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"Am I the only one?" Magda reveals the alarming state of her health

<p>Magda Szubanski has shared the details of her various health conditions, revealing she has battled several illnesses throughout her life.</p> <p>The actress and comedian, 61, listed her various health woes in an interview with <a href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/tvweek" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">TV Week</a> magazine, and said she wondered if there were others with similar problems.</p> <p>"There are times in my life I've been absolutely blighted by illness," she said.</p> <p>"Osteoarthritis, migraines, anxiety - I also suffer from sleep apnoea - and that leads me to ask, 'Am I the only one who feels like this? Are other people feeling the same way? Do they have the same challenges?'" she added.</p> <p>The frank admission comes just days after Magda called for <a href="https://www.oversixty.co.nz/health/body/magda-szubanski-calls-for-fat-people-to-be-protected-from-online-hate-speech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vilification rules</a> to be put in place for "fat people" online, only to be blasted by her following. </p> <p>The comedian shared the controversial tweet in which she wondered why "fat" people are not "protected" from hate speech online. </p> <p>She wrote, "It's interesting to me that you are banned from attacking just about every identity on Twitter except being fat. Why are we not protected from vilification?"</p> <p>Szubanski was then blasted by several heartless online users, as she received comments such as, "Have another Snickers bar. Sounds like your blood sugar is low," and "Lose some weight then."</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Magda Szubanski calls for "fat" people to be protected from online hate speech

<p>Magda Szubanski has called for vilification rules to be put in place for "fat people" online, only to be blasted by her following. </p> <p>The comedian shared the controversial tweet in which she wondered why "fat" people are not "protected" from hate speech online. </p> <p>She wrote, "It's interesting to me that you are banned from attacking just about every identity on Twitter except being fat. Why are we not protected from vilification?"</p> <p>Szubanski was then blasted by several heartless online users, as she received comments such as, "Have another Snickers bar. Sounds like your blood sugar is low," and "Lose some weight then."</p> <p>Despite receiving plenty of support from fans, the controversial tweet saw more personal attacks. </p> <p>"Ever see any obese old people? No, because they all die young. If you are going to do that to yourself, then you will have to accept noticing," another wrote.  </p> <p>"Because you choose to be fat," yet another wrote.</p> <p>Magda was only too happy to call out the backlash, as she accused the online users of dumping their "toxic self-loathing" onto her, as they believe she "wouldn't fight back". </p> <p>"It's pretty clear from the response to my tweet that some people hate fat people because their own hearts are so full of hate that they need to dump all their toxic self-loathing onto someone who they think won't fight back." </p> <p>"Well, not this little fat duck. She got teeth," she wrote. </p> <p>She also went on to say that the online trolls proved her point entirely as many commenters defended her, saying it would go a long way if we were all a little nicer to each other online. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Kath & Kim to return for 20th anniversary reboot

<p dir="ltr">It’s time to crack open the Tia Maria and whack on the footy franks because the foxy ladies of Fountain Lakes are back!</p> <p dir="ltr">The cast of Aussie TV show <em>Kath & Kim</em> have once again joined forces to record a special project for the show’s 20th anniversary. </p> <p dir="ltr">Creators Gina Riley and Jane Turner along with stars Magda Szubanski, Glenn Robbins and Peter Rowsthorn arrived at the NEP Studios in South Melbourne for filming. </p> <p dir="ltr">The special one-off is expected to see the famous characters of Kath Day-Knight (Turner), her daughter Kimberly Day Craig (Riley), Kath’s butcher husband Kel (Robbins) and Kim’s husband Brett (Rowsthorn), and second-best friend Sharon Strzelecki (Szubanski) return. </p> <p dir="ltr">And of course, Kath & Kim’s Brighton alter egos, Prue and Trude will make an appearance. </p> <p dir="ltr">The reboot is expected to air later in the year with ABC, Seven and Netflix strong contenders for the broadcast. </p> <p dir="ltr">The first episode of <em>Kath & Kim</em> aired in May 2002 which then saw a legion of fans follow the foxy ladies. </p> <p dir="ltr">Fans were recently in <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/property/real-estate/how-can-they-do-this-iconic-house-of-kath-and-kim-demolished" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uproar after the home</a> used in the show, dubbed “Chateau Kath" was demolished after the owner wanted to create a bigger home for her family. </p> <p dir="ltr">Pete Rowsthorn, who played Brett in the series, said the house contained a lot of memories but it's time to move on.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It was a weird house, if I bought it I'd probably pull it down too," he previously said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"It had really quite small rooms … the squeaky back door, that was all natural sound. There was no foley man putting that on top.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I played cricket in the backyard with Shane Warne, I danced in the garage with Kylie Minogue, I sat and had dinner with Barry Humphries dressed up as a monk.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Facebook</em></p>

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Is Kath and Kim making a comeback?

