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Kelly's Clarkson's life-changing diagnosis

<p>Kelly Clarkson has opened up about the life-changing diagnosis that kicked started her massive weight loss. </p> <p>The American Idol winner spoke candidly on her own chat show about her drastic weight transformation, as she was joined by guest actor Kevin James, who commented on how good she looked. </p> <p>Clarkson has long been swamped with rumours that she used Ozempic to slim down, but has now confirmed that the reality of her weight loss is very different. </p> <p>“Well, I was told I was pre-diabetic,” she said.</p> <p>“That’s literally what happened, and, well, I wasn’t shocked. I was a tiny bit overweight.”</p> <p>The 41-year-old said the health news gave her the push she needed to make some lifestyle changes to turn around her diagnosis. </p> <p>“(The doctors) were like, ‘You’re pre-diabetic. You’re right on the borderline’,” she explained.</p> <p>“And I was like, ‘But I’m not there yet’. And then I waited two years, and then I was like OK, I’ll do something about it.”</p> <p>Rumours first began to fly of Clarkson using Ozempic to lose weight after her divorce, to which she hit back saying keeping up with her two young children was helping her get in shape.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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House of Hope: Fresh start for Kelly's kids

<p>Gold Coast mum Kelly Wilkinson, who tragically passed away two years ago, has left behind three young children between the ages of two and nine.</p> <p>Her life was cut short in April 2021, allegedly at the hands of her estranged husband, Brian Earl Johnston. The horrific incident resulted in Kelly's body being found badly burned in her Arundel home's backyard, while Mr Johnston was discovered nearby with severe burns to his hands and airway.</p> <p>Since then, Kelly's children have been under the care of her sister, Danielle Carroll, and her husband Rhys. The Carroll family, along with their five children and Kelly's three kids, have been living together in a cramped four-bedroom house, where living spaces were converted into sleeping quarters. The challenges of accommodating such a large family in limited space have been immense, and at times, they find themselves with five people sharing a single bed.</p> <p>However, their situation took a positive turn when businesswoman Tamika Smith, a relative of Mr Carroll, heard about the tragedy and decided to lend her support.</p> <p>The founder of My Bella Casa and Top 100 Women launched a campaign called "I Stand With Kelly" shortly after Ms Wilkinson's passing. The campaign aimed to build a new home for the 10-person family.</p> <p>With the help of an anonymous contributor, Ms Smith secured a plot of land, and the renowned homebuilder, Metricon, generously donated an entire house for the cause.</p> <p>After two years of hard work and dedication, the family's fully furnished new home was finally revealed to them.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvGO3pfBjbH/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvGO3pfBjbH/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Tamika Smith (@tamika_stephanie)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Mr Carroll expressed his excitement about the new house, especially for Kelly's three children, as it will provide them with a fresh start and a place they can call their own. While the loss of their mother is deeply felt, the children are constantly surrounded by love and care from their extended family.</p> <p>Kelly's kids have not forgotten their mother, and though they miss her dearly, they understand that she is no longer with them.</p> <p>“They know she’s gone," Mrs Carroll told A Current Affair. "They constantly say that they miss her. The two year old does ask for mum but they know she’s not coming back.” </p> <p>The Carroll family, along with their own children, have written heartfelt letters to thank the builders for their incredible efforts in creating this new home.</p> <p>The house not only represents a new beginning for Ms Wilkinson's children and the Carroll family but also serves as a reminder of the love she brought to her family before her untimely passing.</p> <p>Though the pain of her loss remains, the community's support in building this new home has been a heartwarming gesture, one that Kelly's family deeply appreciates and will surely treasure forever.</p> <p><em>Images: Today Show / Instagram / GoFundMe</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

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"An incredible gift": Grace Kelly remembered 40 years on

<p dir="ltr">The royal family of Monaco have shared a series of stunning tribute photos to the late Princess Grace, 40 years after her death.</p> <p dir="ltr">Princess Grace, formerly known as Grace Kelly an American actress, died in a car accident at the age of 52 after suffering a stroke.</p> <p dir="ltr">She appeared in several movies including <em>Mogambo</em> (1953), <em>To Catch A Thief</em> (1955) and three <em>Alfred Hitchcock</em> thrillers before retiring from acting at the age of 26.</p> <p dir="ltr">She went on to marry Prince Rainier III in April 1956, earning her the title of Princess of Monaco, and the couple had three children, Princess Caroline, 65, Prince Albert, 64, and Princess Stéphanie, 57.</p> <p dir="ltr">The official Instagram page of the Monaco Royal Family shared a series of photos of Princess Grace in her memory.</p> <p dir="ltr">“In Memoriam Princesse Grace de Monaco 1929 - 1982,” the caption simply read.</p> <p dir="ltr">Her son Prince Albert said it doesn’t feel like 40 years had passed and people still remember his mother.</p> <p dir="ltr">"It doesn't seem like 40 years," he told <a href="https://people.com/royals/prince-albert-remembers-his-mother-princess-grace-on-the-40th-anniversary-of-her-death/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PEOPLE</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Many times during a day, a week, not only do I find myself thinking of her, but numbers of people still recall her to me.</p> <p dir="ltr">“They remember her and that's a great tribute to her and who she was — to what an exceptional human being she was.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Forty years on, she still captures people's imagination. She managed to capture the imagination and attention of several younger generations and not many have done that. It's an incredible gift that she had.</p> <p dir="ltr">"She had charm and incredible allure about her. And It's not only her beauty or the fashion icon that she was that attracts people, It was her warmth, her heart, the humanity people saw in her that they remember."</p> <p dir="ltr">He said if he could speak to his mother again, he would want her to meet his children.</p> <p dir="ltr">“If I could speak to her, I would say that I wish she were here to see her grandchildren and how great they are. They're great kids."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Instagram/Fausto Picedi, Georges Lukomski, Gianni Bozzachi, Italo Bazzoli</em></p>

