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Front Row: Snubbed at an OnlyFans premiere, flying with Shannon Noll and a ‘shark sighting’ at a press event
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Front Row is a new weekly column on nine.com.au bringing you behind the scenes of some of the Aussie entertainment industry’s biggest parties, premieres, and more. Got a tip? Email us at frontrow@nine.com.au.
Welcome to the very first edition of Front Row! Starting strong, we’re rubbing shoulders with millionaires at an OnlyFans launch party, flying 30,000 feet with Shannon Noll and thrashing with the Shark! Cast in Sydney.
There seemed to be a bit of drama behind the scenes of Stan's newest show, and I reckon Mia Bailey (far right) is a big part of it. Stan
Debauchery galore at an OnlyFans launch event
It’s a tough gig, but someone had to board a flight to the Gold Coast to investigate the wild world of OnlyFans millionaires.
There I was, dressed to the nines for Stan’s Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money launch in a penthouse, surrounded by an unhealthy number of influencers and free-flowing bubbles.
The entire cast were in attendance, but make no mistake: Mia Bailey was the main event. She’s a law student with 1.5m followers, and she’s made absolute packets selling content online.
She dominated that room like it was her own personal playground, while her doting fiancé Darius stood guard nearby. Tellingly, the rest of the room seemed to give her a very wide berth. Smells like a bit of on-set tension to me.
Sophie Monk and Tammy Hembrow were ready to party with friends and fellow influencers. And while Monk was happy to chat, Hembrow apparently wasn’t in the mood.
Even with eight other co-stars, all eyes were on Mia Bailey and fiancé Darius. Stan
Who better to be giving out advice to reality stars than the reality TV queen herself, Sophie Monk! Nine
At one point, as I sipped my prosecco and inhaled my pork katsu sandwich, I spotted Hembrow out of the corner of my eye, shaking her head as if to say ‘no’ after a brief chat with someone.
Mere minutes later, I was informed she would not be doing any media interviews. Not knowing what the turning point was will likely haunt me the rest of my life.
Fine, maybe that’s dramatic. But it’ll be at least another two weeks.
Monk, on the other hand, gave some golden advice for the girls on the show. “Just be yourself. You can’t lie. If you lie and then yourself comes out, you look like a d–--khead.”
Wise words from the Monkster.
The night started at 6 pm but everyone was leaving by about 8.30 pm. It was a Wednesday night, but come on guys.
Shannon Noll’s party flight
While Hembrow was busy at the OnlyFans event, her ex-husband Matt Zukowski was on a flight with a bunch of Shannon Noll impersonators. You can’t make it up.
Granted, these events were actually several days apart, but indulge me here.
One of our reporters attended Jetstar’s 22nd birthday celebrations, which involved Shannon Noll himself singing What About Me 30,000 feet in the air.
Nollsy on a Jetstar flight. Absolutely phenomenal. Nine
The impersonators in question. Uncanny. Supplied
A gaggle of influencers were also there, including Love Island Australia star Zukowski, who was happy to chat about his dating life after his divorce from Hembrow less than a year ago.
“I feel like women are a lot more forward, and they know exactly what they want. And I respect it, I think it’s awesome,” he said.
“I’m seeing what comes my way. Like if I like a girl, and we’ve been chatting, I’m happy to go on dates with them.”
After the flight landed in Townsville it was clear that Zukowski was the second most popular man at the arrivals gate – after Nollsy of course.
Zukowski was surrounded by ladies who were all too keen to line up to get a picture with him. Something tells me he’s going to be absolutely fine.
The day ended with Married At First Sight star Cam Merchant boarding the bus back to the hotel and trying with all his might to get a sing-along going. Iconic.
The Shark launch
It was all popping off this week, with another launch event for Channel 9’s brand new show Shark!
It’s about celebrities… swimming with sharks, surprisingly.
Tammy Hembrow was also front and centre for this event, and looked like she was on cloud nine as she cosied up with her new boyfriend Grayson Te Moana.
They were like two teenagers at a school disco, even sharing a cheeky smooch like no one was watching. You wouldn’t think it was 11am on a Monday, would you?
Tammy Hembrow and Grayson Te Moana couldn't keep their hands off each other. Nine
Matt Nable, Lynne McGranger, Ariarne Titmus, Tammy Hembrow, Sam Thaiday and Scott Cam right before they were thrashed. Nine
What I didn’t expect was for a journalist to arrive at the event dressed like a shark, thrashing through the crowds and even photobombing a full cast photo in said attire.
It’s a vision I won’t forget in a hurry. That and Scotty Cam describing his fear of sharks when I thought he was utterly unshakeable.
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