Big Sister?

What is it with footballers and drag?

This photo from the behindbigbrother.com website is "Miss Hissy Fitz", who performed the Spice Girls' number 'Wannabe' last night in Adelaide gay bar, Mars Bar.

Ms Fitz is usually seen on Big Brother Friday Night Live under another guise alongside Mike Goldman and Bree Amer.

BB's Ryan Fitzgerald recently copped a little flak for some supposedly homophobic comments (an accusation that I found somewhat overblown), was this his way of making amends?

If so.... Please. Don't. Make. Any. More. Amends!

Source: behindbigbrother.com
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Newton appeal next week

Matthew Newton's appeal against his conviction for assault charges has been adjourned until next week

Newton was given a 12month good behaviour bond following a case involving his former girlfriend, actress Brooke Satchwell.

Newton is scheduled to return to Foxtel's comedy Stupid, Stupid Man while Satchwell is shooting Canal Road for Nine.

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Bad eggs between Martin and Molloy

Tony Martin has told News Ltd newspapers he has not spoken to Mick Molloy in months, over a falling out between the duo.

Martin says a mockumentary he was asked to shoot for Molloy's film Boytown was completed but not included in the film's DVD release. He has described the piece as "probably one of the two or three best things I've ever done in any medium."

John Molloy, brother of Mick and producing partner, claims the production ran out of money. Martin says he even offered to foot the bill.

"I get people emailing and phoning up the radio show and offering their condolences because they think it must have turned out shithouse when in fact, in my opinion, the exact opposite is true," says Martin. There is speculation the mockumentary was actually funnier than the feature film itself.

Martin's public statement on the rift will come as no help to The Nation which tonight moves to a later 10:30pm timeslot. But the two have enough media experience to know how such public comments will ricochet. Could this be Martin's "thankyou" gift to Molloy? Read more...

Wed July 11

[SBS/7:30pm] Vasili's Garden - A fresh and thoroughly entertaining gardening program with a little bit of piano accordion and a lot of information. Each week, real-life gardening guru Vasili Kanidiadis starts off pruning, trimming and spraying in his own garden, before visiting a special garden or two.
[SBS/8:00pm] Inside Australia: My Brother Vinnie - He’s best known for roles in popular TV series such as Wildside, Water Rats, and MDA, but behind the scenes Aaron Pedersen has had a much more important role to play. For many of his 35 years, the award-winning actor has been the primary carer of his 34-year-old brother, Vincent, who has mild cerebral palsy and an intellectual disability. There are two great loves in Vinnie’s life, Aaron says, AFL football, and me. He is his older brother’s constant shadow, and number one fan – “He has followed him all over the country”, says Aaron. This intimate observational documentary captures the brothers’ loving relationship, and follows them as they return to their hometown of Alice Springs. (From Australia, in English) (Documentary) PG (L) CC WS

[Ten/7:30pm] Thank God You're Here. New Series
[Ten/8:30pm] House. “Fetal Position.” A famous celebrity photographer who is pregnant and in her early forties suffers from a stroke. House and his team have to deal with the great dilemma of saving the mother or her unborn child.
[Ten/9:30pm] Medium. "1-900-Lucky". Allison investigates the case of a woman's murdered husband. Meanwhile, Allison's brother Michael gets a job as a telephone hotline psychic which leads him to visit a distressed customer in Arizona - the same customer whose case Allison is investigating. Guest: Ryan Hurst.

[ABC/8:00pm] The New Inventors. This week three unique Australian inventions: Flexene, a flexible cladding material; The GANAT Swingaway Steering Consol; and Solid State Lighting, a new and more efficient kind of LED.
[ABC/8:30pm] Spicks And Specks. Joining Adam Hills this week are Suzanne Dowling, Wally De Backer, Denise Scott and Scott Edga.
[ABC/9:00pm] The Chaser's War On Repeats: 3.
A shameless recycling of the highlights from the 2006 series of The War on Everything which no-one watched. Rpt.
[ABC/10:00pm] At The Movies. HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. EVENING - adapted by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cunningham (THE HOURS) from the best-selling novel by Susan Minot. It is a moving, romantic and poignant drama boasting one of the strongest female casts assembled in recent times; Glenn Close, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Vanessa Redgrave, Natasha Richardson and Meryl Streep. The film explores the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant (Vanessa Redgrave) and her daughters. As Ann lays dying, she reflects on the time in her youth when she met the love of her life, a man she has never forgotten.LUCKY MILES - + INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR: Michael James Rowland. It's 1990 and an Indonesian fishing boat abandons Iraqi and Cambodian refugees in a remote part of the Western Australia. Whilst most are quickly caught by officials, three men with nothing in common but their misfortune and determination escape arrest and begin an epic journey into the heart of Australia. Pursued by an army reservist unit, our three heroes wander deeper into the desert, desperately searching for civilisation amongst the stones of the Pilbara. WINNER OF SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL AUDIENCE AWARD.GONE - A contemporary psychological thriller, in which a young British couple travelling through the Australian outback become involved with a mysterious and charismatic American, whose motive for imposing his friendship upon them becomes increasingly suspect and sinister.PERTH REVELATION FILM FESTIVAL PACKAGE

[Nine/7:30pm] McLeod’s Daughters
[Nine/8:30pm] Cold Case. “The Goodbye Room”
[Nine/9:30pm] Without A Trace. “Desert Springs.”
[Nine/12:00am Thu] Movie: In the Company of Men (1997)

[Seven/7:30pm] The Force - Behind The Line. New Series. The fight for law and order heats up with the return of THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE, and the hunt is on for a sexual predator following two separate attacks. Officers know he's on foot and are trying to predict his next move. Meanwhile, the Water Police Diving Squad search for a body in a dam and police clock a ute doing well over the limit. Hosted by SIMON REEVE.
[Seven/8:30pm] Movie: Die Another Day. James Bond's mission begins with a spectacular high-speed hovercraft chase through a minefield in the demilitarised zone separating North and South Korea. From Hong Kong to London Bond circles the world in his quest to unmask a traitor and prevent a war of catastrophic proportions. On his way he crosses paths with two beautiful adversaries, Jinx and Miranda Frost. Hot on the trail of a megalomaniac, Gustav Graves and his ruthless right-hand man Zao, Bond travels to Iceland into the villain's lair - a palace built entirely of ice. There he experiences firsthand the power of a new hi-tech weapon. Ultimately it all leads to an explosive - and an unforgettable conclusion.

[UKTV/7:30pm] Who Do You Think You Are? Jane Horrocks.
[Movie One/6:30pm] Movie: Boat Trip (US 2003)
[Movie Extra/9:30pm] Movie: Fargo (US 1996) Read more...