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Kelly Slater’s former beachside stay goes under the hammer

<p dir="ltr">The coastal home that hosted US surfing champion Kelly Slater has been listed for sale.</p> <p dir="ltr">It isn’t the only reason Slater has been in the news lately, after he made waves when he spoke out against the Australian government’s <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/travel/travel-trouble/those-are-the-rules-kelly-slater-barred-from-australia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handling of Novak Djokovic’s deportation</a> and its response to the NSW flood crisis, which he said was “nothing short of appalling”.</p> <p dir="ltr">The home’s current owner, former Quiksilver International boss Bruce Raymond, has listed the home with plans to stay local following the sale. Raymond, who learned how to surf when he was just four-years-old, has lived near the beach all his life and continues to surf everyday.</p> <p dir="ltr">“This was to be our forever home but I’m scaling down now. I’ll stay in the area,” he told <em><a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/news/kelly-slaters-sydney-crash-pad-home-of-exquiksilver-boss-bruce-raymond-at-bilgola-beach-for-sale/?rsf=syn:news:nca:news:spa:strap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">realestate.com.au</a></em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">The four-bedroom, four-bathroom home in Bilgola in Sydney’s Northern Beaches boasts stunning views of the ocean and Avalon’s beachfront.</p> <p dir="ltr">The house includes hardwood floors throughout, pool views from the kitchen, and even a self-contained guest suite on the ground floor.</p> <p dir="ltr">Outside, the alfresco terrace and its entertaining area are protected from the area’s harsh southerly winds. Raymond has also transformed the garden into a micro farm, including three veggie plots, a shed, and a mini windmill.</p> <p dir="ltr">According to the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-bilgola+beach-138894855" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listing</a>, the home will be heading to auction on April 12 with a price guide of $5,375,000.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-1b8aee2e-7fff-fe05-15f4-6082fb3176d3"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: @kellyslater (Instagram), realestate.com.au</em></p>

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Terence Kelly confesses to abducting Cleo Smith

<p><em>Image: Getty</em></p> <p>Cleo Smith’s abductor Terence Kelly has confessed to kidnapping the four-year-old from her family tent and keeping her captive for 18 days.</p> <p>Kelly, 36, was arrested after detectives raided his Carnarvon house at 12.46 am on November 3rd and found the little girl alone inside a bedroom playing with toys.</p> <p>The next day Terence was charged with child abduction and flown to Perth where he remains in custody at Casuarina Prison. During an appearance in Carnarvon Magistrate’s Court on Monday, Kelly pleaded guilty to child abduction via video link.</p> <p>Kelly appeared solemn and spent much of the hearing looking down. He spoke only one word, ‘guilty’, when asked by Magistrate Ben White what his plea to the kidnapping charge was.</p> <p>He admitted taking Cleo from her family’s tent on October the 16th at Quobba Blowholes campsite as her parents slept metres away.</p> <p>Following one of the largest missing persons investigations in Australian history, Cleo was rescued 18 days later after four detectives stormed Kelly’s home in a midnight raid.</p> <p>In the days after Cleo’s rescue, WA Police acting Commissioner Col Blanch said mobile phone data and CCTV footage of a car entering Carnarvon the night Cleo vanished led police to raid Kelly’s house.</p> <p>The details of why Kelly took Cleo, or how police solved the case, are yet to be revealed in court.</p> <p>Cleo’s family have declined to speak to media since her safe return, only issuing a statement thanking the community for its support and requesting privacy.</p> <p>The Nine Network, which publishes this masthead, will pay almost $2 million for an interview with the family in what is believed to be one of the largest deals in Australian television history.</p> <p>Outside court, before Kelly’s admission, a former neighbour of Kelly’s, Esther Mingo, told media she hoped Kelly would “open his mouth up” and tell the truth.</p> <p>She also voiced repeated frustration that none of his family members were attending his court hearings.</p> <p>“He’s got stacks of family ... where are his mother and father, why don’t they come here?” she said.</p> <p>After the hearing, Ms Mingo and two other women refused to speak to the media. His lawyer, Kate Turtley-Chappel, also declined to comment.</p> <p>Kelly will appear in Perth District Court on March 25th for a date to be set for his sentencing.</p>

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"Those are the rules": Kelly Slater barred from Australia

<p>Surfing legend Kelly Slater has been told he will not be able to enter Australia without a Covid-19 vaccination. </p> <p>The 11-time world champion has previously refused to disclose his vaccination status and spoken out about his exasperation about making the jab mandatory, but assured fans he's not anti-vax. </p> <p>He has, however, publicly defended American podcast host Joe Rogan over dishing out dangerous health advice, and more recently blasted the Australian government over the decision to deport Novak Djokovic. </p> <p>After Novak's highly publicised deportation last week, Slater took to social media to say, <span>"maybe Stockholm Syndrome can now change its name to Melbourne/Australia syndrome", and "so much brainwashed hatred in people's hearts regardless of vax status".</span></p> <p><span>After receiving backlash over his views, the surfing champ deleted the posts. </span></p> <p><span>Despite his opinions, Slater now faces the same fate as Novak Djokovic, as he risks being barred from entering the country if he continues to refuse to disclose his vaccination status, unless he proves he is eligible for a legitimate exemption. </span><span></span></p> <p><span>Slater is planning to enter Australia for the upcoming World Surf League championship events, which will take place in Victoria in April, before another event in Western Australia. </span></p> <p>Federal Sports Minister Richard Colbeck said Slater "has no chance of getting into the country" if he is not vaccinated.</p> <p>"I reckon he knows the rules. It doesn't matter whether you're a surfer, or a tennis player, a tourist or anyone else, those are the rules. They apply to everyone," Colbeck said.</p> <p><span>"I don't like the chances of him competing in Victoria, and I'd hate to think of what the chances were of him competing in Western Australia."</span></p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Terence Darrell Kelly's nanna speaks out

