I'm talking about the ones that are out of the closet..

My most annoying has to be Mr. Ready Set Cook aka.. Peter "oh, that looks good, do you mind if i put my paws into your mixing bowl" Everett has got to be the most irritating fag on Australian television...

He pushes the cooking contestants out of the way to consume the offerings and he just gets in the chefs way. Is way to touchy feely with people and I think he's put on 20 kilos since the show started. Surely channel 7 can find a better celeb to take on this show?
PLEASE!

OMG Robbie i agree...

every time he says "what are we cooking today?"

i'm ready to scream "YOUR HEAD IN THE OVEN!"

He was atrocious on the oz version of Changing Rooms too, another horrible local version of an excellent UK show.

I loved changing rooms... especially when they would do something completely retarded and paint the entire room red and put a racing stripe on the floor....and then expect people to like it.....and live in it without going insane...

Susie Wilks did look hot in those short shorts though! Supposedly one of the "handymen" (the hot young one, I think his name was Jason) was real handy with the men "wink wink" ...

I agree with you Robbie!

Peter is just damn annoying.

He's not Aussie but Steven "Cojo" Cojocaru absolutely gets up my goat!

I think it would be helpful to have a list of famous out Australians... Off the top of my head I think it would be a very short one, which is quite unfortunate.

Although I agree with you that the show can be quite annoying at times, I am sure Peter is a nice guy and, given the fact that they replaced the previous man [who had a strong knowledge of all things culinary] it is probably the sort of persona that Channel Ten were looking for - it is afterall day time television and networks generally want to attract the mums, grandmas etc [who constitute the greatest audience at that time of day]...and we all know how much that set love an OTT gay boy

All of the Chef's [including the lady editor] seem to have a friendly relationship with him - to the point where Peter is often quoted as calling Ms. Bloom during dinner parties and asking for tips.

I guess the main advantage of having a non-professional in that position is that he does ask questions that the GP would probably ask, rather than having a culinary background and ending up [albeit accidentally] talking in industry jargon.

Having said all of that, I would have asked Belvedere to do it - and move the recording of same to Nunnawading instead of Sydney

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He's not Aussie but Steven "Cojo" Cojocaru absolutely gets up my goat!

Oh, that weird looking guy on Entertainment Tonight. Looks like he has had plastic coating adhered to his face & full of blah-blah (that's his job eh)

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Although I agree with you that the show can be quite annoying at times, I am sure Peter is a nice guy and, given the fact that they replaced the previous man [who had a strong knowledge of all things culinary] it is probably the sort of persona that Channel Ten were looking for - it is afterall day time television and networks generally want to attract the mums, grandmas etc [who constitute the greatest audience at that time of day]...and we all know how much that set love an OTT gay boy

All of the Chef's [including the lady editor] seem to have a friendly relationship with him - to the point where Peter is often quoted as calling Ms. Bloom during dinner parties and asking for tips.

I guess the main advantage of having a non-professional in that position is that he does ask questions that the GP would probably ask, rather than having a culinary background and ending up [albeit accidentally] talking in industry jargon.

Having said all of that, I would have asked Belvedere to do it - and move the recording of same to Nunnawading instead of Sydney

I see your devils advocacy Brett. The stay at home mums probably do adore him. And his questions, while idiotic at times, are comprehensive for those who probably doesn't creative cook that often.

I still think he's an ignoramus.

Gay Aussie celebs we despise...
*drum roll please*
ANTHONY CALLEA!
I mean ok, your in the business and its 'hard' to be gay. What pisses me off is that it just makes it worse for those young g's and l's contemplating whether it really 'is okay to be gay' in the public eye, if someone of 'high profile* (Aussie Idol *cough/choke) like himself can't be out. Seriously, he has done nothing for the gay movement, and he had to be outed to confirm his sexuality. Total loser. Zach from BB on the other hand, go him! What about Nick too, people in my class were comparing and contrasting him and Zach, they didn't get why he wasn't 'camp'. I simply told them there were different types of gays just like there were different types of breeders. Even that David guy from BB last year has credibility. Good on BB for brining out gay people to the attention of LCD Australia (not saying that all people who watch BB are LCD).

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Eeeeeeeeewwwwwwwww!!! hes bloaty!!!

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Oh, that weird looking guy on Entertainment Tonight. Looks like he has had plastic coating adhered to his face & full of blah-blah (that's his job eh)

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Are those jaws retractable?!

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What about Nick too, people in my class were comparing and contrasting him and Zach, they didn't get why he wasn't 'camp'. I simply told them there were different types of gays just like there were different types of breeders.

