Jessica Marais reveals her battle with bipolar disorder

Australian actress Jessica Marais has opened up about her 17-year battle with bipolar disorder in the June issue of the Australian Women’s Weekly. The 29-year-old actress, famed for her stellar performance on Packed To The Rafters, told the magazine: ‘I was diagnosed at one point with bipolar.’ Jessica, whose father died in front of her…

Best of 2013: Packed To The Rafters ends

   A phenomenal era of Australian television well and truly came to an end when Channel 7’s ‘Packed To The Rafters’ finished earlier this year.  We filmed our own Rafters tribute, check it out HERE.  It’s great to hear that many of the stars are moving onto some exciting new projects.  We’ll keep you posted…

MOVEMBER SPECIAL: THE SEXIEST AUSSIE CELEB MO’S – RYAN CORR If you’ve been noticing the male species sporting extra hair this month, fret not, it’s all for a good cause. Movember encourages men to grow a moustache during November in a bid to raise awareness and funds for prostate and testicular cancer and mental health.…

2013 WHO MAGAZINE SEXIEST PEOPLE PARTY – GEORGE HOUVARDAS & LUKE JACOBZ Funny is sexy and Rafters fave George Houvardas certainly proves it.  And his mate Luke is a host of the X Factor, which means he automatically has the SEX factor! Let’s talk about sexy with a capital S!  Who magazine knows just where…

UP UP & AWAY – JESS MARAIS FLIES HIGH FOR ‘PLANES’ PREMIERE Hands up if you’ve missed ‘Rafters’ beauty Jessica Marais? It’s been a while since we’ve seen the Aussie stunner strut the red carpet, but last weekend the actress changed that. Marais plays the voice of Australian plane Rochelle in the new ‘Cars’ animated…

UP UP & AWAY – JESS MARAIS FLIES HIGH FOR ‘PLANES’ PREMIERE Hands up if you’ve missed ‘Rafters’ beauty Jessica Marais? It’s been a while since we’ve seen the Aussie stunner strut the red carpet, but last weekend the actress changed that. Marais plays the voice of Australian plane Rochelle in the new ‘Cars’ animated…

2013 HELPMANN AWARDS – HUGH SHERIDAN The 13th Annual Helpmann Awards were held at Sydney’s Opera House last night. Run by Live Performance Australia, the event celebrates talent in local theatre and performance and as per usual attracted a star studded guest list. Eddie Perfect of ‘Offspring’ fame and Christie Whelan-Browne hosted the awards, and…

‘I’M SO EXCITED’ AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE – HUGH SHERIDAN The Melbourne Film Festival kicked off last week a star studded premiere of new flick ‘I’m So Excited’. The movie directed by Spanish director Pedro Almodovar attracted the likes of ‘Offspring’ star Asher Keddie, ‘Winners And Losers’ sweethearts Melanie Vallejo and Zoe Tuckwell-Smith and former ‘Rafters’ babe…

ZOE VENTOURA’S HOT NEW ROLE  ‘Packed To The Rafters’ fans will be stoked to hear that another major cast member has a landed a new acting role. Zoe Ventoura who departed the Aussie series in 2011 to try her luck in Hollywood, has now been cast in new action flick ‘Hard Drive’. Being shot in…

VIDEO: ‘I AM STARSTRUCK’S PACKED TO THE RAFTERS’ TRIBUTE It’s an emotional day for not only the Australian television industry but every Australian at home who has supported local drama. My eyes are tearing as I write this post and I’ve decided to keep typing, because the subject I am addressing is something I’d like…