<p>After a recent court appearance, Terence Darrell Kelly's nanna has spoken about about the alleged abduction of Cleo Smith. </p> <p>Speaking to reporters outside the Carnarvon courthouse, Esther Mingo said she is concerned for Terence's safety while he remains in Perth's <span>maximum-security Casuarina Prison.</span></p> <p><span>“We all know what Casuarina prison is (like). People go there and spend life and they kill people. They belt them until they kill them,” she said, adding that she hoped Terence was being kept in isolation and away from other prisoners.</span></p> <p><span>Esther went on to say that she "cried and cried" when she learned of Terence's arrest in relation to the abduction of 4-year-old Cleo </span>Smith. </p> <p>She described Terence as a “nice person” and said she was going to ask him to “tell me the truth” when she went to visit him in prison on Tuesday.</p> <p>“I do feel upset. I need something to be done right for him,” she said.</p> <p>Terence Kelly appeared via video link in the Carnarvon Local Court, where he was charged with multiple offences, including forcibly taking a child under 16. </p> <p>His recent court appearance was the first time he was seen since he was escorted onto a plane by police a month ago. </p> <p>He was not considered eligible for bail and was remanded in custody.</p> <p>He will next appear in court on January 24 for a hearing for further legal advice.</p> <p><em>Image credits: 7News / WA Police</em></p>

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Why Terence Darrell Kelly’s neighbour is clearing out

<p><em>Images: 7NEWS</em></p> <p>The neighbour of accused Cleo Smith kidnapper, Terence Kelly is so scared of what will happen once police leave the area that he’s packing up and leaving.</p> <p>Ever since Cleo was found at the home 18 days after she went missing, there has been a strong police presence at the Carnarvon property.</p> <p>Detectives and forensic officers have been at the Tonkin Crescent house each day, but security guards have also protected the house from vandalism or vigilante attacks while Kelly is in custody and police carry out their work.</p> <p>Kelly’s neighbour believes once police and security presence stops, the duplex could become the target “revenge” attacks and vandalism.</p> <p>“The house will be smashed,” he told 7NEWS.</p> <p>“A lot of people are disappointed and angry about what has happened, so there’s a greater chance that once the police are gone, we expect something will happen.</p> <p>“100 per cent sure they will come here and smash the house.”</p> <p>As he was packing up on Thursday, Kelly’s neighbour showed 7NEWS through his property, which is a mirror image of the home next door where Cleo Smith was held captive.</p> <p>The two bedrooms are positioned away from the common wall, which is hardly sound proofed, with only fibro and a timber frame separating the living rooms of the two properties.</p> <p>“I find it hard to know that it was right next door to me. It took me a while to absorb it.”</p> <p>Kelly was described as the perfect neighbour. He didn’t drink, didn’t smoke or take drugs and the two would occasionally chat when taking the bins out. Kelly would keep an eye on his house if he was away.</p> <p>Kelly’s neighbour has been offered a new place to live in wake of what allegedly happened next door.</p> <p>Police have stripped Kelly’s home gathering evidence, all but the sleeping bag which still remains missing.</p> <p>Police tape is set to come down once a final sweep of the home has been done. Those who have become accustomed to street presence have growing fears about what might happen next.</p>

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John Travolta recalls heartbreaking conversation with son over Kelly Preston

<p>John Travolta has recalled an emotional conversation he had with his son, Ben, after the death of Kelly Preston.</p> <p>While appearing on Kevin Hart’s Peacock talk show series, <em>Hart</em>, the 67-year-old A-lister opened up about the heartbreaking chat he had with his 10-year-old son, after the family lost Preston to breast cancer in 2020.</p> <p>The actress battled the disease for two years out of the public eye.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7843357/travolta-family-kelly-preston-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/5370c8c14d914e19a0e01f0ef76dbcc7" /></p> <p>Travolta revealed he and his son were walking through their neighbourhood, when Ben admitted he was afraid to lose his father.</p> <p>"He said to me once, 'Because mum passed away, I'm afraid you're going to,'" the <em>Grease</em> star shared.</p> <p>"I said, 'Well, it's a very different thing.' And I went through the differences about my longevity and her limited life," he continued.</p> <p>"I said, 'But you know, Ben… You always love the truth and I'm going to tell you the truth about life. Nobody knows when they're gonna go or when they're going to stay.'</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7843358/travolta-family-kelly-preston-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/15fe78c4354b40a08661df0779387e27" /></p> <p>"Your brother [Jett] left at 16. Too young. Your mother left at 57. That was too young. But who's to say? I could die tomorrow. You could. Anybody can.</p> <p>“So let's look at it like it's part of life. You don't know exactly. You just do your best at trying to live the longest you can."</p> <p>Travolta and Preston shared three children together, including daughter Ella, 21, Ben, 10, and Jett, who died in 2009 when he was just 16 after suffering a seizure.</p>

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"You're not a scientist": Kochie and Craig Kelly go head to head over AstraZeneca doubts

