‘I want women to be like men’

Rebecca Maddern is the first woman to co-host the AFL Footy Show — and as she tells Stellar, she is not all that keen on questions about sexism in the workplace or plans for a baby.

‘It’s my job to be embarrassing’

COMEDIAN Shane Jacobson tells Stellar about working with kids, names his celebrity man crush and recalls the time he unblocked Cathy Freeman’s toilet.

Inside Canberra’s toxic boys’ club

AT 22, Jamila Rizvi believed in herself so much she nabbed the job of her dreams. Nine years later, she doubts she will ever be that confident again.

Kate Langbroek: how did sugar get so sour?

ONE OF humanity’s oldest friends has fallen from grace in spectacular fashion, and columnist Langbroek says it may never be popular again.

Clare Bowen: ‘Cate Blanchett changed my life’

NASHVILLE star Bowen has led a life as eventful as the one she has on TV. From childhood cancer to a chance meeting with Cate Blanchett, the 33-year-old shares her story with Stellar

Stellar Social

‘It’s time for the Australian media to be inclusive’

CONFINED to a wheelchair after an accident left him paralysed three years ago, 22-year-old Jason Clymo’s dreams of being a fashion model will come true today.

Poster girl for ’80s pop music is back

THE hits dried up years ago for Taylor Dayne — but that has never stopped the 55-year-old from still singing them for fans around the world.

‘Having this conversation is career suicide’

SUNRISE star Edwina Bartholomew opens up about her upcoming wedding, her fertility fears — and sets the record straight on her “feud” with Samantha Armytage.

Sherilyn Fenn: ‘Women are disposable’

NOW 52, iconic Twin Peaks sex symbol Sherilyn Fenn admits to feeling her use-by date was up in Hollywood, which is why she was thrilled to rejoin the legendary television series.

‘I could never have imagined this’

MANAGING director of the Walt Disney Company, Kylie Watson-Wheeler brought her two childhood passions together when she became vice-president of the AFL Western Bulldogs club this year.

The Aussie who whipped Beckham into shape

HE might be a sporting legend, but it took the expertise of a 29-year-old personal trainer from Australia to get David Beckham to bend it like never before.