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Real Life

JUNE 2024

Madison went to hospital in excruciating pain. Doctors threatened to send her to the psych ward.
'My son went off to rugby practise. Then I got the phone call that changed my life forever.'
'When I found a hotel key in my husband's pocket, I feared an affair. It was worse.'
EXCLUSIVE: Stella Moris kept her relationship with Julian Assange secret. Until she had no choice.
Hannah Louise Hill was like any other influencer. Except she was running a 'heartless' sugar daddy con.
'I'd just moved overseas with no job and no insurance. Then I realised my period was late.'
'I was devastated when my daughter refused to see me. Then detectives showed up to my house.'
'I thought I was going for a job in Thailand. I ended up being sold into a scam farm.'
At 11, Brooke Blurton's mum and grandma died days apart. For 2 years, she couldn't speak.
'My friend spotted the guy I was dating on an app. So I asked her to do a "loyalty test".'
'My partner hid his addiction until after our wedding. Then I found him in his study at 2am.'
Dave Bayley is the lead singer of Glass Animals. In 2018, he got a 'traumatic' phone call about his bandmate.
'I'm a funeral celebrant. Here's what I know about writing the "perfect" eulogy.'
'I risked everything for a married man. Then I found out I wasn't his only 'other woman'.'
'I've been with my partner 6 years and he's never bought me a gift. He has a "no presents" policy.'
'After 20 years, we opened up our marriage. Here are the rules that worked for us.'
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 'I'm trying to make a new friend. But I keep calling her fat.'
'My mum is terminal so I’m asking her this list of questions before it’s too late.'
Joe was abusive in his marriage. He says he didn't realise until police were knocking on his door.
Jelena Dokic has been body-shamed at every size. She has a message for the trolls.
'At 53, I thought I was hiding my excessive drinking. Then a comment from my son shocked me.'
'My paramedic husband saved my friend's life. Then she became obsessed with him.'
'My daughters and I left my abusive husband. It cost me $300,000 in the court system.'
'My son was about to turn 30 when a police officer turned up at my house.'
'300 women shared their drinking habits with me. It made me realise I had a problem.'
When Rhiannon was pregnant, doctors told her she had hemorrhoids. The truth was far worse.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: The Baby Reindeer aftermath is why we can't have beautiful things.
Angourie Rice appeared picture perfect on the Cannes red carpet. Behind the scenes was a different story.
'My patient told me she was having an affair with a married man. It was my husband.'
'I made over $800,000 last year. I still refuse to pay my daughter's university education.'
Gypsy Rose Blanchard says she has to live the rest of her life with one big regret.
'When I was experiencing family violence, I hoped my neighbours would help me. But nobody did.'
'He bought my toenail clippings for $3,700': Inside the world of a financial dominatrix.