The Entertainment Hotline with Anita Anabel

Celebrity Chefs Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge join forces as co-hosts, judges and good mates in an exciting new season of My Kitchen Rules, Manu and Colin travel across the country to meet Australia’s most passionate home cooks – real people, cooking real food, in their own homes, for the chance to be crowned MKR Champions and take home a $100,000 cash prize. Joining Manu and Colin this season...

You ask. They answer. The new 8-part entertaining and enlightening series WTFAQ (pronounced What The FAQ) answers burning viewer questions like Is it really dangerous to use my phone on the plane? Is Centrelink’s hold music deliberately annoying? And should you put your tomato sauce in the fridge or the cupboard?! TV’s been dumbing down society long enough - it’s time it became part of the solutio...

Dive into new thrilling business battles, when a new breed of Shark Tank Australia hits screens. Armed with persuasive tactics, business acumen and unwavering passion, aspiring Aussie entrepreneurs step into the iconic Shark Tank to pitch their ideas. Laying everything on the line, they’re hoping to strike a deal with one of the five new Sharks that can catapult their dreams into reality. The new...

Combining the comedic talents of two of Australia's most beloved comedians, Matt Okine and Denise Scott, Mother and Son is a fresh re-imagining of an iconic family favourite, guaranteed to win the hearts of those who know and love the original and delight fans of contemporary Australian comedy. Following a breakup from his long-suffering girlfriend, Dee (Andrea Demetriades), Arthur (Okine) puts hi...

In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel spoke to Charlotte in Sunderland’s Charlotte Crosby and Killing It’s Craig Robinson and Claudia O’Doherty. After leaving Geordie Shore in 2016, Charlotte Crosby put her focus on building her empire — and her family — and now she’s back, with a brand-new reality series, Charlotte in Sunderland. The series will fol...

Australia's beloved drama series, RFDS, is set to make a thrilling return with its much-awaited Season 2 premiere. Starring an all-star Aussie cast including Stephen Peacocke, Emma Hamilton, Justine Clarke and Rob Collins to name a few, the new season will see RFDS South East's team face their most challenging trials yet. Season two of RFDS picks up one year after Eliza (Emma Hamilton) left Broken...

Hosted by actor Rodger Corser, The Traitors Australia is back and Twenty players will once again move into a mysterious manor to play a very dangerous game. Among these Faithful are Traitors willing to lie, cheat and steal their way towards a prize pool of $250,000. In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel spoke to Roger about the new season including w...

Two best friends, Lana and Kitty, flee their lives in the UK and head to South East Asia on a yacht called "The Blue". Soon the yacht is found drifting in Queensland waters with no one on board. This is the premise of Paramount+ gripping new series, No Escape. Adapted from Lucy Clarke’s best-selling novel of the same name, it stars Rhianne Barreto, Abigail Lawrie, Sean Keenan and Australian icon,...

Each year thousands of dogs across Australia are impounded for a variety of reasons.  Renowned comedian Joel Creasey teams up with leading dog behaviourist Laura V as they try to reduce the number of dogs in pounds. Together they rescue, train and pair each dog with a family or person in need of a new best friend. This is the premise for ABC’s hit series, New Leash on Life. In this pre-recorded in...

It’s time to WERK! The brand new season of Stan Original Series RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under is now streaming only on Stan. Starring RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Rhys Nicholson alongside guest celebrity judges, season 3 sees ten swashbuckling new queens battle it out for the title of Down Under's next Drag Superstar. In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr Anita An...

Twisted Metal is a high-octane action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese (DeadPool) and Paul Wernick (Zombieland). The series follows John Doe (played by Marvel’s Anthony Mackie) a motor mouthed outsider with no memory of his past, who is offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make his wish of finding community come true, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious pack...

During the Sunday, July 23 Dancing With The Stars Grand Finale, Phil Burton beat out Home and Away actor Emily Weir to take home the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy. Phil was not only awarded the winning title but was also given $20,000 for his chosen charity, NSW Police Legacy. Before his turn as a ballroom dancer, Phil was best known as a member of Human Nature, Australia’s most famous boy band! Form...