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p><em>Sunrise</em><span> </span>host David Koch has slammed MP Craig Kelly after Kelly pushed for the Federal government to suspect the rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.</p> <p>Kelly urged the government to "take the foot off the pedal a little bit" after other countries stopped using the vaccine after some recipients developed blood clots.</p> <p>Kochie, however, wasn't having any of it and accused the independent MP of "undermining confidence" in the vaccination plan.</p> <p>Kelly stood firm by his viewpoint.</p> <p>“When it was only Norway and Denmark (who had paused the jab) only two countries, it was fair enough to continue the rollout here.</p> <p>“But now when you’ve got health regulators in countries like Germany, Portugal, Italy, France and Spain, when health regulators in all those countries have looked at it and said look guys let’s just take the foot off the pedal a little bit, let’s just hold and check to make sure we’re going to err on the side of caution and apply the precautionary principle.</p> <p>“That is happening in all these countries that still have very high coronavirus deaths rates, but here in Australia we have no deaths, so I think we should take the foot off the pedal a little bit.”</p> <p>Kochie said that Europe's medicines regulator was "firmly convinced" that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh the risk of side effects.</p> <p>“You’re not a scientist, the European Medicines Agency, it’s full of scientists, they’re the peak body in Europe above the German authorities and the Italian authorities and the like, and they’re saying don’t stop it,” he said.</p> <p>“When we have 17,000 blood clots in Australia every year anyhow, it seems just out of whack.”</p> <p>Kelly said that there are "mixed opinions" on the vaccine anyway and that he wasn't undermining confidence.</p> <p>“I think actually if we show that we are erring on the side of caution, we would actually show that we are encouraging the rollout,” he argued.</p> <p>Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kely has said that there is "no evidence" that the AstraZeneca vaccine is linked to blood clotting.</p> <p>“We do expect to see blood clots at the time when we when vaccinations are given,” he said.</p> <p>“But this does not mean that an event that happens after vaccination has been given is indeed due to that vaccine.</p> <p>“From my perspective, I do not see that there is any specific link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots, and I’m not alone in that opinion."</p> </div> </div> </div>

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David Koch slams MP Craig Kelly after quitting Liberal Party

<p><span><em>Sunrise</em> host David Kochie Koch confronted conspiracy theorist and politician, Craig Kelly, for his wild beliefs regarding COVID-19.</span><br /><br /><span>The MP made the rogue decision to quit the Liberal Party on Tuesday, and instead move to crossbench as an independent.</span><br /><br /><span>While on <em>Sunrise</em>, Kelly said he left the Coalition so he could “speak fearlessly and frankly about issues that concern me.”</span><br /><br /><span>The MP said these issues include advocating for head lice treatment to be prescribed to coronavirus patients, even though Australian health experts have regarded it as ineffective.</span><br /><br /><span>“I believe Australian doctors should be able, if they think it can help their patient, they should be able to prescribe that,” he said.</span></p> <p><span>Kochie went on to ask: “Every chief medical officer says what you sprout is rot, it’s misleading and dangerous - why wouldn’t you take their advice?”</span><br /><br /><span>Kelly claimed he receives his health advice from “immunologists, professors and some of the highest qualified medical people from all around the world.”</span><br /><br /><span>The <em>Sunrise</em> host did not accept the claim though and accused Kelly of “confusing the public” by undermining the health advice provided by Australia’s political leaders and health experts.</span><br /><br /><span>“Our chief medical officers, every single one of them, federal and state, says that you’re wrong,” he said.</span><br /><br /><span>Kelly has been an increasingly controversial figure during the coronavirus pandemic.</span><br /><br /><span>Last week, he was banned from posting on Facebook for one week after he violated the coronavirus misinformation policy.</span><br /><br /><span>Kelly’s decision to leave from the Liberals means the Coalition has lost its one-seat majority.</span><br /><br /><span>Now there are 61 Liberals, 16 Nationals, 68 Labor MPs, one Green, one Katter’s Australia Party MP, one Centre Alliance MP and four independents.</span><br /><br /><span>Kelly maintains that he will “still be there supporting the government” from the crossbench and has “assured the Prime Minister” that will be the case.</span></p>

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That’s c**p”: Kelli Underwood butts heads with Waleed Aly

<p>AFL commentator Kelli Underwood and The Project host Waleed Aly have had a clash while discussing whether Saturday’s night time Grand Final was a success.</p> <p>In a historic first, the AFL’s premier event was held at night at the Gabba in Brisbane as Richmond beat Geelong by 31 points under lights.</p> <p>While television ratings soared compared to last year, footy fans unanimously agreed that the Grand Final should remain a daytime spectacle.</p> <p>Appearing on ABC’s Offsiders, Aly didn’t hold back when asked about his thoughts on the later time slot. </p> <p>“I hated it, I hated it,” Aly said. “I think it’s the kind of thing you like when you don’t actually care about the game that is happening.</p> <p>“It’s the kind of thing you gravitate towards when you want it to be an event, not a game. And that is exactly what it felt like.”</p> <p>But Offsiders host Underwood immediately hit back at Aly.</p> <p>“That’s c**p … look at these beautiful pictures. I loved it. I think it makes it more of an event … it has more spark,” Underwood said.</p> <p>“I thought it was absolutely fantastic. This reminded me of the Sydney Olympics, and then you get the night and it elevates to some sort of Super Bowl level, which is not just a game, but you get an event.”</p> <p>But cricket journalist Gideon Haigh agreed with Aly, calling the Grand Final “total c**p”.</p> <p>Haigh particularly disliked the pre-match entertainment, headlined by Australian indie bands DMA’S and Cub Sport.</p> <p>“The pre-match entertainment! Those awful bloody dirges,” Haigh moaned.</p> <p>Veteran AFL reporter Caroline Wilson was also not a fan of the time change, saying: “Clearly the game was one for the ages, but the night Grand Finals should not be played going forward.</p> <p>“Waleed’s nailed it. It’s a game, not an event, how many traditions are we going to lose under this administration … how many traditions will be get rid of?</p> <p>“I couldn’t cop it if we lose the day of the grand final, I just think that is something unique to our game, and we sell out if we change it.”</p> <p>Cricket journalist Adam Collins tweeted: “We don’t need it to be dark for the Grand Final to be the best event going. Also, the music after goals has to go — adds nothing, detracts from the natural sound a massive crowd makes when they’re invested in every moment. Never again.”</p> <p>Meanwhile, Channel 9 sports presenter Tony Jones backflipped on his previous assertions, saying the Grand Final should remain an afternoon event in the future. </p> <p>“I’ve always been an advocate for the night Grand Final. Based on what I saw last night, now I know it wasn’t the MCG, but I’m saying let’s stick to the day Grand Final,” Jones said on Channel 9’s AFL Sunday Footy Show.</p> <p>“To me, it didn’t have the Grand Final feel holus-bolus. Now again, that’s Gabba versus MCG, but it was too long to wait through the game for this marquee match.</p> <p>“I worry about the state of some people in Melbourne once the game actually rolls around. To me, it just didn’t grab me in the Grand Final sense.</p> <p>Jones also said the pre-match entertainment “bombed”, saying the bands should not have performed so many dreary cover songs.</p> <p>“Who are these people? I know that I’m 57, I get that. I know they’re very popular in the music scene at festivals and indie groups and that sort of stuff,” Jones said.</p> <p>“But if you’re going to wheel them out, at least do something uplifting. Give us something uplifting. Give us something uplifting, not that.</p> <p>“To me, that didn’t get you in the mood for a Grand Final.”</p> <p>Essendon great Matthew Lloyd agreed. “I think it made me realise just how special day Grand Finals are,” he said.</p> <p>“I don’t think there was anything that happened last night that makes me want to take the game away from being a day Grand Final.”</p>

