The 2024 Super Bowl Halftime show is done and dusted for another year, and – as expected – there were some bombshells during the 13-minute show.
Usher was the star of the show, however, he had some unexpected big names join him on stage. Find out everything that went down while Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Jay Z, Justin and Hayley Bieber, Blake Lively and Lana Del Rey watched on from the stands.
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Only Usher was announced as the headliner for the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime show. This means that all of his guests; Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Will.I.Am, Lil John and Ludacris were the surprise inclusions!
After Justin Bieber was spotted entering the Super Bowl, there was speculation that he would be a surprise performer. However, unfortunately, that wasn’t the case and he stayed seated in the stands with his wife Hailey Bieber.
MAFS relationship expert John Aiken has spoken out about his savage showdown with Collins Christian at the Commitment Ceremony.
During Collins and Natalie Parham’s time on the couch, the groom stressed that he wanted to remain in the experiment with his bride. However, when John asked Collins what he’d done to show that he’s passionate about making things work with Natalie, he struggled to answer the question.
The response led John to call him out and resulted in one of the fieriest MAFS Commitment Ceremony segments ever.
MAFS. Nine.
What did John say about the confrontation with Collins?
“When I put it to him, what had he done over the time with Nat to build a connection – he simply had no words, and couldn’t answer it. He was exposed,” he told Nine Entertainment.
“I’ve been working with couples and singles for 30 years. I’ve seen all sorts of different situations, and so nothing throws me. I won’t take anything personally.”
John explained that he was simply trying to make Collins see his perspective on the relationship, and felt that he needed to be called out on his actions.
“What I am going to do is look for patterns, and hold a mirror up and shine a spotlight on the things I think they need to look at and give feedback on how to do better.”
“Ultimately, Collins was saying, ‘I can’t believe she wants to leave’ but at the same time he said he’d done nothing during the experiment to bring her close and make a connection.
“For me, I saw through what was going on. It’s my role to call out behaviour.”
Reflecting on the revelation, John said it was very “disappointing”.
“It’s very disappointing to us as experts, as there are so many people that want to come onto this experiment,” John said. “When we match people, they want them to be invested in finding love and for the duration to really have that focus.
“It muddies the water, [and] it means their focus isn’t entirely on their match. That can be a big obstacle and we’ve seen in past seasons it’s actually blown up couples.”
MAFS. Nine.
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Love Island Australia love birds Lucinda Strafford and Zac Nunns have split up.
Zac confirmed the break up on Instagram. “Hey guys, just thought I’d let you know that Lucinda and I have decided to go our separate ways. I’m not feeling too good about the situation and appreciate all the support so far,” he wrote.
At the time of writing, Lucinda hadn’t publically acknowledged their split.
While Lucinda hasn’t yet confirmed their breakup on her own socials, she has dropped some telling clues including one in her latest TikTok video with Love Island All Stars contestant Hannah Elizabeth.
The former Islanders made a compilation video about things they’ve done that are on brand for them.
“I’m Lucinda, of course, i thought a long-distance relationship on the other side of the world would be smooth sailing,” she said in one of the clips, hinting at trouble in paradise.
Meanwhile, over on Instagram, a quick search of Lucinda and Zac’s accounts shows that they’ve unfollowed each other.
Instagram.Instagram.
While Lucida’s comments section is flooded with questions about whether she and Zac have broken up, she’s decided to ignore them all, while still answering questions unrelated to him.
Trent spills the beans about Lucinda and Zac’s relationship
Love Island Australia 2023 contestant, and Zac’s bestie, Trent Woolman seemed to reference his break up with Lucinda on TikTok.
“We’re best friends, you’re going to ask me if you should move to the UK, and I’m going to tell you to f**k off,” Trent said with an angry gesture before Zac appeared in the clip.
Zac Nuns. TikTok.
In another video on his own page, Trent hinted at relationship troubles between Zac and Lucinda on January 25th.
“I’m passing the phone to someone who fell in love with a girl on the other side of the world and now I have to be his personal therapist,” Trent said before handing the phone to Zac.
Also, while we’re here can we please enjoy this clout-chasing comment from Trent?
Jack Dunkley’s ex Courtney Jade has shared more receipts of their time together, and taken aim at his onscreen wife Tori Adams, following the MAFS Commitment Ceremony episode.
In posts shared by MAFS Uncensored, Courtney took to her Instagram account straight after the show saying she was going to put her “armour on and fight a battle”.
If you haven’t been keeping up with the Jack drama on MAFS, here’s a little refresher. In August, Courtney saw leaked photos of Jack at his MAFS wedding and toldThe Wash that the groom had dumped her the previous month, saying that he was going to America for work.
Some of the other Married At First Sight participants saw the article online at the time and brought the issue up at the first dinner party. Jack admitted that he was seeing Courtney before the show, but made the relationship sound very casual, and basically passed it off as a friends-with-benefits type arrangement. You can find more details here.
Instagram. The Wash.
Fast forward to now, and Courtney is furious about how Jack allegedly downplays their past relationship and is firing back at him on Instagram.
What did Courtney say after the Commitment Ceremony?
Courtney shared four Instagram stories on Sunday night, following a segment with the experts where Jack talked about his relationship with her again.
Despite having never met Tori, Courtney took aim at her in one of the posts. At the Commitment Ceremony, it was revealed that Tori and Jack haven’t slept together yet, and he’s repeatedly revealed to the cameras that he’s not sexually attracted to his bride.
Courtney shared a photo of herself sitting on a bed with Jack’s arms wrapped around her and included a poll which read: “Does he look at Tori this way?”.
Instagram. MAFSUncensored.
In a second slide, Courtney said she has “every right to defend her character”.
Instagram. MAFSUncensored.
In a third, she shared a photo of her and Jack’s Converse shoelaces tied together and bizarrely called out last year’s contestant Harrison Boon.
Instagram. MAFSUncensored.
