloria, respectively.
Has A Girls5evaTrailer Been Released?
Yes, we have officially been given our first look at the upcoming comedy series, with a trailer showing the characters explaining why โforever is too shortโ and being suddenly reunited after booking a gig 20 years after they split.
The lyrical genius weโre introduced to includes: โGonna be famous 5eva, โcause 4everโs too short (too short) / Gonna be famous 3gether, โcause thatโs one more than 2gether / So what are you waiting 5? Girls5eva.โ
WATCH BELOW:Girls5EvaTrailer
When Will Girls5eva Premiere?
The musical comedy will premiere on May 7 on Stan.
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If youโve been missing Holden Ford and his quest for justice on Mindhunter, prepare for news thatโs guaranteed to make your entire year: the thriller series is reportedly set to make its comeback for season three, with Netflix โin discussionsโ with David Fincher (the executive producer behind the first two seasons).
Fans of the twisted serial killer drama will be pleased, considering the showโs finale left plenty of unanswered questions.
According to Small Screen, โConversations between Netflix and Fincher are ongoing. They are discussing the possibility of bringing the show back for a third season,โ adding that an unidentified source told them, โItโs still very early days, but Fincher sounds more upbeat about the project.โ
Itโs welcome news considering its cast members, including Jonathan Groff (Ford), Holt McCallany (who plays Bill Tench) and Anna Torv (who plays Wendy Carr), were all released from their contracts in 2020, with Fincher also confirming to Vulture earlier this year that the show would not be returning.
โItโs a 90-hour workweek. It absorbs everything in your life. When I got done, I was pretty exhausted, and I said, โI donโt know if I have it in me right now to break season three,โ the executive producer told the publication.
Fincher added that the third season โprobablyโ wouldnโt happen, telling the outlet that on top of the long hours cast and crew endure, itโs expensive to produce.
โListen, for the viewership that it had, it was an expensive show,โ he said. โI honestly donโt think weโre going to be able to do it for less than I did season two. And on some level, you have to be realistic about dollars have to equal eyeballs.โ
What Were The First Two Seasons Of Mindhunter About?
Mindhunter follows FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench alongside psychologist Wendy Carr, who operate the FBIโs Behavioural Science Unit out of Quantico, Virginia. The trio launches a research project to interview imprisoned serial killers to understand their psychology in the hope of applying the knowledge to ongoing cases. Basically, attempting to uncover why serial killers kill.
Its first season takes place between 1977 and 1980, in the early days of criminal psychology and criminal profiling. It deep dives into notorious serial killers of the time, including Edmund Kemper (Cameron Britton), who assists the team in understanding how the twisted mind of a murderer works, as well as Montie Rissell (Sam Strike) and Jerry Brudos (Happy Anderson).
Mindhunters second season occurs during 1980 and 1981 when Ford and Tench are tasked with investigating the Atlanta murders happening at the time, which included 28 deaths, mostly of children. This season based on the real case of serial killer Wayne Williams.
What Will Mindhunterโs Third Season Be About?
Considering the path the first two seasons took, itโs safe to assume Mindhunterโs third instalment would head into the late 1980s and possibly later.
Fincher has previously shared what direction he hoped the series would take, saying: โThe hope was to get all the way up to the late โ90s, early 2000s, hopefully, get all the way up to people knocking on the door at Dennis Raderโs house.โ
The reference, for those who need a refresher, is a callback to season one when Fincher opened each episode with a man named Dennis Rader (played by Sonny Valicenti).
For now, thatโs all we knowโbut weโre remaining hopeful Ford, Tench and Carr will be back solving cases in no time.
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Prince Louis is ticking off two major milestones this week: the royal celebrated his third birthday and his first day of preschool!
As always, proud parents Kate Middleton and Prince William didnโt let the moment go by without cementing the memory with an adorable new photoโshowing Louis before he left for preschool on his bicycle.
โThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to share a new photograph ahead of Prince Louisโ third birthday tomorrow,โ Kensington Palace said in a statement on April 22.
Kate, who is usually behind the royal portraits of the Cambridge children, took the snap outside the familyโs Kensington Palace home on Wednesday, prior to the young prince heading to Londonโs Willcocks Nursery School, the same school big sister Princess Charlotte attended, according to People.
(Credit: Kensington Palace.)
Itโs tradition for the royal family to release a birthday portrait each year, and for Louisโ second birthday in 2020, Kate and Wills shared photos of their youngest child taking part in an at-home arts and crafts project, with rainbow-coloured fingers and all. Sweetly, the finger paintings were in support of National Health Service (NHS) workers and other essential workers amid the pandemic in the U.K.
And while Louis may only be three, heโs already made his first public speaking appearance alongside his older siblings last October, asking an adorable animal question to Sir David Attenborough in a video shared the royalโs social media.
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Having already cemented her status as a global fashion icon, BLACKPINKโs Rosรฉ, whose real name is Roseanne Park, has been announced as Tiffany & Co.โs newest global ambassadorโand the decision couldnโt be any more fitting with the Korean-New Zealand singer carving a quick path to superstardom.
Rosรฉ, who grew up in Melbourne, debuted her new role in the 2021 Tiffany HardWear digital campaign, featuring the collection inspired by a 1971 bracelet from the Tiffany Archive. The original HardWear collection, first released in 2017, was inspired by the edge and energy of New York City and has become known for its distinctly bold and statement-making designs (that quickly get spotted on It-girls everywhere).
โIโve always loved wearing Tiffany jewellery,โ Rosรฉ said in a statement. โTo be part of an iconic brand that has been part of my life for a long time makes it that much more special to me.โ Rosรฉ joins a long list of impressive women who have previously faced Tiffany & Co.โs campaigns, including Lupita Nyongโo and Elle Fanning.
The brand says they tipped Rosรฉ as the new face for her โbold personality and modern style influenceโ, which demonstrates with ease in the campaign wearing the collectionโs graphic 18K yellow and rose gold links accented with pave diamonds.
For fans of the K-pop star, news of her ambassadorship shouldnโt come as a shock considering the 24-year-old has had one of her busiest years yet. Tiffany & Co.โs campaign comes just a month since the release of her first solo album, โRโ and solo single, โOn The Groundโ, while her fellow BLACKPINK members have also been taking the fashion world by storm, featuring partnerships with some of the worldโs most prestigious labelsโincluding Jisoo for Dior, Lisa for Celine and Jennie for Chanel.
Below, some of marie claireโs picks from the Tiffany HardWear collection.
Tiffany HardWear Graduated Link Necklace in 18k Rose Gold with Pavรฉ Diamonds, $94,000; shop here
Tiffany HardWear Graduated Link Necklace, $21,800; shop here
Tiffany HardWear Triple Drop Earrings, $5,800; shop here
Tiffany HardWear Link Bracelet, $29,800; shop here
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Fans of The Crown and Bridgerton can rest easy, a new Regency-era Netflix original is on the way to fill the void in our heartsโpost our Regรฉ-Jean Page heartbreak.
Enter: The Empress.
As we prepare to bid adieu to The Crownfollowing its final two seasons, royal fans are going to look else where for their fix of regal drama. And sure, while the life of the Windsors is a compelling watch, itโs safe to say that the British royals simply canโt compare to those in Austria, particularly the Habsburg family.
Following in the footsteps of the 1955 German-language film, Sissi, The Empress will focus on Elisabeth โSissiโ of Austria, who was the longest reigning Empress in the countryโs history, ruling from 1854 to 1898. While the streaming giant has only just started filming, the original series will also follow the trials and tribulations she faced within her own familyโincluding a murder-suicide that is bound to please true crime fans.
Fascinated? Keep reading for everything you need to know about Netflixโs The Empressโfrom the plot and potential cast members to when it is expected to be released in Australia.
What Is The Plot OfThe Empress?
Netflixโs The Empress will look at the life of Elisabeth as the longest reigning Empress in the countryโs history, from her time on the throne to her life behind closed doors. However, once she was wed to Emperor Franz Joseph I, she was unceremoniously thrown into the spotlight which saw her face endless difficulties between her strained relationship, the tragic death of one of her children and struggles with her mother-in-law, Archduchess Sophie.
A six-part series, the Netflix original is also expected to touch on the โMayerling Incidentโ which saw her son, Crown Prince Rudolf, and his mistress, Mary Vetsera, tragically killed in a murder-suicide.
As per the streaming giant, a synopsis for The Empress reads: โElisabeth is told as a young woman ahead of her time, rebelling against the rigid rules of the 19th century and the court. She meets Franz, a multi-layered ruler with fractures who played a major role in shaping modern European historyโ.
โAgainst the backdrop of jealousy, intrigue and power struggles behind the scenes of the Habsburg courtโand the emerging question of freedom of the peopleโthe audience is taken into a glittering illusory world, in which a young Sisi must fight for her place at court, as well as the right to be the figurehead of an ailing empire.โ
(Credit: Getty Images)
Is There A Trailer For The Empress?
While filming is still in its early days, there is no sign of a trailer for the Netflix original. However, be sure to keep your eyes peeled here for when the trailer does drop, presumably later this year or early into next.
Who Is Cast InThe Empress?
Since details on the upcoming series are still light, there is still no news on the line-up who will sign onto the project.
As a matter of fact, the Empressโ history has already been retold in the 1955 eponymously titled film, Sissi, that saw an array of famous faces lead the film. Leading the cast was Romy Schneider (The Swimming Pool), who famously played the Empress and Karlheinz Bรถhm (Peeping Tom) as Franz.
When Can We WatchThe EmpressIn Australia?
As filming for The Empress is only just starting, Netflixโs latest royal drama likely wonโt hit our screens until 2022 at the earliest. Until then, you can rest assured that weโll be spending that time rewatching Bridgerton.
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Itโs nothing ground-breaking to proclaim that the fashion industry is inherently fatphobic. What might be surprising is seeing that sustainable fashion falls victim to the same stranglehold. The same brands that pride themselves on caring for their garment workers and using environmentally-friendly fabrics are often the same brands that often donโt cater to over a size 12.
The cost myth
But surely, there are a lot of reasons for this, right? A common misconception is the hefty cost of catering to more sizes. Danielle Abery-Miller, founder of Melbourne label Sanct, tells me that this isnโt really the case. With a Bachelor of Fashion Design Honours and experience as a production coordinator at multiple Australian brands under her belt, Danielle has access to a faction of fashion thatโs hidden from most consumers.
โIt doesnโt cost more to produce larger sizes, it costs more to produce a wider range of sizes,โ she clarifies. โSay you wanted to produce four sizes. It costs the same amount and itโs up to you whether you produce those sizes from 6-12 or sizes 30-36.โ
โThe whole โit costs more in materialโ [argument] is so negligible. And if that was such a factor, then why donโt [brands] charge more for a size 10 than [they] do for [a] size 6?โ
Darwin-born model, activist and creative director Mahalia Handley agrees.
โWhy would you lose money on a chopping board when the Australian fashion plus size industry is a [$1.1 billion] untapped industry?โ she asks. โThere are no clothes being produced for us, yet plus size women represent 68% of the shopping market.โ
Chelsea Bonner, CEO and founder of Bella Management, echoes the same sentiment.
โItโs not just good for peopleโs mental and physical health to see themselves represented, but it also makes financial sense for the company. I think brands get afraid of trying something different in case they lose their core customer group. But when youโre talking about a core customer that makes up maybe 20% of all women, then that doesnโt make any logical business sense to me at all,โ she tells me.
Overt and covert fatphobia
Despite its obvious financial benefits, fashions brands are actively choosing to ignore this large sector of women. Unfortunately, this mentality is simply fatphobic. Diet culture and fat-shaming run rampant in our lives, and fashion only amplifies these insidious mindsets.
โIโve definitely worked in environments that have huge anti-fat bias,โ Danielle says, referring to a brand that produced sizes 6 to 12. โWhenever weโd get a size 12 returned and it was broken, my manager would say, โoh, itโs probably because they were a fatty.โโ
โEven if they could double their profits, they wonโt extend their sizing because they donโt want to see their products on anyone larger than a size 12.โ
Traditional fashion gatekeepers are falling behind and are embarrassingly missing the mark on what consumers want.
โA lot of brands are still stuck in the idea that every woman wants to be thin,โ agrees Chelsea. โThey still think that the outdated idea that everyone wants to look the same is still relevant.โ
Size inclusivity isnโt straight-forward
The term โsize inclusivityโ, like sustainability, is hard to define. What may be deemed inclusive for one person, isnโt for another. Danielle now tries staying away from this term, and simply states that she offers sizes 8 to 22.
She tells me that size inclusivity isnโt as simple as scaling a size 6 design to a size 16; design lines and shapes will change with size. Even people who fit the same size have such varied bodies, so rigid garments canโt accommodate everybody. Itโs why we need plus-size people working behind-the-scenes in every stage of fashion.
โItโs really hard for me to find sustainable fashion that works,โ shares Mahalia. โThe only long-term products I do buy are accessories.โ
For sustainable brands with small production runs, custom and made-to-order pieces are a way to ensure size inclusivity.
What can you do?
Whether you have size privilege and are straight-sized or otherwise, we can all use our voice to create change.
โThe more people speak up, speak out and get on a brandโs social media and ask the question, โwhere am I represented?โ the more likely they are to pay attention,โ recommends Chelsea.
โMake sure when [you] see diversity of any kind, that [you] cheer as loudly as possible for itโฆ Itโs a measurable statistic that clients can look at and say, โthat really works and we need to do more of that.โโ
While Danielle encourages customers to shop and support brands who are already pioneering size diversity, she has also seen the success of customers pushing for an increased size range.
โThe future is going to be sustainable fashion,โ confirms Mahalia. โSo when [sustainable brands fail to] include a whole audience right now, theyโre not including them for the long term run. Plus size people are ready and able and wanting to spend their money. You can either get on board or fade into irrelevance.โ
And while thereโs so much pressure for people to partake in sustainable fashion, itโs just not a reality when it excludes so many.
โWhenever thereโs intersections of access, youโve got to be really kind and understanding of people,โ Danielle says. โYou shouldnโt feel ashamed for clothing your body in literally the crumbs of ways that society gives you. Not everybody can shop ethicallyโฆ and thereโs absolute no shame in it.โ
Maggie Zhou is a freelance writer and co-host of podcast The Culture Club. You can find her on Instagram here.
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Itโs safe to say that after the past housebound year, home dwellers have found a new appreciation for styling their abode.
And when it comes to doing so, interior design ideas can be found in droves with a simple scroll through the โgram. From decorative candles to huggy chairs, thereโs a plethora of home decor trends to adorn your living space, but thereโs one style that should be at the top of your must-have list: terrazzo coffee tables.
Whether youโre on the hunt for an aesthetic addition to warm up your space or simply a spot to place your almond milk flat white, look no further than the tonal trend youโre sure to be seeing everywhere in 2021.
Made up of terrazzo stone, the speckled coffee tables typically come in a base colour of neutral cream, beige or oatmeal and is sprinkled with smaller fragments of stone in deeper neutrals like black, navy, forest green or terracotta, to name a few.
But what even is terrazzo? Traced back to ancient mosaics in Egypt, terrazzo is a composite material which is poured directly in place and is typically used on floors or walls. It is usually made up of chips of marble, quartz, granite and glass and combined with a binding agent like a type of cement and/or polymeric. Once cured, it is polished smooth to create a uniform surface.
Now transformed into tables of all kindsโfrom end to coffeeโthe mineral composition has taken on a new life as stand-alone furniture. And if youโre concerned about its sustainability, thanks to terrazzoโs unique makeup of recycled materials, youโre elevating your space and saving the planet at the same time. Need we say more?
Both extremely durable and easy to maintain, each piece can be unique and custom-made, but fret not, hunting for your own doesnโt need to be tricky or break the bank.
Below, weโve rounded up the best terrazzo coffee tables on the market to elevate your abode for years to come.
Matt Blatt Ryan Table in Terrazzoo Spring, $599 at Matt Blatt.
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Motherโs Day is fast approaching, and we all know what that means. Itโs time to dig deep to show how much you care! Or, you know, make her breakfast in bed. Whatever suits, really.
If you do decide to splash out and show mum how much you love her by way of a fragrance or new shoes, weโve done some of the hard work for you.
Taking the guesswork out of what to buy mum, weโve compiled some of our favourite new itemsโfrom beauty products sheโll cherish to fashion pieces that sheโll wear for years to come. Whether itโs a new pair of sandals, some very useful tech, or a special objet dโart for the home, thereโs no shortage of pieces that will make her smile.
Whatever your choice, sheโs going to be thrilled. Happy Motherโs Day!
Motherโs Day Gift Guide 2021: Lifestyle, Fashion, Tech and Beauty
Caudalie Makeup Removing Cleansing Oil, $37 (currently on sale for $25.90) from Sephora.
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Cosmic waves shake up your life and bring opportunities to showcase your brilliance. This year is a time of power โ sexual, emotional and professional. Additional responsibilities may be required of you, but nothing you canโt handle. Your success should do more than boost financial prospects. Around June, more passionate desires demand attention, so ease up on the workload and let love flow. Some Taureans may surrender to illicit temptations, while others prefer to live less dangerously โ but no less romantically. Also likely โ financial gains from inheritance or unexpected sources.
Aries (March 21 โ April 20)
Best Day: Saturday 24th
Reassess which aims are worth pursuing and which arenโt, then discard anything (or anyone) thatโs become troublesome. At the same time, you might like to throw new ideas around with other like-minded or more compatible friends or family. Itโs said that many hands make light work. Indeed, the planets suggest safety in numbers.
Taurus (April 21 โ May 20)
Best Day: Thursday 29th
With family issues threatening conflict, patience helps you keep a balanced viewpoint and, in these money-challenging times, it might also pay to keep an eye on finances. Itโs not that loved ones canโt be trusted โ just know what theyโre are spending. In matters of the heart, online or long-distance love could also turn out easier than imagined.
Gemini (May 21 โ June 21)
Best Day: Monday 26th
Hang the โdo not disturb signโ, Gemini. With the Sun moving through your twelfth house of subconscious and endings, your need for privacy takes priority. Even if your social life is already dialled back, this week you crave more solitude. This is a time of healing, so be gentle with yourself. Itโs a week for quiet meditation, preferably out in nature.
Cancer (June 22 โ July 22)
Best Day: Thursday 29th
Money remains a niggling need, but thereโs nothing like feeling the pinch to prompt ingenuity. Chances are youโve been putting off the inevitable and not feeling good about it. Result: the week throws you some lessons in prudence and financial planning. The downside? Excessive focus on finances could rob relationships of their enchantment.
Leo (July 23 โ August 23)
Best Day: Saturday 24th
Most Leos are born optimists. Whatโs more, you have the cheek of the devil โ often embellishing your achievements and usually getting away with it. Sometimes, though, you overstep the mark. Not so now. Hereโs a week when your legendary Leo charm dazzles one and all. Even conflict could work in your favour.
Virgo (August 24 โ September 22)
Best Day: Tuesday 27th
We all make mistakes and sometimes thereโs a tendency to repeat said mistakes time and time again. So, youโd think by now that you would have learned to listen to that โinner voiceโ, the one that suggests reason. This week you either heed the lesson, or stumble back to square one. Stay clear of money-making schemes that seem too good to be true.
Libra (September 23 โ October 23)
Best Day: Friday 23rd
If someone is suddenly taking potshots at you, itโs because youโve only just come into their sights. Being noticed has its upside, but it also finds you in the crosshairs. Envious colleagues are happy to gun down your dreams. Sidestep โ swiftly and often. And thereโs no need to broadcast your innermost thoughts. Keep everything under wraps.
Scorpio (October 24 โ November 22)
Best Day: Wednesday 28th
Advertise your availability and you should be showered with romantic reciprocation. For some, new love simply happens; while others rekindle an old flame. New friendships could also be forged. For many Scorpios, itโs a week when health, wealth and career all benefit from a planetary thumbs up. All this thanks to a full moon in your own sign.
Sagittarius (November 23 โ December 21)
Best Day: Friday 23rd
The past has a cute way of reappearing on your doorstep when you least expect it. If this sounds like a recipe for disaster, donโt worry. Itโs simply a case of using your common sense. By late week, many Sagittarians find that their cash flow improves. Itโs been a long wait, but you may finally start to pay those overdue bills.
Capricorn (December 22 โ January 20)
Best Day: Thursday 29th
Thereโs much to be said for routine, but more recently, the same thing day-in day-out has merged into a blur of blandness. So this weekโs hint of romance or a spark of inspiration and creativity arrive just in time. Throw yourself wholeheartedly into these new options on offer โ it could truly be a lifeline.
Aquarius (January 21 โ February 18)
Best Day: Wednesday 28th
Periods of high stress can make us feel like were losing it, as can being surrounded by people whose values are very different from our own. For most of us, the key to survival in a week like this is to step back, take a deep breath and regain your composure. Only then should you decide what course of action to take.
Pisces (February 19 โ March 20)
Best Day: Tuesday 27th
Often, your best ideas remain dormant in your imagination. Not so now. The cosmos offers you blue skies and boundless horizons. Some days, it all looks so good that youโre ready to promise almost anything to make the most of the moment. Just use your common sense. If already attached โ love feels passionate, and very right.
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We are standing on the edge of a precipice. Itโs not a line drawn in the sand, itโs a gaping chasm thatโs growing wider by the day. The climate crisis has become epitomised by a number of tipping points that we are perilously close to crossing โ points beyond which the environment will be irrevocably damaged and the cascading impacts on society will be existential. This is the point of no return.
