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"Leave it to the judges!": Dancing With The Stars fans rage against double elimination

Dancing With The Stars fans have unleashed on the show after two fan favourite contestants were sent home in one dramatic episode. Just weeks ahead of the semi-finals, Nova Peris and Julie Goodwin were sent home, but fans are disappointed to see Julie go after her improvement over the weeks on the show. Julie impressed the judges with her Foxtrot, scoring 27 points for the dance, while Nova scored just 19 points. There was no final dance-off at the end of the episode, so both contestants were sent home. While they were two of the lowest-scoring dances of the night, Ben Cousins was also at the bottom of the leaderboard with 21 points for his Viennese Waltz. Fans of the show were quick to flock to social media to complain about the double elimination, stating Ben should have gone home instead of Julie. "Why do they keep saving Ben, seriously?" one person asked. "Ben Cousins shouldn’t have been on in the first place. Why is he still there???" another questioned. "PLEASE..... STOP the audience voting!!!! Leave it to the judges!!!" another fan said, with people agreeing. "100% agree! People keep voting for footy players and well-known actors. Should be mostly about their dancing ability," someone else commented. "One thing is for sure... it won't be determined by how good or bad the dancers are. It's just a popularity contest when it comes to the vote," someone else complained. "It is so wrong getting the audience to vote. All the dancers have family there," another person pointed out. "Julie should have stayed," another fan said. "I am so sad to see you go, you should not have gone. You were simply amazing!" another fan wrote, tagging Julie in the comments. Image credits: Seven

5 natural ways to eliminate fruit flies

Houseguests don’t come much more unwanted than fruit flies. But how do you show them the door, without having to empty half a can of Mortein in the process. <a href="http://www.nowtolove.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australian Women’s Weekly</a> has outlined several all-natural solutions: 1. Detergent trap Simply add a drop of detergent to a quarter of a glass of wine and leave it overnight next to your fruit bowl. The fruit flies will drop in for a little tipple, and die in the process. 2. Apple cider vinegar One to two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a small bowl near your kitchen bench will attract any pesky fruit flies, and trap them in the process. 3. Fruit trap Make a DIY fruit trap with a few pieces of fruit combined with two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar in a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, piercing a few holes with a fork. The flies will be attracted to the fruit, sneak in the holes and be trapped. 4. Essential oil spray A homemade solution with a few drops of tea-tree or eucalyptus oil combined with oil will prevent future fruit flies from coming (and smells a whole lot better than Mortein). 5. Sink drain Pour a bucket of boiling water mixed with detergent down your sink. This will kill any fruit fly eggs, and eliminate any fruit flies living in that area. Do you have any all-natural ways to get rid of fruit flies? Image: Getty

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“Me representing me”: Denise shares her Making It story

