IT’S A LATE afternoon in early March and I’m in a nondescript meeting room at work when Robert Irwin bursts into my life. “Benno,” he booms down the phone, never having met me, but instantly establishing a rapport, lighting up my hitherto dull afternoon with enough energy, positivity and charisma to power a city block. Irwin is in a car somewhere in Sydney, doing press for his new show, I’m A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here and he’s been doing interviews all day. Not that you’d know it from the enthusiasm and curiosity that practically blasts out of my phone. “We’re heading southbound on th ..read more

CHRIS HEMSWORTH IS the king of Aussie social media, according to a new report that found he was the most influential Australian on Instagram, with more than 58.5 million followers. The Byron Bay-based actor, who’s most famous for his roles in Marvel’s Thor franchise, as well as Netflix’s Extraction action series, could earn up to $1,041,208 per sponsored post, the report found. Compiled by Impressive, a Melbourne-based SEO service, the report analysed the Instagram followings of Australian celebrities to assess how much they could earn from a single sponsored post, based on influencer pri ..read more

HAVE YOU EVER been to a Pilates class, looked around and found you’re one of the few blokes in the room? As a man, it can be easy to dismiss Pilates as just another workout trend that’s not entirely meant for you. But hear us out–Pilates is not just for women. In fact, it may just be the missing piece to your fitness puzzle.  With a bunch of Hollywood celebs recently seen flying the Pilates flag, it seems heavy weights and ‘yolked’ physiques might be making way for a more athletic aesthetic. If you’re looking to boost flexibility, make your limbs more supple and limber, improve balance an ..read more

THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS may have claimed a Super Bowl victory for the ages in a thrilling championship game against the San Francisco 49ers yesterday, but it may have been R&B legend Usher who really stole the show. This was despite intense competition from Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce’s brain explosion and Patrick Mahomes entering GOAT conversations. The 45-year-old superstar dazzled audiences with a high-tempo show that featured Michael Jackson-esque dance moves, a sizzling rollerblade sequence and appearances by special guests including Alicia Keys and Lil Jon. But the real highlight? That ..read more

David Beckham is a style icon as well as a soccer legend, but it seems like when he’s at home, he prefers to hang out in his underwear. In a new Instagram post shared by his wife Victoria, the former athlete is captured providing tech support on the couple’s flatscreen TV, wearing nothing but a pair of white Calvin Klein boxers, with a whole lot of skin—not to mention his his numerable recognisable tattoos—on full display. “Electrician came to fix the TV,” Victoria wrote in the caption. “You’re welcome!” It’s far from the first thirsty photo of her husband that Victoria has shared online; she ..read more

ROCK ICON JIMMY BARNES has revealed he will undergo open heart surgery today to treat a bacterial infection that has spread to his heart. “Unfortunately I got some bad news late yesterday,” Barnes wrote on Instagram. “Despite everyone’s best efforts the bacterial infection I’ve been battling over the past fortnight has apparently now spread to my heart. It’s infected an otherwise healthy valve that was replaced some years ago due to a congenital defect, so I’ll be getting open heart surgery over the next few hours to clear out this infection and put in a clean valve.” The former Cold Chisel fr ..read more

FEW PEOPLE HAVE attained a level of fame that can rival that of Chris Hemsworth and Jason Momoa, a pair of veritable Hollywood heavyweights. Both are stars of big-budget blockbusters whose names have become synonymous with the superheroes they play, but the pair have had drastically different paths to celebrity status. They are united, however, by what is clearly a prerequisite in their line of work: bulging muscles and enviably buff physiques. For all their similarities, as members of conflicting cinematic universes, the actors are box-office rivals. It should come as no surprise that the duo ..read more

THE ACTION-PACKED drama Reacher is coming back to Prime sooner than expected, with the first three episodes of Season 2 dropping on the platform on December 14. And fans of the show have been thrilled to learn that a third season of the series, based on the hugely popular Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child, has already been commissioned by Amazon. And filming has already begun. Actor Alan Ritchson, who plays the hulking titular hero, announced on Instagram that he and the cast have already started shooting Season 3. And he’s just shared another update from the set of Reacher ..read more

MOST SPORTSMEN AND women face a day when they need to begin planning for a post-athletic career. Many release hagiographic memoirs, some buy a stake in a fitness franchise, others release a line of supplements. Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has never been like most athletes and his latest move only highlights this fact: the tennis player has announced he is setting up a free-to-access OnlyFans page as a way to interact with the public in a new way. The 28-year-old, who was the runner-up to Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2022, has sat out most this past season, playing just one official singles matc ..read more

  HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR MARK WAHLBERG has been upping the ante on Instagram lately, giving followers unique glimpses of the workout regimens he’s using to negate holiday blowouts, as well as the work he’s putting in ahead of the New Year. He’s also showing off his abs, which admittedly are motivating forces unto themselves. While the 52-year-old actor is famous for grinding each and every day, famously beginning his day at 2 am and hitting the gym shortly after, he’s recently targeted some specific goals, kicking things off in the lead-up to Thanksgiving.     View this post on ..read more