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Abbie Chatfield fires up over Sonia Kruger's Gold Logie win

<p>Abbie Chatfield has slammed Sonia Kruger's recent Gold Logie win after accusing the TV presenter of discrimination.</p> <p>The <em>Masked Singer </em>judge expressed her disapproval of Kruger's Gold Logie win on her <em>It's A Lot podcast</em>, where she criticised the "disgusting" comments Kruger made about Muslim immigration in 2016.</p> <p>"It's very easy for white feminists to be like, "A woman won. Aren't you happy a woman won?" Yeah, no Sonia," she said.</p> <p>"I'm not happy that someone who made discriminatory comments on the <em>Today</em> show about Muslim people in 2016 won," she added.</p> <p>Chatfield echoed the voices of the viewers at home who also took issue with Kruger's "discriminatory" comments and believed that she did not deserve to win the Most Popular Personality award at the Logies.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvvilL9NQUm/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">Ver esta publicación en Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvvilL9NQUm/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Una publicación compartida por IT’S A LOT PODCAST (@itsalotpod)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>In 2016, Kruger called for Australia to stop Muslim immigration because she wanted to "feel safe".</p> <p>"Personally, I would like to see it stop now for Australia because I want to feel safe as all of our citizens do when we go out to celebrate Australia Day," she said during a heated panel discussion at the time.</p> <p>At the time, she also argued that there was a correlation between the number of Muslims in a country and the number of terrorist attacks.</p> <p>Chatfield also expressed her disappointment in Kruger for not using her platform to help those in need.</p> <p>"How about you use the privilege you have as a white woman to not discriminate against people of colour or people who have a different minority than you?" she said.</p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

Sonia Kruger’s cheeky shot during Logies victory speech

<p>The 2023 Logie Awards ceremony was filled with memorable moments, both triumphant and awkward. Sam Pang took on the role of the host, becoming the first in 11 years to do so. He kicked off the proceedings with a pointed and humorous monologue, highlighting the win for diversity as the first-ever host representing both Channel 7 and Channel 10.</p> <p>“I would like to acknowledge a win for diversity tonight. I am the first host in the history of the Logies to be half and half - half Channel 7 and half Channel 10,” Pang began.</p> <p>“Let’s be honest, it’s just be great to have an Asian on Channel 7 who isn’t trying to smuggle live birds through border security,” he continued, telling viewers to strap in for the “two-day” ceremony.</p> <p>One of the night's obvious highlights was the announcement of the Gold Logie winner, Sonia Kruger. Overwhelmed with joy, Sonia expressed her gratitude and thanked everyone involved in her shows, including <em>Big Brother</em>, <em>Dancing With the Stars</em>, and <em>The Voice</em>.</p> <p>She also playfully teased last year's Gold Logie winner, Hamish Blake, for sharing the same agent and their agent's hopes for concentrating on her in the future.</p> <p>Kruger quoted a conversation with the agent who had allegedly told her “I think people are a little over Hamish [Blake].”</p> <p>She added that the man had told her “Frankly I am hoping that he will leave the agency, so I can concentrate all of my efforts on you, Sonia”.</p> <p>Karl Stefanovic, on the other hand, faced a challenging moment during his appearance. Trying to add some impromptu humour to introduce a tribute to Barry Humphries, his joke about David Koch's favourite show, <em>Bump</em>, fell flat with the audience. </p> <p>“I did want to just check something... I am pretty sure before I heard Kochie say he loves Bump’s.... season 3. Did anyone mishear that? Because I am pretty sure I did. Anyway, those are the headlines tomorrow morning...” Karl said.</p> <p><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">The cameras caught Kochie looking bewildered to say the least.</span></p> <p>Sam Pang then by saying “I don’t want to say Karl’s joke about Kochie sank, but OceanGate are offering expeditions to visit it.”</p> <p>Following the In Memoriam segment, Sam Pang dedicated another In Memoriam to TV shows that had low ratings in the past year. This included Seven's <em>Blow-Up</em>, lacking the entertainment, artistry, and family fun it aimed for, and Ten's <em>The Real Love Boat</em>, which seemingly did not receive favourable reviews.</p> <p>Throughout the night, Sam Pang entertained the audience with a series of witty remarks. He thanked those who declined the hosting gig, <span style="color: #343541; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">including Hamish Blake: “I appreciate it, mate, some of us have a mortgage,” said Pang. “By the way, a mortgage is when the bank loans... Ah,don’t worry about it.” </span></p> <p><span style="color: #343541; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He joked that Kenny star Shane Jacobson said yes to hosting, “before even knowing what the question was.” </span></p> <p><span style="color: #343541; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Karl Stefanovic said yes, as long the show was held in a park in Noosa.” </span></p> <p><span style="color: #343541; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Eventually, it came down to two candidates, but “Rolf Harris said no, so here we are.” Then he took aim at the stars of <em>MAFS</em>, seated in the audience - he welcomed them to their “last-ever Logies." </span></p> <p><span style="color: #343541; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“<em>The Voice</em> is nominated tonight," continued Pang, "despite Peter Dutton’s strong opposition to the nomination...” </span></p> <p><span style="color: #343541; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“<em>The Block</em> shows Australians what it is like to own their own home, making it the greatest fantasy series since <em>Game of Thrones</em>.” </span></p> <p><span style="color: #343541; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He said <em>I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here</em>! is “a wonderful show where we find out which Australian celebrities haven’t been adding to their super. Hi Kerri-Anne!” </span></p> <p><span style="color: #343541; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He noted that Hamish Blake is up for his second Gold Logie this year, while comedy partner Andy Lee... “is mates with Hamish.” </span></p> <p><span style="color: #343541; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He paid tribute to recently retired <em>Sunrise</em> host David Koch, who “changed breakfast television forever. Warmth, humour, personality... you needed none of those.” </span></p> <p><span style="color: #343541; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">And then Today host Karl Stefanovic, sat with co-host Sarah Abo. Or as Pang put it: “Sitting next to your co-host - who do you have this year, Karl?” He said Karl’s table would only be more fun if “Michael Clarke was on it.”</span></p> <p>While Pang's monologue ended on a controversial note with a joke about being an Asian on <em>I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!</em>, the overall ceremony was filled with moments that kept the audience entertained.</p> <p>He also advised audience members “not to mix beer and wine, and make sure that you don’t mix your acceptance speech with an active court case.”</p> <p><em>Images: Channel Seven</em></p>

