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In fitting style for an extrovert with enviably boundless energy, Georgie Parker isn’t just throwing a party for her upcoming 60th birthday. Instead she will mark the milestone with something more akin to a festival. “I’m having lots of little parties because I have a lot of different groups of friends, and I don’t want to have a party where I can’t talk to everyone,” the Home And Away actor enthuses to Stellar. “That way we can all have a chat and have an experience.” While she loves performing on stage and has been a fixture on Australian television screens for more than 35 years, Parker insists she doesn’t actually want to be the centre of attention. “But I often am,” she concedes with a laugh. “I’m naturally enthusiastic, or as [Home And Away co-star] Ray Meagher would say, exuberant. I have a lot of energy, so you end up getting a lot of attention. But that’s not what I’m after. I’m after just having a good time and hanging with my friends – and if everyone else manages to have a good time, too, then that’s great.” Picture: Steven Chee for Stellar Although Parker insists that she’s nothing like the procession of likeable ladies she has played, she imbues them all with her own optimistic spirit. “Lucy in A Country Practice was quite eccentric,” she says fondly of the breakthrough role that saw her bounding on to screens with a rooster under her arm in 1988. “Terri [of All Saints] was the good girl who tried to save her whole family by becoming a nun. She was a really interesting character, very different from me. I just loved finding her.” As for Roo Stewart, the character she’s played on Home And Away since 2010, Parker says she’s “kind of a rough diamond”, adding that she’s stayed in that role longer than any other as it not only allows her to express her creativity as an actor but also to come home to her family at night. “I love the crew, many of whom [worked on A Country Practice and] I’ve worked with since I was 22. It’s a very happy, tight-knit family, and that makes it incredibly enjoyable.” Picture: Steven Chee for Stellar Thousands of Australians have grown up watching the double Gold Logie winner’s work, but Parker isn’t a fan of seeing herself on screen. “You can get too caught up in your head about how you look,” she explains of her decision not to watch herself in shows. “That’s the last thing you want to be doing as an actor. You just don’t want to be thinking about how you’re looking.” Which is partly why she feels so at peace about turning 60 on December 16, which she will celebrate while on a tour of Europe with Holly, the 24-year-old daughter she shares with her husband, screenwriter Steve Worland (he’s staying home to mind the cat). For more from Stellar, listen to the podcast Something To Talk About: “I love getting older. I’ve never felt weird about it even though women are encouraged not to embrace their age or to lie about it. I’ve never understood that,” she says. “I didn’t use anything on my face until I had to when I was 22. That idea of having a youth where you’re rolling around on bikes and falling over and scraping up your knees and all of that, it just doesn’t happen anymore. And that’s OK, every generation has their thing. But I think the current [generation] is missing out on being young and not having the idea of presenting yourself for approval.” Picture: Steven Chee for Stellar Parker adds that social media “has shifted the dialogue around women and their independence.” Conceding that it helps some find a community or a space to voice their opinions, she says the counterpoint to having that forum is there being “a lot more misogyny”. “In my youth, in the 1970s, even though there was more of a glass ceiling, there was greater freedom for women to be who they wanted to be and express themselves,” she says. “Now I think women are held accountable for how they express themselves through social media. A lot of women, and I’m speaking very generally here, seem to be falling into: ‘I have to look like this’, and ‘I have to present myself like this’ through this platform.” Furthermore, Parker is frustrated that women remain far more defined by their age than men. “There seems to be a whole different rhetoric around men ageing and women ageing,” she says. “But it all means the same thing. We all end up in the same place.” Parker, who has been married to Worland for 25 years, says she isn’t envious of actors such as Robert De Niro and Al Pacino who are welcoming children well into their 70s and 80s. “God, who would want that?” she says, scoffing. Read the full story inside the new issue of Stellar. Parker credits her pragmatism to being diagnosed, at 13, with scoliosis (curvature of the spine), and put in a back brace. “I had to learn, or rather embrace, very early on, that how I looked was only the tip of the iceberg. And so I just sort of followed along that train of thinking my whole life.” At the time, doctors told her she would have to abandon her plans to become a ballet dancer. Rather than wallow, Parker decided to try acting. “Being told ‘no’ helped me strategise,” she says. “When they say you can’t do that anymore, I’ll go: that’s all right. I’ll find something else that I want to do. It just helps you become more flexible and more open to adapting.” Her condition hasn’t just affected her mindset; it’s also had an ongoing impact on her physical health. She has undergone a double hip replacement and now has an 80-degree curvature of the spine. “It’s something I have to deal with every day, and it’s ongoing,” she explains. “I can’t say it hasn’t been difficult, but I wouldn’t change it.” On the Logies red carpet. Picture: NewsWire/ Monique Harmer With Home And Away co-stars Emily Symons, far left, and Ray Meagher (centre). Picture: NewsWire/ Monique Harmer While she hasn’t let scoliosis slow her down and is still maintaining a frenetic pace – she’s set to star in two theatre productions next year in addition to shooting Home And Away – Parker accepts that the progressively debilitating condition will one day impact her working life. But until then, she’s doing things her way. “I just do what I can, and when I can’t do what I’m doing now, I’ll change what I want to do,” she says with a grin. And she intends to have a good time along the way, just like her similarly young-at-heart parents. “My mum has just turned 90 and Dad is 94, and they defy what it is to be any age,” she says proudly. “It really does come down to the person.” Home And Away returns to Seven Network and 7plus on January 13, 2025. See the full shoot with Georgie Parker in the latest