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Olivia Newton-John opens up about Kelly Preston’s death: “An incredibly difficult thing”

<p>Olivia Newton-John has given a statement on the loss of the late Kelly Preston who passed away from breast cancer at 57.  </p> <p>The <em>Grease</em> star has remained open about her own battle with breast cancer, and told <em>ET</em> that Preston was a "beautiful person, inside and out, and was beautiful to look at."</p> <p>Newton-John and Preston’s husband John Travolta, have been close friends for almost 29 years, and claimed the family are "coping as well as you can imagine."</p> <p>"She had a gentle spirit and I just feel so, so much for John and the children. It's hard to put into words," Newton-John said.</p> <p>"Loss is loss, and to lose your mother and your wife is an incredibly difficult thing, and it takes a long time. But ultimately it's a private journey and I respect that for them."</p> <p>Newton-John was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.0760667903525px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7838211/princess-mary-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/0b2148f9ccb24a98b9a0f38b50061702" /></p> <p>She only decided to go public with her battle after false reports and rumours.</p> <p>"There was going to be an article released in one of the gossip papers that I was dying of cancer," the 72-year-old said.</p> <p>"When I heard that, I decided that rather than frighten my family and my friends, it would be better to just come out with it."</p> <p>"Being a cancer thriver of 28 years and having gone through surgery and chemotherapy and radiation I always had this dream that we could find kinder ways of treating cancer," she added.</p> <p>Preston however had been battling her diagnosis for two years in silence, which shocked fans across the globe when they learnt of her death.</p> <p>"It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer," Travolta wrote on Instagram on July 13.</p> <p>"She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many. Kelly's love and life will always be remembered."</p> <p>Preston is survived by Travolta and their children: daughter Ella, 20, and nine-year-old son Benjamin.</p>

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Ella Travolta’s touching tribute to Kelly Preston: “Thank you for being there for me”

<p><span>Ella Travolta is mourning the loss of her mother, Kelly Preston, who has died at the age of 57 from breast cancer.</span></p> <p><span>"I have never met anyone as courageous, strong, beautiful and loving as you. Anyone who is lucky enough to have known you or to have ever been in your presence will agree that you have a glow and a light that never ceases to shine and that makes anyone around you feel instantly happy," the 20-year-old wrote on Instagram.</span></p> <p><span>"Thank you for being there for me no matter what. Thank you for your love. Thank you for your help and thank you for making this world a better place. You have made life so beautiful and I know you will continue to do so always. I love you so much mama."</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCkiFtvH79c/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCkiFtvH79c/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">I have never met anyone as courageous, strong, beautiful and loving as you. Anyone who is lucky enough to have known you or to have ever been in your presence will agree that you have a glow and a light that never ceases to shine and that makes anyone around you feel instantly happy. Thank you for being there for me no matter what. Thank you for your love. Thank you for your help and thank you for making this world a better place. You have made life so beautiful and I know you will continue to do so always. I love you so much mama.❤️</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/ella.travolta/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Ella Travolta</a> (@ella.travolta) on Jul 12, 2020 at 10:38pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span>Preston passed away on July 12 after fighting a two-year battle with breast cancer. She is survived by her husband John Travolta, daughter Ella, 20, and nine-year-old son Benjamin. Their son Jett tragically died at 16 on a family vacation in 2009.</span></p> <p><span>On May 11, Ella honoured her relationship with Preston for Mother’s Day.</span></p> <p><span>"Happy Mother's Day to this incredible woman. Beautiful inside and out, hard working and the most amazing mother and wife," she wrote alongside a throwback of the pair. "I love you so much!!! wishing a happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there."</span></p> <p><span>Travolta announced her tragic passing, saying she had lost her fight against the disease.</span></p> <p><span>"It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer," John wrote on Instagram today, alongside a photo of Preston. "She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many. Kelly's love and life will always be remembered.</span></p> <p><span>"I will be taking some time to be there for my children who have lost their mother, so forgive me in advance if you don't hear from us for a while. But please know that I will feel your outpouring of love in the weeks and months ahead as we heal."</span></p>

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Shock as John Travolta’s wife Kelly Preston dies aged 57