If that sounds dramatic, thatโs because it is. The climate crisis is no longer a problem for tomorrow, it needs to be addressed now. According to a new report by the Climate Targets Panel, Australia needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least half before 2030 to help limit global heating to 2ยฐC; a 74 per cent reduction would be better, as it would reduce heating to 1.5ยฐC. Climate activists have been promoting the mantra โ1.5 to Stay Aliveโ for years. This isnโt a hypothetical situation โ itโs life and death.
When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change introduced the idea of tipping points more than 20 years ago, they werenโt considered likely to occur. Now, theyโre a terrifying reality. These tipping points include the melting of icesheets in Antarctica and Greenland, loss of rainforest in the Amazon, the shutdown of currents in the Atlantic Ocean and shifts in the Indian and West African monsoon seasons. Australia is already experiencing the impacts of climate change โ think the 2020 bushfires when the horizon burned bright red and smoke hung menacingly for months. The past decade has been warmer than any other decade in the past century, but it is also projected to be the coolest decade for the next century. The CSIRO predicts that temperatures will continue to rise; Alice Springs will swelter through an average of 203 days over 35ยฐC in 2080, while Perth will hit an average of 42 days above 35ยฐC. Droughts will be more extreme, sea levels will rise and snow cover will decline.
The enormity of the climate crisis can feel immobilising, but inaction isnโt an option. To mark Earth Day on April 22, marie claire is looking to the leaders who are agitating for real change, sharing their knowledge for the greater good and giving us hope for the next generation.
Students take part in a student climate protest in 2019 (Credit: Getty Images)
The Climate Feminists
โClimate change is a man-made problem with a feminist solutionโ โ Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland
Itโs not sexist to say climate change is a womenโs issue. Research by the United Nations shows 80 per cent of people displaced by the climate crisis are women. Data also reveals that women are more dependent on the environment when it comes to work โ as the primary caregivers and providers of food and fuel in many cultures โ so their livelihoods are most at risk. Moreover, there is growing evidence of the link between climate change and gender-based violence. As noted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, periods of prolonged drought means women have to journey for longer to collect water, making them more vulnerable to sexual assault en route. At home, the stress of poor harvests, lower earnings and food insecurity puts pressure on menโs traditional role as providers, often leading to alcohol abuse and violence. In some cases, women are forced into sex work and families marry off their daughters out of desperation from food scarcity, a direct result of climate change.
As it goes, the conventional climate leadership that has long favoured the voices of privileged white men is failing women, says Dr Katharine Wilkinson. Facing the brunt of the impact of the climate crisis, itโs women who are working towards a solution. In her book All We Can Save, Wilkinson acknowledges that itโs women and girls who are putting in the (wo)manpower to heal our planet: undertaking research, creating solutions, launching campaigns, crafting policy and charging forth in collective action. โResearch shows that women convey greater scientific knowledge of climate change than men, and they act on that knowledge. Unfortunately, women are underrepresented in executive leadership of environmental organisations and receive insufficient funding and too little credit for their work,โ says Wilkinson, who is campaigning for feminist climate leaders to hold the majority of power in the US by 2030. โFemale legislators more strongly support environmental laws, and when parliaments have greater representation of women they are more likely to ratify environmental treaties.โ
Protesters during a Climate Change Awareness March in 2019 in Sydney (Credit: Getty Images)
In Australia, independent MP Zali Steggall is leading a science-based approach to cutting emissions. In February 2020, she launched a private members bill to seek a target of net zero emissions by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement on climate. The bill was supported by fellow crossbenchers (and women) Rebekah Sharkie and Helen Haines, who praised the legislation for putting everyday people and communities at the heart of our emerging zero-carbon economy.
Similarly, Natalie Isaacs has been championing people power since 2009, when she launched the not-forprofit 1 Million Women. And when we say โpeople powerโ, we mean โwomen powerโ. โ1 million women started with a really simple proposition, to get one million women to cut a tonne of pollution out of their life in a year,โ says Isaacs, 62, who had her cometo-Jesus moment when she reduced her household electricity consumption by 20 per cent and recognised the power women wield. โAs consumers, women make between 75 and 85 per cent of decisions for their household. Itโs known that women are more passionate about addressing climate change and protecting future generations, and we bring empathy, compassion and decision-making skills to the table.โ
Isaacsโ table now has more than 970,000 seats for her members, who are all taking action to save the planet. From cutting their electricity consumption to avoiding plastic packaging and making sure their bank and super funds donโt invest in fossil fuels, little steps become giant leaps when theyโre multiplied by thousands. โWomen are living climate action, but everybody has a role to play in saving our planet: individuals, companies, communities and governments,โ says Isaacs. โNever underestimate how powerful you are through everything you do.โ
First Nations Fighters
โWhen all the old people die, the country too will dieโ โ Dr George Musgrave, Kuku Thaypan Elder
For Indigenous people in Australia and around the globe, the adage โNo climate justice without racial justice,โ isnโt just a rally cry, itโs lore. According to community leaders, academics and environmental experts alike, to address the climate crisis we first must address white supremacy, empower First Nations people and restore our relationship with the natural world. A 2019 study by the University of British Columbia found that biodiversity is highest on Indigenous-managed lands. With more than 60,000 years of knowledge, culture and history of caring for Country, itโs important that Australiaโs First Nations people are a crucial part of the response to Australiaโs climate crisis.
Gundungurra-raised Gunai woman Kirli Saunders grew up in the threatening shadow of bushfires in Mittagong, New South Wales. Her childhood memories are haunted by the fear and anxiety of the flames on the horizon, the ash falling down from the sky and smoke filling the air as her community mobilised for evacuation. For Saunders, the pain was reignited by the 2019/2020 bushfire disaster, which threatened the land that held the essence of her matrilineal heritage. Her mother and grandmotherโs countries were burning. Itโs against this backdrop that Saunders set her mid-upper primary school book, Bindi, which explores the topics of climate, bushfires and healing. The award-winning book is a tangible sign that weโre finally starting to listen to Indigenous wisdom and shift the dominant colonial narrative when it comes to environment issues. โItโs really amazing to watch the seed being planted, to see the traditional ways of back-burning and the ways that weโve always cared for the land become more of a topic of conversation,โ she says.
Kylee Clubb, a board member of the Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation, is leading these conversations in Far North Queensland. Founded in 2018, the organisation hosts cultural burning workshops around the country with the maxim, โHealthy people, healthy Country.โ For Clubb, who is also an advanced fire fighter with the Tinaroo Rural Fire Brigade on Yidinji Country, cultural burning is necessary for survival. โIโm sitting here near Platypus Creek and I canโt see any platypus,โ she says. โBut since Iโve been involved in cultural burning, Iโve seen [native] plants and animals return. Taking care of the land is our cultural duty.โ
Despite facing unique local issues, Indigenous people around the world are united by their shared respect for โ and relationship with โ the earth. In Canada, Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, the executive director at Indigenous Climate Action, is supporting communities and local knowledge keepers with information and a climate change toolkit developed from an Indigenous perspective. Launching later this year, the toolkit will offer advice and solutions, while emphasising the strength of Indigenous culture in those solutions. โClimate change is the symptom of breaking the natural laws that have existed on this planet since time immemorial,โ says Deranger, a Dรซnรซsuหลinรซยด woman. โOf course, we need to be reducing emissions, cutting back on fossil fuels and changing our diets to address climate change, but we also need to re-establish our relationship with the lands like Indigenous stewards have done for millennia.โ It is no longer enough to make space for Indigenous people, says Deranger: โThe tables of discussion are still being led by white, middle-class folks and Western colonial frameworks. We need to abandon the capitalistic approach to the natural world, and adopt a holistic approach respecting the Indigenous connection to land.โ
Generation Green
โI have a dream that people in power start treating this crisis like the existential emergency it isโ โ Greta Thunberg, Climate Activist
In the three years since Swedish student Greta Thunberg started picketing in front of her countryโs national parliament demanding action on the climate crisis, a cavalcade of young people have joined the protest. From organising school strikes and marches to taking legal action against the government for failing in its duty of care to protect them from climate change, young activists have been fighting as though their lives depend on it, because they do. Statistics from the United Nations reveal 73 per cent of young people currently feel the effects of climate change. The same research shows their strong environmental awareness has the power to transform our societies towards a low-carbon and climate resilient future.
On a cold New York morning in December 2018, student Alexandria Villaseรฑor started her own strike outside the UN headquarters. In a year, she spent more than 300 hours sitting on a bench with โSchool Strike 4 Climateโ written on a homemade poster. โIn the eighth week of my UN climate strike, there was a polar vortex in New York. It made me realise climate change will force us to deal with more extreme weather. People are dying and we need to act,โ says Villaseรฑor, who went on to co-found the organisation Earth Uprising months later. โThe idea was to put the power back in the youthโs hands with peer-to-peer education. When young people are riled up and educated, they can take action in their communities. The youth wonโt be stopped!โ
Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at a Fridays for Future protest (Credit: Getty Images)
Itโs the same sentiment Varshini Prakash held onto in 2017 when she founded Sunrise Movement, aiming to build an army of young people to make climate change a top priority across America. โThe reality was that our generation was the first to face the negative impacts of the crisis, but [we] would be the last to do something significant on it,โ says Prakash of the movement. โItโs inspiring but also not surprising, because young people are terrified. Our movement needs to continue to grow until we become an unstoppable force to steer us in the right direction.โ
Luca Saunders is one of eight teenagers (along with a nun, acting as their litigation guardian) steering Australia in the right direction. In early March, the members of Class Action 4 Climate took legal action against Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley for failing to protect young people from the impacts of climate change by approving the Vickery Coal Mine in New South Wales. โThe litigants and I are representing the millions of children who will suffer from the impacts of the climate crisis, which will be exacerbated by the proposed coal mine project,โ says Saunders of the groupโs bid for a court injunction to halt the development. โStrikes and marches are important, but to move forward we need to breach legal and political boundaries โ and we need the support of older generations to make real change and create a safer world for young people.โ
As Thunberg says: โTogether and united, we are unstoppable.โ
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Attention CAMILLA lovers! Prepare to look chic from head to toe for your next big event, with news the luxury label has partnered with GlamCorner to launch its own rental destination, which will feature some of the brandโs most iconic pieces. The partnership hopes to celebrate a new circular economy for CAMILLA, allowing Australian retailers access to their show-stopping designs and reducing the impact unused clothes have on the environment.
The new rental platform, which has officially launched, can be accessed online and shipped nationally at camilla.glamcorner.com.au. The site will allow customers to rent dozens of styles from some of Camilla Franksโ most memorable collections, including SS19 Mother, which drew inspiration from Australiaโs diverse mother nature. If youโve ever rented from GlamCorner before youโll know the process is simple, with the siteโs click-to-rent journey allowing for pieces to be shipped, returned, and cleaned at the press of a button.
With the average Australian throwing out 23kg of clothes each year, CAMILLA hopes to reduce its impact on the clothing waste cycle and its effects on the environment. The CAMILLA and GlamCorner partnership will give women an affordable solution to access an endless wardrobe and help reduce clothes being bought and worn for one-off occasions.
โAustralians are the second-highest consumers of textiles per capita in the world which means we naturally contribute higher amounts to textile waste. At GlamCorner we want to revolutionize the way we consume fashion through rental,โ says Audrey Khaing-Jones, COO and co-founder of GlamCorner. โOur partnership with CAMILLA shows that consumers can still enjoy beautifully designed and high-quality garments all while being able to support the circular economy and help reduce fashion waste. This partnership signifies CAMILLAโs ongoing commitment to providing sustainable and accessible solutions to fashion lovers and we are very proud to power this and accelerate their sustainability journey.โ
Jane McNally, CEO of CAMILLA adds, โOur partnership with GlamCorner perfectly aligns with our brandโs vision to become a more conscious retailer and serve the shifting values of our customer base. Itโs an important step towards reducing the impact unused clothes have on our planet and giving consumers a more accessible entry point to the brand. Weโre excited to continue exploring the innovative ways we can Colour the World in CAMILLA.โ
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I was in a roomful of other dancers, auditioning for a show on Londonโs West End.
Iโd just come off a year of performing at the Moulin Rouge in Paris. Career wise, I was doing pretty well for myself. And from a technical point of view, my dancing had never been better.
So, performing the audition routine, I felt like I was in with a real shot.
Afterwards, we were asked to line up in rows while the panellists weaved among us, deciding which of us would be the chosen few.
Thatโs when it happened.
They got to my row. One of them looked me up and down, and said three words to his companions, before moving onto the next girl: Thighs too big.
It had been said in a stage whisper, that maybe โ if Iโm being very charitable โ I can believe he didnโt mean for the whole room to hear.
But they did.
Every horrifying word.
I was devastated.
Iโd like to say that this was an isolated incident, but it wasnโt. As performers, our bodies were picked apart on a daily basis. And after having casting directors compare every inch of my body to other girls, day after day, this behaviour became deeply ingrained in me. I started doing it myself โ comparing myself viciously to everyone around me, non stop, at basically all hours of the day.
At the time, I didnโt realise that what I was suffering from had a name: โcomparisonitisโ โ the compulsion to compare oneself to another to determine relative importance.
As soon as I had a name for it, I realised Iโd suffered from it for a long time โ at least as early as 6 years old, when I realised that my ballet teacher liked Katie T. better than me, and gave her all the good parts. Even at that tender age, I would watch Katie like a hawk, wishing desperately that I could be and dance more like her.
From there, it only increased throughout my teenage years and into adulthood, becoming steadily more destructive.
From the women Iโve chatted to, this seems like a pretty normal trajectory. Some horrifying moment in childhood makes us believe that our bodyโs worth is determined by how it measures up to those around us. (One friend recounts the horror of finding out that the boys in her Grade 9 class had secretly nicknamed her โFlattyโ โ for having โthe flattest chest in the classโ.)
And from there, we take matters into our own hands. We no longer wait for other people to compare our body to others: we do the job for them.
The problem is exacerbated because toxic comparison usually doesnโt stop with negative self-talk.
For so many of us โ me included โ we turn that talk into punishment. We starve our body or overfeed it. We thrash it for hours at the gym. We hide it under layers of clothing in embarrassment. We fill it with substances to numb the pain โ whether itโs an entire tub of Ben and Jerryโs, a glass (or five) of wine, or a handful of pills.
Whatever action we take, itโs rooted in deep shame, and it all stems from toxic comparison.
It took me the longest time to overcome my own comparisonitis. In fact, I had to fully hit rock bottom before I recognised I had a problem. I ended up in hospital with (among other things) an eating disorder, anxiety, severe panic attacks and depression, and the worst case of the cold sore virus the doctors had ever seen, all due to the way I was thrashing my body both on the outside and inside to make it conform to what I believed was โacceptableโ and โperfectโ.
From my hospital bed, seeing the devastation Iโd wrought on myself, I knew something had to change. And thus began my journey to overcome comparisonitis and change the way I relate to my body.
Itโs been a long road โ one Iโm still on. But BOY have I come a long way.
So, there are many things I can tell you, if you relate to this experience of endlessly comparing yourself, beating yourself up, and hating on your body.
But letโs start with just two things that you can do right now, to start climbing out of the comparison trap.
Retrain your brain
When you look in the mirror, what โproblem areaโ are your eyes instantly drawn to? Maybe you first check your stomach to see how bloated you are, then lean in to examine your crowโs-feet, before homing in on your nose.
So many of us have unconscious โloopsโ just like this, which we cycle through every time we look in the mirror.
To break this pattern, the next time you see your reflection, train yourself to look for something you like or love about yourself, then give thanks for it, and say something nice to yourself โ out aloud, if you can. (Even just a simple โYouโre doing greatโ can do wonders to repair your body confidence.)
Nourish your body
If youโve spent years (even decades) treating your body like something to be punished, it can be transformative to flip this attitude on its head and look for ways to nourish your body.
Care for your body the way youโd care for a beloved small child โ give it rest; give it delicious, healthy foods; make sure itโs well hydrated; let it play, dance, have fun.
Most importantly of all, do these actions not because youโre seeking a certain outcome, but for the pure joy of caring for yourself.
These exercises can feel odd at first, because most of us are used to beating ourselves up, not raising ourselves up. But the more you do them, the easier they will become. And before you know it, youโll realise just how incomparable you truly are.
Melissa Ambrosini is a best-selling author, speaker and podcaster. You can buy her new book, Comparisonitis, here.
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I hate composting. There, I said it. Itโs not that I donโt care about the planet or really want to reduce my carbon footprint. I just find it really gross โ smelly, messy, and a chore. So when Breville contacted me about trialling their new composting product, the FoodCycler, and promised smell-free compost in my home, I was certainly intrigued.
Iโm an avid recycler, donโt get me wrong. And I love to shop sustainably, too. But composting was always in the too-hard basket, primarily because Iโm terrified of cockroaches, and figured a small container filled with food scraps that sat on my bench, then a worm farm in the back courtyard that stank on hot days would draw those awful bugs like flies. Also, probably flies.
The FoodCycler offered an opportunity to be kinder to the planet without compromising on, well, the smell of my kitchen.
What Is The FoodCycler?
The Breville FoodCycler is a medium-sized box that you can plug in anywhere, really. I have mine plugged into the wall in my study โ the brilliance of this product is that because it generates no smells, you can have it in spaces other than your kitchen. If you donโt have much bench space like me, it may be too much for your kitchen.
The FoodCycler is designed to minimise your food waste into what Breville call โEcoChipsโ โ dried out stuff you can then scatter in your garden. It claims to reduce the volume of your food waste by up to 80%.
How Does The FoodCycler Work?
Essentially, the machine dries out your food scraps. By doing so, it reduces their size. The process takes around 4-6 hours, and involves the scraps being dehydrated, grinded and cooled.
From there, you get some dry, mulchy looking stuff in the bottom of the removeable bucket that you can use as literal mulch in the garden. Even if you then pop it into the bin, itโs far smaller and faster to break down than original food scraps.
Is The FoodCycler Any Good?
I tried the FoodCycler several times over the course of a week. I wasnโt game to pop my leftover spaghetti or anything in there, but I did put all my vegetable scraps from making a big minestrone, plus other veggie scraps from a salad.
The big plus point is that the machine is so easy to use. The setup is simple, and all you have to do is fill the removeable bucket without going past the rim, pop it into the machine, put the lid on and press one button. Then, it does the job overnight, or through the day.
Itโs also WHISPER quiet. You can easily leave it on and forget itโs doing its job. Plus, it genuinely doesnโt emit much of a smell โ I will say I could smell some vegetable smells, but more like a very, very faint scent of cooking veggies, like when you make soup.
The end results are amazing โ just these tiny food scraps, all dried up, at the bottom of the bucket.
What Else Should I Know About The FoodCycler?
I will say there are a few things I found out that you should know before you use one. Firstly, donโt use the EcoChips on indoor plants, or on the top of your soil around plants. Basically, if they get wet โ like anything thatโs been dehydrated โ theyโll swell with water and return to bits of carrot and so on. Not so cute. Itโs best to dig the EcoChips into the soil.
Also, the bucket will likely have some stuck-on bits to it that you canโt remove without soaking. This is a bit annoying but not too bad, it just meant that a portion of the EcoChips returned to rubbish, and I emptied my drain filter into the bin with those bits.
How Much Is The FoodCycler?
The Breville FoodCycler will cost you $499, and is available from the Breville site here.
Interested in more sustainability and environmental content? The latest issue of marie claire magazine is all about caring for our planet. Buy a copy here.
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Our skin can become dry, dehydrated or flakey for a number of reasons. Air conditioners have a lot to answer for, same goes for central heating systems. Hot baths and showers play a part, as well as lifestyle choices. For many of us, our dry or dehydrated skin can be attributed to plain old genetics (cheers, mum and dad).
Good news: if your parched skin is in dire straits, we have a fast-acting solution.
While relatively new on the global skincare scene, sheet masks have been a skincare mainstay in South Korea for some time. Put simply, theyโre popular because they work. The premise is this: each sheet mask comes individually wrapped and pre-soaked in an abundance of skin-enhancing serum. By placing the sheet mask on your face for an extended period of time (usually 10 to 20 minutes) your skin has the opportunity to absorb far more of the serum than it would with a standard application.
Sheet masks are fast acting. If youโre battling through a hangover (weโve all been there) or running late for an event (why is there never enough time?), a sheet mask will restore your skin to its plump, juicy, youthful glory in the time it takes to finish your coffee.
The best sheet masks for dry skin, available in Australia? Thought youโd never askโฆ
Infused with 24 carat gold, 111SKINโs Rose Gold Mask is as luxurious as they come. A potent combination of hydrating powerhouse hyaluronic acid, rosa damascus extract and silk amino acids gives this over-achieving sheet mask the power to moisturise and brighten skin like no other.
Minenssey Nutritious Skin Treatment Mask, $50 for five masks at Minenssey
Skin a little on the dull side? This formula is bursting with nourishment, including pre- and probiotics (to protect your skinโs microbiome), kangaroo paw (to deeply nourish), finger time (to brighten), hyaluronic acid (to hydrate) and niacinamide (to calm irritation). When you buy a pack of five, each mask works out to $10 a pop; safe to say, this affordably priced sheet mask is worth its weight in gold.
SK-II Facial Treatment Mask, $150 for six at Adore Beauty
One of the most popular sheet masks around, SK-II Facial Treatment Mask is a weekly treatment that provides long term results. The hero ingredient? SK-IIโs patented Pitera โ a clear liquid rich in vitamins, amino acids, minerals and organic acids, derived from a strictly controlled natural fermentation process.
