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Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are getting some serious heat after the “Deadpool” star described the two of them as “very working class.” (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are getting some serious heat after the “Deadpool” star described the two of them as “very working class”. Critics were swift to point out the comment does not apply to his spouse, who grew up in a family of working actors and began her own lucrative on-screen career as a teen. Reynolds, 48, made the remark in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter while discussing how he and Lively, 37, are raising their four children: James, 10, Inez, 8, Betty, 5, and Olin, 1. “We try to give them as normal a life as possible. I try not to impose upon them the difference in their childhood to my childhood or my wife’s childhood,” Reynolds said. “We both grew up very working class, and I remember when they were very young, I used to say or think, like, ‘Oh, God, I would never have had a gift like this when I was a kid’ or ‘I never would’ve had this luxury of getting takeout.’ Then I realised that that’s not really their bag of rocks to carry. “They’re already very much in touch with gratitude and understanding the world enough to have a strong sense of empathy. Those are the things that I would think [would indicate] we’re doing an OK job — if our kids can empathise with other people and other kids,” he continued. “But yes, it’s different. When I was a kid, you would just suck it up, get out of the house and be back by sundown, which I just can’t even imagine now.” Ryan Reynolds has claimed that he and wife Blake Lively come from “working class’” backgrounds — but their property portfolio tells a very different story about their current lifestyle. (Picture: Instagram/Blake Lively) Reynolds, who found unfathomable success with Deadpool and in romantic comedies like The Proposal, is reportedly worth more than $300 million, partly because he has diversified his business interests to include other industries like vodka distribution and the ownership of a European football team. The Deadpool star was soon blasted for his “out-of-touch” statement, with critics calling attention to Lively’s upbringing, which many would consider to be very privileged. The “It Ends With Us” star grew up in the entertainment world and has been described by some as a “nepo baby.” Her father, Ernie Lively, an actor and director who died in 2021, reportedly cast her in his directorial project, “Sandman,” at the age of 10. Meanwhile, her mother, Elaine, was a talent scout. Her parents and siblings have all reportedly worked in the entertainment industry. While Lively was attending Burbank High School, her brother’s talent agent is said to have sent her on several auditions, through which she ultimately landed a role in the hit movie “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” at the age of 16. As for Reynolds, his upbringing in Canada appears to have been much more humble than his wife’s. His late father was a cop, and his mother worked in retail. These days, the successful showbiz couple boast an incredible shared fortune that is estimated to be worth upward of $350 million — and they have a swanky real estate portfolio to boot, having snapped up two dynamically different homes during their marriage: a country estate in Pound Ridge, New York, and a chic Tribeca loft in New York City. Serene surroundings The couple own a stunning property in upstate New York, where Reynolds is seen posing with his mother, Tammy. (Picture: Instagram/Blake Lively) When in need of country life away from the bustling city, the family can escape to their suburban home in Westchester County, about an hour’s drive from Manhattan. The upscale area is popular with celebrities: Susan Sarandon, Richard Gere, and Mike Myers have all lived here. It’s also not too far from Martha Stewart‘s 153-acre farm in Bedford, NY. Apparently, the domestic maven wasn’t impressed when introduced, calling the “Deadpool & Wolverine” star “not so funny” in real life. According to property records, the two picked up the Pound Ridge estate for $5.7 million (A$9.1m) in 2012 — the same year they married. Built in 1860, the seven-bedroom mansion offers 705.5 sqm of living space. The 12-acre parcel appears to have a converted barn on the premises, as well as