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Fiona ByrneGossip Queen editor, Sunday Herald Sun columnist

Gossip Queen editor. Writes about TV, news, celebrity, social and entertainment for the Sunday Herald Sun.

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Kyle issues a challenge in bid to boost Melbourne ratings

Kyle Sandilands has put a call out to his Melbourne fans, asking them to recruit listeners to his KIIS FM breakfast show to give a boost to his flagging ratings.

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Shaun Burgoyne welcomed the AFL Premiership Cup in Darwin on its national tour ahead of the 2024 Grand Final. Picture: Jono Laird

AFL star commentator Shaun Burgoyne joins Fox Footy for 2025

Fox Footy has picked up four-time AFL premiership champion Shaun Burgoyne from Channel 7 to commentate next year in the latest game-changing move by the powerful broadcaster.

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Nadia Bartel wearing her new lingerie line. Picture: Jason Edwards

Nadia Bartel eyeing off $15m Brighton home

Nadia Bartel’s appearance on new reality series Listing Melbourne saw her eyeing off a $15m Brighton home.

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Melbourne singer Behani (Rebekah Behbahani) has released her first single Let Me Know. Picture: Supplied

Flop or genius? The Channel 7 reality TV series no one asked for

Melbourne singer Rebekah Behbahani has self-produced a reality TV show for Channel 7 spotlighting her journey towards global pop stardom. So, brilliant marketing move or merely a vanity project?

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Kate McCarthy recovering in hospital in September 2024 after suffering a heart scare.Picture: Instagram

Kate McCarthy’s harrowing heart scare at Melbourne Airport

Channel 7 footy commentator Kate McCarthy has opened up about the heart scare that saw her collapse at Melbourne Airport after broadcasting the AFL Grand Final just days prior.

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Steve Vizard has written a book for his grand children. Steve has talked about his hugely successful time on TV with Fast Forward. Picture: David Caird

Showbiz royalty Steve Vizard takes on new comedy project

Steve Vizard has been a major player in Australian media and comedy for decades. He spills on his prolific career and what comes next.

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Kate Ritchie talks chance of Sally Fletcher return to Home and Away

After she portrayed beloved character Sally Fletcher on Home and Away, Kate Ritchie says the show’s producers have told her “the door is always open” for her highly-anticipated return.

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Caulfield Cup 2024 fashion, crowd. Picture: Jason Edwards

Crowds flock to the 2024 Caulfield Cup

Racegoers have packed out Caulfield Racecourse, bringing colour and passion to the Caulfield Cup in an epic day of spring racing.

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Comedian Merrick Watts returns to SAS Australia in new directing role

Former contestant and winner of Australia’s most brutal TV series Merrick Watts is set to move up the ranks for next year’s season and join ex-Special Forces soldiers as directing staff.

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KIIS FM breakfast radio hosts Jackie 'O' Henderson and Kyle Sandilands. Picture - Supplied

Kyle’s horror year continues at awards night

Kyle Sandilands has copped another blow, with his Kyle & Jackie O Show losing out in the radio industry’s top award race.

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