End of the road for former lovebirds

He was posting on Instagram solely just lately about his associate, extremely recommending her work in early December when he raved about Tingle’s Quarterly Essay titled The Excessive Street by which she delved into “What Australia can be taught from New Zealand”.

And Neill offered a little bit of showbiz glamour on the in any other case stodgy Mid Winter Ball in Canberra in 2018 when he turned up on Tingle’s arm.

In the meantime, for so long as anybody cares to recollect, Simon Baker and Rebecca Rigg have been one in every of “Aussiewood’s” most strong energy {couples}, spending the previous 23 years as husband and spouse and eschewing the trimmings of Hollywood to lift their household nearly totally out of the highlight of their hometown of Sydney.

Discuss throughout the couple’s circle of buddies is that they’re not husband and spouse. The pair first met greater than 30 years in the past on the set of TV cleaning soap E Road.

This makes the absence of a marriage ring on actor Baker’s finger in current months all of the extra revealing, particularly as he was carrying one always from the day he tied the knot with Rigg in 1998, 5 years after their fairytale romance started.

Baker was clearly in a reflective temper final July when he posted about turning 51, thanking his household for all their assist through the years and together with images of his three grown-up youngsters, and even the household pet canine.

However unusually there was no photograph of the girl who had been by his aspect all through all of it.

It has additionally been famous that Rigg has been lacking in motion all through the launch of Baker’s newest undertaking, the brand new Australian movie Excessive Floor.

Final weekend Baker was noticed at Byron Bay clearly having fun with the attentions of a number of engaging younger ladies.

Repeated makes an attempt from PS to succeed in Baker and his administration have been met with deafening silence.

Edwards’ Australia Day backlash

Socialite turned fashionista Pip Edwards may need to follow selfies on superyachts with her boyfriend, former cricket star Michael Clarke, following the scathing social media backlash she copped this week after her ill-fated try and weigh in on the Australia Day debate.

The leotard “designer” printed a grovelling apology on her Instagram feed after her posts went down like a lead balloon on January 26.

Edwards had began off the day sharing a letter printed within the Herald which raised a number of uncomfortable truths about race relations to query Australia Day’s celebratory message.

However she landed in scorching water when she completed off her social media marketing campaign with celebration snaps from a glamorous Australia Day celebration full of the attractive folks on the $12 million harbourside Watsons Bay mansion of her good pal, designer Sarah Jane Clarke. On the celebration, the Aboriginal flag was raised – albeit the other way up.

Inside minutes she was smashed for her “tone deaf” posts.

She later wrote on Instagram: “I need to categorical my honest apologies to these I’ve offended. My intentions have been at all times from place, in assist of all folks, wanting unity and neighborhood on this nation and globally. I innocently didn’t realise that the Aboriginal flag was the other way up and was extra focussed on the thought of elevating each flags collectively on the one pole, flying as one. I perceive it was an enormous mistake to not know on the time however my intention was by no means to trigger disrespect. I then made the error of incorrectly utilizing the phrase “rejoice the land” when it ought to have learn “acknowledge”. Once more, a giant mistake on my half and for that I deeply apologise.”

Hammond underneath hearth

Maybe former Sydney radio and tv character Mike Hammond ought to have hung round and partied with Pip Edwards this week slightly than publish mask-free vacation snaps on Fb of his adventures in COVID-19 hotspot Rio.

A number of of Hammond’s social media buddies have been fast to report his shenanigans to PS, unimpressed by the seemingly ill-advised show as so many Australians are desperately making an attempt to get residence.

PS can be amongst Hammond’s Fb buddies – or at the least was on the time of scripting this column – nevertheless he was very unimpressed when requested to clarify the journey.

Hammond, who has been busy catching up together with his Brazilian boyfriend, sunbathing and sampling cocktails, assured PS he had met all the federal government necessities to be granted an exemption to journey abroad and supposed to remain away for “three months and sooner or later”. He mentioned he would even be “scouting” for radio consulting work too, although he didn’t supply any specifics when requested.

Australians have been banned from worldwide journey since March.

