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Daily Mail
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
He was born into a life of privilege, but behind the scenes Julian McMahon's family was fractured after his socialite mother left him with the nanny and cut off ties with his sister
Julian McMahon was born into a life of privilege before going on to become a huge Hollywood star. The Nip/Tuck actor, who tragically died last week following a battle with cancer, was the son of a former Australian prime minister, Sir William McMahon, and heiress, socialite and fashion icon, Sonia Hopkins. Doors opened for tall, dark and handsome Julian as soon as he finished school at prestigious Sydney Grammar. But what many don't know is how fractured the McMahon family was behind the scenes. Sonia was left a widow in 1988, when her husband, who she married in 1965 when she was 33 and he was 57, died in his sleep at the age of 80. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Once considered the queen bee of the socialite scene, Sonia was every inch the devoted wife. So much so, she left her children in the care of a nanny in Sydney to move to Canberra to support her husband's political career. Sonia and William lived at The Lodge from March 1971 to December 1972 while he served as prime minister. The pair made quite the splash during his time in the top job, including a shock display at the White House in the US while Richard Nixon was president in 1971. Sonia wore a revealing white dress to dinner with the president, one which had slits up both sides and was chosen by her husband. Meanwhile, Melinda, Julian, and Deborah, were left behind in the Bellevue Hill family home, with only themselves and a nanny as company. 'It was a hard decision. I loved being with Bill and I loved being a mum,' Sonia told her biographer in an interview at the time. 'But I knew I had to make a decision, and I chose to be with my husband.' Following the death of William, Sonia inherited his estate and continued her philanthropic activities, becoming a board member of several charities. But at home, her relationship with her children appeared to worsen. Sonia was a fixture in the early '90s tabloids and she enjoyed all the benefits of the social scene with her glamorous private schoolgirl posse. She was often spotted with her Melbourne-based friend, Lady Susan Renouf, another wife of a Liberal politician, who was married to Sir Frank Renouf from 1985 to 1989. The pair were common faces on the social circuit, and even made the news in 1995, when Susan caused a three-car hit-and-run accident in Double Bay. She was charged with failing to stop and give particulars after the accident and fined $200, despite pleading guilty to negligent driving. Sonia was questioned by reporters at the time, as the pair had enjoyed a five-hour brunch with their socialite friends on the day of the accident. She denied having any knowledge of the accident and also denied going to brunch with Susan, though confessed they met for dinner that same day. At home, Sonia appeared to have a close relationship with with Julian, often having him at her side during events, but her daughters were another matter. She reportedly had a tense relationship with Deborah over the years. Little is known about the inner workings of her relationship with her eldest daughter, but Deborah was a different story. The youngest McMahon had mental health issues and frequented treatment centres in Sydney to help manage her condition. She left the city for Salamander Bay on the NSW north coast at age 24, putting aside her dreams of becoming an actor like her older brother. Sonia reportedly exiled her from the family during this time as Deborah sought treatment for stress. Family sources claimed Deborah was devastated by the breakdown of her relationship with her mother, especially since the pair had once been so close. It was said Sonia turned her back on Deboarh and refused to give her any financial assistance. Deborah took Sonia to the Supreme Court in 2000 to effect the sale of her mother's $6million Bellevue Hill mansion. She sought 10 per cent of the property's value or $600,000—a claim Sonia contested and later settled out of court. As for Julian, while he appeared to have a relatively happy relationship with his mother, Sonia reportedly made things difficult when it came to his love life. Pop star Dannii Minogue had a rocky relationship with Sonia during her short-lived marriage to Julian in the early nineties. The pair, who met on the set of the hit soap Home and Away in the late '80s, married in 1994 during what was dubbed a 'fairytale' showbiz wedding. But behind the scenes, things were far from picture-perfect. Their marriage lasted just 18 months, with Dannii later revealing in an interview that Julian's mother never approved of their union. 'There was no relationship, she wouldn't speak to me, I wasn't allowed to be near her in the house,' Dannii told No Filter at the time. 'We just had no idea how to handle it. We were just trying to'. Dannii said the romance was complicated by financial issues. 'She [Sonia] didn't support her son, I did. I paid for everything and I worked every day to earn that money to pay for everything,' the actress said. The singer also claimed the constant travel between the UK and the US to keep their relationship alive left her in debt. 'I not only ran out of money, I was in debt. It was a huge struggle emotionally, physically, mentally, financially,' Dannii explained. She eventually decided to strip naked for Playboy to pay off her crippling debts and admitted her parents didn't want her to pose for the magazine. 'My parents didn't want me to do it. My dad was saying, "Doing this is forever. You can never, ever change it,"' she told '(Her sister) Kylie knew why I was doing it. I could have asked her for the money, but it wasn't in my nature. 'I never wanted to admit the trouble I was in. I should have been looking at my finances.' Dannii also discussed her difficult relationship with her former mother-in-law in a candid interview on Anh's Brush with Fame in 2019. 'She (Sonia) would not let me go to the family house. Sometimes Julian had to go and collect something and I was waiting in the car out the front,' she said. 'It was as if I'd done something wrong to the family, but I hadn't done anything wrong.' Dannii also revealed how Sonia had initially refused to show up on her wedding day. 