Australian actress and social media star Celeste Barber is having something of a moment — actually, another moment.
Barber has enjoyed a steady career in Australian TV and comedy for years, but she first exploded into global consciousness in 2015 when she created the Instagram hashtag #CelesteChallengeAccepted, which she used to parody glossy posts of models and celebrities, swapping the pouts and scantily clad poses of the Kardashian-Jenners with more human recreations hilariously starring herself. This instantly relatable critique of social media’s supposedly aspirational — but brutally unrealistic — beauty standards struct a major chord on the platform. Over the intervening years, as Barber has kept posting (she later added video parodies, too), her Instagram following has grown to 9.5 million — more than many of the celebs she initially skewered.
In the wake of her social media success, Barber continued working in Australian television, with well-received supporting roles on shows like How Not to Behave...
Barber has enjoyed a steady career in Australian TV and comedy for years, but she first exploded into global consciousness in 2015 when she created the Instagram hashtag #CelesteChallengeAccepted, which she used to parody glossy posts of models and celebrities, swapping the pouts and scantily clad poses of the Kardashian-Jenners with more human recreations hilariously starring herself. This instantly relatable critique of social media’s supposedly aspirational — but brutally unrealistic — beauty standards struct a major chord on the platform. Over the intervening years, as Barber has kept posting (she later added video parodies, too), her Instagram following has grown to 9.5 million — more than many of the celebs she initially skewered.
In the wake of her social media success, Barber continued working in Australian television, with well-received supporting roles on shows like How Not to Behave...
- 4/25/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In its third week of availability, “The Night Agent” has moved up yet again, joining Netflix’s Most Popular list at No. 9 with 515.57 million hours viewed. According to Netflix’s math, this means the thriller has raked in 62 million views — Netflix calculates total views by dividing the total hours viewed by runtime, which is 8.19 hours. During the April 3-9 viewing window, the series pulled in 130.48 million hours viewed and remained No. 1 on the English TV List.
Ali Wong and Steven Yeun’s “Beef” was a newcomer on this week’s top 10 list, coming in at No. 3 with 34.08 million hours viewed. The dark comedy, which scored a 99% certified fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes, managed to rank in the Top 10 in 61 countries following its April 6 premiere date.
“Love is Blind” Season 4 jumped in the rankings despite recording less viewership hours during this viewing window landing in No. 2 with 43.14 million hours viewed ahead of the upcoming finale,...
Ali Wong and Steven Yeun’s “Beef” was a newcomer on this week’s top 10 list, coming in at No. 3 with 34.08 million hours viewed. The dark comedy, which scored a 99% certified fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes, managed to rank in the Top 10 in 61 countries following its April 6 premiere date.
“Love is Blind” Season 4 jumped in the rankings despite recording less viewership hours during this viewing window landing in No. 2 with 43.14 million hours viewed ahead of the upcoming finale,...
- 4/11/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
“Murder Mystery 2” was Netflix’s top film title after its March 31 debut. In its first three days of availability, the film took the title for Netflix’s second biggest opening weekend for a comedy film with over 42 million views. The sequel starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston earned 64.42 million hours viewed total during the March 27-April 2 viewing window and also appeared in the Top 10 in 91 countries. The first film in the franchise also joined the list of film titles at No. 2 with 24.7 million hours viewed.
On the English TV side, “The Night Agent” continued to stay ahead of the competition taking the No. 1 spot for the second week. In its first 11 days of availability, the series was viewed for 216.39 million hours pushing the action-thriller to 385 million total hours viewed in its first two weeks and now has more than 47 million views.. The streamer also recently renewed the series for a second season.
On the English TV side, “The Night Agent” continued to stay ahead of the competition taking the No. 1 spot for the second week. In its first 11 days of availability, the series was viewed for 216.39 million hours pushing the action-thriller to 385 million total hours viewed in its first two weeks and now has more than 47 million views.. The streamer also recently renewed the series for a second season.
- 4/4/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
“Wellmania” is a new comedy-drama TV series co-created by Brigid Delaney and Benjamin Law, now streaming on Netflix:
“…’Liv Healy’ (Celeste Barber), a middle-aged woman struggles with a health crisis as she tries various methods to reclaim her well-being as a food blogger with an unhealthy lifestyle.
“She receives an opportunity that forces her to reevaluate her choices. Struggling with her previous habits, she tries various methods of healthy living in order to advance her career to varying levels of success.”