stone walls, a stocked pond, and orchards. While no photos of the ultra-private property are available, a shot from Reynolds’ Instagram account with his mum gives a sense of the graphite exteriors of the charming property. Chic in the city They also own a picture-perfect apartment in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighbourhood. (Picture: Instagram/Blake Lively) The dwelling is located inside a paparazzi-proof building. (Picture: Realtor.com) When Reynolds and Lively want a date night, or head to events like the Met Gala, they can crash at their lavish pied-à-terre. It’s also where the “Gossip Girl” alum flaunts her fashion-forward wardrobe on Instagram, and from those pretty pics, we’ve gotten a peek of the rustic-cool spaces. According to multiple reports, the couple have a stylish condo in an haute Tribeca building. It’s a celebrity hot spot, as it’s been home to Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lawrence, and Harry Styles, among others. Once a 19th-century book bindery, the building was converted into luxe residences with unique character. It now offers 53 loft-style homes and eight penthouses. Offering the “highest degree of service,” the building also provides on-site, 24/7 staff. Lively and Reynolds must love the history combined with the convenience of the paparazzi-proof building, where units cost anything from $6 million (A$9.6m) to $50 million (A$80m). We don’t know specifically which unit they picked, but they had an option of a variety of spaces, including a loft or penthouse. Units inside the apartment can cost anywhere between A$9.6m to A$80m. Custom kitchens designed by Christopher Peacock are encased in wood and fluted glass cabinetry with 2-inch-thick Calacatta marble on the kitchen islands. Primary baths feature slabs of marble behind a freestanding tub, radiant floor heating, and a glass-enclosed rain shower with a built-in bench. Residents also enjoy an indoor pool, fitness centre, wine lockers, and other high-end amenities. And paparazzi-averse residents can enter the building through a private garage, another huge perk.The Simpsons voice actor Pamela Hayden has announced her retirement from the hit Fox sitcom after 35 years. Hayden, who’s credited for featuring in nearly 700 episodes of the long-running animated series, is best known as the voice behind Bart Simpson’s bespectacled friend Milhouse Van Houten; however, she’s also played dozens of other characters, including Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders and Malibu Stacy. Her final episode, Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes , will air on Sunday (November 24). “The time has come for me to hang up my microphone, but how do I say goodbye to The Simpsons ? Not easily,” Hayden, 70, said in a statement. “It’s been an honor and a joy to have worked on such a funny, witty, and groundbreaking show. ... I’ll always have a special place in my heart for that blue-haired 10-year-old boy with glasses.” The Simpsons will begin the search for Hayden’s replacement in the near future, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Pamela’s talent and joy and love for her characters has added a magic to The Simpsons that will never be forgotten,” showrunner and executive producer Matt Selman said. “Everything’s coming up Pamela!” “Pamela gave us tons of laughs with Milhouse, the hapless kid with the biggest nose in Springfield. She made Milhouse hilarious and real, and we will miss her,” The Simpsons creator Matt Groening added, while executive producer James L. Brooks praised Hayden as a “model for having a great spirit for every cast she has been a part of.” Hayden has voiced Milhouse since the cartoon’s 1989 inception. She’s also gone on to reprise the character in several of The Simpsons video games as well as The Simpsons Movie (2007). Milhouse was first introduced to the world of The Simpsons in 1989 as part of a Butterfinger advertisement when the show was still just a series of segments on The Tracey Ullman Show. He was named after former U.S. president Richard Milhous Nixon and has been a part of the cartoon series since its debut episode, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire.” Besides The Simpsons , Hayden has also voiced characters in the children’s animated adventure series Lloyd in Space , the classic Tom & Jerry Kids Show cartoon spinoff and the biblical series Adventures in Odyssey.

