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Courier-Mail
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Courier-Mail
I took a rock 'n' roll tour of West Hollywood, Los Angeles
Don't miss out on the headlines from Lifestyle. Followed categories will be added to My News. Jonny is striding up Sunset Strip like a bat out of hell. Neatly tattooed, dressed in head-to-toe black and sporting a handsome lick of cropped grey hair, this former rocker's reputation precedes him. We've only been in WeHo less than 72 hours, but Jonny D'Amico's name keeps popping up. They tell us he's a legend around here; crown him 'the King of West Hollywood'. X Learn More SUBSCRIBER ONLY When he's out and about, they say he looks like a man on a mission. 'By the way, I walk fast and I talk fast,' says Jonny, as we scuttle to keep up, like young groupies on the scent of fresh fame. The former bassist for LA '80s punk band Stalag 13 has been a fixture on the rock scene in West Hollywood for 30 years, in the latter stages working as the stage manager for bands such as Guns N' Roses, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots and Mötley Crüe. Jonny may have hung up his bass, but he still lives in West Hollywood with his wife and their rescue Aussie blue heeler, Bindi. He's been hosting group and private Rock 'n Walk tours, of the Sunset Strip since 2017, recounting the history of West Hollywood and sharing all the gory details of this rock-and-roll playground, with stops at famous venues such as the Viper Room and the Roxy. Rich with musical kudos, cinematic history and luxury hotels, the city of West Hollywood is a thriving 4.9sq km pocket of LA, packed with 350 restaurants and bars, many of them frequented by A-listers ($90). 'I don't know if you guys saw Morrissey sitting there?,' says Jonny of the former Smiths frontman as we exit Sunset Marquis hotel after meeting up. 'That's the type of place this is.' Jonny D'Amico has been hosting group and private Rock 'n Walk tours of the Sunset Strip since 2017. LA has no shortage of celebrity-themed tours, many of them cheesy, but this is fun and authentic. Jonny gets access to places that no one else does, and he tells it like it is. He's the type of guy you randomly meet on a night out and stay up with until sunrise listening to stories. He knows the exact details of how River Phoenix died outside the Viper Room and what John Lennon and friends got up to in the dingy bunker of the cavernous Rainbow Room one night. 'I even do midnight tours once in a while, and that gets out of hand,' says Jonny. We're on our way to Barney's Beanery on Holloway Drive, a rustic bar where Quentin Tarantino apparently wrote Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. Once inside, Jonny shows us where Janis Joplin etched her name on a table before her untimely demise. I sit back and imagine what it would have been like during its heyday. Later we'll visit Mystery Pier Books, which sells first editions to famous bookworms, and then shoot back tequila at the Rainbow Room. Having visited West Hollywood on two previous occasions, this is the first time I feel I've actually understood it. Jonny is a credible advocate. 'West Hollywood has absolutely nothing to do with Hollywood. Never has, never will. West Hollywood is where you want to be in LA,' he says. We stop at famous venues such as the Viper Room. He's right, but there's one place better. I'm sitting shotgun in a luxury seven-seater helicopter as Maverick Helicopters pilot Chris steers over the Santa Monica Pier towards the Pacific Ocean and banks left. We're tracing Santa Monica Boulevard back towards West Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills beyond. On this aerial tour of the Hollywood sign, I see LA in a new light; a city that often feels so big and overwhelming is warm, cosy and compact from this perspective. As the sunset gilds the landscape in rose gold, I can make out LA's most celebrated landmarks and boulevards. We're flying over the hills now. Chris dips the chopper and points out Beyoncé and Jay Z's mega-mansion below before we make our way towards the Hollywood sign for a bucket-list fly-by viewing (from $578). Now soaring over the Hollywood Bowl and Dodger Stadium, we bank again to glide past the shimmering skyscrapers in Downtown LA. Chris has crafted the ultimate playlist for our heli tour and John Farnham's The Voice is now playing through the headphones, a nod to the pilot's year-long