Ryan Gosling just slayed the Oscars 2024 with a performance never to be forgotten of the nominated banger for Best Song, I’m Just Ken.
Surprising co-star Margot Robbie by sitting in the audience to begin the performance, Ryan then was joined on stage by a truck-load of Kens in black-and-white tuxedos while he wore a bright pink suit. In what can only be described as a homage to Marilyn Monroe in Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend, the performer wowed the audience with a fully-fledged song and dance number.
Along with 1950s Barbie head cut-outs he was held up in the air, before being put down for us only to discover Slash was behind an iconic guitar!
Other highlights included Greta Gerwig, Margotand America Ferrera fangirling the hell out of him, Kate McKinnon’s face and Emma Stone joining in!
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel has opened the 96th Annual Academy Awards with a bang!
Sitting on the infamous Barbie bench with Margot Robbie, who tells him “You’re beautiful” before he says he is “hungry” and “had to go host the Oscars.
Jimmy Kimmel and Margot Robbie, Oscars. Seven
“Thank you for having me back and congratulations to each and every one of you for making it to the Academy Awards. And for making it on time. The show, as you know, is starting an hour early this year, but don’t worry, it will still end very, very late. In fact, we’re already five minutes over and I am not joking.”
Jimmy wasted no time in throwing shade at Madame Webb before celebrating the “biggest movie of the year, Barbie”.
While he said that Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie had won something better than an Oscar, the “genetic lottery”, he also told off the crowd — who were the ones who voted — for cheering when he said that people thought Greta Gerwig should have scored a nomination.
“Now Barbie is a feminist icon, thanks to Greta Gerwig, who many believed deserved to be nominated for best director tonight.”
“Hold on a second. I know you’re clapping, but you’re the ones who didn’t vote for her, by the way. Don’t act like you had nothing to do with this.”
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie, Oscars. Seven
Kimmel then poked fun at Robert Downey Jr. saying this was “the highest point” of his “long and illustrious career”; before saying that it wasn’t actually “one of the highest points”, given his previous drug battle.
“I mean, look at this guy,” Kimmel said. “He’s so handsome. He’s so talented. He’s won every award there is to win. Is that an acceptance speech in your pocket? Or do you just have a very rectangular penis?”
Then, he spoke about Downey Jr’s film where he played a villain, where Tim Allen turns into a dog.
“If you ever decide to remake that film, I have just the guy to play Tim Allen,” he said.
Oscars 2024. Seven
He also made reference to all “the great movies that held audiences captive this year”.
” I mean that literally, your movies were too long this year. The average length of the top 10 movies was two hours and 23 minutes. That’s up 30 minutes from three years ago.”
Next, he made a point to reference Robert DeNiro and Jodie Foster who were both nominated for Taxi Driver in 1976 and are now both nominated again.
“In 1976, Jodie Foster was young enough to be Robert De Niro’s daughter. Now she’s 20 years too old to be his girlfriend,” Kimmel joked.
Lily Gladstone was also honoured in the monologue.
“I also want to congratulate Lily Gladstone, who is the first Native American to be nominated for Best Actress,” he said. “Lily was ready to quit acting and take a job at the Department of Agriculture tracking murder hornets, right? And now she’s nominated for an Oscar which is so great for her, but also makes me worried that no one’s tracking these Murder Hornets.”
Lily Gladstone, Oscars. Seven
Finally, Kimmel spoke about the Hollywood Strike, paying homage to the crews as well as the “heavily botoxed, Hailey Bieber smoothing-drinking, diabetic prescription abusing, gluten sensitive nep babies with perpetually shivering chihuahuas”.
Speaking of the crews, he said: “This is a coalition of strong, hard-working mentally tough American labourers. Women and men who would 100% for sure die if we even had to touch the handle of a shovel. The reason we were able to make a deal is because of the people who rallied beside us, so before we celebrate ourselves, let’s have a very well-deserved round of applause for the people who work behind the scenes. The teamsters, the truck drivers the lighting crew [et al]…”
I’m A Celebrity Australia 2024 host and Aussie icon Robert Irwin has shared a video of Paparazzi photographers trying to snap a photo of him out in the wild.
Robert shared a vid that he took of photographers trying to capture him everywhere from an airport to out on the street; highlighting the attention he constantly gets in his daily life.
“Try as they might to get the sneaky angle, the paparazzi are no match for the keen eye of Robert Irwin 😂😉 Welcome to Episode 1 of Robert vs Paparazzi! Who will get the best angle In this epic battle????” He wrote alongside the clip.
While Robert’s comment sections lit up with fans surprised by the paparazzi’s relentlessness in his video, some of his followers had some great ideas about how he could mess with the photographers further.
“Pull a Daniel Radcliffe and start wearing the same outfit every day to screw with them !!,” One wrote.
“If only you could throw a fake snake at them LMFAO,” Another added.
When will Robert host I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here Australia?
Robert Irwin had landed the converted spot of the I’m A Celebrity Australia 2024 host. He’s appearing alongside Julia Morris and will replace Chris Brown, who left the network to join Channel Seven.
The tenth season will be filmed in the jungle of South Africa, and premieres on Sunday, 24 March on 10 and 10 Play.
Robert Irwin and Julia Morris on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here Australia 2024. Ten.
