Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus are preparing to share a home in Los Angeles. Hurley, 61, said on the Off Air With Jane and Fi podcast that the couple, who are reportedly engaged, plan to live in the Californian city. She also hopes to spend more time with the 65-year-old country singer at her English countryside home. Hurley said being empty nesters has made the relationship easier, as all their children are now independent. The couple confirmed their romance in 2025.
Angus, a contestant on MasterChef Kitchen Rescue, says his fiancee Taylor is disappointed by his behaviour on the show. He claims she is concerned about his conflicts with other contestants, particularly Zac and Zoe. Angus and his teammate Simon allege they have been targeted and excluded by their competitors, suggesting there may be a secret group chat they are not part of.
Author and podcaster Ellidy Pullin says a new baby is her top priority following her engagement to partner Brock Wadsworth. Speaking on the Inherited podcast, she said she wants to give her daughter Minnie a sibling before any wedding planning begins. Brock recently proposed during a trip to Europe, though Minnie revealed the surprise on the plane. Pullin said the couple had kept their relationship private for about a year so their family could bond first. She lost her previous partner, Alex Pullin, in 2020.
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Vyshnavee Wijekumar says she and Thiru met on a blind date in 2011, set up by a mutual friend by email. Both joked about their physical looks before meeting, and their first date ran until their Sydney bar closed. The couple come from different upbringings in Sydney, one on the Northern Beaches and the other in Western Sydney, and their differing views on identity and race sparked both friction and understanding. Over 15 years they have faced moves, marriage, therapy, home ownership and fertility struggles. Wijekumar says a friendship and emotional security have carried them through.
Christian dating app Upward has relaunched to appeal to Gen Z singles who want to marry, even if they do not lead with faith. The company says the pivot is based on Match Group survey data showing that 72 percent of Gen Zs want to marry. New features include Chivalry Mode, which encourages men to message first, and Marriage Timeline, which lets users share when they hope to wed. Relationship researcher Daniel Cox says young people are not returning to traditional norms en masse, and some users have criticised the change.
Avid Theatre and The 1812 Theatre are presenting Patrick Marber's drama Closer as a co-production at bakery@1812 in Upper Ferntree Gully. The play runs from October 28 to November 7. It follows four strangers whose lives collide amid attraction, desire, betrayal and honesty, as each character confronts uncomfortable truths about themselves and others. An original soundtrack features independent artists Freya Magee, Lollxy and Timby. Bookings are available through the 1812 Theatre website.
Big Brother 2025 contestants have moved on to various careers and personal lives. Coco Beeby, the winner, is working as an actress and writer in Byron Bay. Emily Dale, the runner-up, has returned to teaching in Western Australia and co-hosts a podcast. Colin Ridley, who finished third, is pursuing amateur MMA fighting in Wollongong. Bruce Dunne, who placed fourth, has returned to his trade on the Sunshine Coast. Other contestants have also resumed their careers and maintained connections with each other.
Sydney relationship therapist Azita Abdollahian says couples should take time to understand an affair before deciding whether to separate, provided they are safe. She says some couples can recover when both partners address the betrayal and rebuild trust. Abdollahian cautions that reconciliation is not right for every relationship, particularly where there is repeated infidelity without remorse. Where domestic violence or coercive control is present, she says safety must come first and couples therapy is not the right starting point.
Many couples who met on the reality show Farmer Wants A Wife are still together. The show, which first aired in 2007 and was revived by Channel Seven in 2020, has produced several marriages. Chris Newsome and Kim Tierney, the first couple to marry on the show, live on Chris's farm in Tamworth. Rob Hodges and Jo Fincham have three children, and Damian Atkins and Rachael Peynenborg are married with three kids. Other couples, including Harry Lloyd and Tess Brookman, have become engaged more recently.
Indian comedian Sumukhi Suresh has premiered her first stand-up special, Hoemonal, on Netflix on 14 October. The show covers hormonal changes, dating, body image, singlehood and expectations around motherhood. Suresh drew on her own experiences and said she began writing the show in 2021 with the aim of being completely honest on stage. After touring India and internationally, including a run at the Edinburgh Fringe, she said audiences responded with emotional reactions as well as laughter. She hopes viewers find the special comforting and relatable.
