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"Terrifies me": Tracy Grimshaw reveals her biggest fears around ageing

<p>Tracy Grimshaw has headed back to TV alongside alongside Dr Nick Coatsworth in a new medical series<em> Do You Want To Live Forever? </em></p> <p>In an interview with <em>9Entertainment</em>, the journalist explained why she chose to return to TV, after standing down from <em>A Current Affair </em>in 2022 following 17 years on the show. </p> <p>She explained that what pulled her to the medical series was "the extreme end of longevity." </p> <p>"People who shake the tree always fascinate me, particularly if they're putting their bodies on the line," she said. </p> <p>"It's so new, some of this stuff... that's probably what brought me in, but we're not just going to be at that end of the whole longevity discussion.</p> <p>"We're talking to people on how they can improve their quality of life and address issues that might lead to a premature death."</p> <p>In the interview she also revealed her own fears on ageing, especially what she finds most terrifying about it. </p> <p>"I'm not too scared about the passage of time," she began. </p> <p>"The only thing that scares me about getting older is becoming feeble." </p> <p>"Alzheimer's terrifies me. My brain has always been I think the best part of me, and it would be really sad to lose that."</p> <p>The show itself follows four pairs of everyday Aussies, including sisters from <em>The Block, </em>Eliza and Liberty, husband and wife, Enver and Eliana, partners Luke and Taylor, and father and son duo Duncan and Tom, as they undergo medically supervised trials and health interventions that may provide clues to help us live longer. </p> <p><em>Image: Channel 9</em></p>

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Tracy Grimshaw's surprise TV return

<p>Tracy Grimshaw is set to return to Aussie TV for the first time since she stepped away from her <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/tracy-grimshaw-s-huge-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">longtime role</a> on <em>A Current Affair </em>in November 2022. </p> <p>On Friday, Channel 9 announced that the TV icon is set to co-host a brand new series titled<em> Do You Want To Live Forever? </em>alongside medical expert Dr Nick Coatsworth. </p> <p>The upcoming show will explore our obsession with staying young and healthy, and follows four pairs of everyday Australians as they undergo medically supervised trials and health interventions which could help us understand how to live longer. </p> <p>“I’m keen to explore exactly what a long life will look like,” Grimshaw said of the new show. </p> <p>“While in honesty I really haven’t spent my life looking for the Fountain of Youth, I’m fascinated by how far people are taking that search, and how advanced medicine is becoming in that space.”</p> <p>Dr Coatsworth also shared his enthusiasm for the show and working alongside Grimshaw. </p> <p>“For centuries people have been captivated by the idea of living forever. I am extremely excited to be working with the highly respected Tracy Grimshaw on this new series.”</p> <p>This comes after Grimshaw was rumoured to return to ACA, which she has since <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/tracy-grimshaw-responds-to-tv-return-rumours" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denied</a>.</p> <p>The show's air date is yet to be announced, with the network currently taking in <a href="https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/do-you-want-to-live-forever" target="_blank" rel="noopener">applications</a> for those who want to be a part of it. </p> <p><em>Image: A Current Affair</em></p>

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Michael J. Fox gets mushy over 35 years of wedded bliss with Tracy Pollan

<p>In a tremendous display of tenderness, Michael J. Fox, the time-traveling heartthrob from Back to the Future, has taken to Instagram to pay tribute to his wife, Tracy Pollan, on their momentous 35th wedding anniversary. </p> <p>The 62-year-old star couldn't resist pouring his heart out, and he wrote, "35 years of [laughter], living, listening, and loving you, @tracy.pollan. Thank you for it all. Forever yours, Mike." </p> <p>Pollan, unable to contain her overflowing affection, gushed in the comments, "Love you so much!!!" Oh, the lovebirds! This display of love and adoration didn't stop there. Tracy took to her own Instagram account to pen a tribute to her hubby. "35 years!!!" she exclaimed, "Happy anniversary, my love. Here's to many more glorious adventures together. I could not love you more." Cue the swooning!</p> <p>The couple didn't stop at heartfelt messages either. They also shared a collection of adorable photos that showcased their journey of love and togetherness.</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/p/CuwsTfyrq3b/?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;">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/CuwsTfyrq3b/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Michael J Fox (@realmikejfox)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>This isn't the first time Fox has let his feelings flow like the DeLorean's exhaust. Just last month, he wished his beloved wife a happy 63rd birthday with an Instagram post that melted hearts worldwide. He referred to her as his "forever summer girl," his love, his best friend, and the most beautiful, amazing mum to their four stupendous kids. </p> <p>Let's take a trip down memory lane, shall we? Fox and Pollan's love story started on the set of <em>Family Ties</em> in 1985, where they played love interests. Little did they know that their on-screen chemistry would spark a real-life romance. At the time, Fox was involved with Nancy McKeon, while Pollan was seeing Kevin Bacon (yes, the <em>Footloose</em> guy). Fate had different plans, though, and the couple found themselves reuniting in 1988 on the set of <em>Bright Lights, Big City</em>. Talk about a plot twist!</p> <p>Within seven months of their reunion, Fox and Pollan were engaged and soon walked down the aisle, sealing their fate as one of Hollywood's most enduring and beloved power couples. Together, they have gracefully navigated the highs and lows of marriage and are proof that true love can withstand the test of time (and maybe a little flux capacitor magic).</p> <p>Their love story expanded to include four children: Sam, 34, twins Aquinnah and Schuyler, 28, and Esmé, 21. Clearly, their love multiplied like Marty McFly's time-travelling adventures.</p> <p>But it's not just lovey-dovey romance that makes this couple shine. Fox has openly praised Pollan for being his rock during his battle with Parkinson's Disease, which began in the early '90s. He once revealed in an interview, "Tracy was just like, 'You've got a stone in your shoe. We'll do what we can until you can get it out. In the meantime...you can hold my hand, and we'll get over that.'" Now that's love that defies the laws of physics.</p> <p>So, let's raise a glass to Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan as they celebrate 35 years of marital bliss. May their love continue to shine like the Flux Capacitor, and may their adventures together never run out of 1.21 gigawatts of excitement. Cheers to love, laughter, and happily ever afters!</p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Tracy Grimshaw responds to TV return rumours

