Andrew Hornery

Senior journalist Andrew Hornery is the man behind The Sydney Morning Herald's Private Sydney column, keeping tabs on everyone from socialites to social climbers. If they are worth knowing about, you can bet they are on the PS radar.

And what swell parties they were

Andrew Hornery It is usually the first weeks of winter which herald the hibernation period of that rarest of birds: the Sydney socialite, a creature more accustomed to the warm delights of a spray tan, Camilla...

Roxy, Rice row rumbles on

Andrew Hornery Stephanie Rice and publicity-seeking socialite Roxy Jacenko have been going at it hammer and tongs on Channel Nine's Celebrity Apprentice, but weeks after filming wrapped, their on-air battle has...

Secret surgery

How did Angelina keep it a secret?

Andrew Hornery That the woman dubbed 'St Angelina' in the showbiz press managed to keep her surgery a secret, in the era of the 24-hour, all-consuming news cycle, is verging on the miraculous.

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Style awards

Thanks via video as Kidman cops another award in style

Andrew Hornery Nicole Kidman's trophy cabinet is already groaning, but the actor will no doubt be pushing her Golden Globes, BAFTAS, Oscar and United Nations Humanitarian Award aside to make way for her latest...

Loveable larrikin

Tempers with flair

Andrew Hornery From Terry Biviano and Jodi Anasta baring claws at each other in a posh nail bar to James Packer calling David Leckie a ''f---wit'' in the middle of a cocktail party, this week's John Singleton and...

Isla is red hot in Hollywood

Andrew Hornery Next week's Harper's Bazaar declares former Sydney actor Isla Fisher is Hollywood's ''flavour of the month'' with an exclusive interview and glam fashion shoot at the famed Chateau Marmont.

Old spice

Age-old dilemma

Andrew Hornery Presumably Elle Macpherson's birth certificate has been filed somewhere between Colonel Sanders' 11 secret herbs and spices recipe, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the FBI's X-files, marked ''never to be...

Madison magazine closes

Andrew Hornery Bauer Media announced on Wednesday that yet another title, fashion glossy Madison, was being axed.

Party-mix politics

Andrew Hornery Forget about the follies taking place in Canberra. If you want to know what "party politics" is really all about, you just have to take a ride around the Sydney cocktail circuit.

Warding off the spotlight

Andrew Hornery Where's Gemma? For months, rumours that former Australian supermodel Gemma Ward would soon be making her comeback have been falling off the most immaculate lips in the business.

What's the gen on Jen's future?

Andrew Hornery Watch out Jen! Rival executives at Myer were among the keenest observers of last week's shock decision by David Jones to end its contract with star model Miranda Kerr.

The tweeting elite

Andrew Hornery Elle Macpherson probably doesn't realise it, but her ''fans'' are faking it.

Private Sydney

City falls under spell of Ellen

Andrew Hornery She arrived, she danced, people cried, a few sang and some poor girl fainted.

All about value: DJs replaces Miranda Kerr with younger model

Andrew Hornery Backstage at David Jones' high-voltage fashion shows, it was pretty clear that Miranda Kerr was not just another run-of-the-mill model.

Big demands

Kerr and DJs split: Gomes set to be new face of department store

Andrew Hornery Contract negotiations between retailer David Jones and its million-dollar-a-year star model Miranda Kerr have collapsed, with the prestigious department store "terminating" its relationship with her...

Long wait

Ellen arrives

Andrew Hornery Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have touched down to a right royal reception at Sydney Airport.

Car rammed

Miranda Kerr in car accident

Andrew Hornery Australian Supermodel Miranda Kerr was involved in a serious car accident in Los Angeles on Monday which has left her wearing a neck brace.