Robert actually appeared on the show as a guest star alongside his mum Terri and sister Bindi back on 2016. Upon being named the host of the new season, Robert reflected on his previous stint.
“I was knee-high to a grasshopper and had the bowl cut. This just feels like it was meant to be. I loved so much getting to do that show. I remember just being so in awe, getting on that set, seeing the massive crew, the incredible energy that particularly Julia brought to that shoot,” Robert told Women’s Weekly.
“Since then, I became a massive fan of the show and watch it every season so to be able to have this opportunity is wonderful,” he continued before adding:
“There have been so many rumours flying here, there and everywhere, and so, to finally say that I can be a part of this show in some capacity is so wonderful. It is actually a dream come true for me. I never thought something like this would be a reality. I just cannot wait to take this on, it is my first time getting to sink my teeth into something like this.”
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Australia season ten premieres on Sunday, 24 March on 10 and 10 Play.
Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things were among the films that received the most nominations for the Oscars 2024, but it was Oppenheimer who led the charge.
Oppenheimer received an impressive 13 noms, while Poor Things, Killers of the Flower Moon and Barbie scored 11, 10 and eight respectively.
On the eve of the Oscars, it was revealed that plagiarism allegations had been made against The Holdovers, which has been nominated for Best Screenplay as well as in four other categories.
However, two of those films were associated with what were considered to be two of the biggest Oscar snubs this year.
For Barbie, Margot Robbie missed out on nom for Actress in a Leading Role and Greta Gerwig wasn’t put up for Best Director. Meanwhile, Leonardo DiCaprio didn’t make the Actor in a Leading Role category for Killers of the Flower Moon, either.
Killers of the Flower Moon.
Check out the full list of nominations for the 2024 Oscars.
Best Picture
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best Director
Justine Triet — Anatomy of a Fall
Martin Scorsese — Killers of the Flower Moon
Christopher Nolan — Oppenheimer
Yorgos Lanthimos — Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer — The Zone of Interest
Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper — Maestro
Colman Domingo — Rustin
Paul Giamatti — The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy — Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright — American Fiction
Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening — Nyad
Lily Gladstone — Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller — Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan — Maestro
Emma Stone — Poor Things
Poor Things.
Actor in a Supporting Role
Sterling K. Brown — American Fiction
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. — Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling — Barbie
Mark Ruffalo — Poor Things
Actress in a Supporting Role
Emily Blunt — Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks — The Color Purple
America Ferrera – Barbie
Jodie Foster — Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — The Holdovers
Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction, written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
Barbie, written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
Oppenheimer, written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
Poor Things, screenplay by Tony McNamara
The Zone of Interest, written by Jonathan Glazer
Original Screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall, screenplay by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
The Holdovers, written by David Hemingson
Maestro, written by Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer
May December, screenplay by Samy Burch; story by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik
Past Lives, written by Celine Song
Cinematography
El Conde – Edward Lachman
Killers of the Flower Moon – Rodrigo Prieto
Maestro – Matthew Libatique
Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema
Poor Things – Robbie Ryan
Original Song
The Fire Inside from Flamin’ Hot, music and lyric by Diane Warren
I’m Just Ken from Barbie, music and lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
It Never Went Away from American Symphony, music and lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) from Killers of the Flower Moon, music and lyric by Scott George
What Was I Made For? from Barbie, music and lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
Billie Eilish. What Was I Made For?
Costume Design
Barbie – Jacqueline Durran
Killers of the Flower Moon – Jacqueline West
Napoleon – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Oppenheimer – Ellen Mirojnick
Poor Things – Holly Waddington
Sound
The Creator, Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
Maestro, Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
Oppenheimer, Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell
The Zone of Interest, Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
Original Score
American Fiction – Laura Karpman
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny John Williams
Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson
Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson
Poor Things – Jerskin Fendrix
Live Action Short Film
The After, Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham
Invincible, Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron
Knight of Fortune, Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk
Red, White and Blue, Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
Animated Short Film
Letter to a Pig, Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
Ninety-Five Senses, Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
Our Uniform, Yegane Moghaddam
Pachyderme, Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko, Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
Documentary Feature Film
Bobi Wine: The People’s President, Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters, Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
To Kill a Tiger, Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim
20 Days in Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath
To Kill a Tiger.
Documentary Short Film
The ABCs of Book Banning, Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
The Barber of Little Rock, John Hoffman and Christine Turner
Island in Between, S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
The Last Repair Shop, Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó, Sean Wang and Sam Davis
International Feature Film
Io Capitano (Italy)
Perfect Days (Japan)
Society of the Snow (Spain)
The Teachers’ Lounge (Germany)
The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom)
Animated Feature Film
The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
Elemental, Peter Sohn and Denise Ream
Nimona, Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary
Robot Dreams, Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal
Makeup and Hairstyling
Golda, Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue
Maestro, Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
Oppenheimer, Luisa Abel
Poor Things, Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
Society of the Snow, Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé
Production Design
Barbie, production design: Sarah Greenwood; set decoration: Katie Spencer
Killers of the Flower Moon, production design: Jack Fisk; set decoration: Adam Willis
Napoleon, production design: Arthur Max; set decoration: Elli Griff
Oppenheimer, production design: Ruth De Jong; set decoration: Claire Kaufman
Poor Things, production design: James Price and Shona Heath; set decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek
Film Editing
Anatomy of a Fall – Laurent Sénéchal
The Holdovers – Kevin Tent
Killers of the Flower Moon – Thelma Schoonmaker
Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame
Poor Things – Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Visual Effects
The Creator, Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould
Napoleon, Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould
Stream the 2024 Oscars on Monday, March 11th on Channel 7 and 7Plus.