In a fourth story, Courtney threatened to continue calling out Jack and airing his dirty laundry online.
Instagram. MAFSUncensored.
Well, there you have it. Stay tuned, folks!
Watch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Thursday at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
There’s a new mystery-thriller afoot as Aussie streaming service Binge prepares to release the Original series, High Country.
Starring award-winning actress Leah Purcell (Wentworth), the eight-part series will premiere with a double episode on Tuesday, March 19 2024, with new episodes dropping weekly.
Here’s everything we know!
Aaron Pedersen and Leah Purcell, High Country. Binge
What is High Country about?
High Country revolves around detective Andrea (Andie) Whitford (Purcell), who is transferred to the Victorian High Country and thrust into a baffling mystery of five missing persons who have vanished into the wilderness.
Through an edge-of-the-seat, high-stakes investigation, Andie uncovers a complex web involving murder, deceit, and revenge.
Who is in the cast?
Joining Purcell are internationally acclaimed actor Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones) plus actors Sara Wiseman (A Place to Call Home) and Aaron Pedersen (Mystery Road).
Ian McElhinney, High Country. Binge
Is there a trailer?
You bet! On February 12, Binge released a suspenseful long-form trailer that offered us a look into the remote and rarely-seen on-screen landscape. As the team behind the release said, it gives us a glimpse at “the people and their secrets who vanish without a trace along with the complex, intriguing characters that inhabit the high country, where the lost will be found.”
Who is the team behind High Country?
High Country is produced by Curio Pictures in association with Rage Media and was created by Marcia Gardner and John Ridley. Both also Executive Produce alongside Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner (Curio Pictures) and Lana Greenhalgh and Penny Win (Foxtel Group) with Producers Pino Amenta and SueEdwards.
You’re probably going to want to add some frankfurts and mac and cheese to your next grocery list because it’s almost time for America’s biggest sporting event of the year, the Super Bowl.
While watching the event is a quintessential American pastime, it’s so big that it’s got its own following here in Australia. Fortunately, it will be available live and free here in Aus.
While most years, the biggest musical acts perform centre stage, there’s hype that one of the biggest celebrities will be sitting in the audience in 2024. Pop princess Taylor Swift has famously been dating the Kansas City Chiefs player tight end Travis Kelce, and she’s attended multiple games this season.
Taylor and Travis. Instagram.
How to watch the Super Bowl LVIII
The 2024 Super Bowl will air live and free on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus from 10.00am AEDT on Monday, 12 February.
It will also be broadcast on KAYO and Foxtel on its ESPN channel.
Who’s performing?
Last year’s show-stopping half-time performance saw Rihanna announce her second pregnancy by revealing her belly during the show. With stakes that high, the bar has been set for the 2024 halftime performance.
This year, early noughties superstar Usher will be taking the stage. But he won’t be alone, he’ll be joined by Post Malone, Tiesto, Reba McIntire and Andra Day.
See below for when the Half-Time show starts.
12pm AEDT: ACT, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
The Kansas City Chiefs will be taking on the San Francisco 49ers. Australian betting site Sportsbet has the Californian team pegged to win, with a return of $1.77 versus The Kansas City Chiefs odds of $2.10.
The Chiefs. Instagram.
Will Taylor Swift be there?
Of course, the question on every Swiftie’s mind is whether Taylor Swift will be there to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce.
Taylor is currently in the middle of her worldwide Eras tour, so the schedule is tight – but not impossible.
She’s performing at Tokyo Dome on Saturday, February 10th, and the Super Bowl is on Sunday, February 11th.
The concert starts at 6pm (local Tokyo time) and her shows usually run for about three hours, which means she’ll wrap up at about 9pm local time, which is 4am, February 10th in Las Vegas.
The kick-off for the Super Bowl is 3:30pm local time on February 11th, giving Taylor almost a 36-hour gap between finishing her Tokyo show, and the beginning of the sporting event.
The flight time is around 12 hours without a stopover, and considering that Taylor has her own private jet, she can easily make it.
However, her next show is on February 16th in Melbourne. Victoria is 19 hours ahead of Las Vegas, and the travel time is around 17 hours.
Taylor Swift. Instagram.
It’s all very confusing but that means that if Taylor flew to Melbourne straight after the Super Bowl, she’d arrive in Melbourne at 7:30pm on Monday, February 12th.
TL;DR Yes, Taylor has enough time to get to the Super Bowl between her tour dates, especially if she uses her private jet.
Catch the Super Bowl LVIII on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus from 10.00am AEDT on Monday, 12 February.
MAFS 2024 has already been packed full of drama and the very first Commitment Ceremony of the season certainly kept up the trend.
There were fights with the experts, tear-inducing moments and confessions of intimacy (as the experts John Aiken, Alessandra Rampolla and Mel Schilling like to call it).
So, let’s dive straight into the biggest bombshells of the night, shall we?
MAFS. Nine.
Cassandra and Tristan
In a heartbreaking moment, Tristan told Alessandra, John and Mel: “I hate myself”.
“I’m aware of it that I don’t like myself, and I don’t know how to change it,” he explained.
Tristan said he doesn’t like the way he looks, the way he sounds and or “lack of achievement”.
Alessandra asked him to tell her the things he loves about himself, and he couldn’t answer, but Cassandra said she likes that he’s thoughtful, patient, kinda, generous, absolutely hilarious and has a beautiful energy. Aww!
MAFS. Nine.
Cassandra wrote: Stay
Timothy wrote: Stay
Verdict: They’re staying.
Lucinda and Timothy
The biggest bombshell between Lucinda and Timothy didn’t come during their time on the couch, instead, it came when Jack and Tori were talking to the experts.
After Tori admitted that she and Jack hadn’t slept together yet, her partner said it was a “slow burn” however, Timothy called that “bulls**t”.