Go-To Skincare Transformazing Sheet Mask, $45 for six at Mecca
Go-Toโs take on a sheet mask hydrates, nourishes and brightens skin in a flash. The best part? As with all Go-To products, Transformazing is gentle enough for the most sensitive of skin. Kakadu plum, finger lime and tasmanian pepper leaf counteract dullness while niacinamide and hyadisine work to hydrate and heal.
Lancรดme Advanced Gรฉnifique Hydrogel Melting Mask, $110 for four at Lancรดme
Not only do probiotics work wonders on your gut (no seriously, more on that here) they can also help balance your skinโs microbiome, too. Lancรดme Advanced Gรฉnifique Hydrogel Melting Mask harnesses the power of probiotics to boost your skin health and offer intense hydration.
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Just weeks after the devastating murder of Sarah Everard and in the midst of a national reckoning of violence against women in Australia, the case of Kelly Wilkinson is yet another haunting reminder that weโre still not safe.
On April 20, police discovered Kellyโs burned body in the backyard of a Gold Coast home. She was a mother-of-three. She was just 27.
Her ex-husband Brian Johnson, 34, has since been charged with her murder and breaching a domestic violence order over her death, per The Australian.
According to ABC News, the alleged perpetrator remains under police guard in the burns unit of the Royal Brisbane and Womenโs hospital with charges to be presented to the Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday, April 21, in his absence.
Police have confirmed her three children, all under the age of nine, were in the home at the time of the attack. They are safe and have since been taken into care.
We are devastated at the unthinkable violence that hides in plain sight in our suburbs. #DFV and men's violence against women is a national emergency. The government must act โ now.
โ Women for Australia (W4A) (@Women4Aus) April 20, 2021
Detective Inspector Chris Ahearn says police have launched an investigation into whether the alleged perpetrator lit the fire that killed Kelly.
โOne of our lines of investigation is determining whether she had a connection to the house,โ he said. โWeโre interested to determine whether there was a relationship between these two people and whether thereโs previous history.โ
A GoFundMe page has been set up by her sister Natalie Wilkinson to help support her children and plan for the funeral. โUnfortunately Kelly has passed awayโฆ we are trying to raise money to pay for the funeral, the kids schooling, and all other costs. Please help us! We appreciate any help no matter how big or small,โ the page read.
For help with issues of domestic violence call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732. If you need urgent attention, call 000.
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Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer who was responsible for the death of George Floyd, has been found guilty of murder.
The former Minneapolis police officer was filmed kneelingโfor more than nine minutesโon Floydโs neck while he repeatedly gasped โI canโt breatheโ, as passersbys begged Chauvin to stop.
His guilty verdict was handed down mere hours ago on April 21, and could see him spending more than 40 years in prison, which is a punishment that is rarely seen in police brutality cases.
Chauvin was charged with three countsโsecond-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. And after deliberating for less than 24 hours, the jurors found him guilty of all three counts. Chauvin has since pleaded not guilty to the charges.
As per Sydney Morning Herald, members of the jury consisted of seven women and five men, six of whom were white, while four were Black and two were multiracial.
Since the verdict, the Floydโs family attorney, Ben Crump has since released the following statement:
โPainfully earned justice has arrived for George Floydโs family and the community here in Minneapolis, but todayโs verdict goes far beyond this city and has significant implications for the country and even the world. Justice for Black America is justice for all of America.โ
โThis case is a turning point in American history for accountability of law enforcement and sends a clear message we hope is heard clearly in every city and every state.โ
Prior to the verdict,U.S. President Joe Bidenrevealed that he has been in touch with the Floyd family, saying that he has been โpraying the verdict is the right verdict,โ adding, โI think it is overwhelming in my view.โ
Closer to the family, Floydโs brother Rodney has also spoken out about the guilty verdict, telling MSNBC, โIโm feeling tears of joy, so emotional.โ
Alongside Rodney, George Floydโs girlfriend, Courtney Ross, was waiting outside the courtroom to hear the results of the verdict.
โHe was funny and silly and prayerful and a man of God,โ she said. โHe was out of this world.โ
According to The New York Times, in the rare instances when police officers involved in deaths in custody have been charged with murder or manslaughter, it has only happened 121 times since 2005โwhich is fewer than half were actually convicted.
Chauvinโs trial dove into two main questions: What caused Floydโs death? And did Chauvin use excessive force? One of the most damning responses came from Chauvinโs former boss, the Minneapolis Police Department chief, who testified that Chauvinโs level of force on Floyd was โexcessiveโ and โviolated police trainingโ.
Additionally, medical experts also offered condemning testimonies, explaining that Floyd did in fact die from a lack of oxygen. While Chauvin himself declined to testify, his defence lawyers attemptedโand clearly failed toโargue that Floyd died from a heart condition and traces of drugs in his system.
George Floyd also left behind a 7-year-old daughter, Gianna Floyd.
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Created in 1993 by Chopardโs Co-President and Artistic Director, Caroline Scheufele, the Happy Sport watch embodies the essence of the phrase Joie de Vivre and has a free-spirited charm. With the diamonds enclosed in a barely-there gold capsule, but free to roam around the space of the watch face, itโs not your average timepiece.
In fact, they were christened โHappy Diamondsโ by Scheufeleโs mother, who exclaimed upon first seeing them: โThese diamonds are happier when they are free.โ
With this in mind, Julia Roberts is then the perfect person to front the upcoming Happy Diamonds campaign for Chopard. An iconic actress with more memorable movie roles to her name than we have time to recount them, she is the epitome of sunshine, with a megawatt smile thatโs recognisable from a mile away.
(Credit: Image: Courtesy of Chopard)
To celebrate the new partnership, Scheufele has coordinated the creative collaboration of our dreams, bringing together the worlds of fashion, film and music in a short film that will no doubt infuse us all with a little bit of joy. Itโs also set to be straight-up cinematic, thanks to the singular touch of French film ingรฉnue Xavier Dolan, who served as producer and director.
Styled by Robertsโ long-time fashion collaborator, Elizabeth Stewart, and set to a soundtrack of Paloma Faithโs Upside Down, Chopard has said the the film is a culmination of Scheufeleโs background as a trained dancer, her love of cinema and vision as an Artistic Director.
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Given the rise and rise of prestige television in recent years it was only a matter of time before some truly big guns made forays into acting for the small screen. Following in the footsteps of Matthew McConaughey in True Detective, and Anna Friel in Marcella, Kate Winsletโs new HBO show Mare Of Easttown is yet another TV series that takes a lot of joy in being extremely bleak.
The plot of Mare Of Easttown, which is refreshingly not made entirely obvious by its trailer, is full of the usual kind of award-bait weโd see in the lead up to Oscars season. Here, it happens in television format. A difficult American accent performed by an English actor? Check. A disillusioned protagonist struggling under the weight of keeping a community together? Check. A healthy dose of familial trauma by way of divorces, addiction, the loss of a child and more? Check, check, check.
Watch: Mare Of Easttown Trailer
Kate Winslet plays the titular Mare, pronounced โMahโ and short for Marianne. Sheโs a law enforcement professional who has an enduring local legend status and title of โLady Hawkโ after making a difficult basketball shot in her youth, which appears to have been dogged by tragedy from the get-go. Sheโs lost her father as a child, her son to drug addiction and is struggling with proximity to her ex-husbandโwho is freshly engaged and moved in next door.
The series begins with Mare being drawn into the mystery of a missing teen girl, though sheโs diverted when another teen girl is found dead (and naked, as per HBOโs somewhat tiring tradition). Of course, the real exploration and unravelling going on here is Kate Winslet into the character study of Mare, which Mare of Easttownโs writer and creator Brad Ingelsby handles with care.
With early reviews already predicting Winslet could be expecting another Emmy award, Mare Of Easttown is one series crime drama fans should earmark for viewing, but so will those who just want to watch a great actor at work. Winslet is joined by fellow veteran actors who round out the series, as well as a few fresher faces. Here, the rest of the cast.
Mare Of Easttown cast
Kate Winslet as Mare Sheehan
Kate Winslet played the titular Mare, aka Mare Sheehan, a police detective in Easttown. Fun fact, it was actually Winslet herself who insisted on performing the tricky east Philadephia accent to emphasise the importance of community within the series. That said, she has said it was so difficult to learn that she would โthrow things.โ We trust you donโt need an introduction to Winslet, but if youโre truly new, perhaps start with The Titanic and The Reader.
Guy Pearce as Richard Ryan
Guy Pearce plays Richard Ryan, an author who has recently moved to Easttown from Syracuse. He and Mare skirt around a romance. Mare does her best to avoid a relationship, despite Richardโs worldliness and intellectual streak being very attractive qualities to her. Pearce is known for his work in Memento, The Kingโs Speech and, the Australian classic, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Jean Smart as Helen
Jean Smart plays Helen, Mareโs widowed mother who has begun living with her to help her with childcare. In case you missed it amidst all the other tragedy, Mareโs four-year-old grandson Drew now lives with them following the death of Mareโs son.
Smart has previously starred in Frasier, 24 and Fargo. The latter, Fargo, makes her appearance in Mare Of Easttown something of a move from the midwestern to the northeastern. Grit is grittier in smaller towns, we guess?
John Douglas Thompson as Chief Carter
Chief Carter is Easttownโs police chief, played by Broadway theatre veteran John Douglas Thompson. As Mareโs boss, Carter is the one to encourage Mare to revive the missing teen girl cold case.
While the English-born American-based actor is revered most for his fifteen-plus years of sterling on-stage work, heโs also appeared in The Bourne Legacy and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
Evan Peters As Colin Zabel
Yes, that is Evan Peters acting across from Kate Winslet. The American Horror Story and WandaVision actor plays Detective Colin Zabel who was brought in to help Mare with the investigation.
From a first look at the series, Colin may be the straightest character Peters has played in recent and long-term memory. He is, however, returning for the next season of AHSand will play Jeffrey Dahmer in another forthcoming Ryan Murphy project.
Angourie Rice as Siobhan Sheehan
Angourie Rice, whose face might be familiar to you as Betty from Marvelโs recent Spiderman films, plays Mareโs teenage daughter Siobhan. She and Mare have a strained relationship and we meet her as she refuses to complete her college admission forms. This is a sticking point, as Mare would very much like her daughter to get her education and escape Easttown.
Mare Of Easttown is available to watch in Australia exclusively on Binge.
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Even though Earth Day might fall in May, itโs worth celebrating our planet all year around. And with statistics consistently showing the harmful effect of the textile industry on the planetโs resources, thereโs never been a better time to start changing the way you think about shopping.
While shopping vintage is always best, there are a handful of labels โ and itโs growing every day โ who are flying the flag for sustainable practices. Big names like Stella McCartney, Allbirds and Patagonia might be old hands at ethical and sustainable practices, but thereโs always room for newer, smaller players.
Instagram, who plays a significant part in finding and launching lesser known brands, is the perfect place to start searching. In celebration of Earth Day, Instagram visual marketing platform Dash Hudson has pulled together some of the most popular โ read, highly engaged โ accounts on the app, breaking down the most sustainable, under-the-radar labels we all need to know about. From vintage-inspired denim which uses way less water than your standard pair of jeans to supple basics just begging to be worn all weekend, the below five brands are worth a follow. So next time youโre going to invest in clothes, why not go sustainable?
Using a third of the water usually required to produce a pair of jeans, Boyish has managed to craft chic denim basics which wonโt hurt the planet. Their vintage-inspired pieces, which include everything from jumpsuits to pink denim jackets, pack serious style punch โ and with all jeans priced under $200, theyโre not going to send you broke, either.
Founded in Los Angeles, this Californian cool-girl label is packed to the brim with warm weather staples. From flowing linen pants to cutesy summer dresses, every piece from the brand is made from deadstock textile. Add to that a policy of limited runs and weโve got ourselves a sustainable brand worth looking into.
Apart from ensuring ethical conditions for their staff, Naadam also focuses on the health and wellbeing of their animals. Producing high quality cashmere, the brandโs ethos revolves around changing the way the wool is harvested and includes paying herders more as well as investing profits back into the land.
Focusing on one simple material, cotton, Kotn has been working with local communities in Egypt to ensure their cotton is ethically and sustainably sourced. Focusing on cotton farming families in the famous cotton growing area, Kotnโs aim is to rebuild the region from the inside out, undoing a generation of overfarming and global demand โ which, along with civil unrest has created a less-than-ideal situation for locals. So far, the brand has built two schools in the region and donates more with every purchase. And with basics so good youโll want to live in them, itโs a guilt-free purchase.
Made right here in Melbourne Australia, Bobby Universe was created to give women the option of having a handbag thatโll last a lifetime, while looking out for the environment at the same time. Each piece is ethically made using 100 per cent leather, which due to it being produced using organic material, biodegrades up to 100% faster than synthetics and man-made materials. Furthermore, the brand donates proceeds of every sale to charity and is currently working with Beyond Blue to help facilitate education and openness around mental health.
Launched from the back of a Volkswagen van in 2016, Will & Bear was created with sustainability front of mind. The Australian-born hat label has an ongoing partnership with trees.org which has resulted in over 100 hectares of trees planted across West Africa โ with every hat sold, 10 trees are planted. Plus, every piece is made using a combination of 100% Australian wool and woolen offcuts otherwise discarded by the fashion industry. Where do we sign up?
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The latest season of Dancing With The Starsis just over a week in, and weโve already seen this yearโs breakout performanceโand no, itโs wasnโt from any of the returning All-Stars.
Taking to Instagram following Sunday nightโs episode, the Channel 7 series posted a performance that didnโt make it to air, which showed Bec Hewittโs 10-year-old daughter Ava taking to the dance floor.
Proving talent really does run in the family, Avaโs show-stopping routine scored tens all around from the judges, while proud parents Bec and Lleyton cheered from the sidelines.
โOur little Ava doing her thing! @avasydneyofficial weโre so proud!โ the tennis pro wrote, while fellow contestant and former Bachelor Matty J added, โItโs a 10 from me.โ
Watch the incredible performance for yourself below.
Following the performance, Bec took to her Instagram Stories to share a photo of herself with Ava prior to the performance. โMe and my mini me,โ she captioned the adorable snap.
Itโs also not the first time Ava has proved sheโs destined for a career on stage, regularly dropping videos of her incredible dance moves on her official Instagram page (which now boasts more than 11,000 followers), and even made her TV debut last year for an advertising campaign with Target.
โHad the best time filming this TVC for @targetaus. How gorgeous is the Kelpie?!โ, Ava wrote to social media at the time.
It certainly looks like the middle Hewitt is following in her mumโs footsteps, with Bec having landed her breakout role as Hayley Smith on Home And Away when she was just 15.
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As Prince Harry reunited with the royal family, including Prince William and Kate Middleton, at Prince Philipโs funeral over the weekend, his wife Meghan Markle was back at home in California with their son Archie, as she was unable to travel due to her pregnancy. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are currently awaiting the arrival of their second child, a baby girl, after announcing the exciting news on Valentineโs Day earlier this year.
Just as speculation mounted ahead of Archieโs arrival, many fans have begun guessing what the couple will name their daughterโand fans of The Crown might already have an idea. Many royal watchers are predicting on social media that Harry and Meghan might choose a name that honours both Queen Elizabeth and the late Duke of Edinburgh.
As was documented in Netflixโs royal drama, Her Majesty has a sweet moniker that only her parents and husband used: Lilibet. The name was believed to have come after a young Princess Elizabeth couldnโt pronounce her name, and it just stuck. In fact, Queen Elizabethโs father, King George VI, once famously said about his two daughters, โLilibet is my pride. Margaret is my joyโ, and notably the monarch left a handwritten letter on her late husbandโs coffin this week, which remained there throughout the services and was signed โLilibet.โ
Given the sentimental meaning behind the name, many believe Harry and Meghan will consider the name Lily for their daughter, as a sweet tribute to her great-grandparents.
โIโm not sure how relationships are between the family, but Lily would be a cute way to honour the Queen (Lilibet),โ one royal fan wrote to Reddit, per Cosmopolitan, with another post writing, โI read a prediction somewhere that they could use Lily for the Queen because of her childhood nickname Lilibet and because of Meghanโs wedding bouquet being Lily of the valley. I think thatโs really sweet.โ
Meghan and Harryโs exciting news comes after the duchess revealed she suffered a miscarriage last July. In a raw, first-person essay for the New York Times, Meghan detailed the โunbearable griefโ she suffered following the experience.
โLosing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few,โ she wrote. โIn the pain of our loss, my husband and I discovered that in a room of 100 women, 10 to 20 of them will have suffered from miscarriage. Yet despite the staggering commonality of this pain, the conversation remains taboo, riddled with (unwarranted) shame, and perpetuating a cycle of solitary mourning.โ
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Finally, after months of waiting itโs time to make the seamless transition from Married At First Sight to something a little more wholesome: MasterChef Australia.
The battle of the white aprons is back, and episode one of the Channel 10 cooking show certainly didnโt disappoint thanks to the return of judges Melissa, Jock, and Andy.
One of the nightโs most emotional moments came from contestant Tommy, who shared he was going to cook up his mumโs chicken congee recipe. โFood is how I show love, and I learnt that from my mum,โ he says, and AWWW! Excuse us while we melt.
Of course, we needed just a teensy bit of drama mixed in, meeting out-of-work flight attendant Ben who tells us: โI never really fail at much stuff.โ
When Melissa tries to offer up some constructive criticism, he interrupts her and thankfully, she gives us hands down this seasonโs best quote: โI invite you to listen to us.โ Ooooft.
Below weโre rounding up the best reactions to MasterChef Australiaโs first episode of 2021.
My sexuality is Melissa Leong interrupting a man. #masterchefau
โSheโs achieved more in 75 mins than I have in my whole lifeโ would have been the line of the night if โI invite you to listen to usโ didnโt happen #MasterChefAU
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Julie Goodwin Shares An Important Message On 'MasterChef'
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For many, last year was rife with lockdown lows and pandemic panics after being required to stay indoors for the foreseeable future. For some, the extended time at-home meant binge-watching The Queenโs Gambitโand manically attempting to learn chessโor frantically baking endless loaves of banana bread.
But for others, it meant tuning into the best reality TV that the country had to offerโMasterchef Australia.
Fans of Masterchef Australia would have not only welcomed familiar faces to its All Stars season, but welcomed new ones too, in the shape of three new judges.
Bidding adieu to the franchiseโs main trioโMatt Preston, George Calombaris and Gary Mehiganโtheir departure meant that there were three new seats up for grabs.
Naturally, fans were quick to put forward their suggestions, with front runners including Poh Ling Yeow, a former contestant from the first season, as well as famous Aussie cook, author and manufacturer, Maggie Beer.
However, Australia saw neither big names end up with the scorecard, with Network Ten confirming the new faces cracking the culinary whip to be Melissa Leong, Jock Zonfrillo and Andy Allen.
This year, as longtime fans welcome back their familiar faces, othersโwho werenโt keen on watching old favourites fight for the title once moreโare only now getting to know the trio.
But fret not, hereโs everything you need to know about Masterchef Australiaโs judges, Melissa Leong, Jock Zonrillo and Andy Allenโfrom where youโve seen them before to what you never knew about them.
A food and travel writer, food media consultant, radio broadcast, TV presenter and cookbook editor, Melissa Leong has done it all. And yes, sheโs incredibly good at all of it. Leong is first-generation Singaporean Australian and often writes about culturally diverse cooking. As a writer, Leong is ever-so-eloquent in her critiques and offers the contestants the knowledge, sound advice and comfort they need to deliver their best cook yet.
โIt goes without saying, that it is an honour to be passed the baton and asked to help bring the next chapter to life on a show likeMasterChef Australia,โ Leong said, as per News.com.au.
โIt came as a huge surprise for me, and is, without a doubt the opportunity of a lifetime. I am really looking forward to getting stuck in!โ
As far as chefs go, Jock Zonfrillo is one of the most acclaimed worldwide. Born in Scotland and based in Adelaide, his restuarant Orana was named the best in Australia in the 2019 Good Food Guide. A campaigner for Indigenous empowerment through his use of native foodsโand even starring on an episode in the 2019 latest season of the cooking showโ he challenges contestants to think critically about food wastage.
In an interview withThe Sydney Morning Herald, Zonfrillo spoke of being offered the job as a judge on the show.โMasterChefis culture, it is food; food spans across every single culture we have here in Australiaโฆ and the age span it hits, from small kids all the way to grandparents, they love it!โ
โThey canโt get enough of it. And thatโs food. Food brings us all together at some point or another, and when you add a little bit of competition dust in there itโs really good. It appeals to everybody.โ
The most recognisable face out of the three, MasterchefAustralia fans will know Andy Allen as the winner of the showโs fourth season. When starting off as a contestant, he was an electrician who hoped to live out his food-loving ambitions. But after his win, Allen went onto open and establish Three Blue Ducks, a culinary institution for Aussie foodies.
Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald, Allen spoke of taking on the role, and how it feels like coming โfull circle.โHe added, โBeing a contestant, winning it, then going out into the crazy world that hospitality is and being accepted by my peers, and now coming to be a judge on the biggest cooking competition in the world. Itโs pretty special. Iโm pumped.โ
Season 13 of Masterchef Australia 2021 premieres tonight at 7:30pm on Network 10.
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In the wake of Brittany Higginsโ allegation of rape in Parliament House, Chanel Contosโ Teach Us Consent petition, and marie claire cover star Grace Tameโs Australian of the Year win, a call for improved sex education in schools has never been louder, and in response to that national conversation the Morrison government, as part of its Respect Matters program, has released a series of videos to teach the issue of consent in schools and beyond. Only the campaign has been swiftly met with backlash online.
