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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Singer Jessica Mauboy shares intimate details about the birth of her daughter Mia
Pop star Jessica Mauboy has revealed intimate details about the birth of her newborn daughter. The 35-year-old Australian Idol judge said that once her daughter Mia was welcomed into the world she did not know whether the baby was a boy or a girl. And in a surprising twist Jessica and her husband Themeli Magripilis both overlooked 'checking' their child's sex once she was born. The couple, who decided they did not want to be told about their baby's gender while Jessica was pregnant, were told by the nurse they had a daughter. 'It was such a surprise,' Jessica told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'The doctor said "You can look now", because we almost forgot to look if it's a boy or girl. We just were full of joy and laughter after that.' The hitmaker though confessed 'she thought' it was a girl while she was pregnant. 'You get a sense of knowingness. Either way, I hoped to give him or her everything,' and admitted that they had not picked out a name before Mia was delivered at the start of the new year.' Jessica confirmed that she became a first time mum to Stellar in March. She revealed that Mia was born back on January 13, but kept her arrival away from he glare of social media to give friends and family the chance to meet her first. While the singer has yet to reveal images of her newborn, she did admit that motherhood had its challenges. 'It has been a bit of a rollercoaster but a magical one,' she told the publication. 'I'm making up lots of lullabies for her.' Jessica joked that while she can definitely see herself in her daughter, she was worried that Mia might pick up some of her more negative traits. 'I look at her and it's "whoa!" because I see myself, that little frown,' she said. 'I'm not sure I want her to have my personality, because it's rough and it's tough. She's constantly changing every day, another little roll, another crease.' Jessica delighted fans in September after it was announced she was five months pregnant with her first child. Jessica tied the knot with Themeli in a small Darwin church ceremony in 2022 when she released Flashback, a single from her fifth studio album Yours Forever. The pair first met in Mauboy's home town of Darwin, in a nightclub, when she was just 18. Speaking to The Sunday Project in 2023 about their first meeting, the songstress also recalled the awkward encounter. 'I was out with my eight girlfriends and we happened to play this game truth or dare and I happened to say 'dare',' she explained. Jessica didn't disclose exactly what the dare was, but said she spotted Themeli soon afterwards and revealed she immediately made her way towards him.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Swift tour at heart of Guy's manager's trial
Guy Sebastian's former manager is alleged to have embezzled $187,000 earnt by the pop star for supporting Taylor Swift, leaving the Australian Idol winner to take home $23,000 from the tour, a court has been told. Titus Emanuel Day is standing trial in the NSW District Court where he has denied embezzling hundreds of thousands in royalties and performance fees from the pop star. The court has been told that Mr Day was Mr Sebastian's long-time manager – through his 6 Degrees agency – and friend before they had a bitter falling out in 2017. The Crown alleges that Mr Day failed to remit performance fees and royalties that were collected on Mr Sebastian's behalf by Mr Day. Mr Day has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of embezzlement as a clerk or servant and one count of attempting to dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception. On day two of his trial on Friday, his lawyers told the jury that Mr Day denied doing anything dishonest or fraudulent. One of the charges relates to an allegation that Mr Day failed to remit $187,000 to Mr Sebastian for performance fees as a support act for Swift on her 2013 tour of Australia. Titus Day is standing trial in the NSW District Court. NewsWire / John Appleyard. Credit: News Corp Australia Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC told the court that the booking agent paid $494,000 – in the form of four payments of about $123,000 – into a 6 Degrees trust account following the four arena performances. According to the Crown case, Mr Day was entitled to a commission of $59,000 and Mr Sebastian should have been paid $435,000 according to the 80-20 split in his contract with 6 Degrees. However, Mr Hatfield told the jury, Mr Sebastian was only paid $247,500, leaving $187,500 unpaid. Mr Sebastian paid $179,000 to his band and for other expenses for the tour. 'You'll see effectively when you look at it that Mr Sebastian, of the $247,000 paid to him, he had already paid out of his own pocket $179,000,' Mr Hatfield said. 'Effectively he cleared $68,000 out of which he also had to pay GST of $45,000. 'So effectively he made about $23,000 for those four performances, while the accused retained about $246,000, whereas he should have been paid $59,000 as his commission.' Guy Sebastian claims he was short-changed while performing as a support act to Taylor Swift. NewsWire/Gaye Gerard Credit: News Corp Australia It's alleged that Mr Sebastian was also not paid for corporate gigs, performances at the Opera House, a Big Bash game and Dreamworld and for singing at weddings in Italy and Sydney. The court was told that in 2018 he filed proceedings against Mr Day in the Federal Court that prompted his former manager and 6 Degrees to file a counterclaim Mr Sebastian took the stand before the lunch adjournment on Friday afternoon. He told the court that he first met Mr Day through the manager's wife, Courtney, whom he met via his record label. And three years after he won the inaugural Australian Idol, he agreed to join Mr Day, who was working at the 22 Management agency at the time. 'I was signed to Sony Music and one of the employees that I had a lot to do with on the recording side was Courtney Day,' Mr Sebastian told the court on Friday. 'And Courtney Day is married to Titus. And Courtney was recommending her husband as a manager.' The court has been told that in 2009, Mr Sebastian agreed to follow Mr Day when he opened his own agency, 6 Degrees. Taylor Swift toured with Mr Sebastian in 2013. NewsWire/Richard Dobson. Credit: NCA NewsWire Mr Day's barrister Thomas Woods, in his opening remarks to the jury on Friday morning, said his client firmly denied doing anything criminal. 'There will be no dispute that on some occasions money did come into that account which my client should have transferred onto Mr Sebastian but did not,' Mr Woods said. 'For many of the charges, the real question is not going to be whether my client failed to transfer the money to Mr Sebastian but whether his failure to do that was criminal.' He said there was a 'major dispute' in the case about whether there was any fraud or dishonesty in Mr Day's actions. 'The background is the breakdown of a personal relationship … and a commercial relationship between the two men that went on for many years,' Mr Woods said. 'What was once a close friendship and business relationship turned sour. Both men claimed that the other owed him money.' The trial before Judge Alister Abadee continues.
