WHO Issue 5, 2023

Now that The Bachelors is almost over, I’m set to immerse myself in more local reality TV. Come January 30, Married at First Sight, Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains and a rebooted Australian Idol will hit screens. I’ll be in charge of the remote control at home as I flick between channels – and social media – to keep up with the drama! To find out all you need to know, turn to our reality TV special, which kicks-off with WHO’s senior writer Sara Tapia’s hilarious and heartwarming chat with new dad Kyle Sandilands – yes, really! – from page 22. Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke is still dealing with the fallout from that caught-on-camera argument with girlfriend Jade Yarbrough. Find out about the latest repercussions on page 8. Finally, one…

An emotional Samantha Stosur has hung up her tennis racquet for the last time, following a loss in the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open on January 21. Having quit singles at the tournament last year and announcing her retirement earlier this month, the 38-year-old received a standing ovation. “I’ve been very blessed to have the career that I’ve had and to be able to do it in a way that I’ve enjoyed myself with the people around me,” Stosur said in her on-court, post-match interview. The Aussie tennis star was overcome with emotion after playing in her final Australian Open. “It’s been an incredible, incredible week since I announced that it was going to be my last one,” Stosur said. “I’m just trying to enjoy it as much as…

Megastar Beyoncé must be crazy in love with the pay cheque she received for her performance at the launch of the new Atlantis The Royal resort in Dubai. The singer banked a cool $35 million for her 75-minute show – her first live performance in four years. The 41-year-old was joined onstage by her daughter, Blue Ivy, 11, to perform a duet of their 2021 Grammy award-winning song ‘Brown Skin Girl’. “My beautiful children are here to see their mum perform,” Bey told the A-list crowd, indicating that husband Jay-Z, 53, and twins Rumi and Sir, 5, were also in the audience. Other guests included Kendall Jenner, Liam Payne, Letitia Wright and Ellen Pompeo. Intriguingly, a number of Australian celebrities scored invites, including Sonia Kruger, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Olympia Bellchambers (née Valance), Gary…

Michael Clarke made an awkward return to his radio show on January 23, almost a week after his public bust-up with girlfriend Jade Yarbrough in Noosa made headlines across the country. The 41-year-old, who chose not to comment while on the airwaves, was stunned into silence on Sky Sports Radio’s Big Sports Breakfast when a female listener called in to defend him over the incident, which took place in a public park earlier this month, forcing one of his co-hosts to step in and say, “It’s a private matter.” The incident in question happened while the couple were on holidays in Queensland with Today host Karl Stefanovic, his wife Jasmine – Yarbrough’s sister – and celebrity accountant Anthony Bell. In footage filmed by an onlooker and later sold to The Daily…

She shocked fans when she announced what seemed to be a sudden separation from partner Chris Walker on January 17, but Carrie Bickmore looks determined to move on from the split. The 42-year-old looked drawn in her first sighting since the announcement, as she took her 4-year-old daughter, Adelaide, for a play date. The former The Project host revealed on Instagram that she and Walker had ended their 11-year relationship. “It’s with immense sadness that Chris and I have decided to separate,” she wrote. “While this is a tough time, our focus is on parenting, loving and supporting our three children, Ollie, Evie and Addie, with everything that we’ve got. They are doing great.” The pair seem to have parted ways amicably, having been spotted embracing on a beach in Byron Bay…

Following her sudden death earlier this month, Lisa Marie Presley has been laid to rest with a public memorial held at her childhood home of Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee on January 22. During the touching service, the star’s eldest daughter, Riley Keough, 33, paid tribute to her late mother. “Thank you for being my mother in this life,” her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, read on Keough’s behalf after she was overcome with emotion. “I’m eternally grateful.” She also revealed that Lisa Marie had become a grandmother before her passing. “Thank you for showing me love is the only thing that matters in this life,” Keough wrote in the letter. “I hope I can love my daughter the way you loved me.” Priscilla also paid tribute to her daughter with late ex-husband Elvis, reading…