Released in partnership with The Good Society, a resource platform for consent, the bizarre clips meant as an educational tool for schools, parents, and teachers, have missed the mark completely, with many online commentators labelling them as โinsultingโ, โconfusingโ and treating young adults as if they arenโt capable of understanding the complexities of consent.
Targeted at children anywhere from their first years at high school up until Year 12, the videos feature adult actors in a childlike manner playing out scenarios that attempt to explain consent via a milkshake, taco, and swimming with sharks. The first of the online videos features a couple sitting together in what looks like a 1960s diner, while they speak about consent through nonsensical dialogue that fails to address the actual wordโand therefore the issueโhead-on.
While an attempt to respond to the national conversation thatโs been sparked in recent months, the platform simplifies the serious and layered subject with metaphoric situations such as โaggressive sharksโ and throwing a milkshake in someoneโs face, which begs the question: why canโt we be upfront when it comes to sexual violence?
After watching, itโs clear why the videos have caused such a response. The so-called educational resource treats consent as a โwackyโ concept when what needs to be happening is an open and concise conversation that treats young adults in a respectful and informative manner.
Karen Willis from Fair Agenda and End Rape on Campus Australia, spoke with news.com.auโs Samantha Maiden, who was the first to report on the videos, calling the newly released resource โconfusing.โ
โYoung people are more sophisticated than this content gives them credit for. And sex and consent is far more complicated than videos about milkshakes and sharks at the beach,โ Willis said. โThese resources fall well short of the national standards, and what experts know is needed to actually change behaviours and prevent abuse.โ
An aspect of the videos many have taken aim at is its minimisation of rape trauma, where the serious issue is tried to be explained by a woman smothering her boyfriendโs face with a milkshake after he claims he doesnโt want to drink it. A British narrator is then heard explaining the situation: โThis is what we call moving the line,โ the voice begins. โWhen a person imposes their will on you, itโs as if they were moving the Yes line over the Maybe Zone or the End Zone, ignoring your rich inner world and violating your individual freedoms and rights.โ
The subject matter is treated poorly and fails to adequately communicate the realities of trauma in victims who are sexually assaulted, not to mention it almost makes fun of such a situation by boiling it down to a food fight between partners.
Whatโs more perplexing is the decision to cast a female protagonist as the perpetrator in an abusive relationship, when statistically speaking its women who are most commonly victims of sexual violence.
Have fallen in a hole of watching these 'consent videos' on The Good Society, each one more bizarre and patronizing than the last. https://t.co/KhMFIpoCkr
A lot more needs to be done to make a difference in the wake of allegations of sexual violence in Australia, and treating the issue as something young adults wonโt understand or are incapable of addressing is not going to spark the changes we want, and need, to see in this country.
If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732.
If youโre under the age of 15, contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800 or chat online.
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While we continue to take action against the worldโs current climate emergency, thereโs no better time to plan for how we can protect our planet from its imminent crisis.
Alas, this yearโs Earth Day celebrations are as important as ever with a plethora of fashion and beauty brands doing their bit to secure Earthโs future.
Thanks to the event, it forces a variety of brands and consumers themselves to re-evaluate their relationship with the environment and how their actions greatly impact the worldโs efforts to make a change.
After all, true sustainability should be practised from conception to creation and long after.
Now, more than ever, Australian shoppers are looking to improve their eco-footprint. So, to celebrate this yearโs landmark day, fashion and beauty brands are doing their part to create a deeper conversation about the role that fashion plays in preserving the planet.
From completely waste-free hair products to everlasting fashion pieces, here are the best beauty and fashion brands doing their bit to help save the planet this Earth Day.
Beauty
Emma Lewisham
Emma Lewisham just launched refillable pouches for their Supernatural Vitamin A+ Face Oil, Illuminating Oil Cleanser and Illuminating Exfoliant. Meaning that if you have owned and finished either of those products, you can now refill your empty bottles to keep them in circulation. That way, youโre still getting your fix of Emma Lewishamโs skin-loving products and helping the planet at the same time.
If that wasnโt enough, thanks to the Emma Lewishamโs recycling initiative, for every four items shipped to TerraCycle through the Beauty Circle, senders receive a $15 voucher which is redeemable for any product on their website.
In fact Emma Lewisham herself has her own vision for the beauty industry, where all products are offered as part of a refillable model. Because after all, when you purchase a refillable product over a new bottle there is a quantifiable impact: 70% less CO2 emissions, 60% less energy and 45% less water.
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Supernatural Triple Vitamin A+ Face Oil, $127.37 at Emma Lewisham.
Cloud Nine
Caring for more than just hair, Cloud Nine are committed to significantly reducing their environmental impact and carbon footprint through various initiatives including their existing world-first and only recycling scheme, eco-packaging, a tree planting partnership with Ecologi and low carbon shipping methods.
This year, in line with World Earth Day, Cloud Nine are planting ten trees around the world for every purchase made on the Cloud Nine Australia website during the month of April. Plus, every purchased made will also receive a complimentary eco-friendly Rose Gold Water Bottle.
A natural haircare brand, Aveda is known for its use of natural ingredients and commitment to environmentally responsible manufacturing and packaging. And this Earth day is no different, thanks to their Shampure Nuturing Bar.
The new, limited-edition Shampure Nurturing Shampoo Bar is silicone-free, sulphate cleanser free, cruelty-free and vegan, offering gentle care for hair and the planet. In keeping with Avedaโs commitment to sustainable packaging, the Shampureโข Nurturing Shampoo Bar features zero plastic packaging. The carton is 100% post-consumer recycled FSC certified fibre, and by purchasing this shampoo bar you could help us save 2 tons of plastic which is equivalent to 180K water bottles. And yes, itโs silicone free, sulfate cleanser free, cruelty free and vegan.
Aside from their ode to keeping bee species from going extinct, Burtโs Bees are now powered by renewable electricity, in large part because of a 12-year, 70-megawatt virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) between their parent company and Enel Green Power, helping to put solar on the grid. Burtโs Bees has also made climate action commitments and play an active role in industry networks to advance a climate-focused future. They have also launched the Change for Nature pledge to encourage people to change one small habit in their routines to help preserve natureโs futureโand our place in it.
Additionally, 100% of their packaging is recyclable and in the past year, theyโve planted 15 billion wildflower seeds to support pollinator and American farmers. And 45% of their waxes and butters of oils are directly traced to origin and verified with on-site visits.
Bees Wax Lip Balm Tube by Burtโs Bees, $6.95 at David Jones.
Edible Beauty
Each year, 15 billion trees are cut down and 11 billion of these trees are never replaced! In an unbe-leafable effort to raise awareness for Earth Day (April 22) and give back to the environment, holistic beauty brand, Edible Beauty Australia, is planting a tree for every order made in April via the One Tree Org. From packaging, ingredients, to an all-new initiative this beauty brand is doing its bit for the planet.
Hutwoodsโ luxury wood wick candle range comes with a layer of seeded herb paper to extend the life of the vessel. Once the candle has finished, simply plant the paper and re-use the vessel to grow your very own herb garden. To sweeten the deal, the paper is available in 4 different herbs; Basil, Oregano, Parsley and Thyme.
Wild Jasmine and Sandalwood Candle, $59.95 at Hutwoods.
Wrinkles Schminkles
Brands with an eco-conscience are always in style, which is why with Earth Day fast approaching, Wrinkles Schminklesโ range of InfuseFAST sheet masksโincluding the brand new eye Smoothing and Depuffing Maskโare a guilt-free beauty indulgence and anti-ageing solution. All three are made of advanced biocellulose technology that are 100% biodegradable and fully decompose in 8 weeks.
Weโve all been there beforeโyour last hair tie is secured to your wrist until a friend asks to borrow it, and you canโt think of a good reason to deny them. And so it disappears, never to be seen again. But naturally, the hair tie doesnโt just stop existing, it has to end up somewhere. And most of the time, it ends up being landfill.
Enter: Bar None. Their biodegradable hair ties and scrunchies are the latest must-have for eco-friendly accessories. The biodegradable hair ties and scrunchies are made of cotton and natural rubber, making them fully biodegradable and compostable. Thankfully, the brand also offers a range of other sustainable beauty products, from shampoo and conditioner bars to their zero waste bottles.
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Bar None Biodegradable Hair Ties, $6.46 at Bar None.
Fashion
Lululemon
Launching on May 11, Lululemonโs limited edition Earth Dye Collection has reimagined traditional dying techniques to be easier on the planet. These lower-impact dyes are upcycled from the plant waste of oranges, beets, and saw palmetto trees sourced from the agricultural and herbal industries, meaning they use less water, carbon and synthetic chemicals compared to synthetic dyes.
Not only a win for the planet, the Earth Dye collection offers a variety of easy, everyday options for versatile wearing. Featuring muted, earthy tones in a selection of Lululemonโs most iconic styles, and colours and textures inspired by the natural landscape, the collection is one you can feel good wearingโin more ways than one.
Boden prides itself on creating their garments in safe working environments by workers who have clearly communicated rights. Which means that theyโre always working behind the scenes to ensure that the good stuff youโll see in a print or collar detail is matched by a beautiful backstory. Of course, Boden wants their customers to wear their products for a long time, so theyโre designs live on in your wardrobe and stay out of landfill. Boden also prides itself on its commitment to creating a healthy working environment for everyone involved in their making.
This Earth Day, Arms Of Eve have committed to doing their bit, donating $1 from every sale to environmentally focused causes for the month of April. The first being Food Bank, which assists with essential supplies to bushfire affected communities across the country. The second is Seabin Smart Tech, devoted to cleaning our sea. Lastly Greening Australia, to restore native trees across Australia.
Sadie Gold and Pearl necklace, $89 at Arms Of Eve.
Isabel Manns
Isabel Manns is committed to building a forward-thinking and 100% sustainable fashion label. A brand that is invested in marrying innovation and creativity with sustainability, Isabel Manns prides itself in offering three key combined concepts: Reversibility, Sustainability and British Made.
Sunset Meadow Padded Headband, $53.73 at Isabel Manns.
Bagatiba
Adored by celebrities alike, Bagatiba creates affordable, vintage feel jewellery pieces that are striking and sustainable. In addition, the brand launched their upcycled initiative last year. The โTriple Rโ Project is an initiative created to prioritise a vision of the future within the jewellery industry. As sustainability becomes essential for progressive thinkers, the brand believes that our objective to preserve the earth will start with change.
The cult brand seen on just about every It-girl, from the likes of the Hadid and Jenner sisters, is doing major things in the sustainability space. Miaouโs fabrications are locally sourced (most garments manufactured in Los Angeles), the core fabrics (denim, mesh and crepe) are dead stock or made from biodegradable fibers. In particular, their mesh is made from 92% recycled nylon, and made from repurposed wasteful materials like old fishing nets. They also use digital printing to reduce energy and water consumption and their packaging is made from biodegradable eco-poly.
Proud to be biodegradable, Harem London primarily use 100% natural fabrics such as silk and certified organic cotton and jersey fabrics.The brand also do not mass produce and all products are designed, sampled, and made in their Dalston, London studio by their in-house team. Waste is kept to a minimum and all scrap fabrics are stored in their studio and used in another product as a detail. In order to reduce waste and cut down on the fabric, Harem London keep small stock and produce as the demand occurs and are able to have full control over recycling and upcycling materials.
Sustainable swimsuits, New York City based swimwear brand Follow Suit ensures that all fabrics are made from ECONYL, which is 100% regenerated nylon fibre crafted pre and post-consumer waste such as abandoned fishing nets industrial plastic waste, and fabric scraps. The fabrics are woven in Lombardy, Italy by one of the worldโs finest manufacturers of high performance luxury textiles.
At Follow Suit, everything is made locally in New York and all of the styles are printed digitally to reduce fabric waste and allow for small runs. What does this mean? Well, it uses less than 10 litres of water per meter, compared to 50 litres per meter of water required for screen printing.
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A few months ago I was sitting on the bus, headed home. I started to feel nauseous and put it down to the fact that I try and read during my commute, because I never find time elsewhere in my busy lifestyle to do it. But as I kept reading, the nausea evolved into chest pain. I had this overwhelming need to get off the bus, even though my stop wasnโt for another few kilometres. My breathing became rapid.
I managed to make it home without collapsing in the street, then burst into tears as I started babbling to my sister about work, side hustles, commitments to friends and family โ things I hadnโt really given a second thought to in relation to my mental health but seemed to have been festering in the recesses of my mind, pushed back by the fact I have been running through life at a million miles an hour for years now.
I want it ALL. And, as the Queen tune that plays in every Aussie pub goes, I want it now. I want to make it to the top of my career. I want successful podcasts and to work creatively on the side for some of my favourite brands. When Covid hit, this obsession with adding more hustle into my already hustle-filled life simply tripled. I started not one, but three new podcasts outside of my full-time job managing a team of writers and working in a fast-paced digital media environment. Iโd written a book the year prior and spent any other waking second pitching it to publishers. The fraction of time leftover was spent online video-dating and writing about it for a relationships column.
When lockdown eased in late 2020 and life somewhat returned to normal, the only element that let up was one podcast. I kept running at full steam, even though those long stretches of time lockdown delivered us all had gone. I was back to socialising, dating IRL and attending a million milestone events โ but I was still running two demanding podcasts, a dating column, and started a new job on top of it all.
The hustle has always been fuelled by this need to keep up. Everyone on Instagram was doing so well, even in lockdown โ cute Covid virtual marriages. Pregnancy announcements. Zoom parties. LinkedIn was worse. New jobs. Side hustles making bank. People I worked with going independent and forming creative studios. I wanted to be like everyone else, this amazing, thriving success story where I looked hot and had heaps of cool shit going on.
Fast-forward to that meltdown. I thought it was a one-off anxiety attack fuelled by doing too much that week. But then on the Friday night, I had another โ a big one. The kind where you canโt imagine ever feeling okay again, where you cry and cry, a claustrophobia where your life is the trap and youโre like a terrified rabbit trying to escape it. I wouldnโt wish the feeling on anyone โ anxiety is an invisible illness that truly, truly cripples you.
My entire social media life has been smoke and mirrors. Iโm crumbling on the inside and pasting a smile on my face topped with the Pink Preset 2 filter. I was even lying to myself โ but when the panic hit, I couldnโt lie anymore.
Iโm TIRED. Iโm tired of trying to keep up with everyone and tired of sitting in meetings acting like Iโm this easy-breezy go-getter who works hard, plays hard, and jokes about never exercising and eating frozen fish fingers for dinner with champagne, like itโs funny that I am so time-poor I canโt even do one simple healthy thing for myself in a 16 hour day. Iโm tired of feeling permanent guilt because I havenโt replied to that email or seen that friend in three months or met that new baby or made a home-cooked meal in a week. Itโs like pressure from every end of my life, and it somehow only ever gets worse.
That pressure is different for us all, and itโs ever-changing but the feelings are the same. Itโs maintaining a new partner and your existing friendships and feeling like everyone is constantly annoyed at you over your time management. Itโs having a baby and needing to be on par with the Insta-mums โ why isnโt my baby walking yet? Why isnโt it talking? I should be breastfeeding. I should stop breastfeeding. I should be posing on the beach wearing tonal linen with a clean baby in matching tonal linen, not struggling to just wash my hair once a week.
I donโt have answers for you if youโre going through the same thing as me. Iโm still very much in the thick of it. But for starters letโs be more real on social media, can we? Letโs stop painting this perfect picture of our lives and post the occasional honest comment about how no, everything is not always fine and great. Iโm exhausted by all the positivity, and Iโm not saying we should all get hyper-negative on there because thatโs not reality, either. Just the occasional post thatโs like, you know what? Iโm having A Time and just wanted to let you know, in case you are too, so you know weโre in this together.
And letโs stop those evil thoughts that tell us everyone else is having the best life ever, because itโs also on us to remind ourselves that Instagram isnโt reality. Just because Sophie shared a joyous photo of her with the new house she bought, it doesnโt mean she wonโt spend Monday night having a big cry over feeling lonely or have a whole three month period where she feels flat and like her life has hit a plateau.
Iโm also going to actually do that thing where you actively switch off from social apps after a certain time. Mindless scrolling is the most toxic of all. Iโm constantly filling my brain with peopleโs good times, especially when I feel shit. Itโs just so damaging for me, itโs like a straight feed to my brain that tells me Iโm not enough, Iโm not doing life properly, Iโm missing out.
Finally, letโs be kind. Itโs so easy to be at the end of your rope and spew forth criticism online. We hide behind our usernames and feel safer being cruel or blunt with everyone from celebrities to our friends, but weโre all real people on the other side of those usernames, and we all get hurt by words. Remember that most people are struggling just like you โ you just donโt always see it.
In the end, I posted one of those honest Instagram tiles โ about how my life might seem great, but I wasnโt doing so great. The response was massive. So many women replied saying they felt the same. Many of these women? The very people I was trying to compete with, who seemed like they lived perfect, blessed lives.
So I might not have answers for you. But I can tell you that however it might seem, most of us are not actually doing great. And itโs okay if you arenโt, too.
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Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announced their split on April 15, and it seems, despite the former couple stating they were better off as friends, things are getting messy.
The former couple, who began dating in 2017 and got engaged in 2019, shared a joint statement to inform fans theyโd called off their engagement earlier this month. โWe have realised we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so,โ they said. โWe will continue to work together and support each other on our shared businesses and projects. We wish the best for each other and one anotherโs children. Out of respect for them, the only other comment we have to say is thank you to everyone who has sent kind words and support.โ
Now, internet sleuths have uncovered a recent โlikeโ from the entertainer on Instagram with many fans asking if this means things arenโt as they seem. Lopez double-tapped a quote by author Reuben Holmes, who goes by r.h. Sin, which read: โDonโt make her think you care when you have never given a fuck about her.โ
The caption was perhaps even more telling, with Holmes writing: โDonโt let them manipulate you. How many times have you been told โI love youโ by someone who has continued to treat you like shit?โ
Fans were quick to notice J.Loโs like, with one user writing in response: โDamn, @jlo this shows me really nobody is safe from bs like this.โ
This recent activity also comes as A.Rod posted a video to his Instagram Stories of photographs of the couple with Coldplayโs โFix Youโ playing in the background.
Rumours of their split first broke in March, when Peoplereported that the couple had decided to call off their engagement. โThis has been a long time coming,โ a source told the outlet.
Days after those rumours began to swirl, the couple released their first statement on the reports, announcing that they had plans to stay together.
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Prince Philipโs funeral took place over the weekend, and as the royal family gathered to farewell the Duke of Edinburgh all eyes were on brothers Prince William and Prince Harry as the pair reunited for the first time since Harry and wife Meghan Markleโs emotional tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey.
The pair didnโt walk side-by-side during their grandfatherโs funeral procession, but they did get a chance to meet up following the ceremony, with Williamโs wife Kate Middleton also seen joining the discussion.
According to CNN reporter Victoria Arbiter, cars were available to transport the royals from St. Georgeโs Chapel back to Windsor Castle, but Harry, William, and Kate opted to walk together as a family. โHaving been separated in the Chapel theyโre now able to come together which will be a comfort to the Queen,โ she tweeted.
Prince Harry and Prince William are seen talking together after the funeral service for their grandfather, Prince Philip.
Of course, the moment has since been dissected online with British publication The Expressspeaking to a lip reader about the exchange.
According to the outlet, William took off his mask and told Harry: โYes, it was great, wasnโt it?โ to which Harry replied: โIt was as he wanted.โ
Michael Kelly, a body language and speech expert, spoke to 7NEWS.com.au about the pairโs catch-up, saying they appeared to be friendly.
โIt seemed like thereโs no rancour at all. [The brothers] could have been walking down the country lane,โ he said.
Many royal fans watching the funeral live said seeing the brothers back together brought them comfort. โThank goodness William and Harry put their differences aside to properly reunite and chat after the service,โ one user tweeted. โLovely of Kate to step away and walk with Sophie, giving the two brothers their first moment together.โ
โNot a royalist but it did warm my heart seeing William, Harry and Kate so close,โ another added.
โ Mr. Governorโs wife ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฑ (@evelynadurojaye) April 17, 2021
While Meghan, who is currently expecting her second child, wasnโt able to attend the funeral, the Duchess of Sussex paid tribute to her home in California.
According to Entertainment Tonight, Meghan and Harry sent a wreath by Willow Crossley that featured a variety of locally sourced flowers, some of which were picked from the designerโs personal garden, and a handwritten card. Significantly, Meghan asked for the wreath to feature acanthus mollis, the national flower of Greece to represent the Duke of Edinburghโs heritage, and eryngium to represent the Royal Marines.
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The Mantra Australian Sportswoman Ellyse Perry Relies On During Her Most Challenging Moments
Ellyse Perry is one the strong, formidable game-changers featured within the pages of our April issue as part of the marie claire x LโOrรฉal Paris Know Your Worth campaign.
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Ellyse Perry feels most like herself when sheโs on the cricket pitch; bat in hand, staring down a ball speeding directly at her as fast as a Porsche on the highway. โFinding sport and becoming an athlete has given me a greater sense of self-esteem. The cricket pitch is the one domain where I feel like Iโm really capable of asserting myself,โ admits Perry, 30, who grew up in Sydney playing sport at the park with her brother until the sun went down. โAs a kid, I was really shy and self-conscious โ I still am in a lot of respects. My confidence is fluid โ it goes up and down โ but the thing that is constant and static is self-belief.โ
The other constant in Perryโs life is her post-match ritual, where she writes notes about her performance, game highlights and areas for improvement. She signs each note off with four words: confidence, belief, determination and resilience. โIn sport and in life, I think if you keep those four things top of mind, thereโs not many challenges you canโt get through,โ explains Perry, who has represented Australia in both cricket and football, and is currently the captain of the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash, playing as the worldโs top-ranked all-rounder.