<p dir="ltr">Tracy Grimshaw has responded to rumours claiming that she is <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/tracy-grimshaw-s-rumoured-tv-return" target="_blank" rel="noopener">returning to <em>A Current Affair</em></a>, and working on a “secret project” with TV execs.</p> <p dir="ltr">On Tuesday, <em>Woman’s Day</em> magazine claimed that according to an insider, Grimshaw was preparing for her TV return in a few low-key meetings with <em>Nine</em> execs.</p> <p dir="ltr">The veteran presenter took to Twitter to respond to the claims denying any “sneaky meetings”, as she hasn’t returned to the headquarters since she left last November.</p> <p dir="ltr">“This is not true,” she tweeted.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’m not coming back to ACA, I haven’t been into the office this year, no sneaky meetings, and I’ve always said I may do something else next year, that hasn’t changed.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The report also claimed that Grimshaw misses “the thrill of TV” and that she might not be ready to leave the entertainment industry after all.</p> <p dir="ltr">"She has so much time on her hands and has been watching Ally flourish, and it's made her miss the thrill of TV. She's started to think that maybe she isn't done after all,” the outlet claimed.</p> <p dir="ltr">Grimshaw was the host of<em> A Current Affair </em>for 17 years before her <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/tracy-grimshaw-s-huge-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exit</a>, and has since been replaced by Ally Langdon.</p> <p><em>Image: Nine</em></p>

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Tracy Grimshaw’s rumoured TV return

<p dir="ltr">Tracy Grimshaw is rumoured to return to TV less than a year after her <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/tracy-grimshaw-s-huge-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>A Current Affair</em> exit</a>, with a "secret project" in the works with <em>Nine,</em> according to an insider.</p> <p dir="ltr">The veteran presenter reportedly made a low-key entrance into the <em>Nine</em> offices earlier this month to meet up with their bosses and pitch some new ideas.</p> <p dir="ltr">"They were very surprised to hear from her but excited to see what she'd been working on," the insider told <em>Woman's Day</em>, and added that at least one of the ideas she pitched is already in the works.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Tracy could be back on our screens as early as 2024!" the insider said.</p> <p dir="ltr">The TV star’s change of mind is reportedly inspired by Ally Langdon's flourishing career as the new host of <em>A Current Affair</em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Tracy is telling friends she may have made a big mistake. She has so much time on her hands and has been watching Ally flourish, and it's made her miss the thrill of TV."</p> <p dir="ltr">"She's started to think that maybe she isn't done after all, and she knows <em>Nine</em> will always welcome her back, in whichever capacity she chooses,” the insider revealed.</p> <p dir="ltr">Ally Langdon was one of the<a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/new-front-runner-to-replace-tracy-grimshaw" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> front-runners to replace Grimshaw</a> among other contenders including Carrie Bickmore, Deborah Knight, and Sylvia Jeffreys.</p> <p dir="ltr">Langdon has proven that she is a worthy replacement after bringing in 1.1 million viewers in the final week of ratings season, which is 30,000 more than when Grimshaw was hosting.</p> <p><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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Ally Langdon finally breaks silence on Tracy Grimshaw snub

<p>Ally Langdon has broken her silence on the apparent "snub" she copped from Tracy Grimshaw before she took over her hosting role on <em>A Current Affair</em>. </p> <p>Langdon, who previously hosted <em>Today</em> alongside Karl Stefanovic for three years, even <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/i-just-got-brushed-ally-langdon-responds-to-greatest-snub-in-australian-television" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poked fun</a> of the viral moment in November last year as rumours emerged of tensions between the two women. </p> <p>The video in question was filmed as Grimshaw walked through a guard of honour at the Channel 9 studio following her final show as the <em>ACA</em> host, where she appeared to reject Langdon’s embrace.</p> <p>Now, Langdon has opened up on the moment and the coverage surrounding the video, saying she was disheartened to see the media pitting women against one another. </p> <p>Appearing on <em>Stellar</em> magazine's <em>Something To Talk About</em> podcast, she said, “It’s a great narrative of women hating women, but I’m sorry … It’s not the truth.”</p> <p>“I’ve got to say, [subsequent reporting of the video] was hurtful in the sense that I’ve worked so hard and for something that’s so important to me – female relationships in this business – for that to be taken that way, I really didn’t like it.”</p> <p>At the time, Grimshaw defended not embracing Langdon by saying she was overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, and there was no ill intent. </p> <p>However, Langdon shared another reason why Grimshaw skipped her as she said her goodbyes.</p> <p>“Trace sent me a great message very early that morning – which is good of her, because I know she was singing karaoke at [her farewell party at Sydney bar] The Pickled Possum until about two in the morning. So well done her for being up at 6am,” Langdon began.</p> <p>“I think the problem was that she knew I was the new host – it hadn’t yet been announced – so she and I had been talking a lot. And I think in that moment, she’s overwhelmed because, if you know Trace, she hates a fuss."</p> <p>“So we’re all standing and cheering her, and it wasn’t her favourite place to be. And it was like, ‘Gee, hang on, if I give Ally a hug and that gets snapped, then [people might know she’s the new host].’”</p> <p>After Grimshaw's departure from <em>A Current Affair,</em> Langdon took over hosting duties in January 2023. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Instagram / Twitter</em></p>

