Issue 3: This week in New Idea

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Jack Vidgen: 'I've quit showbiz'

He won over judges and the nation with his killer voice and trademark platinum hair and, at just 14, Jack Vidgen took the crown on the fifth season of Australia’s Got Talent. After winning the hit Channel Seven talent show, Jack’s rise to fame was meteoric. Today, the Sydney-born singer has turned his back on performing – for the past 10 months, he has been working in an aged-care facility where he cares for dementia patients. Jack chats exclusively to New Idea about his journey.

'I'm a real-life vampire'

She blisters in the sun and drinks blood – Georgina is Australia’s answer to Dracula! Georgina Condon, 38, believes she’s a real, blood-drinking vampire. From the age of 12, she began to emulate the ghoulish characters she saw on TV, dressing in black and using talcum powder on her face to appear more pale. 'I need blood every week or so - any longer than that and it affects my mood,' she tells New Idea.

Reality star warns Lisa Curry about her 'sleazy' new man

Lisa Curry's new man is an untrustworthy sleaze – that’s the shocking warning from another Aussie celebrity who was once the subject of the Elvis impersonator’s affections. A disgusted Brenda alleges that Mark wooed her while still secretly married to the mother of his four children. ‘He is a womaniser, in my opinion,’ says Brenda to New Idea, who was targeted by the singer after she hit the spotlight on TBL. ‘His behaviour is shocking.’

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