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Perry is one the strong, formidable game-changers featured within the pages of our April issue as part of the marie claire x LโOrรฉal Paris Know Your Worth campaign. (With Jessica Mauboy, Poh Ling Yeow and Phoebe Burgess pictured alongside her, itโs safe to say sheโs in good company.) This year, the LโOrรฉal Paris tagline โBecause Iโm Worth Itโ turns 50 โ however, confidence levels amongst Australian women are startlingly low. New research commissioned by LโOrรฉal Paris1 recently found that 94 per cent of Australian women experience low self-esteem; for 39 per cent of women, these feelings of low self-esteem are something they experience every single day. A further 79 per cent of women feel that they are not good enough, with the majority aged under 35. To this we say, enough!
Despite being a world-class athlete, Perry is not immune to the perils of self-doubt; one of the biggest challenges she faces is guilt. โAt times, I feel like Iโm not being a good enough family member or friend because sport is an inherently selfish job, so Iโm often focused on myself,โ admits Perry. โMy family and friends are always there to support me, so I try to repay them by doing my best.โ
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And for the last 14 years since she started playing professionally, thatโs exactly what sheโs been doing. Perry has been called โa role model for all Australians,โ and โarguably the best athlete in the country.โ In 2019, she became the first Big Bash player โ male or female โ to reach 2,000 runs and last year was crowned the best female cricketer of the decade.
โIโm proud to be a part of the evolution of womenโs sport and to see the opportunities that are available for female athletes now.โ So, after being named a LโOreal Paris Woman of Worth and now joining our Know Your Worth campaign, what advice does Perry give her young fans about backing themselves? Four words: confidence, belief, determination and resilience.
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If Married At First Sightโs past seasons has taught us anything, itโs that there are always surprises in store and as it would seem, the Channel Nine social experiment had one last bombshell to drop on us before finishing up the 2021 season.
Last nightโs dinner party saw Jake Edwards and Beck Zemek take to the expertsโ couch, where they revealed a cheating scandal nobody knew aboutโand it was all caught on tape.
Viewers were shown a video diary of Beck when she had returned home to Perth to care for her sick dog, Oscar, and while filming herself playing with the pup her phone knocks over and a blurred-out man enters the room, grabs her from behind, and to the shock of the contestants, the pair begin kissing.
โHey my baby,โ Beck is heard saying on the tape.
When asked by the experts for clarification, Beck tries to claim the man in the footage was her brother, while Jake storms out of the room.
Following the episode airing, fellow contestant Booka Nile took to Instagram to defend Beck and her actions on the series, claiming the response on social media has been โvile.โ
โTonight those of you who follow MAFS will have seen what was revealed in regards to Beck and the video of the kiss,โ she begins her lengthy post. โIn response to some of the vile shit I have seen online since the episode aired, I am reaching out to ask those who read this to please PLEASE leave Beck alone. I am by no means saying that Beck didnโt make a mistake here. I am simply asking that you approach this situation with some basic human compassion.โ
Booka goes on to say that the edit did โnot showโ the Beck she knows, the one who โgave myself and others like beth and Alana, unwavering support, love and strength throughout one of the most challenging experiences of our lives.โ
โI am not defending all of the choices Beck made along the wayโฆ,โ she continues, โbut please remember that she is a human beingโฆ complex, flawed, jaded, and sentient like all of us. Beck has had to endure a level of cyber-bullying and cruelty from the public that I cannot even comprehend. Too many MAFS participants over the years have had to endure the same vile and often violent online abuse that Iโm seeing Beck receive. The lasting impact this cruelty can have on them is utterly fucked. If youโre trying to make a point about morality and core values by posting cruel shit, take a moment to reflect on where your own morals and core values lie.
โWhat fulfillment do you get from sending messages of hate or posting the most vile, damning shit you can possibly think of about them online? Hold yourselves to the same moral standards that you deem acceptable for those you see on TV. If you believe you are a good personโฆ be a good person. If you consider yourself to be a smart personโฆ BE smart by knowing what you know but more importantly knowing what you DONโT know.
โRemember that no matter how well you think youโve got a read on a person by watching them on TV, at the end of the day you donโt know themโฆ especially not well enough to justify abusing them, degrading them, and actively subjecting them to horrific online commentary and abuse. I know Beck. I know her better than anyone whoโs based their opinion of her purely off this show. I know Beck. I know her better than anyone whoโs based their opinion of her purely off this show Thank you for coming to my Ted talk xo.โ
The revelation followed Beckโs assertion that Jake was to blame for the lack of intimacy in their relationship, telling a Hobart radio station last month that sheโd tried to seduce her husband, but he wasnโt interested.
โI would walk around naked and invite him to the shower. And he would reject me, and go for a walk or have to take a random phone call,โ she said.
Beck is yet to comment on the backlash, but her most recent Instagram shared a very pointed message to viewers.
โWishing everyone nothing but the best, in their search for love,โ she wrote.
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Having attended countless royal โdos since her wedding to Prince William in 2011, the Duchess of Cambridgeโs attendance at the service for Prince Philip was her first royal funeral, and she made sure to tribute several members of the royal family for the event.
The event, which took place at St. Georgeโs Chapel in Windsor on April 17, was a particularly sad one for Kate, given her closeness with the late Prince. In fact, the pair knew each other for over a decade, and apparently shared a rather close bond, according to Prince William.
โI will always be grateful that my wife had so many years to get to know my grandfather and for the kindness he showed her,โ the Duke of Cambridge noted in a personal tribute to his grandfather on April 12. โI will never take for granted the special memories my children will always have of their great-grandpa coming to collect them in his carriage and seeing for themselves his infectious sense of adventure as well as his mischievous sense of humour!โ
Attending the service alone, Kate Middleton wore a fitted Roland Mouret black coat dress, along with a black fascinator hat with a veil. But it was an item around her neck that all eyes were on. Paying tribute to her late mother-in-law, she paired her outfit with a four-strand pearl necklace from Her Majestyโs personal collection that was once loaned to Princess Diana.
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Made from cultured pearls gifted to Elizabeth by the Japanese government and designed by Garrard according to The Court Jeweller, Her Majesty has worn the four-row pearl choker on a variety of high-profile occasions, including a state visit to Bangladesh in 1983 and Margaret Thatcherโs 70th birthday party in 1995.
Most famously, Queen Elizabeth loaned the necklace to a young Princess Diana, whose personal style apparently inspired the necklaceโs design. Worn just a year after her marriage to Prince Charles, Diana opted to sport the stunning jewels when meeting Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands at Hampton Court Palace in 1982, along with Queen Maryโs Loverโs Knot Tiara.
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As per Harperโs BAZAAR U.S., this wasnโt the first time that Kate had worn the heirloom, having sported the choker at Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philipโs 70th wedding anniversary in 2017.
To match the necklace, Kate wore dangling pearl earrings, which also paid a subtle tribute to her husbandโs grandparentsโ love story as they were a wedding gift to the Queen from Hakim of Bahrain in 1947, as per The Court Jeweller.
However, the choker is hardly Kateโs first nod to Princess Diana through her jewellery. In fact, Kate inherited several of the late Princess of Walesโ pieces, including the Cambridge Loverโs Knot Tiara, which was loaned to Diana from the Queenโs collection and was a favourite of hers. The Duchess of Cambridge wore the tiara in 2015, marking the first time that it had been worse since Dianaโs tragic passing.
And of course, her engagement ring is the most significant of Dianaโs jewellery that now belongs to Kate. Fans of The Crown may have noticed that in its fourth season itdelved into the historyof the famous sapphire ring, however embellished it may be.
For the funeral, Kate rode alone to St. Georgeโs Chapel at Windsor Castle, as Prince William had to walk in the procession. However, she did accompany her husband and brother-in-law, Prince Harry, after the service as they left the church.
โMy grandfather was an extraordinary man and part of an extraordinary generation,โPrince William wrote of his grandfather last week. โCatherine and I will continue to do what he would have wanted and will support The Queen in the years ahead. I will miss my Grandpa, but I know he would want us to get on with the job.โ
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Well, can you believe Married At First Sight is actually over for 2021? We certainly canโt. We felt like that season of MAFS went for a million years. From Bryce and Melissaโs tumultuous relationship to Bec and Jakeโs tepid one, this has certainly been a SEASON.
Firstly, no one cared about anyone except for Bec and Jake, and Bryce and Melissa. And who can blame us? They were easily the most chaotic couples this season, between Bec and Jakeโs ongoing yet seemingly boring relationship and Melissa/Bryceโs on-screen toxic behaviour.
โ Married At First Sight Experts (@mafsexperts) April 18, 2021
Over to Bryce and Melissa. We watched back their highs and lows, from the secret girlfriend outside the experiment to their loved-up final vows. We finally see Melissa see the out-take footage of Bryceโs friends admitting to the secret girlfriend stuff, and her response isโฆ weird. Well, essentially she sticks with Bryce as we all expected.
On the Bec and Jake front, Bec tells us that the New Years Kiss between Booka and Jake ended their relationship, she was jealous and it triggered her. But they seem pretty okay with each otherโฆ until the experts show footage of Bec, after she forgot to shut off her to-camera content from Perth when she was visiting her sick dog, of her kissing a random guy who was not Jake.
In the end she comes clean and reveals it was an ex she called when she was upset about her sick dog, and that they had a kiss as a sort of reunion thing. Jake is understandably upset about the betrayal, as was the rest of Australia.
Oh wow Bec, all makes sense now! ๐ smh youโre as bad as Bryce with the lies #MAFSAU
โ ๐ญ โ Free Palestine ๐ต๐ธ (@shmethani) April 18, 2021
Things end on a high note, of course. Patrick and Belinda, the only real love story of this season of MAFS. Itโs very cute but also who cares? We came here for the drama.
What a season of Married At First Sight, huh? That was truly chaotic. Until next year!
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There are few designers making the kind of agenda-setting fashion moves like Gucciโs Alessandro Michele. His is a tenure that has already proven to be boundary-shattering, yet simultaneously so totally pop, that he will be remembered as having influenced a generation of dressers.
When he stepped into the role of creative director of Gucci in 2015, he had big shoes to fill, following Frida Giannini, and Tom Ford, both of whom made names for themselves with collections at the Kering-owned luxury label. But he has fashioned a legacy wholly his own, and the Gucci Aria, celebrating the 100th birthday of the brand, proved it.
Not only did Michele honour the legacy of Gucci by tipping his hat to past designers, influences and themes, but made it totally his by utilising the power of distortion. The first look was a red velvet suit โ a nod to Fordโs 1996 tuxedo that โmade Gwyneth Paltrow famousโ โ and there were plenty of equestrian looks that were fetishised with the addition of whips and harnesses.
But perhaps the most subversive move of all was the presence of Balenciaga in the collection. In the lead up to the show, there had been plenty of rumours that it would be a collaboration between Michele and Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia. Those rumours werenโt wrong, but they werenโt entirely right, either.
Rather than a collaboration, it felt more like Michele dipped into the Balenciaga house and borrowed silhouettes and symbols for the collection: The sharp shouldered blazers, hourglass suit jacket and floral patterns weโve seen at Gvasaliaโs Balenciaga were all present but made in Micheleโs image. The iconic legging boots, too, were Gucci-fied with the Gucci logo. It also worked in reverse, in cases like the classic Jackie bag which was emblazoned with the Balenciaga logo.
In Micheleโs own words, it was a hack, or to be more specific, the result of his viewing Gucci as his personal โhacking labโ. โAn alchemical factory of contaminations where everything connects to anything. A place where thefts and explosive reactions happen: a permanent generator of sparkles and unpredictable desires,โ he wrote in the show notes. In his vision, honouring the 100-year legacy of Gucci means completely messing with anyoneโs expectations of what that might look like in 2021. โBecause the promise of a never-ending birth is only renewed through an evolving capacity.
โCrossing this threshold, I have plundered the nonconformist rigour of Demna Gvasalia and the sexual tension of Tom Ford; I have lingered over the anthropological implications of what shines, working on the brightness of fabrics; I have celebrated the equestrian world of Gucci transfiguring it into a fetish cosmogony; I have sublimated Marilyn Monroeโs silhouette and old Hollywoodโs glamour; I sabotaged the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie and the codes of menโs tailoring.โ
Whatโs more, Michele used the soundtrack to further exemplify how firmly implanted in the zeitgeist Gucci has become. From Lil Pumpโs โGucci Gangโ, to โGucci Coochieโ by Die Antwoord and โGreen Gucci Suitโ by Rick Ross and Bhad Barbie, the designer said: Yes, that song is about us. And the clothes demonstrated why.
In the end, the collection will no doubt be one that people talk about for years to come and signals a potential new direction for fashion where the radical is pursued in lieu of honouring tradition or form. Itโs never been more exciting to be a fashion spectator.
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Mums are notorious for putting everyone elseโs needs above their own, so now is the time to purchase her that bracelet/candle/skin treatment sheโs been dreaming about and spoil her this Motherโs Day. Stuck for ideas? Then reflect on past conversationsโis there something on her wish list that she hasnโt had a chance to do or buy for herself? Still at a loss? Then steal our ideas!
Here, the marie claire team share the items theyโll be gifting this Motherโs Day.
Editor (Digital), Melissa Mason
โMy mum loves a good hair tool, especially anything that promises easier waves and body. Sheโs been eyeing off the Dyson Airwrap for over a year, and theyโre offering a special gift edition for Motherโs Day, so Iโll likely get her that.โ
โMy mum never leaves the house without jewellery. Sheโs the kind of person whose outfit isnโt complete without a necklace, earrings, braceletโor all three. This year, Iโll be saying โthank youโ with a sparkling, symbolic charm from Pandora. The Two-tone Family Tree & Heart Dangle Charm is from the brandโs 2021 Motherโs Day Collection and carries both an engraved silver heart and a cute 14k gold family tree. Cute? Tick. Meaningful? Also tick. And mum, if youโre reading this, please act surprised when May 9 rolls around.โ
Pandora Two-Tone Family Tree & Heart Dangle Charm, $99 at Pandora; Pandora Moments Snake Chain Bracelet, $89 at Pandora.
Digital Content Producer, Diandra Malivindi
โThis Motherโs Day, Iโm definitely spoiling Mum with a signature scent from Jo Malone. As a fragrance lover, sheโs always on the hunt for her next aromatic must-have, so itโs a no-brainer! Plus, the bottles can even be engraved to make Mum feel extra super special!โ
Jo Malone London White Jasmine & Mint Cologne, $206 for 100ml at Jo Malone London.
Senior Content Producer, Grace Back
โI plan on spoiling mum in a way she wouldnโt normally, sending her to a treatment at SELF by The Parlour Room. I know sheโs been under a lot of stress lately, and gifting her something I know she would love, but would never purchase for herself, always puts a big smile on both our faces!โ
โThis Motherโs Day, I want to make her present personalโliterally! Iโm looking at getting her a set of chic monogrammed accessories for a gift that feels both timeless and unique.โ
Louis Vuitton Sarah Wallet, $1.350 at Louis Vuitton.
Fashion Writer, Monisha Rudhran
โThis Motherโs Day Iโll be giving the gift of scentโand Burberryโs Her fragrance is just perfect for the occasion. The red and dark berry notes are mixed in elegantly with its vibrant and bold finishes, with the pale pink bottle a chic addition to anyoneโs nightstand.โ
โI always think the best presents are the ones you can wear again and again. Iโll be gifting these stud earrings to my mum this Motherโs Day because I know theyโre something sheโll cherish. The rose petal design is classic yet contemporary and simple enough to wear every day.โ
Pandora Rose Petals Stud Earrings, $59 at Pandora.
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Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux may have called it quits on their relationship in 2018, but according to Theroux himself, theyโre still as close as ever.
In a recent interview with Esquire, the 49-year-old actor spoke highly of the Friends alum, explaining that they regularly stay in touch via text messages and FaceTime calls.
โI would say weโve remained friends,โ he said. โWe FaceTime. We text. Like it or not, we didnโt have that dramatic split, and we love each other. Iโm sincere when I say that I cherish our friendship.โ
He added, โWe can not be together and still bring each other joy and friendship. Also, she makes me laugh very, very hard. Sheโs a hilarious person. It would be a loss if we werenโt in contact, for me personally. And Iโd like to think the same for her.โ
Aniston and Theroux announced their split after two years of marriage in February 2018, releasing the news in a statement via Anistonโs publicist, Stephen Huvane.
โIn an effort to reduce any further speculation, we have decided to announce our separation,โ the couple said, as per People. โThis decision was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year. We are two best friends who have decided to part ways as a couple, but look forward to continuing ourcherished friendship.โ
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The statement continued, โNormally we would do this privately, but given that the gossip industry cannot resist an opportunity to speculate and invent, we wanted to convey the truth directlyโ
โWhatever else is printed about us that is not directly from us is someone elseโs fictional narrative. Above all, we are determined to maintain the deep respect and love that we have for one another.โ
The pair met way back in 2008 and officially started dating in 2011. By August 2015, the couple were wed, mere days before Therouxโs 44th birthday. According to People, their marriage ceremony came as a surprise to guests, who were invited to their home for a backyard gathering under the guise that it was for Therouxโs birthday, but instead, they tied the knot.
However, this isnโt the first time that Theroux has opened up about his breakup with Aniston. In an interview with The New York Times, he revealed: โIt was heartbreaking.โ
โOnly in the sense that the friendship would not be the same, as far as just the day to day. But the friendship is shifting and changing, you know, so that part is something that weโre both very proud of.โ
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While regular exercise has always been considered a necessity for staying active, both physically and mentally, the past 12 months have seen a shift in the way we engage with our personal fitness goals, namely, moving from the gym to the living room floor. Considering this, the fitness world has had to adapt by creating innovative ways to keep us motivatedโand of course, Apple was leading the charge on the tech front.
Adding to its already extensive offering on Apple Fitness+, which was launched in late 2020, the app has built a new collection of fitness programs focused on workouts designed specifically for pregnant and older users, as well as beginners ready to kickstart their fitness journeys, available from April 20.
โWith more options for getting started, and staying active and healthy during pregnancy as well as at any age or fitness level, we hope even more people will be inspired to keep moving with our amazing team of passionate trainers,โ said Jay Blahnik, Appleโs senior director of Fitness Technologies.
If youโre ready to start closing those activity rings more often (or looking to up your daily targets), read on for everything to know about Apple Fitness+.
What Is Apple Fitness+?
Launched in late 2020, Apple Fitness+ is a new service designed to help users through a series of guided workouts using a seriously impressive lineup of trainers. The subscription will give you access to a bank of prerecorded workouts from 10 training styles, including HITT, yoga, dance, treadmill and core, with little to no equipment necessary.
Just a heads up, you will need an Apple Watch to join Fitness+, but the investment means you can measure everything from heart rate to calories while working out, and means donโt need to head to the gym to get your daily cardio in.
The best part too, after using Fitness+, the app will learn your preferences and personality and cater to the workouts you enjoyโbasically, choosing which workout to do every day wonโt become a workout in itself.
For the last 12 months, fitness has become not just a necessity for many but a means of keeping our mental health in check amid lockdown. To help people stay active and encourage users to get moving, Fitness+ has announced its Time To Walk featureโa new program created to encourage users to walk more often.
The feature includes episodes from inspiring guests for walkers to immerse themselves in, including people like Dolly Parton, Shawn Mendes, and Wanda Sykes, who all share meaningful stories, music and photos that inspire themโall played out on your wrist as you walk.
In honour of Earth Day on April 22, Jane Fonda will appear as the weekโs Time To Walk Guest, with the actor and activist talking about โstanding up to her fears and the power of taking action to fight climate change.โ
Workouts for Pregnancy
With the focus on helping women stay active during pregnancy, and prepared for life with a new bub, the โWorkouts for Pregnancyโ program consists of 10 workouts across a range of activitiesโstrength, core and mindful cooldown. Led by Fitness+ trainer (and mum-to-be) Betina Gozo, who is joined by trainers and new mums Emily Fayette and Anja Garcia, each workout is 10 minutes, designed to accommodate women at any stage of pregnancy and fitness level.
Workouts for Older Adults
Exactly as the name suggests, Fitness+ โWorkouts for Older Adultsโ is a series of eight workouts designed with the user in mind, focusing on strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and mobility. Led by trainer Molly Fox, the workouts include a range of yoga, HIIT, dance and strength, with many of the workouts done with light dumbbells or bodyweight. Similar to Workouts for Pregnancy, each session is 10 minutes long and is perfect for elderly users who are keen to get active but donโt want classes that are too strenuous or intense.
Workouts for Beginners
Apple knows that many users are wanting to start a fitness journey, but donโt even know where to beginโwhich is where their latest Workouts for Beginners comes in. For those just getting started out in the world of working out, this lineup of programs is a great launching pad, with a range of activities to choose from that help build strength, stamina and flexibility.
How Much Is Apple Fitness+?
The fitness app is $14.99 a month, or $119.99 per year, and for those looking to invest in an Apple Watch, a three-month subscription is included with any purchase.
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A week on from his death, many remain in mourning for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away peacefully at age 99.