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“I’ve got some good news for you”: Tracy Grimshaw's generous final gesture

<p dir="ltr">Tracy Grimshaw has <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/tracy-grimshaw-s-most-memorable-hosting-moments">ended her time on <em>A Current Affair</em></a> with her trademark generosity and gave a much-needed boost to a local community ravaged by recent floods.</p> <p dir="ltr">The TV host and journalist presented the town of Eugowra with a $50,000 donation from Coles, which will go to Givit’s Eugowra Flood Appeal and be used by the community to pay for fuel, groceries and hardware.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I think I have got some good news for you.” Grimshaw told locals Amanda Mongan and Judd McKenna. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Aaron Ralph from Coles is standing off to the side there, Aaron would you like to come in (to the shot) because I think you’re about to make everyone’s day.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The Coles regional manager proceeded to give the large cheque to Mongan and McKenna, to the cheers of locals standing behind them.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Here at Coles, we love to look after our communities that we serve and Eugowra is in the heartland of our region out here in the Central West," Ralph said.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-d857059f-7fff-cf3e-b8bc-27621bb68e60"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">“We’ve come out last week and saw the devastation and it was really, really heartbreaking. We dropped off a delivery of essential goods and today we just wanted to go again and we want to kick off the Eugowra Flood Appeal with a massive $50,000 donation to the community.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/11/eugowra.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: A Current Affair</em></p> <p dir="ltr">After receiving the good news, McKenna grabbed Ralph for a heartfelt hug.</p> <p dir="ltr">When asked how they would use the money, McKenna said it would go back into the community.</p> <p dir="ltr">“These people that stand behind us here are the backbone of the community,” he said. </p> <p dir="ltr">“If this can help them in any way possible, some goods, whatever (they) need to get back on their feet, this is what it’s going to be used for.</p> <p dir="ltr">“These people have lost everything - their houses, houses have floated away, they’ve got nothing. But look at this spirit behind us.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Earlier in the segment, McKenna and Mongan spoke about what it was like during the floods and how their homes and businesses have been affected.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mongan, who has lived in Eugowra her whole life, watched her hairdressing salon go under and waited for eight hours on the roof of her home with her family before being rescued</p> <p dir="ltr">“You’re not the only one who did that, are you?” Grimshaw asked.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Oh god no, we were one of the lucky ones, we were slightly safer than the other people in the full force of the carnage,” Mongan said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It was just any general flood, we were downtown helping people pack up and next minute, a wall of water came.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We’d moved our cars and ran back to the house for a few things, and tried to get our kids down the back lane to the evacuation centre at the school and we nearly got washed away, and luckily we have a big solid house that stopped the water a bit, so it rose slower.</p> <p dir="ltr">“And then we just realised, ‘Oh my god, it’s going to go over our heads, we need to get up on our roof’, and from up there we could see houses moving. It was just unimaginable, really can’t describe it.”</p> <p dir="ltr">McKenna, who owns two cafes in town, was swept away in the water while trying to get others to safety and his businesses were damaged.</p> <p dir="ltr">The pair said donations were sorely needed to help the community recover and thanked those who had already given funds, time and help in other ways.</p> <p dir="ltr">"The kindness and generosity has been incredible," Mongan said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"And we don't know how we will ever thank those kind people."</p> <p dir="ltr">The episode marked the end of Grimshaw’s 17-year tenure as the show’s host, after <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/tracy-grimshaw-s-huge-news">she made the shock announcement</a> that she would be stepping down from the show’s top spot in early September.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-041713fc-7fff-1564-75d0-03360b7d2bb4"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: A Current Affair</em></p>

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Tracy Grimshaw's most memorable hosting moments