Richard then jumped in and said that at the Buck’s Night Jack said he wouldn’t sleep with his bride on the first night, while Timothy said he would. Of course, Timothy and Lucinda haven’t been intimate yet, and the revelation had her looking like this:
MAFS. Nine.
Lucinda wrote: Stay.
Timothy wrote: Stay.
Verdict: They’re staying.
Jack and Tori
As Lauren eloquently put it, “here we go”. Naturally, Jack was asked about his ex-girlfriend who went to the press and said he lied about going overseas and dumped her to go on MAFS.
John asked Jack how long ago he broke up with her, to which he responded “Seven to eight weeks”, before adding: “Or eight or nine”.
Daddy John made Jack confess that he was doing assessments with the experts while he was seeing his ex. The look on his face was truly satisfying. If looks could kill…
MAFS. Nine.
Tori wrote: Stay.
Jack wrote: Stay.
Verdict: They’re staying.
Sara and Tim
Sara and Tim were given a Confessions Week challenge to go through each other’s phones earlier in the week, and Sara flat-out refused.
When Sara was asked about it by Alessandra at the Commitment Ceremony, she launched into defensive mode and Tim admitted that Sara intimidates him.
MAFS. Nine.
Sara wrote: Stay.
Tim wrote: Stay.
Verdict: They’re staying.
Ellie and Ben
Ellie and Ben’s time on the couch was a bit of a snoozefest, and of course, she didn’t mention anything about the THING everyone wants to know (warning: spoiler alert!).
MAFS. Nine.
Ellie wrote: Stay.
Ben wrote: Stay.
Verdict: They’re staying.
Lauren and Jonathan
In her typical style, chatterbox Lauren confirmed that she and Jonathan have had sex “the second the doors closed and the producers left”. Alessandra was overjoyed! Yay!
MAFS. Nine.
Lauren wrote: Stay.
Jonathan wrote: Stay.
Verdict: They’re staying.
Eden and Jayden
Eden and Jayden sat down with the experts to talk about Jayden’s absolutely wild confession about sleeping with his cheating ex’s best friend in a revenge act. While his girlfriend watched.
It was awkies to say the least, although Timothy managed to have a good chuckle about it.
MAFS. Nine.
Eden wrote: Stay.
Jayden wrote: Stay.
Verdict: They’re staying.
Natalie and Collins
MAFS producers really saved the best (?) for second last with Natalie and Collins‘ couch sesh. Collins got into a heated argument with John and demanded that the relationship give him some advice.
After Natalie wrote leave, Collins launched into a Razzie Award-worthy performance of being devastated. Fortunately, for those who love drama, Collins decided to write stay and we’ll be seeing more of Collins and Natalie this week!
MAFS. Nine.
Natalie wrote: Leave.
Collins wrote: Stay.
Verdict: They’re staying.
Richard and Andrea
Richard and Andrea also confirmed that they’ve been intimate “two to four days a day, every day”. Which is v cute… or gross, depending on how you view people over 60 having sex.
MAFS. Nine.
Richard wrote: Stay.
Andrea wrote: Stay.
Verdict: They’re staying.
Watch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7.30pm on Nine and9Now.
MAFS 2023 bride Bronte Schofield has revealed that it was actually her mum who suggested that she join the adult content-sharing platform OnlyFans.
The reality star joined the site back in June 2023, just a few months after her season of Married At First Sight Australia finished airing.
Bronte Schofield. OnlyFans.
While it’s the career direction that a number of former MAFS stars have taken, like Domenica Calarco, Olivia Frazerand Hayley Vernon, Bronte said it was her mother’s idea to join OnlyFans.
“My parents were the ones who told me to do it!” she told Yahoo Lifestyle Australia. “They’re like, with the housing crisis and everything that’s going on at the moment, the way to get ahead is to be doing something like this… so many reality stars do it, so many celebrities do it and they make really good money and set themselves up.
“My mum was like ‘Bronte, you’re not gonna have this body and you’re not gonna look like this forever’. So she goes, ‘If I was your age and I needed to make some money in a year I’d do it.'”
Bronte Schofield. Instagram.
How much has Bronte made on OnlyFans?
Like many other MAFS stars turn OnlyFans creators, Bronte has earned bank on the platform.
“The money is freaking great,” she said. “My first month, my account did $250,000, it was insanity and I was hardly even posting on there.”
Bronte explained that she doesn’t necessarily need to post nude photos to get subscribers.
“It’s the freedom I’ve always wanted and it’s not what everyone thinks it is. I get photos of people wanting to see my belly button or my feet. You don’t have to sell yourself completely to make money,” she said.
“If you can accept and get through the backlash of being on OnlyFans you can get through anything. It’s $700 for my belly button, I’m like, that’s rent paid!”
Bronte Schofield. Instagram.
The former MAFS bride said that she used a lot of her OF funds to start her new bikini label, Lolë Swim.
“It’s never been something that I wanted to do full-time. It’s funded my new business, so now that I’ve got my swimwear label with my best friend Lauren, that’s something that’s been a dream of mine for pretty much most of my twenties.
“If you can accept and get through the backlash of being on OnlyFans you can get through anything. It’s $700 for my belly button, I’m like, that’s rent paid!”
Catch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Thursday 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
Relationship expert John Aiken isn’t afraid to get stuck into the Married At First Sight brides and grooms when he doesn’t agree with their views, and MAFS 2024 will be no exception.
During an interview with Chattr, ahead of the season ten premiere, the relationship specialist said that he feels as though it’s his “responsibility” to ensure that he points out questionable behaviour that he notices in the participant’s relationships.
“Over the last three seasons, I’ve become more direct,” he said. “You’re in a privileged position where you can give them really hard-hitting feedback in a short amount of time, in the hope that it lands and it changes.”
“You really have a responsibility as an expert to call out bad behaviour and make them accountable.”
MAFS. Nine.