Sudden exit leaves Dancing With the Stars viewers stunned

<p>Fans of <em>Dancing With the Stars</em> were left in shock as celebrity chef Matt Preston made an unexpected decision to quit the show on Sunday night, creating a first in the series' history.</p> <p>After finding himself in the bottom two and facing a dance-off against former AFL star Gavin Wanganeen to secure his spot in the competition, the former <em>MasterChef</em> judge interrupted host Daryl Somers to drop a bombshell announcement.</p> <p>“I’ve loved everything about this, but my ankle is cooked,” Preston revealed to Somers and co-host Sonia Kruger.</p> <p>“I can’t dance again tonight so what I want to do is to concede and give the win to Gavin, who did brilliantly today and I’m so proud to be doing this for you, brother.”</p> <p>Somers, clearly taken aback, expressed that such a situation had never occurred before and invited the judges to share their thoughts on Preston's decision.</p> <p>“I mean, injuries happen and there’s nothing you can do about that,” Craig Revel Horwood said.</p> <p>“I’ve been a dancer all my life, if you’re injured you shouldn’t dance on an injury – so Matt, I think you’ve made the right decision. Sad to see you go, but Gavin, darling welcome, for you get another life on the show now.”</p> <p>“You’re absolutely doing the right thing and thank you for giving us determination and your courage, you’ve been wonderful,” Sharna Burgess agreed.</p> <p>“And I’m gonna give you a big hug after the show.”</p> <p>During a recent candid interview on the Stellar podcast "Something To Talk About," Preston shed light on his motivation for joining the dancing competition in the first place, explaining his desire to step far outside his comfort zone.</p> <p>“An opportunity like <em>Dancing</em> comes along and you go, ‘I don’t need to do it.’ And then you go, ‘Well, let’s have a crack,’” he said.</p> <p>“There’s one word that I keep hearing a lot from certain people of a certain age who’ve achieved a lot, and that’s the fear of ‘humiliation’. I think this is a really debilitating idea, this idea that your children are going to think less of you or your friends are going to joke about you.</p> <p>“Humiliation is just an anxiety that really has no place in the modern world.”</p> <p><em>Images: Channel 10</em></p>

“I had called him out”: Sonia Kruger unveils worst celebrity interview

<p dir="ltr">There’s a saying that you should never meet the people you admire (or look up to), as you'll end up disappointed. That saying rings true for Sonia Kruger, who had a “bad date” with her favourite actor.</p> <p dir="ltr">Speaking to <em>Stellar Magazine</em>, Kruger revealed that one of her worst celebrity interviews was with actor Hugh Grant.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I was excited to meet one of my favourite actors, so I arrived bright-eyed and bushy-tailed – unlike Hugh, who wasn’t chirpy at all,” she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">Kruger was interviewing the English actor for his role in <em>Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason</em> back in 2004.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’ve been a fan of the English actor since I first clapped eyes on him in the 1994 movie <em>Four Weddings and A Funeral</em>,” she prefaced before explaining that seeing his awkward interactions with Ashley Graham at this year's Oscars took her back to her “own bad date with Hugh”.</p> <p dir="ltr">The <em>Channel Seven </em>presenter added that she didn’t let his bad mood “deter” her, but soon found that every question she asked was met with “a solid helping of serious side eye”.</p> <p dir="ltr">Even questions like what his recent birthday was like “garnered nothing but scorn and suspicion”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I couldn’t create any kind of rapport with him,” she added.</p> <p dir="ltr">Kruger recalled that the interview was so bad that she had to stop it and ask if Grant was okay.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; 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margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqg4mqqv_ez/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by soniakruger (@soniakruger)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">“In reply, he said he wanted to know why I wanted to know. So I replied, ‘Because you don’t appear to be very happy,” she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He seemed to be shocked that I had called him out on his demeanour and, from that moment on, Hugh became a totally different guy”.</p> <p dir="ltr">In response to Kruger posting her <em>Stellar Magazine</em> interview on Instagram, fans have commented their support.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Glad you called him out on his rude behaviour. To be honest no amount of money or fame will buy you manners,” commented one person.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Sounds like he was a bit stunned being around a highly intelligent gorgeous woman,” wrote another.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Good on you Sonia. He sounds like a self-entitled spoilt brat if you ask me,” commented a third.</p> <p><em>Image: Getty</em></p> <p> </p>