<p>After 17 years in the A Current Affair hosting chair, Tracy Grimshaw has signed off for the final time. </p> <p>In an emotional farewell special, the veteran TV host looked back on some of her most memorable moments, and reflected on all the stories of determination she had helped to tell. </p> <p>Some of Grimshaw's most memorable exclusive stories dominated headlines across the country and touched the hearts of Australians, such as her interview with the Beaconsfield miners.</p> <p><strong>Brant Webb and Todd Russell</strong></p> <p>In 2006, Tracy spoke with the two men who survived the Beaconsfield mining accident, after the mine collapsed and trapped the men underground for 14 days. </p> <p>Grimshaw had been the A Current Affair host for just a few short months when the men agreed to sit down with her in an emotional interview that captivated the nation, as the men described how they spent days trying to claw a tunnel to freedom. </p> <p>The men, who had little in common when they became trapped, revealed to Grimshaw the moment they both penned letters to their loved ones, not knowing if they would get out alive.</p> <p><strong>Don Burke</strong></p> <p>In 2017, Don Burke sat down with Tracy following allegations of bullying, indecent assault and sexual harassment during his hit gardening show's 17-year run.</p> <p>The allegations against Burke included claims from more than 50 women who worked with the gardening guru.</p> <p>He denied many of the allegations and claimed his accusers were on "a witch hunt", but Grimshaw didn't back down and reiterated to him that "a lot of people are lying" if no one's claims were true.</p> <p><strong>Pauline Hanson</strong></p> <p>Following the 2019 strip club scandal involving former One Nation party member Steve Dickson, Pauline Hanson went into damage control and sat down with Tracy to set the story straight. </p> <p>Hanson also faced questions the origins of many of her party donations, after members had been linked to the US pro-gun lobby, National Rifle Association. </p> <p>During the interview, when Grimshaw asked her why she didn't give up on politics after all the backlash she'd faced over the years, Hanson broke down in tears.</p> <p><strong>Lindy Chamberlain</strong></p> <p>Following a groundbreaking ruling by a coroner in 2012 that Lindy Chamberlain's daughter Azaria had died after being taken from their tent by a dingo in the Northern Territory in 1980, the mother spoke to Grimshaw in an open and honest sit-down interview.</p> <p>Tracy and Lindy spoke about the person Azaria could have been if she hadn't been taken, causing Lindy break down in a rare display of emotion. </p> <p>She said, "There are things that hit you. You never forget."</p> <p><strong>Terri and Bindi Irwin</strong></p> <p>Just three months after the death of Steve Irwin, Tracy spoke with his wife and daughter, who was just eight-years-old at the time. </p> <p>The young wildlife warrior told the <em>A Current Affair host</em> she wanted to be just like her father and when interviewed by Grimshaw again in 2013 at the age of 14, she said while she wants to have her own identity she also wanted to "make sure that his (Steve's) legacy continues".</p> <p><strong>Scott Morrison</strong></p> <p>As the 2022 federal election was called, Tracy spoke with then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison and bluntly asked why he thought people deserved his vote after his chaotic years in power. </p> <p>"You don't hold a hose, you weren't in your tinnie plucking people off rooftops," she said.</p> <p>"You weren't doing 16-hour days in PPE on COVID wards, you didn't get enough vaccines soon enough."</p> <p>"You didn't get enough RATs so that we could finally have a holiday interstate for Christmas, and China is set up based in the Solomons."</p> <p>Whether interviewing a celebrity or a regular Australian, Grimshaw has proven time and time again that she can be trusted to tell stories that make a difference.</p> <p><em>Image credits: A Current Affair</em></p>

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"Shame on you!”: Dr Teo’s rumoured fiancée comes to his defence

<p dir="ltr">Dr Charlie Teo’s alleged fiancée and former patient has spoken out publicly in defence of the disgraced surgeon and slammed recent media reports.</p> <p dir="ltr">Traci Griffiths hit out at reports initiated through a joint investigation by <em>60 Minutes</em> and Nine newspapers, resulting in claims emerging from disgruntled patients and their families that Dr Teo offered them false hope in performing procedures. </p> <p dir="ltr">One patient claimed Dr Teo operated on the wrong side of her brain, but the 64-year-old surgeon has since rejected and corrected this claim.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-2b86c30b-7fff-18ee-8e25-082ef714f37b"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">In the aftermath of these claims, Griffiths took to social media to defend Dr Teo, sharing a quote from Mister Rogers: “Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying.”</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/p/CkIaIK6p6IC/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;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;">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/CkIaIK6p6IC/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Traci Griffiths (@veganforearth)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">The model, animal activist, and pet apparel designer also shared a screenshot of a 60 Minutes exclusive article with Dr Teo, adding to the caption: “I’m so proud of this extraordinary human! He shouldn’t have to spend his time and energy constantly refuting all this media BS! #ShameonyouAustralia!”</p> <p dir="ltr">Ms Griffiths also shared a link to the full 60 Minutes interview, in which Dr Teo told host Tracy Grimshaw that a current project could see him operate again in Australia while avoiding the hospital system and “politics of medicine”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I do have a project going on at the moment … at Blacktown, where they may be building an institute in my name that will be a centre of excellence for neurosurgery and neurosciences,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“If there’s a place in Australia that says, ‘We want you with open arms, we love what you’re doing, we’re going to support you’, I’ll take it in a heartbeat.”</p> <p dir="ltr">This comes after the NSW Medical Council ruled that Dr Teo couldn’t perform procedures without written approval from an independent neurosurgeon in 2021, and amid recent reports he has been performing surgeries in Spain.</p> <p dir="ltr">Ms Griffith’s comments come days after she was spotted leaving a Sydney Gala event hand-in-hand with Dr Teo and flashed a diamond ring.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d6feeef7-7fff-50d2-d693-d6333c6535af"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">While Dr Teo has denied rumours that the pair are engaged, Ms Griffiths has shared photos of the pair with hashtags including “#ilovemyfiance” and “#myfiance”.</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/Cedf4vsJEmI/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;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;">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/reel/Cedf4vsJEmI/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Traci Griffiths (@veganforearth)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Ms Griffiths received treatment from Dr Teo in 2011 after she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.</p> <p dir="ltr">While Dr Teo has admitted he made mistakes during his surgeries during a recent interview with <em>A Current Affair</em>, an investigation by <em><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/some-people-pay-the-price-risk-and-reward-in-charlie-teo-s-world-20221027-p5btfi.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Sydney Morning Herald</a></em> reported that several families were unaware that the surgeon made mistakes while operating on their family members.</p> <p dir="ltr">Prasanta Barman, an engineer from India whose four-year-old son Mikolaj was operated on by Dr Teo, told the outlet that he “could not sleep the whole night” after hearing the admission that Dr Teo’s surgery had injured his son.</p> <p dir="ltr">Following the operation, Mikolaj didn’t walk again or speak and died months later.</p> <p dir="ltr">“This is totally new to me. He never told us that something wrong happened during surgery and that led to his critical condition. I came to know this only now and that also from the TV,” Mr Barman said.</p> <p dir="ltr">In October 2018, Mr Barman paid $80,000 for Dr Teo to perform a 10-hour operation on Mikolaj at a Singapore hospital. The surgeon then spent ten minutes telling Mikolaj’s parents he had removed 85 percent of the tumour and that it appeared benign.</p> <p dir="ltr">But, Mr Barman said that after the operation Mikolaj was “in the bed in a vegetative state, he cannot play, he can just blink his eyes, and say yes or no to us”.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3beab975-7fff-6e24-9967-73f7ccfebdc2"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: @veganforearth (Instagram)</em></p>