stint in Australia as a backpacker. We turn again and head in the direction of West Hollywood, where I can make out the landmark vertical billboard of The Mondrian hotel, where we've been staying the last few nights. This is one of most rock and rolls ways to see LA and West Hollywood. And considering the former company, it couldn't be more fitting. I'm sitting shotgun in a luxury seven-seater helicopter as Maverick Helicopters pilot Chris steers over the Santa Monica Pier towards the Pacific Ocean. Best way to get to Los Angeles from Australia Qantas flies direct to Los Angeles from Sydney, starting from $1271 return. Best place to stay in West Hollywood The Mondrian offers spacious One Bedroom Suites from $816 a night. The writer travelled as a guest of Visit West Hollywood. Originally published as I took a rock 'n' roll tour of West Hollywood, Los Angeles
News.com.au
a day ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Hit new streaming show's graphic sex scene shocks viewers
The new streaming series The Hunting Wives has quickly joined the ranks of shows that fans devour in one sitting, only to have to wait one year or longer for another season. Sexy, twisted, and filled with secrets, the show sees reserved New Englander Sophie O'Neill (Brittany Snow) moving down to East Texas and getting trapped in the web of Margo Banks (Malin Akerman). While the series is predicated on the juxtaposition between so-called good Christian Southerners like Margo and Jed Banks (Dermot Mulroney) and godless liberals like Sophie and Graham (Evan Jonigkeit), the entire premise is really an exploration of facades. If you need proof of that, look no further than Callie (Jaime Ray Newman) and Sheriff Jonny (Branton Box). The moment people started knocking (cowboy) boots in The Hunting Wives, which streams locally on Stan, it was bound to make its way to TikTok. What fans may not have expected to see, however, is all of the different kinds of sex the show displays, including... pegging. Yup, they go there. In Episode 7, 'Shooting Star,' the straight-laced, no-nonsense Sheriff Jonnyis 'pegged' by his wife, Callie. For those of you not in the know, the sexual act involves a woman wearing a strap-on dildo and having anal sex with a man. During the short but unforgettable scene, Callie — who has her own romantic scenes throughout the series with Margo — also hypes up her lawman husband to 'lock her up,' referencing Sophie being suspected in the murder of Abby (Madison Wolfe). Over on TikTok, viewers could not help but talk about that shocking Episode 7 scene, for obvious reasons, as everyone is speechless at how far the show is willing to go. But my personal takeaway is that it's all in service of taking down false narratives surrounding public personas and how the idea of the 'perfect couple' or the embodiment of the nuclear family is all false. Just to be clear: this is not kink-shaming, it's simply a statement on how fake these couples are, especially ones that pretend to be the face of conservative Christian values. If you don't believe me, all you need to remember is that just a few episodes earlier, Callie and Jonny had another scene where they played right into that messaging. In Episode 4, 'Cheat Day,' Callie stops by his office under the guise of dropping off a freshly ironed shirt and tie, only to have him pull his pants down and bend over. No, not for sexy things, but so that she can inject him straight in the butt. The exact medication is unspecified, but we can only assume that since she calls it his 'muscle juice,' it's probably some type of anabolic steroid. The pegging scene and the steroid shot both serve as commentary on the need for Jonny to feel like a man in order to do his job — which he does pretty poorly, by the way — and Callie's insistence on being the helpful and seemingly subservient wife who is really the one pulling the strings. Honestly, it's a point well made, albeit a graphically made one that left us (and the entire internet) without words for a few minutes. Things are not always as they seem. Overall, the show is in no short supply of sex scenes and shocking moments — Episode 1, 'Strange and Unfamiliar Places,' literally ends with Sophie watching a full nude Margo get it on with the 18-year-old son of Jill (Katie Lowes) and Reverand Clint (Jason Davis) — but this one absolutely sticks out. If this is what they pulled out for Season 1, can you even imagine what might be in store for Season 2?