The latest episode of Making It Australia saw Makers embrace their musical sides, with the creation of musical instruments from surprising materials. <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CUdwXAdhDXv/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CUdwXAdhDXv/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Denise Pepper Art (@denisepepperart)</a> </div> </blockquote> Denise, the latest Maker to leave the show, sat down with OverSixty to chat about her time on the show and what lies ahead. O60: What was the highlight of being a Maker? I think the highlight of being a Maker was the whole experience, getting out of your normal comfort zone in your own state and then being thrust from Perth to Sydney, and walking into a space you do not know, navigating around that. So that was interesting. But also, before you knew it, you made some really wonderful, lovely friends. And I think that was very valuable as well. I still speak to Dan and Andrew and Rizaldy every single day since we stopped filming. So we are a very tight unit, we all very much look after each other. O60: What surprised you most about your Making It experience? I think my strength and my determination, my physical strength of being able to have long days, and think on my feet and keep working and my mental strength because I'm a sculptor and I make work that takes six months to develop and make and put together but here I am on the set with unknown tools unknown face is having to make something in a very short, quick time. And those challenges are very interesting [in] how you respond to them. And I think I learned a lot about myself as far as that goes. O60: During the self-portrait challenge, you shared a vulnerable moment with Susie, Harvey and the judges about depicting your face. Could you tell us more about that moment and the challenges creatives can face depicting themselves in their work? I suppose that came to me so unexpectedly but obviously it had been sitting inside of me for a long time. And I suppose that we live internally, inside of ourselves. We hear ourselves speaking inside our heads, but when we actually hear it for ourselves it sounds different. And I don't spend a lot of time grooming myself in the mirror, it’s something that I don’t take seriously. And I suppose, I have thrown myself on a national TV program where it's me representing me and doing the self portrait, I knew I was going to have difficulties with it because I was not going to do myself justice by doing my face because it's not a comfortable area for me. And I suppose once that door was open, then I was pretty tired and pretty emotional and pretty homesick. It came out and there was a very long conversation that wasn’t shown on TV, talking about how I felt with the judges. And I was very stressed waiting for that episode to come on, because I knew it was coming. And since being on the show, I've had a whole heap of different emotions about the show, because as I've said, I’m from watching me, that was actually me and I don't know myself that well. But you know what, since that happened and it's been on Facebook, I have had an abundance of people replying, saying, ‘I hear you, I feel the same way. I know what you mean.’ So I think I reached out to a demographic of people who feel the same way as me, and I had the opportunity to go there on TV. So maybe there's something really positive about that. O60: What’s next for you after Making It? I promised myself that this year I'm not going to do a great deal except for this one exhibition because I think I'm going to reassess what I want to do. Strangely enough, I have no plan and I've never had no plan in my life, ever. It’s a new Denise! It’s really interesting. I don’t know who she is but I'm sure she's gonna be okay. I’m sure I will probably [get] back into exhibitions, and maybe run some lovely workshops from my beautiful home … [just] intimate small workshops with my glass practice, which is something that I have been kind of talking about because I love people and I love to share my ideas and my experiences, so I think that's a good possibility that's what I'll be doing is running, you know, really intimate personal workshops in my own home space. O60: Making It posed challenges that saw you use a whole range of different skills and techniques, has it changed how you have gone about your creative practice since leaving the show? Since I left the show, I think I had burnout, and was not able to create until probably the last couple of weeks. I think ... I had no more creativity inside me to create artwork. I focused on my home and I started painting and doing decorative stuff to my home because I think it gave me some sense of comfort because I was back home and I never went into my studio. I don't go into my studio much anymore, but I'm currently making a sculpture at the moment for an exhibition on the beach down here in Perth called Castaways, and I think I'm coming back to my normal self only just. So it's been a major adjustment, reconnecting back to my past existence. I came back a different person and I’m trying to find where I am at the moment. O60: Last but not least, if you had the chance, would you do it again? I don't know. There are days I don't know and days I go, ‘Yes.’ I would love to be a judge on a show like that, I think, rather than a maker. I feel that physically it’s really hard on your body. And, and I don't know whether my body would allow me anymore. Mentally I'm fine. But my body is really tired from the show. So if it was the exact same show again, probably not. Making It Australia will continue to air on Saturday nights from 6pm. Image: @denisepepperart / Instagram