The crème de la crème of film Awards ceremonies is here! Here’s how you can watch the 2024 Oscars from the comfort of your living room, right here in Australia.
Tune in to watch nominees Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper and Emily Blunt cruise down the red carpet at the 96th Acadamy Awards and find out if any of the Barbie cast manage to actually nab an Oscar!
Here’s how to watch The Oscars 2024 in Australia.
Emma Stone in Poor Things. SearchLight Pictures.
When can I watch The Oscars 2024?
Channel Seven will be broadcasting live and exclusive coverage of Hollywood’s night of nights, here’s how to watch.
The Oscars Red Carpet Show will kick off at 9.30am AEDT on Channel 7 on Monday, March 11th and stream live nationally on 7plus.
Then, The Oscars Ceremony will be live and exclusive from 10.00am AEDT on Channel 7 and will stream live nationally on 7plus, with an encore screening at 8.30pm, straight after Australian Idol’s live verdict show.
Over on 7Bravo, E! Live From The Red Carpet: The 2024 Oscars will play out from 7.00am AEDT, followed by the Red Carpet Rundown at 9.30am.
Only Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, and Bob Hope have hosted the awards show more than Kimmel.
Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars. Seven.
Who will present on stage at the ceremony?
Joining Kimmel on stage as presenters will be Mahershala Ali, Nicolas Cage, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, Jessica Lange, Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyong’o, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ke Huy Quan, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Yeoh and Zendaya.
Who is performing?
Praise the Oscars producers, because Ryan Gosling will be gracing the stage with the iconic I’m Just Ken.
Also performing are fellow nominees on Batiste, Becky G, Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, Scott George and the Osage Singers, and Mark Ronson
Ryan Gosling in Barbie. Warner Bros.
Who is nominated for an Oscar?
Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things are among the films that have received the most nominations, while Oppenheimer led the charge with 13.
On March 11, five-time Oscar-nominated flick The Holdovers was marred by controversy as screenwriter Simon Stephenson accused Alexander Payne of allegedly plagiarising his script. You can read the full story here.
The Holdovers has been nominated for five Oscars at today’s ceremony; however, claims of plagiarism have rocked the Academy.
In emails obtained by Variety, Simon Stephenson (who worked on popular family movies Luca and Paddington 2) made the allegations to the Writer’s Guild of America, stating that The Holdovers director Alexander Payne likely read a script for Stephenson’s film Frisco, which circulated Hollywood in 2013.
While the movie was never made, it holds extreme similarities to the popular Paul Giamatti flick with the screenwriter even suggesting it took words “line-by-line”.
Simon Stephenson (l) and Alexander Payne (R).
“The evidence The Holdovers screenplay has been plagiarised line-by-line from Frisco is genuinely overwhelming – anybody who looks at even the briefest sample pretty much invariably uses the word ‘brazen,’” Stephenson penned in an email which had been sent to the WGA’s director of credits LesleyMackey.
Frisco and The Holdovers storyline similarities
According to reports, Frisco was a drama that follows a cranky children’s hospital worker who gets stuck watching after his 15-year-old student. Sound familiar? In The Holdovers, Giamatti’s character is a school teacher who spends Christmas with a troubled teen (Dominic Sessa), and the school’s cafeteria manager (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
According to The NY Post, Stephenson compared the two films, focusing on comparing scene-by-scene, important sequences and dialogue.
“I can demonstrate beyond any possible doubt that the meaningful entirety of the screenplay for a film with WGA-sanctioned credits that is currently on track to win a screenwriting Oscar has been plagiarised line-by-line from a popular unproduced screenplay of mine,” Stephenson wrote to the WGA on February 25.
Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers. Universal Pictures
“I can also show that the director of the offending film was sent and read my screenplay on two separate occasions before the offending film entering development.”
He also claimed that only five parts of The Holdovers were not from his original script — including one scene that ironically involved plagiarism.
“By ‘meaningful entirety’ I do mean literally everything — story, characters, structure, scenes, dialogue, the whole thing. Some of it is just insanely brazen: many of the most important scenes are effectively unaltered and even remain visibly identical in layout on the page.”
Included in the five awards the film is nominated for is Best Screenplay.
Australian Idol and romance, are not two words you would put together normally; however, according to host Scott Tweedie, there could be two contestants who are “vibing”!
Taking to Instagram on March 6, Scott revealed he was trying to get us “all the goss” — “the ‘Scott-tea’”, if you will — about who could be dating/involved/have a crush on one another etc, etc!
Making a point to say that the “Executives” would only allow him to use the term “vibing” (it’s a family show after all), the 36-year-old pulled the Top 8 aside; begging them to spill the beans…
“They’re all sitting on some gold, I reckon!” he says.
So…. who is “vibing” on Australian Idol?!
First up, he chats to TrentRichardson, our resident camel farmer, who becomes positively speechless and giggles like a school kid… then RUNS AWAY. This is VERY suspicious… so we’re going to assume he’s (allegedly) involved…
Scott Tweedie and Trent Richardson, Australian Idol. Instagram
Doing God’s work, Scotty then came up with some more serious intel!
