Backchat: Eurovision Primer and Minaj Feuds for Who, May 23, 2016

Nothing better than getting fans ready to indulge in Eurovision! This week's Backchat includes a primer plus a roundup of Nicki Minaj feuds and some items in Gossip to Go.

Backchat: David Koechner and Video Game Films for Who, May 16, 2016

I spoke to Anchorman star David Koechner, who is preparing for a July stand-up tour through Australia, and compared how actors look with their video-game alter egos.

Prince: Mourning a Pop Genius for Who, May 9, 2016

I had the honour of writing Who's tribute and news story about the one and only Prince. In the process, I got to work with Nicholas Fonseca to conceive the different aspects of Prince's life we would include and I got to feature reporting from my colleagues at People. I think the decision to split up the story into two parts helped and I have to thank editors Michael Crooks and Cassie Kang, art director Cleo Munns and photo editor Lainie Shean for their incredible work, too.

The Voice Australia: Delta and Jessie J for Who, May 9, 2016

The Australian edition of The Voice, back for its fifth season, is the first of the international series to feature two women as coaches. Last year saw sparks fly between newbie Jessie J and series vet Delta Goodrem but the pair have patched things up. Replacing Ricky Martin is X Factor Australia's Ronan Keating. They join Joel and Benji Madden from Good Charlotte. Here is a preview of the coming season.

Backchat: Penny McNamee for Who, May 9, 2016

U.S. audiences have seen her in various shows such as Elementary and Blue Bloods, but Australian audiences are welcoming back theatre veteran Penny McNamee, this time to homegrown mainstay Home and Away. 

My Kitchen Rules Season 7 Winners Tasia and Gracia, April 27, 2016

I had the good fortune of speaking to "The Spice Girls," Tasia and Gracia Seger, for a small feature prior to their win on My Kitchen Rules. To read more from my initial chat with them, click here, and to read my 'winner' interview with them, click here. If you are not familiar with the show, get familiar with these remarkable sisters below.

Backchat: Alfie Allen for Who, May 2, 2016

Alfie Allen swung through Australia and New Zealand to promote season 6 of Game of Thrones as well as the season 5 DVD release. More of my chat with Alfie can be found here. 

Game of Thrones: Locations and Languages for Empire TV Autumn 2016

Taking a deep dive into Game of Thrones for Empire Australia was a real treat. I researched locations in Spain for season 6 to produce a traveller's guide and I spoke with language creator David J. Peterson for a preview of Dothraki usage in the latest series. 

 

Sarah Paulson: Living My Dream, for Who, May 2, 2016

The original story written and reported by Patrick Gomez for People proved too short for the Who layout. I added paragraphs to the text, a box and new captions.

Coachella Weekend One for Who, May 2, 2016

Last year, celebrities hit the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival with a vengeance. This year? All loaded to the first weekend. 

A Wiggles Wedding for Who, April 25, 2016

Yes, I wrote about Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna, again, in Hot Topics, as well as Selena Gomez's surprisingly thicker lips in this issue, but the best second-cover story this week was about the lovely wedding between Emma Watkins and Lachy Gillespie, two members of the children's entertainment group The Wiggles. You can read more about their fantastic day on Who.com here.

Backchat with Adam Liaw for Who, April 25, 2016

I got to speak with one of my favourite chefs, Adam Liaw, to talk about his latest TV series, Destination Flavour Scandinavia.

Backchat with Bette Midler and Mean Girls Dolls for Who, April 18, 2016

I really enjoyed putting this week's Backchat together. First, there's an interview with Dalvinder Gill-Minhas, one of the featured Indian Australians looking for love in the SBS documentary Indian Wedding Race, then a look at the new line of Mean Girls dolls and a review of celebrities using Snapchat's puppy-face filter. Nicholas Fonseca and I had a great time compiling Bette Midler's best Twitter zingers, and I got to write all of the Gossip to Go boxes. 

iHeartRadio Awards 2016 for Who, April 18, 2016

There are more and more music award shows to cover each year and this is one of them.

Hot Topics for Who, April 11, 2016

It's a Heart Monitor spread in this week's Who, leading off with Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom. A couple spreads later and we see Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez. 

Survivor Winner Earl Cole Takes On March Madness, March 31, 2016

Now for some U.S. press, this time for The Post Game. I talk to Survivor: Fiji winner Earl Cole on his new venture to help NCAA athletes get a morale boost and a financial one during March Madness. 

One to Watch: Odessa Young for Who, April 4, 2016

I've been fortunate to do first interviews with many now-famous people for both People and Who. One of these is young Australian actress Odessa Young. It will be great to see her career become more high profile.

Most Beautiful People 2016 for Who, April 4, 2016

When I was at People, I reported on a lot of 'Beauties' but often my files were just written up by someone else. At Who, I'm the writer. You have to craft something interesting to say about the person but it can't be too much about product or fashion. Here are a couple of the people I did my best to describe. 

People had already gotten fun 'beauty confessions' from a bunch of celebrities but Who must stay mindful of the Australian audience. In the end, I was able to add models Elyse Taylor and Samantha Harris to our mix. If you would like to read more from Elyse, click here. 

In that same vein, I was happy to speak with Wentworth's Danielle Cormack and Love Child's Miranda Tapsell about their charitable work for the Beautiful Hearts act. In fact, they had so much good stuff to say, I included more of our chats in Who.com pieces. For more from Danielle, click here, and for more from Miranda, click here. The full act as it appeared in Who: 

Hot Topics for Who, March 21, 2016

Surprise! Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna continue to stay in the celeb spotlight. I also adapt a series of People Stylewatch posts on Britney Spears's tour costumes into an item.