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In plans for the extensive renovation of his house, George Clooney insists the fancy new dwelling is a “play cottage” for his three-year-old twins Ella and Alexander. But friends tell Woman’s Day that insiders are starting to wonder if that wasn’t a

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Adam Dovile has enjoyed a career trajectory many would dream of. Plucked from obscurity to be a part of 2014’s House Rules, host Johanna Griggs was so impressed with his skills that he was asked to be a host on Better Homes And Gardens, for which he

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The critically acclaimed docuseries finally comes to Australia. Revealing, insightful and shocking, the show takes viewers behind the headlines and press conferences to tell the true story of one of the most admired and vilified women in the world, H

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