Amy Reeves 10000000% knows something because she won’t look at him.
“I’m just minding my business,” she says, before later saying, “I know nothing.”
TJ Zimba just laughs and runs away before Dylan Wright shakes his head and then says “Yes”.
“I’d love to put some people under the bus and make some drama… Ivana and BLEEP,” he says…and IVANA AND BLEEEP! Well, well, well…
Dylan Wright and Scott, Australian Idol. Instagram
Meanwhile, Isaac just tells him exactly who it is (LOL), but it’s bleeped so we can’t hear…sad face and when Scott speaks to Ivana, she just rambles in a very wholesome and endearing way…
Basically, if she and Trent are not the ones allegedly “vibing”… we’ll be very disappointed!
For many mums, a health struggle following pregnancy is a reality, and what better time for Married At First Sight’s Martha Kalifatidis to shine a light on it than International Women’s Day?
The MAFS alum took to Instagram to share the health problems she’s faced since giving birth to her son Lucius in February last year.
“How fuqqed is tonsillitis? I have been wiped out. Let’s not even mention the fact I’ve been on antibiotics seven times in the past 12 months,” she wrote on her Instagram story.
“Will my microbiome ever be okay? Would love to hear from anyone who might have some advice on this.”
“I haven’t had tonsillitis seven times in 12 months but I have been on antibiotics for other issues seven times in the past 12 months,” she said. “Since my tumultuous pregnancy and then giving birth and breastfeeding, I haven’t been the same. Feels like I just can’t get my health back.”
In a follow-up story, Martha explained that she hadn’t had tonsillitis “seven times in 12 months”, but has been sick a lot.
“I have been on antibiotics for other issues seven times in the past 12 months,” she said. “Since my tumultuous pregnancy and then giving birth and breastfeeding, I haven’t been the same. Feels like I just can’t get my health back.”
Martha’s pregnancy issues
Martha was very open about the health struggles she faced when she was pregnant with Lucius and revealed that she was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum.
The condition is essentially very severe morning sickness and involves symptoms like chronic nausea, vomiting, dizziness and electrolyte disturbance.
When announcing her pregnancy on social media, Martha opened up about her diagnosis.
“At five weeks I was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum, which is basically severe chronic nausea and vomiting with no relief. It is like 24/7. I literally did not get out of bed for two months, I was so sick. I could not eat or drink anything. There were days that I did not even get up to pee,” she said at the time.
Watch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Thursday at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
They say the reality TV world is small, and that’s certainly the case for Married At First Sight’s Jade Pywell and Jayden Eynaud, who worked together at the same nightclub years before appearing on the hit TV show.
Jade worked as a waitress and Jayden as security at the popular Gold Coast nightclub Bedroom between the years of 2017 and 2019. And, the two reality stars both have cold hard evidence about their stints at the club on their Instagram account.
Jayden also worked at Sin City nightclub, which, according to Gold Coast Bulletin, is the “sister” club of Bedroom.
Jayden at Sin City Nightclub. Instagram.
Jayden and Jade recognised each other at the weddings
According to Daily Mail Australia, Jayden and Jade recognised each other as soon as they saw each other at the weddings, and producers were hoping it would make a juicy storyline.
“The Gold Coast’s social scene is a tight-knit community, especially within the restaurant and club circuit,” an insider explained.
“Obviously Jayden was one of the first grooms leaked and Jade knew he was on the show. He immediately recognised her too, and producers were living for it.”
However, neither Jade nor Jayden took the producer’s bait, and there were no fireworks between the former co-workers.
“The tension was palpable throughout the evening, with producers fanning the flames, but the expected fireworks ended with a fizzle,” the source said.
“The entire scenario, while charged on the day, lacked the substance needed to make it to air,” they added. “Eden and Jade quickly became friends and there was nothing more to it.”
Watch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Thursday at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
Ready Steady Cook is back with a reboot and a brand-new host, the formidable Miguel Maestre, who has revealed some sizzling new changes to the format!
While the series will largely remain the same — yes, Teams Capsicum and Tomato are back — Miguel says that we can expect it to be “spontaneous and refreshing”!
“There’s no smoke and mirrors,” he told Chattr during an interview before the March 8 premiere. “The chefs still have no idea what ingredients are in the bag. It’s a very refreshing spin on what is an old classic!”
Miguel Maestre. Ready Steady Cook. Ten
The Ready Steady Cook Kitchen has had an upgrade
RSC returns to our screens after nearly 11 years and what was once a daytime show (yes, we all watched it while home sick from school) has now moved to a prime time slot on Fridays.
“I think it’s going to bring that element of happiness on a Friday night because there are a lot of serious cooking shows,” Miguel said, adding that production was now “next level”.
“The set is like being in the MasterChef kitchen,” he said. “The lights even change when one team wins and the equipment that we have [is amazing]. We even have a blowtorch!”
Ontop of the crème brûlée staple, there are fryers, food processors, two ovens and a “working sink” — which, is actually not as common as you would think on a set!
“We’ve got a food team of five people that come up with the freshest produce to get the kitchens fully operative, and the pantry looks amazing!”
In 2024, another addition to the set is a round pass in the middle, that gives off a kitchen restaurant feel.
“Now you have 10 seconds to get to the pass!” Miguel said, revealing that once you’ve finished cooking, you’ve got to race to ensure it’s served.
