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Former Home and Away star, Julian McMahon, shared a heartwarming public exchange with his lookalike daughter Madison Elizabeth just a few months before his shocking death aged just 56

News that the beloved actor Julian McMahon has died from a secret battle with cancer has sent shockwaves through Hollywood. But it’s his last public message with his lookalike daughter, which shows just what a special man he was.

Julian shot to fame as Ben Lucini in the much-loved Australian soap Home and Away in 1990 and has continued to grace our screens with his acclaimed acting and dashing good looks for the past three and a half decades. Yesterday (July 4), his wife, Kelly Paniagua, confirmed he had tragically died on Thursday, aged 56, following a secret battle with cancer.

Now, his final public message with his only child, Madison, 25, who he shared with ex-wife Brooke Burns, has been uncovered – showing what a doting dad he was.

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Madison posted a video of herself teaching her first yoga class, writing in the caption: “Taught my first yoga class today. I guess dreams do come true. “

Her dad was quick to write a supportive comment underneath the post, congratulating his adult daughter for achieving her dream job in Miami, reports MailOnline. “Your awesome! ” he wrote, to which Madison playfully replied with: “No YOU’RE awesome! “

Despite being estranged from her mother, it would seem the father and daughter had a loving relationship, as another exchange between the pair in 2023 saw Julian consoling Madison over the death of her dog.

“To the best puppy there is and ever was, my love for you is infinite Sandy,” she wrote alongside a tribute post at the time “. I will forever be missing you until we meet again. ” Julian responded with: “Love. That’s it! Right there. Thank you! “

The actor was married to Madison’s mum, Baywatch star Burns for two years before they split in 2001, one year after their daughter was born. He went on to marry former model and children’s book author Kelly in 2014 after 11 years of dating.

After leaving Home and Away, the actor made his name in Hollywood, recently starring alongside Nicholas Cage in the Stan original film The Surfer.

The Stan official Instagram account posted a tribute to the actor on Saturday, “We’re heartbroken to hear of the passing of Julian McMahon.

“His extraordinary talent and presence left a lasting mark on everyone he worked with, including the team behind The Surfer. “

Australian producer Robert Connolly also paid tribute to the actor, “Julian was an exceptional gentleman, a consummate professional, a stunning actor and an absolute delight to work with.

“His performance in The Surfer is a triumph—one among many great performances in an incredible career—and a tour de force celebration of his skill and presence on our screens.

“His huge commitment to the film took Julian from the beaches of Western Australia, to its world premiere in Cannes, to the US and beyond, and we were all so very lucky to have shared this journey with such a gifted and exceptional performer.

F1-inspired fashion searches have surged by almost 1000%, and we’ve rounded up the very best Formula 1 fashion buys from Reiss, Hollister and more ahead of the British Grand Prix

Searches for Formula 1 fashion have surged by 1000% thanks to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend, and with the recent release of Brad Pitt’s F1 movie.

The F1 craze has been building and building over the past few years, with the sport becoming more popular than ever. With TV shows like Drive to Survive and Formula 1 collaborations with all kinds of brands from Nutribullet to PUMA and TAG Heuer.

And if you’re planning on watching the Grand Prix on Sunday and looking to get in on the action, we’ve found the coolest F1-inspired fashion to shop right now.

From varsity style cardigans, stylish bomber jackets and slouchy long sleeve t-shirts, check out our top style buys from Reiss, Hollister and more.

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REISS

Reiss has teamed up with the McLaren Formula 1 team for a second collection of fashion forward motocross-style pieces. The range includes stylish buys for men, women and children including graphic print hoodies, elevated knitwear and cool co-ords.