<p><span>Kelly Preston, the actress who had been married to John Travolta has died after a silent and private battle with breast cancer at just 57.</span><br /><br /><span>The actress, who went to school in Adelaide, had been combating breast cancer for two years, and was confirmed to have passed by a family representative.</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B5O1ytnIkxJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B5O1ytnIkxJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Kelly Preston (@therealkellypreston)</a> on Nov 23, 2019 at 6:45pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /><span>"On the morning of July 12, 2020, Kelly Preston, adored wife and mother, passed away following a two-year battle with breast cancer," a statement to People said.</span><br /><br /><span>"Choosing to keep her fight private, she had been undergoing medical treatment for some time, supported by her closest family and friends.</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCkh3cGH6Rv/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCkh3cGH6Rv/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by 𝗘𝗠𝗠𝗔 エマ (@xo_emmagram_xo)</a> on Jul 12, 2020 at 10:36pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /><span>“She was a bright, beautiful and loving soul who cared deeply about others and who brought life to everything she touched. Her family asks for your understanding of their need for privacy at this time."\</span></p> <p>John took to Instagram to share the heartbreaking news with fans. </p> <p>"<span>It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer. She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many," he wrote.</span></p> <p><span>"My family and I will forever be grateful to her doctors and nurses at MD Anderson Cancer Center, all the medical centers that have helped, as well as her many friends and loved ones who have been by her side. Kelly’s love and life will always be remembered. </span></p> <p><span>"I will be taking some time to be there for my children who have lost their mother, so forgive me in advance if you don’t hear from us for a while.  But please know that I will feel your outpouring of love in the weeks and months ahead as we heal.</span></p> <p> </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCkgCG5ptxE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCkgCG5ptxE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by John Travolta (@johntravolta)</a> on Jul 12, 2020 at 10:20pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /><span>Preston lives on through her husband John Travolta and their children Ella, 20, and 9-year-old son Benjamin.</span><br /><br /><span>The couple shared a son Jett who died at age 16 in January 2009.</span></p>

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The Voice star Judah Kelly shows off incredible 40kg weight loss

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> <p>2017<span> </span><em>The Voice</em><span> </span>winner Judah Kelly has shed a shocking 40kgs through boxing training since the start of the year.</p> <p>He was hoping to record a third album this year and was set to tour around Australia until the COVID-19 pandemic hit.</p> <p>“I made a decision to take the year off and to focus on the health side of my life which obviously I had neglected for quite some time,” Judah said.</p> <p>“I’ve lost 40kg since December, but being so big already, you don’t really notice 40kg missing. There’s a long way to go yet.”</p> <p>The boxing training is done by David Turner, who represented Australia in boxing at the Commonwealth Games, so it’s clear Kelly is in good hands.</p> <p>“My coach is David Turner (who represented Australia in boxing at the Commonwealth Games),” Judah told <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-selfies/voice-winner-judah-kelly-has-lost-40kg-in-the-past-six-months/news-story/023b30dd6f218f06fc9dd018fbb6ecc7#:~:text=Voice%20winner%20Judah%20Kelly%20shows%20off%20huge%2040kg%20weight%20loss" target="_blank"><em>news.com.au</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>“I met his daughter on<span> </span><em>The Voice</em><span> </span>– she was competing the same year as me.</p> <p>“I knew he was training people and I went to catch up with him after the show and he had a session going and it piqued my interest.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBiB_YDHBHD/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBiB_YDHBHD/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Judah Kelly (@judah_kelly)</a> on Jun 17, 2020 at 2:48am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>It’s not the first time Kelly has lost a considerable amount of weight, as he lost a “heap” in 2014.</p> <p>“I actually lost a heap of weight in 2014 and I became quite depressed; it was weird,” he explained.</p> <p>“I didn’t really have a goal back then. I had a lot of pressure in my life and thought if I became skinnier I would become happier.</p> <p>“I became obsessed with getting skinny – and that just leads to a whole cycle of craziness. I was depressed even though I was the skinniest I’d been in ages.</p> <p>“In the end, I figured I’d rather be fat and happy rather than super skinny and hating myself.”</p> <p>Despite putting the weight back on, Kelly is confident it’s different the second time around.</p> <p>“The first time around it was just about, ‘Get skinny.’ But where does that end? It doesn’t,” he said. “This time around I have a goal of what I want to do.</p> <p>“I actually want to have a boxing fight, just amateur, but the only way to do that is to cut down to a heavyweight max … around 120kg.”</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Dolly Parton and others post heartfelt tributes to Kenny Rogers

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> <p>Dolly Parton has posted a heartfelt video tribute to her longtime friend, Kenny Rogers, who passed away on Friday.</p> <p>Rogers, 81, passed away “peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family” at his home in Georgia, according to the<span> </span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/_KennyRogers/status/1241244740957413376" target="_blank">Rogers family</a>.</p> <p>Parton posted the video on her Instagram account, explaining how she heard the news about her friend.</p> <p>“Well, I couldn’t believe it this morning when I got up and turned on the TV,” said Parton, “and they told me that my friend and singing partner Kenny Rogers had passed away.”</p> <p>“We all know that Kenny is in a better place than we are today, but I’m pretty sure he’s going to be talking to God sometime today…He’s going to be asking Him to spread some light on a bunch of this darkness that’s going on here.”</p> <p>“I loved Kenny with all my heart,” she continued. “My heart’s broken, and a big old chunk of it has gone with him today, and I think I can speak for all his family, his friends and fans, when I say, that ‘I will always love you,'” quoting one of her most beloved lyrics.</p> <p>“God bless you, Kenny,” said Parton, her voice cracking as she cradled a photo of her and Rogers. “Fly high, straight to the arms of God. And to the rest of you, keep the faith.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9_9UgElH-y/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9_9UgElH-y/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">You never know how much you love somebody until they’re gone. I’ve had so many wonderful years and wonderful times with my friend Kenny, but above all the music and the success I loved him as a wonderful man and a true friend. So you be safe with God and just know that I will always love you, dolly.</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/dollyparton/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Dolly Parton</a> (@dollyparton) on Mar 21, 2020 at 7:39am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Other celebrities, such as Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Billy Ray Cyrus have expressed their sympathies to the Rogers family.</p> <p>"No one bridged the gap between country and pop more often and better than Kenny Rogers. He will be missed, but his music and diverse style of story telling will live on forever,” said Billy Ray Cyrus on his Twitter account.</p> <p>“THANK YOU KENNY ROGERS- for decades of genre bending music and collaborations - for making music that travelled the globe .. and songs that became common threads for people from all walks of life !! GO REST HIGH BROTHER. With love and deep appreciation . KU,” country singer Keith Urban said on his<span> </span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/KeithUrban/status/1241453704416550914" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p> <p>"Country music has lost one of its pillars...sing with the angels and talk to God, Kenny. Bless you for being a part of so many lives..." expressed Carrie Underwood.</p> </div> </div> </div>

