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Constance Hall, 38, unleashes on men after a stranger sent explicit image

Mother Constance Hall, who lives in Western Australia, took to Facebook on August 7 with a photo of the texts - and a censor over the male genitalia - to talk about the 'assault' that is receiving such low rent content

Constance Hall OWNS the ‘desperate, lonely and sad’ man who sent her ad**k pic – as she publishes his vile text to her

  • Australian mummy blogger Constance Hall has called out men for explicit pics
  • The 38-year-old mother shared the text messages on her Facebook page
  • She tried to ‘put herself in their shoes’ but couldn’t make sense of the situation
  • Ultimately she ‘felt sorry’ for the men who feel the need to send such images

By Matilda Rudd For Daily Mail Australia

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An Australian mummy blogger has unleashed on creepy men after she was sent an unsolicited explicit photo of a stranger’s genitals and a series of graphic text messages.

Mother Constance Hall, who lives in Western Australia, took to Facebook with a photo of the texts – and a censor over the male genitalia – to talk about the ‘assault’ that is receiving such low rent content.

‘I just got sent ad*** pic but unlike all the other lonely boys that have sent me them in the past, this came through to my private phone number on an app I downloaded two days ago to message my paranoid friends on,’ she captioned the photo.

‘Aside from the obvious victim on the other end of this assault, what is going on with these blokes? So I tried putting myself in their shoes.’

Mother Constance Hall, who lives in Western Australia, took to Facebook on August 7 with a photo of the texts - and a censor over the male genitalia - to talk about the 'assault' that is receiving such low rent content

Mother Constance Hall, who lives in Western Australia, took to Facebook on August 7 with a photo of the texts – and a censor over the male genitalia – to talk about the ‘assault’ that is receiving such low rent content

Despite 'trying to be open minded' Mrs Hall couldn't see how sending these types of images would be gratifying - for the sender or the receiver

Despite ‘trying to be open minded’ Mrs Hall couldn’t see how sending these types of images would be gratifying – for the sender or the receiver

Despite ‘trying to be open minded’ Mrs Hall couldn’t see how sending these types of images would be gratifying – for the sender or the receiver.

The message she had received read: ‘Weren’t you after this? Did you text me after something big and throbbing?’

‘Could it be depravity? If I had never met anyone who actually wanted to see my stimulated v**** could I be driven to send it out there anyway? Umm that’s a no,’ she concurred.

‘Maybe to get even? If I found out that my husband was sending his genitals to a number of people who didn’t want to see them would I then be inclined to ‘get even and show him that two can play at the game of assaulting strangers with our genitals? I don’t think that’s how I’d frame that particular revenge.’

Mrs Hall couldn’t actually come up with a single instance in which she thought the photos were okay to send without the receiver first acknowledging that they wanted to see them first.

‘And I do realize that it’s not always possible to understand someone who’s lived a different life to yours, male privilege can be hard to fully grasp when you have been served the privilege of it,’ she said.

Mrs Hall couldn't actually come up with a single instance in which she thought the photos were okay to send without the receiver first acknowledging that they wanted to see them first

Mrs Hall couldn’t actually come up with a single instance in which she thought the photos were okay to send without the receiver first acknowledging that they wanted to see them first

‘But there isn’t enough empathy in the world that could help me understand how desperate, lonely, sad and full of self entitlement I’d have to be to send someone a close up of my aroused genitals who simply didn’t want to see them.’

She did acknowledge that there was a certain degree of sympathy for those ‘poor excited men’ who sat alone in their bedrooms taking these photos.

‘They’re dreaming about the wide world of sexual encounters being had all over the place, none of which he was invited to,’ Mrs Hall said.

Bizarrely when she snapped a screenshot of the photo it was naturally censored by the app it was sent in, preventing Mrs Hall from sharing it on even if she wanted to.

‘Of course, that thought moved on. And left me wondering what kind of an app blanks out d*** pics in screenshots? How the f*** am I supposed to process this if I ca n’t black out his nob de él and rip apart his bedroom with my queens?’ She said.

Some of her 1.3million fans praised the mother and clothing designer for her prose, and agreed that they couldn't understand why men sent such photos (Pictured with her husband Denim)

Some of her 1.3million fans praised the mother and clothing designer for her prose, and agreed that they couldn’t understand why men sent such photos (Pictured with her husband Denim)

Some of her 1.3million fans praised the mother and clothing designer for her prose, and agreed that they couldn’t understand why men sent such photos.