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What's next for Tracy Grimshaw

<p>As Tracy Grimshaw prepares to say her final farewells after 17 years in the <em>A Current Affair</em> hosting chair, many are left wondering what her next moves in the media industry will be. </p> <p>Speaking candidly to 2GB's Ray Hadley, the veteran journalist admitted she is looking forward to having some time off. </p> <p>The 62-year-old said that her focus after her last show will be to “clear” her mind and “learn to sleep again”.</p> <p>“I’m going to take a year off, because I feel like I need that I need a one year sabbatical where I just can clear my head and learn to sleep again, rest my stupid brain,” she said.</p> <p>“I’m not just going to sit on the verandah, I’m going to see my friends. I have prioritised the work for a lot of years. I’ve put the work before really, certainly, before me."</p> <p>"I’d like time to not let my friends down. I’d like to be able to go away for a weekend and not find out say on the Friday that I’m doing an interview next week so I feel I have to spend the weekend at home prepping for the interview."</p> <p>“I want to be able to be spontaneous and flexible about those things. I’m looking forward to that.”</p> <p>Despite looking forward to her well overdue downtime, Tracy hinted that she may be interested in returning to our screens eventually. </p> <p>“And then after that, I think probably I’ll be bored enough to want to come back, I reckon,” she revealed.</p> <p>In early September, Tracy Grimshaw <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/news/news/tracy-grimshaw-s-huge-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that she would be finishing up with <em>A Current Affair</em> by the end of the year, with no confirmed date of when her last show might be. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Tracy Grimshaw shares "brutal" sexist advice she received

<p>Tracy Grimshaw has shared the sexist advice she received when she began her first job in the media industry. </p> <p>The <em>A Current Affair</em> presenter spoke with talkback radio host Ray Hadley on Wednesday morning, and opened up about a "brutal" comment she received when she was just 21-years-old. </p> <p>Speaking about her first job as a journalist, she said, "Cameramen are quite brutal, quite blunt they certainly don't pull any punches."</p> <p>"This guy said to me, 'You should marry that rich boyfriend that you've got because you're not gonna have a long career because you certainly won't be here when you're 40'."</p> <p>The TV presenter revealed that the advice didn't put her off, since she had already decided her career in TV was unlikely to be long-term.</p> <p>"I'm 21 years old and I am thinking 'well 40 is pretty ancient, well I want to be out the door when I'm 40 I reckon'."</p> <p>"And then I kinda liked it."</p> <p>Grimshaw, who is now 62, stayed in the TV journalism industry and spent 41 years on camera, with the last 17 years spent in the hosting chair of <em>A Current Affair</em>. </p> <p>In September, she <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/news/news/tracy-grimshaw-s-huge-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> this would be her last year at <em>ACA</em>, saying she was "tired" from doing "shift work".</p> <p>Despite the sexism she encountered when first entering the industry, Grimshaw believed the media had "changed" during her time and questioned whether affirmative action was now needed to correct any gender imbalance.</p> <p>"We should get work on merit," she said.</p> <p>"We shouldn't get a job based on gender and we shouldn't lose a job based on gender either."</p> <p><em>Image credits: A Current Affair</em></p>

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New front-runner to replace Tracy Grimshaw