John Aiken says many of the participants haven’t been called out before
John believes that a lot of the participants haven’t experienced being told that they’re doing things wrong before, and he thinks that his honest assessments of their relationship help them.
“I’m of the opinion now that a lot of the time, they [the participants have] never heard anything like that. They’ve grown up in families, around friendships, who are basically saying yes, so I’m one of the first people that say no, and I find that very exciting.”
John Aiken finds the opportunity to give the participants honest feedback exciting
As one of the three MAFS experts, alongside Mel Shilling and Alessandra Rampolla, John feels honoured to be in a position where he can give the participants honest, and sometimes brutal, feedback.
MAFS. Nine.
“In a lot of reality shows the judges are put on a pedestal, whereas in this experiment, when I go at them, they’re likely to come right back and, and that’s very compelling.”
John listed MAFS season nine groom Harrison Boon as one of the participants who fired back when he was given advice.
And, John said that his feedback doesn’t always “land” with the brides and grooms.
“Sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn’t, but you really have a responsibility as an expert to call out bad behaviour and make them accountable,” he said.
“What’s great is for me, because I don’t know what I’m going to say when I sit down, but I’m very, very excited about what is going to unfold.”
“But it goes to that whole idea that we’re talking about the unpredictable, unscripted nature of it. Yeah, you know, we’re sitting there as experts going, what are we going to hear tonight? And how are we going to respond? So it’s, it’s fantastic to be part of it.”
Catch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Thursday 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
Collins Christian has shocked viewers on MAFS 2024 with his treatment of Natalie, as well as his bizarre reactions to, well, everything.
While he’s certainly not a fan favourite, he does have one popular MAFS alum on his side. Jesse Burford, who starred in season 9 of the show, took to social media to defend the executive assistant.
Yahoo Lifestyle Australia reported that Jesse commented on an Instagram post announcing the new group of participants in January, and said that he was mates with Collins.
Jesse made it clear that the new groom and his partner didn’t make it to the end… which is hardly surprising.
He revealed that Collins allegedly told him he was “railroaded, set up and backstabbed” and was “horrified and saddened with his time on the show”
Jesse added that he hopes his friend’s edit “isn’t too rough”, and described him as “one of the nicest, kindest, friendliest blokes I’ve met”.
Nine. MAFS.
Another couple has threatened to “ruin the whole show”
And, the pre-show drama didn’t end there, either. Apparently, another MAFS 2024 couple are so enamoured with one another that they’re struggling to keep their new relationship under wraps.
The same publication reported that the couple hard launched their relationship on the Gold Coast last month. The move apparently caused Nine to roll out new measures in an attempt to silence the couple.
“They must know they are breaking their signed agreement with the Nine Network,” a source said. “No one’s more happy for contestants to actually find love but they are going to need to be more secretive for now and keep their time on the show hidden from the public.
“These 2024 contestants have all completed filming for the eleventh series and while some may have walked away with a loving relationship, others have been left to lick their wounds. Either way, they have signed contracts forbidding them from ruining storylines.”
MAFS. Nine.
Married at First Sight 2024 premieres at 7:30pm on January 29th on Channel Nine and 9Now.
MAFS bride Tori Adams has slammed her edit on the show, saying she’s “not a victim” and revealed that footage was removed from the Dinner Party to make her look a certain way.
Tori married Jack Dunley, however, just a few episodes into the season, a website ran a story about his ex-girlfriend, who he allegedly left to go on the show.
The article claimed that Jack broke up with his ex Courtney Jade and told her that he was going on a work trip, only to appear on MAFS 2024 as a groom.
Jack’s past relationship was the main topic of conversation at the first Dinner Party, and Tori stood by her partner, saying she wasn’t bothered by the revelation.
Tori has since come out saying that she isn’t pleased about how she’s been presented on MAFS, and stressed that she stood up for herself and the relationship at the group gathering.
“I addressed the table that night and I was very clear on my stance regarding that article and they just cut all of it out and made me look like I was a damsel in distress,” she told Yahoo Lifestyle Australia.
“It was really disappointing to kind of figure out the angle that they’re going with is just not an accurate depiction whatsoever,” she added.
MAFS. Nine.
The business development manager told the publication that she thinks her edit makes it look as though she doesn’t have a “voice”.
“I feel like I come across quite silenced and quite uncomfortable and quite submissive in a way of not being able to speak up, and that’s not me at all,” she said. “I am not afraid to speak up, I am quite outspoken and happy to share any thoughts.
“I’m not a victim. I’m not this helpless, poor sod that needs the nation to stand behind me. I’m great, I’m fine. We’re just getting done real dirty with how they’re showing it on TV, and it’s really disappointing. But it is what it is, you know, it’s TV and I signed up to it.”
“I was dating him this year and he broke up with me a week after I flew to Melbourne, met all his family and he said he loves me. He told me he was moving to America for “work opportunities”. I only found out yesterday from a friend he is in fact in Sydney on Married At First Sight,” she told the publication.
Jack has since fired back, telling Daily Mail Australia that he expected Courtney Jade to reach out to the press in regards to their former relationship.
MAFS. Nine.
“It wasn’t a surprise. I had a feeling that my ex was going to go rogue at some point and probably sell something to the media,” he said.
He told the publication that the news didn’t affect his relationship with his on-screen wife Tori.
“Tori was all over it,” he said. “I think I discussed it with her day two or day three of meeting her and caught her up to speed with my latest relationship and where it was and how I couldn’t get away from the communications even though I wasn’t responding.”
Watch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Thursday at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
AACTA has unveiled the much-anticipated nominees for the prestigious 2024 AACTA Awards, presented by Foxtel Group.
This ceremony serves as a celebration, acknowledging exceptional Australian Film, TV, Documentary, and Online productions.
Held on the Gold Coast on February 10, the awards will recognise excellence within the industry with powerhouse productions like The Newsreader, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Colin fromAccounts,and Deadloch amassing an impressive array of nods.