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
🔴 MLS LIVE: Playoff race heats up as weekend kicks off with a bang
MLS is back with a bang on this Friday evening as we truly begin in the business end of the 2025 campaign. With the All-Star game now in the rearview mirror, focus returns to the race for the Supporters Shield and the MLS Cup Playoffs. Key Fixtures This Evening 2025-07-26T00:53:47Z GOAL Jonny opens his account at NYCFC! The visitors from the Bronx have the lead in Dallas. 2025-07-26T00:44:48Z Down in Texas we've also seen the FC Dallas vs NYCFC match kick off in the last few minutes. Things are heating up!2025-07-26T00:43:57Z And after the delay we have lift off in Columbus!2025-07-26T00:39:04Z The home fans are not too happy to see their trail one of the worst teams in the league at the break... 2025-07-26T00:31:48Z Half-time in New England, and we have a great game on our hands.2025-07-26T00:26:44Z Some absolutely nasty looking weather in Houston! 📸 Thomas Shea-Imagn Images 2025-07-26T00:23:09Z And we have another weather delay... 2025-07-26T00:22:47Z GOAL Control be damned, Montréal have stolen the lead before the break! It's a belting finish from Dante Sealy to give the visitors from north of the border the lead. 2025-07-26T00:15:15Z Not too shabby of a setting for tonight's massive match between San Diego and Nashville. First vs second in their respective conferences. 2025-07-26T00:14:20Z The Revs remain in control of this match for the time being, and look the likelier of the two sides to reclaim the lead. 2025-07-26T00:00:51Z 📈 Owusu is having a sneaky good year for Montréal, despite the Canadian side's struggles. The former Toronto man now has 11 goals on the season after bagging the equalizer tonight. 2025-07-25T23:54:27Z GOAL Montréal respond just six minutes after the hosts found the opener, and we have ourselves a game at Gillette Stadium. Prince Owusu with the leveler! 2025-07-25T23:49:29Z GOAL New England are off and running this evening as they look to shove their way into the playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. They've taken an early lead against Montréal thanks to a slick move capped off by Tomás Chancalay. 2025-07-25T23:44:17Z Some good news from Columbus, the weather has seemingly passed and the match will go ahead just one hour later than scheduled. 2025-07-25T23:39:27Z After plenty of drama off the pitch in MLS today, it's finally time to kick off the weekend's action on the pitch. With the Columbus vs Orlando match currently in a weather delay, we have just the one match kicking off at the moment.2025-07-25T23:15:26Z We kick off tonight's blog with bad news, as the highly-anticipated showdown between Columbus and Orlando is set to be delayed to due to inclement weather near the Crew's stadium.
Daily Mirror
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Hollyoaks' Rex actor Jonny Labey reacts to Clare twist and teases soap future
The Mirror spoke exclusively with Hollyoaks' Rex Gallagher actor Jonny Labey and Jacob Omari star Ethaniel Davy about the return of Clare Devine, their emotional storyline and what's ahead We got the lowdown on Hollyoaks villain Clare Devine from two co-stars working closely with actress Gemma Bissix currently on the Channel 4 soap. Clare made her big return months ago, as part of a dark trafficking storyline involving other characters and some of the teenagers in the village. Clare's sister Grace black and half-brother Rex Gallagher were also caught up in the drama, with us soon learning all about Rex's past and backstory. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Rex actor Jonny Labey praised the move to explore what Rex faced when he was younger, and how it shaped him - leading to him taking a criminal path. Jonny discussed how fans finally saw why he was the way he was, calling him "a product of his environment". He added how Rex's "unexpected" romance with Ste Hay changed things, and gave Rex something to push for. That said, Jonny loves the drama his role brings, and was thrilled to get to work with co-star Gemma as she made her comeback. He wasn't the only one as newcomer Ethaniel Davy, whose character Jacob Omari took centre stage in the sad trafficking plot, also shared how much he loved working with the soap icon. Jonny shared: "Another long-lost sister! It's honestly the best working with Gemma. "She is such a joy, she brings such a bouncy energy to set. She gets stuck in to storylines, she holds no prisoners, she's just a ruthless and fantastic character. It really brings in that female power character to the show." Ethaniel agreed: "Gemma is so lovely. Clare can be sympathetic as well though. She's not just pure evil, she has a soft side and a bit of a backstory, and she has another side to her. Sometimes she's got the wrong intentions but for the right reasons." Actor Ethaniel was thrilled to rejoin the show recently, having first joined earlier in the year. He told us: "It's definitely a new experience for me. It's lovely, I've enjoyed it. "It's great and I am very grateful. We've just got to see how the storyline