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Immerse yourself in a different world, every week, as host Emma Gillespie and guests dig deeper into the truth and tragedy of some of the world’s most remarkable women. From Ita Buttrose to Charlotte Dawson to Amanda Bynes.....Extraordinary lives, told by extraordinary people. Welcome to Extraordinary Stories.
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Introducing: This Is Why We Fight. A Mother & Daughter Estranged For Years.
All Samantha wants is to understand why her mother wasn’t there for her. All Marie wants is a chance to make things right with her daughter — and to be part of her granddaughter’s life. But after…
"What REALLY Happened When I Confronted Belle Gibson"
In 2015, Australian con woman Belle Gibson was living the dream. Her app The Whole Pantry was hugely popular and she was about to launch a book of the same name. With hundreds of thousands of…
The True Story Behind Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar
Belle Gibson fooled not only her hundreds of thousands of followers, but the most prestigious book publishers in Australia, the tech giants of silicon valley and even her family and friends into…
S12E3 ‘I Told You I Was Trouble’: The Amy Winehouse Story (Part 3)
[Part 3 of 3] A month before Amy Winehouse’s death, her performance at a music festival in Serbia was resoundly panned. She was intoxicated for the whole world to see, but the silver lining of what…
S12E2 ‘I Told You I Was Trouble’: The Amy Winehouse Story (Part 2)
[Part 2 of 3] After a celebrated album with her debut, Frank, and with that distinct voice and sound, Amy Winehouse got very famous, very fast. Everyone wanted a second album, but Amy had entered a…
S12E1 ‘I Told You I Was Trouble’: The Amy Winehouse Story (Part 1)
[Part 1 of 3] You can recognise it in an instant, that iconic voice and a candid style of songwriting beyond her years. The sound of Amy Winehouse was a sound unheard of since the days of Billie…
S11E3 The Disappearance Of Peng Shuai (Part 3): But Will She Ever Be Free?
[Part 3 of 3] In the lead-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics, the world began to wonder how and if Peng Shuai would be used in the games, and whether the IOC was going to have anything to say to the…
S11E2 The Disappearance Of Peng Shuai (Part 2): Proof Of Life
[Part 2 of 3] For three long weeks in November 2021, the tennis community, news organisations, and human rights advocates the world over had one question; Where Is Peng Shuai? In the aftermath of a…
S11E1 The Disappearance Of Peng Shuai (Part 1): The Tennis Star Who Vanished
[Part 1 of 3] It was after 10 pm, on November 2nd, 2021 when 35-year-old Peng Shuai - China’s beloved global tennis star - sat down and began typing. Truncated sentences of an open letter, detailing…
S10E2 What Happened To Amanda Bynes? (Part 2)
[Part 2 of 2] From 2013 until just a few weeks ago, Amanda’s Bynes life was controlled by a conservatorship, governed primarily by her mum, Lynn. In the wake of Britney Spears’ bombshell revelations…
S10E1 What Happened To Amanda Bynes? (Part 1)
[Part 1 of 2] She was the queen of Nickelodeon, beloved by teens of the noughties. But just as her movie career was taking off, something happened to Amanda Bynes. In this two-part series, we’re…
S9E3 House of Grimaldi (Part 3): The Missing Princess
[Part 3 of 3] Charlene Wittstock had made it through years of tabloid speculation about her marriage to the Prince of Monaco, but in 2020, just as she found some peace, a new, yet very familiar…
S9E2 House Of Grimaldi (Part 2): The Runaway Bride
[Part 2 of 3] To lock down the future of the Grimaldi dynasty, Prince Albert II needed to marry and produce a legitimate heir. So when he met South African olympian Charlene Wittstock, the palace…
S9E1 House Of Grimaldi (Part 1): The Princess Curse
[Part 1 of 3] Seven hundred years ago a woman betrayed by the ruler of Monaco cursed the future of his family: no descendant of the House of Grimaldi would ever find happiness in marriage. On this…
S8E3 Pam, Tommy And The Original Sex Tape (Part 3): “Not A Victim, But A Survivor”
[Part 3 of 3] In trying to put an end to the legal quagmire they found themselves in, Pamela and Tommy Lee signed away the rights to their stolen sex tape, and to any future profits it would make. It…
S8E2 Pam, Tommy & The Original Sex Tape (Part 2): The World Wide Web
[Part 2 of 3] Pamela and Tommy’s most personal possession, a home video taken on their honeymoon was stolen. Within six months, it was everywhere. And everyone wanted to watch it. But in 1996, before…
S8E1 Pam, Tommy & The Original Sex Tape (Part 1): A White Bikini Wedding
[Part 1 of 3] When Tommy Lee licked Pam Anderson’s face from chin to temple at a New Year's Eve party in 1995, it was the beginning of one of Hollywood’s most intense and frenzied romances. Less than…
S7E4 Linda Evangelista (Part 4): The Paradox Of The Ageing Supermodel
[Part 4 of 4] Why Linda Evangelista disappeared from public life in 2016, while her peers were still ruling runways, gracing magazine covers and spearheading beauty campaigns was a mystery. Until an…
S7E3 Linda Evangelista (Part 3): The Supermodel, The Movie Star And The Billionaire
[Part 3 of 4] Professionally, Linda Evangelista was unparalleled, achieving more success than almost anyone else in the fashion industry. But her personal life was not so straight-forward. From…
S7E2 Linda Evangelista (Part 2): Fashion’s Dirty Little Secret
[Part 2 of 4] At the very top of her game, Linda Evangelista met and married one of the most powerful men in the fashion industry. Gerald Marie represented all the top supermodels and held the…
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