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart. Prime Video
In terms of film, The New Boy, Talk to Me, and Shayda all lead the film nominations.
See below for the full list of nominations for the 2024 AACTA Awards.
AACTA Award for Best Film
Of An Age – Kristina Ceyton, Samantha Jennings – Causeway Films
Shayda – Vincent Sheehan, Noora Niasari – Origma 45
Sweet As – Liz Kearney – Arenamedia
Talk to Me – Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton – Causeway Films
The New Boy – Kath Shelper, Andrew Upton, Cate Blanchett, Lorenzo de Maio – Dirty Films & Scarlett Pictures
The Royal Hotel – Liz Watts, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Kath Shelper – See-Saw Films
AACTA Award for Best Drama Series
Bay Of Fires – Marta Dusseldorp, Yvonne Collins – Archipelago Productions and Fremantle Australia (ABC)
Bump – Dan Edwards, John Edwards, Claudia Karvan, Kelsey Munro – Roadshow Rough Diamond (Stan)
Erotic Stories – Liam Heyen, Helen Bowden, Jason Stephens – Lingo Pictures (SBS)
Love Me – Nicole O’Donohue, Hamish Lewis, Michael Brooks – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (Binge)
The Newsreader – Joanna Werner, Michael Lucas – Werner Film Productions (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Narrative Comedy Series
Colin From Accounts – Ian Collie, Rob Gibson, Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer – Easy Tiger (Binge, Foxtel)
Deadloch – Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan, Andrew Walker, Kevin Whyte – Guesswork Television, OK Great Productions and Amazon Studios (Amazon Prime Video)
Fisk – Vincent Sheehan, Kitty Flanagan – Origma 45 (ABC)
The Clearing – Jude Troy, Richard Finlayson, Matt Cameron, Elise McCredie, Jeffrey Walker – Wooden Horse (Disney+)
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Barbara Gibbs, Sarah Lambert, Glendyn Ivin – Made Up Stories, Amazon Studios, Fifth Season (Amazon Prime Video)
While The Men Are Away – Lisa Shaunessy, Alexandra Burke, Kim Wilson, Elissa Down – Arcadia (SBS)
While the Men are Away. SBS
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in Film
Zar Amir Ebrahimi – Shayda
Shantae Barnes-Cowan – Sweet As
Cate Blanchett – The New Boy
Julia Garner – The Royal Hotel
Sarah Snook – Run Rabbit Run
Sophie Wilde – Talk to Me
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in Film
Elias Anton – Of An Age
Simon Baker – Limbo
Thom Green – Of An Age
Phoenix Raei – The Rooster
Aswan Reid – The New Boy
Osamah Sami – Shayda
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama presented by BINGE
Kate Box – Erotic Stories
Aisha Dee – Safe Home
Bojana Novakovic – Love Me
Teresa Palmer – The Clearing
Anna Torv – The Newsreader
Sigourney Weaver – The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama presented by BINGE
Tim Draxl – In Our Blood
Travis Fimmel – Black Snow
Joel Lago – Erotic Stories
Sam Reid – The Newsreader
Richard Roxburgh – Bali 2002
Hugo Weaving – Love Me
AACTA Award for Best Acting in a Comedy
Celeste Barber – Wellmania
Kate Box – Deadloch
Patrick Brammall – Colin From Accounts
Harriet Dyer – Colin From Accounts
Kitty Flanagan – Fisk
Nina Oyama – Deadloch
Helen Thomson – Colin From Accounts
Julia Zemiro – Fisk
Colin from Accounts. Binge
AACTA Award for Best Documentary
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story – Paul Goldman (Dir.), Bethany Jones, Paige McGinley – Mushroom Studios
Harley & Katya – Selina Miles (Dir.), Blayke Hoffman, Jo-anne McGowan, Aaliyah-Jade Bradbury – Stranger Than Fiction
John Farnham: Finding The Voice – Poppy Stockell (Dir.), Mikael Borglund, Paul Clarke, Martin Fabinyi, Olivia Hoopmann – Beyond Oz in association with Blink TV Production
The Dark Emu Story – Allan Clarke (Dir.), Darren Dale, Belinda Mravicic, Jacob Hickey – Blackfella Films
The Giants – Laurence Billiet (Dir.), Rachael Antony (Dir.), Helen Panckhurst – General Strike and Matchbox Pictures
The Last Daughter – Brenda Matthews (Dir.), Nathaniel Schmidt (Dir.), Simon Williams, Brendon Skinner – Gravity Films
This Is Going To Be Big – Thomas Charles Hyland (Dir.), Jim Wright, Josie Mason-Campbell – Truce Films and Fremantle Media
To Never Forget – Peter Hegedüs (Dir.), Jaclyn McLendon, Bobbi-Lea Dionysius – Soul Vision Films
AACTA Award for Best Indie Film
A Savage Christmas – Madeleine Dyer (Dir.), Ben McNeill, Daniel Mulvihill – Roaring Entertainment
Limbo – Ivan Sen (Dir.), David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin, Rachel Higgins – Bunya Productions
Monolith – Matt Vesely (Dir.), Bettina Hamilton – Black Cat White Rabbit Productions
Streets of Colour – Ronnie S Riskalla (Dir.), Yolandi Franken – SkyCross Entertainment
The Rooster – Mark Leonard Winter (Dir.), Geraldine Hakewill, MahVeen Shahraki – Don’t Crow!, Thousand Mile Productions and Clever Rabbit Productions
The Survival of Kindness – Rolf de Heer (Dir.), Julie Byrne – Vertigo Productions and Triptych Pictures
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Performer presented by Network Ten
Tom Gleeson – Hard Quiz
Jim Jefferies – The 1% Club
Luke McGregor – Taskmaster Australia
Rhys Nicholson – RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under
Nina Oyama – Taskmaster Australia
Charlie Pickering – The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
Natalie Tran – The Great Australian Bake Off
Cal Wilson – The Great Australian Bake-Off
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film
Alex Jensen – Talk to Me
Deborah Mailman – The New Boy
Tasma Walton – Sweet As
Mia Wasikowska – Blueback
Ursula Yovich – The Royal Hotel
Selina Zahednia – Shayda
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film
Mojean Aria – Shayda
Eric Bana – Blueback
Wayne Blair – The New Boy
Rob Collins – Limbo
Zoe Terakes – Talk to Me
Hugo Weaving – The Rooster
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Alycia Debnam-Carey – The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Marg Downey – The Newsreader
Michelle Lim Davidson – The Newsreader
Heather Mitchell – Love Me
Leah Purcell – The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Brooke Satchwell – Black Snow
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
Tim Draxl – Erotic Stories
Alexander England – Black Snow
