Hollywood Gladiator Russell Crowe stares down 60
Hollywood heavyweight and South Sydney Rabbitohs tragic Russell Crowe has revealed how he will celebrate his milestone birthday this weekend.
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It will be a low-key affair when Russell Crowe marks a milestone birthday at the weekend.
The Oscar-winning actor turns 60 on Sunday and is in Budapest filming a movie with fellow-Academy Award winner Rami Malek.
“No plans,” Crowe told Confidential when asked what he will be doing on Sunday.
“I’m still shooting in Budapest so most likely I will be revising dialogue and getting ready for the scenes to come.”
He may be staring down 60, but Crowe recently shaved years off his appearance, losing his beard for the first time in about five years in preparation for his latest role, and posting a picture of the result on Instagram.
“The actor prepares #20,” he captioned the pic, adding that it was his “First shave since 2019.”
Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1964 to parents Jocelyn and John Crowe.
The family moved to Australia when he was just four years of age.
He made his acting debut on the small screen in Spyforce, ahead of his breakout role in Romper Stomper.
He went on to become one of our most celebrated actors, winning his Oscar for his 2000 role Gladiator and gaining more acclaim — and a BAFTA — for A Beautiful Mind the following year.
Consistently, while a huge name in Hollywood, he supported the film and television industry in Australia and New Zealand, as well as supporting his beloved South Sydney Rabbitohs.
In Budapest, Crowe is filming Nuremberg. The film, directed and written by James Vanderbilt, and will see Crowe play Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring.
Top Aussie model’s baby news
Top Aussie fashion model Simone Holtznagel has become a mother for the first time.
The former Guess campaign model shared the news on social media, accompanied by multiple images of her newborn daughter.
“On Sunday March 31st we welcomed our healthy, baby girl Gia Holtznagel Castano into the world,” she captioned the post. “We are totally and completely in love with her and enjoying these special moments as a family of three.”
Holtznagel is in a relationship with Sydney personal trainer Jono Castano.
Originally, the couple told Confidential their baby was due on March 26.
They announced the baby news in October, again via social media.
At the time, Holtznagel wrote: “Entering our Mum & Dad era. We are beyond excited to share that we are expecting a baby girl. Having kids is something we have always wanted and we cannot wait to navigate this new exciting chapter of our lives together. Due March 2024.”
They had gone public with their relationship in 2022.
Taupau turns a page on lifestyle chapter
Marty Taupau is moving into the stationery game ... and management.
Confidential was curious to see the NRL star and wife Michelle had launched a new business venture, Not Stationary, selling luxury bound leather notebooks, planners and other lifestyle products.
A call to the couple highlighted they had been working on the brand for some time, launching in November. And it seems they have big plans.
Next week, they unveil their DSRUPTRS Speakers Bureau and Talent Management arm.
“Obviously I’m an athlete so I bring that perspective and Michelle brings her life coaching science and business background,” Marty told Confidential.
“At any stage of an athletes career it is important to have balance and vision and that’s a big part of what we are doing here.”
Michelle noted: “We are in this to create a positive impact in the world and to affect profound change in the lives we touch.”
Marty, 34, has been a star player in rugby league for well over a decade, having started with the Canterbury Bulldogs before playing for Wests Tigers.
He spent seven years with the Manly Sea Eagles and moved to Brisbane to play for the Broncos last year.
The couple were married in 2019 at Samoa’s Taumeasina Island Resort. They met through the game with Michelle working in community relations for the NRL for many years.
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