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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Tones and I doesn't look like this anymore! Dance Monkey hitmaker unveils VERY sexy new look following her dramatic weight loss
Tones and I has shared more photos of her dramatic makeover. The Dance Monkey hitmaker - real name Toni Watson - posed for a mirror selfie on Friday to show off a fresh set of long, thick hair extensions. She also flaunted her impressive weight loss in a figure-hugging black top tucked into an unbuttoned pair of jeans. The star also appears to be experimenting with 60s-inspired glam, a departure from her barely-there makeup style. Tones also flaunted recent weight loss in a white mini skirt when she made a surprise appearance on stage with Cyndi Lauper at the Rod Laver Arena in April. She thrilled her hometown crowd as she joined Lauper for a soulful rendition of 1984 classic, Time After Time. The Dance With Me songstress was an unexpected guest for the show, which was part of Lauper's farewell tour. In August 2024, the singer addressed her dramatic transformation during an interview with Cosmopolitan Australia. 'I've lost weight, so apparently that's the biggest thing that's ever happened to me in my life,' Tones said sarcastically. 'Everything is up for discussion. My body shape, my music, my livelihood, my relationship. I wish I could say that I could be someone where that doesn't affect me. 'But it does. Especially when like, my nanna, my family – they can see everything,' she added. Tones explained her decision to embrace a more feminine style. 'I'm not a tomboy, I'm a girly girl and I always have been,' she said. 'But I didn't feel comfortable in myself and my body, so I covered myself up.' Tones and I's introduction to the music industry is the stuff of mythology. She was discovered busking on a Byron Bay street corner with her Casio keyboard. The singer had been living out of a van for two years prior to being offered a record deal.
Daily Mail
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Tones and I continues to flaunt weight loss journey in very chic ensemble
Tones and I has continued to take pride in her recent weight loss journey. The singer, real name Toni Watson, shared a short video to Instagram on Friday which showed off her slender figure. Dressed in a sheer ruched top and a mini skirt, Tones and I, 32, held her phone up at a high camera angle and shook her long blonde locks for the 'fit check. The ARIA winner twisted from side to side and smiled as she held one hand placed on her stomach. She accessorised the form-fitting look with a full face of make up, layered gold necklaces, and an Instagram filter. 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 Melbourne-born hitmaker recently celebrated her 32nd birthday in Los Angeles. 'LA B-day,' Tones and I captioned a carousel of images showcasing her time in the studio and blowing out 32 candles on a birthday cake. 'Also to all the videos that were made by the people I love THANK YOU! Even from all the way over the other side of the world I felt so much love. I'm so grateful!' she said. 'My girls here that made it so special and I can't thank you enough! Seriously, you made it the best day! Now bring on Vegas!!!' The singer has gone on an incredible weight loss journey since she last toured Australia last year and has continued to embrace her burgeoning passion for fashion. In August 2024, the singer addressed her dramatic transformation during an interview with Cosmopolitan Australia. 'When this [fame] all happened, I was not happy,' she reflected. 'I grew up as an athlete, playing basketball, and honestly those years of my life, from busking to the last year—those were me at my most unhappy with myself.' 'Being in this depressive cycle, with everything that was going on, I didn't have the mental health to say, right, I want to work hard on myself,' she told the publication. 'And the world definitely didn't make me feel better about myself. If there was any body positivity to be had, it wasn't coming my way. That affected it even more.' 'I've lost weight, so apparently that's the biggest thing that's ever happened to me in my life,' Tones and I added sarcastically. 'Everything is up for discussion. My body shape, my music, my livelihood, my relationship. 'I wish I could say that I could be someone where that doesn't affect me. But it does. Especially when like, my nanna, my family – they can see everything,' she added. Tones and I explained her decision to embrace a more feminine style has long been the aesthetic she relates to. 'I'm not a tomboy, I'm a girly girl and I always have been,' she said. 'But I didn't feel comfortable in myself and my body, so I covered myself up.' Tones and I's introduction to the music industry is the stuff of mythology. She was discovered busking on a Byron Bay street corner with her Casio keyboard. The singer had been living out of a van for two years, prior to being offered a record deal. She said the clothes she put on her back after queuing up for public showers was the farthest thing from a priority. On stage, the singer felt the demands to be 'physically interesting' (if not 'appealing') in her pop star career, and admitted she compensated for her inability to wear the clothes that she wanted with 'colourful' streetwear. But as time goes on, she feels more excited about fashion and using that to showcase her creative personality as much as she does in music. 'Going into this happy place now, I love myself more and I want to experiment with clothes like I used to when I was comfortable in my own skin,' she said. It has been a big year for Tones and I, who released her second studio album, Beautifully Ordinary, and has performed with her heroes such as Pink and Cyndi Lauper.
