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Daily Mail
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Julian McMahon's ex-wife Dannii Minogue spoke about their marriage just a month before his tragic death
Julian McMahon 's first ex-wife Dannii Minogue coincidentally spoke out about their 18-month marriage five weeks before his tragic death, at age 56, following a secret cancer battle. The Australian 53-year-old originally met the Australian-American hunk in 1990 while co-starring as Emma Jackson and Ben Lucini on the set of Seven Network soap opera, Home and Away. Three years later, Dannii (born Danielle) enlisted Julian to play her boyfriend in her music videos for This Is It and This Is the Way before art imitated life and they tied the knot. But Minogue never won over the approval of McMahon's late mother Lady Sonia, who didn't want her entering the political world dominated by his late father Sir Billy, the former Prime Minister of Australia. 'She thought that I was wanting to be part of that world [and] that I was going to take, take, take from them,' the I Kissed a Boy consultant-host recalled on How to Fail podcast on May 27. 'And it was the furthest thing from the truth and not what I wanted at all. So she made it very clear that I was not to be around and she didn't want me a part of anything. Yet Julian wanted me to be his wife. 'I knew that their [mother-son] relationship there was a lot had gone on and he loved and adored her, but they were not close in many ways. So it was a wild time. I mean, it was a lot to take on and that's how swept off my feet I was and thought that it could still work.' The marriage began falling apart after The Residence actor moved to New York City to star in NBC soap opera Another World while Dannii flew back and forth from London. 'Each time I came back there was just something not right,' Minogue remembered. 'Things I saw in the apartment, there were people around that I didn't know, and he was just very very distant to the point that he called it off. But in the meantime, we'd run through all my money.' The Thinking 'Bout Us singer said Julian 'was financially on his feet earning all of his money, keeping his money' while she was 'paying for everything.' 'So I was not only personally absolutely brokenhearted but I was broke. I had no money in the bank,' Dannii confessed. 'My family helped me out [with a loan] and then that was my job to heal my heart, to find some confidence in myself not being so stupid at choosing people around me that were not there to support me.' In 1995 - the same year their divorce was finalized - Minogue needed money so badly she posed nude for the Australian edition of Playboy. 'I should have been at that position where I could pick and choose stuff,' the younger sister of Kylie Minogue explained. 'And now I couldn't with anything. So that was that was difficult.' Dannii doesn't regret the 'dark and bleak' debacle because it gave her 'a toolbox' so she won't be 'that person' making 'those mistakes' in the future. 'It's nice to be able to look back now,' Minogue - who's been dating Swiss musician Adrian Newman since 2014 - concluded. 'I'm with a gorgeous partner and I absolutely love him.' The I Kissed a Girl consultant-host welcomed 15-year-old son Ethan Edward Minogue Smith during her four-year relationship with babydaddy Kris Smith, which ended in 2012. Dannii also previously dated America's Got Talent producer-host Simon Cowell, Greek shipping heir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, F1 driver Jacques Villeneuve, and Bros bassist Craig Logan. Julian just celebrated his 11th wedding anniversary with third wife Kelly Paniagua on June 30, but they were together as far back 2003. 'With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my beloved husband, Julian McMahon, died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to overcome cancer,' Kelly said in a statement. 'Julian loved life. He loved his family. He loved his friends. He loved his work, and he loved his fans. His deepest wish was to bring joy into as many lives as possible. We ask for support during this time to allow our family to grieve in privacy. And we wish for all of those to whom Julian brought joy, to continue to find joy in life. We are grateful for the memories.' McMahon is also survived by his 25-year-old daughter Madison Elizabeth McMahon from his two-year marriage to second ex-wife Brooke Burns, which ended in 2002. The Surfer star is best remembered for his roles in CBS' FBI franchise, The WB's Charmed, and FX's Nip/Tuck.