MasterChef favourite Poh Ling Yeow says goodbye in heartbreaking elimination

MasterChef favourite Poh Ling Yeow has been eliminated from the cooking competition in a two-round challenge set with guest judge Phil Wood. Poh – who came second to Julie Goodwin in MasterChef’s first season in 2009 – failed to place top five in this year’s Back to Win season. The Sunday night episode kicked off with a challenge to replicate Wood’s potato duchess with shiitake mushrooms and cauliflower. Poh’s poor performance in round one landed her in the bottom three along with fellow contestants Callum Hann and Reece Hignell. The three had another face-off in round two, where they were asked to make a new dish out of one or more key ingredients from Wood’s dish. Poh decided to recreate a ‘redemption’ dish that she failed in a previous cook – culurgiones, a Sardinian potato-stuffed pasta. However, she failed to manage her time and had to abandon her planned burnt butter emulsion last minute. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> The prettiest culurgiones we've ever seen 🧡 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasterChefAU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MasterChefAU</a> <a href="https://t.co/xW7M8cJGFc">pic.twitter.com/xW7M8cJGFc</a> — masterchefau (@masterchefau) <a href="https://twitter.com/masterchefau/status/1279732654510923776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2020</a></blockquote> “I think I met the brief, I featured potato, but I’ve also got a very distinct feeling that I haven’t chosen the right dish to do. I just don’t feel satisfied and for me that’s my gut telling me it hasn’t been the right decision,” she told the judges while presenting her food. The judges said they found the pasta was undercooked and the sauce was not satisfactory. During her elimination, judge Melissa Leong described Poh as a “national treasure”. “Every day we could be guaranteed we would get all of your heart, all of your soul, all of your love and all of your commitment,” Melissa said. “You have been part of the MasterChef Australia family since day one and it has been the greatest privilege to have you back in this kitchen and cooking with us.” <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> We're so sad to say farewell to Aunty Poh 😢 We'll miss you! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasterChefAU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MasterChefAU</a> <a href="https://t.co/42ZbkwMQhz">pic.twitter.com/42ZbkwMQhz</a> — masterchefau (@masterchefau) <a href="https://twitter.com/masterchefau/status/1279734980357259264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2020</a></blockquote> src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"> Poh said her return to the show was worth it. “I feel like I’m such an established brand, I really was there for my own journey as well, just to see how much I’ve grown and how I’d fare against such a stellar group of cooks,” she said. “I got absolutely everything I wanted out of it, I just wish I had a few more cooks under my sleeve – it wasn’t even about the finale – I just wanted to show off a few more dishes.” After the program, Poh will be focusing on her weekly JamFace stall at Wayville’s Adelaide Farmers’ Market as well as her work with homeware brand Mozi, <a href="https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/south-australian-masterchef-contestant-poh-ling-yeow-eliminated-from-reality-cooking-competition/news-story/445a91e9ff0c90e59c943ff2c27f50e3">The Advertiser</a> reported.

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Jack Vidgen out: Fans shocked at mass elimination on The Voice

The dream is over for fan favourite Jack Vidgen and four other contestants on The Voice Australia. Vidgen, who was a former Australia’s Got Talent winner, had quickly become a fan favourite as he announced that he was returning to his origins by going on another reality singing show. Vidgen impressed the coaches and audience with an emotional performance of You Are The Reason by Calum Scott, but it wasn’t enough to keep him in the competition as public votes fell short. After host Sonia Kruger announced his shock departure, Vidgen insisted that he has no regrets from the experience. “This has just honestly been the most incredible experience of my life. It’s just been so healing and it’s just — there is no words to describe it. I just want to thank everyone, the whole team, Guy, all of you, just everyone,” he said, according to <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.who.com.au/jack-vidgen-eliminated-from-the-voice-australia" target="_blank">Who</a>. “It’s honestly changed my life, and I’m never going to stop singing ever again.” <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BzaiMkyltDQ/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BzaiMkyltDQ/" target="_blank">Grateful. That’s all i have to say. So grateful. My heart is full. This journey has been incredible and i can’t thank you guys enough for the support you’ve given me. Thank you @guysebastian for believing in me, you’ve changed my life and you’re family to me. Thank you to the WHOLE team at @thevoiceau for this special experience. Thankful and so at peace 💙 see you all v soon 😏</a> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/jack.vidgen/" target="_blank"> jack vidgen</a> (@jack.vidgen) on Jul 2, 2019 at 5:36am PDT </div> </blockquote> Vidgen got emotional as he continued: "I'll just be singing this to my future partner. My last relationship, it just didn't work out. We've both moved on and, like, we're friendly. So I look back at that and it's, like, it was really beautiful experience for me. The most important thing is to make people feel something and I definitely want to try and melt people's hearts with this performance." Fans of the star were not pleased, taking to Twitter to voice their opinions. "AUSTRALIA WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ON THE VOICE. I MEAN, SHELDON AND JACK VIDGEN ELIMINATED AT THE SAME TIME? MY HEART BLEW UP," one user wrote. Other contestants who didn’t make it onto the grand final round included Mitch Paulsen, Chynna Taylor, Sheldon Riley and Lee Harding.