‘Never in my life will I understand why ‘men’ send a pic! Send back a pic of a scoring panel!’ One woman wrote.

‘I’m in a relationship now but before I wasn’t and I found this kind of behavior really disgusting and degrading … hard no, from me,’ another said.

While one woman said: ‘Weird that men think it is a turn on.’

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UK woman dies after face collapsed from disease Wegener’s granulomatosis

UK woman dies after face collapsed from disease Wegener's granulomatosis

A “glamorous” mum-of-eight has died at the age of 47, having spent years indoors over fears about her appearance after a rare condition made her facial features “collapse”.

British woman Nicola Kilby didn’t want to look at herself in the mirror and refused to be photographed after a rare illness dramatically altered her appearance.

The mum had battled inflammatory blood vessel disease for five years, but the condition known as Wegener’s granulomatosis (GPA) had already started to change her appearance before she was diagnosed.

The condition attacked her ears, nose, sinuses, kidneys and lungs as well as leaving her deaf in both ears.

It also affected her soft palate, leaving her unable to talk and causing her nose to collapse.

But after spending years indoors hiding, the devoted mum and grandmother tragically died last month, The Sun reports.

Her son Kieran, 25, is now raising funds to help pay for his mum’s funeral costs, and hopes her story will raise awareness of GPA.

“My mum was an amazing person, she put everyone before herself. She was very outgoing, she was one of the most glamorous people I’ve ever met,” he told Birmingham Live.

“She adored her children and her grandchildren and gave anyone who came through the door the warmest welcome, like they were family.

“She was a very strong woman and even when she was in the worst pain imaginable, she’d never let on. Ella she did n’t want to subject anyone else to what she was going through.

Nicola had lived in Cirencester, 130km west of London, with her husband of 10 years, Kevin.

She leaves behind eight children aged between eight and 27.

Speaking about his mum’s battle with GPA, hotel worker Kieran said: “It’s one of the most horrendous things I can imagine anyone going through.

“One of the things my mum struggled with most was how dramatically her appearance changed. It ate away at her nose from her, she became deaf in both ears and she lost a lot of her soft palate so she could n’t talk properly anymore.

“Something minor like a cold would really affect her, to the point she could end up in hospital. It made the Covid pandemic very difficult for her.

“The doctors originally said she could live for 10 years with it, but it affected her very rapidly. It got to the point where she couldn’t even use the stairs, she was so weak.

“It was hard for my mum because she didn’t leave the house for years. She was so self-conscious about people staring at her.

“Even looking in a mirror was too difficult for her because of the damage it did to her nose. None of us have any pictures of my mum from the past five years because she would n’t allow it – not even with the grandkids on her birthday de ella. ”

Before her death, Kieran said his mum had been dreaming of getting a prosthetic nose after seeing the dramatic it change it made for a woman with vasculitis on a TV show.

“All my mum ever wanted was a normal nose,” he said.

“It was weird when she saw that episode on TV because most people have never heard of GPA, it’s not a word you hear often like cancer.

“My mum started asking questions about prosthetics. We all started looking into getting her a nose for Christmas, but all the clinics we could find were in America or they were extortionated.”

He added: “Not only did it affect her physically but it had a huge impact on her mental health as well. Because she wouldn’t leave the house, she became very isolated.

“Me and my siblings bought her a French bulldog to keep her company. It got to the point that she was so lonely that she started accepting random friend requests from strangers on Facebook so she had some friends to speak to. That’s something that really stuck with me.

“She went from being a normal outgoing mother to feeling disfigured. She just wanted to be able to take her children to the park and do normal mum things, but it changed every part of her life completely.

Any money raised by Kieran through his GoFundMe page will be used to pay the funeral costs, a memorial bench in Nicola’s name and the charity Vasculitis UK.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission

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Aldi Australia introduces smaller trolleys in stores

A photo posted to the Aldi Mums Facebook group shows the new trolleys in a bay alongside and is believed to be the first of a nationwide rollout (pictured: the small trolleys)

Shoppers thrilled after Aldi introduces a VERY in-demand new feature in stores: ‘We’ve been waiting for this moment for years’

  • Aldi Australia has introduced smaller sized trolleys in stores in a national rollout
  • A photo showing the size was shared online, sending customers into a spin
  • The new size will provide shoppers with ‘greater convenience’

By Carina Stathis For Daily Mail Australia

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Customers are praising Aldi after small trolleys were spotted in Australian stores.

