From dashing romantic reality star to DV charges: how it all went wrong for Bachelor Sam Wood
Wood’s cultural prominence, commercial success and now collapse of his empire was shaped by the confected TV narrative into which he stepped Along the main drag of Noosa Heads, expensive beachfront villas and resorts meld into designer-boho apparel stores, upmarket restaurants and bars and pizza joints. Kids with sandy feet and hair still dripping from the surf slurp gelati alongside activewear-clad women who have descended from the scrubby headland.
The beachside town is a holiday destination for middle-class families as well as the wealthy, and is a particular favourite with Victorians. And those who headed there for the recent King’s birthday long weekend were treated to plenty of Queensland sun.
Read in depth: Entertainment
Nick Reiner’s trust fight heads to mediation as lawyers seek jail commissary funds
Lawyers set a December mediation date in the Los Angeles trust dispute. A separate request for money for Reiner’s jail commissary account awaits a reported ruling.
Why You Can See Everything is gaining ground: a Wednesday box-office lead and sold-out UK screenings
Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary took an estimated $2.3 million at the US box office on Wednesday, while British cinema chains added screenings ahead of its...
Sources and context
The GuardianSource headline and summary supplied via NewsData.io. First collected by NewsJaws on 2026-10-09. This is an automated news brief, not original NewsJaws reporting. Dates reflect the source publication. Feed delays may apply.