Shock upset: Huda eliminated from MasterChef after just one week

<div> <div class="replay"> <div class="reply_body body linkify"> <div class="reply_body"> <div class="body_text "> In a twist that no one saw coming Huda al Sultan is the first contestant to be eliminated from MasterChef Australia. She’s leaving the show after just one week, following a stressful double Mystery Box cook on Sunday evening. The first Mystery Box had vibrant ingredients including mango, lemon, squid and tamarind with contestants fighting for a spot in the next immunity challenge. Huda was confident in her abilities and decided to go with a lemon ice cream and tarragon crumble dessert before judges Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris suggested that she might be playing things a bit too safe. After hearing this, she decided to switch things up for a savoury chicken pie with caramelised mango. As the judges selected the five most appealing dishes to taste out of 24 dishes, only one cook was able to win this round. Abbey Rose came out on top and the 23 remaining chefs were faced with ominous looking black boxes. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> 😱 This looks SERIOUS 😱What do you think is in the box? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasterChefAU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MasterChefAU</a> <a href="https://t.co/kk8uWX8iUo">pic.twitter.com/kk8uWX8iUo</a> — #MasterChefAU (@masterchefau) <a href="https://twitter.com/masterchefau/status/1124980283369979906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">5 May 2019</a></blockquote> Jess was quick to observe that “someone’s going home” after the group discovered a black apron with their names on it under the lid of the black boxes. The Prince Harry lookalike (or Tim) decided that this challenge wasn’t for him and traded in his immunity pin to avoid the surprise elimination round. The rest of the group opened the boxes to discover what ingredients were inside the black boxes, which included black tahini, blackberries, dark chocolate, eggplant and black tomatoes. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> Introducing the Black Box - what are picking? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasterChefAU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MasterChefAU</a> <a href="https://t.co/SUImh0N011">pic.twitter.com/SUImh0N011</a> — #MasterChefAU (@masterchefau) <a href="https://twitter.com/masterchefau/status/1124982373576323072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">5 May 2019</a></blockquote> Huda quickly put together a creamy bed of eggplant with grilled steak and a tomato and blackberry vinaigrette but was worried about how the steak would cook. "Cooking the steak is a new thing to me, I'm a bit nervous about it,” she said, but took the risk anyway. However, as the steak cooked faster than expected, it hit the medium-rare point that Huda was aiming for and this was her undoing. The judges were quick to pick up on the overcooked steak and she became the first contestant from the eleventh season to be sent home. She left her fellow contestants with some wonderful advice, saying “life without challenges is boring” and to always “choose courage over comfort”. </div> <div class="body_assets"></div> </div> <div class="details"> 4m2<a class="likebtn"></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div></div>

MKR’s Manu Feildel reveals shock offer to brothers Josh and Austin

As controversial brothers Josh and Austin have left the My Kitchen Rules competition, French judge Manu Feildel has revealed a shocking offer he made if the brothers made it to the final. He admitted to <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/reality-tv/my-kitchen-rules/my-kitchen-rules-2019-manu-feildel-55242" target="_blank">TV WEEK</a> that after their disaster of an Instant Restaurant, he was so sure that they wouldn’t progress any further in the competition that he offered to double the show’s prize money if they reached the final. "Yes, I did mention that," he confirmed. "The food at their Instant Restaurant was terrible. I was angry because it was a waste of time for everyone. "They were lucky to stay as long as they did." <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BwOgkWiADj4/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BwOgkWiADj4/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Josh & Austin (@joshaustinau)</a> on Apr 13, 2019 at 11:57pm PDT </div> </blockquote> The grand final of the show is close by, and Manu has said that it’s anyone’s game. However, he’s not worried about the ratings of the show as it struggled to keep up with Nine Network’s Married at First Sight. "It doesn't bother me," he says. "It was nice to be number one for a long time, but everything in life is a competition. "We still rate well, and there's still demand for the show. I don't watch MAFS... it's not the type of show I'd want to watch. "Ten years on TV is a really good thing and we're proud of that. We have another two years and hopefully there will be another two after that." Have you been watching the current series of My Kitchen Rules? Tell us in the comments below.