The Chef’s Challenge and Celebrity Duos
The 2024 format will also see the Chef’s Challenge, which pits two professional chefs against one another. And speaking of celebs, this year will see a heap of famous faces go up against the professional chefs — who also happen to be celebs.
The pro chefs include a bevvy of people who have appeared on MC and Dessert Masters in some capacity including Adriano Zumbo, Hayden Quinn, Anna Polyviou, Khanh Ong, Mindy Woods, Sarah Todd, Sergio Perera, Diana Chan, Alastair McLeod, Mike Reid, Adam D’Sylva and Alice Zaslavsky.
Sarah Todd, Miguel and Sergia Perera. Ten
As for the non-chef celebrities, Brendan ‘Jonesy‘ Jones and Amanda Keller will go head-to-head with more duos to come.
“Everybody is such a good friend until the timer goes on,” Miguel said, before later exclaiming: “We have a little bit of everything in this show!”
Ready, Steady, Cook premieres on March 8 on 10 and 10Play.
Part of the pre-season fun for I’m A Celebrity Australia 2024 is guessing who will be entering the jungle.
This year, the clues are tough, but we have some predictions that we think are right on the money.
So far, we know that a mega influencer, glamorous sports star, international stage sensation, celebrity cook, AFL legend, international comedian, gold medalist, controversial TV star and a love rate will be settling in at camp.
Here are all the clues about who will be on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here Australia 2024, and our guesses as to who they are referring to.
Clue: “A Mega Influencer is entering the jungle, but just how influential will this diva be without her creature comforts? Or will the jungle critters get the better of her?”
Guesses: Could it be… COULD IT BE… Selling Sunset‘s Chrishell Stausse?! The Netflix superstar has almost four million Instagram followers. Plus, she’s married to Aussie musician G Flip, who’s recently been in the I’m A Celeb studio with hosts Robert Irwin and Julia Morris.
The official I’m A Celebrity Australia Instagram account posted a cryptic photo of the trio, leading us to believe it’s a clue about Chrishell.
Clue: “The next celebrity dusting off their passport is a glamourous sports star. For someone who is used to the roar of the crowd, hopefully, the jungle sounds at night won’t intimidate this gold medal winner.”
Guesses: It’s got to be cricketer Elyse Perry, she was on the cover of Women’s Health magazine back in 2020, and more recently, Sunday Life, and she’s won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Clue: “This celebrity cook dropping into the jungle has a flair for competition and is sure to cause a stir!”
Guesses: We’re thinking of a MasterChef judge, could it be Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston or George Calombaris?
Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston AND George Calombaris on MasterChef. Ten.
AFL Legend
Clue: “An AFL Hall of Famer is dropping into the jungle. He’s a premiership winner too but can he dodge a python’s loving embrace?”
Guesses: AFL season is about to kick off so this player would have to be retired, or out for the season. We’re thinking it’s Luke Hodge.
Jimmy Bartel. Instagram.
International Comedian
Clue: “International comedian heading into the jungle. Loved by the royals, this international comedian will be dropping into the jungle. Let’s hope their stand-up works on crocodiles.”
Guesses: We WISH that it was Lord Scott Disick going into the jungle (you know, the royal connection and all), but it’s more likely to be royal writer and comedian Michael McIntyre.
Michael McIntyre. Instagram.
Gold Medalist
Clue: “A gold medallist is diverting from Paris to the African jungle. Word is, they’re a real trailblazer.”
Guesses: This one has to be Cathy Freeman. She won a Gold Medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and has won four golds at the Commonwealth Games. Furthermore, the clue mentions the word Trailblazer and Cathy literally has a whole episode of a 10-part series called Trailblazers based around her. Check it out here.
Cathy Freeman. Instagram.
Controversial TV Star
Clue: “A controversial TV star is heading into the jungle.”
Guesses: Hear us out on this one, we think it could be KelliHarrisfrom Australian Survivor. Fans of the show will remember her very bizarre comment about being a Meercat at her last Tribal Council, and whaddya know, there are some of the cute lil animals conveniently placed in the clue clip.
If not Kelli, it has to be someone from MAFS. Harrison Boon, perhaps?
Guesses: This one is giving reality TV. While there are a fair few love rats that have graced our tellies in recent years, Reid Polak from Love Island Australia 2023 was one of the most shocking – could it be him?
However, people on social media are convinced it’s Ciarran Stott, who was a playboy on Bachelor in Paradise Australia.
Love Island. Nine.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Australia season 10 premieres on Sunday, 24 March on 10 and 10 Play.
There’s no doubt that CassandraAllen and TristanBlack are one of the sweetest Married At First Sight 2024 couples, and that’s exactly why producers, apparently, wanted them to leave the show.
Former MAFS participant Ollie Skelton shared the revelation on his podcast Behind the Edit, saying that MAFS 2024’s Collins Christian told him the dirt.
“If the characters are bad, and the relationship is good, they’re going to try and find a way to break that thing up,” Ollie said.
“I’ve heard things with Cassandra and Tristan, from Collins, that they were told by producers to wrap it up, like break it up or whatever,” he added.
Cassandra and Tristan on MAFS. Nine.
Do MAFS producers encourage the drama?
Most people watch MAFS for the drama – not for the love stories – so producers like to capitalise on catfights.