A photo posted to the Aldi Mums Facebook group shows the new trolleys in a bay and is believed to be the first of a nationwide rollout.

Shoppers complained online saying the large trolleys, which are 1.1m high, are ‘enormous’ and were unsuitable for pregnant women, new mums carrying babies and the elderly.

In June the supermarket confirmed to Daily Mail Australia the smaller trolleys will provide shoppers with ‘greater convenience’.

A photo posted to the Aldi Mums Facebook group shows the new trolleys in a bay alongside and is believed to be the first of a nationwide rollout (pictured: the small trolleys)

A photo posted to the Aldi Mums Facebook group shows the new trolleys in a bay alongside and is believed to be the first of a nationwide rollout (pictured: the small trolleys)

‘We recognize that customers are looking for greater convenience when they visit our stores, as it’s almost impossible not to pick up the excellent value products on offer,’ an Aldi spokesperson said.

‘That’s why we’re introducing smaller trolleys across all our locations, so our customers can more efficiently pick up products while doing smaller grocery shops.’

The image of the small trolleys received more than 2,400 ‘likes’ and shoppers seemed obsessed with the new offer.

‘Sooo much easier for when I’m wearing baby in the carrier!!!’ one mum wrote, another added: ‘Yes I just used one. I was surprised to see them. A great addition.’

‘Thank god, I’m sick of falling into the trolley trying to get my groceries out,’ a third joked.

A short woman said: ‘About time, for me 144cm of shortness the trolleys are sooooo big, almost climbing in every time. well done Aldi for the newer half cart smaller trolleys.’

It follows after Aldi shoppers were left pleasantly surprised by the retailer’s decision to rollout shopping baskets across all their Australian stores.

It follows after Aldi shoppers were left pleasantly surprised by the retailer's decision to rollout shopping baskets across all their Australian stores

It follows after Aldi shoppers were left pleasantly surprised by the retailer’s decision to rollout shopping baskets across all their Australian stores

Aldi Australia have revealed plans to include shopping baskets - as standard - in every store

Aldi Australia have revealed plans to include shopping baskets – as standard – in every store

The German-owned retailer posted to Facebook in April to reveal the decision which many customers believe has been ‘a long time coming’.

‘Goodbye octopus arms,’ they wrote in the post.

‘We’re rolling out baskets across all our stores, to help you with your weekly shop and dash in top-ups.’

The baskets, which were first trialed in select stores in July, will be available nation-wide in 2022 – according to a spokesperson for the German-owned store.

Customers said the announcement was ‘about time’.

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Australian Aldi customer slammed for cashier rant

Australian Aldi customer slammed for cashier rant

A shopper who went on an angry rant after claiming she was short-changed at Aldi has been slammed online.

The customer took to Facebook to vent her frustrations at a checkout worker who claims short-changed her by 50c.

The shopper shared a picture of a packet of smoked salmon that had a red ‘reduced’ sticker on the front, with a price of $7.19.

Next to it was an Aldi receipt that showed the salmon being charged at the full price of $13.99.

After returning to complain, the customer said the cashier tried to rectify the issue and showed the follow-up receipt with the correct price and the woman’s owed change of $6.80.

However, the customer claims that the cashier mistakenly only gave her $6.30 in change – meaning she was still owed 50c.

“Today as usual I did my weekly shop at my local Aldi in Broadmeadows,” she began the post.

“It didn’t turn out to be pleasant. The checkout staff charged me full price for a product that was on special.

“I approached her and told her she gave me the wrong change, but insisted that is what it says on the till.

“My math is not great but if I was charged $13.99 for something that is $7.19, I should be refunded the difference right?

“She only gave me $6.30 instead of $6.80.

“The worst part was she said if it’s not correct then she’d give me the difference. She made me feel like I was in the wrong.

“So I waited a few minutes to explain to her that she indeed gave me the wrong change but the line was just too long.

“I know it’s only 50c but money is money plus her attitude was despicable. End of rant.”

Although a few people were sympathetic to the shopper’s situation, many slammed her post and urged her to “be kind”.

“It’s easy to get flustered in situations like this, try not to be too hard on them,” commented one.

“It’s 50 cents, you need to chill,” said another.

“Go easy on customer service staff please. It’s been a really crappy few years for us,” one group member commented.

