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Daily Mail
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Home and Away star Sarah Roberts passionately kisses new boyfriend Jake Iesu - after shock divorce from James Stewart
Sarah Roberts packed on the PDA with her new beau Jake Iesu on Friday as the happy couple attended an art show in Sydney. The pair were very loved up as they perused the displays during their date night, some of which were created by Jake who is a photographer and cinematographer. Expressing pride in her new hubby's work, the former Home and Away star could be seen sharing a passionate kiss with her hunky man, who gladly returned the favour. Sarah, 40, kept her look casual for the outing, flaunting her slim pins in a pair of black jeans which she paired with a black T-shirt. She was spotted in blue jeans and a warm black coat earlier in the day as she helped her boyfriend set up his display in the studio. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The actress kept her wavy dark tresses down for the showing, highlighting her natural beauty with a very minimal makeup look. Meanwhile, Jake kept the same outfit throughout the day, slipping into a white T-shirt with black jeans and a navy jacket. Sarah and Jake were first spotted hand-in-hand while out in Sydney on Mother's Day. It marked the first time she had been seen publicly with a partner since her divorce from former co-star James Stewart in 2023. The pair appeared smitten as they strolled the streets, grabbed food, and packed on the PDA while window shopping. It's a new chapter for the actor and DJ, who admitted in a raw interview with Stellar magazine last year her marriage breakdown had left her emotionally shattered. 'I've been really afraid of talking about this because of what I've felt to be the stigma and shame around it. But I just want to say that I am divorced,' she said in April 2024. Sarah and James met on the Home and Away set in 2017, quickly falling in love before tying the knot in a fairy-tale wedding in Ireland in 2019. Expressing pride in her new hubby's work, the former Home and Away star could be seen sharing a passionate kiss with her hunky man, who gladly returned the favour Sarah kept her look casual for the outing, flaunting her slim pins in a pair of black jeans which she paired with a black T-shirt But behind closed doors, cracks had already started to appear. 'I'll never speak on anyone else's behalf, but my belief in marriage is that two people grow and learn from each other together,' she said. 'Sometimes people just grow apart, and that's OK.' While James has since moved on with his Home and Away co-star Ada Nicodemou, Sarah is now carving out a path of her own. According to New Idea, Jake works as a Steadicam operator and 'occasional pilot', and recently showcased his work at an exhibition titled A Piece of Art in Crows Nest. Although the couple have yet to post any photos together, sources say they've quietly been attending events around Sydney - including the Sydney Film Festival. Speaking about her new romance, Sarah recently said: 'I feel grateful that I found him, because he's allowed me to grow in beautiful and unexpected ways. 'But if I didn't have that, I would still be OK. Because I finally found myself, as cliché as that may sound.' She was spotted in blue jeans and a warm black coat earlier in the day as she helped her boyfriend set up his display in the studio Sarah added she's no longer afraid to speak her truth. 'I have beaten myself up for a long time over the fact that I stayed in something that wasn't healthy,' she said. 'But I've finally found a love for myself that I didn't have – and that's the most important relationship of all.' Sarah rose to fame playing the character of Willow on Home and Away from 2017 to 2021.
