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On the show today…. The Hollywood awards season has kicked off with the announcement of the film nominees for The Independent Spirit Awards . The Indies are usually a good indicator of which movies will dominate awards season and it now appears the biggest frontrunner for the Oscars has already been knocked out. And Will Smith is on the promotional trail for his new movie Emancipation, his first r...

On the show today… Jennifer Lopez is releasing a new album and one of the songs will be dedicated to the (surprise) love of her life, Ben Affleck. Here’s everything you need to know. Plus, over the weekend it was confirmed that Allison Langdon will replace Tracy Grimshaw as the host of A Current Affair, with Sarah Abo stepping into her role on the Today show. But before the news was announced, a v...

Subscribe to Mamamia On the show today… In exciting TV news, one of Australia’s greatest sitcoms of all time, Mother and Son, is returning to ABC starring Denise Scott and Matt Okine. Here’s what you need to know about the reboot of this classic show. And the Aria Awards took place last night, bringing back Australian music’s biggest night of celebration after a COVID hiatus. Unfortunately, the re...

On the show today... As anyone who attempted to score tickets to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour would already know, the situation turned into a complete disaster. Now the US Senate antitrust is holding a hearing to work out exactly what happened. And Kanye West has been accused of showing explicit pictures of Kim Kardashian to employees at Adidas, via an open letter from staff and an investigation by...

On the show today… The Project departures have now become a trilogy, with Peter Helliar announcing that he too is leaving the desk. Peter has shared the one Project departure that shocked him, off the back of the first replacement being announced. Here’s what you need to know. And we already knew the next season of The Bachelor Australia was having a shake-up, with three lads handing out roses, bu...

On the show today... Julia Fox has taken to Tiktok to defend her relationship with Kanye West after a fan called her out for 'dating a famously violent misogynist and anti-semite’. Here's everything we know.  And Chris Hemsworth has announced he's taking a break from acting after a shock diagnosis while filming his new docu-series. We discuss what that choice says about priorities and our percepti...

On the show today… After abruptly calling off her Las Vegas residency earlier this year, making international headlines, Adele has returned to the stage of the Colosseum at Ceasar’s Palace. Here’s what went down at her first very tearful performance. And the first episode of the Kath & Kim retrospective aired last night, but it has been met with very mixed (mainly disappointed) reactions. So n...

On the show today... There’s been a lot of TV news overnight. Ellen Pompeo announced she’s leaving Grey's Anatomy after 19 seasons, and Neighbours is coming back?! Here's everything we know. And there are a lot of angry Taylor Swift fans right now, after the website selling tickets for her Eras Tour was completely overwhelmed by buyers. Fans are calling for Taylor to step in, but is it really on h...

Today on the show... It looks like we're getting another Princess Diaries sequel, but the big question - are Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews on board to reprise their roles? Here's everything we know.  Plus Lily-Rose Depp has done an in-depth interview with Elle discussing why she won't be commenting on her father Johnny Depp's court cases against Amber Heard, as well as why she won't be branded a...

On the show today… The 2023 Grammy nominations are in and it’s no surprise that Beyonce has absolutely dominated with her Renaissance album. She’s poised to take the crown for most ever Grammy wins, so we take you through exactly what she’s up for and who she’s up against. Plus, Dave Chappelle’s SNL monologue over the weekend has made headlines with the comedian being called out for antisemitism....

On the show today... Our teenage dreams have come true with Delta Goodrem announcing a 20-year anniversary tour for her Innocent Eyes album. Here’s everything you need to know. Plus, Emma Thompson's done an in-depth interview with The New Yorker reflecting on her life, but the main headlines coming out of that are all about her ex-husband's affair with Helena Bonham Carter. We dissect what she act...

On the show today... The MTV EMAs - Europe Music Awards - took place in Germany this morning, with Taylor Swift making a surprise appearance. We break down the big moments, and performances that packed a punch. And are we about to get a Devil Wears Prada sequel? Two of the stars of the original movie have given interviews hinting they might be interested – but what exactly would that look like, 16...

