Former Australian Idol co-host Ricki-Lee Coulter  has spoken out about the controversial Marie Claire cover of Jennifer Hawkins. You know the one where Jennifer was not photoshopped, but still looked flawless.

 News.com.au Ricki-Lee in an interview in Woman’s Day that many Australian women would struggle to relate with the Myer figurehead.

The article said:

While remaining complimentary of Hawkins, Coulter said that there was “a big divide” between the model and the average Australian woman.

“Jen looks beautiful on the cover and I applaud any woman who is appeared to appear in print without airbrushing.

But I love the photo of Bianca Dye that shows her sexy killer curves. I think a lot of women will look at her and think this is what a real woman looks like.”

Coulter also said that while being in the spotlight as a size 14 woman can be challenging, she loves her “hourglass figure”.

“I love my body because it’s what I’ve been given. Being too thin is just as unhealthy as being obese.”

And I would have to agree with her, and for the record Ricki-Lee’s photos for the Woman’s Day shoot were untouched.

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There has been only one winner from Australian Idol this year, and it is Ricki-Lee. She will now join Merrick Watts, and former Triple J preseter Scott Dooley.

I am not sure how good she will be without a script, as she does not appear to adlib much on Idol, however her bubbly personality may just be perfect for radio.

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Last night’s show of Australian Idol got over one million mark, which is great news for the show. At first I thought it must have been the Liza  effect, however after seeing this cover of Ricki-Lee on Ralph I am starting to think it is the Ricki-Lee effect. She looks amazing. Also she will have a new single out in November and a new album out next year.

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I am considering offering this woman a guest post.

This from www.crikey.com.au

Richard Farmer writes:
Brighter than your average submission. Submissions to the Australian Electoral Commission on changes to electoral boundaries are normally very boring affairs full of figures and thinly disguised arguments of self-interest from political parties trying to gain an advantage. I hope, therefore, that the panel considering changes that will result in Queensland gaining an extra seat take note of Public Submission No 15 by Claudia Marckx. Not for her all that dull and boring stuff. Ms Marckx concentrates on the important question of who the seat should be named after and makes the case for Coulter, in recognition of Queensland entertainer Ricki-Lee Coulter.
She argues:
I submit that this choice of name would leverage synergies between reality television and electoral process, progress the cause of youth electoral engagement and help project a contemporary understanding of Queensland as a vibrant place in which young Australians, and in particular young women, are valued and recognised for their contributions to nation-building.
Further, given the understanding of the lives of working Australian families that is demonstrated in Coulter’s catalogue of songs, such a choice would also accord with modern Australian values.
 I further submit that the redistribution committee embrace youth-driven technology and make the announcement of the name of this new electoral division by way of a “tweet”.

Now the issue Ms Marckx does not address in her submission is whether the seat should be known as the Electorate of Coulter or the Electorate of Ricki-Lee. Now as many of her young fans only know her as Ricki-Lee it would make sense to ensure maximum impact for the younger voters the member of this area should be known as the Federal Member for Ricki-Lee. On second thoughts that title sounds like a name of a bad porn flick. And to any would be commentors I don’t need an outline on what the plot of that movie would entail.

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Ricki-Lee looking sultry

Ricki-Lee Coulter, who broke up with her husband Jamie Babbington, has been seen around Melbourne with Neighbours actor Brett Tucker.

The have been seen at the Australian Open and at other places. Brett Tucker says “It is early days yet.”

Full story with picture: Courier Mail.

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In the social pages of the Sunday Telegraph today it was revealed that Mark Spano who came third in this year’s Australian Idol will not be signed up by Sony BMG.

Mark Spano who had a lot of female’s heart a flutter when he sang Kings of Leon’s megahit Sex On Fire must not be seen as a hitmaker for the recording monolith.

However he can be consoled that he has the support act on the upcoming Chris Isaak tour. For those who missed his performance at the final here it is.

In other Mark Spano news Ricki-Lee Coulter has denied she moved to Melbourne to be near him, apparently they are just friends.

However Ricki-Lee won’t be spending a lot of time in the southern city as she will be in LA working on her new album. This also means she will not be back for next season’s Australian Idol. I cannot really decide whether that is a positive or negative thing.

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In an article in Woman’s Day Ricki-Lee reveals why she left her husband. She said she fell out of love with him and they wanted different things.

“I started to fall out of love with him and I wasn’t happy in the end,” she says, fighting back tears. “But it was still hard for us to end it.”

It is easy to forget how young she is – as she is only 22. Far too young to be hooked into marriage.

After the Aria’s there was speculation that Ricki-Lee and Teale Jakubenko, a contestant from this year’s Idol had something going on. Previous post on that story here.

UPDATE: In the full article in Woman’s Day Ricki-Lee denies any romance with Teale. She said it would be wrong as she mentors the Idol contestants.

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