Sonia Kruger gets “death stares” after “jumping the fence” at the Oscars

<p dir="ltr">Sonia Kruger has shared her experience reporting at this year’s biggest showbiz event- the Academy Awards.</p> <p dir="ltr">In a cheeky video shared to the <em>Sunrise</em> Instagram account, the reporter revealed that she was getting dirty looks from other media outlets who were stuck in the “pig pen” and blocked off from the A-list celebrities.</p> <p dir="ltr">“You can see that everybody has now been corralled behind what we call in television, I think the technical term for this is pig pen,” the reporter said in her live coverage.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Now the weird thing is, we have exclusive access to be out here on the carpet so we are getting death stares from these people who are like, 'Why is Australian television allowed on the carpet like this?’” she added.</p> <p dir="ltr">The <em>Sunrise</em> team also shared their surprise at Kruger’s coup at the prestigious event.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Sonia Kruger has jumped the fence where the rest of the media is forced to stay,” they stated in the caption.</p> <p dir="ltr">The reporter landed interviews with various A-list stars including Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban, Baz Luhrmann and Miles Teller.</p> <p dir="ltr">The 57-year-old rocked the red carpet in a gorgeous sparkly lilac dress and looked half her age.</p> <p dir="ltr">Although she looked stunning, the TV star chose to report in comfort, rocking a pair of fluffy slippers.</p> <p><em>Images: Sunrise, Instagram</em></p>

Surprise favourite heading into Logies weekend

<p dir="ltr">With the Logies just around the corner, debates about who could take home the Gold Logie are heating up, with gambling platforms even weighing in on who it could be.</p> <p dir="ltr">Radio star Hamish Blake has been dubbed a “shoo-in” for the award, but Sportsbet claims Channel 7’s Sonia Kruger could be tipped to nab the award instead, per <em><a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/logies/sportsbet-betting-odds-hint-sonia-kruger-is-hot-on-hamish-blakes-tail-for-gold-logie/news-story/06132b23f0f63ab0760c5d5ab77b766d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news.com.au</a></em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Though Blake is still the frontrunner, with betting at $1.80, it’s come as a drop from $1.40 over the past few weeks. Meanwhile, Kruger has gone from $6 to $4, making her the second favourite.</p> <p dir="ltr">Following close behind is <em>MasterChef</em>’s Melissa Leong at $5.50, with <em>Home and Away </em>star Ray Meagher sitting at $10 and <em>I’m a Celeb</em>’s Julie Morris on $11.</p> <p dir="ltr">A victory for Kruger has been a long time coming, with her 20-year career being recognised with a nomination for Most Popular Personality.</p> <p dir="ltr">Speaking to <em><a href="https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/06/2022-gold-logie-nominee-sonia-kruger.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TV Tonight</a></em> earlier in the week, the 56-year-old said it was “high time” a women nabbed the award, noting that most of the male nominees already have a Gold Logie to their name.</p> <p dir="ltr">“And it’s not a popularity contest but I did host every show on Channel 7 last year and deserve it more than everyone else,” she joked. </p> <p dir="ltr">Sportsbet’s Sean Ormerod echoed the sentiment.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Sonia would be a deserved winner if she takes home the Gold,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“There isn’t much she hasn’t appeared on, <em>Big Brother</em>, <em>Holey Moley</em>, <em>Dancing With The Stars</em>, to name a few, and there’s no doubt her popularity with the voting public.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The 62nd TV Week Logie Awards is set to air on Channel Nine this Sunday at 7pm, with live voting for the Gold Logie open from now until the red carpet telecast.</p> <p dir="ltr">To vote for your favourite from the short-list of nominees, head <a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/oscars/the-will-smith-slap-has-no-place-at-the-oscars-but-absolutely-belongs-at-the-logies/news-story/91b43d68880147bb09c11961703acbb5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-527adac2-7fff-0406-f3a1-fba2c5f87230"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty Images</em></p>

Sonia Kruger stuns the crowd with racy comments

<p>Plenty of giggles were shared among the crowd at Dancing With The Stars on Sunday night, as host Sonia Kruger shared an explicit joke that had contestants both shocked and roaring with laughter at the same time.</p> <p>The glam host of the very popular and high-energy reality show was catching up with model and presenter Kris Smith and his dancing partner, Siobhan Power, right after their Paso Doble performance – when she asked how his knees were holding up. Smith suffers from early onset osteoarthritis, and has previously revealed he’s had 12 knee operations.</p> <p>“How are your knees, by the way? Do you have a safe word in case things go wrong, like pineapple, or Daryl?” Kruger asked Smith, referring to her co-host Daryl Somers, before dropping a racy gag. “Because my safe word is ‘harder’.”</p> <p>As a stunned Smith laughed along with the crowd, Kruger asked: “Did I go too far then? I think I did!”</p> <p>It wasn’t the only racy moment during Sunday night’s episode. Singer Ricki-Lee Coulter, raised eyebrows with her risqué red satin dress which featured a full skirt with thigh-high slits and a top which appeared to be made up entirely of just straps. A flesh-coloured layer underneath protected the star from a wardrobe malfunction.</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; outline: none !important;"> </p> <p><em>Image: Channel 7 </em></p>