WHAT SWINE. who asks questions like that? oh, why aren't you all the same? god, how embarrassing to be that fucking stupid.

i know. i have a class with a bunch of Neanderthals. I don't get how they made it into 'advanced english'

Oh, I almost forgot Queen and Liberal date licker David Flint

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Oh, I almost forgot Queen and Liberal date licker David Flint

And his trade Alan Jones.

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And his trade Alan Jones.

Yes a very sad old queen indeed

lol. i hate talkback radio. its spit and rool in electronic form. boring. fbi 94.5 is just wicked =)

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Are those jaws retractable?!

lol. Love a good hate thread.

Almost like whenever I see Julia Roberts I wonder if she's giving birth to her own head

Ah, kind of like this.

ha! that poor child. what the hell is going on in that picture!!

hmm I agree with all three nominees ... hmm in my views cojo is first place ... though hes american ... followed by cooking boy and Anthony Callea comes in third.

Cojo is Canadian

Yeah, Canada is America ie North America.

Alan Jones. Forgot about him. Urghh, horrible little mealy-mouthed queen. Watch his squooshy little mouth go 8 to the dozen on The Today Show when he gives his right-wing opinions, & often giving lip service to the "little Aussie batlah". Pfft

Genesis: I feel your pain.

There's nothing like listening to one boy (although deliberately stirring) refer to 'the gays' as though they're the family living on the corner, whilst a Christian student shares how she finds those 'gays who also try to be Christian' to be abominable and another girl says how she'd like to adopt herself her very own Will or Jack to make her life complete. Meanwhile in different classes, someone else makes fun of another girl for being 'bisexual' to the point where she decides she doesn't want to come to class anymore because whilst she loves it, she can't handle the treatment, another boy slags off Darren Hayes as a 'Big Fat Poof", only to feel victimised because he gets told off and then to have a student ask if 'you go rollerblading' (according to Ross Noble: gayer than having sex with a man). And to boot, seeing the eye rolls from students when a girl starts talking about things like the pride parade she went to or the note she gives out when she decides to partake in a national day of silence is not pleasant either.

Whilst most students don't fall into this category, it is kind of worrying that this can still be going on. And whilst you do your best to engender respect and tolerance in your students, to hear some of the stuff that they come out with is very disheartening. Even worse when you feel slightly affronted because what they're saying (whether they realise it or not) tars you with the same broad, ignorant brushstrokes they make.

Worse is the feeling that my sexuality, if known, would only interfere with me being able to do my job, given what I see on a day to day basis.

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As for Changing Rooms, did anyone ever see the one where the kitchen became Warhol's worst nightmare. The floor was replaced with black and white squares of linoleum, the fridge was covered with a Warholesque pattern of Vegemite jars and the rest of the room looked only slightly less ill than the face of the poor couple who got shafted with that abomination? It was like a rainbow threw up in there - several times.

yuck.

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With all due respect Genesis, I think it's a bit harsh to slam Callea for doing nothing for the gay movement. Or for how he came out. I agree that people like Callea or Zach or Nick or David (or whoever it may be) have the potential to be great role models for young people struggling with their identity. After all, young people (irrespective of any categories or minorities) look for images of themselves in everything they get exposed to: television, movies, literature even maths problems. Their visibility and recognition within such mediums is key to their self-acceptance and the development of their emerging identity.

That said, whilst we want high profile individuals who are prepared to stand up and be counted, to slam someone for not actively furthering a 'gay agenda' is unfair just as it is to criticise them for being outed instead of making the decision to come out. 'Coming Out' and 'being gay' are personal experiences that differ for everybody. Whilst me might be able to guess why someone doesn't willingly come out, we don't necessarily know the pressures they might be under (perceived or otherwise) or the factors that they have to consider when they make such decisions. I think it's important to remember that not everyone is ready to own their sexuality immediately. Some people are forced out before they may be truly comfortable with themselves and not everybody is lucky enough to be in a supportive environment.

This may be changing. The iGeneration is about choice, and it is becoming increasingly evident that sexuality is less and less of an issue. Teenagers are coming out much earlier than they would have in the past two decades (there was a great Time article on this for anyone interested). And gay marriage is virtually a non-issue as far as most are concerned (or so surveys of youngsters are suggesting).

That doesn't mean that everyone needs to fly the rainbow flag high. Being gay is not and should not be the defining characteristic of someone. Good on those individuals prepared to stand up and talk about the issues faced by gay and lesbian people. It still takes a lot of courage for some people to do that and it is worth admiration. However, not everyone wants to be labelled by their sexuality or become part of the vocal portion of the community, and we have to respect such decisions too.

That said, despise Callea for his music, or because you think he's personally a bit of a twat, by all means. Personally, I'm not a fan. But perhaps you shouldn't be so harsh on him just because he chose to (and may still choose to) keep something so intensely personal as just that - personal.