On the show today… Netflix has announced that Chris Rock will be the first comedian to air a live special on the service, and we think he’s been saving some particular material for this very moment. And in her Allure cover story that is still making headlines, Jennifer Aniston and journalist Danielle Pergament talked about the ‘death of movie stars' and we’ve got some controversial opinions about...

On the show today… The long-awaited Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is out in cinemas today, so we need to give you a (spoiler free) run-down of how the film honored the late Chadwick Boseman and how the cast beautifully came together to remember him while making the movie. And Millie Bobby Brown made headlines this week when she said she’d love to play Britney Spears in a biopic. Britney responded...

On the show today… We've finally got our first glimpse at season three of the Stan Original Series Bump. The official trailer has been released and we’ve time-jumped four years into the future. Here’s everything you need to know. Plus Chris Evans has been named PEOPLE's 2022 Sexiest Man Alive. And while we're usually not a fan of these kinds of lists, we have some thoughts on why this announcement...

On the show today… In two interesting hits of TV news, Netflix has confirmed they have renewed the notorious series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story for two more seasons, while Channel Seven has revealed the premiere date for Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life. Here’s everything you need to know. Plus, Rebel Wilson has shared the beautiful news that she is now the proud mother of a little...

On the show today… In some shocking TV news no one quite saw coming, the critical favourite series Westworld has been surprisingly canceled. The cancellation has to do with some behind-the-scenes drama that we need to talk through. And in some truly sad news, it was confirmed yesterday that musician Aaron Carter had passed away at the age of 34. Now we need to talk through the legacy he left for o...

Welcome to this bonus episode of The Spill! This month’s episode is all about the Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon on Binge. In this episode, we discuss why the casting for the series was so fraught, what all those big plot twists were really building to, and how incest can sometimes be…hot? (Still on the fence about that one). We also dissect what the series says about motherhoo...

On the show today… Australians have been warned against seeing the new horror movie Terrifier 2, after reports that people were vomiting and fainting in the cinema due to its gory scenes. Now it’s been officially submitted to the Academy Awards for Oscars consideration and we need to discuss how this happened. And it’s been confirmed that Johnny Depp will appear in Rihanna’s highly anticipated Sav...

On the show today… Netflix has just released the trailer for the third and final season of the hit series Dead to Me, and it looks like the show is going out with a bang. Along with the trailer comes the full story of what Christina Applegate went through filming the final episodes, following a serious health diagnosis. Here’s what you need to know. Plus, in movie news, James Cameron has released...

On the show today… We don’t mean to alarm anyone, but Bridget Jones's Diary author Helen Fielding has confirmed that she is working on the fourth movie in the franchise, and Renée Zellweger seems keen to reprise her role. Here’s everything you need to know. Plus, the reign of Taylor Swift is at an all-time high. She’s now the first artist to dominate the entire top 10 section of The Billboard Top...

On the show today… The Australian Press Council has ruled that The Sydney Morning Herald's story outing Rebel Wilson and her new girlfriend "intruded on her reasonable expectations of privacy". Now Rebel has responded with the true fallout from the viral story. And Halloween might be over for another year, but two interesting celebrity stories have emerged from the spooky day. One involves Kim Kar...

On the show today… In truly devastating news for fans of the hit Netflix show The Witcher, Henry Cavill has announced he is leaving the series after the third season, with Liam Hemsworth taking over his lead role of Geralt of Rivia. Fans are furious, so now we need to talk about the real story behind the recast. Plus, Halloween weekend gifted us a flood of celebrity costume photos, so we’re here t...

On the show today… We need to talk about some important news surrounding one of The Spill’s favourite shows, Girls5eva. The series is moving to Netflix from rival streamer Peacock for its third season, in a move that’s been labeled a shock as it’s one of the first original series to move between rival streaming services. Here’s the theory behind it. And Harry Styles has released the music video fo...

On the show today… Prince Harry's controversial new memoir is now slated to be released early next year, according to a report from The New York Times. The book was initially delayed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth, but now the story around the royal family’s reaction appears to have changed. Plus, Kim Petras has become the first out trans artist to hit number one on Billboard Hot 100 with her...