<p dir="ltr">Magda Szubanski is keeping tight-lipped on whether or not there will be a reboot of our favourite foxy ladies, <em>Kath and Kim</em>. </p> <p dir="ltr">The actress, who played Kim’s second best friend Sharon Strzelecki, was asked about whether the rumours could be true. </p> <p dir="ltr">"If I did I couldn't possibly tell you. If I did, I'd have to kill you and your publishers and everyone else," she told TV Week.</p> <p dir="ltr">"It would be a bloodbath!"</p> <p dir="ltr">She was also asked by the publication about whether she will come back as the beloved Sharon Strezelecki. </p> <p dir="ltr">"Again, I can neither confirm or deny!" she replied.</p> <p dir="ltr">Back in 2018, Magda mentioned the attention the show was getting years after it ended after Netflix picked it up. </p> <p dir="ltr">However, Jane Turner who played Kath, said the show would have to be completely modernised to be in tune with today’s lifestyle. </p> <p dir="ltr">"It would be very different now. There are always funny new trends and things Kath and Kim could put their spin on, which would be fun to do," she previously said. </p> <p dir="ltr">Then in May 2021 she said she wasn’t exactly “too keen” on creating a fifth season of the show.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I think it should be off the table... It holds such a special place in people's memories," she told <em>The Kyle and Jackie O Show</em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">"If we did a live show, which was a "best of" or something like that, that's different. But to actually try and do a whole new series, I think you can never capture that magic again."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Facebook</em></p>

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"Heartbreaking": Ash Barty opens up on abrupt exit from French Open

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ash Barty’s first French Open since her 2019 win has come to a tragic end, with the world No. 1 forced to retire in the second round against world No. 45 Magda Linette.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With a hip issue that was apparent from the opening service game, the tennis star was not in her best condition.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Barty only landed 39 percent of her first serves while Linette easily claimed the first set 6-1, and the match came to an end at 2-2 in the second round.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Barty’s thigh has been heavily strapped throughout the season and began giving her problems in the first round at Roland Garros.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Queenslander pulled out of the tournament, saying her injury had become “unsafe” and that it was “a miracle I got through the first round”.</span></p> <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/CPq9IGih5L-/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <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/CPq9IGih5L-/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Ash Barty (@ashbarty)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s heartbreaking,” Barty said in her post-match press conference. “We have had such a brilliant clay-court season, and to get a little bit unlucky with timing more than anything, to have something acute happen over the weekend and run out of time against the clock is disappointing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“For my body to let me down is really disheartening.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We did nothing wrong in the lead-up. There were no red flags. It was just an acute episode, which is tough,” she explained.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It won’t take away the brilliant three months that we have had, as much as it hurts right now.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s disappointing to end like this. I’ve had my fair share of tears this week. It’s all good.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Everything happens for a reason. There will be a silver lining in this eventually. Once I find out what that is, it’ll make me feel a little bit better, but it will be there, I’m sure.”</span></p> <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/CPqVBZQgPEc/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <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/CPqVBZQgPEc/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Magda Linette (@magdalinette)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Barty revealed the injury flared up after landing “on serve one day, and that’s all she wrote”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“[It’s a] completely new injury, and something that I’ve never experienced before, even chatting with my physio, not something she has seen regularly either,” Barty said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“So we’ve been consulting with people all over the world to try and give us some insight into what the best ways to manage it are, to handle it, and I’m confident we do have a plan. It’s just that we ran out of time here.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the external help, Barty and her physio are doing all they can to prepare her for Wimbledon, which starts on June 28.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following the withdrawal of both world No. 2 Naomi Osaka and world No. 3 Simona Halep leaves fourth-ranked Aryna Sabalenka as the top remaining player in the game.</span></p>

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The heartfelt way Magda Szubanski remembers Heath Ledger