William McInnes – The Newsreader
Bob Morley – Love Me
Hunter Page-Lochard – The Newsreader
Guy Pearce – The Clearing
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Film
Of An Age – Goran Stolevski
Shayda – Noora Niasari
Sweet As – Jub Clerc
Talk to Me – Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
The New Boy – Warwick Thornton
The Royal Hotel – Kitty Green
AACTA Award for Best Entertainment Program
Dancing With The Stars – Peter Beck, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (Seven Network)
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – Grand Final – Paul Clarke, Emily Griggs – Blink TV Production Pty Ltd (SBS)
Lego Masters: Grand Masters – David McDonald, AJ Johnson, Di Yang – Endemol Shine Australia (Nine Network)
Mastermind – Lucy De Luca, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (SBS)
The 1% Club – John Leahy, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington – BBC Studios Australia (Seven Network)
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Episode 1) – Glendyn Ivin
The Newsreader (Episode 4) – Emma Freeman
AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program
Barrumbi Kids – Monica O’Brien, Danielle Maclean, Julia Morris – Ambience Entertainment Pty Limited and Tamarind Tree Pictures Pty Ltd (NITV, SBS)
Beep and Mort – Kaye Weeks – Windmill Pictures (ABC)
Bluey – Charlie Aspinwall, Sam Moor, Daley Pearson – Ludo Studio (ABC)
Crazy Fun Park – Joanna Werner – Werner Film Productions (ABC)
The PM’s Daughter – Tim Powell, Kieran Hoyle, Warren Clarke, Yingna Lu – Fremantle (ABC)
Turn Up The Volume – Philippa Campey, Amanda Higgs, Rachel Davis – Matchbox Pictures and Film Camp (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Stand-Up Special
Aaron Chen: If Weren’t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe – Aaron Chen, Craig Ivanoff, Joshua Duncan – Junkyard Artists (YouTube Premium)
Celeste Barber: Fine, thanks – Celeste Barber, Andy McIntyre, Nicole Dixon, Sarah Ben-m’rad, Steven Fisher, Trevor Engelson, Lisa Mann, Kay Lawrence– Big Yellow Taxi Productions (Netflix)
Hannah Gadsby: Something Special – Hannah Gadsby, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy, Jenney Shamash, Frank Bruzzese – Guesswork Television Pty Ltd (Netflix)
Jim Jefferies: High & Dry – Jim Jefferies, Brian Volk-Veiss, Andrew Murray – Nugget Productions (Netflix)
Lizzy Hoo: Hoo Cares!? – Lizzy Hoo, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Georgina Ogilvie, Lauren Moore – Guesswork Television Pty Ltd (Amazon Prime Video)
Rhys Nicholson’s Big Queer Comedy Concert – Rhys Nicholson, Andy McIntyre, Nicole Dixon, Sarah Ben-m’rad, Kay Lawrence, Katherine Dale – Big Yellow Taxi Productions (Amazon Prime Video)
Rhys Nicholson. Prime Video
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Program
Hard Quiz – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh – Thinkative Television and ABC (ABC)
RocKwiz – Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg, Brian Nankervis, Joe Connor – Renegade Films (Foxtel)
Taskmaster Australia – Cam Bakker – Kevin & Co and Avalon (Network Ten)
Thank God You’re Here – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch – Working Dog Productions (Network Ten)
The Cheap Seats – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch – Working Dog Productions (Network Ten)
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Julia Holmes – Thinkative Television and ABC (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Factual Entertainment Program
Alone Australia – Riima Daher, Beth Hart – ITV Studios Australia (SBS)
Gogglebox Australia – David McDonald, Will Minchin, Danielle Vos – Endemol Shine Australia (Foxtel, Network Ten)
Old People’s Home for Teenagers – Tony De La Pena, Tara McWilliams, Emily Potts – Endemol Shine Australia (ABC)
Take 5 with Zan Rowe – Nikita Agzarian, Josh Schmidt, Zan Rowe, Phoebe Bennett – ABC (ABC)
Who The Bloody Hell Are We? – Tony Jackson, David Collins, Nick McInerney – Chemical Media (SBS)
AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program
Matildas: The World at Our Feet – Steve Bibb – Barking Mad Productions and Station 10 Media (Disney+)
Ningaloo Nyinggulu – Celia Tait, Tim Winton, Peter Rees, Karen Williams – Artemis Media (ABC)
Queerstralia – Jon Casimir, Kevin Whyte, Zoë Coombs Marr, Plum Stubbings – Guesswork Television Pty Ltd (ABC)
The Australian Wars – Darren Dale, Rachel Perkins, Belinda Mravicic – Blackfella Films Pty Ltd (NITV, SBS)
War on Waste – Craig Reucassel, David Galloway, Leonie Lowe – Lune Media (ABC)
Who Do You Think You Are – Maxine Gray – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Lifestyle Program
Adam and Poh’s Great Australian Bites – Adam Liaw – i8 Studio (SBS)
Gardening Australia – Gill Lomas, Rachel Coffey – ABCTV (ABC)
Grand Designs Australia – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle (Foxtel)
Love it or List It Australia – Karen Warner, Geoff Fitzpatrick, Caroline Audcent, Howard Myers – Beyond Productions, a Banijay Company (Binge, Foxtel)
Selling Houses Australia – Nicole Rogers, Monique Bushby, Kam Vurlow – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (Foxtel)
The Great Australian Bake Off – Alenka Henry, Howard Myers, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (Foxtel)
AACTA Award for Best Reality Program
Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains – Amelia Fisk, David Forster, Maria Handas, Toby Trappel – Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
FBOY Island Australia – Caroline Swift, Anson Charody-Bognar, Dean Toccini, Laura Cassidy – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (Binge)
Hunted Australia – Marty Benson, Natalie Cattach, Ben Davis – Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
MasterChef Australia – David Forster, Simon Child, Eoin Maher, April Mackay – Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
Real Housewives of Sydney – Samantha Martin, Natalie Brosnan, Dan Sheldon – Matchbox Productions (Binge, Foxtel)
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under – Amanda Duthie, Cailah Scobie – World of Wonder (Stan)
Jock Zonfrillo’s widow LaurenFried has shared a huge update about the son she shared with the late MasterChef Australia host.