At the time, the royal family announced the news on Twitter with an official statement, writing:
โIt is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.โ
Now, the royal family is set to honour his life and legacy with a small funeral that will also be broadcast this weekend, allowing royal fans from around the world to tune in wherever they are.
For all the details on how you can watch Prince Philipโs funeral in Australia, read on.
How can I watch Prince Philipโs funeral in Australia?
Prince Philipโs funeral will take place at 12am midnight on April 18 in Australia (Saturday, April 17 at 3pm in the U.K.). It will be broadcast in the country on a number of free-to-air TV channels live as it unfolds.
Hereโs where you can watch Prince Philipโs funeral:
The ABC
Channel 10
Channel Nine
Channel 7
Which royals will be attending Prince Philipโs Funeral?
Due to COVID-19 protocols, only 30 people are allowed to attend a funeral in the U.K., a ruling that also applies to the royal family. Per ABC News, Queen Elizabeth had final approval over the 30 guests permitted to attend Prince Philipโs funeral in St Georgeโs Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Naturally, Queen Elizabeth will be present, as will be Prince Philipโs children and their spouses, namely: Prince Charles and Camilla; Princess Anne and her husband Timothy Laurence; Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and Prince Andrew.
Prince Philipโs grandchildren will also be in attendance, including Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry. Meghan Markle will not be attending as she has been advised by her physician not to travel during her pregnancy.
Other royal family members who are to appear: Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, their husbands Jack Brooksbank and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi; Princess Anneโs children Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, as well as Zaraโs husband Mike.
The remaining grandchildren in attendance include Prince Edward, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn. The remaining 10 guests will comprise of cousins of the Windsors and Mountbattens.
Who will speak at Prince Philipโs funeral?
Although the official order of service has yet to be released, itโs widely suspected that Prince Charles, Prince Philipโs eldest child and the royal next in line to be king, will be the royal family member delivering the eulogy.
Following his fatherโs passing, Prince Charles was the first member of the family to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh publicly.
โMy dear Papa was a very special person who I think, above all else, would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him,โ he said the day after Prince Philipโs death.
โAs you can imagine, my family and I miss my father enormously. He was a much loved and appreciated figure and apart from anything else, I can imagine, he would be so deeply touched by the number of other people here and elsewhere around the world and the Commonwealth, who also I think, share our loss and our sorrow.โ
In closing, he said: โIt will sustain us in this particular loss and at this particularly sad time. Thank you.โ
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Ever since Married At First Sight entered our lives eight seasons ago, weโve known the drama unfolding onscreen is nothing compared to that happening behind-the-scenes.
Often, couples from Channel Nineโs social experiment take to social media to air their grievances and share what really went down during the seriesโ most explosive moments, and this time around has to be the most controversial yet.
This season, a storyline has been taking place off-screen that, according to MAFS groom Liam Cooper, hit boiling point at the reunion dinner partyโonly we didnโt get to see any of it.
It all began in early April, when a video featuring contestant Jason was leaked, filmed just three days before the final vows were filmed in December 2020.
The footage in question saw Jason rant about his fellow castmate Liam, while Georgia (Liamโs wife) and Johnny were seen in the background.
In the clip, Jason uses homophobic and fat-shaming language, calling Liam everything from โuglyโ to โfatโ, telling the camera โGeorgia is way hotter than him [Liam], before going on to question his castmateโs sexual identity, saying he was a โfull-blown homosexual.โ For context, Liam has openly discussed being bisexual with the group.
After the video went viral, many fans believed it would become a hot topic of discussion at the cast reunion which aired on Wednesday night, only the conversations were completely cut.
Following the episode airing, Liam shared a video with gossip podcast So Dramatic! discussing the video, the edit and calling out producers for choosing to ignore the important conversation being had.
โHow godโs name are you guys covering this edit up?โ Liam shared with fans onSo Dramaticโs Instagram page, adding the night was dominated by conversations about the leaked video.
โThat video was f*cking disgusting and tonight at the very start of the dinner party we all went to town,โ he explained. โI questioned Jason about the video, I pulled Georgia up on this video, Jason just sat there with a f*cking smug look on his face and didnโt even want to talk about it.โ
Liam adds Georgia apologised to him for her involvement but alleges she only said so because โshe was caught.โ
โTo literally sit there and edit this out and make me look like I just walked in there and ignored Georgia is f*cking disgusting,โ he says, finishing up by saying the edit was โpoor formโ by editors and producers.
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After reports from endless sources proclaiming that the couple are โworking through some thingsโ, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have decided to officially end their relationship.
Issuing a joint statement on The Today Show on April 15, the former power couple announced that they have chosen to part ways after four years together.
โWe have realised we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so,โ the statement read. โWe will continue to work together and support each other on our shared businesses and projects,โ
โWe wish the best for each other and one anotherโs children. Out of respect for them, the only other comment we have is to say is thank you to everyone who has sent kind words and support.โ
Back on March 13, reports had surfaced that Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez had split with Peoplereporting that the couple had opted to call off their engagement.
โThis has been a long time coming,โ a source told the outlet.
Days after those rumours began to swirl, the couple released their first statement on the reports to People, announcing that they had plans to stay together.
โWe are working through some things,โ they confirmed in a joint statement.
โThey never officially broke up and talked about it but are still together. They hit a rough patch. But were not broken up,โ a source said. โSheโs working in the Dominican Republic and heโs in Miami so itโs tough seeing each other especially with quarantining and COVID, but they want to try to stay together.โ
The couple got engaged in the Bahamas in March 2019 after dating for two years, and over the past year had been forced to postpone their wedding date twice due to the pandemic.
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The reported split came amid speculation that A.Rod had an affair with Southern Charm star Madison LeCroy, who was accused of sparking a relationship with a married MLB player.
However, when addressing the rumour LeCroy said the pair had โnever met.โ
In an interview with Page Six, the reality star claimed that the pair have โspoken on the phoneโโin calls that she said described as โinnocentโโbut said that they have โnever met upโ and โnever been physical โฆ never had any kind of anything. Just an acquaintance.โ
Just last month, J.Lo opened up about the couple going to therapy.
โI miss being creative and running on 150,โ she toldAllure. โBut Alex, of all people, was like, โI love it. I love being at home. I love doing my Zooms. I love knowing the kids are there, and youโre there all the time.โ It has been actually really good.โ
โWe got to work on ourselves. We did therapy,โ she said. โI think it was really helpful for us in our relationship.โ
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The ubiquity of Calvin Kleinโs minimal underwear is well established, with the brandโs comfortable, thick-waistbanded basics found everywhere from the #MyCalvins Instagram tag to your own underwear drawer. With their recent Reconsidered Comfort collection, the brand is also trying to make things slightly better for the planet.
The new underwear and dual-gender loungewear range has been created using sustainably sourced materials and contributes to the circular textile economy through its use of recycled materials.
Modelled on the likes of Kaia Gerber, Rina Sawayama and Vinson Fraley, the new pieces use Tencel Refibra technology that sees cotton scraps created during garment production turned into cotton pulp.
This is then added to wood pulp and the combined raw materials are used to make new Tencel Lyocell fibres. And those aforementioned waistbands? The Reconsidered Comfort range sees them made with 40% recycled polyester.
Shop Calvin Kleinโs Reconsidered Comfort range here.
For more on the sustainability efforts of the fashion industry be sure to pick up marie claireโs April โEarth Monthโ issue featuring Grace Tame. Avaliable on stands April 15 and at magshop.
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While our Netflix viewing habits of late have veered toward romance, thanks in large part to the viral sensation that is Shonda Rhimesโ Bridgerton(with honourable mention to Regรฉ-Jean Page as the dashing Duke of Hastings), weโve long tuned into the streaming giant for its true-crime deep dives.
Whether it be the twisted story of Tiger King or the terrifying tale depicted in Donโt F**k With Cats, weโve long trusted Netflix to deliver gripping retellings of real-life stories, and its most recent documentary might be one of its most eerie yet.
Why Did You Kill Me? tells the story of Belinda Lane, a mother from California whose daughter Crystal Theobald was shot and killed. Following her death, Belinda began using social media to find out what really happened to her daughter and expose those involved.
Intrigued? Below, everything to know about Netflixโs documentary, Why Did You Kill Me?
What Is Why Did You Kill Me? About?
Netflixโs latest documentary Why Did You Kill Me? tells the story of Belinda Lane, who used MySpace to investigate the people she believed were responsible for shooting and killing her 24-year-old daughter Crystal Theobald in 2006.
The documentary shows Belindaโs 10-year journey into tracking down the people behind her daughterโs death.
โThe line between justice and revenge blurs when a devastated family uses social media to track down the people who killed 24-year-old Crystal Theobald,โ its official description reads.
Watch The Why Did You Kill Me Trailer Below.
What Happened To Crystal Theobald?
Residing in Riverside, California, 24-year-old Crystal, a mother of two, was shot in the head and killed while her car was at an intersection. Her brother, Justin Theobald, and boyfriend at the time were in the car at the time of the attack, while her mother Belinda was in the car in front and witnessed the unfolding events.
According to the doco, Crystal was gunned down by members of a local gang, 5150, in what police have since claimed to be a case of mistaken identity.
Who Was Responsible For Crystal Theobaldโs Death?
Over the course of a decade, Belinda created two fake MySpace accounts and used them to reach out to potential suspects in her daughterโs case. In 2016, her efforts started to see results, which gave new light to what really happened on the night her daughter was killed, which eventually lead to police arresting those involved.
On January 23rd 2020, William Sotelo was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the murder of Crystal Theobald.
Why Did You Kill Me? is available to stream now on Netflix.
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Singer-songwriter Jessica Mauboy now has an exciting role as beauty muse. The newly appointed ambassador for LโOreฬal Paris inspires with four stunning makeup looks to take you from day to night.
4 day-to-night looks with Jessica Mauboy
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Tone On Tone
Pretty, pink tones on lips, eyelids and cheeks give this look its soft and whimsical feel. The key to making it work is finding the right shade of pink โ and plenty of blending so the colour melds seamlessly into skin. A warm peachy tone suits Jessicaโs complexion, but find your shade by working out your own undertones.
(Credit: Eddie New)
Get The Look
Warm peachy shades complement most skin tones so look for lipstick and blush with a warm base. Donโt have pink eyeshadow? No matter. Doubling up your blush as an eyeshadow ensures a tonal, super-flattering finish.
LโORรAL PARIS Wake Up and Glow Blush in Lifeโs a Peach, $29.95; chemistwarehouse.com.au
LโORรAL PARIS Glow Mon Amour Highlighting Drops in Sparkling Love, $29.95; chemistwarehouse.com.au
LโORรAL PARIS Color Riche Satin Lipstick in 378 Velvet Rose, $21.95; chemistwarehouse.com.au
Party Perfect
Bold and dramatic, this striking look is ideal for after-hours. For the perfect wing, start your eyeliner at the outer third of the eye and drag the ink past the outer lashes before creating a fine V and following up with a few coats of black mascara. To keep the lip line sharp and lips looking full, colour them with a lip liner the same shade as your lipstick, sightly overdrawing the Cupidโs bow and bottom lip but keeping the corners tight.
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Get The Look
If you donโt own a red lipstick, now is the time to invest in this beauty classic. An orange base suits Jessicaโs skin tone beautifully, but if you have a pale complexion, blue-based reds work best.
Glowing, healthy skin is the ultimate makeup goal. Sheeny bronzer on eyelids and cheekbones give Jessicaโs skin a velvety finish, while a taupe tone on the lips adds a sophisticated pop of subtle colour. The freshness of this look comes from simply brushed-up brows and a mere hint of mascara.
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Get The Look
Keep your foundation to a minimum and let your natural skin shine through. Then just add a hint of bronzer and some bronzy highlight to give skin that lit-from-within glow.
The drama of this look makes it on-point for an evening out. Emulate Jessicaโs look with a velvety matte foundation to keep skin pristine all night long, then blend smoky taupes and browns on the eyelids, concentrating colour on the lash line and blending towards the crease. A matte lip in a dusty rose shade gives this look a sensual edge.
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Get The Look
Deep burgundy shades, bronzes and just a hint of highlight make this after-dark look sophisticated and easy to wear. Complete the look with a nourishing satin finish lipstick in a rosy nude shade.
LโORรAL PARIS Color Queen Mono Eye Shadow in Extraordinary, $13.95; chemistwarehouse.com.au
This article originally appeared in the May 2021 issue of marie claire Australiaโon stands now!
Jessica Mauboy photographed by Eddie New. Hair by Kyye/HM Division; Makeup by Rae Morris/Lizard Management; Styling by Mikey Ayoubi; Still life photography by Edward Urrutia.
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When it comes to her fashion choices, Kate Middleton rarely steps a foot wrong, especially when she turns to cult brands known for making waves on the sartorial front. One of the It-girl favourites the Duchess of Cambridge regularly turns to is Ghost, a London-based fashion house loved for its signature vintage aesthetic and unique prints (yes, the very same behind that epic bias slip dress worn by Kate Moss in the 1990s).
Following on from the brandโs debut collection last year with Marks & Spencer, yet another British brand favoured by the royal family, the retailer has announced the continuation of its sold-out collaboration, releasing a brand new lineup of 15 pieces designed exclusively by Ghost for M&S.
The collection is everything we could have hoped for and more, combining Ghostโs signature vintage style and timeless detailing with Marks & Spencerโs renowned polished finishes and quality.
โThese summer styles build on the success of the debut,โ said Maddy Evans, Head of Womenswear Buying at M&S, โwith the addition of some beautiful new silhouettes, fabrics and playful print updates.โ
โWe are delighted to be collaborating on a second Ghost collection for M&S following the sell-out success of our first drop for AW20,โ added Touker Suleyman, Owner of Ghost. โItโs an exciting time at M&S and we are proud to be part of the brands offering and presenting a new collection of exclusively designed, versatile dresses for spring.โ
We have no doubt Kate is already eyeing off which one of these sheโll be wearing to her next royal engagement.
Below, our pick of this seasonโs M&S x Ghost collection.
M&S X GHOST Polka Dot V-Neck Angel Sleeve Midi Dress, $155; at M&S
M&S X GHOST Floral V-Neck Frill Detail Midi Tea Dress, $195; at M&S
M&S X GHOST Floral V-Neck Button Through Midi Tea Dress, $155; at M&S
M&S X GHOST Floral V-Neck Button Through Mini Tea Dress, $129; at M&S
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Andra Day was quite certain. She did not want to play Billie Holiday.
โI actually said no,โ she tells me about her initial reaction to being cast as the iconic jazz singer in The United States of America vs Billie Holiday. As she recalls, director Lee Daniels (Precious) was quite certain about her as well. โLee was like, โI donโt want to meet her. Sheโs not an actress. I donโt know and I donโt like her,โโ she says. โAnd I was like, โHell no, I donโt want to do a movie let alone this movie, I know Iโm going to be terrible.โ So we were forced upon each other by our managers.โ Good thing, too. Far from โterribleโ, Dayโs turn as Holiday is one of the yearโs best performances, already landing her a Golden Globe award, Critics Choice nomination and plenty of buzz around her Oscar nomination.
Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) and with costumes designed by Prada, the biopic shows the singer as a civil rights leader. It traces the last years of her life as she was mercilessly hounded by the US government for refusing to stop performing her anti-lynching song, โStrange Fruitโ, and integrating Black and white audiences during her shows. The film zeroes in on how the government used her struggles with heroin addiction as an excuse to target and eventually imprison her, hence the court case The United States of America vs Billie Holiday. โIf she went on stage any given night, it might have been her last for singing โStrange Fruitโ,โ Day explains. โIโm just so moved by her strength and her willingness to be attacked by the government to talk about whatโs right. That is the godmother of the civil rights movement.โ
Day as Billie Holiday. (Credit: Image: Universal)
Day says the process of becoming the entertainer was completely absorbing. She lost more than 15 kilograms, started swearing, smoking cigarettes and drinking gin โ โa lot of ginโ. โI had to earn the voice,โ Day says, recalling that such a stark change in lifestyle wasnโt without a cost. โIt impacted me hugely as my family, my friends and band had to go through it with me. But it was also one of those things that I couldnโt think about. I couldnโt think about the damage it was doing to my vocal cords. I just had to be present, I had to be her. And she wouldnโt be smoking cigarettes thinking, โThis is damaging my vocal cords.โโ
That dedication to her transformation bled into the atmosphere on set, with Day revealing there was an overwhelming sense of service to something bigger โ the legacy of Billie Holiday โ that underpinned the production. โEverybody felt the importance. Everybody knew we were there for a reason. We had to be, not just good, but great, and we had to get it right. We had to honour Billie,โ she says. โAnd we definitely felt the weight. But I think what balanced that was just an incredible love for her, for the music and for each other.โ
(Credit: Image: Universal)
An overarching theme that emerges through the film is the double-standards Black women face living in the public eye, with sexist and racist respectability politics shaping the way theyโre perceived and expected to behave. Holidayโs story โ the way her personal struggles were weaponised to justify the governmentโs racist persecution of her โ is prescient. While the events take place in the 1950s, there are many parallels to be drawn to our current day. โPeople would ask me, what similarities do you think that you and Billie Holiday have? And Iโd laugh, because Iโm like, โYou know Iโm a Black woman living in America, right?โโ Day says with a chuckle. โI really hope that people understand Black women arenโt a monolith, we are all different, and weโre all individuals, and we all have a purpose in our individuality.โ
Furthermore, Day wants audiences to leave the cinema considering history and how itโs written. โBillie Holidayโs story is not the only Black and marginalised story that has been suppressed and lied about,โ she says. โIf weโre going to dismantle the system, we must create platforms to tell the truth about these stories, because truth is really the only thing that can dismantle an unequal system that is based off of mistruths, lies and suppression.โ
The United States vs Billie Holiday is in cinemas April 22.
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Carla Zampatti was honoured today in a state funeral that paid tribute to her enduring legacy as a titan of Australian fashion and a beloved mother and grandmother.
Held at St Maryโs Cathedral in Sydney, the service was attended by Australiaโs powerhouse women across fashion, politics and media.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Former Governor-General Dame Quentin Bryce, former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Jenny Morrison, foreign minister Marise Pain, Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley and Former Governor of NSW Dame Marie Bashir all attended. As did television presenters Georgie Gardner, Sam Armytage, Sonia Kruger, Natalie Barr and Melissa Doyle.
marie claire editor Nicky Briger and fashion designers such as Camilla Franks and Alexandra Smart were also among the dignitaries.
Former Prime Ministers Tony Abbott, John Howard and Malcolm Turnbull attended with their respective wives Margie Abbott, Janette Howard and Lucy Turnbull.
Zampatti, 78, passed away following a fall down a set of stairs at the opening of opera La Traviata at Mrs Macquarieโs Point earlier in the month.
Per the Sydney Morning Herald, Principal celebrant Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher opened proceedings by acknowledging Zampattiโs incredible contribution to Australian fashion. โCarla has been hailed as a great Australian whose passing is mourned by all who knew her. A champion of women and a multicultural success story,โ he said.
He went on to note that in Britain, state funerals are usually only reserved for royalty, but โhere in Australia โฆ it could be said that Carla Zampatti was indeed a reigning monarch, the queen of fashion.โ
Zampattiโs children, Alexander Schuman, Allegra Spender and Bianca Spender paid homage to their โcaptivatingโ mother at the service. Bianca spoke of the warmth her mother embodied. โShe had such a captivating presence. She drew you in with her soft voice to present a clear, concise point of view. Her favourite thing on the weekend was to swim and have her family around her,โ she said.
โShe offered you champagne and croissants at any time of day, with Nutella for the grandchildren, presenting everything on a perfect white cloth.โ
Allegra said one of her motherโs greatest pleasures was seeing other women succeed. โWe will miss her warm presence, her perspective, her sense of fun, her love and care of us and the joy she took from the world,โ she said. โWe are very proud of you mum. We are committed to continuing your legacy of inspiring, empowering and supporting women.โ
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Former Governor-General Dame Quentin Bryce also spoke, remembering her โdear lovely friendโ and the very first piece she ever owned by the fashion icon. โIt was purple with tiny red buttons, there have been very many since,โ she said.
Bryce continued: โWe would share an enduring friendship that has enriched my life in myriad ways as Carla did for so manyโ.
Zampatti was made Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2009, for service to the fashion and retail property sectors, multicultural broadcasting, and as a role model and mentor to women. In the following year, she was named the Australian Fashion Laureate โ the highest honour in Australiaโs fashion industry.
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While our online shopping habits used to consist of trawling the web for a new outfit or that perfect pair of shoes, lately thereโs been a gradual shift to said habits. Instead, weโre turning to homewaresโways to spruce up our living (and now) workspaces to make them feel, well, homier.
From endlessly searching for that Instagram-famous huggy chair to looking for trinkets to add to your shelves in the form of vases and prints, thereโs no denying weโve all been on the hunt for some unique pieces.
Whatever the case may be, weโve needed a place that compiles all the destinations that are quickly replacing our daily fashion scrolls. Below, weโve rounded up some of the best homeware destinations you should not only be hitting follow on, but instantly adding to cart.
Brosa
Born out of discontent with what was being offered in the Australian furniture market, Brosa set out to change the industry for goodโand that they have. Now creating premium furniture without the price tag usually associated with high-quality pieces, here youโll find on-trend boucle armchairs and unique Scandi-inspired oak coffee tables, among countless more.
After realising the need for high-quality, affordable pieces (after using milk crates as furniture!), the team at Luxo Living launched a brand that would deliver customers exactly thatโfurniture that makes a home feel like a home. Since then the local favourite has created a niche in luxurious, impeccably made furniture that stands the test of time, all without having to spend a small fortune.
