LATEST NEWS…SHARON VS DANNII ROUND TWO: Outspoken former X-Factor judge Sharon Osbourne has launched another scathing attack on her X-Factor co-star, the untalented Minogue sister (no need to elaborate). Mrs Osbourne previously said Dannii was only chosen as a judge because the show's creator Simon Cowell wanted to sleep with her. This time Sharon called Danni "f*cking useless." "She wasn't so much a dim bulb as a bulb in a power cut," Shaz added." You have to hand it to Sharon - she calls a spade a spade….NAOMI STRIKES AGAIN: Our favourite supermodel with anger management issues, Naomi Campbell, allegedly punched out a taxi driver in New York late last month. The driver claims the out-of-control model flew into a rage and began hitting him from the back seat leaving him with a black eye. He alleged that Naomi jumped from the vehicle and ran from the scene after he stopped the car to contact police. Taxi drivers all over New York now have a fear much greater than late-night knife muggings - God help them…WINO BACK WITH EX: Amy Winehouse has reunited with her druggie ex Blake Fielder-Civil. The pair were spotted pashing outside a London restaurant. The couple decided to reconcile their train-wreck relationship after Blake left her for another woman last year. Despite Blake making K-Fed look like the catch of the century, Wino probably hasn't been sober since she met him anyway. Well someone needs to fill Whitney and Bobby's shoes….TIGER'S GOT BALLS: Golf balls that is. Tiger Woods has resumed training and sources close to the family say the disgraced golfer will return to golf at the Tavistock Cup tournament on March 22. Meanwhile there has been no sign of the player's wronged wife Elin, although reports say she visited the man-whore - err sorry, her husband - in sex rehab. He probably should return to work since buying his wife's silence obviously comes at a very high price…LIFE IMITATES ART FOR TV STAR: 'Two and a Half Men' star John Cryer, who plays Charlie's super annoying brother Allen, isn't just hated by his onscreen ex wife. The whiny actor allegedly had a hit taken out on him by his actual ex wife (the aptly named) Sarah Trigger. A US court alleged that Trigger wanted to have the actor bumped off because he no longer agreed pay his $10 000-a-month child support for their two kids. Meanwhile his onscreen brother Charlie Sheen is in rehab after threatening his wife with a pocket knife. On the plus-side, there's enough drama in their lives to inspire a whole new series of 'Men'…UNDERBELLY - ANOTHER CONTROVERSY: It just wouldn't be Underbelly without controversy. The new series 'Underbelly: The Golden Years' about the Kings Cross underworld is again embroiled in controversy as a former Kings Cross police officer depicted in the show sues for defamation. The former officer, Wendy Gaye Hatfield, has demanded that the Supreme Court allow her to preview episodes before they go to air to ensure she has not been defamed. Hatfield believes that the plot suggests she had a sexual relationship with a notorious Kings Cross nightclub owner and was promoted in the NSW police force by providing sexual favours. While it all sounds juicy, Hatfield will try to stop parts of the show that paint her in a bad light from going to air. She probably doesn't realise she can cash in on the controversy just like Roberta Williams….MR HEIDI MONTAG IN HOSPITAL: Mrs plastic fantastic Heidi Montag's less famous other half, Spencer Pratt, was recently hospitalised needing stitches in his tongue. The injury to his tongue occurred in a bizarre incident where he implicated his new pet dog after he bit his own tongue leaving him unable to talk for several days. Unable to accept responsibility for being a clumsy fool, he blamed his poor (more intelligent) Pomeranian for his stupidity. Given the mindless rubbish that comes out of The Hills star's mouth, here's hoping he bites his tongue more often….JOHN HELPS JESS GET GUYS: John Mayer's recent comments about Jessica Simpson's talents as a lover are helping the blonde singer pull men. In an Oprah interview early this month, Jess said her phone had been ringing off the hook since John described her as "sexual napalm" to US Playboy. Meanwhile, no females will touch John Mayer with a ten foot pole after he described his junk as a 'white supremacist' and basically bagged all of his former girlfriends in the highest selling men's magazine in the world. Perhaps John also needs to have a freak accident involving Spencer Pratt's dog?...CHERYL COLE DUMPS HUSBAND: Another day, another sports star cheats on his wife. This time it's British soccer player Ashley Cole who has cheated on UK glamour girl and former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole. The 26-year-old glamour found Shane Warne-style text messages on her husband's phone and after countless other infidelities on his part, finally decided to leave his ass. Cheryl is busy promoting her solo album '3 Words' which has been given rave reviews, so she probably isn't wasting much time crying over it. For the last time girls, do not date rockers, sports men or actors - unless you are totally against monogamy….
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A new novel from the author of 'Farewell
My Ovaries' and 'Love and Punishment'

ROADSIDE SISTERS
Wendy Harmer

Elegant Meredith, motherly Nina and determinedly single Annie have been distant friends for so long they can't quite remember what they have in common. Reluctantly approaching middle age while facing the ups and downs of their lives - disappointing marriages, divorce, teenage kids and career downturns - they somehow agree to make a crazy road trip from Melbourne to Byron Bay in an Elvis-inspired RoadMaster Royale mobile home to attend Meredith's daughter's wedding.

Unlikely companions from the start, it's a trip that could tear their friendship apart or it might just save their lives. Laughter, tears, mayhem, secrets, squabbles and a good dose of truth accompany them up the east coast of Australia to remind them why their friendship endures. And then there's the possibility of finding Mr Right along the way…

In 'Roadside Sisters', Wendy Harmer delivers an effervescent, funny and genuine story of female friendship that will appeal to women of a certain age everywhere…

WENDY HARMER

Wendy Harmer is one of Australia's best-known humorists. As a stand-up comedian she has performed her one-woman shows at the Melbourne, Edinburgh, Montreal and Glasgow Mayfest Comedy Festivals, in London's West End and at the Sydney Theatre Company.

Wendy enjoyed huge popularity leading Sydney radio station 2Day FM's top-rating Breakfast Show for 11 years and winning eighty-four of the 88 ratings surveys for that period. She has hosted, written and appeared in a variety of TV shows including ABC's THE BIG GIG and IN HARMER'S WAY.

A former political journalist, Wendy is the author of seven books for adults including her best selling novel FAREWELL MY OVARIES (A&U), LOVE AND PUNISHMENT (A&U) and NAGGING FOR BEGINNERS (A&U), a how-to guide for women. She has been a regular newspaper and magazine contributor writing columns for Australian Women's Weekly and the Sydney Morning Herald's Good Weekend magazine.

Wendy's children's book series about Pearlie the park fairy have sold more than 400,000 copies in Australia and internationally since the first title PEARLIE IN THE PARK (Random House) was published in 2003. A stage show of the books, adapted by Wendy, played at the Seymour Centre in Sydney and toured regional NSW in 2005 and then nationally in 2007.

The animated television series based on Wendy's PEARLIE books is currently in pre-production in Australia and Canada with Sticky Pictures and Canadian broadcaster Nelvana co-producing. The fifty-two part series is expected to air on Network Ten in 2010. Wendy is developing the series as Creative Producer and has written many of its episodes.

STUFF, a four-part television documentary series which Wendy produced, wrote and presented, premiered on ABC TV in March 2008. In late 2008 Wendy and Angela Catterns recorded a 16-part podcast series for ABC Local Radio called IS IT JUST ME?. Together they debate and discuss their observations and conclusions on everyday life. The podcasts are currently available for download from the ABC Local Radio website.

Wendy and her husband Brendan have two young children and live on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

'Roadside Sisters' is available now (RRP $32.99).

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