<p dir="ltr">Carrie Bickmore is being eyed out by Channel Nine executives to replace Tracy Grimshaw as host of <em>A Current Affair</em>.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>The Project</em> co-host’s contract will reportedly end at the end of the year and rumours are swirling that she is set to take Grimshaw’s chair. </p> <p dir="ltr">If Bickmore succeeds in getting the new role, it is highly possible that production for the news program will move to Melbourne where she is based. </p> <p dir="ltr">However, Bickmore is not the only one who is in sight of producers for the popular TV program with the likes of <em>ACA</em> stand-in replacement Sylvia Jeffreys and weekend host Deborah Knight, along with <em>Today</em> co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon.</p> <p dir="ltr">OverSixty readers also chimed in on who they would like to see replace Grimshaw – as well as who they most definitely would <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/readers-respond-in-light-of-tracy-grimshaw-s-announcement-who-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-big-chair-at-a-current-affair" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NOT</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Grimshaw shocked viewers when she announced she is <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/news/news/tracy-grimshaw-s-huge-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stepping down at the end of the year</a> and going on an extended break.</p> <p dir="ltr">After having been the face of the program for a whopping 17 years, the veteran reporter told the audience that she wanted them to hear from her first. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Normally right about now we'd be telling you what to expect tomorrow night but lately I've personally been thinking longer term, and I have some news that I wanted you to hear from me before you hear it from anyone else," she began.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I've decided to finish up with A Current Affair this year.</p> <p dir="ltr">"It's been a big decision and before the gossip websites start telling you rubbish, I want you to know it's been my decision alone and I'm not being shoved out the door by the boys club because I'm too old.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I'm not too old, I'm just a bit tired. And for the record both the boys and the girls have asked me to stay.</p> <p dir="ltr">"But I've basically been a shift worker for 26 years, driving to work before dawn for nine years on the Today Show, and the past 17 years driving home after dark here on A Current Affair and it's time for less of that daily obligation."</p> <p dir="ltr">Grimshaw then thanked fans for sticking by her side for the long haul and that she will be around until November. </p> <p dir="ltr">"Thank you for your loyalty. I hope I've repaid it. I'm around until November then I'm going to take a long holiday, but it's business as usual until then. See you tomorrow night."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Readers Respond: In light of Tracy Grimshaw's announcement, who would you like to see in the big chair at A Current Affair?

<p dir="ltr">Earlier this week, Tracy Grimshaw announced she will <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/news/news/tracy-grimshaw-s-huge-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no longer be presenting A Current Affair</a> to enjoy a much needed break.</p> <p dir="ltr">Grimshaw has been the face of the show for a whopping 17 years and shocked audiences when she announced she is stepping down at the end of the year and going on an extended break.</p> <p dir="ltr">Now, whoever replaces her has BIG shoes to fill and we wanted to ask our readers who they would want to see in the ACA chair next.</p> <p dir="ltr">Check out some of your responses below. </p> <p dir="ltr">ShaRoss Coles - Melissa Doyle.</p> <p dir="ltr">Wendy Mulholland - Good luck Tracy, enjoy the next stage of your life. I think you did a great job. Definitely not Lisa Wilkinson as a replacement!</p> <p dir="ltr">Jo Soper - Debra Knight, Silvia Jeffries or Layla McKinnon. All these women would be great.</p> <p dir="ltr">Janet Payne - All the best Tracy!  Deb Knight would be great.</p> <p dir="ltr">John Wells - Don’t care as long as it’s not Lisa Wilkinson.</p> <p dir="ltr">Jenny Taylor - Debra Knight does a good job on the weekend ACA.</p> <p dir="ltr">Max Margie Mallard - DEB. KNIGHT. The only one.</p> <p dir="ltr">Bruce Croker - The wonderful GEORGIE [Gardner].</p> <p dir="ltr">Kim Anderson - Sylvia Jeffries!!</p> <p dir="ltr">John Smith - A male please. Love Tracy but time for a bloke.</p> <p dir="ltr">Share your suggestions <a href="https://www.facebook.com/oversixtys/posts/pfbid0z4Bkvdx2r37tSVe6SNzJgNt3h188S8kasAngXVDvAFBSLDZAEsJsEvS3arpF2m1El" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Shutterstock</em></p>

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"You have done it your way:" Karl's send-off for Tracy Grimshaw

<p dir="ltr">Karl Stefanovic has paid tribute to his colleague Tracy Grimshaw following her shock bombshell announcement of <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/tracy-grimshaw-s-huge-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">retiring as host of <em>A Current Affair</em></a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Grimshaw has been the face of the show for a whopping 17 years and shocked audiences when she announced she is stepping down at the end of the year and going on an extended break.</p> <p dir="ltr">Stefanovic reminisced about his time with Grimshaw, who at one point was his co-host, and congratulated her on her work on the news program saying she “is the best” he’d seen.</p> <p dir="ltr">"There are few interviewers in this country that are as balanced, as incisive, as well briefed and as well loved," he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"You have made your mark, Tracy Grimshaw, and you have done it your way."</p> <p dir="ltr">He also revealed some of the advice he received from the veteran journalist, who told him that it was a tough industry to be a part of.</p> <p dir="ltr">"She told me to stop being needy and grow up, because the industry will not be easy if you are soft - and it wasn't," he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">Karl pointed out Tracy’s infamous eyebrow raise - which he said instilled fear in viewers as they watched the program.</p> <p dir="ltr">Tracy dropped the bombshell news on September 5, saying she wanted her viewers to hear it from her first.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Normally right about now we'd be telling you what to expect tomorrow night but lately I've personally been thinking longer term, and I have some news that I wanted you to hear from me before you hear it from anyone else," she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I've decided to finish up with A Current Affair this year.</p> <p dir="ltr">"It's been a big decision and before the gossip websites start telling you rubbish, I want you to know it's been my decision alone and I'm not being shoved out the door by the boys club because I'm too old.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I'm not too old, I'm just a bit tired. And for the record both the boys and the girls have asked me to stay.</p> <p dir="ltr">"But I've basically been a shift worker for 26 years, driving to work before dawn for nine years on the Today Show, and the past 17 years driving home after dark here on A Current Affair and it's time for less of that daily obligation."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Nine</em></p>