Daily Mail
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Aussie pop star Tones and I is charged over deadly dog attack - after her American bulldog escaped their $7m mansion and tore the neighbour's cavoodle to shreds
Aussie pop sensation Tones and I's dog has been put down after he killed a cavoodle by biting it on the neck and refusing to let go. The 32-year-old singer's American bulldog 'Boss' escaped her $7million mansion on the Mornington Peninsula in November last year and attacked her neighbour's dog. Boss was euthanized. On Thursday, Dromana Magistrates' Court ordered the singer, whose name is Toni Elizabeth Watson, to pay a $3000 fine and the council's costs, The Herald Sun reported. The court heard that Watson's neighbour, Wayne Schultz, was walking his two cavoodles when he spotted her chocolate Labrador Charlie stuck outside the electric gates. He called out to Watson's friend Tahlia as she arrived at the property and, as she opened the gate, Boss escaped, the magistrate heard. Boss bit one of Mr Schultz's cavoodles on the neck and would not let go. Mr Schultz, Watson's husband Jason 'Jimmy' Bedford and a bystander were forced to intervene and separate the two dogs. The elderly cavoodle died as a result of its injuries. 'The victim's family are devastated by the loss of their family pet and the manner in which the dog died in front of them,' prosecutor Colin McLean told the court. Mr Schultz was injured, with a bite on his knee and a bruised eye. The stranger's hand was fractured when he hit the bulldog while trying to separate the dogs. Watson was at home in the shower at the time. The court also heard that she wept with her neighbours on the night of the attack. The neighbours reportedly didn't accept her offer to pay for the cavoodle's cremation due to the fact the dog was 17-years-old. Daily Mail Australia has contacted Watson's team for comment. The pop star did not front court as she's currently in the US recording an album but was represented by barrister Cameron Scott. Bedford, whom she married in a secret ceremony in Bali in 2023, also attended court. Mr Scott told the court the musician had accepted responsibility and took the matter 'very seriously'. She was ordered to pay a fine for failing to securely confine two dogs and for not re-registering the American bulldog. Tones and I rose to fame from humble beginnings, starting her career busking. Her debut single Johnny Run Away was a hit and, on the back of that success, hit single Dance Monkey broke records and catapulted her to stardom. Dance Monkey hit a staggering three billion streams on Spotify in 2024, making her the first female artist in the world to achieve the mega streaming milestone. She took to Instagram to mark the achievement with a portrait of herself alongside the caption: 'The first female in the WORLD.' The hit is one of the most successful songs in Australian pop music history. Watson previously revealed she wrote the song while living in a van and 'playing music on the street'. Her life has since transformed, with the $7.08million mansion in Mount Eliza her fourth home. The stunning state-of-the-art property, bought by Watson in 2021, features a basement lounge, pool and spa, and marble kitchen complete with a $150,000 oven. The five-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion sits across two levels, and also features a tennis court, sunken fire pit and bar. There are also colour-changing light fixtures in the basement, a 3000-bottle wine cellar, wine lounge and underwater views of the pool.