Daily Mail
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sarah Roberts finds love again following heartbreaking divorce from James Stewart as she is spotted holding hands with new man in Sydney
Former Home and Away star Sarah Roberts has officially moved on from her split with ex-husband James Stewart - and she's looking happier than ever. The actress, 39, was spotted hand-in-hand with her new boyfriend while out and about in Sydney on Mother's Day, marking the first time she's been seen publicly with a partner since her 2023 divorce from Stewart. Sarah looked effortlessly chic in a fitted grey long-sleeved top and white pants. The brunette beauty showed off her natural beauty, and appeared to be wearing little makeup for the outing. Meanwhile her new flame – Sydney-based cinematographer Jake Iesu – kept things casual in a black T-shirt that read 'We are stronger together', navy shorts and a beige cap. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The pair appeared smitten as they strolled the streets, grabbed food, and packed on the PDA while window shopping - a far cry from the heartache Roberts opened up about last year. It's a new chapter for the actor and DJ, who admitted in a raw interview with Stellar magazine that her marriage breakdown had left her emotionally shattered. 'I've been really afraid of talking about this because of what I've felt to be the stigma and shame around it. But I just want to say that I am divorced,' she said in April 2024. Roberts and Stewart met on the Home and Away set in 2017, quickly falling in love before tying the knot in a fairy-tale wedding in Ireland in 2019. But behind closed doors, cracks had already started to appear. 'I'll never speak on anyone else's behalf, but my belief in marriage is that two people grow and learn from each other together,' she said. 'Sometimes people just grow apart, and that's OK.' He kept things casual in a black T-shirt that read 'We are stronger together' While Stewart has since moved on with his Home and Away co-star Ada Nicodemou – a pairing that stunned fans when it was revealed - Roberts is now carving out a path of her own. According to New Idea, Jake works as a Steadicam operator and 'occasional pilot', and recently showcased his artwork at an exhibition titled A Piece of Art in Crows Nest. Although the couple has yet to post any photos together, sources say they've quietly been attending events around Sydney - including the Sydney Film Festival - and are slowly going public with their blossoming relationship. Speaking about her new romance, Roberts recently said: 'I feel grateful that I found him, because he's allowed me to grow in beautiful and unexpected ways. 'But if I didn't have that, I would still be OK. Because I finally found myself, as clichéd as that may sound.' Roberts added that she's no longer afraid to speak her truth. 'I have beaten myself up for a long time over the fact that I stayed in something that wasn't healthy,' she said. 'But I've finally found a love for myself that I didn't have – and that's the most important relationship of all.' They grabbed food, and packed on the PDA while window shopping It's a new chapter for the actor and DJ, who admitted in a raw interview with Stellar magazine that her marriage breakdown had left her emotionally shattered 'I've been really afraid of talking about this because of what I've felt to be the stigma and shame around it. But I just want to say that I am divorced,' she said in April 2024 Sarah rose to fame playing the character of Willow on Home and Away from 2017 to 2021 and recently revealed she still keeps close with her former soap co-stars - and why Hollywood is her next stop. 'One of my best friends was one of my cast mates on Neighbours. That goes way back. Another one of my best friends, Emily Weir, she's from Home and Away,' Sarah told Daily Mail Australia in February. 'I've also made friends with a lot of the new cast from Home and Away because Emily is friends with them and we all hang out together. 'I just had my 40th birthday party at the end of last year and I had a party on a boat on the Sydney Harbour. 'It was full of a lot of the Home and Away cast. I get really close to people and really value my friendships.' She is currently reprising her role as reporter Beth Ramachandran on the Stan Original series Scrublands. Sarah went on to say a large part of the reason she is still so close with her former castmates, despite having left soap shows behind four years ago, is because of how vulnerable the stars become with each other during filming. 'You share so many deep dark secrets about yourself and you have to develop a lot of trust between each other. That lends itself to strong friendships,' she said. Sarah also did two stints on Neighbours, making her debut in 2010 and later appearing as the character Sienna in 2014. As for what's next for the TV star, Sarah said she has her sights set on the next big HBO hit in Hollywood, adding she wants something she 'can sink her teeth into'. 'My next dream it would be to book a television show where I'm in a contract for five years. I would like that to be a character I can sink my teeth into. I'm not sure I'd want to do another soap,' she said. 'I would have loved to have done something like Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones. That would be a dream job for me.'
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
If You Thought Facebook Was Toxic Already, Now It's Replacing Its Human Moderators with AI
Few companies in the history of capitalism have amassed as much wealth and influence as Meta. A global superpower in the information space, Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads — has a market cap of $1.68 trillion at the time of writing, which for a rough sense of scale is more than the gross domestic product of Spain. In spite of its immense influence, none of its internal algorithms can be scrutinized by public watchdogs. Its host country, the United States, has largely turned a blind eye to its dealings in exchange for free use of Meta's vast surveillance capabilities. That lack of oversight coupled with Meta's near-omnipresence as a social utility has had devastating consequences throughout the world, manifesting in crises like the genocide of Muslims in Myanmar, or the systemic suppression of Palestinian rights organizations. How do you uncover the harms caused by one of the most powerful companies on earth? In the case of public violence, the evidence isn't hard to trace. However, Meta's unprecedented corporate dynasty also creates less obvious harms, which scores of scholars, researchers, and journalists are devoting entire careers to uncovering. One prominent group of said investigators is GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, which recently released its annual report on social media safety, privacy, and expression for LGBTQ people. The report notes that Meta has undergone a "particularly extreme" ideological shift over the past year, adding harmful exceptions to its content moderation policies while disproportionately suppressing LGBTQ users and their content. The tech giant has also failed to give LGBTQ users sovereignty over their own personal data, which it collects, analyzes, and wields to