“You can’t possibly imagine the abuse and negativity we have received. Be kind.”

“Maybe she just got flustered and made a mistake considering you ‘confronted her’. Cashiers at Aldi can serve over 200 people in a shift so mistakes will happen,” said another.

“They have a lot going on, with speed, lines, working out money and more. Maybe next time show a bit more understanding for the cashier just trying to do her best de ella. ”

News.com.au understands that if any customers have concerns about a store experience they can visit the Aldi help center for more information.

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Constance Hall’s rant about ‘d*ck’ pics after man sends explicit image

Constance Hall's rant about 'd*ck' pics after man sends explicit image

Constance Hall has slammed “desperate, lonely” men who send unsolicited photos after receiving a “d*ck pic” from a total stranger.

The mummy blogger posted a lengthy rant after she received an explicit image from a random man on an app that she had ironically downloaded at the request of “paranoid friends” who wanted to communicate safely.

After receiving the image, along with a string of disturbing sexual text messages, the outspoken mum tried to “put herself in the shoes” of males who send these pictures to understand why they do this.

However she concluded that there was no circumstance in the world in which she would send such a “depraved” photo – labeling it an “assault” against the unwitting recipient.

“What would drive me to the point of being gratified by sending a close-up cl*t pic of my [vagina] to someone who I’m 99 per cent sure doesn’t want to see my clacker?” she wrote on Facebook.

“Could it be depravity? If I had never met anyone who actually wanted to see my [vagina] could I be driven to send it out there anyway? Umm that’s a no.

“What if I thought that my cl*toris was a hooded mystic possessing some kind of power or blessings (which isn’t that far-fetched), meaning that even though these people didn’t want to see it… the photo is for their own good? Hmm no I’d just keep the blessings for those who consented to them.”

She also decided she wouldn’t send a “cl*t pic” if she was “terrified” of the opposite sex but had a high libido – or if she had “throbbing” genitals.

Despite toying with various reasons why men send unsolicited images, the 38-year-old concluded that “there isn’t enough empathy in the world that could help me understand”.

In an unexpected twist, Constance was able to have “sympathy” for the males who commit this awful act.

“Now that I’ve let the shock settle. I do feel a little sorry for the poor excited man, alone in his room, [erection] in one hand iPhone trying to get the best angle in the other, dreaming about the wide world of sexual encounters being had all over the place, none of which he was invited to,” she said.

However, even with a sprinkling of “sympathy” for the “desperate, lonely” men who do this, she pointed out it was a criminal offense and a form of assault.

Constance’s rant was widely well received, with many praising the mum-of-five and stepmum of two for her “clever” post.

“Never in my life will I understand why ‘men’ send (ad*ck) pic! Send back a pic of a scoring panel!” one woman wrote.

“I’m in a relationship now but before I wasn’t and I found this kind of behavior really disgusting and degrading… hard no, from me,” another said.

While one woman said: “Weird that men think it is a turn on.”

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Kids orphaned as parents fall to death from Bronx apartment

Kids orphaned as parents fall to death from Bronx apartment

Investigators are probing whether there was a struggle before an Albanian actor and his wife plunged to their deaths from their apartment in New York over the weekend, a police source said.

Florind Belliu, 35, an actor and aspiring filmmaker originally from Albania, and his wife Ornela Shehi, 28, were found in the rear courtyard of 2199 Cruger Avenue in the Bronx at around 9.15am on Saturday, cops and police sources said.

“There were signs in the apartment that indicated it wasn’t all Kumbaya, like they didn’t just decide to leave their kids behind and jump,” the source told the new york post.

The source wouldn’t provide any more details on the alleged “signs”.

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A suicide note was not left behind, according to the source.

Authorities are waiting for autopsy results to determine whether Mr Shehi suffered any injuries not indicative of a fall, the source said.

By late Tuesday morning, the city’s Medical Examiner’s (ME) Office had not made a determination on either Mr Shehi or Ms Belliu’s death.

“Both are pending while the ME awaits additional investigative information,” a spokeswoman said, adding that the signs could include “further testing of remains or investigatory material from the scene”.

Mr Shehi was caught on video plunging from the building’s sixth floor first and hitting the alleyway, with Ms Belliu landing seconds later, sources told the post a day after the couple’s deaths.

The couple moved into the building with their two young children about four months ago, and authorities never received reports of domestic violence related to the couple, according to police sources.