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Tracy Grimshaw's huge news

<p dir="ltr">Tracy Grimshaw has announced she will no longer be presenting <em>A Current Affair</em> from the end of this year, ending her 17-year stint as the show’s host.</p> <p dir="ltr">Grimshaw shared the emotional news at the end of Monday night’s show, telling viewers she wanted them to hear it first from her.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Normally right about now we'd be telling you what to expect tomorrow night but lately I've personally been thinking longer term, and I have some news that I wanted you to hear from me before you hear it from anyone else," she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I've decided to finish up with <em>A Current Affair</em> this year.</p> <p dir="ltr">"It's been a big decision and before the gossip websites start telling you rubbish, I want you to know it's been my decision alone and I'm not being shoved out the door by the boys club because I'm too old.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I'm not too old, I'm just a bit tired. And for the record both the boys and the girls have asked me to stay.</p> <p dir="ltr">"But I've basically been a shift worker for 26 years, driving to work before dawn for nine years on the Today Show, and the past 17 years driving home after dark here on <em>A Current Affair</em> and it's time for less of that daily obligation."</p> <p dir="ltr">The 62-year-old said it had been a privilege to host <em>A Current Affair</em>, thanking and paying tribute to the show’s loyal viewers.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I was just a kid in 1971 when Mike Willesee started it and in our family it was required viewing each night as Michael either forensically dismantled some politician or maybe laughed along with Hoges,” she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Back then, I was going to be a vet or a flight attendant so if you'd told me that one day I'd sit in this chair, let alone occupy it for 17 years, I'd have thought you were mad. Well lucky me.</p> <p dir="ltr">"You've let me indulge my love of interviewing here. I've talked to people who've made us all laugh and cry, who've shared their triumphs and their challenges and their wisdom and despair.</p> <p dir="ltr">"And because it's your show not mine and you get to vote each night with your remote control, you told us you wanted more of that. So thank you for that opportunity.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Thank you for your loyalty. I hope I've repaid it. I'm around until November then I'm going to take a long holiday, but it's business as usual until then. See you tomorrow night."</p> <p dir="ltr">Grimshaw, who started at Channel Nine as a reporter in 1981, will be taking an extended break after she steps down from <em>A Current Affair</em> but will be involved in future Nine projects.</p> <p dir="ltr">Darren Wick, the Director of News and Current Affairs at Nine, said the Walkley-award-winning journalist was “an inspiration” to everyone at the network.</p> <p dir="ltr">"She is the best interviewer on television and has been for many years. And she will forever take her place alongside the greatest interviewers that Australian journalism has ever seen,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Tracy is stepping away from <em>A Current Affair </em>at the peak of her powers. That generates mixed feelings of joy and sadness for those among us who have known her for many years.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Wick added that feelings of sadness came as Grimshaw was “irreplaceable” and “one of a kind”, but that there was joy due to her deciding to step away from the show “on her own terms on her own timetable”.</p> <p dir="ltr"> "She cares about her colleagues and she cares about her viewers,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We love her. We admire her. And we will miss her nightly on our screens."</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f6f37bac-7fff-85ac-250e-31f09e186052"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Nine</em></p>

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Tracy Grimshaw wins social media on Russell Crowe's holiday snap

<p>Russell Crowe has shared a sweet holiday snap with his children from one of his most iconic movie locations. </p> <p>The Oscar-winning actor is currently in Italy with his girlfriend Britney Theriot and sons Charles, 18, and Tennyson, 16, on a holiday, where they posed for a family snap outside the Colosseum in Rome.</p> <p>Russell captioned the picture, "Taking the kids to see my old office."</p> <p>The 58-year-old former "office" refers to a set that saw Crowe pull off one of his best performances and nab an Oscar for Best Actor in 2001 for his role in <em>Gladiator</em>. </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Taking the kids to see my old office <a href="https://t.co/uySmnOWHvo">pic.twitter.com/uySmnOWHvo</a></p> <p>— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) <a href="https://twitter.com/russellcrowe/status/1548941331267047429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p><em>A Current Affair</em> host Tracy Grimshaw replied to Crowe's tweet, joking with a nod to Crowe's warrior character, "That's taking the selfie to the Maximus."</p> <p>It seems the masses agree, with almost 560,000 people liking the original tweet within less than 12 hours of posting – they certainly seem to have been entertained.</p> <p>Crowe also shared a snap from Rome's Trevi Fountain, writing, "One of my favourite places in the universe."</p> <p><em>Image credits: Twitter</em></p>

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Tracy Grimshaw's head-to-head clash with Scott Morrison

<p>Prime Minister Scott Morrison has copped a sledging from Tracy Grimshaw in a savage <em>A Current Affair</em> interview. </p> <p>In the fiery on-air conversation, the veteran host didn't hold back when she suggested the Prime Minister was not the superhero he suggested he was to voters, and asked him if he “slightly over-egged” his claim that he saved the country.</p> <p>“Prime Minister, you said at your launch on Sunday that you saved the country,’’ she said.</p> <p>“You don’t hold a hose, you weren’t in your tinnie plucking people off rooftops, you weren’t doing 16-hour days in PPE on COVID wards, you didn’t get enough vaccines soon enough, you didn’t get enough RATs so that we could finally have a holiday interstate for Christmas, and China is set up, based in the Solomons,” she said.</p> <p>“Do you think maybe you slightly over egged the part about saving the country?”</p> <p>In response, the Prime Minister responded to the hard-hitting question by saying, “Well, that’s quite a long list you’ve been able to pull together.”</p> <p>“But let me say this, we come out of this pandemic better than almost any other country in the world,’’ he said.</p> <p>“I acknowledge constantly the great resilience and strength of Australians and I backed them in together with Josh Frydenberg and my whole team and that’s how Australia survived, by backing in Australians, and our policies do that. Sure I have my critics, not everything that we did worked perfectly, but I can tell you, when you stack it up Tracy, what we were able to do in Australia compared to the countries around the world, our economic plan has worked.”</p> <p>Tracy then asked the PM about his popularity within the Australian public, especially his dwindling support from women in recent weeks. </p> <p>Grimshaw then asked the PM, “What would you have done differently if you had known that so many Australians were holding a grudge.”</p> <p>“I think I could have certainly been more sensitive at times, there is no doubt about that," he replied.</p> <p><em>Image credits: A Current Affair</em></p>