"Hooray, I've made it!": Australia’s oldest person turns 111

<p><span>Dexter Kruger, Australia’s oldest person, has celebrated his 111th birthday.</span><br /><br /><span>“I didn’t think that I could make it but I woke up this morning, about a quarter to 12, and I waited until the clock struck 12 and I said, ‘Hooray, I’ve made it,’” he said from his nursing home in Roma, Queensland, on Wednesday.</span><br /><br /><span>The supercentenarian donned a celebratory sequined red hat with “111” in black numbers and a blue “Birthday Boy” ribbon while brought in his 111th birthday.</span><br /><br /><span>To make the moment even more meaningful, Mr Kruger took time to thank those who helped him for “this very special occasion”.</span><br /><br /><span>“I am completely overwhelmed,” he said.</span><br /><br /><span>“I tell you, it is lonely at the top, I would like to have some company.”</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7839468/australias-oldest-man-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/ad98f3ba7d484fb3bde852a5ed9a3233" /><br /><span>Mr Kruger also recited the hymn My Times Are In Thy Hand, Psalm 31:15 by William Freeman Lloyd.</span><br /><br /><span>The 111-year-old was born on January 13, 1910, and has lived through two world wars, the Great Depression, the Swinging Sixties, and the introduction of mobile phones and the internet.</span><br /><br /><span>He is a retired cattle farmer and became an author at the age of 86 after his wife died.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7839469/australias-oldest-man.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/252077fe5965415080d2979577b34327" /><br /><br /><span>His go-to “ditty” when interviewed each year is: “Always eat when you are hungry, always drink when you are dry, always sleep when you are sleepy, don’t stop breathing or you’ll die.”</span><br /><br /><span>He revealed to the ABC “there’s no secret” to living a long and happy life.</span><br /><br /><span>“Keep breathing, have three meals a day, and the time goes on,” he said.</span><br /><br /><span>“I sing and whistle, and I have half a dozen prawns every day.”</span></p>

Retirement Life

David Koch blasts Hollywood star with four-letter word

<p>David ‘Kochie’ Koch was not impressed with a certain Hollywood star who attempted to “elbow in” on Sonia Kruger on the Oscars red carpet.</p> <p>Sitting down with Kyle and Jackie O on KIIS FM, Kochie and Samantha Armytage spoke about Kruger butting heads with another read carpet reporter as they both fought for Brad Pitt’s attention.</p> <p>“Who was that bloke that tried to elbow in on her (Kruger)?” asked Kochie to Armytage.</p> <p>“Mario Lopez,” she replied.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8XKPV5nRJn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8XKPV5nRJn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">92nd Annual Academy Awards... #Oscars #RedCarpet #Access</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/mariolopez/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Mario Lopez</a> (@mariolopez) on Feb 9, 2020 at 1:51pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Lopez, who became a household name thanks to the sitcom<span> </span><em>Saved By The Bell</em>, now hosts<span> </span><em>Access Hollywood</em><span> </span>and was stood next to Kruger on the red carpet.</p> <p>The host tried to steal Pitt away from the Channel 7 star just as she began to talk to him.</p> <p>“He’s a d**k!” said Kochie about Lopez on KIIS FM.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8X7GY5FBOa/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8X7GY5FBOa/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Oscars 2020 ✨ Gown @chosenbyoneday Belt @louisvuitton Clutch @bulgari Cuff @ryanstorer Diamonds @alinkajewellery Heels @aminamuaddi #academyawards #hollywood #oscars2020 #losangeles #redcarpet</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/soniakruger/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> soniakruger</a> (@soniakruger) on Feb 9, 2020 at 8:58pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>But Kruger refused to stand down and successfully navigated Pitt away from Lopez.</p> <p>“She put the shoulder down,” said Kochie. “Looked like she’d elbowed him in the cods.” (A slang term for male genitalia.)</p>

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Samantha Armytage slams journalist for “menacing” and “rubbish” report

<p>Samantha Armytage has strongly denied claims that she’s “absolutely miffed” that she missed out on hosting this year’s Academy Awards.</p> <p>Her new colleague Sonia Kruger was given the honour to cover the glamorous event, with<span> </span><em>The Daily Telegraph’s</em><span> </span>Annette Sharp reporting on Friday that Sam was finding the decision “hard to accept”.</p> <p>The 43-year-old took to Instagram to share her true thoughts on the matter, as she dubbed the story as “menacing”, “mean” and “rubbish” and insisted that she was thrilled for Sonia.</p> <p>She wrote: “There’s a very odd woman who works for the Sunday papers. Her name is Annette Sharp and she’s been obsessed with me for 8+ years in a kind of creepy, nasty, menacing, mean way.</p> <p>“I don’t know her from a bar of soap, but she seems a dreadful bit of gear. She is certainly no friend to women and most worrying for someone in her position, she simply makes stuff up.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8VokaYHb-9/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8VokaYHb-9/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">There’s a very odd woman who works for one of the Sunday papers. Her name is Annette Sharp (above) & she’s been obsessed with me for 8+ years in a kind of creepy, nasty, menacing, mean way. I don’t know her from a bar of soap, but she seems a dreadful bit of gear. She is certainly no friend to women & most worrying for someone in her position, she simply makes stuff up. Today she wrote some more crap about me (& @soniakruger who I like a lot, admire immensely, welcome back to 7 with open arms & who does a FAR better job covering a red carpet than me!) I usually rise above her rubbish (as I was raised to do with bullies) but this year I’ve decided to call out her bullsh*t. Weekly, if necessary. I thank her for saying I’m glowing this year. I am. My life is happy at work and outside it. Which is more than I can say for her, it seems. And I ask her to refrain from calling me Sammy. That’s only for my friends. If you don’t like my peaches Annette, don’t shake my tree. I write this for all the girls (& boys!) out there, to stand up to bullies & bullsh*t artists in 2020. I’ll see you all bright & early tomorrow @sunriseon7 , when @kochie_online & I will be joined by the Uber-glam @soniakruger for the Oscars 🎉</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/sam_armytage/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Samantha Armytage ⭐️</a> (@sam_armytage) on Feb 8, 2020 at 11:38pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“Today she wrote some more crap about me and @soniakruger who I like a lot, admire immensely, welcome back to 7 with open arms and who does a FAR better job covering a red carpet than me!</p> <p>“I usually rise above her rubbish (as I was raised to do with bullies) but this year I’ve decided to call out her bulls**t. Weekly, if necessary.”</p> <p>The<em><span> </span>Sunrise</em><span> </span>host continued: “I ask her to refrain from calling me Sammy. That’s only for my friends. If you don’t like my peaches Annette, don’t shake my tree.”</p> <p>Samantha concluded: “I write this for the girls (and boys!) out there, to stand up to bullies and bull***t artists in 2020.”</p> <p>The post came shortly after it was announced that the official telecast rights for the Academy Awards have gone to Channel Seven this year.</p> <p>It was originally believed that Armytage would be covering the event, but on Friday,<span> </span><em>The Daily Telegraph</em><span> </span>reported that the opportunity went to Sonia, and then claimed the morning show host was bothered because she missed out.</p> <p>“Sammy said to be absolutely miffed network execs are now putting their promo power into their prime-time investment Kruger, possibly at Armytage’s expense,” read the article.</p> <p>The paper said that Samantha will be, “hosting from Seven’s Sydney studio and crossing live to the uber-glamorous Kruger on the red carpet at the 92nd Oscars Awards ceremony.”</p> <p>It then claimed that, “By next month, Kruger will be all over Seven, which can’t be easy for Armytage to accept.”</p>