Lauren posted an adorable photo of Alfie, who turns six this month, dressed in his school uniform and beaming on his first day of school while she held him.
“The wee man’s first day at school,” she captioned the cute pic.
Jock Zonfrillo. Instagram.
Lauren’s emotional updates on life without Jock
In January, Lauren shared an emotional tribute to Jock after their wedding anniversary. They got married on January 1st 2017 in a seaside ceremony.
“Happy anniversary, My Love,” Lauren wrote alongside a photo from the beautiful day. “Our dream of growing old together in the middle of nowhere in Italy – kids and dogs under our feet, you laughing your enormous laugh, falling asleep on your chest – is so vivid.”
“That’s where I imagine you now. Lx.”
Jock Zonfrillo. Instagram.
Shortly before that, Lauren shared another moving tribute about spending her first Christmas without Jock.
“It’s different this year. No less love or excitement, just my stubbornness to see the kid’s faces light up in spite of it all,” she wrote alongside a video of her celebrating Christmas with her children.
“Watching our gorgeous children navigating their first Xmas, I can see now that tragedy will make them. It will make them fierce and fearless, they’ll have a strength no-one can quite put their finger on,” the post continued.
“And they will undoubtedly have a life bigger than the one Jock and I dreamt for them because of this. They’ll be stronger in the broken bits.”
Jock Zonfrillo. Instagram.
What happened to Jock Zonfrillo?
Zonfrillo died suddenly on April 30, 2023 and he is survived by his wife and children Alfie, 5, and Isla, 2, as well as two older daughters, Ava and Sophia, from his first two marriages.
In July, Fried took to Instagram to share how she honoured her husband’s MasterChef legacy by wearing a traditional Scottish piece from his final episode.
“What a gorgeous man, always happiest in his kilt. This is the fly plaid (tartan over his shoulder) that I chose to wear to Jock’s funeral, the last one he wore,” she captioned a photo of the MasterChefAustralia judge wearing the piece.
“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.”
“We’ve got to follow those stories that come,” he said. “That’s the big job. Then, it’s about telling those stories because these people all have something to share. Something engaging about them.”
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A past contestant backed Lauren and Jono’s claims
Former MAFS groom Michael Brunelli, who is engaged and has a baby with her bride Martha K, revealed that producers do play puppet master to a degree.
“If they know you have a problem with someone [and] they know you’re feeling a little bit emotional, they might put you at a dinner party sitting across from them, knowing that after a few hours, something is going to brew,” he said on TikTok.
However, Michael denied that the drama on MAFS is fake.
“The emotions are real, the issues are real,” he added.
So, do producers create the drama?
The jury’s still out, however, it appears that a lot of the issues form organically between the cast members. That being said, it definitely sounds as though the producers don’t mind giving the drama an extra little push.
Watch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Thursday at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
It was obvious that MAFS’ Ellie Dix and Ben Walters were stoked with the experts’ choice when they saw each other at the end of the altar, so are they still together now?
Well, it looks as though Ellie’s controversial cousin might have been onto something at the wedding when he shared that he wasn’t convinced the couple were well-matched.
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Ellie and Ben’s pairing
Ellie is a registered nurse who’s previously been dealt a bad hand when it comes to relationships.
She was previously engaged but found out that her fiance was cheating on her and they cancelled the wedding just one month before it was meant to take place.
Meanwhile, Ben is a tour guide who’s looking for “the one”.
According to his MAFS bio, he needs to be stimulated and can get bored easily – and hates “vanilla”. Ben admits to sometimes having unrealistic expectations and a fear of settling but he’s trying to change that,” it reads.
On top of that, she made a cryptic comment about Ben, which suggested that, like her cousin, she thinks that her TV husband may have just come on the show for fame.
“I feel like, after watching it last night that, you know, there were red flags with Ben. It was interesting to watch it back. And I think maybe he was there for both reasons,” she told Yahoo Lifestyle Australia.
“Without saying too much. I feel like Ben really didn’t let his walls down completely.”
Watch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Thursday at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
Sophie Monk has been in the spotlight for what feels like forever, so it makes sense that she’s racked up enough $$ to purchase some stunning properties.
One of those is a stunning five-bedroom, three-bathroom Helensvale home, which is the suburb where the Love Island Australia host attended primary school, and it’s just been snapped up.
Sophie listed the house for $1.75m, however, the sale price hasn’t been disclosed. She purchased it for $1.1m in 2016 after returning from a decade-long stint in Los Angeles.
Of course, we know you’re all here for real estate porn, so scroll on for photos of Sophie’s gorge (ex) love nest!
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Before Sophie purchased the mansion in 2021, it was rented out for $1200 a week. It has direct ocean access with a boat ramp, jetty and storage areas, as well as a pool and outdoor entertaining areas.