Daily Mail
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Tones and I enjoys boozy night as she is fined for brutal dog attack which saw her American bulldog maul and kill a Cavoodle
Aussie pop sensation Tones and I enjoyed a boozy night out in the US with friends on Wednesday evening, the same day she was fined over a brutal dog attack. The 32-year-old singer's American bulldog 'Boss' escaped her $7million mansion on the Mornington Peninsula in November last year, and attacked and killed her neighbour's pet Cavoodle. Boss was euthanised as a result. On Thursday, Dromana Magistrates' Court ordered the singer, whose name is Toni Watson, to pay a $3000 fine and the council's costs, The Herald Sun reported. That same evening, Watson shared a clip to social media which captured her partying with her friends at a club. The Melbourne-born singer was all smiles as she hugged a female friend and laughed when she quipped, 'we are officially alcoholics'. 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. She captioned the clip with 'my baby's'. Watson's dog Boss was put down after he killed a cavoodle by biting it on the neck and refusing to let go. The court heard that Watson's neighbour, Wayne Schultz, was walking his two cavoodles when he spotted her chocolate Labrador Charlie stuck outside the electric gates. He called out to Watson's friend Tahlia as she arrived at the property and, as she opened the gate, Boss escaped, the magistrate heard. Boss bit one of Mr Schultz's cavoodles on the neck and would not let go. Mr Schultz, Watson's husband Jason 'Jimmy' Bedford and a bystander were forced to intervene and separate the two dogs. The elderly cavoodle died as a result of its injuries. 'The victim's family are devastated by the loss of their family pet and the manner in which the dog died in front of them,' prosecutor Colin McLean told the court. On Thursday, Dromana Magistrates' Court ordered the singer, whose name is Toni Watson, to pay a $3000 fine and the council's costs, The Herald Sun reported. That same evening, Watson shared a clip to social media which captured her partying with her friends at a club Mr Schultz was injured, with a bite on his knee and a bruised eye. The stranger's hand was fractured when he hit the bulldog while trying to separate the dogs. Watson was at home in the shower at the time. The court also heard that she wept with her neighbours on the night of the attack. The neighbours reportedly didn't accept her offer to pay for the cavoodle's cremation due to the fact the dog was 17-years-old. Daily Mail Australia has contacted Watson's team for comment. The pop star did not front court as she's currently in the US recording an album but was represented by barrister Cameron Scott. Mr Scott told the court the musician had accepted responsibility and took the matter 'very seriously'. She was ordered to pay a fine for failing to securely confine two dogs and for not re-registering the American bulldog.
News.com.au
29-05-2025
- General
- News.com.au
Australian singer Tones and I fined over dog attack that saw 17-year-old cavoodle torn apart
Australian pop star Tones and I has been in court after her American Bulldog attacked and killed a 17-year-old cavoodle. The incident took place while the singer, real name Toni Elizabeth Watson, was in the shower at her $7 million home in the Mornington Peninsula in November last year. As a result of the attack, she was forced to have her dog, named Boss, euthanised and was fined by the local council, reported Herald Sun. Watson's neighbour and owner of the elderly dog that was killed, Wayne Schultz, said he was on a walk with his two cavoodles when he spotted one of Watson's other dogs, a labrador named Charlie, unable to get back into the singer's home because the gate was shut. Watson's friend Tahlia arrived at the star's home and Schultz called over to let her know Charlie, the dog, was outside. Tahlia opened the gate to retrieve the Labrador and inadvertently let the American Bulldog escape, and launch the attack by biting down hard on the elderly dog's neck. It eventually took three people, Schultz, a passer-by who spotted the commotion and Watson's own husband, Jason Bedford to stop the attack. The elderly dog died while still held in the jaws of Watson's American Bulldog. The attack also led to Schultz sustaining an eye injury and a bite wound on his knee, while the passer-by who helped stop the attack received a fractured hand. . 'The victim's family are devastated by the loss of their family pet and the manner in which the dog died in front of them,' Mornington Peninsula Shire prosecutor Colin McLean told the Dromana Magistrates' Court on Thursday. It was later revealed in court that the pop singer had visited Schultz's home in the hours after the attack where they both cried before she offered to pay for any funeral-related costs, which the couple declined. Watson did not show up in court due to being in the US to record her forthcoming album. However, her husband did attend. As a result of the attack, Watson was ordered to pay a $3000 fine for failing to securely confine two dogs and for not re-registering the American bulldog. She also was ordered to pay the council's costs. It was a civil matter and the singer is not facing criminal charges.
