All That Glitters: The best gossip from those in the know on the Gold Coast

From a near-nude bikini selfie, to Amy Sharks new tune success and the tourism minister “hamming it up” for the media - here’s all the Glitter Strip gossip from this week.

FROM a near-nude bikini selfie, to Amy Sharks new tune success and the tourism minister “hamming it up” for the media - here’s all the Glitter Strip gossip from this week.

CAN’T UN-SEE

TEMPERATURES may be dropping and while most people are rugging up, fitness influencer Tammy Hembrow is not one of them.

The 26-year-old mother of two has posted what may be her most risqué photo yet - by the pool in a barely there rainbow g-string bikini.

It has been flooded with praise from her 11.4 million Instagram followers.

“We better look like this after kids,” one person commented.

Another said: “Whatever you’ve been doing in iso I need to be doing too (because) damn.”

Let’s just say there were a whole lot of tongue and peach emojis left in the comments.

Tammy Hembrow has posted a new skimpy bikini photo. Photo: Instagram

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Shark’s new single a chart topper

AMY Shark is no stranger to producing bangers but her new single has become a rapidly-growing success.

The Gold Coaster, 34, released Everybody Rise two weeks ago and it has since clocked up more than 360,000 listens on Spotify.

Already the single has reached her top five most popular songs on the streaming service. Her hit Adore has been played more than 60 million times, I Said Hi with 44 million and her most recent collaboration, The Reaper, has been played more than 18 million times.

Everybody Rise is the first song released from her soon-to-be launched third album.

Even local surfing star Mick Fanning enjoyed it, leaving a comment on Instagram telling Shark it “sounds great”.

Gold Coast singer Amy Shark. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT

SPOTTED

State Tourism Minister Kate Jones posed up yesterday for what’s fast become the shot du jour: elbow bumping during a press op. Ms Jones, oft-dubbed ‘Minister for the Gold Coast’ because of how much time she spends here, was back in her favourite part of the state (except for maybe home ‘burb Ashgrove) for the reopening of Sea World - and took the opportunity to ham it up for the cameras with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

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Minister Kate Jones elbow bumps a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT

HUSH HUSH

WHICH well known identity with a chequered past was spotted having lunch at a notable restaurant with his lady this week? After a tiff, the lass decked out in active wear left in a huff and provided a ring side seat for others diners and the drama unfolded.

WHICH hospitality figure is rumoured to have locked in a sweet long term ‘no rent’ deal from his landlord in return for opening the doors to their business immediately?

WHICH councillor was spotted scoffing down lunch while on the run they didn’t “elbow bump” at the light crossing. After tapping the buzzer a few times outside a busy shopping centre with their hand, they put it straight on their sanga and carried on eating.