Nicole Madigan

Brisbane

Senior Writer at MamaMia

Journalist. Author of Obsession: a journalist and victim-survivor’s investigation into stalking. Anti DV/stalking advocate. Find me on LinkedIn or Instagram

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Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen's marriage ended 2 years ago. A final decision has been reached.

2 weeks ago | mamamia.com.au | Nicole Madigan

After 14 years of marriage and more than 20 years together, Sacha Baron Cohen and Australian actor Isla Fisher announced their divorce in April 2024. Now, the ex-couple has shared an update. Baron Cohen and Fisher decided to end their marriage in 2023, and made the decision public a year later. In a message shared on their Instagram today, they announced they've reached a final decision. Watch: Isla Fisher's old Valentine's Day tradition. Post continues after video.
The woman who tricked 50 doulas into believing she was pregnant.

2 weeks ago | mamamia.com.au | Nicole Madigan

Coming unstuck. In Kaitlyn's case, she repeated the deception over and over, creating increasingly disturbing scenarios as she progressed. "Essentially, with behaviours like this there is strong reinforcement the first time it works," explained Dr Guha. "The attention may feel good, or perhaps the thrill of getting away with it, and this becomes a potent reinforcer for the behaviour happening again.
'It's not a tragedy, it's a transformation.' Four mums on the surprising reality of solo parenting.

2 weeks ago | mamamia.com.au | Nicole Madigan

But she's clear-eyed about what needs to change. "The legal system needs reform. Too many decisions come down to who can afford the best lawyer. That's not justice."To any woman who's just become a single mum, Jessica says: "Start with one next thing. Just one. Don't look too far ahead. Build your own version of family.
'I flew overseas for breast implants. As soon as I got home, I ended up in emergency.'

2 weeks ago | mamamia.com.au | Nicole Madigan

Megan had a bad infection, and an ultrasound revealed a mass they believed could be cancerous. "They couldn't do anything until the infection was under control. I was told they might need to remove the implant. It was all too much."She was referred to Dr Lily Vrtik at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane. "Lily came in late that night. She looked at me and said, 'I don't know if we can save your breast, but I'm prepared to try.' She didn't sugar-coat anything.
‘I kept a secret after my first pregnancy, then my husband forced me to have our son and daughter.’

3 weeks ago | mamamia.com.au | Nicole Madigan

"I knew he would take him, or he would kill him to destroy me. My daughter was conceived three years later out of fear for my son's life."The abuse continued throughout the entirety of her second pregnancy. "On the day I was booked for my caesarean, he leaned down and told me if I squeezed his hand any tighter he would punch me in the f***ing head."Her bladder was torn during surgery, damaged from complications with her first caesarean.
There’s an alternative Olympics where everyone’s on performing enhancing drugs.

1 month ago | mamamia.com.au | Nicole Madigan

He's previously said he aims to break the 50m freestyle world record while "juicing to the gills." He's said he's openly taking substances like testosterone and peptides, and packing on 20kg of muscle in preparation. "I feel 18 again," he told LADbible. "I feel fantastic."Set to debut in Las Vegas in May 2026, the Enhanced Games are flipping the script on anti-doping rules by embracing pharmaceutical enhancement.
Adriana Smith was declared brain dead in February. She’s being kept alive as a 'human incubator'.

1 month ago | mamamia.com.au | Nicole Madigan

Adriana Smith is medically dead. Yet, for more than three months, she has remained in a hospital bed, connected to machines. Her mother sits beside her, watching as her chest rises and falls. Adriana's family is unable to properly grieve, they're unable to honour their loved one's body. "I see my daughter breathing, but she's not there," Adriana's mother, April Newkirk, told People.
'I destroyed my last embryo because of a test. Then I found out the truth.'

1 month ago | mamamia.com.au | Nicole Madigan

Danielle had just one embryo left when she agreed to the test. But when the results came back, that final embryo was deemed non-viable. Her chance at becoming a mother was gone. "I was gutted. I'd given everything to this process — emotionally, physically, financially. I had to take a step back. I moved interstate. I started a new job. I was trying to build a new version of my life," she said. The test was flawed.
'I told people I was cleaning eating, but the truth was much worse.'

1 month ago | mamamia.com.au | Nicole Madigan

"Orthorexia can be viewed as a socially sanctioned eating disorder," she said. "Society and different subcultures will praise and reinforce the behaviours and thinking that maintains this disordered pattern of eating."For many, it begins with an innocent intention to improve health. But over time, the focus on "clean" eating can tighten into rules, then rituals, then ultimately, obsession.
'At first, I thought I was just a burnt out mum. Then doctors told me the truth.'

1 month ago | mamamia.com.au | Nicole Madigan

"SOB persisted and got worse over the course of the year," she said. Eventually, a CT scan revealed the truth — Penny had Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, but no one sat her down to explain exactly what that meant. "I read this very strange word 'Lymphangioleiomyomatosis' on the CT report when I got home. I looked it up on the internet. I might have only 10 years to live. I had two small children.

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Articles

Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen's marriage ended 2 years ago. A final decision has been reached.

The woman who tricked 50 doulas into believing she was pregnant.

'It's not a tragedy, it's a transformation.' Four mums on the surprising reality of solo parenting.

'I flew overseas for breast implants. As soon as I got home, I ended up in emergency.'

‘I kept a secret after my first pregnancy, then my husband forced me to have our son and daughter.’

There’s an alternative Olympics where everyone’s on performing enhancing drugs.

Adriana Smith was declared brain dead in February. She’s being kept alive as a 'human incubator'.

'I destroyed my last embryo because of a test. Then I found out the truth.'

'I told people I was cleaning eating, but the truth was much worse.'

'At first, I thought I was just a burnt out mum. Then doctors told me the truth.'

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