Movies

The “real reason” Sonia Kruger left Channel 9

<p>A new report has claimed Sonia Kruger left<span> </span><em>Today Extra</em><span> </span>due to exhaustion from the grind of morning television.</p> <p>The TV host is reportedly missing intimate time with her four-year-old daughter, Maggie, according to<span> </span><a href="https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/real-reason-sonia-returned-to-seven/news-story/413b162cde953c87cebb2add423cdf27"><em>The Sunday Telegraph. </em></a></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B230b5HlG1a/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B230b5HlG1a/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by soniakruger (@soniakruger)</a> on Sep 26, 2019 at 4:07am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Earlier this month it was revealed Sonia was leaving Channel Nine for the Seven network after being offered a lucrative “seven figure deal”.</p> <p>While her new role at the network is being kept under wraps, it is believed Seven Chairman Kerry Stokes is a “huge fan” of Kruger’s work. </p> <p>Her new salary is believed to be a deal worth as much as $4 million over three years, or $1.3 million every year. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BpblLVAFPmn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BpblLVAFPmn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by soniakruger (@soniakruger)</a> on Oct 27, 2018 at 2:07am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Sonia joined with Nine in 2011, however it is reported the TV personality and network hit a wall when negotiating a new salary when the three-year, $1.5 million contract reached its end. </p> <p>She had an emotional farewell with her co-stars last week after announcing she would be departing from her job of 8 years. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B44BclqAKxx/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B44BclqAKxx/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by David Campbell (@davidcampbell73)</a> on Nov 14, 2019 at 10:04pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Her last episode included a teary send-off, a highlights reel showing Kruger’s greatest moments on air, a balloon drop, champagne popping and a glamorous, two-tier cake. </p> <p>“I have worked with some amazing people here at Channel Nine, and the audience at home I think are the ones who really deserve the thanks… for putting up with us,” she said. </p> <p>David Campbell, her co-host, found it tricky to hold back his tears as he said goodbye to his long-time friend and fellow host. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0zfv2tpVcW/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0zfv2tpVcW/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by thetodayshow (@thetodayshow)</a> on Aug 5, 2019 at 6:47pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“It's very sad... I never thought we'd have the opportunity to do this for this long and we have had the best time,” he said. </p> <p>“I'm smiling through my pain today.”</p> <p>There is rumours Kruger may be apart of a Big Brother reboot if she does indeed return to the network. </p>

“I got the arse”: Tony Jones awkward Today show send off

<p>Two members of the<span> </span><em>Today<span> </span></em>show have bid farewell to the show this week, however one goodbye appeared to be pretty awkward in comparison to the other. </p> <p>Sports reporter Tony Jones and Sonia Kruger both waved goodbye on Friday’s episode, however it was Kruger who received a five-minute farewell with a highlights package and emotional hug from<span> </span><em>Today<span> </span></em>host Deb Knight. </p> <p>As for Jones, he appeared via video link for his last day on<span> </span><em>Today</em>, to interview boxer Danny Green, and told viewers during his final farewell that he “got the arse.”</p> <p>Jones sat slumped back in mock exhaustion in the corner of the boxing ring when he crossed live to the studio, and made a joke about the morning show’s difficult year. </p> <p>“It’s been a long year. Let me tell you. I feel like I’ve gone 15 rounds, I’m on the ropes, and despite what they say, I’m in your corner,” he said.</p> <p>The next time the team crossed over to the sports reporter again, he was hamming it up which resulted in entertainment report Brooke Boney to ask: “Are you drunk TJ? Look at you – the way you are standing?”</p> <p>Jones’ replied he was very ready to wrap up his final episode, and even joked he imagined the headlines Boney’s question could elicit would be: “‘One last awkward moment as Brooke quizzes surly sports reporter, ‘Are you drunk?’ Anyway. No. I’m just full of life.” </p> <p>The<span> </span><em>Today<span> </span></em>hosts shared a meaningful few words for Jones, telling him: “We cannot let you go TJ without of course marking this as your last day with us here on the<span> </span><em>Today<span> </span></em>show. It’s been rich, it has been real.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">After eight fabulous years Sonia is leaving Today. 😫 🥺 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/9Today?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#9Today</a> <a href="https://t.co/W1V13a0AZk">pic.twitter.com/W1V13a0AZk</a></p> — The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1195099305540898816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Bidding farewell to his colleagues, he said he was “not completely going - obviously I’ll bob up from time to time when there is about eight people calling in sick next year. I look forward to it, and it has been a very, very fun year.”</p> <p>“Tony, it has been a pleasure. You are one of those people, you always throw to the heart is in the mouth a little bit because where is Tony going to go with this, but that’s one of the great joys of live TV. I reckon you are just about the best live TV performer in Australia. A lot better than me. I can’t get the words out,” Knight said.</p> <p>Kruger also said goodbye on Friday’s episode, and was even treated to an epic goodbye video which was posted to Twitter by the team. </p> <p>It is rumoured Kruger’s departure from Nine is due to a “seven figure” deal from Channel 7 after over eight years on Nine.</p>

