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The thought of planning your own funeral is incredibly grim. However, Ray Martin’s new series on SBS plans to shed a new light on the importance of the process. Death is not an easy subject, and I for one can’t wait to see Ray unpack it. Read more about his new venture on page 24. Losing Matthew Perry unexpectedly was another reminder of how short life can be. He brought so much joy to our lives and the lives of his closest friends and family. This week we have a special tribute to the comedy star on page 10. On a lighter note, we bring you a behind-the-scenes look at a Block auction, and we have a great interview with former MasterChef judge Matt Preston, who has lived a fascinating…
Couple goals It was date night for model Megan Gale and Shaun Hampson as they took in an NBL game in Melbourne! Girls’ night! Smiles were the order of the day for Sonia Kruger and daughter Maggie, eight, who attended Wicked in Sydney. Dressed to impress! A drop of Rod They never disappoint! Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster turned up the glam to 10/10 at the launch of the singer’s new Wolfie’s Whisky. On the mic Natalie Bassingthwaighte proved she’s a rock star at heart when she reunited with Rogue Traders for a one-off gig. Go girl! Tools down! “He is everything we could of ever dreamed of,” The Block star and second-time mum Sarah-Jane Calleja wrote about little Drew’s arrival. Dad Tom is chuffed too! Reasons to celebrate Princess…
MATTHEW PERRY 1969 – 2023 Jennifer Aniston broke down in tears during an interview in 2004 over just “the idea of even losing” Matthew Perry while discussing her Friends co-star’s addiction demons. And now the actress is reeling because her biggest fear has been realised. “All five of the Friends cast are in real bad shape, but Jen’s by far taking this the worst,” a Hollywood insider tells Woman’s Day. “She’s torturing herself with each and every scenario where she could have done this or should have said that. She was one of the last people to speak to him and she’d For Jen, says the Hollywood insider, “the real pain is the fact she’s been with him almost every step of the way”, and the 54-year-old felt she and…
In what was supposed to be a fresh start, Matthew had moved into a new house two weeks before his death, labelling it “heaven”. He also had a fresh acting gig in the pipeline. Friends say he was “incredibly happy”. The star – who had been in the throes of starting a foundation to help others struggling with addiction – “was enjoying life”, says a source. “He was closer than ever to his folks and actively engaged in his sobriety.” But in the days leading up to the discovery of his body there were signs that all was not well. The actor – who last year said he was 18 months sober – cut short a game of his beloved pickleball (which he played daily), with friends saying he’d been…
“We weren’t equipped to deal with it,” Jen once admitted of trying to support Matthew through his addiction. But the embattled actor insisted his co-stars did the best job they could. “[They] were understanding, and they were patient,” he said. “It’s like penguins... when one is sick the other penguins surround it and prop it up... That’s kind of what the cast did for me.” The Friends stars’ unbreakable bond was well documented. “There was something that was laid down at the very beginning… instantly it was in our DNA that we were family, that we were going to take care of each other,” Jen once said. And their pain over the loss of one of their own was palpable in the statement the cast released, revealing they “are all…
MATTHEW PERRY 1969 – 2023 Matthew once confessed he’d give up all his fame and money in an instant to cure the substance addiction he’d battled since he was 14. “The fact that I would trade it all to not have this disease is true,” said the star, who spent more than $14 million trying to get clean over the years – including 15 trips to rehab, 6000 visits to AA and even a stint on life support. In fact, while it’s the comfort food of TV for so many people, heartbreakingly, Matthew admitted he could never bring himself to watch Friends – the sitcom that made him world famous and saw him banking $1.57 million an episode by 2002. “I didn’t watch the show, and haven’t watched the show,…