In fact, earlier in the season, MAFS 2024’s LaurenDunn and Jono McCullough told Daily Mail Australia that the cast was told by producers to amp up the drama.
“Everyone was having an awesome time and then we got a stern talking to that we needed to be real and honest,” he said.
“Soon everyone just starts unleashing, so expect some sparks to fly.”
Lauren on MAFS. Nine.
A MAFS producer denies encouraging the contestants to create drama
“A lot of that [the stories] comes down to the cast and the casting of the show, the matches,” Alex said. “When you’re casting 20 different people to what you cast in the last series, you’re always going to get completely different storylines, completely different reactions, dinner parties, weddings and relationships,” he said.
“We never truly know what will happen between each of these couples, and without a doubt, you’re always going to have something different.”
Sara on MAFS. Nine.
Watch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Thursday at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
Sara Mesa has confirmed that Jack Dunkley showed naked photos of his ex to his fellow Married At First Sight grooms during a gym session.
Both Sara and Jack appeared on the Kyle and Jackie O show, where Jack was asked about the unaired scene by co-host Jackie O — after So Dramatic! reported on it.
“Is it true that you were showing cast members nude pics of your ex?” She questioned.
Jack mumbled a response before Sara jumped in with the (verbal) receipts.
“He’s lucky that we left on the chopping block because if that was on television then pretty sure people would have a very strong opinion of that,” she said.
Jack on Married at First Sight. Nine.
Rather than denying the claim, Jack vaguely confirmed it when he said: “There’s a lot that has been left out, and there was a lot of TV that was made.”
He then swiftly switched topics and began explaining to the hosts where a lot of the show’s storylines came from.
“I think as half the drama on the TV show happened at the gym with the boys, and I was pretty tight with Sarah’s husband Tim [Calwell], and Lauren’s [Dunn] husband Jono [McCullough] at the time.”
“Everyone’s having some banter everyone’s debriefing about their wives and their relationships, the husbands are coming home and obviously bringing this information [to their wives].
Sara and Tim on Married at First Sight. Nine.
Sara and Jack’s heated fight
Sara and Jack butted heads during the segment when the topic of their ex-partners came up.
“You know how I was at the commitment ceremony and got railed because I broke up with my ex six to seven weeks before the show? I got railed because I’m already talking to the experts about coming on the show at this point,” Jack began.
Sara vehemently stated that she wasn’t “dating” her ex when she hooked up with him.
“I was actually in a very physical relationship with that ex, so at that point, I was not dating him, and I didn’t break up with him to go on a television show, we weren’t together,” she retorted.
“A girl’s gotta eat, Jack,” she added. “A girl’s got needs, and I’m sorry, but I was not in a serious relationship with someone before the show. I was having sex, yes.”
Watch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
VPR lovers rejoice because the Vanderpump Villa trailer has arrived and it’s nothing short of juicy.
Yup, 2024 is set to be a doozy. Not only do we have a brand spanking new season of Vanderpump Rules on the way, which will follow the fallout of Scandoval, but we also get a VPR spin-off.
Disney+ debuted the official trailer on March 7 (which you can check out below), for the new unscripted docu-drama where decadence and debauchery collide! And if the clips are anything to go by, we could be saying au revoir to one particular employee as he offers an unauthorised massage service and Lisa is once again concerned whether a couple’s “relationship” will affect her business! LOL!
So, what else do we know about Vanderpump Villa? See below for all the saucy details!
Hannah Fouch, Vanderpump Villa Server. Disney+
What is Vanderpump Villa?
Vanderpump Villa is an original unscripted docu-drama that sees a bunch of chefs, servers, mixologists and coordinators, who have (apparently) been handpicked by Lisa VP herself, as they work, live, and play at an exclusive French estate: Chateau Rosabelle.
The official synopsis reads: From firework-filled proposals and opulent events at the chateau to unbelievable excursions and outrageous confrontations in the French countryside, each day at the Chateau brings nonstop heartfelt, humorous, and heated moments, from staff and guests alike.
All the while, Lisa evaluates whether this is the team to make her “pop-up” experience a permanent reality and add to her ever-growing empire. But will this unparalleled–yet unorthodox–crew be able to rise to the occasion and meet both the guests’ and Lisa’s great expectations?
George Calombaris has opened up about the backlash he received when he was found to be underpaying his staff, in a new podcast.
The former MasterChef judge joined established podcaster and businessman Mark Bouris on hisPodcast Straight Talk & The Mentor and revealed exactly what happened when it was discovered that hundreds of employees were underpaid.
“We all love a success story, but what we value even more is a comeback story,” Mark wrote on Instagram to promote his episode with George. “George Calombaris has made his mistakes but he is not hiding from them.”
What does George Calombaris talk about on the podcast?
The main topic discussed is the underpayment scandal that took place in George’s Melbourne restaurants.
“We did a full audit and at the time we found we overpaid workforce, we underpaid 49% we went to fair work,” George explains in the episode. “This is what happened, we’re fixing it, we just wanna be open and honest with you.”
“That was the perfect opportunity for certain organisations to use me as a pin-up boy and it was the most f**king horrible time of my life,” he said.
George opened up on how the scandal affected his family, and said that they suffered as a result.
“My wife getting absolutely hounded at the supermarket. My poor niece and nephews at school getting teased,” he said.