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Superstar Rachel Griffiths’ surprise return to Sydney

<p dir="ltr">Rachel Griffiths and her husband Andy Taylor are coming back to Sydney.</p> <p dir="ltr">The beloved actress, 52, and the painter, 54, are relocating from Melbourne to inner Sydney where they have purchased a stunning “designer terrace” for a little more than $2 million.</p> <p dir="ltr">The couple came back to Australia from the United States in 2012.</p> <p dir="ltr">The last Sydney property Griffiths and Taylor owned was a holiday home in Palm Beach, which they sold by the couple in 2014 for $2.25million.</p> <p dir="ltr">In Melbourne, they kept a Victorian Era home which underwent numerous renovations.</p> <p dir="ltr">Griffiths and Taylor shared the home with their three children, son Banjo, 17, and daughters Adelaide, 16, and Clementine, 12.</p> <p dir="ltr">In a May column for Stellar Magazine, the actress explained her reasons for coming home after a decade in the U.S.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I was hungry to come home and tell our own Australian stories with humanity and vigour,” she wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr">“So I did, and the years since have been the most satisfying of my career.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Since her return, Griffiths has starred in a remake of the Australian horror film Patrick and the Mel Gibson-directed <em>Hacksaw Ridge.</em></p> <p dir="ltr">She has also directed episodes of the TV series <em>Nowhere Boys</em> and the Michelle Payne biopic <em>Ride Like a Girl.</em></p> <p dir="ltr">The film was nominated for Best Film, Best Actress (for star Teresa Palmer) and Best Score at the 2019 AACTA Awards.</p> <p> </p>

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Tracy Grimshaw fires off hilarious lockdown warning

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With Sydneysiders now in their seventh week of lockdown, some are resorting to DIY haircuts - with mixed results.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Current Affair</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Tracy Grimshaw is one of the many people who can attest to the surprising results of home haircuts, after sharing two photos from a friend who gave their husband a trim on Instagram.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My mate just cut her husband’s hair and he’s still smiling,” she captioned the photos.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“No one give him a mirror,” she joked.</span></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/CSVgVE4lvOE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <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/CSVgVE4lvOE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Tracy Grimshaw (@_tracy_grimshaw)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Weekend Today </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">host Richard Wilkins commented on the man’s new hairstyle, writing: “Looks good to me !”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most hairdressers recommend not trying the tidy-up with clippers that Grimshaw’s friend did at home, though they have some tips for these exceptional circumstances many Aussies are currently in.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instead, hair stylist Paul Geronimo recommends setting the length before starting to trim, and using clippers instead of a razor.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I would suggest using clippers and the guard to establish the length on top - I usually use 4 or 5 - and use that all over first, before choosing a shorter length for the back and sides,” Genomio advises.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This isn’t the first time Grimshaw has shared a hilarious lockdown story either, after sharing a ‘useful’ hack to stop her glasses from fogging up while wearing a mask last month.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Tracy Grimshaw / Instagram</span></em></p>

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Tracy Grimshaw’s unlikely mask hack is catching on

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tracy Grimshaw has found a unique solution to the fogging up of glasses while wearing a mask which has started to catch on.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Current Affair</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> anchor has taken to Instagram to share a photo of her hack.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Glasses fog up if they’re not sitting actually ON the mask, but then they slip down. So I solved the slipping-down issue,” she wrote in the caption of her photo.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The solution: a piece of sticky tape with one end looped around the frame of her glasses, the other stuck to her forehead.</span></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/CRfui2IDGt7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <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/CRfui2IDGt7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Tracy Grimshaw (@_tracy_grimshaw)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Couldn’t figure out why the whole office is laughing at my latest mask/glasses hack, so I took a selfie. Okay now I get it,” Grimshaw wrote.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s not a fashion show people!!!”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite others laughing at her solution, fellow Nine journalist Steve Marshall has been snapped using her technique.</span></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/CRfw_vsDy5q/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <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/CRfw_vsDy5q/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Tracy Grimshaw (@_tracy_grimshaw)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m an influencer!! @stevemarshall9 has jumped on board,” she wrote alongside a photo of Marshall’s attempt.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grimshaw’s solution is just one of the many that have been tried over the last 18 months as glasses-wearers have tried preventing the fogginess caused by air escaping from the top of their masks.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Other suggestions have included creating a barrier between the wearer’s breath and the glasses by placing a folded tissue across the nose under the mask, as well as misting the lenses with a mix of baby shampoo and water.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Tracy Grimshaw / Instagram</span></em></p>

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