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Chocoholics, listen up cos' this is not a drill!
Dairy Milk with Pascall Clinkers is the latest Cadbury effort to resurrect a nostalgic snack, following the special edition Pineapple Lumps, Hokey Pokey and Vegemite blocks.
It seems this was a Top Secret operation over at Cadbury HQ, with the new product popping up on supermarket shelves with no real announcement.
The Pascall Clinkers / Cadbury collaboration was first spotted by grocery watchdogs, Food Finds Geelong, who have revealed it's - as predicted - delicious. "Cadbury milk chocolate with heaps of tiny crunchy strawberry, lime and pineapple candy pieces", rating it "10/10".
Only problem is, how are we going to play the 'guess what colour' game now?
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Britney Spears has told a judge overseeing her controversial conservatorship that she wants her life back and for the 13-year long arrangement to end.
The pop star's remarks, delivered remotely on Wednesday to the Los Angeles Superior Court hearing, marked her first public statements about the court-approved legal arrangement first put in place in 2008 when she suffered a mental health breakdown.
In an emotional statement, Spears, 39, said she believed the conservatorship was abusive.
"I just want my life back," she said.
"I'm not here to be anyone's slave. I'm traumatised. I'm not happy, I can't sleep. I'm so angry and I cry every day."
Spears asked for the conservatorship to be ended.
"I truly believe this conservatorship is abusive."
LA Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny said she would need a formal petition submitted to the court asking for the conservatorship to be terminated before she could take any action.
Penny praised Spears for speaking out.
"I know it took a lot of courage," Penny said.
"I just want to commend you again for really stepping forward and stepping out to have your thoughts heard, not only by myself but by everybody who has been involved in this case."
The last time Spears spoke directly to the judge was in May 2019 but the court was closed to the public and her testimony was sealed. On Wednesday the singer said she wanted people to hear what she had to say.
The former teen phenomenon said she wanted to get married again and have a baby. But she said she has a contraceptive device that she wants removed, but is not allowed to go to the doctor "because they don't want me to have children".
Spears has two children with her former husband Kevin Federline, who has custody of them.
Outside the courthouse, several dozen fans - many of them dressed in pink and holding "Free Britney" placards - rallied in support of their campaign to have the conservatorship ended.
Britney Spears supporter Kiki Norberto holds a hand fan outside a court hearing concerning the pop singer's conservatorship on March 17, 2021, in Los Angeles (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Last year, Spears began the legal process to remove her father, Jamie Spears, from handling personal affairs ranging from her medical care to who visits her secluded villa outside Los Angeles. Jamie Spears also is a joint conservator of the singer's finances.
Jamie Spears said in a statement read out by his lawyer on Wednesday that he was "sorry to see his daughter suffer and in so much pain. Mr. Spears loves his daughter and misses her very much".
Despite the conservatorship, Spears made a comeback in late 2009 and performed, released albums and went on world tours solidly until late 2018, when she cancelled a string of dates. She has not performed since late 2018.
Details of her mental health issues have never been disclosed but Spears said on Wednesday that doctors had put her on Lithium and that she "felt drunk".
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We all love a Disney live-action remake, and the lead for Snow White has finally been found!
It's been close to 90 years since we first saw Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on the moving picture screen, and now it's finally getting a well overdue live-action remake.
But mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest actor of them all?
Meet 20 year old American actor, singer & Youtuber, Rachel Zegler.
The West Side Story and Shazam! Fury Of The Gods actress has snatched up the highly sought after role, and it seems she's been poised to play the part of a Disney Princess her entire life, posting a picture of her dressed as The Little Mermaid's Ariel and tweeting 'i wanna be a real disney princess' back in 2017.
hahahahhahahahaha https://t.co/mJOOsp2SAB
— rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) June 22, 2021
Shortly after the news was revealed, Zegler tweeted 'I HAVE MANIFESTED MY ENTIRE LIFE I THINK I THINK.'
I HAVE MANIFESTED MY ENTIRE LIFE I THINK I THINK
— rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) June 22, 2021
Zegler is the latest female lead to take on an iconic Disney Princess role, following Lily James as Cinderella, Emma Watson as Belle, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, and Halle Bailey as Ariel.
Marc Webb, director of the upcoming film and the man behind 500 Days of Summer and The Amazing Spider-Man, is excited to get her in front of the camera. “Rachel’s extraordinary vocal abilities are just the beginning of her gifts. Her strength, intelligence and optimism will become an integral part of rediscovering the joy in this classic Disney fairytale,” Webb said in a statement.
Production is expected to begin early 2022.
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A rare 1977 Holden Torana A9X, originally destined for the racetrack, is about to go under the hammer with bidding expected around $1 million.
The two-door hatchback was essentially one of just 33 produced by Holden and is considered one of Australia's most sort-after muscle cars.
"This is the holy grail of Holden motor collector cars," Lloyds Auctions chief Lee Hames said.
"Since Holden closed their doors many muscle car enthusiasts have been mourning the loss of performance cars."
Holden built the 33 A9X hatchback shells in 1977, enough to last the expected racing life for the model.
They were double seam welded, all painted white and sold exclusively to race teams.
But Lloyds said there was considerable uproar from rival teams when the word got out the shells were built with thinner gauge steel, making them considerably lighter than standard production cars they were supposed to mirror.
Internal and external pressings, such as hinges and bumpers, were also lighter and even the glass in the rear hatch was one-millimetre thinner.
Holden said the variation was a result of changing to metric measurements and after an investigation threatened to withdraw from racing if the shells were not approved.
Three of the shells were bought by racing team boss Ron Hodgson, who immediately had two built out for the track, keeping a third as a spare.
Two years later, after the model was to be replaced with the first of the Commodores, Hodgson gave instructions to build the untouched shell into a road car, which is the one up for grabs on Saturday.
The car has just 475 kilometres on the clock.
Mr Hames said with recent high prices paid for rare Holdens, he wouldn't be surprised to see a record for the Torana with bids topping $1 million.
In recent auctions, one of the last Holden Commodores to be built in Adelaide sold for $750,000, another A9X Torana sold for $910,000 and a Holden Maloo Ute sold for $1.1 million.
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