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ScoMo and 'climate denier' Craig Kelly slammed on air by Piers Morgan

<p><span>Liberal MP Craig Kelly has come under fire after denying the links between climate change and Australia’s bushfire crisis in an interview on UK television.</span></p> <p><span>Speaking to Piers Morgan on <em>Good Morning Britain</em>, the Coalition backbencher said he believed there has been global warming but denied that it has contributed to the severity of the current bushfire season.</span></p> <p><span>“To try and make out – as some politicians have – to hijack this debate and exploit this tragedy, to push their ideological barrow that somehow or other the Australian government could have done something to reduce its climate emissions that would have reduced these bushfires is just complete nonsense,” Kelly said.</span></p> <p><span>“If you look at our science, if you look at the long-term record rainfalls in Australia there is simply no trend.”</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Craig Kelly MP defends Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s response to the wildfire crisis and says there isn’t a link between climate change and bushfires.<a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@piersmorgan</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/susannareid100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@susannareid100</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GMB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GMB</a> <a href="https://t.co/Mz0dxJSK5T">pic.twitter.com/Mz0dxJSK5T</a></p> — Good Morning Britain (@GMB) <a href="https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1214115392391700481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <p><span>When <a rel="noopener" href="https://t.co/cxCJjHrWnR" target="_blank">the show</a>’s meteorologist Laura Tobin asked about Australia’s climate emission reductions pledge, Kelly said Australia has had the world’s highest uptake of renewable energy.</span></p> <p><span>“Since 2008 to 2018, I’m talking per capita, we have had the highest uptake of energy than anywhere in the world. Three-and-a-half times more than Germany... They’re the numbers, those are the facts,” Kelly said.</span></p> <p><span>“Australia have just had, in 2019, their highest year temperature wise ever recorded and their driest year ever record with forecast temperatures that go back over 100 years,” Tobin responded.</span></p> <p><span>“At the moment we want everyone in the world to commit to lower our global temperature rise. You have the second highest carbon emission per person on earth and you are burying your head in the sand. This is a climate emergency. You’re not a climate sceptic, you’re a climate denier.”</span></p> <p><span>Kelly also defended Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s controversial Hawaii trip, saying the responsibility for responding to the bushfires laid on the state premiers.</span></p> <p><span>“The only thing the national leader can actually do on this is basically wait until he gets response from those state premiers asking more resources,” Kelly said.</span></p> <p><span>“Any time one of those state premiers has come forward and said we need something, the Prime Minister has done that – he’s shown leadership.”</span></p> <p><span>Morgan responded, “That was a dereliction of his duty as leader of Australia. You’re facing now one of the greatest crises you’ve ever faced.</span></p> <p><span>“Then there is you Kelly, with respect, a senior politician who still doesn’t think this has anything to do with the heating up of the planet. Nothing to see here. Nothing to worry about as virtually your entire country is eviscerated about fires. It is quite extraordinary.”</span></p> <p><span>Since the fires began blazing in Australia in August, at least 8.4 million hectares have been burned, <em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/ng-interactive/2019/dec/07/how-big-are-the-fires-burning-on-the-east-coast-of-australia-interactive-map">The Guardian</a> </em>reported. More than 1,700 homes have been destroyed and an estimated 500 million animals have died.</span></p>

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Gene Kelly’s wife reveals another side to the Hollywood icon