ITV News
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
Tim Carter Confirms New Creative Leadership Structure For Twofour As Company Enters Next Chapter of Growth
Tim Carter, Managing Director, Unscripted, UK, ITV Studios, today confirms a new creative leadership structure for Emmy and BAFTA award-winning unscripted label Twofour. In the first announcement to come from Carter in his newly appointed role, the senior leadership team at Twofour, are promoted into their roles with immediate effect. Today, David Brindley is named as the label's new Chief Executive Officer replacing Carter; Dan Adamson becomes Chief Content Officer; David Clews is made Chief Creative Officer and Shireen Abbott becomes Chief of Production. Over the past five years, the current management team has earned Twofour a reputation for delivering an impressive range of high-end unscripted reality, entertainment and adventure formats alongside award-winning talent-led documentaries. The Twofour slate currently includes Destination X, coming soon to the BBC and recently launched on NBC to great success - ranking the No. 1 alternative series launch on Peacock yet, garnering 14M viewers to-date across both linear and streaming; the third series of the award-winning travel series The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy (Apple TV+) and four series of the award-winning and genre-defining I Kissed A Boy and I Kissed A Girl (BBC). This year, it will also include a new series of Educating Yorkshire (Channel 4). The label has fast become the home of the biggest travel, reality and adventure formats, as well as attracting an impressive roster of global and domestic talent to its slate that includes Eugene Levy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Rob Brydon, Dannii Minogue, Matt and Emma Willis, Rosie Jones, Roman Kemp, Big Zuu, Alex Polizzi and Billy Monger. This new creative leadership restructure will set the company up for future growth, as it continues to develop and deliver the most ambitious, innovative series at the highest quality. Further detail on the roles As CEO of Twofour, David Brindley will be responsible for the company's overall strategy, vision and continued growth. Brindley reports directly into Carter. In the newly created position of Chief Content Officer, Dan Adamson will lead on blending the editorial and the commercial, creating new shows and building them into global brands by knitting together teams from development through to distribution. David Clews, as Chief Creative Officer, takes on an expanded role leading Twofour's creative strategy, developing and delivering wholly new IP and ensuring excellence and ambition across the company's output. In the new role of Chief of Production, Shireen Abbott will lead the expansion of the production management team behind the delivery of Twofour's ambitious slate. Abbott will also drive the company's operational strategy and innovation as it continues to grow. The management team is completed by Jake Roberts who remains Financial Director, with oversight for financial strategy, planning and operations. Tim Carter said: 'This is a hard earned and hugely deserved step up for Twofour's brilliant management team. The shows they've created over the past five years speak for themselves. With their ambition and talent, Twofour is set for greater creative achievement and robust growth'. David Brindley, added: 'I'm a big believer that a company's output should reflect the people who create it. These past five years, it has been a joy to shape the business with Dan, David, Shireen and Jake to have it mirror both the demands of the market, as well as our tastes and ambitions. We're very lucky to work with an extraordinary talented team of staff and the very best freelancers to achieve that. I'm looking forward to building more global brands together." Twofour continues to operate out of London and Plymouth. -Ends- About ITV Studios Notes to editors ITV Studios is a creator, producer and distributor of world-leading programmes that people can't get enough of. We connect millions of people every day and shape and reflect the world they live in. ITV Studios is home to some of the best creative minds, crafting around 7,500 hours of original programming across 60 production labels. Our global footprint spans 13 countries including the UK, US, Australia, France, Germany, The Nordics, Italy and the Netherlands and our global distribution business sells our catalogue of 95,000+ hours to broadcasters and platforms around the world. ITV Studios has 160+ owned and operated channels in the social space delivering over 10bn views in 2024, as well as 20 FAST channels on 100+ channel feeds globally. It launched a new label, Zoo 55 dedicated to expanding its digital and gaming activity, in January 2025. ITV Studios is part of ITV PLC, which includes the UK's largest commercial broadcaster ITV and the ad-funded, free streaming home for ITV, ITVX.
Spectator
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Spectator
Why is the BBC so obsessed with Munroe Bergdorf?