goes!" On the fans backing his character, he went on: "It was lovely because to get the role was a big thing, and then it was brilliant to keep going after a few months of not working. "I got called back, and so getting good feedback was great to hear." He also praised co-star Jonny for "showing him the ropes" and looking after him on set. As for Jonny, he welcomed the changes to his character as fans have gotten to see a different side to him. He told us: "You have got this thing with Rex where he is a product of his environment and unfortunately, even since doing the storyline, the sex trafficking storyline, it's way more common than people realise. "It seems like such a wild storyline but it's something that affects so many people in the UK, specifically the younger generation. It's that passed-on trauma. I'm glad we've got to see these sides to Rex now. "We can understand where it all comes form because when I first joined it was six months of arguments, fights and him being a villain. It was cool but he's got a nice undertone now. The love interest with Ste has taken him by surprise. "But it has shown him there is a way out from that life. I think that roundedness now is really beautiful to play. He still doesn't back down easy and he's not a push-around though. It is just a dream role honestly, to play a character like that. I have always wanted to play a troubled character with depth." His comments about Ste, and Rex turning his life around could be a hint at what's ahead with a happy future. But with Rex currently in prison, will he find a way back to the village? Get the latest drama from the Dales by joining our Emmerdale WhatsApp group As drama continues to unfold in the Yorkshire Dales, the Mirror has launched its very own Emmerdale WhatsApp community where you'll get all the latest breaking news, secrets, and spoilers delivered straight to your phone. Users must download or already have WhatsApp on their phones to join in. All you have to do to join is click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! We may also send you stories from other titles across the Reach group. We will also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
Daily Mirror
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Love Island star reveals he is to be a dad for first time in sweet announcement
A star of Love Island series three is set to become a dad for the first time and has admits he 'was never a massive fan of the idea of kids' before he met his partner A former Love Island star has confirmed he is to become a dad for the first time. Eight years after finding fame on the hit ITV dating show, Jonny Mitchell is ready to enter a new phase in his life. The series three islander took to Instagram to share the exciting news with his followers in a sweet upload. He revealed he and partner SImone Engelhardt were to become parents, admitting it was getting tough to keep their news a secret. He captioned his upload: "Well.. she's getting too big to keep this a secret much longer. As Bella Ramsey would say - I'm gonna be a dad." The reality TV star added: "I don't post much personal stuff on here, but I'll make an exception for this. Anyone who knows me well, knows that I was never a massive fan of the idea of kids. "But I think it's something that you don't really feel until you have a woman in your life who you know will be an amazing mother. Which I know @engelhardtlund will be. So it's safe to say I've warmed up to the idea." He concluded: "Life has been an endless rollercoaster of unexpected twists and turns over the past decade, it's hard to imagine where we were even 5 years ago to where we are now. "And it looks like the next chapter is here right on time! Baby Mitchell coming end of the year, let's hope i can figure this whole Dad thing out." In the images, Jonny is seen beaming as he kneels down and caresses his partner's stomach as she cradles her bump. The reel of images also showed the duo enjoying trips on holiday together and enjoying date nights. Among those sending congratulatory messages were fellow Love Island alum. Adam Collard simply wrote: "Congrats mate," alongside a clapping hands emoji. Marcel Somerville also shared his delight and surprise, writing: "Ohhhh My Days!!!!! It's happening. Congratulations my bro!!!! So happy for you guys." Rykard Jenkins said: "Congratulations and blessings to you both," while Geordie Shore star James Tindale also penned: 'Get in mate buzzing for you both! Congratulations." Jonny and Simone reside in Bali after making the move in 2020. And the reality star previously said that helping dogs on the island was a "sense of duty". He said: "One of the biggest most unexpected changes I've seen in myself is my new overwhelming sense of duty towards helping dogs on this tiny little island. "And how I feel like somehow one of my higher purposes in life is to make a difference by helping more dogs that need it. I've fallen in love with Bali since I've been living out here but it doesn't excuse some of the approaches they have in relation to animal rights and how they're treated."
