Megan Gale has joined forces with L’Oréal for a worthy cause, Naomi Watts walked out on a BBC radio interview, and we check out a Sydney gallery featuring iconic images of one of music’s greats.
By Chloe Schneider
Megan Gale Fighting Ovarian Cancer
Not only is Megan Gale one of Australia’s most beautiful and influential women, she has a heart to match and her latest campaign is a testament to exactly that.
One would think Megan, who helped kick off David Jones’ VFNO celebrations last night, has been promoting her swimwear collection Isola and is working as a Foxtel host, had a full enough plate already but she’s managed to make room for a very important cause.
It was announced today that the model has partnered with cosmetics giant L’Oréal in their fight against ovarian cancer and will be the face of a major outdoor campaign starting Monday around Australia. Together, Megan and L’Oréal are set to raise awareness and research funding towards an early detection test.
In Australia alone, every year approximately 1,200 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and one woman dies of the disease every 10 hours.
For more information, or to donate, visit www.ocrf.com.au
Diana Movie Premiere: Naomi Watts and Critics React
Naomi Watts is under fire for her part in the much-anticipated Diana biopic for more than one reason.
On Wednesday, the Australian star reportedly stormed out of an interview with BBC radio because a question insulted her. No word yet on what the offensive question actually was, but the presenter Simon Mayo took to Twitter to voice his surprise saying, “A first for me… as Naomi Watts walked out of an interview! She seemed a tad uncomfortable with the questions. Shame.”
When pressed for more information, Mayo said, “The honest answer is I have no idea,” how he upset Watts. And continued, “You know my hectoring style is always a problem… didn’t express any opinion. So still baffled.”
Later, UK columnist Allison Pearson tweeted, “So Naomi Watts stormed out of Simon Mayo’s interview today. That explains why she was heavily guarded by the time I went in. Cheers Simon!”
From the sounds of things, Watts would have been in an even worse mood come Thursday evening. Just hours after the film made its debut at London’s Leicester Square, it was met with some of the harshest criticism we’ve heard. Guardian critic Peter Bradshaw had one of the most hateful reviews saying, “Poor Princess Diana. I hesitate to use the term ‘car crash cinema.’ But the awful truth is that, 16 years after that terrible day in 1997, she has died another awful death.”
He wasn’t the only one with negative feedback either; The Times, and The Daily Telegraph were just as vicious in their appraisals with the later giving it a measly two stars.
If we’re honest, these brutal reviews have us even more interested to check out the film, and Watts’ portrayal of Diana, than we were before. Watch the Diana trailer.
The Man in Black
Sydney-siders suffering from election fatigue tomorrow will find some relief at Paddington’s fabulous Blender Gallery where an exhibition featuring some iconic and never-before-seen images of Johnny Cash will kick off.
The exhibition, titled The Man in Black – A Portrait of Johnny Cash, marks the 10 year anniversary of Johnny Cash’s death, which falls on September 12, and the official launch and tribute night will be help on this date.
Photographs by music photography greats including Jim Marshall, Don Hunstein, and Andy Earl will be featured. Earl is the man behind the iconic black and white portraits of Cash for his 1994 album, American Recordings, while Marshall is the late, legendary photographer who captured one of the most iconic shots of Cash in the world — the image of him flipping the bird at the camera.
The exhibition runs from September 7th until October 12th at Blender Gallery, 16 Elizabeth Street, Paddington.