Neighbors told the post on Saturday that the pair were a “quiet couple” who “kept to themselves,” and were often seen taking walks – but also that Mr Belliu had been seen visibly angry Friday.

“I’ve seen them always buying things for the house, like every day together, with two kids together, we didn’t recognize there was something wrong,” said Shadie Perkaj, the wife of the building’s super.

She said Saturday was Mr Belliu’s birthday.

Mr Belliu’s pal Elona Caslli mourned her lost friend on Facebook.

“A multiple tragedy for which there is no word of consolation. God give strength to your children and parents,” Ms Caslli wrote in Albanian.

Ms Belliu was a graduate of the University of Arts in Tirana, Albania, and performed on TV and in the theater before moving to the US, EuroNews Albania reported.

As of two years ago, he was working on two books and a movie script he hoped to pitch to Netflix, the report said.

Police sources said he may have been recently working as a livery driver to help make ends meet.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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The heartbreaking voicemail Olivia Newton-John’s daughter Chloe Lattanzi left Richard Wilkins

This is the heartbreaking message Olivia Newton-John's daughter Chloe Lattanzi left Today's entertainment editor Richard Wilkins (pictured) following the death of her mother aged 73

Richard Wilkins has played the heartbreaking message Olivia Newton-John’s daughter Chloe Lattanzi left him following the death of her mother at age 73.

The actress and singer died peacefully at her home in Southern California on Monday morning, surrounded by family and friends. Her husband John Easterling announced her death on her Facebook page.

‘Chloe Lattanzi, Olivia’s daughter, sent me a beautiful message earlier today, which I played and raised again,’ Richard revealed on Wednesday’s episode of the Today show, as he held back tears.

This is the heartbreaking message Olivia Newton-John's daughter Chloe Lattanzi left Today's entertainment editor Richard Wilkins (pictured) following the death of her mother aged 73

This is the heartbreaking message Olivia Newton-John’s daughter Chloe Lattanzi left Today’s entertainment editor Richard Wilkins (pictured) following the death of her mother aged 73

‘And I said to her, “I would never do it without your permission. Would you like me to share your beautiful message with her many friends and fans on-air?”

‘And she said, “Yes, please. Tell them how much their love is helping me cope. I want to be a link for them. Give light, give thanks, gratitude. I’m holding you in my heart.”‘

‘Hi Richard, this is Chloe, I just saw your beautiful tribute to my mummy,’ the message read.

‘I just wanted to hold you. I saw how much you loved her and I just want you to know she’s free now and out of pain and all her family is here together.

The actress and singer died peacefully at her home in Southern California on Monday morning, surrounded by family and friends. Her husband John Easterling announced her death on her Facebook page. Pictured with his daughter Chloe

The actress and singer died peacefully at her home in Southern California on Monday morning, surrounded by family and friends. Her husband John Easterling announced her death on her Facebook page. Pictured with his daughter Chloe

‘She’s making the sun shine and the dogs are running around and smiling and the horses are galloping

‘I just want you to know that she’s free from pain now and she fought so hard and I was with her every step of the way

‘I just felt your love, mummy and I both care about you, care about you so much.

Chloe ended the message with: ‘I love you my friend, thank you for doing that.’

Just months before Olivia's death, Chloe, 36, vowed to stand by her mother 'always and forever' while sharing a gallery of pictures of the pair together on Facebook

Just months before Olivia’s death, Chloe, 36, vowed to stand by her mother ‘always and forever’ while sharing a gallery of pictures of the pair together on Facebook

It comes just days after Wilkins, 68, burst into tears as his last interview with Olivia was aired.

Today host Karl Stefanovic left his seat on the panel to comfort his colleague as he wiped away tears.

‘I didn’t want to do this,’ Wilkins wept.

Richard Wilkins broke down on the Today show on Tuesday as he spoke about the death of his long-time friend and Australian icon Olivia Newton-John

Richard Wilkins broke down on the Today show on Tuesday as he spoke about the death of his long-time friend and Australian icon Olivia Newton-John

The actress and singer (pictured with long-time friend Richard Wilkins) died at her home in Southern California on Monday morning

The actress and singer (pictured with long-time friend Richard Wilkins) died at her home in Southern California on Monday morning

‘It’s alright,’ Stefanovic said while hugging the presenter. ‘This woman was extraordinary.’

Wilkins was close to tears earlier in the show when he first delivered the heartbreaking news about Olivia’s death.

