A blog of recent clips, reporting and notions on what's happening in pop culture of interest to me. Written by Cynthia Wang.
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The only time I could speak to Ioan Gruffudd was at 11.30 pm on a Monday night. Well of course I said 'yes'! Here is that chat, along with one with Bachelorette host Osher Gunsberg, and a review of Thor: Ragnarok.
I really enjoyed speaking with singer Fergie for the Soundtrack of My Life feature. The rest here are write-ups and recaps.
Although Sean Keenan had been in a number of notable series such as staple soap Neighbours and hip series Glitch, the Ten remake/update of Wake in Fright would be his most ambitious. Here is my review and chat with Sean.
I used to break down the US Survivor finalists with Jeff Probst. Now, it's a tradition with Australian Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia. Next to it is the following week's winner chat!
Sometimes it's the little items that make you happy. You could even say it fills up your senses.
With an extraordinary performance in the film Patti Cake$, Australian actress Danielle Macdonald is one to watch. I was glad to meet her and get to know her before her inevitable rise. Also in this Back Chat are items I wrote about Game of Thrones stars in ads, Lady Gaga's Little Mermaid-inspired costumes and three G2G items.
Although I wish I were at Madonna's birthday party, at least I could write about it! Erika Jayne, real name Erika Girardi, visited our shores and I got to meet her in the city.
What a week! I delve back into the awards show lane with a summary of the Teen Choice Awards, then wrap up celebrity news with Cara Delevingne and Jamie Morton, plus the other items in Back Chat. And then, review Top of the Lake: China Girl.
It's not often in life you get to meet someone who made something very important to you, but I got to express to director Luc Besson how much The Big Blue meant to me in high school. He responded in an appreciative and personal way. Love.
I loved The Good Wife and I love The Good Fight. All there is to it. Here is the lovely Cush Jumbo!
Fantastic catch-up with Ian Ziering for the latest Sharknado and the season preview of Australian Survivor 2 with Jonathan LaPaglia.
Wonderful chance for me to speak to such a fantastic actor. Thank you, Netflix Australia!
What a pleasure to speak to Kevin Dickson about his first novel for his 'home' audience! Of course, now his second one has been published, too.
No, it really doesn't matter what country I'm in to watch—and write about—Survivor. Also, I chat with the always delightful Dami Im about her latest music.
Very excited to speak to fantastic actor.
In a showdown between two soulful voices on July 3, 2017, Team Delta's Judah Kelly earned more votes than Team Boy George's Hoseah Partsch and was crowned the season 6 champ of 'The Voice Australia.' I caught up with the winner the next day, and my interview can be read here.
Here are my previews on two geeky things on behalf of Deb's "What to Watch" section.
I first spoke to Darren McMullen when I was at People and he was in the US hosting Love In the Wild for NBC. Now I am the one in Sydney and he is the one living in LA when I speak to him about Australian series Behave Yourself on Channel 7. Small world, right? More of our chat is online here. Following his chat is one with Cleverman actor Rob Collins, whose humour is deliciously dry. Then, in Hot Topics, Australia has been following the off-screen love life of radio personality Sam Frost, the country's first Bachelorette. We updated her story this week, which was linked to by our fellow Pacific Mags weekly New Idea.
On the eve of watching the last episode of American Gods's first season, I had a chance to talk to the actor who plays Shadow Moon, Ricky Whittle. He did not disappoint. To read the interview, click here. I've excerpted some of it in the captions below the photos below.
On becoming Shadow Moon, the central figure of Neil Gaiman's 2001 novel American Gods, Whittle says, "It's not just picking up any fictional character. it's almost like doing a biography now. You know, I'm Daniel Day-Lewising the heck out of it because he's a real person to so many fans." Photo courtesy of Amazon Prime Video.
Whittle says he and Ian McShane (left, as Mr Wednesday) engage in a bit of a pranking contest on the set of the series. According to Whittle, "I think we're pretty even at the moment. I keep using his trailer when he's not in and then sending him videos of me using his toilet or lying in his bed and watching his TV. Stealing his contents of his fridge is another one of my faves as well. He gets really fancy water. There's no need! There's no need — bring normal water like the rest of us. We're in Canada, the water's fine, you don't need the fancy bottled water, but he's Ian McShane, he's fancy." Photo courtesy of Amazon Prime Video.