Network 10’s Resident rose wrangler and celebrity unmasker, Osher Günsberg, has been nominated for a TV WEEK Gold Logie! He is one of Australia’s most recognisable media personalities, having been a guest in the living rooms of Australians for over 20 years. From hosting seven seasons of Australian Idol in the early 2000’s – Osher is now the host of the The Bachelor Australia franchise, and The Ma...

RAW Comedy 2023 is the largest and longest running national open mic competition in Australia.   Celebrating the freshest and funniest new talent from around the country, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s 2023 RAW Comedy final took place on April 16th and was hosted by Logie award winning comedian Dilruk Jayasinha (Utopia).   This year, marks RAW Comedy’s 28th year and has catapulted s...

From the director and executive producer of Bridesmaids, Paul Feig, season 1 of Minx received rave reviews having embraced and challenged the cultural stereotypes of the erotic magazine world. Critics raved about the series being entertaining and liberating. Now, it’s back for season 2, only on Stan. Set in 1970s Los Angeles in the world of erotic magazine publishing, Minx centres around Joyce pla...

Captain Jason Chambers and Chief Stew Aesha Scott reunite for an unforgettable, full-throttle charter season in Below Deck Down Under season two. With a lively new crew and wild guests in the stunning waters of Cairns, Australia, it’s no doubt going to be a bumpy, yet thoroughly entertaining ride! In this bonus episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel chatted w...

A trio of travellers take a journey into Australia's multicultural past to find the stories that history books left out. Cal Wilson, John Safran and Adam Liaw embark on a journey into Australia's past to uncover these stories in SBS’ Who the Bloody Hell Are We? In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel, chatted with comedian and TV personality Cal Wilson...

Hunted Australia, the most talked about, real-life game of extreme hide and seek is back. Featuring 10 diverse pairs of ordinary Australians who transform into real-life Fugitives and with limited funds and resources, they must think of clever ways to survive and remain undetected whilst on the run. In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel, chatted with...

Tiffiny Hall is on a mission to help you live a fitter, healthier and more balanced life with new original podcast  Bounce Forward. In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and CHATTR, Anita Anabel, spoke to Tiff about her new series and she gave some great tips and tricks to help you get over that mid-year slump!  Tiff also shared some personal stories, revealing how after boo...

Culinary icon and owner of some of Australia’s most highly regarded restaurants, Matt Moran, has been travelling around the state trying dishes to find the Perfect Plate of 2023. The competition began at the end of May, seeing Matt and chef Courtney Roulston seeking out the best Club meal in NSW. In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel, spoke to Matt a...

The wildly optimistic Brewer sisters set out to get lucky, but first they must conquer the lads, lice and lechery of the Australian Gold Rush in ABC’s Gold Diggers. This contemporary comedy is set in the 1850s and touches on today’s themes and issues. Starring Claire Lovering and comedian Danielle Walker, both in their first lead roles, the series also stars Lincoln Younes as a Bushranger, Michala...

Kent “Smallzy” Small has been on your airwaves for two decades. The radio entertainment host is best known for his nighttime show Smallzy’s Surgery on thE Nova Network; however, during winter he’s warming up your mornings across the network on Breakfast. Interviewing huge stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Hemsworth, Michael Bublé, Jason Derulo, Margot Robbie and Tom Cruise, he’s rubbed shoulders...

You may know David Genat as the Golden God from Survivor or as a cast member on Celebrity Apprentice or even as an international supermodel who has walked the catwalk for the likes of Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs. Now, he’s the presenter of Nine’s new global adventure reality TV show, Rush. Three teams of Aussies are put to the test in this thrilling race around the world. In nine different count...

Mitch and Mark have appeared on The Block, not once but twice, with their second appearance earning them bragging rights as the winners in 2021 plus walking away with a cool $744,444.44. Now, the fabulous grandfather’s are starting a new reality TV venture for Channel 10's new season of Location, Location, Location, Australia. In this episode, Mediaweek and Chattr’s Head of Entertainment, Anita An...

In today’s episode, host Anita Anabel spoke with the super talented and super lovely Alex Williams. Alex is the star of Warnie, a made-for-TV mini-series which documents the life and times of cricket legend and cultural icon Shane Warne.   Shane Warne loved life. He absolutely ate it up. He loved people and they loved him back. And through it all, he stayed true to himself. He lived to be a legend...