‘Dickie, I’m so sorry for your loss,’ Stefanovic said.

Host Karl Stefanovic left his seat on the panel to comfort his colleague who wiped his eyes

Host Karl Stefanovic left his seat on the panel to comfort his colleague who wiped his eyes

'I was just sort of numb,' Wilkins said to Karl and Ally. 'I didn't really know what to think'

‘I was just sort of numb,’ Wilkins said to Karl and Ally. ‘I didn’t really know what to think’

‘It’s our loss,’ Wilkins replied. ‘The world has lost a beautiful human being today.’

He then went on to reveal the devastating early morning phone call he received of the news.

‘I was just sort of numb,’ he told Stefanovic and co-host Allison Langdon.

‘You know, all the dates and facts and figures and things just disappear and I just felt completely, just completely numb. I didn’t really know what to think.’

Olivia Newton-John, shown in one of her last public appearances in 2019. The actress died on Monday aged 73.

She is shown, right, in her most iconic role in Grease in 1978

Olivia Newton-John, left, in one of her last public appearances in 2019. The actress died on Monday aged 73. She is shown, right, in her most iconic role in Grease in 1978

Speaking on Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa on Tuesday morning, Wilkins discussed his first ever encounter with the Grease star.

‘I think I was hosting a sort of a meet and greet thing she must have been promoting a record or something,’ he recalled.

‘And that was I think the first time I met her and we just got on like a house on fire at this thing.’

Wilkins said he’d been a fan of Olivia for his whole life and that he’d never heard a bad word about her.

‘She was never flashy. She she was never a show off. You never see her on the social pages. She would just she just was so dignified,’ he added.

‘And such a classy, ​​beautiful, gorgeous, wonderful lady and a great mum to (daughter) Chloe (Lattanzi).’

Olivia’s husband broke the news of the star’s death in a heartbreak Facebook post on Monday morning, following her brave and extraordinarily public decades-long battle with cancer.

Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in the iconic 1978 movie Grease that catapulted her career. He was among the first to pay tribute to her on Monday

Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in the iconic 1978 movie Grease that catapulted her career. He was among the first to pay tribute to her on Monday

‘Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends,’ Mr Easterling wrote.

‘We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time.

‘Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer.

‘Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer.’

Newton-John and John Travolta at the 40th Anniversary of Grease in 2018

Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, This Christmas, their 2012 Christmas album

Newton-John and John Travolta at the 40th Anniversary of Grease in 2018 (left) and (right) promoting their 2012 Christmas album

The actress famously beat breast cancer twice but was diagnosed again in 2017.

She spent the last few years at home, campaigning for animal rights and raising money for her charity.

In a haunting interview with The Guardian in 2020, she said of the disease: ‘It’s been a part of my life for so long.

‘I felt something was wrong. It’s concerning when it comes back, but I thought ‘I’ll get through it again’.

Olivia Newton-John with her daughter Chloe Lattanzi, when Chloe was a child

Olivia Newton-John with her daughter Chloe Lattanzi

Olivia Newton-John with her daughter Chloe Lattanzi, left, and right, when Chloe was a child. She suffered several miscarriages before giving birth to Chloe in 1986

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A Virgin Airlines passenger sparks debate for breaking ‘unspoken’ rule

A Virgin Airlines passenger sparks debate for breaking 'unspoken' rule

A woman flying from Sydney to Melbourne has triggered debate online, after she shared her awkward middle-seat experience where another passenger sitting on the aisle of her row took more than their fair share of space.

In a photo posted to Reddit, the woman on the aisle seat is seen crossing her leg into the middle passenger’s section, with her foot tucked under the middle seat in the row before them.

According to the post’s caption, the woman on the aisle also allegedly removed the middle passenger’s arm from the armrest.

“She’s in the isolated seat. She pushed my arm off the armrest and plopped her feet in my space. The middle seat already sucks enough,” the caption read.

The post has acquired more than 550 comments, causing a stir online over plane etiquette and who has the right to the space.

One thread that received a lot of attention was a Reddit user’s explanation of who has the right to what part of the seat in a three-seat row.

“Window gets an armrest and a wall. Middle gets two armrests. Aisle gets an armrest and a little bit of extra leg. We’re not animals! We live in a society!” they commented.

“This is the way. The few times I’ve flown, I just naturally surrendered the arm rest for the middle seat,” one reply read.