With a background in interiors, architecture and design, Steffanie Ball turned her passion for reselling vintage pieces into En Gold while on maternity leaveโa collection of her own furniture range and wares, specialising in natural marble and stone. The result: modern, pared-back pieces in effortless designs using high-quality craftsmanship and materials.
Founded by ceramicist and designer Marloe Morgan, Marloe Marloe creates stunning designs that instantly elevate a space. Each object is handmade by artisans in small batches, resulting in one-of-a-kind pieces celebrating simplicity. Morganโs signature vasesโin particular, the Stevieโhave quickly reached cult status being seen in the homes of style influencers Beck Wadworth and Kaitlyn Ham.
Paddington-based furniture brand MCM House needs no introduction, with designer and founder Charlie Hinckfuss having furnished some of Sydneyโs most popular destinations (think, The Grounds of Alexandria and Aria). With an aim to bring high-end interiors to the masses, MCM House offers up everything from cult linen lounges to a highly-anticipated collection of ceramics.
What started as a collection of perfumed candles inspired by founder Elise Pioch Balzacโs childhood in the south of France quickly transformed into now internationally-acclaimed homewares. Maison Balzacโs signature carafes to oil burnersโall in the local labelโs signature colours โ have gone on to gain cult status, and the brand has become a go-to when looking to add colourful and endearing pieces to the home.
The creator behind the huggy chair youโve been seeing all over your Instagram feed, Sarah Ellison launched her eponymous furniture and home accessories label in 2017. Since then, her pieces have quickly garnered the approval of the global style set, and youโll no doubt have already seen everything from her Gabriella mirror to the Bowie vase popping up everywhere.
With a passion for modern Australian design, founders Poppy Lane and Scott Gibson not only offer their own range of homeware creations but have collaborated with some incredible local artists and makers. The pair also has a commitment to sustainable practices, creating furniture that is hand-made from sustainably sourced Australian timbers.
For everything and anything that comes to candles, sprays, diffusers, and oils, look to Black Blaze. Established in 2016, the Sydney-based studio creates each unique piece using locally sourced materials with an objective to โencourage exploration of scent.โ
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Ask any of my friends and they will tell you that I take my sleep very seriously. I am also the Arianna Huffington of my colleagues. Well, not in the โfounded multiple multi-million dollar companiesโ sense, just in a โwonโt shut up about the importance of sleepโ way. My Instagram bio includes the words: โstaunch nap-time advocateโ.
Suffice to say, getting some shut-eye is one of my favourite things to both do and talk about. Hence, after a few sleepless nights spurred on by stress, I was very intrigued when the opportunity to try a โtouchless sleep massageโ presented itself through work (itโs a tough job, but someoneโs got to do it).
So, in the name of science (and getting some much-needed sleep), I put my body on the line and decided to try it out for myself. Read on for the entire journey.
What Exactly Does A โTouchlessโ Sleep Massage Involve?
Iโll be honest, I had no idea what a โtouchlessโ sleep massage involved before I went in for my treatment, which was called โSpa Wave-Touchless Therapyโ and took place at the Crown Spa Sydney, the only spa in the city offering this particularly unique massage.
Once I arrived, a lovely spa therapist filled me in on what to expect. Far from a traditional massage, I was told it was an oil-free, therapist-free treatment that fused the power of a state-of-the-art massage bed that produced high frequency vibrations matched to the bodyโs chakra energy alongside binaural sound therapy. The combination of the two is said to reduce stress, improve concentration, balance mood and encourage sweet, sweet slumber.
Before The Spa Wave Sleep Support Massage
After I was briefed on what to expect from the massage, I was given the option of enjoying the spaโs Aqua Retreat, which is complimentary for guests booked in for treatments of one hour or longer, or can be accessed by purchasing a pass. A serene space offering views of the Harbour as you relax and indulge, the Aqua Retreat boasts a spa, steam room, sauna and Swiss shower. While I didnโt partake that day (unfortunately, I forgot my swimwear), itโs definitely worth unwinding there if you have the time pre- or post-treatment.
The female Aqua Retreat at the Crown Spa SydneyThe view from the Vitality Spa
That said, I did still have some time to kill before my massage, so the same spa therapist led me to the lounge, also located within the Aqua Retreat area. Although I was slightly miffed at myself for forgetting my swimmers and being unable to enjoy the Vitality Spa, the feeling quickly dissipated once I reclined on one of loungeโs plush chaises, all of which are curtained off for privacy. The lighting was soft and dim, providing relief for my tired, computer-strained eyes, and one of the attendants brought me a cup of herbal tea while I rested. Heaven.
Inside the Crown Spa Sydney Lounge
During The Spa Wave Sleep Support Massage
One cup of tea later, I was led into my treatment room to have my Spa Wave Touchless Therapy massage. The room, like the Aqua Retreat and lounge, was very relaxing and quiet, and in the centre, featured a contoured bed with what looked like light sensors, like in the picture below (note: this photo is not of the treatment room at the Crown Spa Sydney, just of the type of bed technology used in my treatment).
After I lay down, the lovely therapist helped ensure I was comfortable by adjusting the position of the bed, offering me an eye mask and setting me up with a pair of top notch headphones before leaving the room. Before starting the treatment, I removed my glasses and watch, to feel more unencumbered. The bed itself created the vibrationsโwhich, without getting too โlab coatโ, are set at a frequency thatโs been shown to alter your brainwaves to induce a state of relaxationโwhile the headphones delivered binaural sounds.
What the Spa Wave massage bed looks like (note: this is not a photo of the treatment room from the Crown Spa Sydney)
For the uninitiated, binaural sounds are a psychoacoustic phenomena that is perceived when two sounds with slightly different frequencies are applied separately via the left and right ear. This causes the brain to automatically generate a third frequency, resulting from the difference between the original two, which influences different frequency ranges in the brain to slow down mental activity and create a sense of calm (more on the science behind it, here).
Once I lay down and the vibrations and soothing music and nature sounds started their magic, I very quickly felt transported from all the realities of my daily life. I also noticed that the pulsations changed over the course of my thirty minute treatment, but throughout it, I felt my usually racing mind slow downโno small feat considering the stress Iโd been feeling at the time and right up until the massage.
When the time was up, the attendant returned and gently let me know the treatment was over, and said I could take as much time as I needed to get up.
After The Massage
I wasnโt sure if I was meant to fall asleep during the process (I did not), but I definitely felt calmer after I got up from the bed, and as though I was physically โlighterโ, somehow. The feeling continued through to bedtime, and incidentally, I finally managed to get a restful night after days of tossing and turning.
My Final Verdict
While I canโt be certain that the massage alone induced my night of rest (there are far too many variables to consider!), Iโd absolutely have to give it credit for calming my mind during what was a very stressful period for me, which I believe played a significant role in helping me unwind and actually sleep that night. Iโd even go so far as to say that relaxing in the dimmed lounge area with a tea, and the entire environment of the spa from the moment I walked in, also had a part in bringing me into a less anxious, more blissful head space.
My takeaway? The massage is absolutely worth a shot. While I didnโt, I suspect many would fall asleep during the treatment itself, and even if your sleep doesnโt change (or you donโt even suffer from bad sleep), itโs a very unique, soothing experience thatโs sure to inject some much-needed calm into your very busy day.
This writer was a guest of the Crown Spa Sydney, however the views and opinions presented are entirely her own.
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The future looks bright, but unhurried โ a welcome change from this past yearโs madness. Itโs all about doing well, making it all happen at the right time. Professionally, act with confidence, secure in the knowledge that the planets will serve you well. Even if there small setbacks, they wonโt last long. Thereโs plenty of potential for romance; both in the areas of serious pursuits and delightful distractions. This next year also hints at a financial boost, with the source of your good fortune stemming from more than just one well.
Aries (March 21 โ April 20)
Best Day: Saturday 1st
Itโs a week of personal growth, Aries โ with enough cosmic cooperation to see you through. A little more perseverance is whatโs needed, and we all know youโre not short on that. Just donโt place too much importance on money and possessions. Count your blessings, and know that life has more to offer than dollar signs.
Taurus (April 21 โ May 20)
Best Day: Wednesday 5th
Excitement is in the air, and you sense it. The timeโs right to turn dreams into reality. Start a new business โ find a new job. Let loved ones spoil you. Whatโs to lose? Nothing. But thereโs plenty to suggest fun and a fistful of cash. Finances look particularly promising, with a possible merger of love and business interests.
Gemini (May 21 โ June 21)
Best Day: Tuesday 4th
Good one, Gemini. Youโve managed to make it to this point with much of your stability still intact. All you have to do now is keep your cards pinned close to your chest while doing business as usual. Two hints: donโt say more than you have to, and donโt try to fix what isnโt broken. This week, keep everything objective and balanced.
Cancer (June 22 โ July 22)
Best Day: Sunday 2nd
You feel ambushed and perhaps being forced in directions you donโt want to go. Yet through all this, youโll end up the winner. Fiesty Mars, for one, indicates victory. Truth is, youโre not really one to stand still for long. Romantically, too, thereโs plenty to hope for. Even some friendships are in for a surprise shift of status, and nicely so.
Leo (July 23 โ August 23)
Best Day: Thursday 6th
Youโre primed for change, Leo. Work offers new challenges; so your mission, should you choose to accept it โ is to wield your professional strength with focus and integrity. At home, you get a sense of where you need to cut ties and move forward. Thereโs a strong need to clearly define your identity and personal boundaries.
Virgo (August 24 โ September 22)
Best Day: Friday 30th
This week brings a better understanding of lifeโs quirkier rules, and you start to play the game more skilfully. Just donโt assume you know it all. After all, life is a constant journey โ so stay open to new experiences and learning. You also get another chance to achieve goals which seemed elusive in the past.
Libra (September 23 โ October 23)
Best Day: Sunday 2nd
Youโve been moody for a while now, Libra โ perhaps feeling a tad emotionally or financially abandoned. This week the cosmos presents even more demands. You may have to wrestle with extra challenges or thereโs unfinished business to complete. Remember though, that youโre truly adored and those who truly love you will never let you down.
Scorpio (October 24 โ November 22)
Best Day: Saturday 1st
Youโre exhausted Scorpio, and itโs a fair bet that relationship issues need sorting. But a chirpier Venus turns your attention away from lifeโs troubles. Give yourself permission to shift from social to solitary, and back again; depending on your mood. Both modes of operation will work for you now. Take time out for some pampering, too.
Sagittarius (November 23 โ December 21)
Best Day: Tuesday 4th
People need predictability, so no one is going to be very happy if youโre constantly changing your mind. Itโll be harder still if you start talking about plans or proposals that very few can understand. Nor should you ignore the opinions of those closest to you. Their ideas may not be that different from your own.
Capricorn (December 22 โ January 20)
Best Day: Friday 30th
It is said that in life, timing is everything. Just the right words at the right time can heal, open doors โ even open hearts. Being in the right place, too, is how we often are blessed with incredible opportunities. And when time is on our side, we can be powerful. So, go ahead Capricorn โ be powerful.
Aquarius (January 21 โ February 18)
Best Day: Wednesday 5th
Itโs strange how sometimes you can feel invisible, as if people are walking straight past or through you. Other times, youโre suddenly the centre of attention โ when even strangers catch a second glance. Well, this week youโre both visible and magnetic. The planets offer the right encouragement to catch up with old friends and simply have fun.
Pisces (February 19 โ March 20)
Best Day: Thursday 6th
Life has been a battle recently, with any gains being hard won. The trouble is, youโre a natural for taking on too much and others will happily load you up when you let them. As you step into the week early indications may not suggest any different, but a change is on its way. Work and business shoot skywards. As does your love life.
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Miranda Kerr and Katy Perry, the respective ex-wife and current fiancรฉ of Orlando Bloom, took to Instagram Live this week to discuss Kerrโs skincare line, Kora Organics, and in the process got candid about their approaches to motherhood, and what itโs like in their โmodern family.โ
Kerr, who shares a 10-year-old son with Bloom, is now married to Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel, with whom she shares two young children, Hart and Myles. Meanwhile, Perry just welcomed her and Bloomโs daughter, Daisy.
โOne of the great things about being close to Miranda is I get to try out all her products, especially when her son comes home with them in his backpack,โ Perry said on the Live, adding, โIn our modern family, sheโs probably the most health-conscious of everyone.โ
Perry continued, โI went into a huge transformation after having Daisyโฆ. I started looking at all my products, my shampoo, conditioner, I went through a huge cleanout.โ
The pair went on to say that motherhood has been the biggest blessing in their lives. โThe kids are my number one love. Itโs just the best thing in the world, being a mum,โ said Kerr, to which Perry added, โItโs the best job. Itโs the most fulfillingโฆ. There was no feeling like the feeling when I had my daughter.โ
Itโs not the first time the pair have opened up about their family. In November 2020, Kerr appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show and spoke fondly of her ex-husband and his relationship with Perry.
โI adore Katy, and I just feel so happy that Orlando has found someone that makes his heart so happy, because at the end of the day, for Flynn to have a happy father and a happy mother is just the most important thing,โ she said.
โIโm so grateful that Orlando and Katy found each other and Iโm so grateful that I found my incredible husband [Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel], and just that we all really respect each other,โ Kerr continued.
โWhen it comes to special occasions when we have to be together, we work it out, we have compromises that we work out together for what is the best for our whole family.โ
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Whatโs better than Married At First Sightโs final vows? The return of its couples for the final dinner party, where the seasonโs contestantsโpast and presentโget to air out each otherโs dirty laundry for the final time. Well, until Sunday nightโs reunion that is.
Big shoutout to Belinda and Patrick tonight, who arrived in matching couples outfits, which honestly, might be the best moment of the entire season.
Samantha, who was originally paired with Cam (who eventually decided heโd be better off with Coco), returned and proved sheโs still not over what went down in her week-long marriage.
Melissa and Bryce, the series most controversial couple, were also in attendance, and when the group decided one last time to come for their relationship, the pair told everyone they were happy and it was none of their business.
We also learn that Jake and Beck are no longer together after he โbetrayed herโ when he shared a New Yearโs kiss with fellow contestant Booka.
Basically, it was as dramatic as one would expect from MAFSโ last hoorah. Below weโre rounding up the best reactions to the final dinner party.
bec was so infuriated with the kiss, but why did she only see jake twice when he went to perth for 20 days for her?? theyโre only together when it suits her!! #MAFS#MAFSAU
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With every passing year, we await the usual rotation of reality TV shows to entertain, and even sometimes divide, us. And for Australians, one of those must-watch offerings is our very own Dancing With The Stars.
Each season, a new lineup of famous faces is paired up with a group of professional dancers to perform everything from a dramatic tango to a romantic foxtrot. But this year, things are looking rather differentโor should we say, quite the same.
Thanks to this yearโs Dancing With The Stars: All Stars edition, our favourite former Aussie contestants are returning to the dance floor to give it one last spin.
As for which household names will be returning to the small screenโand giving their best cha-chaโitโs safe to say, that the nation is far from disappointed.
From returning favourites to Aussie legends who have past reality TV experienceโsans the dance floorโthereโs plenty of nostalgia on offer this time around.
Dancing With The Stars: All Stars Cast
Below, we round up every member of the Australian celebrity cast for this yearโsDancing with the Stars: All Stars.
Jessica Gomes
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Taking to the stage as a wildcard contestant, model and actress Jessica Gomes is best known for gracing the covers of major magazines like InStyle and Harperโs BAZAAR alongside walking some of the biggestโand most influentialโrunways all around the world. An ambassador for David Jones from 2013 to 2019, the 35-year-old recently starred in Netflixโs Tigertail ahead of her dance floor debut.
Bec Hewitt
(Credit: @bechewitt23)
A returning favourite, itโs been 17 years since Bec Hewittโs triumphant victory on the showโs first season. Now, the 37-year-old trained dancer has made her comeback following her and dance partner Michael Mizinerโs 2004 winโbeating One Nation politician Pauline Hansonโto take home the Mirrorball trophy. The real question is: will history repeat itself?
Matthew โMatty Jโ Johnson
(Credit: @matthewdavidjohnson)
Australiaโs favourite Bachelor alum, Matthew Johnson has hopped back and forth between stints on reality television and radioโand back again to reality TVโwhich means that he is no stranger to the spotlight. As a wildcard for this season of the dancing show, the 33-year-old will be up against former contestants to show off his footwork.
Schapelle Corby
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Making her reality TV debut on SAS Australia, Dancing With The Stars will mark Schapelle Corbyโs second stint on the small screen. Announced as a wildcard participant, the 43-year-old will take to the stage with her dance partner, Shae Mountain, and will be forced to face a particular personal issue to contend for the top spot.
โIโm not a big hugger and I didnโt realise how much body contact I would have to do. It is something Iโm not used to and through my time in rehearsals this is something my dance partner and I are working on,โ she explained to the Daily Telegraph.
Manu Feildel
While he may be able to work his way around the kitchen, celebrity chef Manu Feildel will need to prove himself when it comes to his rhythmic footwork. After winning the 2011 season of Dancing With The Stars, he is making his long-awaited return for a second spin on the dance floor.
Erin McNaught
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Taking to the Dancing With The Stars stage back in 2012, Erin McNaught has also gone against the odds on Channel Sevenโs SAS Australia, alongside current cast mate Schapelle Corby.
Luke Jacobz
Alongside Bec Hewitt, yet another Home and Away alum has left Summer Bay for the stage. Luke Jacobz, who is currently making his comeback to Australian soap dramas, previously won his season of Dancing With The Stars back in 2008.
Renee Bargh
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Hanging up her hosting microphone and throwing on her dancing shoes, The Voiceโs Renee Bargh is keen to take centre stage as a contestant this time around. The 35-year-old entertainment host is set to join the cast as a wildcard contestant in the hopes of taking out the top spot.
Kyly Clarke
(Credit: @kylyclarke)
Kyly Clarke may be used to dancing her way around a home renovation, thanks to her stint on House Rules, but now it looks as though sheโs ready to take another swing at getting her groove on, having previously been voted out of the 2014 season of the show.
Jamie Durie
Taking to the stage alongside Melbourne-based dancer Siobhan Power, Jamie Durie is returning to the show after his 2007 appearance, 14 years ago. Coming in seventh place for the showโs sixth season, the former dancer plans to get his hands on the coveted disco ball trophy once and for all.
Lincoln Lewis
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Having first showcased his moves in the showโs 2009 season, Lincoln Lewis is back to dance his way to number one, after previously finishing in seventh place. The 33-year-old took to Instagram to express his excitement over his imminent return to the small screen, writing: โTwo left feet here we goooo!โ
Ada Nicodemou
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Like former Home and Away alum, Bec Hewitt, Luke Jacobz and Lincoln Lewis, Ada Nicodemou is familiar with appearing on the small screen. As a matter of fact, Ada took out the top spot when she competed back in 2005, meaning that sheโs more than ready to do so again, especially since sheโs returning with the same dance partner.
Fifi Box
Back in 2007, radio and TV star Fifi Box secured the second spot on her season of Dancing With The Stars. (in more ways than one), And while, she plans to put her best foot forward (in more ways than one), after coming in second place to Kate Ceberano during her season.
Tom Williams
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Up against multiple past winners, TV presenter Tom Williams is another past victor of the series, thanks to his dancing prowess back in the showโs second season. This time, heโll have to turn off his presenting persona and master the art of ballroom if he wants to take out the top spot.
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Jesinta and Buddy Franklin are officially a family of four after welcoming their second child, a baby boy, on March 24.
The 34-year-old Sydney Swans star was first to share the exciting news, sharing a sweet black-and-white photo cradling their new son.
โOur Baby boy has arrived ๐,โ he wrote.
The former Miss Universe Australia has now shared the name of the coupleโs newest arrival, Rocky, who joins an elder sister, one-year-old Tullulah.
Taking to Instagram to share a short video, Franklin shared a short video of a bathtub filled with rose petals, writing: โLulu out for a walk with my parents and Rocky is sleepingโฆ time for a little self-care.โ
The former marie claire Australia cover star first announced she was expecting her second child in October 2020, while speaking with Vida Glow founder Anna Lahey during one of the brandโs Instagram Glow Sessions.
โNearly halfway through, it was a very big surprise for us,โ Franklin told Lahey during the Instagram Live. โTallulah will be getting a sibling at the end of March next year [2021].โ
Franklin explains she found out a week after Buddyโwho plays for the Sydney Swansโwent into the COVID-19 โhubโ, where AFL players are confined to strict lockdowns, saying it โwas a lot to deal with at once.โ
Franklin has previously been very vocal about her and Buddyโs fertility struggles, revealing the couple tried to conceive for two years prior to welcoming their daughter, something she touched on during the Glow Sessions.
โIt was very hard to conceive Tullulah, so for this to be such an unplanned surprise is a blessing,โ Franklin told Lahey. โI had that moment that I really had wished for the first time, where you pee on a stick and itโs such a surprise and itโs very exciting. I got that moment that I feel I missed out on because of all the challenges.โ
Franklin went on to say that speaking on her fertility struggles was especially important to her, something she hopes will help other women who might be dealing with the same issuesโand something Lahey herself admitted to dealing with when trying to conceive her first child with husband Keiran.
โI knew so many other women had gone through it as well, and there was just not enough dialogue out there about it. I think the only time we really speak about fertility, as women, is when comes to having a baby,โ Franklin said. โWe really should be talking about it long before then.โ
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Releasing a statement to confirm the news,Buckingham Palaceannounced: โIt is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
โHis Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.โ
As photographs started to flood the internet, so did the anecdotes, with a sweet story about Prince Philipโs likeness to his beloved grandson Harry, going viral.