Can the BBC do anything right? Just days before it messed up spectacularly by failing to cut away from Bob Vylan's offensive performance at Glastonbury, it released a podcast in which activist Munroe Bergdorf told listeners 'how transitioning allowed her to discover love'. The BBC, the former broadcaster that's now a HR department with some channels attached, is increasingly ladling up such tatty 'content'. But this podcast episode – part of the 'How To Be In Love' series – marks a new, desperate low. 'We are constantly told that trans people are an abomination,' says Bergdorf. Really? Hosted by the amiable and intelligent Rylan Clark, whose wit and charm are, frankly, being frittered away on such rubbish, Bergdorf – who was born a man but has now 'transitioned' – appears to claim to be a lesbian, on the basis of having fallen in love with another man who also claims to be a woman. Yes, you read that right. 'I never thought I would fall in love with another woman,' Bergdorf tells Rylan, who listens with an admirably straight face that is a picture to behold. Why are we paying for this? Bergdorf goes on. And on. And on. 'We are constantly told that trans people are an abomination, that we shouldn't even be friends with trans people, that you shouldn't employ trans people,' Bergdorf says, speaking from an alternative universe where that is actually happening. Who exactly is 'constantly telling' us this? Who is saying we shouldn't be friends with trans people? And which companies have said they won't give them a job? There aren't any, because if there were, they'd soon find themselves in court. As Debbie Hayton has pointed out in The Spectator repeatedly, trans people are not being routinely persecuted in Britain. The Equality Act protects these individuals from discrimination based on their gender. Yet claims about trans people being persecuted have become louder in the wake of the Supreme Court's verdict earlier this year, when judges said that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. That decision finally restored some much-needed common sense to the gender debate. I've been stewed like a prune in this discussion for nigh on a decade, and all I've seen is women demanding their basic, sex-based rights and safeguards from men – and being given the cold shoulder. Finally, those brave women have been backed up by the judges. But, despite what some might like to suggest, it didn't lead to a pogrom of trans people. Yet the fact that the BBC was willing to broadcast Bergdorf's rant – coming hot on the heels of the the Corporation allowing a woman to appear on its gay dating show I Kissed A Boy – shows that it has some catching up to do. No special dispensations have been removed from trans people in Britain. But the BBC loves a victim, and at the sight of a picturesque character like Bergdorf, the bigwigs down at Broadcasting House's tails start wagging like the clappers. Bergdorf looks like a gay man's idea of a glamorous lady that straight men would desire. But we shouldn't forget that Bergdorf – a former Labour advisor, of course – once claimed that 'the white race is the most violent and oppressive force of nature on Earth'; called a Twitter follower a 'hairy barren lesbian; and spoke of wanting to 'gay bash' a television star. What's all that about? And why does the BBC think anyone cares what Bergdorf thinks after saying those things? Bergdorf's book, Transitional, was marketed as a 'landmark manifesto from the pioneering activist and model'. I've had the misfortune of having read it, and let me tell you this: there's nothing 'landmark' about this book. Although it is admirably frank, I'll give Bergdorf that – it was more disturbing than I expected. What emerges is a picture of Bergdorf that also comes across in the interview with Clark: nobody loves Bergdorf more than Bergdorf, and nobody hates Bergdorf more than Bergdorf. Certainly, nobody else is anywhere near as interested in Bergdorf as Bergdorf. And this is who the BBC is turning to for advice on relationships? Do yourself a favour and read the horoscopes: you'll find more wisdom there. The BBC has not afforded anything like the same welcome to the detractors of the LGBTQ+ movement as it has done to the likes of Bergdorf. Why aren't Helen Joyce, Kathleen Stock or the authors of The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht being invited regularly on Woman's Hour? I'd happily pay my licence fee if they did. Instead, they think giving a platform to Bergdorf is a better investment of our cash. This gender gibberish is, fingers crossed, coming to an end, but the BBC – another thing hopefully nearing its demise – is still rolling along with it. Let them go down together.