generate huge profits. While Meta collects all of our data — from which it draws over 95 percent of its revenue — the practice is particularly harmful to LGBTQ users, who then have to contend with algorithmic biases, non-consensual outing, harassment, and in some countries state oppression. "It's a dangerous time, certainly for trans people, who as a minority have been so ridiculously maligned, but also a dangerous time for gay people, openly bi[sexual] people, people who are different in any way," says Sarah Roberts, a UCLA professor and Director of the Center for Critical Internet Inquiry. To address these shortcomings and the dangers they introduce, GLAAD made a number of recommendations. One key suggestion was to improve moderation "by providing training for all content moderators focused on LGBTQ safety, privacy and expression." The media advocacy group doesn't mince words, adding that "AI systems should be used to flag for human review, not for automated removals." However, it doesn't look like Meta got the message. Weeks after GLAAD issued its findings, internal Meta documents leaked to NPR revealed the company's plan to hand 90 percent of its privacy and integrity reviews over to "artificial intelligence." This will impact nearly every new feature introduced to its platforms, where human moderators would typically evaluate new features for risks to privacy and safety, and the wellbeing of user groups like minors, immigrants, and LGBTQ people. Meta's internal risk assessment is an already opaque process, and Roberts notes that government attempts at risk oversight, like the EU's Digital Services Act, are likewise a labyrinth of filings which are largely dictated by the social media companies themselves. AI, chock full of biases and prone to errors — as admitted by Meta's own AI chief — is certain to make the situation even worse. Earlier this week, meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal revealed Meta's plans to fully automate advertising via the company's generative AI software, which will allow advertisers to "fully create and target ads" directly, with no human in the loop. This includes hyper-personalized ads, writes the WSJ, "so that users see different versions of the same ad in real time, based on factors such as geolocation." Data hoarders like Meta — which track you even when you're not using its platforms — have long been able to profile LGBTQ users based on gender identify and sexual orientation, including those who aren't publicly out. Removing any human from these already sinister practices serves to streamline operations and distance Meta from its own actions — "we didn't out gay users living under an oppressive government," the company can say, "even if our AI did." It's no coincidence that Meta had already disbanded its "Responsible AI" team as early as 2023. At the root of these decisions — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's right wing turn notwithstanding — is the calculated drive to maximize revenue. "If there's no reason to rigorously moderate harmful content, then why pay so many content moderators? Why engage researchers to look into the circulation of this kind of content?" observes Roberts. "There ends up being a real cost savings there." "One of the things I've always said is that content moderation of social media is not primarily about protecting people, it's about brand management," she told Futurism. "It's about the platform managing its brand in order to make the most hospitable environment for advertisers." Sometimes these corporate priorities line up with progressive causes, like LGBTQ user safety or voter registration. But when they don't, Roberts notes, "dollars are dollars." "We are looking at multibillion-dollar companies, the most capitalized companies in the world, who have operated with impunity for many, many years," she said. "How do you convince them that they should care, when other powerful sectors are telling them the opposite?" More on Meta: Meta's Platforms Have Become a Cesspool of Hatred Against Queer People
Daily Mirror
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Home and Away star finds love after 'unhealthy' relationship with co-star ex
Home and Away star Sarah Roberts has revealed that she has finally found love again with a new man following her 'unhealthy' marriage to soap co-star James Stewart Home and Away star Sarah Roberts has revealed that she has finally found love again, following her tumultuous marriage with co-star James Stewart. The TV star, 40, who played Willow Harris in the Australian soap, split from James last year and described their relationship as something that "wasn't healthy." But now, Sarah admitted that she has fallen in love with a new man who allows her "to grow in beautiful and unexpected ways." Speaking on the Stellar's Something to Talk About podcast, she said: "I've fallen in love with a man, I'm so in love. I finally found myself, as clichéd as that may sound." Soon after the couple called time on their marriage, reports surfaced that he too had found love again with fellow Home and Away star Ada Nicodemou. And while Sarah appeared to beam with delight when talking about her new love, it seems dealing with her split in the public eye took its toll. She explained: "Dealing with it in the spotlight, and then everything that came out in the media after, absolutely ripped my heart into a million little pieces. But I can't change anyone else's actions or the way people behave. What I can take responsibility for is the way that I feel." She said: "And I know that hurt people hurt people, but healed people can heal people – and I'm so happy with where I'm at today. I've finally found a love for myself which I didn't have. I have beaten myself up for a long time over the fact I stayed in something that wasn't healthy." Sarah found fame after landing the role of Willow in the Aussie soap between 2017 and 2021. But despite leaving the soap, it seems Sarah still has ties to the cast. Back in February Sarah told Daily Mail Australia: "One of my best friends was one of my cast mates on Neighbours. That goes way back. Another one of my best friends, Emily Weir, she's from Home and Away." She added: "I've also made friends with a lot of the new cast from Home and Away because Emily is friends with them and we all hang out together. I just had my 40th birthday party at the end of last year and I had a party on a boat on the Sydney Harbour. It was full of a lot of the Home and Away cast. I get really close to people and really value my friendships.' Sarah continued: "You share so many deep dark secrets about yourself and you have to develop a lot of trust between each other. That lends itself to strong friendships." While Sarah craved out a career for herself in Australian soaps, it looks as though she has now set her ambitions on landing a role on a HBO series in Hollywood. She told the publication: "My next dream it would be to book a television show where I'm in a contract for five years. I would like that to be a character I can sink my teeth into. " Sarah added: "I'm not sure I'd want to do another soap. I would have loved to have done something like Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones. That would be a dream job for me."