SHOP OUR TOP PICKS: McLaren F1 Team Cropped Logo T-Shirt, £38 here; McLaren F1 Team Technical Logo Jacket, £198 here; and McLaren F1 Team Crop Varsity Cardigan, £188 here

HOLLISTER

Hollister have a whole range of race car-inspired clothing, and although, they are technically menswear, we think they could work as unisex pieces as well. Simply size down from your usual if you’re looking for a slimmer fit. From Red Bull racing jackets to vibrant McLaren orange hoodies and cool graphic tees, this F1-inspired range is full of reasonably afforable fashion buys.

SHOP OUR TOP PICKS: Oracle Red Bull Racing Jacket, £99 here and Relaxed McLaren Graphic Hoodie, £49.95 here

F1 OFFICIAL STORE

Another place to find F1 buys includes the Formula 1 official merch store. With limited edition 2025 buys, the store has everything you’d ever want, and can even be shopped depending on which driver or team you support.

It was hailed as the greatest rock’n’roll reunion of the decade. But as the Gallaghers might say, it was much bigger than that.

Cardiff town centre was ground to standstill aside from packed bars hours before the show, and thousands came without tickets, such is the power and love for the band.

Before they had spoken or played a note, Liam and Noel linked hands and held them aloft to show their war was over and Oasis really were back.

Then they let their music do the talking initially with Hello and then Acquiesce, which saw the brothers sharing vocal duties.

The lyrics couldn’t be more timely for the comeback: “Because we need each other, we believe in one another”

That was a close as we would get to a real embrace They found their stride with Morning Glory and Some Might Say.

And Liam even found time to ask the crowd to do a Man City Poznan mosh celebration up and down to Cigarettes and Alcohol.

He later joked about the cost of the tickets and thanks fans for sticking with them too.

Noel got plenty of time to shine too, with his own mini gig in the middle slowing things down a little with singalongs to Talk Tonight and Half The World Away which seem to even make Noel teary.

The rest of the band also sounded solid with the month long stint of rehearsals paying off. Bonehead got his own shoutout which he deserves for being the glue between the Gallaghers on and off stage at times.

The back catalogue of huge hits keep coming, and keep taking different members of the audience down memory lane. Nights out with friends, birthdays and wedding receptions.

They chose songs from early in their era and the audience mainly in their forties and fifties were transported back to the Nineties.

Liam had promised beforehand to blow the roof off the venue and judging from the reaction of thousands of fans jumping around and shouting every song back at him unison, he wasn’t far wrong.

Of course there is no new music here and the set list mainly consisted of songs from two albums that were released in 1994 and 1995.

So there is a heavy dose of nostalgia and many people in the crowd are not just loving the Gallagher and the music, but the place it takes them too.

For many, the nights out filled with Cigarettes and Alcohol are in short supply these days, now they are married with children.

When the reunion was announced, amongst the short statement and a black and white photo the Gallaghers had said: “The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. “

In Cardiff the wait was finally over, and it has taken 16 years, but this is a reunion gig that will live forever in the memories of the fans who were here.

To quote Liam, it was biblical.

Full set list from the opening show in Cardiff on Friday night was:

Hello

Acquiesce

Morning Glory

Some Might Say

Bring It on Down

Cigarettes & Alcohol

Fade Away

Supersonic

Roll With It

Talk Tonight (sung by Noel)

Half the World Away (sung by Noel)

Little By Little (sung by Noel)

D’You Know What I Mean?

Stand By Me

Cast No Shadow

Slide Away

Whatever

Live Forever

Rock ’n’ Roll Star

Encore

The Masterplan (sung by Noel)

Don’t Look Back in Anger (sung by Noel)

Wonderwall

Champagne Supernova

Black Sabbath are a legendary band that helped define the genre of heavy metal, but in a career that has spanned more than 50 years they have had their fare share of scandal.

Black Sabbath is one of the biggest bands in heavy metal history. Front manned by the iconic but temperamental Ozzy Osbourne it’s fair to see the band is no stranger to scandals. The band lived and breathed the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle often taking it to the extreme.

But after more than 50 years playing for fans, the Birmingham-born band will be hanging up their guitars for good with one last farewell performance at a jam-packed Villa Park Stadium on Saturday (July 5).