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Sonia Kruger’s big secret: “It’s time”

<p>Sonia Kruger has finally confirmed she will be jumping ship from Channel Nine. </p> <p>The<span> </span>Today Extra<span> </span>host made the announcement on air this morning, a week after speculation about the media personality’s departure first began to arise. </p> <p>It is believed that Kruger is moving on to a big project with Channel 7, however she did not comment on where she was headed in her emotional admission. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BuSMW19D3j-/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BuSMW19D3j-/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by soniakruger (@soniakruger)</a> on Feb 24, 2019 at 4:14pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“Well, I do have an announcement to make. After eight fabulous years I am leaving the show and the Nine Network,” she said on air. </p> <p>“I have had an amazing time here. I have been very privileged to work on some top shelf programs and of course with you.”</p> <p>“David, here – don’t,” she added, warning her co-host, David Campbell not to get teary eyed. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B4elIBbFqHe/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B4elIBbFqHe/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by soniakruger (@soniakruger)</a> on Nov 5, 2019 at 12:55am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“It has been an absolute blast but it is time for me to go and do something new. You know what it is like, Dave. Spread your wings. </p> <p>“Tomorrow is going to be my last day on the show and as a thankyou to you at home for having me in your living room every day, we are putting together something special to celebrate. It will be semi-professional, hopefully,” she said.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BpblLVAFPmn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BpblLVAFPmn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by soniakruger (@soniakruger)</a> on Oct 27, 2018 at 2:07am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Campbell declared he had “only just found out” Kruger was leaving himself, and admitted there would be “a lot of tears” during tomorrow’s final episode. </p> <p>He made a cheeky, lighthearted dig at<span> </span>Today<span> </span>host Georgie Gardner, who did not return to the morning show after it was announced last weekend that Karl Stefanovic would take over again in 2020. </p> <p>“We are going to have a lot of laughs tomorrow and we will going to go out big. Or you just don’t have to turn up. It is one or the other. It is on you,” he said.</p> <p>Recent reports suggested Kruger was on the precipice of signing a new Nine deal which offered her a three-year-contract worth more than $1.5 million. </p> <p>However it is believed negotiations broke down when Nine “couldn’t justify paying her what Seven was prepared to pay”.</p>

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Karl Stefanovic to return to Today show following major pay cut

<p>Nine is reportedly looking to bring back Karl Stefanovic to <em>Today </em>next year in a bid to save the breakfast show’s ailing ratings.</p> <p>According to <em><a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/nine-ceo-hugh-marks-calls-in-karl-stefanovic-to-rescue-today-show-at-a-cut-price/news-story/a9a27e19e63d0ebad72dcb94cdbe0ed2">The Australian</a></em>, Nine’s CEO Hugh Marks is hoping to have Stefanovic return to the program in 2020 amid declining ratings. Last Friday, <em>Today </em>recorded its <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/nail-in-the-coffin-today-show-reaches-a-record-low">lowest figures in more than a decade</a> with only 155,000 metro viewers while rival show <em>Sunrise </em>on Channel 7 earned 298,000 viewers.</p> <p>However, the offer comes with a condition that Stefanovic would have to take a pay cut of “hundreds of thousands of dollars”, the publication said. The 45-year-old’s current contract is reportedly worth more than $2 million a year.</p> <p>Stefanovic is widely believed to be in talks to return to the breakfast show as a co-host alongside <em>Weekend Today </em>and <em>60 Minutes </em>presenter Allison Langdon.</p> <p>The news came after it was revealed that <em>Today Extra </em>host Sonia Kruger would be leaving Nine to rejoin Seven. <em><a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/morning-shows/sonia-kruger-leaving-nine-to-rejoin-seven-according-to-reports/news-story/8bfaa28479ab8ce29e08e031c2fedfbd">News.com.au</a> </em>reported that Nine had offered Kruger a <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/health/caring/huge-pay-day-channel-9-offers-sonia-kruger-substantial-contract">three-year contract extension</a> worth over $1.5 million a year, but she agreed to a “seven-figure” deal with her former network.</p>

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Huge pay day! Channel 9 offers Sonia Kruger “substantial” contract