Courier-Mail
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Courier-Mail
Sarah Roberts: Home And Away star discusses divorce, sex scenes
Don't miss out on the headlines from Celebrity Life. Followed categories will be added to My News. Former Home And Away actor Sarah Roberts says shooting sex scenes on a TV set is in 'no way glamorous', as she confirms she has found love again after her high-profile divorce from ex-husband, James Stewart. In a new interview with the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About, Roberts discusses the role intimacy co-ordinators play in racy scenes – and how it's nothing like real sex. As she unveils Make It Look Real (a documentary about the topic), Robert recalls one instance where 'there weren't any crazy sex scenes; they were more kissing scenes with an actor that I hadn't worked with before,' Roberts tells Something To Talk About, in a new episode out today. 'It was about, 'How are we going to film this kiss? Do you want to use tongue? Do you not want to use tongue? Where are you going to put your hands? Where should I put my hands?' Sarah Roberts has revealed the weird reality of shooting TV sex scenes on a new episode of the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About. Picture: Steven Chee for Stellar Listen to Sarah Roberts on the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About, below: 'There's absolutely nothing glamorous about shooting intimate sex scenes or kissing scenes in front of a massive crew,' she adds. 'My first kissing scene on Home And Away was with my now ex-husband [James Stewart, whom she married in 2019]. 'No-one had walked us through what we were doing. It's hard. Having an intimacy co-ordinator just make it all so much cleaner; it takes the stress away.' Former couple James Stewart and Sarah Roberts pictured together in 2023, prior to their divorce. Picture: Getty Images Meantime, after a turbulent period of her life – including the loss of her beloved brother in 2019 and her divorce from Stewart last year – Roberts has some happy news: she's found love again. 'I love two people now: I've finally found a love for myself, which I know now in retrospect I didn't have for so long,' Roberts told Something To Talk About. 'I am still finding myself, but I have beaten myself up for a long time because I stayed in something that wasn't healthy. But now I have found this love for myself – and also fallen in love with a man. I'm so in love.' The actor and DJ also revealed she used to be a 'yes girl' with 'absolutely no boundaries.' 'Now that I'm 40, I look back on my life so far and it would have been great to have some boundaries and some respect for myself as well,' she said reflectively. 'I would sometimes bend over backwards so far that I would break my back and I got very sick for a moment in time. 'Now I feel very confident walking onto sets. I feel more confident in my day-to-day life as well in relationships. I know what I'll stand and what I won't stand for.' Listen to Sarah Roberts on the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About, below: In terms of her personal life, Roberts and Stewart met in 2017 on the set of Home and Away and married two years later. Stewart is now dating his co-star, Ada Nicodemou. Speaking to Stellar, Roberts said it was difficult to navigate heartbreak and her marriage breakdown in the public eye. 'I imagine dealing with a divorce is hard enough,' she said. 'Dealing with it all in the spotlight – and then everything that came out in the media after – absolutely ripped my heart in a million little pieces,.' Make It Look Real premieres at the 2025 Sydney Film Festival, June 4-15. For details, visit Listen to the full interview with Sarah Roberts on the latest episode of the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About, wherever you get your podcasts. See the shoot with her inside the latest issue of Stellar, out in the Sunday papers today. Originally published as 'Nothing glamorous about shooting sex scenes!' Former Home And Away star Sarah Roberts addresses reality of on-screen sex