Buzz Feed
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Underrated Queer TV Shows
Recently, I asked the BuzzFeed Community to recommend the most underrated LGBTQ+-led TV series. Here are 29 of their top responses: "First Kill on Netflix. Somewhat inspired by Romeo & Juliet. A vampire falls for a vampire hunter. Queer POC leads are not always common and very nice to see." —Anonymous, 25, NY "In the Flesh. It's beautiful, so relevant today, and the opposite of 'bury your gays.' It deserves a bigger audience. Check the trigger warnings, though." —Sarah, 35 "Overcompensating. It has a slow start, and the acting felt off initially. But eventually it grew on me, and it's really good. Great depiction of friendship and the mess of early adulthood and figuring yourself out. Can't wait for Season 2." —sallytracy "Do reality shows count? I Kissed A Boy and I Kissed A Girl on Hulu are constantly on replay at my house! Reality dating shows that have heartwarming conversations about coming out and being your authentic self along the way." —acidicswan78 "I know it's been canceled, but Our Flag Means Death still holds such a special place in my heart. I went in without knowing anything about the show, fully expecting to be queer-baited again, and was so glad to be proved wrong. It's got pirates, Fleetwood Mac, and great comedy! 🏴☠️🍊" —Anonymous, 25F, Arkansas, USA "Mid-Century Modern with Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer, Nathan Lee Graham, and the late, great Linda Lavin." —blackbird68 "Heartstopper. I wish I had watched it when I was a teen; I would have been less uncomfortable with my questionings." —silencesilence "We Are Lady Parts on Channel 4." —Anonymous, 25 Europe "Wynonna Earp. God, I miss that show." —thisisfine "It's not an LGBTQ+ show per se, but I love Keith and David's relationship in the superb Six Feet Under. It's just wonderful!" —shabooshabah "Vicious." —Anonymous "The Owl House has some good LGBTQ+ characters and relationships." —magicalcoach402 "The 2019 reboot of Tales of the City on Netflix." —Anonymous, 25 Europe "The Magicians is great, even though it kinda fell apart at the end." —bluesundae638 "What It Feels Like For a Girl." —Anonymous, 18, Britain "Hacks is also good — Ava's bisexuality really opens up the eyes of the protagonist, Deborah, to discrimination." —shabooshabah "Orphan Black." —mizk23 "A League of Their Own!! Heartbroken it was cancelled immediately; there is such a gap in sapphic rep. :(" —Anonymous, 27, UK "If we're talking about shows that feature LGBTQ characters, then I'd recommend Lost Girl." —mizk23 "My So-Called Life." —mizk23 "I loved Orange is the New Black — there were plenty of gay relationships in that show, and they were represented as normal, dignified, and loving." —shabooshabah "Big Boys on Channel 4." —Anonymous, 25 Europe "Adults on FX." —Anonymous, 18, Scotland "Pretty Little Liars. I love the fact this show has a POC queer character (Emily), but not only that, her love interest is your stereotypical mean girl character, who you would typically see in a hetero relationship. Most lesbian characters are the athlete, the nerd, etc., not hyper-feminine like Alison is." —Anonymous, 25, NY "Feel Good on Netflix." —Anonymous, 25 Europe "The Wheel of Time." —Anonymous, 31 United states "Sense8 from Netflix. A group of eight people around the globe becomes psychically linked. It has awesome representation, and the characters and relationships feel so real." —Anonymous, Emily, Wyoming, USA "My Lady Jane." —Anonymous, 17, UK And finally, there was an overwhelming number of responses about Dead Boy Detectives, so I pulled some of the best ones: "It's lovely, the actors are phenomenal, and you can tell that it was written BY queer people FOR queer people. I get misty-eyed just thinking about a handful of scenes from that show. It nails the quintessential parts of the queer experience in its eight-episode run, namely found family/community and coming to terms with your identity, and the external shame people will try to impose on you for your choice to simply exist authentically. Beautiful in every way." —Anonymous, 28, Ohio "Dead Boy Detectives has an interesting take on internalised homophobia due to your time period (a dead Edwardian is one of the titular Dead Boys) and having to overcome it. I also love that none of the queer characters ever have to have a 'I'm gay/lesbian/etc.' moment, they just start having a relationship with someone or mention a previous one that makes you figure it out. We need more of this 'it is what it is' with no grand coming out gestures (not that they're bad, just that they don't help fight the 'straight is standard' narrative, so it's nice when they're not the be all and end all)." —Anonymous "I went into it expecting a fun supernatural show, but I walked away feeling completely changed and seen for perhaps the first time in my life! I related so much to the themes of shaking off queer repression and trauma that was forced upon you by time, family, and circumstance. It's not only one of the best LGBTQ+ shows to come out in years, but it's one of the best shows I've seen in years, overall. Amazing story, beautiful representation, a 10/10 all around. I highly recommend it, and I will never stop talking about it!" —Anonymous, 28, United States "Dead Boy Detectives is such a good one! Has great LGBTQIA+ characters and approaches heavy themes with reverence, while still maintaining levity and hope. Couldn't recommend it more!" —nikolaki "Such a good show that was canceled too soon (only one season). I'm still mad at Netflix for not giving it a fighting chance." —Anonymous Are there any other underrated queer TV shows you'd recommend? Share them in the comments! Looking for more LGBTQ+ or Pride content? Then check out all of BuzzFeed's posts celebrating Pride 2025.