<p>Comedian and LGBT activist Magda Szubanski has posted a heartfelt tribute to her late friend and worldwide famous actor, Heath Ledger.</p> <p>In the past, Magda has honoured the late Joker actor in emotional posts to social media and she has proven time and time again she is not one to shy away from remembering Heath.</p> <p>The pair both went viral in 2006 at the AFI Awards when Magda’s Kath &amp; Kim character ‘Sharon Strzelecki’ met Heath Ledger on the red carpet.</p> <p>She squealed in excitement from seeing the then 27-year-old and, in a moment no one expected, the actor grabbed ‘Sharon’s’ face and in Magda’s own words “pashed ME!”</p> <p>The actress hilariously fell to the ground in shock and later presented an award alongside Dannii Minogue to Heath, and joked he had given her a “Heath rash.”</p> <p>Later, in a 2017 post the beloved Australian comedian took to Instagram to give inside details about their special on-air moment.</p> <p>“Ah beautiful Heath. This is one of my favourite career moments ever. Heath had no idea I was going to do this,” Magda shared, mentioning the Aussie actor at the time was having a “rough” experience with the Australian media and was “nervous” to be appearing on a red carpet.</p> <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/BZ0IhqxDWOI/" 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/BZ0IhqxDWOI/" target="_blank">A post shared by Magda Szubanski (@magda_szubanski)</a> on Oct 3, 2017 at 10:36pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“The producers and I planned that, as Sharon, in her role as stage manager for the event, I would surprise Heath with a "Sharon pash". I'd met him a couple of times and he was such a great guy. When the moment came I was so 'in the moment' I naturally did what Sharon would do: I fangirl screamed.</p> <p>“Heath had NO idea any of this was gonna happen. But being the magical, receptive actor he was, he totally went with the flow and then upped the stakes even further, grabbed Sharon's (my) face and pashed ME!</p> <p>“Tell ya, he almost turned me.</p> <p>“Then the next day he rang me and said he'd had so much fun he wanted to be written into @kathandkim as Sharon's stalker. He and I had a chat about it when I was in London. And then he went off to play The Joker. And well...</p> <p>“Anyway, this is the beautiful, playful, lighter side of The Joker. I'm so honoured I got to share this moment with him. And as my friend Ron just said, had romance blossomed our love child would've been called #Sheath.</p> <p>“Always in our hearts #heathledger.”</p> <p>Heath tragically died in an accidental prescription drug overdose in 2008 in New York, at the age of 28.</p> <p>He shares one daughter, 13-year-old Matilda Ledger, with American actress Michelle Williams.</p>

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Magda Szubanski reveals emotional response to swimsuit photos

<p>Magda Szubanski has tearfully defended her right to wear whatever she likes at the beach on Andrew Denton’s new show <em>Interview</em> on Tuesday.</p> <p>The 57-year-old actress slammed a series of women’s magazines for publishing images of her in swimwear at the beach in 2011.</p> <p>The TV icon admitted she was sad when she first saw the photos, but quickly decided: “F**k them! I'm going to go down there with my fat body amongst all the models and just be fat on Bondi Beach.”</p> <p>She added: “And they can go and get stuffed!</p> <p>“You know, (they treat you) as if it's a crime to subject people to your fat body on the beach!”</p> <p>Magda has spoken candidly about her weight and body image.</p> <p>“I don't feel like a fat person - it was something that happened to me,” she began. “Because I wasn't fat as a kid and I was quite sporty and so (weight) feels like carrying a suit of armour or something.”</p> <p>She spoke about the time she lost 40kg as ambassador for Jenny Craig, but said she didn't feel “great” like everyone said it would – instead, she felt “odd” and conflicted.</p> <p>“It does become your second skin. It's something that you're very used to and when I lost all the weight on Jenny Craig, it was quite a weird feeling, actually,” she said.  </p> <p>“People don't think that, they think 'oh, you lose weight and everything's going to be great.'</p> <p>“And I don't mean to be a whinger about it but there was a candid photo I saw of me (after losing the weight) and I didn't recognise myself.”</p> <p>Magda explained: “That is a really strange feeling, to look in the mirror and not see yourself, you know?”</p> <p>“To not have this body felt odd.”</p>

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Magda Szubanski breaks down during interview

<p>During a new episode of Andrew Denton’s latest show <em>Interview</em> in Australia,<em> </em>Magda Szubanski becomes emotional and breaks down over the loss of her mother, Margaret, who passed away at the age of 92 last year.</p> <p>Her mother’s sad passing in September came just two months before the landmark “yes” vote to legalise gay marriage in Australia in November.</p> <p>“I wish she’d been here to see the vote,” the 57-year-old actress, comedian and activist told Andrew.</p> <p>“There were times during the campaign where I felt rage,” Magda admitted during the interview.</p> <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: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media"> <div style="padding: 8px;"> <div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"> <div style="background: url(data:image/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5/p8/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></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;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BjRTIXzHhTM/" target="_blank">A post shared by Magda Szubanski (@magda_szubanski)</a> on May 26, 2018 at 11:09pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Sharing a photo of her and Andrew on set after the chat with her fans on Instagram, Magda wrote: “It’s not often you will hear me say this but it was an honor to be interviewed by this bloke. You can watch this Tuesday May 29 at 8.45pm on @channel7. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. And of course I cried. I f****n cannot help myself. Hopeless. I AM that middle-aged weeping woman I used to dread. Ah well.”</p> <p>During the interview with Andrew, Magda also reflected on her contribution to the same-sex marriage campaign in 2017, the success of TV show <em>Kath &amp; Kim</em> and hit movie <em>Babe</em>, plus her father’s experiences as a Polish resistance assassin in World War II.</p>

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