Perth Now
4 days ago
- Business
- Perth Now
Pop star to take stand in fraud trial
Guy Sebastian is expected to take the stand in a Sydney court in the coming days as his former manager battles allegations he embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Aussie pop star. Titus Emanuel Day is standing trial in the NSW District Court where he has denied he embezzled hundreds of thousands in royalties and performance fees owed to the superstar musician. On day one of Mr Day's trial on Thursday, Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC told the jury that the inaugural Australian Idol winner had an arrangement with Mr Day and his company 6 Degrees to manage his career and affairs. Mr Hatfield told the court that Mr Sebastian placed a 'significant trust' in his manager and that he 'abused' that by embezzling his money. 'Through his role as Mr Sebastian's manager, and his capacity of collecting his money on behalf of Mr Sebastian, the accused is alleged to have embezzled Mr Sebastian's money and he's done that by collecting Mr Sebastian's money and failing to remit it in accordance with his agreement,' Mr Hatfield said. Guys Sebastian's former manager Titus Day is facing trial in the NSW District Court. NewsWire / John Appleyard. Credit: News Corp Australia Mr Day has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of embezzlement as a clerk or servant and one count of attempting to dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception. Mr Sebastian is expected to be called to give evidence in the coming days. The court was told on Thursday afternoon that Mr Sebastian was previously managed by the 22 Management agency, where he first worked with Mr Day. He then agreed to join Mr Day's 6 Degrees company as a marquee client when Mr Day broke away and formed his own company in 2009. The court heard that their relationship began to deteriorate over time after he found what he alleged were irregularities in his financial records. The court heard that Mr Day worked on a commission of 20 per cent of Mr Sebastian's income after costs. It's alleged by the Crown that Mr Day failed to remit performance fees and royalties which were collected on Mr Sebastian's behalf. Titus Day and Guy Sebastian before their split. Supplied Credit: News Corp Australia The court was told that one of the charges related to an allegation that Mr Day failed to remit $187,000 to Mr Sebastian for performance fees as a support act for Taylor Swift on her 2013 tour of Australia. The court was told that in 2018 Mr Sebastian filed proceedings in the Federal Court, which prompted Mr Day and 6 Degrees to file a counterclaim. 'Mr Sebastian will tell you that this agreement reposed significant trust in the accused and the Crown case is that the accused abused this trust by dishonestly embezzling Mr Sebastian's money,' Mr Hatfield said. The trial before Judge Alister Abadee will continue with Mr Hatfield's opening submissions on Friday before Mr Day's barrister Thomas Woods will give his opening to the jury.
Canberra Times
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Canberra Times
From fashion to farming: The over-50s influencers taking over your feed
The Sydney-based couple make parody videos of pop culture references multiple generations can relate to, including a takeaway drive-through scene from the movie Dude Where's My Car, being in the top two of an Australian Idol grand final, and what a day in the life of a retiree looks like - including practicing modern slang grandchildren might use.
Sky News AU
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
'Baby Noll': Australian Idol star Shannon Noll set to become a granddad as eldest son Cody, 23, announces he's expecting first child with girlfriend
Australian Idol star Shannon Noll is going to be a grandfather! The 'What About Me' singer's eldest son, Cody Noll, 23, revealed on Sunday that he is expecting a baby with his girlfriend, Jessica Louise. The young couple, believed to be living on the Gold Coast, shared their happy news on Instagram with a black and white photo showing Cody kissing Jessica's belly. "Baby Noll," the caption read, alongside a heart emoji. Friends and fans were quick to flood the post with congratulatory messages, with one teasing the singer by writing, "Grandad duties". While Noll is yet to comment publicly on the baby news, he did share a light-hearted Instagram post on the same day, showing himself holding a snake that his second eldest son, Blake, 22, had found "in the shed" at their family home in Condobolin, New South Wales. "What a ripper!" Noll captioned the photo. Shannon, 49, shares Cody, Blake and 18-year-old daughter Sienna with his wife of 21 years, former gymnast Rochelle Ogston, 50. The couple welcomed their youngest child, Colton Keith Noll, in December 2018. "With the new baby, I'm going to have to change quite a bit," Noll told New Idea at the time. "With my three kids now older, my wife Rochelle was starting to get back on the road with me when we were touring, which was great, but now she can't so I might have to scale back a bit so I can spend time with the family." Noll became a household name after appearing on the first season of Australian Idol in 2003, where he came runner-up to Guy Sebastian. His debut single 'What About Me' went four times platinum and was the highest-selling single in Australia the following year. Since then, Nollsie has released multiple albums, toured extensively, and appeared on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in 2018, once again finishing in second place. In 2023, the Orange-born artist revealed that Cody and Blake were both pursuing music and had formed "a little bit of a family band" with their cousins. Blake, in particular, has become a regular support act on his father's tours, performing in regional centres across New South Wales and Queensland. Noll told Nine Honey last year that he often shares industry advice with Blake, covering everything from "the business side of stuff to "what you need to expect and demand from the people working around you". It seems the next generation of Nolls might be tuning in soon.