<p><span>When she first met him in 1985, she had no idea who he was – but Patricia Ward Kelly was soon to develop a special insight into Hollywood legend Gene Kelly both as an artist and a person.</span></p> <p><span>Patricia, then 26, was working on a documentary about the Smithsonian museum when she was introduced to the then-73-year-old Gene, who was tapped as the television special’s host. After she was made aware of his fame, Patricia took out videos from the store and carried out a marathon viewing. What she watched – from <em>Singin’ in the Rain </em>to <em>Brigadoon </em>– left her mouth “agape”.</span></p> <p><span>The two soon became closer and bonded over the poetry of William Butler Yeats. Before long, Gene invited her to California to become his biographer, and their working relationship turned into a romance.</span></p> <p><span>Gene and Patricia tied the knot in 1990. Throughout the decade they spent together, Patricia documented her partner’s words – be it in writing or tape recording – nearly every day, and in the process, grew a greater appreciation of the seemingly “two-dimensional” man that the audience knew and loved.</span></p> <p><span>“People have no idea of the magnitude of him,” she told <em>Over60</em>. “He looks great up on-screen dancing, [but] many people don’t realise he created what you’re seeing, that he directed and choreographed it, and that’s really what he wanted to be known for … for being behind the camera, and for changing the look of dance on film.”</span></p> <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"><iframe class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x7CIgWZTdgw"></iframe></div> <p><span>Gene, she said, had some personal favourites from his impressive filmography. The first and most widely known was the 1949 musical <em>On the Town</em>, which Gene took part in co-directing and choreographing. </span></p> <p><span>“He would often say that because it broke new ground by shooting the opening number on location,” she said. “That just had not been done in that way, and that really influenced the French New Wave filmmakers like François Truffaut.”</span></p> <p><span>However, Gene also had a lesser-known pick – a work that grew out of his childhood interests. According to Patricia, Gene revealed in private that he really enjoyed <em>The Three Musketeers</em> because swordplay and acrobatics were some of “what he loved as a little boy growing up”.</span></p> <p><span>Gene died in 1996 at the age of 83 following a series of strokes – but Patricia has been determined to keep his legacy and memory alive. In 2012, Patricia launched <em>Gene Kelly: The Legacy</em> and has since toured with it around the world. </span></p> <p><span>Patricia said a “show” is not quite the right word to describe the program. “I often refer to it as a kind of an experience. It begins the minute the door is open,” she said.</span></p> <p><span>In the “one-woman presentation”, set to tour Australia next year, Patricia is set to share some stories, film clips, previously unreleased recordings, personal memorabilia, and insights culled from hours of interviews and conversations with her husband.</span></p> <p>“It’s like we’re sitting in the living room having a chat, and I’m bringing these things out,” she said. “Even though it’s a very large venue, people [will] just feel like we’re in this very intimate setting.”</p> <p><em>Gene Kelly: The Legacy is coming to Australia in February 2020.</em></p>

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Inside the love story of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over the years, it has become a captivating, thrilling and devastating romance that has cemented itself as a story for the ages: the love affair between Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All across the globe, newspapers and magazines spun the story of a match made in  heaven: A stunning, sultry movie star with a playboy prince of a small European principality. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The televised wedding is still a heavy contender for one of the most splendid and beautiful of all time and it reports said at the time of Duchess Kate creating her own breathtaking gown, she asked designers to use Grace’s iconic wedding dress as inspiration.</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B3M_sj0oO64/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B3M_sj0oO64/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Princess Grace of Monaco (@princessgracetribute)</a> on Oct 4, 2019 at 9:30am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While it is a fairytale for the ages, it did not begin this way. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grace met her soon-to-be husband when she was 26 and recognised as Hollywood’s next big star, after starring in </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Country Girl</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (winning an Oscar for best actress in 1954), </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">High Society</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and Alfred Hitchcock's classics </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dial M for Murder</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rear Window</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">To Catch a Thief</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not many people could have predicted the highly acclaimed actress who went on to star in </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">To Catch a Thief </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">in 1955, would be acting for only a very short time just as her career was skyrocketing into something unbelievably iconic. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With a hardworking nature, pure beauty and an obvious talent that guaranteed a limitless number of characters, Kelly was in hot demand. </span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XyHbbHgKj/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XyHbbHgKj/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Princess Grace of Monaco (@princessgracetribute)</a> on Sep 13, 2019 at 5:31pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, it was while on set to film her second last film ever in the south of Paris, where she met the charming young Prince Rainier III. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the prince had become “besotted” by the young and gorgeous actress, Grace herself was polite but “stand-offish” as she was dating French actor and war hero Jean-Pierre Aumont. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To say the attraction was one-sided would be an understatement, but the Prince became relentless in winning Kelly’s affection. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eventually she succumbed after countless letters and a number of wildly costly gifts. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The royal had the opportunity to court the future princess of Monaco, and they quickly became engaged a short time later. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In order for the marriage to work, Grace would have to give up her US citizenship and never return to her Hollywood career. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was not particularly fitting for an upstanding royal to have anything to do with Hollywood, so Kelly never filmed another movie again until the day she passed. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Monaco wedding was one of the most stunning weddings the world had ever seen and was commended for its visual beauty. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The couple wed on April 18, 1956 and the nuptials were split in two parts: a civil ceremony with over 3,000 guests and an intimate religious ceremony for which Princess Grace wore her iconic gowns. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The service dubbed the royal as a “princess bride” and as broadcast around the world, over 30 million people tuned in. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Princess Grace’s dress had a high neckline, several petticoats, antique Brussels lace of hundreds upon hundreds of tiny pearls – all in all it took 30 seamstresses and six weeks to make the gown. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the marriage between the royal couple has not been perfect, the couple shared 26 years of marriage together and three children: Caroline, Albert and Stephanie. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Biographer Wendy Leigh wrote that Prince Rainier had at least three mistresses within months of the wedding, and that Grace was allegedly "humiliated".</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B2D-_4Zn4z2/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B2D-_4Zn4z2/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Princess Grace of Monaco (@princessgracetribute)</a> on Sep 6, 2019 at 12:59am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tragically, Grace's life ended at the age of 52, in September 1982 when she was involved in a horrific car accident. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While mystery still surrounds what exactly happened, it is believed the royal lost control of the vehicle she was driving while her 17-year-old daughter Princess Stephanie was in the car with her. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/15/world/princess-grace-is-dead-after-riviera-car-crash.html?pagewanted=all&amp;mcubz=0"><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Times</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported at the time her car burst into flames and Princess Grace suffered multiple fractures, including a broken thighbone, collarbone and ribs. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kelly and Prince Rainier’s youngest daughter, Stephanie suffered a concussion and fractured vertebra.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The loss of their mother and and Rainier’s wife left a lasting impact on the family and Caroline was forced to step into her mother’s shoes. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rainier never remarried. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scroll through the gallery above to see Princess Grace’s life before and after marriage. </span></p>

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