Celeb Talk in Aussie Land

You pick up a tabloid here in Sydney (and believe me, there are just as many as you'd find in the states) and you'll see familiar celeb faces. They still talk about Speidi, Kim Kardashian's butt, and of course recently the whole Sandra Bullock baby shock, but there are also some celebs that are talked about that you wouldn't normally hear about in the U.S.

1. Dannii Minogue: Rightly so that she's talked about here considering she is Australian... but have you ever heard of her? Maybe I was a generation behind, but I know exactly who Kylie Minogue is and I'd never heard of her pop star singer/actress younger sister. Anyway, she's a pretty big celeb here! She's know known as a judge on Australia's got Talent, but she's still big in the tabloids and celeb gossip.

2. Pink: I know she is popular in the U.S., but the Aussie's take it to a different level. Everyone here loves Pink. Her music is really popular and she's actually talked about a lot (I haven't seen much negative gossip about her, luckily.) It's interesting that she's more popular here than in the states.

3. Charlie Sheen: The show 2 and a Half Men is so popular here! Charlie Sheen's recent divorce drama is highly covered by the tabloids and gossip magazines, mostly because of the effects it has had on the show.

4. Brian McFadden: Remember him?! He's an Irish singer who was in the band Westlife before pursuing a solo career in 2004. Since then I hadn't heard of him... but he's very well known here! Always on radio shows, a host of Australia's got Talent, and he has a hit single out here right now (very possible that that song has hit the U.S. as well... but I'm out of the loop on U.S. hits at the moment!)

5. Lara Bingle: She's a model who is always talked about here in Australia. Sadly, she's mostly famous for her controversies rather than her good modeling. Her most recent scandal involved her ex-fiance leaking a nude photo of her. Oh the drama...

6. Justin Bieber: OMG did the news travel to the States about the problems he caused over here? I know teeny bopper girls love him in the states- but 6 girls were seriously injured at an outdoor event held this past month where Bieber was supposed to sing! They call it Bieber Fever. Is that a term used in the U.S. right now, too?

So although all the "normal" celebs are just as popular over here, there are some others that you'll find more often in Aussie tabloids than you would in American ones. Also I've noticed that people here know EVERYTHING about the U.S. (for example, if you named an American model they'd know her.) Any news or celeb scandals that are big in the U.S. are also big here, but clearly that's not the same the other way around. Interesting how these Aussie's know everything American!

Julie
Sydney, Australia