“The armrests in the middle belong to the middle. This is global unspoken plane etiquette,” a third said.

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Others responded to the post with ways they would have handled the situation, including repeatedly going to the bathroom, stretching their legs over the aisle passengers and calling a flight attendant.

“Simple. Ask this person to respect your space. If she does not want to, ask to be moved to another seat because your neighbor is not respecting your space, ”one user commented.

“That’s where you rub your leg against hers and when she looks at you appalled, you can say, ‘Oh sorry. Was I invading your personal space?’” said another.

But not all commenters felt sympathetic towards the middle-seat passenger, seeing the post as her making a “big deal” out of an easy-to-solve situation.

“Can’t we just communicate anymore? Instead of acting all passive aggressive, kindly ask her to move her foot from her. Problem solved in 5 seconds without making a big deal of it. Never understood these posts,” one person responded.

“Just politely ask them to mind their space. Why take a picture and just continue to sit uncomfortably,” replied another.

Plane etiquette has become a hot topic as flights return to their pre-Covid capacities, with mask wearing, sanitization and social distancing where possible joining the list of already-existing unspoken plane rules.

While masks are no longer required in airport terminals, they are still mandatory on most flights and are only permitted to be removed if a passenger is eating or drinking.

For those who forget their mask, most airlines offer travel packs that include a mask and sanitization wipe which can be collected prior to boarding.

As for plane etiquette that existed prior to Covid-19, passengers are reminded not to kick the seat in front of them, wear headphones if listening to music or on-flight entertainment and to leave their shoes on.

“Take showers, brush your teeth, leave the perfume off, don’t eat stinky food (caesar salad and tuna fish I’m talking to you!), and bring headphones. Trust me,” a US flight attendant said in a popular Facebook group.

“These things sound basic, but (if not implemented) add to stress on crowded plans.”

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McDonald’s customer’s weird discovery in nuggets order

McDonald's customer's weird discovery in nuggets order

A Macca’s customer has been left less than impressed after she ordered six chicken nuggets – only to open the box and find something very different inside.

The Canberra woman took to Facebook to share a photo of what was supposed to be a box of nuggets after going through a McDonald’s drive-through.

Instead, the container was filled with raw sliced ​​onion, Yahoo News Australia reported.

When contacted for comment, Macca’s said that if any customer ever had an issue, their meal could be replaced.

“At McDonald’s, we are committed to giving our customers a great experience every time they visit one of our restaurants,” a spokesperson told news.com.au.

“Of course, if a customer receives an incorrect order, we will happily replace this for them.

“We apologize for the inconvenience and encourage the customer to contact our Customer Service team so we can look into it in more detail.”

It comes after another Macca’s customer claims she found an unexpected item in her McChicken Sandwich.

The Irish woman was recorded by her boyfriend expressing her shock after she took a bite of her burger and pulled out what appeared to resemble a dandelion.

“There’s a flower in my McChicken Sandwich,” she said in the video, holding the mayo-covered piece of greenery.

“Is this actually for real?”

She then placed the green item on the top of the burger box, showing it was an entire stem complete with yellowing buds.

The video of the unimpressed woman – captioned, “Flowers in chicken legend meal looks lovely so it does” – has clocked up over two million views since it was shared on TikTok on Sunday.

But while many people sympathized with the woman’s plight – others were suspicious.

“I work at McDonald’s. No you didn’t,” one commenter wrote.

“Yeah nah Maccies worker here, that’s not possible,” another agreed.

While another said: “I work in McDonald’s and I can assure you that everything is checked, so I feel like this has been planted in.”

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How David Jones is targeting 582m Chinese customers via WeChat

How David Jones is targeting 582m Chinese customers via WeChat

Upmarket legacy retailer David Jones is arguably better known for its old-fashioned shops and traditional customer service than its online innovation.

But the department store appears to be one of the only Australian retailers tapping into the gigantic Chinese market on a social media platform that boasts 582 million active users a month.

The retailer’s chief marketing officer James Holloman has described the platform Weibo or WeChat as “world leading” combining the elements from other social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and WhatsApp, as well as the ability to pay bills and buy everything from fashion to beauty products .

With more than 40,000 followers and three years on WeChat, Mr Holloman said David Jones’ Chinese clients were “incredibly important” to the retailer, which has signaled unrivaled “commercial success” on the social media platform.