But with more than five decades touring the world, the band’s history is full of controversy, rolling the clock back, here are some of the biggest scandals to hit Black Sabbath.

Rockstars or Satanists?

First forming in 1968 in an era of flower power, Black Sabbath stood from something all around very different. They didn’t pretend to be of the Woodstock era and instead embraced the grungy darkness.

However, different things often scare people, and Black Sabbath soon fell into that category. The band’s dark imagery played a part and their self-titled song also featured some lyrics that perhaps didn’t help their cause.

“Big black shape with eyes of fire. Tellin’ people their desire. Satan’s sittin’ there, he’s smilin’. ‘Watches those flames get higher and higher. Oh, no, no, please, God, help me,” the band sing.

For many this just proved they dabbled in the satanic, but the song’s lyrics, written by Geezer Butler were misunderstood. They came from a night when he was lying in bed with upside-down crosses hanging on the wall when he claimed to have seen a ghost. “It frightened the p**sing life out of me,” he said.

So he wrote the song about the dangers of messing with the paranormal. Meanwhile, Ozzy was an atheist and instead just enjoyed the dark. Talking about the controversy, drummer Bill Ward is paraphrased as boiling it down to being just a bunch of blokes from Birmingham.

Drugs battles

It’s no secret that Black Sabbath and particularly frontman Ozzy Osbourne indulged in the white stuff in their heyday. Cocaine in particular became an almost constant companion on the road. In an interview on The Madhouse Chronicles Podcast, Osbourne talked about his history with addiction.

He said: “In Sabbath, when we discovered cocaine, it was like the meaning of life… We had a dealer on the road with us.

“We had this guy, he was a bit strange, And he’d have these f*****g bags with these big f*****g chunks of coke. Big bags of coke. ”

There are even reports that during the recording of their album Vol. 4, many sessions had to be cut short because of drug use. This continued to escalate tensions throughout the 70’s which in 1979 eventually led to Ozzy’s firing from the band for his erratic behaviour.

Bill Ward’s battle

While Ozzy opted for cocaine, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath’s drummer, has spoken out about his struggles with alcohol particularly during their heyday. His drinking began to spiral to the point where he was heavily drinking during gigs. By the late 70’s the lifestyle caught up with Bill, whose mental health took a hit which led to his departure in 1980 after their album Heaven and Hill.

The drummer left very abruptly, shocking the band at the time. He famously told new singer Ronnie James Dio: “I’m off then, Ron,” before disappearing with the band not seeing him for months.

Managerial Mayhem

Beyond their internal struggles, the band found themselves embroiled in complicated legal battles with their management throughout the 1970s. The issues began with the first main manager Patrick Meehan who the band claims ripped them off as they were “clueless about finances” according to Butler.

They eventually switched to infamous and brash music manager Don Arden, the father of Sharon Osbourne, and although he secured a better deal for the band, the relationship was often tested. When Sharon took over the solo management of Ozzy it even led to some family friction with her becoming estranged from her dad for 20 years after the split.

Ozzy’s bat biting antics

During performances in the 80s Ozzy began a strange ritual where he would pummel the crowd of his shoes with raw meat and they in turn would throw back whatever strange objects they managed to sneak in. But in 1982 during a show in Des Moines, one fan threw a live bat onto the stage – creating the now infamous moment.

Speaking to Rolling Stone Ozzy said: “I thought it was a rubber bat, I picked it up, put it in my mouth, crunched down, bit into it, being the clown that I am. ”

“Bats are the biggest carriers of rabies in the world, and I had to go to the hospital afterwards and they started giving me rabies shots. I had one one each rear and I had to have that every night. ”

He caught the attention of animal rights activists yet again in lockdown where he revealed he would pass the time by shooting birds and cats with an air rifle after setting up a makeshift firing range outside his Los Angeles home.