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Thursday, May 25, 2023

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Hugh Jackman & Deborra Lee-Furness

Hugh Jackman & wife Deborra Lee-Furness at the Met Gala

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Saturday, April 15, 2023

exclusive: Leo gets married

Aussie based singer Leo Sayer has maried long time girfirend Donatella Piccinetti at a romantic beautiful country wedding In Berrima. Glen Marie Frost did the honours.

Friday, April 14, 2023

Save the Saddlery

Actor Todd McKenney has issued a call to save the Tenterfield Saddlery which is up for sale in the country town of Tenterfield. McKenney played singer songwriter Peter Allen in the show about Allen's life The Boy From Oz. Allen wrote his hit song Tenterfield Saddler about the shop which features in his family history. Now that the saddlery is for sale McKenney is hoping it will be preserved in Allen's name and he is hoping that superstar Hugh Jackman may get involced in his campaign. Jackman played Peter Allen in the Broadway smash hit of The Boy From Oz. Peter Allen died in 1992 and the legendary Frank Sinatra once described him as "Americas's most exciting live performer).

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

exclusive: Rod Stewart

Look who popped into the Woodpecker Model Railways in Pendle Hill to pose with locals after his sell out Bowral concert.

Monday, April 3, 2023

Suprise guest Kylie Minogue

at the Qantas Airways 100th celebration dinner tonight at Sydney Airport. She sang the Peter Allen song "I still Call Australia Home".

Monday, February 13, 2023

Exclusive: Hugh works out

A gratuitous snap of Hugh Jackman
in the gym as we know you want it.

Sunday, February 5, 2023

Nice pic

British comedy great Catherine Tate was in the audience to see Paul Capsis in the current production of Le Cage au Folles. Capsis is getting great reviews in his role and you can still get tickets at Ticketek.

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Friday, January 6, 2023

More on the James Packer yacht

It's yourd for s lazy $200M, the Packer super yacht IJE which is for sale after just one Med cruise. Now there is a video featuring it. Very stylish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFINU-aRa_0

Sunday, December 18, 2022

exclusive: At the Billy Joel concert in Melbourne

Fans Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce meet up with Billy Joel
at his Melbourne concert.

Thursday, November 24, 2022

Sir Les inspires !

The noted Aussie dipolomat & Cheese Board executive Sir Leslie Patterson
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has inspired Sydney's uber guest who a party is a non event without, Christian Wilkins who appeared tonight wearing a pair of Sir Les' caste off platform shoes at the gliteerring Aria Awards. And why not?. Christian who now fills the shoes of the late and much missed Lady Sonia McMahon as a must have at any do large or small. Such fun. For more fabulosu snaps of music types and their wondrous outfites go to the wondrous Daily Mail tabloid.

Friday, November 18, 2022

Gina Rinehart

The clever lad who spotted Gina Rinehart at the Donald Trump launch was 15 year old newshound Leonardo Puglisi @Leo_Puglisi6 who runs his own website 6 News Twitter site and news channel on Youtube..He trumped (geddit !) Australia's mainstream newspapers..clearly a name to watch.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Spotted

at Donald Trump's campaign launch at Mar a Lago:

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Monday, August 8, 2022

Friday, July 15, 2022

Mystery Model

There was much chatter at the recent Balenciaga fashion show that feautured Nicole Kidman and Kim Kardashian as to who were the models dressed head to toe in black leather with crash type helmets. Well we can reveal one: as shown above is gorgeous Aussie model Michelle Walshe who is married to top Australian model agent Martin Walshe who looks after the careers of some of the world's top catwalk names. You can watch the Balenciaga parade on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqmkAS6FDKQ

Island hopping

Lots of news with Aussie billionaires snapping up islands for luxury resorts. Annie Cannon-Brookes has bought Dunk Island off Queensland's coast with plans to develop a luxury resort there. A new development and luxury hotel on Dunk was destroyed by Cyclone Yasi in 2011. Casino billionaire James Packer and pal, movie legend Robert de Niro announced as far back in 2016 they were building a $250m luxury resort on the Carribean island of Barduda where De Niro has purchased 25o acres. The partner's new resort will be built on the old K-Club grounds which was wiped out in 2017 by Hurricane Irma which damaged 95% of the island's buildings and infrastructure. Irma was so bad the island's inabitants, a little over 1300 decamped to nearby Antigua while the US Ambassador begged for international assitance.
Presumably all Barbuda's citizens will be employed n the island's 3 resorts seeing collectively, they own the entire island although local laws mean they must agree to allow any development that will benefit the tiny nation.

