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The Wiggles have gained a new member in the latest Uber Eats Australia ad, with Simon Cowell appearing in a hilarious campaign as the Grey Wiggle.
Swapping his role as a judge on America’s Got Talent, the TV show mogul, and record executive has become the fifth member of the beloved Australian children’s group.
The 61-year-old record executive is known for discovering and managing music groups such as Little Mix, Fifth Harmony, Il Divo and One Direction but has become a music star himself in this latest collaboration.
Uber Eats Australia posted the video to their socials with the caption, "Meet the Grey Wiggle. It's a no from him.” Cowell is known for his tough nature as a judge on competition shows which reflects in his ‘grey’ persona in the ads.
Blue Wiggle Anthony begins the video singing…
"Tonight, I’ll be eating… Rices with spices”, Purple Wiggle Lachy continues, "zucchini linguine” and then Red Wiggle Simon continues, "with chicken flame-grilled…"
Grey Wiggle Cowell then interrupts saying, "I’ve already eaten…” as Yellow Wiggle Emma spins some positivity saying, “Oh… Grey Wiggle! Dinner is better when we eat together!"
Cowell then rolls his eyes saying, "Thank you. Congratulations. I now hate music"
Red Wiggle responds with, "I like the Grey Wiggle.”
And Cowell replies with, "Quiet red one…"
David Griffiths, Uber Eats AUNZ head of marketing, said about the campaign:
“Aussies love nothing more than coming together with their friends and family, and usually, food is at the heart of these sharing occasions. Consequently, we are seeing more and more families come into the category. The Wiggles are an Aussie institution and Simon was the perfect person to join the band as The Grey Wiggle. The campaign builds from week-to-week across all forms of traditional, digital and social media so keep an eye out for some amazing collaborations and VIP appearances.”
The video is one of five in a series of funny ads and viewers have responded positively, loving the contrast of the happy children's group and serious and sarcastic tone of Cowell.
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A series of flashmobs in California is bringing a feel-good smile to the internet as dancers celebrate being able to be together again after so many covid restrictions.
The first flashmob group danced to the hit song Around the World (La La La La La) by A Touch of Class during a concert in a Santa Monica park.
It was organised by Bob’s Dance Shop, who posted the video to their Instagram and has since gone viral after being shared on Twitter.
“It’s been almost 2 years since we’ve been able to flash the public like this. It brings so much pure joy to us and everyone participating in the dance and we are lucky to be able to share that joy with the public,” Bob’s Dance Shop wrote in their post.
They followed this up with a performance in San Francisco dancing to Call on Me by Eric Prydz.
“The law of life says “movement activates movement” so we’re out here moving and grooving, making waves and sending them “around the world,” they wrote in the video post.
They’re heading to Los Angeles next and hopefully more after that so we can keep on dancing with them!
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Two naked men who got lost in a national park south of Sydney are among 44 people who have been fined for breaching COVID public health orders.
The men say they were sunbaking nude on Sunday when they were startled by a deer, before running into the Royal National Park at Otford in the Illawarra.
In a cascading series of unfortunate events, they then got lost and were forced to call for help from authorities.
"Not only did they require assistance from SES and police to rescue them, they also both received a ticket for $1000," Commissioner Mick Fuller told reporters on Monday.
When Police Rescue, the State Emergency Service, NSW Ambulance and Polair all responded to the call for help, they found a 30-year-old naked man carrying a backpack on the walking track near Otford.
After a further search, a 49-year-old man, partially clothed, was also found. The men told police they were on a nearby beach when they ran into bushland after being startled by a deer.
"It's difficult to legislate against idiots. But clearly putting people at risk by leaving home without a proper reason, and I think then not only on top of that, but then getting lost in the national park and diverting important resources away from the health operation, I think they should be embarrassed," Mr Fuller said.
Most people who were caught breaching health orders on the weekend were fined for failing to wear a mask, while others were caught out of their homes in Greater Sydney without a reasonable excuse.
"Now, it's only a small percentage of the NSW people that are not following the health guidelines, but I can assure you, if you breach the health orders or the guidelines, you will be punished."
One of those was a 33-year-old man from Ermington in Sydney's northwest, who was fined $1000 after he was stopped at Goulburn in the NSW Southern Tablelands without a reasonable excuse.
A cafe operator was also charged with breaching the public health order at Shellharbour, south of Wollongong.
Police say neither the 38-year-old woman or her staff were wearing face masks. Officers reminded the woman of her obligations under the current health orders but she refused to comply.
She was given bail conditions to strictly comply with the public health orders and not to incite or encourage others to defy them and will appear in court next month.
Police say they have received hundreds of calls from the public over the weekend reporting potential public health order breaches.
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We all know masks reduce the transmission of COVID, but they also have some other life-changing benefits.
Ok, surely by now we all know that wearing a mask helps lower the chances of transferring viruses and infections with a growing number of studies proving its effectiveness in slowing the spread of coronavirus.
"There's no question; it's indisputable that wearing even a cloth face covering cuts down substantially on the amount of virus that's shared by an individual,” says Professor Ron Waldman from George Washington University (GWU) Milken Institute School of Public Health.
Masks create a simple physical barrier that reduces respiratory droplets from reaching others.
The thing is though, there's a bunch of other benefits of wearing a mask. Read on, my friend.
You don't have to do full face of makeup!
Slap on some mascara and brush out your brows, and you're in business! You're not only saving time BUT saving money too cos' you're not using as much product.
You can mouth profanities at your boss without them knowing.
Stuck in a meeting with your stupid boss and his stupid face? Release your frustrations by tell them EXACTLY what you think under your breath. They won't know - hopefully - and you'll feel mega empowered!
It doesn't matter if you've got stuff in your teeth.
Say goodbye to the awkwardness of having a full conversation with someone and then glancing at your reflection to see you've got a chunk of spinach making itself at home in your chompers. With a mask, you can strategically keep little specs of food scattered through your teeth for an emergency snack and NO ONE will know.
Colleagues can't smell the alcohol on your breath...
Who said that? Drink responsibly.
Your pesky hayfever symptoms will subside.
Just as a mask acts as a defensive barrier against infection, it also creates a wall between your sensitive sinus system and those tiny pollen and dust particles. Experts have noted since mask wearing became commonplace due to COVID, many people have fewer symptoms of allergic rhinitis.
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