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Never one to waste an opportunity, former breakfast radio heavyweight Kyle Sandilands has been busy filming the chaos and personal turmoil of his sacking from KIIS FM and the spectacular implosion of his Kyle & Jackie O Show, for an online series.
Called At Home With Kyle, the series, which could be four or up to six episodes long, is being shot by Sandilands’ company and will be rolled out via Sandilands’ soon to be launched app and website from late July. Perhaps we can now add reality star to Sandilands’ resume.
The docu-series precedes the debut of Sandilands’ new streaming show Kyle Sandilands Live which is expected to kick off on his app in early August.
Sandilands started capturing the dramatic turn his career took in March when he was yanked off air by ARN, the owner of KIIS FM, for an “act of serious misconduct” that was alleged to have occurred on February 20 when he berated his now ex co-host Jackie Henderson during an episode of the Kyle & Jackie O Show. He was soon sacked by ARN. Sandilands then launched a $85 million Federal Court legal claim against his former employer on the grounds that the tearing up of his contract was invalid and a breach of Australian Consumer Law.
That dispute was settled in early June for more than $12 million in a deal which included ARN handing over Sandilands’ beloved gold-plated studio microphone.
“It is a very different side to Kyle that you are going to see, quite a humble Kyle,” Sandilands’ long-time manager Bruno Bouchet told CBD of the doco.
“He becomes a lot more focused on family, there’s dealing with a death threat and coming to terms with the biggest upheaval he’s faced in his life.”
While the series, details of which were first reported by the Game Changers Radio podcast, has been keeping Sandilands’ busy, his former on-air partner Henderson, who was also booted by ARN in March, is continuing to pursue her $82 million legal action against the radio network on the grounds of wrongful termination and adverse action under the Fair Work Act. She is scheduled to return to court next month.
Gillard in the box at Wimbledon
The Australian billionaire set may have traded the World Cup and Wimbledon for some downtime aboard their nautical toys in the Mediterranean, as CBD reported last week. But not everybody is afforded the same luxury.
For Julia Gillard, the Royal Box on day 12 of Wimbledon would simply have to do. The former prime minister was among those who turned out to watch wildcard Arthur Fery’s semi-final showdown in London at the weekend. Gillard was seen alongside Paul Howes, the former union boss-turned-confidant to Luke Sayers, of phallic photo fame.
The Australians were in good company. At the front of the section sat Anna Wintour, the global chief content officer at Conde Nast and global editorial director of Vogue, flanked by Australian film director Baz Luhrmann and fashion designer Tom Ford.
Also within spitting distance were Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch and his theatre director and playwright wife Sophie Hunter, along with fellow English actor George MacKay, and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester. Dutch footballer and Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was also sat courtside with his wife Rike Nooitgedagt.
Around the grounds over the last few days, former Australian tennis pro Pat Cash could be seen watching on, as could fellow Australian player Priscilla Hon, and Ronan and Storm Keating, among a swarm of Brits, including Princess Kate and BBC director-general Matt Brittin.
Fresh blood at Melbourne Fashion Festival
Melbourne Fashion Festival is beefing up its ranks with CBD’s esteemed former colleague Damien Woolnough becoming creative director of the festival.
Having spent more than 25 years reporting on fashion, culture and luxury and telling the stories of designers, models, brands and the wider industry for titles such as Vogue, InStyle, Elle, The Australian and GQ, Woolnough has most recently been fashion editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Woolnough, who grew up in Melbourne, said he was looking forward to building on the festival’s legacy for being ambitious and creatively fearless.
“I’ve always believed fashion is about more than clothes, it’s about identity, culture and the stories we tell about ourselves,” Woolnough said.
He starts his role in August and CBD will be cheerleading from the “frow” in 2027.
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