Nene King: I’ll never speak to Dulcie again!

Their ruthless circulation battle as the heads of New Idea and Woman’s Day shook Australian publishing and inspired the mini-series Paper Giants: Magazine Wars.

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But the friction between Nene King and Dulcie Boling hasn’t dulled with the years – erupting again in the wake of the hit TV show.

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In an exclusive tell-all interview with New Idea – out today – the always-controversial Nene is determined to set the record straight about the events depicted in the show, and her feelings for Duclie.

In typical style, she’s not mincing any words!

Read Nene's full story in this week's issue of New Idea - out now!

"I will never speak to Dulcie again," declares Nene, now New Idea’s hugely popular agony aunt.

The ever-flamboyant Nene is particularly upset by recent reported comments by Dulcie, who allegedly claimed of her old rival: 'She’s brain damaged.'

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An upset Nene insists that Dulcie has “rewritten history” with some of her recollections of her emotional outbursts and alleged partying. And she feels her sometimes-raucous depiction in Magazine Wars hasn’t helped matters.

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"Truthfully, I didn’t want to be around when it screened." confides Nene, 70, now broke and living in Ballarat after she was allegedly defrauded of her life savings.

For Nene’s full interview, see this week’s New Idea – out today.

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