America, get ready to shine, shine, shine. The Real Housewives of Melbourne returns on Thursday, March 5 at a brand-new time—primetime! The Australian import is moving from Sundays at noon to Thursdays at 9 p.m. and all your favorite ladies are back. That's right, Jackie Gillies, Gina Liano, Chyka Keebaugh, Janet Roach, Lydia Schiavello are returning for a new season with two newbies, Gamble Breaux and Pettifleur Berenger. It's the first Australian version of The Real Housewives and the first Australian reality show to get imported to the states. Something Jackie, the psychic wife of rocker Ben Gillies, said she predicted would happen. During the first season, Jackie...
- 3/4/2015
- E! Online
Sick of explosion-filled blockbusters and snoozy summer reality TV? Here’s a solution: Try looking to the Southern Hemisphere to fill your entertainment needs. Several EW staffers have fallen under the spell of Australian TV and music, especially Josh Thomas’s charming comedy Please Like Me (which returns to Pivot on Friday at 10:30 p.m. Et).
And it’s not just people who write about this stuff for a living: A friend of mine is obsessed with Dance Academy, a teen drama that’s exactly what it sounds like (and is available for streaming on Netflix). Another swears by Australia’s Next Top Model,...
And it’s not just people who write about this stuff for a living: A friend of mine is obsessed with Dance Academy, a teen drama that’s exactly what it sounds like (and is available for streaming on Netflix). Another swears by Australia’s Next Top Model,...
- 8/8/2014
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Silverchair have announced their official split after 19 years, describing it as an "indefinite hibernation". Daniel Johns, Chris Joannou and Ben Gillies formed the band in 1992. The Australian group posted an official announcement on their website detailing the break-up. "We formed Silverchair nearly 20 years ago when we were just 12 years old. Today we stand by the same rules now as we did back then... if the band stops being fun and if it's no longer fulfilling creatively, then we need to stop," the statement read. "Therefore after much soul-searching we wanted to let you know that we're putting Silverchair into indefinite hibernation and we've decided to each do our own thing for the foreseeable (more)...
- 5/25/2011
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Wes Carr has become the sixth winner of Australian Idol. The performer beat off competition from Luke Dickens to be crowned victor of the reality competition. Carr, 26, was previously in a band with Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies and has been performing live since the age of 14. In his acceptance speech he praised a long list of people, including his rival Dickens: "And to this man, Luke, he is the most amazing man. I'm the godfather of his child, this here is the man and that is why he is here." Speaking before the announcement, Carr described his fear (more)...
- 11/25/2008
- by By David Balls
- Digital Spy
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