Sandra Lee

Inside rehab – how one junkie got clean

September 30, 2009
Reese Witherspoon on the cover of the November edition of marie claire Australia

Ever wondered what it’s like to be addicted to drugs – and not just any drugs? But heroin, cocaine and amphetamines? A living nightmare with no end, according to an incredibly inspiring young woman I just interviewed for the November edition of marie claire magazine which features Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon on the cover. Naomi […]

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Aden Young stars in Mao’s Last Dancer

September 22, 2009
Aden Young, one of the star's of Bruce Beresford's epic, Mao's Last Dancer

The incredibly talented Aden Young, one of this country’s most under-utilised and under-rated actors, was on the red carpet last night at the Australian premiere of Mao’s Last Dancer. The 37-year-old Canadian-born Sydney transplant has a small but strong role in the Bruce Beresford epic based on the best-selling autobiography of the same name by […]

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Is Australia a country of racists? And Betty Ford’s sex shock

September 2, 2009
marie claire Australia October 2009 cover

Big question: is the sunburnt country with its lands of sweeping plains littered with red-necks, racists and bigots? I’ve addressed that question in a new story in the latest edition of Australia’s fashion magazine, marie claire, that hit newstands today – the one with Rachel McAdams on the cover. In the aftermath of the violent […]

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Australia: a nation of gastroporn addicts?

August 26, 2009
Justin North from Becasse restaurant

Given that Australia has turned into a nation of gastroporn addicts – how else to explain one in four Australians tuning in to the finale of the inaugural Masterchef reality TV show? – it’s time to take a behind-the-scenes look at one of Sydney’s finest restaurants, Becasse. Owned and founded by Kiwi-born chef, Justin North […]

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How Masterchef Julie Goodwin cooks up a recipe

August 19, 2009
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Masterchef victor Julie Goodwin is racing against a tight deadline to finish her cookbook by September. The Central Coast mother-of-three told me last night she had almost finished gathering her recipes, all of which had to be tested before making the final cut. The publishing deal with Random House was on top of her $100,000 […]

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Queen KAK of morning TV becomes an author

August 17, 2009
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The indefatigable Kerri-Anne Kennerley is about to add another title to her resume – author. The cash cow of morning television for the embattled Channel Nine network in Australia has just signed off on her first book, a pictorial look at the last few years of her four decades-plus in the television and entertainment worlds. […]

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