It's guess the celebrity mama time as one star is sued for mistreating her nanny, another gives birth and ditches Hollywood, a third shares an adorable messy bub pic and a fourth joins Weight Watchers ... read on for the who's who ... Alannis' nanny takes her to court Alanis Morissette and her husband Mario "Souleye"... Continue Reading →
My week: waaaaay too much crap
It all started with a story that my co-worker Jo had innocently titled "Why you shouldn't film your birth". I was halfway through my lunch when I started proof reading it. Fortunately I wasn't having beef rendang that day, but it was still a little stomach churning. Because it turns out the reason you shouldn't... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Jude strips, Madonna cuddles and 56 Emmys photos
I love a red carpet and this week gave me two – the 2013 Emmy Awards and the Brownlows. So many frocks in one day. Mind you, my favourite story of the week involved no clothes at all ... >> Jude Law gained almost 14kg by eating two tubs of ice-cream and 12... Continue Reading →
THIS is the secret to a happy marriage????
Have you had the misfortune to see The Real Housewives of New Jersey? I haven't, but I've had to dubious pleasure of reading a gossip item about Melissa Gorga, who stars in the show. She's just released a book called Love Italian Style: The Secrets of My Hot and Happy Marriage. Another subtitle might be: How To Set... Continue Reading →
6 more marvellous cupcakes
I don't know what it is with me and cupcake decorating, I'm a bit obsessed. I'm always on the lookout for easy-but-impressive new ideas for birthdays, fetes or just fun decorating sessions with the kids at home (they make a great school holidays project/afternoon tea). Here are some of my latest finds ... (search inspired... Continue Reading →
Turkish pizza time machine
I had the ultimate deja vu experience last night when I caught a train to Lewisham, in Sydney's inner west. My dear friend Sam lives a few blocks from the station and had invited me over for prosecco on her balcony. As I stepped onto the platform I got all tight in the chest. In... Continue Reading →
Meet BatDad – he cracks me up
Dun-nuh dun-nuh dun-nuh dun-nuh ... meet BadDad! Father of four Blake Wilson makes hilarious Vine videos of himself delivering fatherly advice or correcting his kids while wearing a Batman mask and speaking in a gravelly Dark Knight voice. And he's become an internet sensation in the process. He's started popping up in my Facebook feed over... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: guess who’s going to be a great-granddaddy?
It's Emmys eve, so today promises to be a busy one in Hollywood ... here's what the stars have been up to pre-awards ... Spot the Modern quirk ... The network that hosts Modern Family has created an animated GIF of the cast that pays homage to previous episodes of the comedy. The actors are... Continue Reading →
My week: Liar, liar pants on fire
I'll get to the lying part in a second, in the meantime. Here's what I got up to this week ... I scared the bejesus out of my eldest while indulging my David Duchovny fetish (OK, the sounds bad, I just scared her by watching The X-Files, nothing kinky). I considered running away from home... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Shane woos Liz back, Justin is a bigamist and more
What is it with celebrities and oversharing? My husband was running late for our date at a local small bar last week so I amused myself with a trawl through Twitter and suddenly gaped ... Liz Hurley had tweeted: "Apologies to loyal followers for Twitter silence on recent events. Too raw & personal to share... Continue Reading →