Katherine Kelly Lang's dramatic health ordeal: "I got so weak so fast"

Katherine Kelly Lang couldn’t contain her emotions as she was eliminated from Australia’s I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! The Bold and The Beautiful star was eliminated after being in the jungle for just a week. Lang was the fourth celebrity to be eliminated from the show. "I'm so disappointed! I just wanted to do better," the star sobbed after hearing the news. However, host Dr Chris Brown, tried his best to ease her disappointment by saying: "No! 'You are happiness and light personified!" Now that Lang is out of the jungle and into the world again, she has shared what it was like being in the jungle. <img style="width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7823308/katherine-and-justin.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/3a585ff3ca1b4e318f8f050a73c1d85e" /> Although the star was put through her paces and had to face her fears head on, this wasn’t without backlash from her body and her mind. "I got so weak, so fast," she told <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/reality-tv/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/im-a-celebrity-katherine-kelly-lang-eliminated-53995" target="_blank">Now To Love</a>. "I didn't know what was wrong with me, but I was losing like a pound a day – by the end of it I've lost 10 pounds (4.5kgs)." However, her time in the jungle has cleared her system and her head. “When you put yourself in that position you kind of realise how blessed you are. You realise how lucky you are to have a great job and to have an amazing family,” Lang explained. “So much of that you take for granted, but when you're stripped of it and when you're put in that situation, you really appreciate the things that you do have.” Lang has decided to take some time to recuperate from the intense stress being in the jungle has put her through. “I lost a lot of weight in a short period of time, so I need to get some of my strength back – I'm going to eat a little bit more protein and more green juices with lots of vitamins and minerals. “I did feel so weak on that diet. But it's ultimately cleaned out my system, so now I don't want to eat a bunch of junk – I want to continue to a healthy routine and I'm going to try and maintain it.” Did you watch Katherine Kelly Lang’s time in the jungle on I'm A Celebrity... Get Met Out Of Here? Let us know in the comments.

Inside MKR's new elimination house

My Kitchen Rules has always been about the drama as much as it’s been about the home cooking, and this latest change to shake-up this hugely popular reality TV show proves<a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/2018/02/glitch-in-my-kitchen-rules-clip/" target="_blank"> this season is going to be no different</a>. This year, MKR contestants will go head-to-head in the elimination house, a gorgeous Sydney mansion designed to provide the perfect arena for culinary faceoffs. Scroll through the gallery above to take a look inside. And if the mansion looks familiar, there’s a good reason. This mansion has been the backdrop for plenty of video shoots including those involving stars like Rebel Wilson, and a season of Beauty and the Geek was also filmed here. MKR’s judges are bullish about the move to the mansion and Pete Evans and Manu Feildel certainly looked the part as they stepped into the Kenthurst estate. “It’s always been about home cooking so we’re stepping up to the ultimate home,” Manu said. “Every time you walking into this house, one team will be going home,” Pete added. Make sure you take a look inside in the gallery above, and let us know what you think! Have you been watching the latest season of MKR? Who is your pick for the winner?

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The tense moment Manu Feildel eliminates MKR team for inappropriate conduct

On Sunday, a promo clip released by Channel Seven gave a glimpse into the moment Manu Feildel eliminated a team for “unacceptable behaviour” on My Kitchen Rules. The 44-year-old French chef is shown losing his temper with two contestants and telling them to leave the dinner table. <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMyKitchenRules%2Fvideos%2F10155853995120149%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> The voiceover for the video says, “It’s never happened before… this year one team will go too far!” Sitting alongside fellow judge Pete Evans, Manu appears to target his frustration toward Victorian team Roula and Rachael. He says, “This is a cooking competition and things have got too out of hand. This behaviour is unacceptable, you're excused from the table!” Footage shows Rachael, who is wearing a red dress, swearing and then leaving the room. While the promo has been edited to make it appear as if Roula and Rachael will be getting the boot, previous reports suggest that Jess and Emma will instead be eliminated. In November, the sisters were believed to be in a row with another team at a Tasmanian hotel while filming. According to The Daily Telegraph, the incident started after one of the women heard “someone saying something particularly insensitive about a young boy”.