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Every so often, small business owners south of Sydney begin their day cleaning up human faeces. or signup to continue reading It's an odorous reminder of Port Kembla's dire need for a main street public toilet. "It's a fairly regular basis," local chamber of commerce president Greg Rodgers tells AAP. "When businesses are asking me how things are progressing with getting a toilet, they say they're having ongoing issues, sometimes multiple times a week - people urinating, defecating in the public areas." Those desperate for relief can ask the pub or restaurants - or walk two kilometres to the beach if it's both daylight and surf lifesaving season. But it's hardly an option for all abilities or all hours, hampering dozens of new businesses and families helping revive the industrial town. "Are people going to say 'we'll check out this new area - shame, I have to pee in the park'?" Mr Rodgers wonders. The six-year battle for a public loo in Port Kembla illustrates Australia's inconsistent lavatory landscape, with accessibility, safety and availability varying widely. Standards do not address existing social norms - such as parenting and gender - nor are they able to reflect the gamut of human experience, or even respond to the variety of wheelchair users, . Standards also do not apply to existing buildings, leaving people resorting to dank decades-old facilities or holding on in hope of something better down the road. "With very few exceptions, they're not very well designed," design expert Christian Tietz tells AAP. "The general look and feel is really one of bare necessity and extremely function focused. "It's really sort of addressing the lowest common denominator." But it shouldn't be so, the senior lecturer in UNSW's Faculty of the Built Environment says. Toilets set the tone for public behaviour, expectations and conduct, he says. Facilities that show respect and offer an opportunity to refresh and revive will result in people carrying that through their other interactions with a town. "But if I go in somewhere and it's got blue lighting, it doesn't work, and I feel like I'm being treated like a criminal ... then that sets the tone for that locality and I come out feeling accordingly," Dr Tietz says "The toilet is a place where you can make an impression - it's also place where we are more or less equal, right?" He rejects counter arguments based on cost and vandalism, saying loos could be durable, highly frequented and visually appealing. Australia's could be even more, with power points to charge phones, benches to rest and external wash basins for non-toileting matters such as rinsing fruit. Increasing interaction with the facilities would also promote personal safety, he said. Dr Tietz's recognition that loos can be more than just places for ones and twos is well supported. Visionary architects in one Tokyo district recently led the , resulting in rooms shaped like a spacecraft and another like a squid in a wider octopus park. Sydney's Inner City Legal Centre in October called on NSW to recognise public toilets as an essential private space that allows for changing clothes after exercise or spilling food, cleaning children and nappies or as 'wind-down' spaces. The Australian College of Road Safety improvements to highway rest area public toilets could enhance initiatives to ensure motorists take regular rest breaks. It notes some rest areas lack public toilets and those that do have them may discourage use due to a lack of flushing toilets or potable water. Women truck drivers also face difficulty accessing equitable facilities, as do the 5.5 million Australians with a disability. Sanitary bins are not compulsory in men's toilets, the Country Women's Association points out, compromising the dignity and ability of older men to manage their health needs while using public spaces. And any women attending a large event knows queuing for bathrooms is an experience far more infrequent for men. One answer meets many of those concerns however - universal design principles in bathrooms. They're designed for everyone, with single cubicles with a basin, a full-height door that opens out onto public space as well as change facilities. Medical doctor Amanda Cohn led the charge to revamp her regional city's restrooms to factor in universal design principles and is investigating the potential for wider rollout. The Albury-based MP is chairing a NSW inquiry into public toilets encompassing topics of design, minimum standards and international best practice. "(With universal design) you're designing out the old-fashioned narrow, winding corridor where there's a hidden, shared space - that's really where a lot of the inaccessibility and the danger of public toilets comes from," she tells AAP. "For a surprising number of people, the provision of public toilets actually impacts their decisions about whether or not to visit a town or go to an event. "It actually impacts people's participation in community life. "And for people whose lives are impacted by this every day, this inquiry is a really incredible opportunity for their voices to be heard." Those include the voices of people with disabilities or chronic medical conditions, people who are trans or gender diverse and parents with young children. One member of the public has also demanded an end to the 'prison look' in some older facilities. "Those cold metal seats make taking a potty-trained child to the park horrible," one submission says. The inquiry, , will also examine maintenance. That touches a concern some people have raised to previous inquiries about using non-gender-segregated bathrooms. Albury City Council noted its 10-year public toilet strategy and redevelopment drive had increased maintenance costs by up to $100,000 per year. But shouldering those costs had been prioritised, the council said. It's an argument Greg Rodgers hopes the local government for Port Kembla can also get behind as he underlines the benefit a best-practice toilet would deliver community and business. "Costs shouldn't be an issue - we shouldn't have to expect the pub to be the only available option," he says. "There are so many things that branch from having a good access to a toilet." Advertisement Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. We care about the protection of your data. Read our . Advertisement