Sunday, July 3, 2022

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Sunday, June 19, 2022

Breaking news : Titanic (2) Sinks !

Alas, along with his political career hitting rock bottom it looks like billionaire Clive Palmer's ambitious project to recreate the Titanic has also sunk. Palmer's Blue Star Line's twitter page hasn't updated for ages and now this video has appeared on YouTube

Monday, May 30, 2022

Go to this...

Generation Women Sydney: Reckless, Raunchy and Rowdy This month, we invite our storytellers to tell us a tall tale about a time they were reckless or rowdy or raunchy … or all three! It could a story from a long ago or from last week. Expect to see their wild self, their fun self, their sexy self. Whatever they care to share, you won’t want to miss this superfine show, with all the bells and whistles. Generation Women is an award-winning cross-generational storytelling night founded in New York in 2017, Sydney in 2018, and Melbourne in 2020. Each month, six women of note read an original piece on a theme. Of those women, one is in her 20s, her 30s, her 40s, her 50s, her 60s, and her 70s+. Produced by Brooke Farmer & Donna Logue, Hopepunk Productions. Created by Georgia Clark. THE BERESFORD 354 BOURKE ST, SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 DOORS AT 5.45 PM, SHOW AT 6.30 PM

Saturday, May 28, 2022

Yatching News #3

The Daily Mail / MailOnline carries a story and video of Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch on their new $30M Superyacht ESTROS as seen in this screenshot from that newspaper. The Estros is certainly a welcolm addition to Sydney Harbour with it's graceful old world charm. The only other yacht that can give it a run for it's money is the ENA (pictured below) which is moored at the Maritime Museum and was restored by a consortium headed by former Prime Minister Paul Keating and sailing legend Dennis O'Neil. Alas, the famous Mail Sub Editing Gremlins have struck once again with this caption : "The rebuilt 42-metre 1954 classic Istros was once once by the Pappadakis shipping dynasty". Still, you get the idea. For the full story go here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10862731/Lachlan-Sarah-Murdoch-look-happy-cruise-Sydney-new-30million-yacht.html

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Book of The Year

Well it should be..another cracking read from music entrepreneur Simon Naper Bell who discovered some of the biggest names in rock music including WHAM and the late George Michael as well as penning a legendary hit for Dusty Springfeild and Elvis Prseley. Napier Bell in the 80s was also the first perosn to stage a rock concert in China when WHAM ! appeared there. Napier Bell also discovered Australia's Jean Paul Young and was responsible for his massive hiy "Love is in The Air. His latest book is full of fascinating anecdotes as many of his previous best-sellers : You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me, about the 60s; Black Vinyl White Powder, about the postwar British record industry; and I’m Coming To Take You To Lunch,and is a guaranteed rollicking look at the music busines along with his other numerous interests and escapades. Recently he's directed three major documentaries. 'To Be Frank', about Frank Sinatra (Netflix). '27 Club', investigating the psyche of creative music artists (Netflix). And '50 Years Legal', marking 50 years since the UK decriminalised homosexuality. To order the book go to Simon's FACEBOOK page.. https://www.facebook.com/simonnapierbell

Friday, May 13, 2022

Archibald portrait prize winner

Indigenous artist Blak Douglas has won the $100,000 Archibald for his portrait of fellow artist Moby Dickens. Well done Blak..we like it !.