Inside, the home features a renovated kitchen, an outdoor alfresco area, a spacious swimming pool, and the huge master bedroom has triple wardrobes, an ensuite, and balcony access.
What other houses does Sophie Monk own?
Sophie has a few other properties, one of them in Queensland and the other in New South Wales.
She has an apartment in Mermaid Beach, which she bought for just $165,000 in 2003. The TV personality also owns a four-bedroom home on NSW’s central coast in Matcham, which she bought for $2.3 million in 2020.
Season 11 of Below Deck is already underway and there’s some serious tension between Bosun JaredWoodin and Aussie Lead Deckhand Ben Willoughby.
Well, apart from their hugely different personalities, it seems jumping on board the St David once again meant that Ben was taking a step down after working as a Bosun in between seasons.
And according to the 27-year-old, this prompted him to start “judging” Jared on “everything that he did.”
“I wouldn’t say it was the friendliest of relationships with Jared from the get-go,” he said. “It was more of a competitive relationship.”
Even though they butted heads on numerous occasions, Ben revealed that he actually wanted to help Jared because there was a new Captain onboard — Captain Kerry Titheridge.
Ben Willoughby and Captain Kerry, Below Deck. Hayu
“I knew that Kerry would come in guns blazing because he’s a new Captain — on with a new crew, on a new boat, that he has no idea who anybody is and how people gel together,” he said. “So I think he was definitely in the hot seat and I wanted him to succeed as well as anybody else.
“But as you’ll see, Jared has certain ways of doing things, and maybe Kerry just doesn’t agree with those.”
Listen to the full episode of The Entertainment Hotline with Ben Willoughby below!
StreamBelow Deck Season 11 on Hayu, with new episodes every Tuesday, the same day as the USA.
Survivor Australia 2024′s Nathan Freeman may had a bit of a head start heading into the game thanks to his reality TV connections, but unfortunately, that didn’t help him make it to merge.
Nathan shared photos on his Instagram of himself with Love Island winner Mitch Hibberd on Instagram but revealed in an interview with Chattr that he’s actually pals with some very big names from Survivor.
“I’m really close with Shonee [Bowtell], who’s been on All-Stars before and Dave [Genat, who won Survivor All Stars],” he told Chattr in a post-elimination interview.
Dave and Shonee on Australian Survivor All Stars. Ten.
And, the former football player says he wishes he took their advice a little more seriously.
“They did give me a lot of tips, I reckon I did exactly the opposite of what they told me to do,” he laughed.
Nathan explained that he was so wrapped to be a part of Survivor, that the advice he got from Shonee and Dave went straight out the window.
“I think it does funny things to you I was just so excited and keen to get out there, obviously me and Franks got really close, and me and Jayden. We just got sucked into the game, we were way too overexcited and I think that sort of caused alarm bells with the rest of the tribe,” he said.
“They [Shonee and Dave] gave me some pointers, but I probably just did the complete opposite.”
Survivor. Ten.
This may not be the last we’ve seen of Nathan Freeman on Survivor
Nathan was undoubtedly one of the biggest personalities on Survivor Australia 2024, which could help him receive a ticket to return and play the game again.
Four of the 11 Survivor Australia seasons have featured returning contestants, and both Nathan’s pals, Shonee and Dave were on multiple seasons.
Nathan said he’d love to come back and play again, however, he added that he’d play a different game.
“Without a doubt, I’d be back in a heartbeat,” he said. “It’s the best game in the world.”
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“I’ve had a lot of time to think about my game and what I’d do differently and I’d jump at the chance to go again because I think I’d do a lot of things differently and I think I’d do a lot better.”
“I’d be a bit more low-key and understated and work my way into the game,” he added.
“I think while you’re in the game it’s just a blur. Your brain is running on overdrive, your body is at its limit, and your emotions are redlining but when you get off this show, it think once you take a breather and have a good feed, I think you realise just how good it is.”
Stream Survivor Australia 2024 Sundays – Tuesdays at 7:30pm on Channel 10 and 10Play.
It’s Confessions Week and Married at First Sight 2024’sJayden Eynaud just made a “gross” admission about his ex-girlfriend that even the producers wished he hadn’t!
In case you didn’t see it, Jayden was tasked with writing his new wife Eden Harper a letter, basically confessing his sins. And when we tell you it was one for the history books, it really and truly was!
“My ex-girlfriend cheated on me,” he began. “She was going on dinner dates, movie dates. And I even had guys openly admit to me in person that they had slept with her.”
Jayden and Eden, Married at First Sight. Nine
The kickboxer then admitted that he was “willing to give her another chance” but had a caveat.
“I’m going to sleep with one of her best friends while she watches. One of her friends agreed to do it.”
When asked by Eden if he “regretted it”, Jayden stood by his actions.
“I don’t regret it,” he said.
WOW.
The MAFS Producers wished Jayden hadn’t said that
Speaking to Chattr before the January 29 series premiere, Nine’s MAFS executive producer John Walsh admitted this was a plot twist they didn’t foresee.
“They [the stories] go in different directions we never anticipate,” before referring to Jayden’s admission.
“We have a hero kind of character this year where he revealed a story during Confessions Week.
“And we went, ‘Mate. I wish you hadn’t told that story.’ Because it suddenly derails momentarily or otherwise, his story arc.”
Jayden and Eden at their wedding. Nine
According to Walsh, he is a “complex character”.
“You see him one way for the first few weeks and then he says something else and you go, ‘Wow’ and it makes you stop and think. But that’s the show and you’ve got to follow that right through.”
During the same interview, Endemol Shine Australia executive producer Mollie Harwood said of the storyline: “You’ve got to trust the process and react. You’re like, ‘I wish that didn’t happen but we’ll go there!’”
Watch Married at First Sight Sundays at 7.00pm and Monday – Thursday at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