An Australian Border Power spokesperson advised PS: “Journey exemptions can be found for individuals who have a compelling motive to journey outdoors Australia for 3 months or longer. From 8 January 2021, folks making use of for an exemption underneath this class should present supporting proof for his or her motive for journey, in addition to a Commonwealth statutory declaration.”

ABF considers every case individually primarily based on the knowledge and “supporting proof” offered within the software, which Hammond was adamant was all above board.

As for these Fb “frenemies”, Hammond advised PS: “They’ll f–k off!”

The previous face of Foxtel, Hammond abruptly departed WSFM final October, citing “household causes”, although his departure coincided with the conviction of his son Joshua on drug dealing expenses after being caught with $50,000 price of cocaine in his mum’s automotive.

KAK’s missed curtain name

Rumours {that a} “face peel” had gone unhealthy for Kerri-Anne Kennerley rendering her unable to look on the curtain name along with her fellow solid mates for the ultimate efficiency of Pippin final Sunday weren’t fairly the entire story.

“It wasn’t a magnificence remedy, I had pores and skin cancers eliminated whereas I used to be laid up recovering from surgery. As I wasn’t going anyplace for some time I believed it was alternative to do it, and thought it might have healed in time for the Sunday present, nevertheless it didn’t,” KAK knowledgeable PS.

“I wasn’t going to danger an an infection by placing make-up on my face, which was nonetheless very pink and indignant by Sunday … and I’d have frightened youngsters with out the warfare paint, so it was greatest I stayed residence.”

All aboard Packer’s yacht

James Packer’s $200 million floating sanctuary definitely had some fascinating company aboard this week.

Convicted rapist, former boxing legend and latter-day movie star Mike Tyson was having fun with all of the luxuries being afforded him on board IJE as he flew together with his buddy, and Packer’s former Hollywood producing partner, Brett Ratner on the Aussie billionaire’s non-public jet to St Barts to affix the cruise.

Ratner even uploaded photos of the pair handed out on the luxurious sofas on IJE (there was no signal of Packer within the photographs) with a number of giant ashtrays and a plastic bag containing one thing inexperienced and furry inside. Oregano maybe?

Jon English’s ‘unhappy story’

Biographer Jeff Apter describes his new guide on the late Australian pop icon Jon English as a “unhappy story”.

“In brief, it’s the story of a massively proficient man who made some massive errors on and off stage,” Apter says, who reveals the saga behind English’s dream to write down his personal rock opera, titled Paris.

“Jon’s massive dream was to create a rock opera of his personal. Within the late ’80s, he co-wrote Paris, with Brit David Mackay. They’d Harry Nilsson. Demis Roussos, Barry Humphries and a bunch of others have been on the album, nevertheless it didn’t promote,” Apter mentioned.

“Jon sunk $300,000 of his personal cash into the undertaking, as did Peter Rix, his supervisor. It price about $1 million all up, however was by no means produced for the stage. You want a success album earlier than producers decide to a stage manufacturing.”

As soon as tremendous producer Cameron “Les Mis/Cats” Waterproof coat knocked it again, English’s dream was doomed.

“Rix offered his share for $1 after which stop as Jon’s supervisor,” Apter revealed. “I believe it precipitated a slide into despair and boozing that marked the final decade of Jon’s life.”

The guide, Behind Darkish Eyes, is out on March 19.

Plot twist for Information Corp novelist

It’s useful to have mates in excessive locations whenever you’re a fledgling novelist, and even handier whenever you’re the boss, as Siobhan McKenna, Information Company Australia’s broadcasting boss and Lachlan Murdoch’s most trusted govt can little question attest.

PS’s moles contained in the Murdoch-owned Foxtel report a couple of eyebrows have been raised by the excessive rotation promotions operating throughout the community to advertise McKenna’s novel, Man in Armour, which was printed final yr by HarperCollins (additionally owned by Information Corp).

Adverts for the guide have additionally been flooding the airwaves of Clean FM, which is owned by Lachlan Murdoch.

Useful certainly.