“WeChat is a full ecosystem for mainland China … and it’s almost a one-stop shop for mainland Chinese where they are doing kinda like Facebook, Instagram and a payment wallet all in one,” he told news.com.au.

“You technically follow different accounts and different individuals, and you use it essentially as a WhatsApp version between your friends in terms of messaging, but then you also follow different brands and it’s similar to a really immersive email.

“It’s basically a full immersive ability to shop directly from incredibly immersive posts … and you can follow everyone from Louis Vuitton, Coca Cola, Estee Lauder to Dior.”

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For David Jones, many of his followers are part of the Chinese community living in Australia and the bulk are aged between 25 and 36, Mr Holloman revealed, which has given the retailer “massive growth” from younger shoppers.

One of the department store’s big moves has been around Singles Day, an unofficial holiday and shopping event held on 11 November every year in China, that celebrates people who are not in relationships.

“Last year during the Singles Day shopping event, which is almost the biggest shopping day worldwide and it’s bigger than Black Friday, we did our first live stream,” Mr Holloman said.

“It’s the equivalent of shopping television where we had an hour and a half of fully engaged viewers watching our life stream of all of amazing products and key specials happening over that day and we had 13,000 viewers watching that on WeChat.”

For the Lunar Year in February, they introduced the little red packets which are a traditional gift of money, and allowed people to send them virtually to friends from their account.

Influencers have also been key to the brand’s success, I added.

Mr Holloman said mainland Chinese are important clients for buying premium goods, with a report from consulting firm McKinsey revealing that 50 per cent of the global luxury goods will be purchased by the Chinese by 2025.

“It’s a very hot market for the stuff that we sell,” he added.

“Secondly, there is an audience in Australia that want to be communicated to. There are 1.2 million Chinese born Australians so that’s a huge proportion as it’s almost 5 per cent of the Australian population.

“We want to talk to our clients in the language and way they best feel most comfortable in… and understanding and engaging in and on a platform that they feel most comfortable in.”

This approach has also been translated into stores as well with sales associates who speak fluent Mandarin, he added.

WeChat recently praised David Jones’ SS20 Beauty campaign as a part of a global showcase of best-in-class activity and it was the only international retail store featured on the list.

The beauty campaign, themed Full Bloom, included video, imagery, emails, in-store visual merchandising, a 36-page print booklet and shoppable article pages.

“With clever use of shoppable product display functions and rich graphic design elements, the campaign achieved a click through rate of more than double that of industry benchmarks,” WeChat said.

Another “incredible success story” for the China market has been landing Kim Kardashian’s popular Skims line, Mr Holloman said.

“She can be polarizing, but it’s been a commercial success and from what we hear from customers, they are excited to have such exclusive brands across our network,” he said.

The retailer copped fierce backlash when it announced it was stocking the star’s products, with loyal fans of the store accusing the world-famous influencer of diminishing the retailer’s “class” after DJ’s shared a video to their Instagram page of Kim promoting the brand.

However, despite its investment in WeChat, David Jones has no presence on another social media platform that has been blowing up – TikTok – which has over one billion users.

“We are incredibly strong on Instagram and on Facebook, we have in excess of 400,000 followers on Instagram and 600,000 on Facebook,” Mr Holloman said.

Queensland University of Technology retail expert Dr Gary Mortimer said David Jones’ use of WeChat is a “great strategy”.

“They are taking advantage of a growing middle class affluent Chinese market that does often look for Australian brands and often international brands and David Jones has the ability to provide those brands to that particular audience,” Dr Mortimer told news.com.au.

“When you look at what they are doing in that space they would be aligning themselves with Chinese influencers that connect really well with that Chinese market.

“They would be leveraging really large online promotional events like Singles Day that runs on the 11 November every year and it gets bigger and bigger.

“Singles Day is a bit like Amazon Price day but it turned over about $US85 billion ($A122 billion) last year. The Chinese market is a very valuable and viable market for Australian business and brands.”

Dr Mortimer said China’s population of 1.3 billion compared to the “tiny” 26 million living in Australia also showed it was a lucrative field to play in.

“Trust is huge issue for the Chinese population who are concerned about counterfeiting, so working on a Chinese platform gives legitimacy for David Jones in that market,” he added.

“Woolworths is playing in that space as well.”

In 2015, Woolworths opened its first overseas flagship store on the Tmall website and has also partnered with supermarket 7 Fresh since 2020 offering WeChat as a payment system.

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