“I just worked out that nothing else mattered but my family, and focus on them. and I just went back to what I know, which is cooking,” he added.
What actually happened when George Calombaris underpaid his staff
In 2019, George’s hospitality group was ordered by the Fair Work Ombudsman to pay back workers $7.8 million in underpaid wages. He also received a $200,000 fine.
The matter was presented to the court in 2017 and George claimed the discrepancies were the result of human error. They were first brought to light in 2015 when the company went through a $20 million business expansion.
Abby Lee Miller’s girls are back in the first-look trailer for Lifetime’s EXPLOSIVE Dance Moms: The Reunion — but where da fuq are Maddie and Mackenzie ‘Kenzie’ Ziegler and Nia Sioux?!
While they are nowhere to be seen, the two-hour special event will feature international superstar JoJo Siwa plus Chloe Lukasiak, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Kendall Vertes, and Kalani Hilliker, joined by their “moms”, who are all together in the same room for the first time in ten years!
“We would not be here without Dance Moms. it was literally the stepping stone into who we are today,” Kendall tells the group during the trailer. And no s**t.
Paige Hyland, Brooke Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, JoJo Siwa and Kalani Hilliker in the trailer for ‘Dance Moms: The Reunion’. Lifetime
Meanwhile, Jojo — arguably the most famous in the group — seems to throw shade at the missing dancers and their parents.
“Them not being here is kind of like, ‘Let me erase my past, pretend it never happened, shove it down the drain.’ When it’s like – that’s why you are who you are,” she said.
The reunion comes five years after the show ended on September 10, 2019, and basically, the OGs are so grown up, it is making us here at Chattr feel very, very old, but we genuinely cannot wait for all of the tea!
What can we expect from the Dance Moms Reunion Special?
While Maddie, Kenzie, Nia AND Abby are missing (the latter for good reason), there are some sweet moments with the girls who have *mostly* had each other’s backs over the years. But old tensions are still running high between their mothers; which, if you can remember, was the literal reason the show was created in the first place…
Hopefully, we’ll get a lot of juicy goss about Abby, who not only was a genuine dance tyrant but served prison time for bankruptcy fraud (through a cancer battle) while she taught at her self-titled dance studio.
On top of all this, the girls look back on old footage including the fight between Abby and Kelly Hyland that ultimately led to Brooke never dancing again! WILD.
Kelly Hyland on Dance Moms. Lifetime
When will the Dance Moms Reunion air?
The special will arrive on US screens on May 1; however, we’re not 100% sure who will be releasing it in Australia.
What we do know is that you can stream every episode of Dance Moms on 9Now as well as Apple TV!
Is there a trailer?
You bet! Catch the full trailer released by Lifetime on March 7 and get ready to sparkle the eff up while the girls — and their moms — spill the tea!
Prime Video has just released the trailer for the new flick The Idea of You and basically, everything is tingling when we see the HOT AF chemistry between Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine!
If the idea of a 40-year-old single mum engaging in a passionate love affair with a sexy British pop star who is 16 years her junior is your idea of the perfect rom-com, then this brand-new flick is going to get your heart racing!
The movie is actually based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Robinne Lee and while fans reckon the story depicted was based on Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde’s romance, it’s actually not the case, given it was written in 2017 and they didn’t start dating until January 2021.
Here’s everything we know about the new flick!
Nicolas Galitzine and Anne Hathaway. Prime Video
Official Synopsis
The Idea of You centres on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.
When Solène must step in to chaperone her teenage daughter’s trip to the Coachella Music Festival after her ex bails at the last minute, she has a chance encounter with Hayes and there is an instant, undeniable spark.
As they begin a whirlwind romance, it isn’t long before Hayes’ superstar status poses unavoidable challenges to their relationship, and Solène soon discovers that life in the glare of his spotlight might be more than she bargained for.
Nicholas and Anne on set of The Idea of You, Prime Video
When will The Idea of You be released?
The Idea of You will have its World Premiere at SXSW Festival in Texas on March 16 and will launch globally on Prime Video, May 2!
Who is in the cast?
Alongside Hathaway and Galitzine, the film stars Ella Rubin, Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld, Jordan Aaron Hall, Mathilda Gianopoulos, Raymond Cham Jr., Jaiden Anthony, Viktor White and Dakota Adan.
August Moon, The Idea of You. Prime Video
How can we listen to the Soundtrack?
You can’t have a film about a fictional pop group a.k.a August Moon without a solid soundtrack and thankfully, a whole new album will be released by Arista Records on May 2 alongside the movie.
For now, listen to Dance Before We Walk, the debut single from the band here. But we’re warning you, it’s a goddamn bop!
August Moon from The Idea of You. Prime Video
Is there a trailer?
You bet! Check out the brand-new trailer for The Idea of You, released on March 7!
Wednesday night’s Married at First Sight’s Dinner Party was absolutely bonkers, but it was the bombshell Sara Mesa dropped about hooking up her ex that was possibly the wildest.
Sara was nothing short of frazzled after Eden Harper and Jayden Eynaud split the beans that she had secretly met up with her ex on the weekend. The couple forced Sara to tell Tim Calwell, who stormed off after learning the news.
After a quick skull of wine, Sara returned to face the firing line other couples at the Dinner Party table, sans Tim.
