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Jacinda Ardern turned down a spot on Drag Race Down Under
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under producers offered New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern a guest spot on the show, but the leader turned it down. The Australian and New Zealand edition of the franchise was filmed in Auckland during January and February. It debuted worldwide a few months later. Hosts RuPaul and Michelle Visage joined …
Aussie star breaks down graphic gay sex cliffhanger on HBO show
Two of the actors in HBO’s new comedy-drama The White Lotus have discussed that shock cliffhanger, which saw their characters getting caught rimming each other at the end of episode 4. The six-episode satirical HBO series is set at the titular Hawaiian resort The White Lotus. The show follows the resort’s staff catering to upper-class …
Journo Eammon Ashton-Atkinson suffers Covid, two strokes
Network Ten journalist Eammon Ashton-Atkinson is recovering after suffering from COVID-19 and two “scary” strokes in a “tough month”. The Aussie, US-based correspondent discovered he had contracted the virus after returning from a work stint in Nigeria. Eammon then spent 14 days in isolation and said he suffered a sore neck from constantly coughing. For …
Hamish Macdonald ‘never had more abuse’ than as Q+A host
Hamish Macdonald will return to Channel Ten’s The Project after stepping down as host of ABC’s Q+A. On Monday, the ABC announced he was leaving the broadcaster after 18 months hosting the panel program. He’ll return to Channel Ten’s The Project. Social media abuse was a “key factor” in Macdonald’s decision to leave the ABC …
MAFS groom Liam Cooper talks bisexuality backlash on show
Bisexual Married At First Sight groom Liam Cooper has spoken about struggles he’s faced with his sexuality, including his TV wife’s concern he might “crave d**k” during their relationship. Liam is one of several bisexual Aussies appearing on SBS’ Insight program tonight. The 29-year-old Queenslander opens up about his appearance on the Channel Nine reality …
Conchita Wurst wants to host a German RuPaul’s Drag Race
Eurovision superstar Conchita Wurst has reminded us she’s “still waiting” for the call to host a German version of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The bearded Austrian drag queen won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 with her power ballad “Rise like a Phoenix”. Conchita recently revealed her love of RuPaul’s Drag Race in a new op-ed. …
Right-wing grifter Katie Hopkins being deported ‘as soon as possible’
Conservative British commentator Katie Hopkins will be deported after bragging about flouting COVID safety rules in hotel quarantine in Sydney got her sacked from Channel Seven’s Big Brother. The network flew Hopkins and Caitlyn Jenner into Australia this week to appear on their reality program Big Brother VIP. But on Sunday she was dumped from …
Gay men wanted for the next season of ABC’s You Can’t Ask That
The ABC is looking for gay men to take part in the next season of its long-running series You Can’t Ask That. The eye-opening show allows Australians from a marginalised or misunderstood group or communities to answer anonymous questions – some ignorant, some well-meaning, some both – from the public. So far, more than 10,000 …
Netflix doco ‘Pray Away’ exposes cruel hoax of ‘conversion therapy’
Netflix has released a trailer for documentary Pray Away, featuring former leaders of the gay “conversion therapy” movement who have now denounced the movement they started. In the 1970s, five men struggling with being gay in their Evangelical church started a bible study to help each other leave the “homosexual lifestyle.” After receiving thousands of …
Bi MAFS groom Liam Cooper and boyfriend make it Instagram official
Liam Cooper, the first openly bisexual groom on Married At First Sight, didn’t find love on the reality show but he’s made it official with a fellow MAFS star. Liam (pictured above, far left) and Married At First Sight New Zealand star Samuel Levi have confirmed their relationship on Instagram. “When a country boy finds …