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Tributes are flowing across the entertainment sector for media personality Bert Newton following his death on Saturday evening.

According to media reports, the television icon died while undergoing palliative care in Melbourne, after being admitted to hospital in March and eventually having his leg amputated. He was 83.

Newton was a consistent presence in the TV industry from its formation and was known for his work across Nine and Network 10 on programs such as In Melbourne Tonight, New Faces, Good Morning Australia, 20 to 1 and Bert’s Family Feud.

Vale Bert Newton.

My heart goes out to his family who have lost a husband, a father and friend. And to Australia who have lost an icon.

— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) October 30, 2021

A four-time recipient of the Gold Logie, he also hosted the awards 19 times.

In a statement, Nine director of television Michael Healy described Newton as a “giant” of the industry that entertained generations of Australians.

Duncan Fellows and Alison Bell.

Fans of ABC TV’s The Letdown who enjoy watching Duncan Fellows as Jeremy, partner and foil of Alison Bell’s oft-stressed Audrey, can look forward to his next series Fam Time.

Fellows is playing John, aka ‘Handy Andy’, second husband of Michala Banas’ Belinda Box, matriarch of a dysfunctional blended family in the Seven Studios’ narrative comedy.

Created by Michael Horrocks and scripted by Erica Harrison and Jack Yabsley, the sitcom features Benson Jack Anthony as Belinda’s son Rylan, Karina Banno as her step-daughter Tahnee, Chloe De Los Santos as her adopted half-Filipino daughter Cherry, Rhonda Burchmore as grandma Viv and Tainui Tukiwaho as handyman Bill.

While everyone else in the family is obsessed with the online world, Handy Andy prefers fixing and inventing things, although he’s not very good at either.

There are some similarities between the two characters. “Neither is...

Michala Banas and Benson Jack Anthony.

A dysfunctional blended family who are addicted to their screens is at the heart of Fam Time, Seven Studios’ narrative comedy which is shooting in Sydney.

Hayden Guppy is directing the 6 X 30′ series created by Michael Horrocks, who joined Seven Studios a year ago as executive producer, comedy, with the remit to drive the production division’s expansion into comedy.

It’s the Seven Network’s first narrative comedy in more than 20 years since Bullpitt!, which starred Ross Higgins as Ted Bullpitt, reprising the character he played in the 1980s sitcom Kingswood Country.

Scripted by Erica Harrison and Jack Yabsley, Fam Time stars Michala Banas as the family matriarch Belinda Box. She runs a blog which chronicles her daily adventures as a modern mum with a busy blended family in the digital age.

Duncan Fellows is her second husband John, aka ‘Handy Andy’, an...

After 10 years as president of Actors Equity Australia, Simon Burke has stepped down from that post.

Geoff Morrell was elected acting president by the national performers. committee (Npc) yesterday, pending union elections to be held in the next six months.

Burke.s resignation co-incides with his 40th anniversary as an Equity member: he joined when he was 12 after landing the lead role in Fred Schepisi.s The Devil.s Playground.

The actor told If he first considered relinquishing the job a couple of years ago but postponed his decision when Simon Whipp quit as Equity director.. "I wanted to step down when we had the right person leading the union,". Burke said from Melbourne, where he is about to start rehearsals for La Cage Aux Folles..

Presented by Jeanne Pratt's The Production Company, the musical co-starring Todd McKenney, Gary Sweet and Rhonda Burchmore will open at the Victorian Arts Centre...

Spicks and Specks has pulled nearly 1.6m viewers in its final episode ever to bring the ABC to fourth place for week 48.

The music quiz show finished with a big line-up of regular guests including Geoffrey Rush, Dan Sultan, Brian Mannix and Rhonda Burchmore.

Week 48 was full of finales as it marks the last week of the ratings period.

While Spicks and Specks won its Wednesday night, comedian Julia Morris won Celebrity Apprentice as the program won Monday night with 1.688m viewers.

The X Factor Winner Announced won the week and Tuesday night with 2.026m viewers as teen Reece Mastin took out Sony record contract top prize.

On Thursday night Sarah and Lachlan won Beauty and the Geek which took top honours with 1.255m.

Top 20 shows in Week 48

1. The X Factor – The Winner – Seven – 2,026,000

2. The X Factor – Tuesday – Seven – 1,724,000

3. The Celebrity Apprentice – The Winner – Nine – 1,688,000

4. Spicks And Specks Finale – ABC...

Rhonda Burchmore has revealed that she feels pressured to keep herself in shape. The 50-year-old Australian entertainer, who was a long-running guest on Hey Hey It's Saturday, said that she doesn't want to be known as the woman who "used" to have a good figure. Burchmore told New Idea magazine: "The older I get, the harder it is. People expect you to look a certain way. If you don't, they go, (more)...

Rhonda Burchmore has said that her 15-year-old daughter Lexie is a "miracle" child. The Australian entertainer, who performed in David Atkin's Hot Shoe Shuffle right up to the end of her pregnancy with Lexie, said that she is now trying to make up for focusing on her career at the beginning of her daughter's life. Burchmore told Woman's Day magazine: "I'd have liked to have been with her 24 hours a day but there is a huge (more)...