issue of Stellar, out on Sunday via The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), Sunday Herald Sun (VIC), Sunday Mail (QLD) and The Sunday Mail (SA). For more from Stellar and the podcast Something To Talk About, click here . More Coverage Exclusive: Lindy Klim breaks silence on marriage rumours Angela Mollard for Stellar Cher blasts critics: ‘I don’t give a sh*t’ Nicholas Fonseca Originally published as ‘I’ve never felt weird about getting older’: Georgie Parker muses about her career-defining roles as she marks her 60th birthday Stellar Don't miss out on the headlines from Stellar. Followed categories will be added to My News. More related stories Stellar ‘I don’t get it’: Robert Irwin on ‘sex symbol’ status After breaking the internet with his first Stellar shoot, Robert Irwin is back on the cover talking about ambition and being a heart-throb as he turns 21-years-old. Read more Stellar Kate Langbroek’s love letter to summer As summer heralds its return, radio and TV personality Kate Langbroek has some thoughts about the seasonal equivalent of ‘bare shoulders and sticky kisses’. Read more
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Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on Monday - The Economic TimesBRITS can earn £100s every month by simply renting out their driveway - in one of the easiest money-making side hustles around. According to data from Just Park, home owners living across many different locations up and down the UK can make extra cash with their unused parking spaces - with some areas highly sought after. Homeowners could earn £330 every month - and in some very rare cases the figure rises up to £5,000 a month - by renting out their driveways, according to research by LKQ Euro Car Parts. The motoring experts have crunched the numbers and revealed that Brighton is the most lucrative location. Residents living in the coastal city are able to earn an average of £636 a month by renting out their unused driveway or parking space. This number is somewhat inflated by the fact that in some parts, the most expensive parking space to rent in Brighton is advertised at more than £5,000 a month. Read more Motors News London also features high on the list, with the average monthly income from renting out a parking space there standing at £480. The most expensive parking space listed in the capital is a corking £1,057 a month. Glasgow and Edinburgh are also significant earners, with people living in these Scottish cities receiving over £400 a month for renting out their unused parking spaces. Mark Newman, from Sheffield , is just one home owner who’s turned his parking space in a great little earner, largely thanks to match-going fans heading to a nearby football stadium. Most read in Motors He said: “I first started to rent my parking space after a gentleman knocked on my door enquiring about it. “I live only a stones-throw away from Hillsborough, the Sheffield Wednesday football stadium, and he spotted an opportunity to grab himself a reserved spot in a fantastic location. “I agreed to let him rent my space for every home-game, £10 per match, which adds up to over £250 across the football season. “He’s been renting this space for a season and a half now and drops a white envelope through my door every time he parks, handwritten with a ‘thanks’ and the £10 enclosed. “If I had any advice to people looking to rent their parking space, I'd say make sure you look at the available options online and compare with your location to see what might be available to you. “You never know, you could make a nice little side hustle out of it.” Brighton, £636 London, £480 Glasgow, £457 Edinburgh, £429 Durham, £239 Birmingham, £225 Leeds, £225 Southampton, £207 Plymouth, £205 Manchester, £200 LKQ Euro Car Parts weighed in, adding: “Parking rentals are a great way to earn extra cash and make use of your unused space, but they also provide an affordable option for your vehicle when visiting other cities. “If you’re parking somewhere other than a secure car park, it’s important to ensure that your vehicle is protected from potential theft. “Never leave valuables in your car, especially in plain sight, and keep your key in a protective case that prevents fob hacking technology .” READ MORE SUN STORIES This comes as a man recently shared how he makes £1,000 a month from renting his EV charger that he has installed outside his home. Joseph Gorham, 53, paid £350 for his charger which he rents out to fellow electric car owners.
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Alex Ovechkin has a broken left fibula and is expected to be out four to six weeks, an injury that pauses the Washington Capitals superstar captain’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record. The Capitals updated Ovechkin’s status Thursday after he was evaluated by team doctors upon returning from a three-game trip. The 39-year-old broke the leg in a shin-on-shin collision Monday night with Utah's Jack McBain, and some of his closest teammates knew it was not good news even before Ovechkin was listed as week to week and placed on injured reserve. “Everyone’s bummed out,” said winger Tom Wilson, who has played with Ovechkin since 2013. “We were sitting there saying: ‘This is weird. Like, it’s unbelievable that he’s actually hurt.’ It’s one of those things where like, he’s going to miss games? I’ve been around a long time, and it’s new to me.” Ovechkin in his first 19 seasons missed 59 games — and just 35 because of injury. Durability even while throwing his body around with his physical style is a big reason he is on track to pass Gretzky’s mark of 894 goals that once looked unapproachable. “He doesn’t go out there and just coast around,” Wilson said. “He’s played 20 years every shift running over guys and skating. He’s a power forward, the best goal-scorer ever maybe, and he’s a power forward that plays the game really hard.” Ovechkin surged to the top of the league with 15 goals in his first 18 games this season. He was on pace to break the record and score No. 895 sometime in February. “You know when goal-scorers start scoring, it’s dangerous,” said defenseman John Carlson, who has been teammates with Ovechkin since 2009-10. “There was a bit of that in the downs that everyone was feeling about it too, of course. We see him coming to the rink every day, we know what’s at stake. You never want anyone to get injured, but there’s a lot to it and certainly he was playing his best hockey in years.” AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhlEarth bids farewell to temporary 'mini moon' that's possibly a chunk of actual moon