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Kate Halfpenny

Kate Halfpenny

Kate Halfpenny is the founder of Bad Mother Media.

Nadia Bartel.

Why women are obsessed with Nadia Bartel, and men will never get it

When news broke this week that the influencer has listed her Windsor home for sale, the story went nuts. Everyone raced to have a good old sticky beak.

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In happier times: Kyle and Jackie O.

Kyle and Jackie O’s demise is proof that Melbourne is culturally superior to Sydney

Melburnians’ discerning taste has brought down a Sydney rating juggernaut, and the rest of the country should be grateful.

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Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson could be a danger for the Royal family.

Fergie’s the loose cannon the royal family should really fear

She has an untold “access-all-areas” story, no shame, nothing to lose and she’s broke. Is Sarah Ferguson now more dangerous than Andrew to the Windsors’ reputation, image and future?

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaves Aylsham police station in Norfolk.

From his wild eyes to his tented hands, you can see the penny has finally dropped for Andrew

Culturally the royals still do something nothing else can: give us a rolling global soap opera about power, family, betrayal and survival that cuts across politics and class.

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Sturla Holm Laegreid, the Norwegian bronze medallist in biathlon, says he regrets going public with his infidelity.

Grand romantic gesture or the act of a massive goose? This love rat got it wrong

Imagine medalling at the Olympics and using your victory lap to hash over your messy sex life. Time and place, I would have thought.

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Andrew in the ’90s.

After days of trying to call and text my brother-in-law, we rang the local police

Andrew was entertaining because he never pretended to be interesting. While in his pomp he was at the heart of the party, he decided in midlife that having an organised sock drawer was more his jam.

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Kate Halfpenny down at the coast.

Five years ago I left my life behind for a beach dream. Here’s my verdict

Not having the Moving Somewhere Else fantasy is possibly illegal in Australia right now. There are tons of things I wish we’d known before we upended our lives, not least about the passionfruit.

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“My 50s have taught me not to worry about certain things, but I still struggle sometimes.”

Who is Bridgerton star Ruth Gemmell’s husband? No one seems to know

As Bridgerton returns to our screens, one of its stars shares how a speeding ticket led to marriage, and her character’s steamy Season 4 storyline.

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David and Victoria Beckham with their children, from left: Romeo, Cruz, Harper, Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham in London in 2023.

We mock Victoria Beckham and the dance, but this slapdown of a mother is too cruel

Brooklyn is suggesting his mum’s a creep who “humiliated” him via dance. This is the same fella who got a “mama’s boy” tatt on his chest.

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What would you save in a fire?

Fire was bearing down - the last resort a shipping container and dam dash

Everything that could be done was done. With fire approaching your family home, what choices would you make?

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