<p>Sonia Kruger is set to be locked in for another three years at Channel 9 under a “very substantial” contract, a new report has claimed.</p> <p>The network has offered the TV host a three-year contract extension “which would see her continuing <span>to do <em>Today Extra</em>, would see her doing <em>The Voice</em> and other projects as they arise”, entertainment reporter Peter Ford said on 6PR.</span></p> <p>“I’m told the amount of money involved is very substantial, you’re looking at $1.5 million plus for the three years, which is good considering the bulk of that is in daytime television,” Ford said.</p> <p>Kruger, who joined Channel 9 at the end of 2011 after 14 years with Seven Network, is yet to accept the contract deal.</p> <p>The alleged offer came a week after a <em><a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/nine-slams-newspaper-over-shameful-reports-on-erin-molan-and-sonia-kruger">Sunday Telegraph report</a></em> claimed that Kruger was to be axed from the network as part of a reshuffle.</p> <p>Amid reports of <em>Today</em>’s <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/nail-in-the-coffin-today-show-reaches-a-record-low">ailing ratings</a>, Karl Stefanovic has also been tipped to return to the breakfast show next year alongside Allison Langdon.</p> <p>Media analyst Julian Evans claimed that Stefanovic and Langdon will <a href="https://twitter.com/julespineapple/status/1190056968175542272">be the main co-hosts of <em>Today</em></a>, while Georgie Gardner will shift over as co-host of <em>Today Extra</em>.</p> <p>Last week, Stefanovic addressed the <a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/morning-shows/today-show-karl-stefanovic-addresses-his-rumoured-return-to-breakfast-tv-show/news-story/cb0f277c31587c20d878b929dabe6b86">growing rumours</a> that he will be making a return to breakfast television.</p> <p>“That’s what I keep trying to tell Channel 9, that I’m the lucky charm,” he said on Nova. “If they want to pad me up and send me in, I’m ready to go in and we’ll have a win.”</p>

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Nine slams newspaper over “shameful” reports on Erin Molan and Sonia Kruger

<p><span>Nine has slammed <em>The Sunday Telegraph </em>over the publication’s “sustained attack” on the network’s female presenters.</span></p> <p><span>The defence of Nine stars came after the Sunday tabloid published an article claiming that <a href="https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2019/10/28/nine-defends-female-presenters-after-shameful-attack-from-sunday-telegraph">a reshuffle at the network</a> would see Georgie Gardner demoted into the <em>Today Extra </em>hosting role, and Sonia Kruger facing the axe. </span></p> <p><span>Another article suggested that sports presenter Erin Molan has been “sidelined” by a “boys club” at the network amid an alleged feud with Andrew Johns. An online version of the article was later updated to inform that Molan had taken time off work for surgery on a broken shoulder.</span></p> <p><span>A Nine spokesperson has denied the reports, saying “all of the talk is made up”.</span></p> <p><span>“The sustained attack by <em>The Sunday Telegraph</em> on the female presenters of Nine is aimed to damage the standing of some of Australia’s most talented women in the media,” the spokesperson told <em><a href="https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/tv/2019/10/28/nine-slams-news-ltd/">The New Daily</a>.</em></span></p> <p><span>“Working mums Georgie Gardner, Erin Molan, Sonia Kruger and Deborah Knight are just some of the Nine women who are performing great roles across the business, yet have been targeted ina shameful onslaught of stories.”</span></p> <p><span>This is the second time this year that Nine clashed with a News Corp tabloid. In February, Nine news and current affairs director Darren Wick criticised a <em>Daily Telegraph </em>report on Georgie Gardner as “one of the most <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/the-heartwarming-moment-georgie-gardner-was-moved-to-tears-on-today-show/">deliberate acts of bullying</a> I’ve ever seen”.</span></p> <p>In response to the tabloid’s claims that Gardner was described by audience focus groups as “ice maiden” and “smiling assassin”, Wick said, “Nine’s position is that this is an outrageous, false, reckless and defamatory attack on Georgie Gardner and the <em>Today</em> show. The claim by the <em>Daily Telegraph</em> reporter that Nine has conducted focus groups this year is wrong.”</p>

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“Bit of extra protein!”: Sonia Kruger makes gross cooking confession

<p>Sonia Kruger, co-host of <em>Today Extra</em>, confessed on Thursday that she gives her baking a secret kick.</p> <p>During a debate about whether it’s okay to drink expired milk, Kruger revealed that she used flour last week despite finding evidence that it was once a nest for beetles.</p> <p>She chuckled: “You know when you see a few little cobwebs on it and you think, ‘Oh, its got weevils’? But I still used it!”</p> <p>Kruger justified her choice by saying that after further inspecting the flour, she found that the insects had moved on.</p> <p>However, co-host Richard Wilkins remarked that she had just revealed that she couldn’t’ stomach off dairy but was more than happy to use flour that had evidence of beetles living in it.</p> <p>“Oh, so you're OK with weevils!” said Richard Wilkins, to which Sonia jokingly replied: 'It's got extra protein!'</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Do you drink expired milk if it passes the 'smell test'? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/9Today?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#9Today</a> <a href="https://t.co/Iuww8WY2x9">pic.twitter.com/Iuww8WY2x9</a></p> — The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1171942487461519360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>The mother who started the debate admitted that she gave her children full cream milk that was two days past its use-by date. She insists it’s “perfectly fine”.</p> <p>Her opinion divided milk lovers, with some saying they rigorously follow the use-by date whereas others admitted they just see whether or not the milk pasts the “sniff test”.</p>

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“You might need tissues for this”: David Campbell and Sonia Kruger break down in tears on Today Extra