'So she did end up coming and was causing a scene… it wasn't the greatest… it was hard. I just tried to stay away from it, I just wanted to enjoy the day,' she said. After his short-lived marriage to Dannii, Julian tied the knot with American actress Brooke Burns, best known for her role in Baywatch, in 1999. The couple welcomed daughter Madison, now 25, the following year, but their marriage collapsed in 2001. He began dating author and model Kelly Paniagua in 2003, and after more than a decade together, the pair married in a quiet ceremony at Lake Tahoe in 2014. According to reports at the time, the actor popped the question during a romantic trip to Melbourne in late 2013. Unlike his past marriages, Julian and Kelly kept their love life intensely private, rarely appearing together at events or discussing their relationship in interviews. It was almost ten years before Sonia reconciled with her daughters and son, with the family reuniting at her hospital in 2009 as she underwent cancer treatment. Sonia died at the age of 77 in April 2010, with Melinda and Deborah by her side, along with Julian and Kelly, who had flown in from Los Angeles in March. The matriarch left her children a $30 million estate which included two Bellevue Hill homes, a Palm Beach retreat, Bathurst rural property, and an eastern suburbs unit. After her death, Melinda tried to fill her mother's shoes by carrying on her fundraising work and appearing at charity events in Sonia's name. She most recently made headlines in 2020 when she listed her own Bellevue home for a price guide of north of $5.5million after purchasing it for $2.15million in 2013. Julian returned to Hollywood with Kelly, and was best known for his roles on Charmed, Nip/Tuck, and FBI: Most Wanted before his death.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Julian McMahon's Cause of Death Revealed After 'Nip/Tuck' Actor Dies at 56 (Exclusive)
Julian McMahon's cause of death has been revealed after he died at 56 on Wednesday, July 2, PEOPLE can exclusively confirm The Australian actor's wife, Kelly, previously shared that he died after a private journey with cancer McMahon is best known for roles on Nip/Tuck and CharmedJulian McMahon's cause of death has been revealed. According to a Cremation Approval Summary Report from the Pinellas County Medical Examiner's Office in Florida obtained by PEOPLE, the Australian actor, best known for roles on Nip/Tuck and Charmed, died from lung metastasis as a result of head and neck metastatic cancer. The manner of death was ruled as natural, and McMahon's remains have since been cremated. "With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my beloved husband, Julian McMahon, died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to overcome cancer," Kelly said in the statement. "Julian loved life. He loved his family. He loved his friends. He loved his work, and he loved his fans. His deepest wish was to bring joy into as many lives as possible," she continued. "We ask for support during this time to allow our family to grieve in privacy. And we wish for all of those to whom Julian brought joy, to continue to find joy in life. We are grateful for the memories." Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs and Rose McGowan all took to social media to remember their time on the supernatural series together. Milano said in an Instagram post that she was "heartbroken" by McMahon's death, adding, "He was more than my TV husband. He was a dear friend." Combs wrote on Instagram that she will miss McMahon's "unyielding zest for life," while McGowan wrote on her Instagram Stories that he was a "force of brilliance, wild talent and humor." McMahon played Cole Turner on Charmed between 2000 and 2005. In a statement obtained by PEOPLE, Walsh said, "Dear Jules, I know you like to flout the boundaries, but this time you've gone too far." Days after McMahon's death, Richardson shared a video on Instagram of her watching the Nip/Tuck pilot episode, writing of the actor, "He just seemed bigger and stronger than the rest of us." McMahon is survived by his wife and 25-year-old daughter Madison, whom he shared with ex-wife Brooke Burns. Read the original article on People
The Guardian
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Details of Julian McMahon's cancer revealed a week after his death aged 56
Julian McMahon's cause of death has been revealed, a little over a week after the Australian actor died aged 56. The Charmed, Fantastic Four and Nip/Tuck actor died on 2 July from lung metastasis as a result of head and neck metastatic cancer, according to a cremation approval report from the Pinellas county medical examiner's office in Florida obtained by People magazine. The manner of death was ruled as natural. McMahon's remains have been cremated. McMahon's cancer diagnosis was made public by his widow, Kelly, when she announced his death on 4 July. She said that he 'died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to overcome cancer'. 'Julian loved life,' she said. 'He loved his family. He loved his friends. He loved his work, and he loved his fans. His deepest wish was to bring joy into as many lives as possible.' Many of McMahon's peers reacted with shock at the news last week. His Charmed co-stars Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan and Holly Marie Combs all paid tribute, with Milano writing that she was 'heartbroken', adding: 'He was more than my TV husband. He was a dear friend.' Nicolas Cage, his co-star in The Surfer, remembered McMahon as a 'kind and intelligent man'. McMahon, who also played the playboy plastic surgeon Dr Christian Troy in Nip/Tuck, was remembered by his co-stars Dylan Walsh and Joely Richardson. Richardson called the news 'shocking', writing on Instagram: 'He just seemed bigger and stronger than the rest of us.' 'I can't believe it,' she wrote. 'We worked together for many years, covering every possible storyline and then some. Julian could be hysterically funny, was hugely charismatic (drama swirled in his wake), and most of the female population fell for him as 'Christian Troy'.' McMahon's Fantastic Four co-star Ioan Gruffudd called the news 'terribly sad', writing on Instagram: 'Even though we played each other's nemeses, there was always so much lightness and laughter working together. Every encounter with him was a joy. It was an honor to be Dr Richards to his Dr Doom. My heart goes out to his wife and family. God speed Julian.'
