Reality TV
Mormon Wives: How a TikTok scandal became a record-breaking reality show
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives isn’t just TikTok drama on a slightly bigger screen. It’s an exploration of a religion evolving in real time.
- by Nell Geraets
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An overcooked lamb and not winning MasterChef led Alice Zaslavsky to success
A belief that food is her “fate” took her from teaching to a culinary career.
- by Steve Dow
‘Such a weird kid’: Alone winner Gina Chick never did fit in – and that’s her strength
She talked to a lake and apologised to a wallaby before eating it. Like her famous grandmother, survival-show star Chick does things her way.
- by David Leser
Magazine
Good Weekend
The September 14 Edition
Gina Chick: from shunned outsider to charismatic celebrity | Bill Gates’ Epstein problem | Antarctica in a new light | Spring fashion | Gardening gift guide
Magazine
Sunday Life
The September 1 Edition
New dad and former MAFS star Michael Brunelli talks about surviving the first year of parenthood, and why fathers should be making mental health a priority.
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Good Weekend
‘My fear has increased’: Abbie Chatfield on when to bite her tongue
The celebrity and broadcaster on handling trolls, strengthening her friendships – and quieting her former response to catcallers.
- by Benjamin Law
Man of the moments: You Can’t Ask That team return, and this time it’s personal
I Was Actually There revisits big moments in Australian history with eyewitnesses, and makes for riveting viewing.
- by Karl Quinn
I watched nothing but 10Play for a week. Here’s what I learnt
If you’re not a fan of reality shows or the 1990s, you probably won’t have a good time.
- by Meg Watson
Magazine
Sunday Life
The June 16 Edition
Social media influencer Snezana Wood talks with Jane Rocca about her ongoing love story with The Bachelor’s Sam Wood.
Snezana Wood’s love story defies the reality dating show odds
She was a 34-year-old single mother when she went on The Bachelor and captured the heart of Sam Wood. Nine years on, the couple is still going strong.
- by Jane Rocca
The controversial lawsuits that could end reality TV as we know it
Chaos has always been what drives reality TV but it could also be the reason the genre, as we know it, might be over.
- by Nell Geraets
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