<p>They’re usually sporting bright smiles when hosting Nine’s<span> </span><em>Today Extra</em>.</p> <p>But David Campbell and Sonia Kruger were reduced to tears after a heart wrenching segment on Tuesday morning’s episode.</p> <p>The pair were discussing the news of a young girl named Lola who received a heart transplant after the grieving mother of a deceased toddler had chosen to donate her son’s organs.</p> <p>“A little bit of a warning. You might need tissues for this next story,” said Sonia.</p> <p><span>The 53-year-old couldn’t help feeling emotional after she discovered that the mother, named Brooke, had tragically lost her two-year-old son Cash last year after a swimming pool accident.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FUMNChildrens%2Fvideos%2F2350814818327373%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p> <p>“Little Cash’s heart wound up being transplanted in then five-month-old Lola who had a disease which can lead to heart failure,” she said.</p> <p>Then, just as David was about to say something, he became so overwhelmed with grief that he was unable to finish his sentence.</p> <p>“This week Brooke met Lola for the first time and got a chance to listen to her son’s … heart … again,” said the father-of-three.</p> <p>After footage aired of the beautiful moment, the camera showed David and Sonia once again looking visibly upset.</p> <p>“Oh, boy,” said David as he wiped his tears away.</p> <p>“We’ll be right back,” said Sonia as she comforted her co-host.</p> <p>The 46-year-old has three kids of his own whom he shares with his wife Lisa Hewitt, nine-year-old son Leo, and four-year-old twins, Billy and Betty.</p> <p>Sonia and her husband Craig McPherson have a three-year-old daughter Maggie.</p>

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"She still has it!" Sonia Kruger flaunts her incredible legs in denim shorts on Today Extra

<p>Sonia Kruger has channelled her inner cowgirl and opted for a pair of Daisy Duke-style shorts for a segment on <em>Today Extra</em>.</p> <p>The 54-year-old chose a double denim number with a button up shirt, cream cowboy boots and a matching hat.</p> <p>Photographed alongside co-host David Campbell, who was also rocking a double denim ensemble, the special snap was shared on the <em>Today</em> show Instagram page.</p> <p>“Howdy folks! DC and Son are dressed to the nines in their Canadian tuxedos for the great <em>TODAY</em> ‘Git Up’ Challenge!” read the caption.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0UPtp9pXZv/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0UPtp9pXZv/" target="_blank">Howdy folks! DC and Son are dressed to the nines in their Canadian tuxedos for the great TODAY ‘Git Up’ Challenge! 🤠 #9Today</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/thetodayshow/" target="_blank"> thetodayshow</a> (@thetodayshow) on Jul 24, 2019 at 3:30pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Fans were shocked to see Sonia looking as svelte as ever, as they questioned “How fit is Sonia?” whilst admiring her outfit and incredible figure.</p> <p><em>The Voice</em> host made sure she looked the part as she proved her dancing chops by kicking up her heels and getting involved in some line dancing with David.</p> <p>“Sonia still has the moves,” wrote one person.</p> <p>The TV personality credits her physique to regular gym sessions and her personal trainer. She also claims that having a positive outlook on life makes her retain her youth.</p> <p>“It’s that devil-may-care attitude that makes everyone look younger,” she told <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.newidea.com.au/" target="_blank"><em>New Idea</em></a> in 2010.</p>

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The Voice grand final under fire over voting glitch: "Website crashed"

<p>Viewers of <em>The Voice</em> were unhappy as they tried to cast their votes for the winner, only to be met with a broken website.</p> <p>There was a technical glitch that impacted the site, which left viewers unable to cast their votes, and many believe that this is why Diana Rouvas was announced as the winner.</p> <p>She was ecstatic when she heard she was the winner and as a part of her prize, won $100,000 and a recording contract with Universal Music or EMI.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BzoXP5uF8a_/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BzoXP5uF8a_/" target="_blank">Our All Star shines brightest of all ⭐@DianaRouvas is The Voice of Australia 🙌 #TheVoiceAU</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/thevoiceau/" target="_blank"> The Voice Australia</a> (@thevoiceau) on Jul 7, 2019 at 2:30pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>A Nine representative confirmed the glitch in a statement during last night’s show. It read:</p> <p>"Hundreds of thousands of votes have been coming through during tonight’s show which has caused some technical problems for a small number of viewers, however, votes are continuing to flow through," they said, according to <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/the-voice-australia-winner/?utm_source=Mamamia.com.au%20-%20All%20Newsletters&utm_campaign=95a1552958-Monday%208%20July%20-%20Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9dc62997a2-95a1552958-211561537&mc_cid=95a1552958&mc_eid=c10f87c072" target="_blank"><em>Mamamia</em></a>.</p> <p>"The technical problem has now been solved. We appreciate everybody’s support for the artists and the show."</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">Can’t vote. Website crashed??? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheVoiceAU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheVoiceAU</a></p> — KBR (@Kylie_Roden) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kylie_Roden/status/1147813559075627014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">7 July 2019</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">I’ve never heard of these two remaining contestants on The Voice... Who do I vote for? Well Known, or CGI Bin? <a href="https://twitter.com/TheVoiceAU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheVoiceAU</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheVoiceAU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheVoiceAU</a> <a href="https://t.co/U0vfKRs0k8">pic.twitter.com/U0vfKRs0k8</a></p> — Mick (@mikjcal) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikjcal/status/1147822526468251650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">7 July 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Host of<span> </span><em>The Voice</em> Sonia Kruger announced that more than 600,000 people had already cast their votes and that it was going to be a tight competition.</p> <p>When Rouvas was announced as the winner, her coach Boy George was “shocked”.</p> <p>"I'm shocked, I'm shocked. In a good way. I think it was really close."</p> <p>Rouvas competed on<span> </span><em>T</em><em>he Voice</em><span> </span>previously in its first season back in 2012 and she placed fifth.</p>

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