Love Island host Sophie Monk has spoken candidly about her marriage, saying she is co-dependent on her husband, Joshua Gross. The couple met on a plane returning from the show, and Sophie says Love Island brought her love. Joshua stepped back from his career in neurosurgical robotics to support hers and travels with her for work. Sophie says the new season was filmed in Fiji, using the USA villa. She also said she feels protective of the Islanders as they face public scrutiny and heartbreak.
A Canberra woman in her fifties shares her dating experiences after 50. She tried online dating, speed dating and a paid dating agency that cost about $3,500. Her encounters ranged from pleasant to unusual, including a date she did not recognise and a visit from her daughter at a tense moment. She concludes that people reveal themselves only over time, and that she has learned to trust herself with what she discovers. She says she is glad she kept going, and that dating after 50 was frustrating, funny and revealing.
Married at First Sight couple Ellie Dix and Jono McCullough have announced they are expecting their first child together. The baby is due in April 2027. The couple shared the news on Instagram, using audio from their last MAFS episode in which Ellie said she wanted a family and the average Australian dream. The pair met on the 2024 season of the show, after both left their original partners during the experiment. They later moved in together, started a business and bought a property on the Gold Coast.
A matchmaker says parents often contact her worried that their adult children have never had a partner. Examples include a 23-year-old son with no girlfriend and a 21-year-old daughter who has not yet found love.
Several couples from the Netflix reality dating show Love Is Blind are still together. Lauren and Cameron, the show's first engaged couple, married and announced their first child in October 2025. Amber and Barnett, also from season one, welcomed a daughter in April 2025. Zack and Bliss, from season four, have two children. Christine and Vic, from season ten, are still together and live in Columbus, Ohio. The show has produced 16 marriages so far, though not all have lasted.
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Farmer Wants A Wife couple Tom Martin and Georgie Lavery have confirmed they have called off their engagement and will not marry. Georgie, 24, told Woman's Day the pair have decided to go their separate ways. She said they had realised they want different things and are no longer on the same wavelength. The couple met on the 2025 season of the show and shared their engagement in July. Tom, 32, had proposed in January at Avalon Falls, where they had their first date. They had planned to marry in April 2027.
Sam Armytage has confirmed she went on a few dates with Channel Seven news veteran Michael Usher years ago. The admission came after Usher's son, Max, asked her about rumours from 2015 and 2017 while she appeared on Kyle Sandilands Live. Max later said his father had messaged him, and was unhappy about the question. An unnamed insider told Woman's Day that colleagues at Channel Seven had joked about Usher's reaction. Max is reportedly now a regular on Sandilands' subscription program.
Clinical psychologist Gemma Cribb says long-term happiness in relationships basically depends on a good friendship. She says couples should keep asking each other ongoing questions about their inner lives. Cribb also advises partners to appreciate each other and respond to each other's needs. She says healthy couples accept each other's habits, even when disagreements over money, sex, time, mess and children keep returning. Amanda and Sarah, who share their own experiences, say small daily rituals help them stay connected.
Former Bachelor star Snezana Wood says her daughter Eve gave her the courage to leave a difficult relationship. In her 2024 memoir Untold, Wood describes spending seven years going back and forth with Eve's father, from age 18 to 25. She says the relationship did not improve after she became pregnant. After Eve's birth, Wood's parents offered her and the baby a place to live, which gave her the support to leave. Wood writes that she had to start again from scratch, but says it was the best decision she could have made for Eve.
Chanelle Morris, 27, feared she would be alone forever because of her vision impairment, after many hurtful dating experiences. She met Jed at a women's golf event at a driving range on the Gold Coast. Chanelle says a friend encouraged her to approach him, and Jed asked her on a date two days later. Jed says her vision condition never stopped him from seeing her. The couple now support each other, with Jed helping Chanelle read menus and labels, and she describing how he makes her feel whole.