Glasgow Times
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Fleetwood Mac tribute act coming to Glasgow this summer
"The Royal Concert Hall is great for us, we love it there," Allan Cosgrove, drummer for Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, said. He added: "Glasgow always supports us. It's so great performing in the city." (Image: Picture credit: Matt Ford) Lucky for Allan and the rest of the group - which consists of James Harrison (lead guitars/vocals), Sophie Worsley (keyboards/lead vocals), Jess Harwood (lead vocals), Etienne Girard (Bass Guitar), Henry Ruben Burnett (Keyboard and lead lead vocals) and Scott Poley (Guitars) - Rumours of Fleetwood Mac will be performing at the city centre venue on Monday, June 23. But it is not just the venue that has Liverpool's Allan buzzing for the Glasgow show. He explained: "Glaswegian and scousers are the same people. We're very similar and won't take any mess from anyone. We're salt of the earth and give you our last buck. 'Glasgow and Liverpool have similar spirits." (Image: Picture credit: Matt Ford) The show will cover a vast range of Fleetwood Mac's discography including their primary blues sound, Christine McVie pop tunes and Stevie Nicks' rock and roll hits, and will deliver a pretty immaculate replication of Fleetwood Mac's sound, according to Allan. He said: "It sounds a bit sterile, but it was important for me that Rumours of Fleetwood Mac played the songs note-for-note. 'We tip our hat to Fleetwood Mac's style and dress accordingly, we understand the task at hand and that the music we're playing is precious to people." He continued: 'This isn't about us coming out in wigs and stick-on ponytails and playing what we think it should sound like. The legacy is already there. We're the conjurers and we've got to have a great understanding and love of it, but it's their music. The standing ovations are for their songs. "I knew that we had to capture the sound and the imagination of a Fleetwood Mac fan, otherwise, I wouldn't do it because I love that band." READ NEXT: I Kissed A Boy stars talk Dannii Minogue, favourite Glasgow spots and representation Allan's love for the Go Your Own Way hitmakers started in the 1970s, when his older brother bought home a Fleetwood Mac record. "That album was like listening to something from another planet," Allan said. He continued: "The album started playing and I thought, 'Wow, what's this?' 'That was when I fell in love with Fleetwood Mac and became a fan. I started following their career then." (Image: Picture credit: Matt Ford) Audiences can also expect a video from Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac's original drummer and founder) at the start of the show, wishing attendees a good night. It comes after Mick struck up a great relationship with both Allan and the group, after he came to watch Rumours of Fleetwood Mac perform with his mum, Bridget Maureen Brereton Fleetwood. It all started years ago, when Bridget rocked up to the group's Salisbury show. Allan detailed: "Before we went on stage that night, our tour manager said there was a lady at the stage door who wanted to speak to me. She came to the dressing room and said, 'Hi darling, I'm Bridget Fleetwood, Michael's mum. 'She said, 'I've come to check you out.' She watched it and afterwards said, 'Darling, that was a jolly good go at Fleetwood Mac, I must bring Mick to see this.' And I said, 'No, you don't need to do that.' 'Every year she came to see us and about five years after that first time meeting her, I would call her and say we would pick her up and bring her to the theatre but one year she said that there was no need because 'He's just putting his shirt on'. I said, 'Who is putting his shirt on?' and she said 'Mick'. 'He was over for a book signing and came by the show. That night, he played drums in the show and I played maracas behind him. It was mental. It's been a hell of a road so far." READ NEXT: Irish indie rock band announce Glasgow show as part of UK tour The tribute act is now performing all over the world. For more information or to purchase concert tickets, visit