The story in question involved a throwback photograph of Prince Philip from 1957, and it is the spitting image of the Duke of Sussex.
The resurfaced photo of Prince Philip is from a 1957 vintage cover ofParis Matchmagazine and an eagle-eyed photographer spotted the similarity โ and it canโt be unseen.
โI spotted this beautiful 1957 vintage cover of a @parismatch_magazine whilst visiting our wedding venue in France a couple of years ago,โ Getty photographer Chris Jackson posted to his Instagram page.
โWho does it remind you of!? Swipe right to see! I think it may have been colourised from a black and white negative but correct me if Iโm wrong. Was very happy when the lovely people at @chateaurigaud let me keep it! Whilst today itโs very much a โModern Monarchyโ itโs these historical reference points that make photographing the Royal family so unique and remind you of the centuries of tradition that remain at their core.โ
Of course this isnโt the first time that Prince Harryโs appearance has resembled his grandfatherโs, but their matching beards and uniforms does make it all the more striking.
Our thoughts are with the royal family at this difficult time.
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Brittany Higgins, the former Liberal Party staffer who alleged she was raped in Parliament House by a colleague, has, alongside Australian of the Year and marie claire cover star Grace Tame and activist Chanel Contos, become the voice of a revolution in recent monthsโgiving voice to women across the nation who no longer choose to be silenced.
On April 13, Higgins announced plans to publish a memoir to share her experiences working inside the โhalls of powerโ, with half of the profits going to a rape crisis centre in Canberra.
โIt is an absolute honour to sign with @penguinbooksaus and join the ranks of their many esteemed writers,โ Higgins shared to her social media.
โIโm proud to commit half of the royalties for each book sold to the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre who were a lifeline for me in the wake of my experience.
โI feel privileged to be afforded the opportunity to share the story of my time inside Parliament House to readers.
โThis book will shine a light on the toxic workplace culture inside the corridors of power and provide a firsthand account of what it was like surviving a media storm that turned into a movement.โ
Penguin Random House Australia announced it would be publishing Higgins memoir next year.
โThis is the personal account of a young woman who took on the most formidable institution in the country, spoke truth to power and sparked a reckoning with systemic abuse that will be felt for years to come,โ the publisher said in a statement, per SBS.
โBrittanyโs story, in her own words, will be a call for desperately needed reform, and a watershed moment for Australian women in public life.โ
Last month, Higgins joined the March 4 Justice rally outside Parliament House in Canberra, where she addressed the many protesters who had come out to support the conversation sparked by her allegation.
โThis isnโt a political problem. This is a human problem,โ she told the crowd. โWeโve all learnt over the past few weeks just how common gendered violence is in this country. Itโs time our leaders on both sides of politics stop avoiding the subject and side-stepping accountability. Itโs time we actually address the problem.โ
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We made it everyone, the final round of Married At First Sight final vows are doneโand tonight we see Liam and Georgia, Patrick and Belinda and Jack and Beck make the decision to leave, or take their relationships out into the real world.
At the last dinner party, Liam claimed his friends would not like Georgia (something about her wearing pink?) and dug an even further hole when he went to get the groupโs approval, further exclaiming that everyone hates her when they first meet her. Not a good move.
That meant all eyes were on the rocky couple tonight, as viewers waited to watch what would happen with the pairโฆ and after a pep talk from her mum (who is an ICON and could easily take the place of any three experts), it seemed Georgia was prepared to tell her TV husband how she was really feeling.
For once, someone actually called out the gaslighting weโve seen play out. โAt the dinner party, you turned on me, humiliated me and degraded me,โ Georgia bravely tells her husband. โYou gaslighted me, you manipulated the blame and tried to put your insecurities onto me. I know who I am and what I stand for.โ
Yes, queen.
She goes on to say sheโs willing to give him another chance, but it would seem Liam isnโt willing to after hearing what she had to say.
โHearing those vows, you donโt know me,โ he tells her, adding, โYou donโt know me at all. Letโs just call it quits.โ
Woah, they might just be the most venomous parting words weโve ever seen. Hereโs what Twitter had to say about the heated exchange.
We are HERE for Georgia calling out Liam for his behaviour because sheโs an incredible woman who knows her own value, worth and what she deserves ๐ #mafs#mafsaupic.twitter.com/FTdhtiuPv7
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There is perhaps no greater grief than losing a child, and for Rosie Ayliffe that unimaginable loss became a reality when her 20-year-old daughter was fatally wounded in a Queensland backpacker hostel in 2016. Mia Ayliffe-Chung was on a gap year from the U.K., attempting to complete her 88 days of farm workโa requirement for a second-year working visa in Australiaโwhen her roommate at Homes Hill Hostel in Townsville, armed with a knife, dragged her from her bed onto a nearby balcony and fatally stabbed her.
Following the death of her daughter, Rosie travelled to Australia where she heard stories of the terrible, exploitative treatment of young workers, ones exactly like Mia, including reports of widespread sexual and financial exploitation, which would later spark a years-long campaign to make sure no other parent would lose a child this way.
Now, pouring her grief into a new book, โFar From Homeโ, Rosie tells her story for the first time, revealing her fight for justice and providing an account of loss and survival in her own words.
Below, an excerpt from Rosie Ayliffeโs new book, Far From Home.
Miaโs Death
Nothing prepares you for news as calamitous as that we received on the evening of 23 August 2016. When the two police officers told us that Mia had been fatally wounded we were given very few details. But I remember feeling a sense of deja vu, almost as if Iโd known this was going to happen.
The policemen informed Stewart and me that they could give us no more information than the basic fact of her death, and we were told we needed to call the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on a number they provided us. This seemed like a strange procedure, but we were in no position to ask questions. So I called immediately, and the phone was answered just as quickly by a confident, well-modulated voice. He informed me that Mia had received her fatal wound at the hands of a young man at the hostel, a French national called Smail Ayad. He told me that there was no doubt about this as it had been captured on CCTV footage. He told me that Ayad had been heard by other backpackers to shout โAllahu Akbarโ as he killed Mia, and that this was therefore being treated as a possible terrorist attack. He also informed me that another man called Tom Jackson had tried to save her life, and his life was now hanging in the balance. None of it made sense; my brain just refused to believe it was true.
The policemen sitting in my living room were obviously aware of this information already. They looked devastated on our behalf; I thought they had really drawn the short straw to be delivering this news from a police station as regional as ours, where more frequent crimes were badger baiting and the occasional incident of shoplifting. As they left they assured us that Howard, Miaโs father, was receiving a visit from the police simultaneously, so I didnโt need to speak to anyone until the following day.
Since then, I have been asked over and over how I felt on receiving that news. The absolute truth is I felt nothing. It was like I disassociated from my emotions, as if I were a bad actor in a movie I didnโt want any part of. Iโve learnt now about coping strategies and grief, about how the mind goes into denial, but at that point I was watching myself and wondering what was wrong with me.
I decided to call Home Hill Backpackers to try to find out more about the incident, feeling only compassion for the poor people whoโd had to live through this incident on their premises. Apart from what Iโd found out about the hostel online, I really knew very little about the place and I didnโt want to jump to any conclusions. However, even in a time of such high emotion, I found it strange that the person on the end of the phone was at pains to tell me what a lovely man Smail Ayad, Miaโs killer, had been. She said the attack had come out of the blue. I had just asked for information, and was certainly not looking to lay blame. In fact, my first thought had been that this could have happened anywhere so this seemed odd to me.
Stewart decided to take a day off work and stay with me the following day, which was a huge relief. I managed to persuade him to take himself up to bed once the policemen had left, though, as I felt I needed to be alone and work through my emotions. Weโd asked the police if there was likely to be any press interest in the story, and they said yes, probably, because it was being investigated as a terrorist attack. I figured the local paper and BBC Central, our local TV station, would arrive on the doorstep, and so I triedโto no availโto get Miaโs Facebook profile closed down. I suspected it would be pillaged for photos. Before she left the UK this wouldnโt have been a problem as she was careful about what she put on Facebook, but the youth culture on the Gold Coast is very different to that of a small-town environment, and there were many photos of Mia in her night- club outfit and in beachwear. I hadnโt tried to control this when she was enjoying her life, as the last thing I wanted was for her to feel I was being judgemental. She was a beautiful girl, and how she chose to dress was her business. But that night I was afraid she could be exploited for her looks in a world where people can so easily be commodifiedโto some extent she could still be naive and vulnerable, despite her adult appearanceโand right now I didnโt want the press using those photos.
The first person I informed of Miaโs death was her ex-boyfriend, Elliot, who I saw was still online around midnight. I messaged him to tell him what had happened because I didnโt want him to find out from the press. Mia had been involved with him before she went to Australia, and Iโd hoped it might pick up again on her return. Elliot was a sensitive, talented musician, who was well travelled and had a good work ethic, and I knew he adored Mia. He was clearly devastated by the news. Later he told me that he had been about to log off and turn in when I messaged him, but he was glad he had heard the news from me rather than from the media. It also meant he could approach me to talk about his grief later, and this formed a bond between us which helped us both through the coming weeks and months.
By about 3 am UK time, the news was breaking in Australia. This became my first of many long vigils spent conversing with people on the other side of the world at what were strange hours for me in my quiet corner of Derbyshire. I spoke to two of Miaโs girlfriends from the club in Surfers Paradise, Jesse Tawhi and Jordyn. They were both in shock, and I was aware of how hard it was for them to lose someone they had become so close to. They were expecting Mia to return in a few months, and had made space in their lives to receive her. Now that space was full of grief. I did what I could from such a distance to help them process their emotions, but I felt inadequate, and I really just wanted to hug them both.
I remember stepping outside to greet a pink-tinged, serene morningโit must have been about 6 am. I was in a dreamlike state from shock and sleeplessness, and my legs seemed to buckle under me. Nothing seemed to function properly, it was as if Iโd been crippled by grief in the space of eight hours.
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A little later, when I felt a bit more myself again, I took a coffee up to Stewart and as I opened the curtains I noticed people gathered out the front of the house, with more further down the road next to a van with what looked like recording equipment in their hands. I recognised the logo of ITV, one of our major independent TV channels, and groaned, sweeping the curtains closed as I did so. What looked like a large posse of press had arrived and it wasnโt yet 8 am.
I needed to think this through, and fast. News would be out in the UK that morning, if it wasnโt already, and I needed to let people know before that happened. I wrote a long post on social media for friends and family, knowing that word would spread around our small town in no time. I asked people not to speak to the press. At that stage, nobody really knew whether it was a terrorist attack or not, but it didnโt appear that way to me, and I didnโt want Miaโs death to be used to fuel any racist or anti-Islamic narrative. She would have felt completely let down by that.
Not everyone would be on social media at that time in the morning, of course. I learnt later that my dear friend Rachel, Miaโs godmother, who had travelled with us to Turkey on our first trip, heard the news on her car radio as she was driving and narrowly missed crashing into another vehicle as she was blinded by tears. Luckily she had managed to pull over before she broke down into a sobbing fit.
The Wiltshires, the family who lived on the hill farm above our town and whose kids Mia had minded for eight years, were on holiday in Portugal with Nedโs brother, Tom. The whole family were apparently sitting around in the living room when Tom opened his laptop and saw a picture of Mia and an article about her death. He cried out in shock, and his wife Paula ran over to read the article. Paula broke down at that point, and poor Jo, the beautiful mother who had been a huge influence on both me and Mia, had to cope with this terrible moment. She was faced with her childrenโs grief, her own emotions, Paulaโs reaction, and all on top of recent news that her own mother had just had a stroke.
What followed back in Derbyshire was the most surreal day of my life. The police liaison officers arrived first. They were very sensitive, but they told Stewart and me they were learning that Mia had died in a horrific manner. This was tough to hear. They didnโt give details, but they did say they were convinced she wouldnโt have felt pain because of the incredible amount of adrenaline that would have been coursing through her body in the moments running up to her death. They told us that Ayad was a French national of Libyan descent, and that we should take information from them rather than the press. They also asked me to contact their press officer when I was ready to talk to the public.
After the police left, the street started to fill up even more with vehicles, and I realised I was going through one of those nightmare scenarios you think are the preserve of others, never you. The phone rang, and journalist after journalist found ways throughout the day to ask for interviewsโthere was no way I was entering into a dialogue with a single one of them that day. Family members were starting to learn of what had happened, and I took calls from my brother Mark, a devastated cousin Henry in Singapore, and my two sisters, Ruth and Jacqui. Thankfully, my father hadnโt lived to hear the news about the loss of his first and favourite grandchild, and Mumโs Alzheimerโs was at such a point that she had no comprehension of what had happened. However, I felt keenly the absence of my parents at a time when I desperately needed people to lean on.
One news reporter called to ask for an interview and a photo of Mia. I refused, and she said, โIf you give us an interview, you can say it in your own words. Otherwise, weโll write what we want to write, and use whichever pictures we want as well.โ Well, that was it as far as I was concerned; there was no way I was giving in to emotional blackmail, even when I was in such a vulnerable state.
Two local friends had offered to come over, and one of them happened to own a Subaru with blacked-out windows. I gave them both strict instructions not to speak to the press and persuaded them to park the car in a neighbouring carwash. Instead of going out through the front entrance of our house, we went to the end of our garden and with some difficulty managed to climb over the fence to meet my friends.
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I needed to stave off the glare of publicity for a while until Iโd collected my thoughts. I felt like quarry chased by a pack of hounds, but when we made it to the safety of the Subaru I was glad that weโd outwitted them. Not only had I not asked for this intrusion which felt totally inappropriate, but also, with my world spinning into a new orbit, I felt a strong need to take control of at least this little part of it.
From there we headed downhill in the car to our local pub, The Boat Inn, in Cromford. Everyone we encountered there had heard by then, and the family who owned the pub were struggling with the news themselves as theyโd been close to Mia. There were many hugs and tears.
While at the pub, I took a second call from my brother Mark who said that my nieces were being harassed by the press at their respective university campus and school, so he asked me to make a statement. I knew I was in no fit state to do this, so I asked others to contribute their ideas and we cobbled together something which I gave to Stewart, who headed back up to the house with it.
I thought Stewart would be able to pass the piece of paper with our statement on it to the journalists and then disappear, but Iโd forgotten that the TV cameras were there, and he had to try to read it out. He was in a state of deep grief and near exhaustion, and consequently, he sobbed through the entire rendition. If anything demonstrated the sheer horror of our day, it was his delivery. I remembered afterwards that Iโd promised to make this statement through the police liaison officers, and they werenโt pleased that weโd circumvented them, but that was the least of my problems.
My view now is that the press should unilaterally allow those who are grieving a 24-hour moratorium to collect their thoughts and compose themselves. Oneโs dignity is so important after suffering a loss of this magnitude.
Later that day my sister Ruth arrived. She was upset as sheโd been close to Mia. We talked through the facts of her death, and I told her that the only way I could cope was to think of Miaโs death as fated. Although she was a Christian, she disagreed with me on that front. She thought that Miaโs death had been avoidable.
All the time I was wondering why I still felt nothing. I hadnโt cried, I felt no grief. And yet my only daughter, my darling girl, my whole reason for being for the last twenty-one years since her conception, had gone.
That evening I started to recognise that I was in denial, as when I opened up the laptop, my first instinct was to look for a message from Mia. I realised I just hadnโt accepted her death. I could still hear her laugh, the one that gurgled up from her belly and spilled out like a rush of bubbles. I even knew what her reaction would be in such a situation. She would have been outside, with a tray of coffee mugs, courting the press, making jokes, and enjoying the limelight. I imagined her penning a statement, eulogising herself into a saint and adding in some sly swipes about my poor parenting! It wasnโt that I didnโt know she was dead, or that I didnโt know she wouldnโt come home, but it was a truth of such earth-shattering magnitude that I couldnโt accept it. In my heart of hearts, she was still out there, and this nightmare was a trial run for reality. My daughter wasnโt dead, I could save her, surely, through sheer willpower. The truth took a very long time to sink in, but at that stage I was protected by my hubris, or optimism, or denial. Call it what you will, I just wouldnโt accept the loss of Mia as the truth.
This is an excerpt from โFar From Homeโ by Rosie Ayliffe, available now.
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Christine Holgate, the former Australia Post CEO, has utterly reamed Scott Morrison and the Australian Liberal Government at a Senate inquiry today over her treatment during the Cartier watches saga that played out in late 2020. Holgate has blamed Morrison for his involvement in the situation that ultimately led to her humiliation, bullying and unlawful removal as an Australia Post boss.
This moment is quite a disgusting crystallisation of a number of issues. Thereโs the scapegoating of high profile professional women as a result of the political interests of men, the mistreatmentโand in some cases malicious destabilisingโof witnesses prior to inquiries, and the bullying and โboys clubโ mentality that permeates all levels of Australian industry and political spheres.
'He has members of parliament accused of the most terrible atrocities to women. They are allowed to stand and represent in their jobs. I was forced to stand down.
Christine Holgate is blitzing the hypocracy of the Morrison Government right now. #auspol
Her account comes during a time when the Australian government is shielding a number of alleged sexual assault perpetrators and alleged rapists. This includes the person who committed the alleged rape of former staffer Brittany Higgins, alledged rapist Christian Porter and more recently Andrew Lamming, who is accused of harassing women online and taking invasive photos of women against their consent.
Speaking to the Senate, Holgate said she was subjected to humiliation no male public servant would ever face. โDo I believe itโs partially a gender issue? Youโre absolutely right I do,โ Holgate said. โBut do I believe the real problem here is bullying and harassment and abuse of power? Youโre absolutely right I do.โ
Christine Holgateโs testimony about Scott Morrison
During the Senate inquiry, an impassioned Holgate gave evidence that she was forced out of her job. โI lost a jobโa job I lovedโbecause I was humiliated by our Prime Minister for committing no offence and then bullied by my chairman Lucio Di Bartolomeo, who unlawfully stood me down under public direction of the Prime Minister,โ Holgate explained.
โThis made my leadership at Australia Post untenable and seriously threatened my health. I have done no wrong. Their bullying of me was far from over. I was subjected to a biased investigation and intimidated with constant threats of further allegations and criticism.โ
Holgate then detailed the immense mental distress and health challenges she faced as a result, explaining that a โramblingโ email she sent requesting support last year was because she was โseriously ill.โ Holgate explained she was suicidal and was utterly debilitated โto the point where I could not find my voice to fight back.โ
Christine Holgate has new legal advice from an SC saying she was unlawfully stood down. "I was thrown under the bus of the chairman of Australia Post, to carry favour with his political masters. But I'm still here and I'm stronger for surviving it."
Holgate shared that she was never spoken to by Morrison about the Cartier watches โscandalโ which evidence reveals should likely never have been a scandal in the first place.
She also told the inquiry that the Australia Post chairman Di Bartolomeo โfabricatedโ claims she agreed to stand aside and threw her under the bus to โcurry favourโ with his political masters. She told the senate to verify this by asking for Telstra phone records.
Whoah. Christine Holgate wants her phone records tabled for day PM demanded she stand aside and suggested Parliament could seek records of board members including former Liberal Party director Tony Nutt ๐๐
The Australia Post Cartier watch debacle explained
In November 2020, Holgate was pressured to leave her position as CEO of Australia Post when it came to light that she had given four Cartier watches to executives after they secured an extremely lucrative deal.
Per SMH, Holgateโs office used a corporate credit card to buy $20,000 worth of Cartier watches for employees in 2018 after they secured a $220 million deal for Australia Post. At the time, Morrison jumped on these details saying he was โshocked and appalledโ by the gifts.
Morrison and his government then decided to announce Holgateโs successor the day before the hearing began, a decision which was widely criticised. Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie described Holgateโs treatment as a tragedy and that she was entirely within her rights when it came to the Cartier watch gifts.
โThe bonuses that she paid to her senior executives pale into insignificance when compared to those given out by the NBN or indeed the former CEO, Mr Ahmed Fahour, of Australia Post,โ McKenzie told ABC radio, per The Canberra Times.
โAustralia Post as an organisation has had a long cultural practice of being quite generous in their bonuses to staff and so I found it quite interesting that Ms Holgate was treated as she was,โ said McKenzie.
During the inquiry, Holgate pointed out the extremely close ties that the current Australia Post board members have to the coalition. Itโs a fact which many see as an indication that the Morrison government is allegedly moving to privatise Australia Post.
Christine Holgate just told the Senate inquiry that the only person on the Australia Post Board that got there independently is Jan West.
EVERY OTHER person on the Board has been appointed by the Coalition Govt โ ALL have strong ties to the Libs & Nats
Scott Morrisonโs record of playing with taxpayer money
For what itโs worth, during last 2020 Scott Morrison spent $1.1 million dollars of public taxpayer money to fund what the Labour party called โthinly disguised political researchโ linked to testing Liberal party ad campaigns, per The Guardian.
โIt seems you canโt take the ad-man out of the PMโ$1.1m spent on polling and focus groups which turns into a $15m ad campaign,โ Labour senator Katy Gallaher said at the time. The effectiveness of said spending is something you can likely assess yourself. Do you remember the ads? Did they make any tangible impact?
In a submission to the inquiry from LPO group, Holgateโs removal was described as the loss of an โexceptional CEOโ and is โall the more painful, not just for licensees but for all stakeholders, because it was orchestrated, and enabled, by the very people charged to support this exceptional CEO, the Australia Post board members.โ
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