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MasterChef fans outraged after shock elimination

MasterChef fans around the country were stunned last night after contestant Eliza Wilson was ousted from the competition in her first (and sadly, last) sudden-death cook-off. The shock result came after Sarah Tiong was told the challenge would be her final opportunity to use her immunity pin. Despite her close bond with her fellow contestants, and after a sleepless night of weighing up her options, Sarah chose to play it, sending Eliza to her first-ever elimination cook-off. When the 30-year-old nurse’s beetroot-infused seafood dish inevitably lost her spot in the coveted finals week, fans were quick to voice their anger on social media, claiming contestant Tamara Graffan should have gone home instead. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Eliza was not supposed to be in this elimination. How many chances do you want to give Tamara. bad bad bad ! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasterChefAU?src=hash">#MasterChefAU</a> — Ruskin31 (@Ruskin31) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ruskin31/status/885449192306495488">July 13, 2017</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> So angry 😡 No way Tamara deserves to make it to finals week over Eliza! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasterChefAU?src=hash">#MasterChefAU</a> — Lauren Michelle (@_LauzMichelle) <a href="https://twitter.com/_LauzMichelle/status/885448933366874113">July 13, 2017</a></blockquote> Even the judges were stunned by the result. “After nine years, we’re used to shocks in this competition and today’s elimination is a shock,” Matt Preston confessed. “We don’t think anyone has cooked as consistently and as well in the competition as you have.” Despite what went down, Eliza said she had no hard feelings towards Sarah for using her pin. “We had a chat about it the night before and I fully supported her decision,” she told the <a href="http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/eliza-wilson-eliminated-from-masterchef-australia-after-sarah-tiong-uses-immunity-pin/news-story/1313c573a51007367fe32783ecf4f478" target="_parent">Daily Telegraph</a>. “She was feeling really bad about it. I could tell it was playing heavily on her. I tried to reassure her she was making the right decision. “That is what she had the pin for and she had worked so hard to get it. She went through an elimination challenge (in Japan Week) where she didn’t use it. To do that twice would be crazy, especially this far into the competition.” What did you think of the elimination challenge? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

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7 tips to help eliminate credit card debt

On the list of things you would like to have, credit card debt probably ranks VERY low. Here are some handy tips and tricks to help you get rid of credit card debt and inch closer to financial freedom. 1. Examine your debts It can be difficult to understand the scope of your debt if you haven’t develop a sense of the size and scope of your problem. By examining your debts you can be sure you know how big the problem is and what part of your finances require the most alarming attention. 2. Make a budget The only way out of credit card debt is making a budget and sticking to it. Limit your spending to the necessities and make sure you have enough left over to implement a payment strategy that is workable. Making a budget and sticking to it is the most important thing you can do. 3. Destroy your cards If you’ve got a spending problem one solution is to eliminate the cause entirely. By destroying your credit cards you get rid of the tool to purchase and can focus energy on repaying your debt. 4. Make a payment strategy Always put as much money as you can every month towards your credit card debts and if you don’t feel as though you’re making any headway, consider ramping up to weekly repayments. 5. Stay in contact with your creditors Make sure they know you’re serious about paying off the debt as fast as you can. Even things like making them aware of your budget and action plan can help prove that you’re committed. 6. Consolidate your debts If you’ve found yourself with multiple debts consider the option of consolidating them into one loam or credit card account and simplify your debt management process considerably. 7. Credit counselling If all else fails, consider seeking assistance or counselling from a qualified financial planner. They’ll be able to give you support and advice which can help you through the troubled times. Related links: <a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/finance/money-banking/2016/01/facing-up-to-why-we-fail-with-money/">Excuses, excuses! Facing up to why we fail with money</a> <a href="/finance/money-banking/2016/01/10-important-quotes-about-money/">10 quotes that show money isn’t everything</a> <a href="/finance/money-banking/2015/12/10-apps-to-help-you-budget-this-year/">10 apps to help you budget this year</a>

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