ABC News
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Australian actor Julian McMahon's cause of death revealed after his passing at 56
Australian actor Julian McMahon's cause of death has been revealed after he died aged 56 this week. According to a cremation approval summary report obtained by US media outlets, the Australian actor died from lung metastasis as a result of head and neck metastatic cancer. The report from Pinellas County Medical Examiner's Office in Florida said the cause of death was natural and he has since been cremated. If cancer begins in another part of the body and spreads to the lungs, it is known as lung metastasis or metastatic cancer in the lung, the Australian Cancel Council writes on its website. In a statement this week, McMahon's wife Kelly confirmed he had died after a "private battle with cancer" and did not reveal further detail. "With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my beloved husband, Julian McMahon, died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to overcome cancer," Kelly said in the statement. "Julian loved life. He loved his family. He loved his friends. He loved his work, and he loved his fans. His deepest wish was to bring joy into as many lives as possible. "We ask for support during this time to allow our family to grieve in privacy. And we wish for all of those to whom Julian brought joy, to continue to find joy in life. We are grateful for the memories." The actor starred in shows such as Nip/Tuck, Charmed, FBI: Most Wanted, Hunters and The Residence — a Netflix miniseries released this year. McMahon was also one of three children of former prime minister Sir William "Billy" McMahon and Lady Sonia McMahon. Tributes from his former co-stars flowed on social media. Actor Nicholas Cage said he was a "kind and intelligent man". Rose McGowan, his co-star from Charmed, paid tribute to McMahon on social media. "Oh Julian you force of brilliance, wild talent and humour, " she wrote in an Instagram story. "For you, your family and loving fans all over the world, I pray [for] comfort."
CTV News
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Actor Julian McMahon's official cause of death revealed
Actor Julian McMahon is seen here in Pasadena, California, in January 2020. McMahon died from lung metastasis as a consequence of head and neck metastatic cancer. (Francis Specker/CBS/Getty Images via CNN Newsource) As friends and former costars continue to mourn actor Julian McMahon, more details about his death from cancer have been revealed in a new medical examiner's office report. The actor, 56, died from lung metastasis as a consequence of head and neck metastatic cancer, according to a cremation approval summary report from the medical examiner's office in Pinellas County, Florida. The report, obtained by CNN, said McMahon died on July 2. McMahon's wife Kelly McMahon announced on July 4 that her husband died 'peacefully… after a valiant effort to overcome cancer.' McMahon starred in the Ryan Murphy-created 'Nip/Tuck' and was also known for a pivotal role in TV's 'Charmed.' Additionally, he played Dr. Victor Von Doom in the 'Fantastic Four' movies costarring Jessica Alba and Chris Evans from 2005 and 2007. Alyssa Milano, who starred in 'Charmed' and was McMahon's character's onscreen spouse, wrote in a tribute last week on social media that she was 'heartbroken' to learn of his passing, calling her former costar 'magic.' 'That smile. That laugh. That talent. That presence. He walked into a room and lit it up—not just with charisma, but with kindness. With mischief. With soulful understanding,' she wrote. 'We were so different, and yet somehow we always understood each other.' Ioan Gruffudd, who costarred as Mister Fantastic opposite McMahon's Dr. Doom in the 'Fantastic Four' movies, also paid tribute to him on Instagram. 'Even though we played each other's nemeses, there was always so much lightness and laughter working together. Every encounter with him was a joy,' he wrote. By Dan Heching.
