‘Devastating’: Delta’s heartbreak as she flees LA fires
Singer Delta Goodrem has joined a growing list of Australian stars who have had their hearts broken and their homes destroyed in the LA fires.
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Delta Goodrem has joined a growing list of Australian stars who have had their hearts broken and their homes destroyed in the LA fires.
She revealed she had been has been forced to evacuate as wildfires rage through Los Angeles.
the Horn to Try singer said she was “okay” but deeply saddened by the unfolding tragedy in a series of Instagram stories.
“I love this beautiful city,” she said. “It has always been a home away from home for me.
“My heart is broken and the feeling in the smoke filled air is devastating. Praying for everyone.”
Former Neighbours star, Benjamin Rigby, has also spoken about his heartbreak after his home was destroyed in the Los Angeles fires.
Rigby, who became the latest entertainment figure to lose their home, shared a shocking photo of the remains of his home, which burned down leaving nothing but a charred staircase, to Instagram.
“My heart is absolutely and completely broken. Our home is gone,” he wrote alongside the devastating photo.
The Queensland-born star also posted a link to a fundraising site where people can donate.
“Hi it’s Belinda, dear friend of Ben, from Australia, and I’m trying to help Ben and Daren with any emergency relief funds possible as their home was destroyed in the fires happening this week in Pacific Palisades” the charity page reads.
“The staircase in this image led to their home. There’s not much more I can say. Thankfully they were both away at the time and are physically safe.”
“As this is emergency relief the funds will be used for anything they need after this loss – food, accommodation, clothing, vehicles, anything they need.”
As of Friday night AEDT, nearly $32,000 had been raised to help the actor.
LA-based Rigby has appeared in major films such as Alien: Covenant and Ford v. Ferrari.
He briefly starred on Neighbours back in 2011, where he played David Sheridan.
‘CANNOT BELIEVE THIS’: REBEL’S HORROR AT FIRES
Rebel Wilson has revealed her horror as California’s raging fires threatened her Los Angeles home.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday local time, Wilson said her home, which she shares with wife, Ramona Agruma, and two-year-old daughter, Royce, had been impacted by the horrific California fires.
Wilson shared a terrifying photo, taken by her friend Ornela, that showed the West Hollywood skyline engulfed in flames.
While it’s unclear how badly the Australian star’s home has been impacted by the fires, she revealed that her beloved cat had to be rescued from her home as the city remains engulfed in flames.
“Cannot believe this,” Wilson wrote, adding, “Thank you Ornela for saving our cat.”
Wilson’s friend, Ornela, also shared the image to her Instagram with the caption: “This is West Hollywood, we are not OK. If you have room, dm me and I can connect you with people who need it.”
Wilson replied in the comments with: “Thank you Ornela for helping everyone, this is crazy.”
It is also unclear if Wilson is currently in Los Angeles, having recently been back in Australia where she had a second wedding with Agruma.
As some of Hollywood’s biggest names watched their homes burn after devastating fires swept through southern California, Aussie musician G Flip and their spouse, Chrishell Stause, have been forced to evacuate her A$5.3 million Hollywood Hills mansion.
The Selling Sunset star and award-winning musician were evacuated on Thursday.
“Immediate evacuation in my area,” Stause captioned a post made to her Instagram Stories.
“Me, G, and Gracie are safe and out of the house,” she went on, ending the post with five broken heart emojis.
US TV personality Chrissy Teigen and her husband Grammy-winner John Legend sought refuge at a hotel with their four children, four dogs, and a bearded dragon.
Teigen told her social media followers that she and the 12-time Grammy winner were packing their essential belongings and leaving their sprawling $30 million Beverly Hills mansion, which they bought in 2020, with their four kids: Luna, 8, Miles, 6, Esti, and Wren, both 1.
“This is surreal,” she wrote on her Instagram Story alongside a selfie of herself packing in her closet. “I’m very scared now. Packing.”
With their four dogs and a bearded dragon in tow, Teigen told fans that they were making their way to a safe area.
“4 kids, 4 dogs and a bearded dragon walk into a hotel,” she captioned a video of them in a hotel room.
In the footage, she and Legend were seen lying on the bed with their pooches beside them. Their family pet bearded dragon, named Sebastian, was also on the bed.
“We are OK as of right now, and I felt weird saying that with so many people we know and don’t who are not OK,” she wrote on her Instagram Story.
“Thank you for reaching out. Looking for any and all ways to help our community right now, please send anything you see.”
“And God bless the firefighters and all first responders,” she said.
It comes as Jamie Lee Curtis pledged $1 million (A$1.5 million) to fire victims.
“As the fire still rages on and @calfire @losangelesfiredepartment and all the available first responders and agencies involved in fighting fire and saving lives are still hard at work and neighbours and friends are banding together to save each other, my husband and I and our children have pledged $1 million from our Family Foundation to start a fund of support for our great city and state and the great people who live and love there,” Curtis wrote on Instagram.
“I’m in communication with Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass and Senator Schiff as to where those funds need to be directed for the most impact.”
Meanwhile, Hacks star Jean Smart urged Hollywood to cancel awards shows and donate to fire relief efforts.
“With ALL due respect, during Hollywood’s season of celebration, I hope any of the networks televising the upcoming awards will seriously consider NOT televising them and donating the revenue they would have garnered to victims of the fires and the firefighters,” the actress wrote on Instagram.
Hollywood is at a standstill as the fires forced a number of prominent TV shows to halt production. Popular shows such as Hacks, Abbott Elementary, Suits LA, Grey’s Anatomy, Fallout, NCIS, and Jimmy Kimmel Live among many others have been shut down.
FilmLA, which deals with filming permits in Los Angeles, issued a notification that “personnel resources ordinarily available to support film production may not be available during the local State of Emergency”.
“The LA County Fire Department has specifically instructed that all permits issued for filming in the communities of Altadena, La Crescenta, La Canada/Flintridge and unincorporated Pasadena are withdrawn. Other permit revocations are possible,” the FilmLA statement said.
Hollywood’s biggest names such as Billy Crystal, Anthony Hopkins, Paris Hilton, Eugene Levy and Miles Teller have been impacted by the fires, losing their homes.
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