Here, Sara told the group that she’d met up with her ex but “didn’t cheat” on Tim.
“He’s dating someone, he’s been dating someone for six years,” she aggressively explained. Note: that ‘lil detail becomes V important later in the game.
Tim at the Married At First Sight Dinner Party. Nine.
Tim reveals Sara slept with her ex a month before the experiment
After a bit of time out, Tim returned to the Dinner Table with (probably) the intention of hanging Sara out to dry over her betrayal.
“She told me how she doesn’t speak to her ex, and she’s been cold to me since day one, treating me like rubbish, she’s just playing me for a fool,” he told the table.
“That guy, they broke up, but she told me she slept with her ex a month before the experiment”. Umm, say WHAT!?
Lauren at the Married at First Sight Dinner Party. Nine.
Even Jade piped up at this one. “She’s obviously okay with cheating, which is why she’s done that to you,” she said.
Tim said there was “no doubt” in his mind that Sara’s still sleeping with her ex.
Sara admits to sleeping with her ex
Thanks to Tim’s baller move of letting the whole table know that Sara had hooked up with her ex just before the experiment, the nutritionist was backed into a corner.
“Can I ask a question, did you have sex with your ex a month before the experiment started,” Stephen straight up asked Sara.
Sara at the Married at First Sight Dinner Party. Nine.
“A month before the experiment,” Sara stuttered in reply before confirming that she did.
Jayden asked if Sara was sleeping with him “even though he has a girlfriend”. She danced around the question before finally admitting that YES, she did bonk her mystery ex while he was in a relationship -one that he was still in at the time of filming. A six-year relo at that.
“I did sleep with my ex while he had a partner,” she said. “This is this guy.”
Then, Sara lashed out at the entire table and screamed at them all for, apparently, cheating on their exes in the past.
“Can I just say guys are questioning my morals and my character, but how many of you at this f**king table have cheated on a partner, raise your f**king hands,” she yelled.
Her level of delulu is actually iconic, can’t wait for the Commitment Ceremony!
Sara at the Married at First Sight Dinner Party. Nine.
Watch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
Jack Dunkley dug himself a brand new hole when he called Tristan Black a “whale” at the Married At First Sight Couple’s Retreat, but his ‘wife’ Tori Adams doesn’t believe he deserves the backlash.
While the group were on the getaway, Jack apparently came down to the pool while Tristan, Timothy Smith and Lucinda Light were sunning themselves.
“I had my shirt off [by the pool]… Jack walks in and says ‘Oh, I see the whales are here today,”” Timothy revealed in the episode.
Jack on Married at First Sight. Nine.
When word got around about Jack’s offensive comment, he was blasted by the group. However, Tori told Bronte & Lakey for Breakfastthat all wasn’t as it appeared.
“I wasn’t there when he said it, but from what I’ve heard when that comment was made to the people that were around the pool there was a big barrel of laughter.”
“The people saying that they were there when he said it, weren’t actually there. They weren’t actually at the pool at the time, they were inside.”
“I think people’s memory is quite fuzzy.”
Tori said she had a “giggle” watching the MAFS Couple’s Retreat
While many people in Tori’s shoes would be horrified watching their partner’s awful behaviour back on TV, that wasn’t the case for Tori.
“That retreat was like a chaos,” Tori told the radio hosts. “Watching the episodes now, I giggle ’cause I’m like, they cut out so much stuff for everyone.”
Jack on Married at First Sight. Nine.
Tori added that she thinks the other contestants loved to pile on to Jack and make him the villain.
“Jack obviously has a big target on his back,” she said. “It was just another opportunity, I guess, to cancel him.”
Listen to the interview:
Watch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
Mythbusters was possibly one of the most iconic TV shows of the early 2000s and now, 20 years after its original premiere, Jamie Hyneman is back.
In case you need a refresher on what this epic series was all about, Jamie — alongside Adam Savage and their team — set out to debunk rumours, urban legends and popular myths using science. For those who would watch it after school or on weekends, it was a TV show filled with explosions, crash dummies, throwing things off great heights and a team of legends who literally just made s**t fun!
Even though he owns M5 Industries (where Mythbusters was set), it turns out that Jamie had zero training when it came to special effects!
Jamie Hyneman, Mythbusters x SEEK
“(I started out) cleaning, and organising a (special effects) shop and acquiring skills by that,” the now 67-year-old told Chattr. “Because if you learn how to take care of a shop and learn the tools, and then you also learn how to use them…I didn’t even know I had an aptitude before!”
Jamie then ended up carrying through what he learned at the shop to something that “was not exactly special effects” but a “transcendent variation on effects on a fictional program to reality and science”! Talk about serendipity!
Jamie Hyneman’s partnership with SEEK
Now, Jamie has teamed up with SEEK, who have put him back on his myth-busting tools — and brought him to Australia for the first time in 10 years — to release some hectic content to get to the bottom of common job-hunting misconceptions.
The two-part online content series is titled Busting Myths: The SEEKRET to Finding Better Job Matches.
“In my own career, I’ve seen first-hand that there is no shortcut to success or abstract way of getting where you want to go,” he said about the campaign as a whole. “Whether it’s been as a TV host, a special effects expert or an inventor, the value of applying yourself to the task at hand and using the right tools to get there has always rung true.
“Working with real, tangible things helps people internalise what they may be thinking to find the right path for them.”