Friday, May 6, 2022

Thursday, May 5, 2022

2022 Archibald Prize finalists

Here are just some of the finalists in the 2022 Archibald prive for portraiture at the NSW Art Gallery. For the full list go here: NSW Art Gallery

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

"Poundshop Marilyn"

Ouch!. It's what a British journalist called a celeb who wore the famous Marilyn
Monroe
dress to this year's Met Gala. We couldn't possibly comment. Here is the famous frock and MM singing to President JFK.

Saturday, April 16, 2022

Yachting News #2 James Packer's superyacht

Whispers has obtained some exclusive pics of the fabulous Italian built James Packer Superyacht IJE which is on sale for €175,000,000 or $US189M or nearly $AUS256M and not $300M as widely reported.The gorgeous Benetti designed yacht reputedly cost around $AUS200M to build so it looks like Packer may pick up a nice profit after taking possesion of the ship for just one year and crusing the Mediterranean last year with a bunch of good pals. Friends on that trip were not allowed to take snaps of the interiors but we now present an insight into the lavish and tasteful furnishings and cabins. It's really more like a foating luxury boutique hotel. There are 11 guest cabins to accomodate 22 guests and the yacht needs a crew of 28. Currently there are just over 2000 Superyachts around the world for sale and most can be chartered for various sums from $50K a week up to $1M with provisions costing extra and of course, generous tips expected for the crew.

Sunday, April 10, 2022

"If you don't know Patrick you should go out more"

The above is a quip by the legendary artist Andy Warhol about popular New York based social snapper Patrick McMullan. We're happy to hear Patrick has recovered from a bout of Thyroyd Cancer as reported in the New York Post..click the link. https://pagesix.com/2022/01/18/iconic-photog-patrick-mcmullan-undergoes-cancer-surgery/

Saturday, April 9, 2022

Last word on Will Smith

As Whispers scooped the entire world when we declared on April 1st (it was no joke) that actor Will Smith would resign (be booted) from the Academy Awards committee the folowing day, comedian Ricky Gervais has a word to say about hair loss. We couldn't possibly endorse this:

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Yachting News

According to the Sydney Morning Herald News Corp supremo Lachlan Murdoch has purchased a rather charming 1950s "superyacht" for $30M to possibly boat around Sydney Harbour,as one does. From photos in the prestige Yachting News online magazine the interiors seem a tad austere. No insult Lachlan- we mean that nicely (we know Lachlan puruses Whisper's pages occasionally). Certainly compared to the Superyachts of the world. There are a reputed just under 6000 yachts that fit the category. Perhaps this will just be his Sydney runabout as he has another larger yacht being built.
Whispers has had a short history with Superyatchs. In the early 80s we were a guest for 3 nights on Adnan Kashoggis Nabila when it was docked in Monte Carlo. Working on a European fashion magazine funded by Kashoggi, an extremely charming host, we were summonsed to cover a series of events and although we shared a "double cabin" the yacht was wonderfully luxurious and huge, a bit like a rather large country mansion in decor. Certainly not as glitzy as the Trump Princess which it became when Trump snapped up the ship for a knock down $30M.
There are several superyachts we actually missed out on visiting due to unforseen circumstances and prior committments. An invite to attend a party on the famed Aristotle Onansis yacht Christina O and Rupert Murdoch's NYC based Lady Ghislaine (as it was then called) when he was launching something or other (or was it his wedding to Wendi ?). Murdoch bought the yacht from the infamous Robert Maxwell.
These older yachts like Lachlan's and the Kashoggi yacht really look spectaular and in their day were considered huge. But they are dwarfed by monsters like Aussie billionaire James Packer's $200M IJE which, apparently after just one summer sailing the Medeterranean, is now for sale for $300M. No photos exist of the interior and apparently guests on that trip were forbidden to take any.
Still, it could be worse. Take the $700M Scheherazade said to be owned by Vlad Putin, invader of Ukraine. It's hard to see if it will ever set sail on the Med and may be doomed to cruise the Black Sea for eternity.
## You can charter the Onansis ship below with it's grand piano room and pool for aorund $1M a week for 20 guests!