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Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Radio star Lauren Phillips, 37, brags about still fitting into her school uniform after 20 years and her prestigious accolades
Breakfast radio star Lauren Phillips treated fans to a trip down memory lane on Wednesday when she tried on her old school uniform. The 37-year-old Nova 100 host shared a video of herself modelling the purple ensemble, which consisted of a short pleated skirt, shirt and matching blazer. 'Screaming, it actually fits - just,' an amazed Lauren said in the caption, adding, 'Loving myself sick.' The Jase & Lauren show star revealed she had been a prefect and middle school house captain at her old school Wesley College in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Waverley. Posting an image of the blazer and her badges, Lauren said her mother had kept the uniform after 20 years. 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. Lauren's nostalgic post comes amid a planned stunt by the Nova breakfast team to 'relive' their high school years on Friday. Nova announced on Thursday that co-host Clint Stanaway will join Lauren and Jason 'Jase' Hawkins as they broadcast their show from a bus travelling the Glenn Waverley area. Along the way, the team planned to stop at Clint's old school Glen Waverley High and Lauren's Wesley College. It continues a 'nostalgic kick' by the Nova breakfast team that began in February when the Jase and Lauren Show Instagram account shared a throwback snap of Lauren. Paying tribute to all the children starting school in 2025, the photo showed the radio star looking unrecognisable in junior school at Wesley. The photo showed Lauren flashing the camera quite the cheeky grin as she posed in her school uniform. The future radio star looked cute-as-a-button in the snap, which also showed her adding a pop of colour to her uniform with a purple scrunchie. It wasn't just Lauren that was given the throwback treatment either, with the account also sharing adorable childhood photos of co-hosts Jase Hawkins and Clint Stanaway. Like Lauren, both looked almost unrecognisable in the photos, save for Jase whose cheeky grin was apparent, even as a youngster. Clint too has undergone a bit of a transformation in the ensuing years. His throwback photo showed him sporting a shock of blonde hair - more than a few shades lighter than his current do. The presenter was also sporting freckles across the bridge of his nose and a wry smile. Last year, Lauren revealed that she was left 'broken' after losing her KIIS FM job to Kyle & Jackie O after they landed a $200million expansion deal to broadcast in Melbourne. 'I was gutted. I thought that was the end of my radio career,' she told in July. 'Late last year I was ready to leave the country and move overseas. I was like, "I'm out of here".' When Nova approached the radio duo for a breakfast show opportunity, Lauren revealed she was initially hesitant to get on board and explained she was worried of facing the axe again. 'I had a pretty bad taste in my mouth and I was scared of that happening again,' she said.
Sky News AU
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Sky News AU
'Kick in the bum to any athlete': Australia's Olympic golden girl Ariarne Titmus slams controversial Enhanced Games
Australian Olympic legend Ariarne Titmus has unleashed on the Enhanced Games, which allows the use of performance-enhancing drugs, calling it a "kick in the bum" to athletes who dedicate their lives to clean competition. Dubbed the "steroid Olympics", the Enhanced Games announced its inaugural competition on Thursday, slated to take place in Las Vegas from May 21–24, 2026. The event will feature categories including swimming, track and field, and weightlifting, with no drug testing enforced. Founded by Australian businessman Aron D'Souza, the event has already attracted interest from athletes like retired Aussie swimmer James "The Missile" Magnussen, who is preparing to race against others willing to use enhancements, including Greek sprinter Kristian Gkolomeev, who recently broke the 50m freestyle world record. But Titmus, one of Australia's most celebrated athletes, is having none of it. Joining Nova 100's Jase & Lauren on Thursday morning, the nine-time gold medallist said she'd "never heard of" Gkolomeev in her life and admitted she "doesn't like" the premise of the Enhanced Games. "This is a bit of a kick in the bum to any athlete who's ever worked their whole life to train," she said. "I mean, everyone's, you know, obviously able to have their own opinion, but I don't like it." When asked by co-host and Channel Nine sports presenter Clint Stanaway if the concept made her feel "sick" given how hard she works, Titmus opened up about the daily grind clean athletes endure. "We have to go through so many processes to be clean- you know, all the whereabouts, the drug testing, saying where we sleep every night for the drug testers to arrive. "You've got to do so much to make sure you're clean. It's just, I don't know, a bit of a… Yeah." The 24-year-old said she believed "most people" in the swimming community would share her stance. In a lighter moment, the Olympic star shared that she keeps her medals stored away and often reflects on what they mean to her younger self. "I think of little eight-year-old Arnie, she'd be like 'wow'," she said. Currently taking a break from competitive swimming, Titmus revealed she's enjoying life outside the pool, and even had her first glass of wine with her parents. "I've had a glass of wine with my mum and dad for dinner for the first time in my whole life, just because," she laughed. Retirement is not on her mind, as she confirmed her intention to compete in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. "Part of the reason why I've taken the break (is) just to let it all sink in and live life and just do things that I've never got to be able to do' she said. "...I'll have to get back in (to the pool) soon."
Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kyle & Jackie O Show land massive win in Melbourne amid ratings war - after Kyle Sandilands threatens to pull the show if listeners don't tune in
Kyle Sandilands may have threatened to pull The Kyle & Jackie O Show from Melbourne on Wednesday morning, but it seems the shock jock is now here to stay following a huge ratings win in the city. The KIIS FM breakfast radio show, which under-performed in the Victorian capital during its multimillion dollar expansion last year, has had nothing but wins in the 2025 ratings war so far. After a 0.1 per cent increase in market share during survey one, Sydney 's hit duo Kyle, 53, and Jackie 'O' Henderson landed another 0.7 per cent of the Melbourne audience in GfK survey two which released on Thursday. Kyle originally told his Victorian listeners on Wednesday morning he had no plans to 'super serve Melbourne and ignore our Sydney audience' to increase ratings in the south. 'You either glue on in Melbourne or you [expletive]. One or the other. Here's something I haven't even discussed with Jackie... if we don't rate better by the end of this year, I'm pulling the carpet out,' he threatened. 'I'll just take the show off Melbourne... We're not just going to suck Melbourne off all day, every day.' Whether it was Kyle's expletive-filled threat, or The Kyle & Jackie O Show's recently successful local broadcast at St Kilda Beach, the Sydney show has now achieved the biggest Breakfast market share growth in the latest survey. While the show seems to be in a steady incline, now sitting at a 5.8 per cent market share, Kyle and Jackie, 50, still have a ways to go before they reach the top of the scoreboard in Melbourne. AM still reigns supreme in overall Melbourne Breakfast radio with Nine's talkback station 3AW, though the show has taken a hit this survey with a 1.8 per cent drop to 18.8. Gold 104.3's The Christian O'Connell Show is still barely holding onto the FM Breakfast lead at 10.8, down 0.7. Meanwhile, Kyle and Jackie's rivals ex-KIIS FM stars Jason 'Jase' Hawkins and Lauren Phillips are fighting to get back into the FM lead with their Nova 100 show, now sitting at 10.2, up 0.1 per cent. Former number one show Fifi, Fev and Nick at Fox FM has lost yet another point, dropping down to 8.3 from 8.4 last survey in a steady decline. Triple M's Mick in the Morning with Roo, Titus and Rosie and smoothfm 91.5 have switched places, with Triple M dropping by 0.6 to 7.3 as smoothfm slides in with 7.6, up 0.1 per cent. This leaves Kyle and Jackie to move up a place to 5.8, taking over ABC Melbourne on AM, which has dropped by 0.7 to 5.6. The KIIS FM breakfast radio show, which under-performed in the Victorian capital during its multimillion dollar expansion last year, has had nothing but wins in the 2025 ratings war so far While the dynamic duo continue to claw their way up the leader board in Melbourne, the Sydney juggernauts are still reigning supreme in FM Breakfast in their hometown with a market share lead of 12.3 percent. 'Fifty consecutive surveys at number one in Sydney is an extraordinary achievement and a true reflection of Kyle and Jackie O's enduring connection with their audience,' ARN's Chief Content Officer Duncan Campbell said. 'While the show continues to dominate in its home market, we're seeing positive signs in Melbourne, with two consecutive surveys showing strong increases in both awareness and audience. 'This consistent growth since January is clear evidence that our strategy is working. We remain confident in the strength of the brand and the content.' Last year, Kyle and Jackie took their radio show to Melbourne in a huge multimillion dollar expansion deal. The move triggered the axing of Jase and Lauren's own KIIS FM breakfast show, which Sandilands said he was indifferent about. 'No, I don't care. That's why we went for Melbourne, we were like, "We've given this Jase and Lauren on KIIS FM a good run, it can't get over fourth in the radio ratings, so we'll take it,"' he told at the time. He added The Kyle & Jackie O Show was moved to Melbourne because it was a 'market in trouble' and their program could help regain listeners. Sydney's hit duo Kyle, 53, and Jackie 'O' Henderson landed a 0.7 per cent increase of the Melbourne audience in GfK survey two which released on Thursday, but they're still a few spots behind rivals Jason 'Jase' Hawkins and Lauren Phillips However, Jackie took a different approach, adding that while she didn't like competitors being axed it was the unfortunate reality of the business. 'No one ever wants to move someone out of a job. I wouldn't want that to happen to me. It's a double edged sword, it really is,' she said. But Kyle and Jackie struggled to capture the Melbourne market in their first year. In November, Kyle vowed to reduce the graphic sexual content on his KIIS FM radio show in 2025 to appeal to the Melbourne audience more broadly. In a bid to make a dent in the market, Campbell said Kyle will have to dial back on the 'smut' and inappropriate on-air remarks. 'The sexual content was really a small part of the show,' he told Mumbrella at the time. 'Because it was graphic, it grabbed everyone's attention—but [Kyle's] taken that off, really. It's still sexual content. But not the graphic sexual content that it once was.' Campbell also told the outlet Kyle 'came to the table' with toning down on the graphic content. 'He agreed to do that, which was a real positive,' he added. 'And, I mean, he wants to win in Melbourne. There's no doubt about that.' Elsewhere, the CCO also promised their marketing tactics will be 'less brash and unapologetic'. 'We believe, with the removal of the graphic sexual content, the show's much, much easier to listen to now,' he said.