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“…’Liv Healy’ (Celeste Barber), a middle-aged woman struggles with a health crisis as she tries various methods to reclaim her well-being as a food blogger with an unhealthy lifestyle.
“She receives an opportunity that forces her to reevaluate her choices. Struggling with her previous habits, she tries various methods of healthy living in order to advance her career to varying levels of success.”
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- 4/3/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
It is refreshing to come across television shows, especially Netflix stories, about normal-looking women. Women have normal bodies, have weird habits, and can be as successful as men. They dress well and, at the same time, dress awkwardly, and they make sure to be themselves and never hide their real selves from anyone. We’ve had “Fleabag,” which was a landmark show that talks about everything from a woman’s perspective, and ever since, there has been a row of television series and films that tell the story of the female gender and what they are instead of painting a picture-perfect cutout of a woman, which has been projected onto us for generations. Based on the novel written by Brigid Delaney, “Wellmania: Misadventures in the Search for Wellness,” the show is all about a woman who is about to hit her 40s and goes through a massive change in her...
- 3/29/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Wellmania is a series created by Benjamin Law, starring Celeste Barber. It is based on a novel by Brigid Delaney.
Wellmania is a fun Australian comedy about health based on the novel by Brigid Delaney in which health is the most important thing, but seen through the eyes of a girl who has not thought about her health once in her life and who, upon discovering this new world, is like some of us when we see a bicycle and ask ourselves: and what’s this supposed to do?
Wellmania About the Series
A nice comedy in the Australian style, starring a great Celeste Barber who is given one of those “roles of her life” and who knows how to take advantage of it with wit and style.
As for the series: it has the restrained wit of intelligent humor, very literary, the smooth pace of a novel, and well-profiled characters that,...
Wellmania is a fun Australian comedy about health based on the novel by Brigid Delaney in which health is the most important thing, but seen through the eyes of a girl who has not thought about her health once in her life and who, upon discovering this new world, is like some of us when we see a bicycle and ask ourselves: and what’s this supposed to do?
Wellmania About the Series
A nice comedy in the Australian style, starring a great Celeste Barber who is given one of those “roles of her life” and who knows how to take advantage of it with wit and style.
As for the series: it has the restrained wit of intelligent humor, very literary, the smooth pace of a novel, and well-profiled characters that,...
- 3/29/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
“Wellmania” is a new Australian comedy-drama TV seriess co-created by Brigid Delaney and Benjamin Law, streaming March 29, 2023 on Netflix:
“…’Liv Healy’ (Celeste Barber), a middle-aged woman struggles with a health crisis as she tries various methods to reclaim her well-being as a food blogger with an unhealthy lifestyle.
“She receives an opportunity that forces her to reevaluate her choices. Struggling with her previous habits, she tries various methods of healthy living in order to advance her career to varying levels of success.”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…’Liv Healy’ (Celeste Barber), a middle-aged woman struggles with a health crisis as she tries various methods to reclaim her well-being as a food blogger with an unhealthy lifestyle.
“She receives an opportunity that forces her to reevaluate her choices. Struggling with her previous habits, she tries various methods of healthy living in order to advance her career to varying levels of success.”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 3/22/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Australian comedian Celeste Barber is making her first comedy special for Netflix, filmed during a special encore performance of her Celeste Barber – Fine, Thanks tour at Sydney Opera House.
The hour-long special will stream on Netflix in 2023. According to Netflix, Barber will be exploring topics ranging from celebrity sex toys to why hot girls can’t dance, and detailing the giddy euphoria and brutal devastation of being invited to Coachella – the same year it was cancelled.
Barber’s sold out Sydney Opera House show follows a world tour that took in North America, the UK and several European countries.
Barber is also working with Netflix on previously announced dramedy series Wellmania, inspired by Brigid Delaney’s novel Wellmania: Misadventures In The Search For Wellness, which will also be launched in 2023.
“This has been such a massive year for me and I can’t think of a better way to wrap...
The hour-long special will stream on Netflix in 2023. According to Netflix, Barber will be exploring topics ranging from celebrity sex toys to why hot girls can’t dance, and detailing the giddy euphoria and brutal devastation of being invited to Coachella – the same year it was cancelled.
Barber’s sold out Sydney Opera House show follows a world tour that took in North America, the UK and several European countries.
Barber is also working with Netflix on previously announced dramedy series Wellmania, inspired by Brigid Delaney’s novel Wellmania: Misadventures In The Search For Wellness, which will also be launched in 2023.
“This has been such a massive year for me and I can’t think of a better way to wrap...
- 11/14/2022
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
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