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Courier-Mail
3 days ago
- Courier-Mail
Star breaks silence on shock MAFS romance
Don't miss out on the headlines from Hook Ups & Break Ups. Followed categories will be added to My News. Journalist and television presenter Karla Grant has revealed for the first time how she and her boyfriend, former Married At First Sight star Nasser Sultan, got together. In an exclusive interview with Stellar, the Living Black host, who was married to fellow journalist Stan Grant for 16 years before their divorce in 2000, said the unlikely pair had a lot more in common than what people would think. 'I was taken by surprise myself,' she said, of her relationship with Sultan. 'Even though we're very different – I'm a serious, Walkley Award-winning journalist, and he's from Married At First Sight, so we couldn't be more worlds apart – we just have a lot of things in common. 'We love travelling, we love going to the movies, we love theatre. There's a lot of things that we have in common that probably people on the outside don't really appreciate.' Karla Grant, right, has opened up about her relationship with former MAFS star Nasser Sultan in a new interview with Stellar. Picture: 'He kept asking me out!' Karla Grant. Picture: The pair first met at an event in 2021. Sultan, who was on the 2018 season of the popular dating reality television series, confirmed their romance on Instagram in January of this year. 'The saying is timing is everything? Well, the universe has delivered a beautiful, smart and an intelligent woman and I'm excited,' Sultan wrote. In the comments, the 56-year-old noted how beautiful Grant was and that he was 'punching'. Grant told Stellar she watches Married At First Sight every year with her daughter Lowanna and son John (who she co-parents with her ex-husband, along with their youngest son Dylan). 'So of course I was well aware of who Nasser was when he approached me,' the 60-year-old said. 'Then we just keep on running into each other at different movie screenings and events and would have a chat. 'He kept on asking me out, but I was always so busy with work and travel. Finally, I said 'yes.'' Listen to Rebecca Judd on a new episode of the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About, below: Karla Grant has spoken about the toll that online abuse directed at her ex-husband, Stan Grant, has taken on her family. Picture: Sam Ruttyn As NAIDOC Week begins, Grant also spoke to Stellar about how a torrent of malicious attacks and online abuse directed at Stan in the lead up to his 2023 resignation from the ABC took a wider personal toll. 'The filthy, racist remarks online that he faced on Twitter and in social media really did affect the family,' she said. 'One of the boys, he got threats as well. It was a pretty awful time. I hope no one ever has to go through that sort of thing ever again. 'Stan and all of us as First Nations journalists are only there telling the truth. We're truth seekers.' Listen to Rebecca Judd on a new episode of the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About, below: Read the full interview with Karla Grant and see the shoot inside today's Stellar, via The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland) and Sunday Mail (SA). For more from Stellar and the podcast, Something To Talk About, click here. Originally published as Star breaks silence on shock MAFS romance
News.com.au
3 days ago
- News.com.au
Star breaks silence on shock MAFS romance
Journalist and television presenter Karla Grant has revealed for the first time how she and her boyfriend, former Married At First Sight star Nasser Sultan, got together. In an exclusive interview with Stellar, the Living Black host, who was married to fellow journalist Stan Grant for 16 years before their divorce in 2000, said the unlikely pair had a lot more in common than what people would think. 'I was taken by surprise myself,' she said, of her relationship with Sultan. 'Even though we're very different – I'm a serious, Walkley Award-winning journalist, and he's from Married At First Sight, so we couldn't be more worlds apart – we just have a lot of things in common. 'We love travelling, we love going to the movies, we love theatre. There's a lot of things that we have in common that probably people on the outside don't really appreciate.' The pair first met at an event in 2021. Sultan, who was on the 2018 season of the popular dating reality television series, confirmed their romance on Instagram in January of this year. 'The saying is timing is everything? Well, the universe has delivered a beautiful, smart and an intelligent woman and I'm excited,' Sultan wrote. In the comments, the 56-year-old noted how beautiful Grant was and that he was 'punching'. Grant told Stellar she watches Married At First Sight every year with her daughter Lowanna and son John (who she co-parents with her ex-husband, along with their youngest son Dylan). 'So of course I was well aware of who Nasser was when he approached me,' the 60-year-old said. 'Then we just keep on running into each other at different movie screenings and events and would have a chat. 'He kept on asking me out, but I was always so busy with work and travel. Finally, I said 'yes.'' Listen to Rebecca Judd on a new episode of the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About, below: As NAIDOC Week begins, Grant also spoke to Stellar about how a torrent of malicious attacks and online abuse directed at Stan in the lead up to his 2023 resignation from the ABC took a wider personal toll. 'The filthy, racist remarks online that he faced on Twitter and in social media really did affect the family,' she said. 'One of the boys, he got threats as well. It was a pretty awful time. I hope no one ever has to go through that sort of thing ever again. 'Stan and all of us as First Nations journalists are only there telling the truth. We're truth seekers.' Listen to Rebecca Judd on a new episode of the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About, below:
News.com.au
6 days ago
- News.com.au
Bridgerton star quietly enjoys winter getaway in Australia with actor boyfriend
Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan has been quietly enjoying a month-long getaway in Australia. The Irish actress, 38, shared a carousel of photos on Instagram of her June spent down under. 'Got to take a break for the first time in what felt like a really long time and had a magic month,' wrote Coughlan, who plays Penelope Featherington in Netflix's period drama. 'Feeling very sad to leave but very grateful to have had such a beautiful trip.' Coughlan went on to thank Tourism Australia for sponsoring two of her hotels, including Sequoia in Adelaide, where the star said she discovered her talent for jenga and love of outdoor jacuzzis, as well as Capella in Sydney, which she described as being 'in the middle of such a deeply cool city.' Capping off her post with some humour, and showing off her knowledge of coveted Australian-made TV productions, Coughlan wrote, 'But most importantly I got to visit Australia's most impressive cultural monument, the MAFS Apartment Building'. That 'monument' is more commonly known as the Skye Suites, where the Married At First Sight cast live (read: wreak havoc) for three months during filming of the Channel 9 televised experiment. While she didn't share any photos of her younger boyfriend, Coughlan was joined by 25-year-old actor Jake Dunn, who was in Australia filming Netflix's upcoming series My Brilliant Career, based on the beloved novel by Miles Franklin. Dunn shared his own photos of his stay in Australia two weeks ago, writing, 'My Brilliant Career coming soon to @netflix.' After they were first spotted together in January during an outing in London, UK media reported the couple had been dating since at least August last year, when they were spotted together at a London music festival, and were believed to be set up by a mutual friend, fellow actor Louisa Harland. Harland, 31, starred as Orla alongside Coughlan in the much-loved Irish comedy series Derry Girls, which ran for three seasons. Dunn is best known for his role in the Disney+ series Renegade Nell, which was axed after just one season last year. Coughlan was previously linked to her Bridgerton co-star Luke Newton, however she dismissed the speculation in an interview with Time last year. 'A lot of people really want me to marry Luke,' she admitted. 'We have this gorgeous friendship. We have such a love for one another and this experience that I'll never have with someone else again. 'Isn't it gorgeous that a man and woman can have that sort of relationship with one another?'
