Sensitive new-age man Russell Crowe says Danielle Spencer is a woman after his own heart. "My wife is very straightforward," he told an interviewer asking about the progress of her pregnancy.
"The other day she was being hassled by people saying she should go to classes. She said, 'I know how to ****ing breathe'.
"Now you know why I married the girl."
The couple are expecting a boy in January. A name is yet to be chosen, with Crowe joking: "I think we should call him Doctor or Lord - just because it's funny."
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Some said the idea was a dog, others that it was just barking mad. But a central Christchurch street corner will soon be graced by three bronze corgis in tribute to the Queen's golden jubilee year. The city is starting to get in behind the latest in a line of hotly debated civic art projects.
When the city's art in public places subcommittee suggested commissioning the life-sized corgis last year, it was subjected to howls of complaint at the "silly" waste of ratepayer dollars.
But councillor Anna Crighton pushed on and won majority backing for the corgis - by sculptor David Marshall, worth $8000 each and weighing more than 70kg - saying they would appeal to most people. The corgis will take up prime position in High St next Saturday.
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John Mitchell got short shrift from the Rugby Union, but one wonders what review process TVNZ has in place for its commentators.
Rugby commentator Keith Quinn seemed to lose the plot completely during the World Cup final with an after-match doozie when he proclaimed that England had won its "first major tournament since 1966 when they won the FA Cup at home".
During the game the slow motion specialist also observed, with the score at England 17, Australia 14 , that if it "stays that way England will win".
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