Matthew Newton Continues To Win Points Towards ‘Australia’s Top Bloke’ Crown

After treating viewers of Channel Ten’s New Year’s Eve coverage to simulated sex acts involving John “Kermit” Foreman, you will recall that Matthew Newton decided to make 2007 a boon year, charged with assault against ex-girlfriend Brook Satchwell, then convicted, then winning an appeal against his conviction, because diddums thought having an assault collar wouldn’t do his career much good (here’s a tip: don’t rough up your girlfriend next time, champ).

Anyway, throughout all the legal proceedings, Newts shacked up with Gracie Otto, daughter of Barry, though their coupling lacked the raw Aussie-television-drama’s-hottest-stars power of his relationship with Satchwell. Well, imagine our surprise when today we read this little tidbit!

He’s a dab hand at being controversial so its no wonder Matthew Newton looked like the cat that got the cream when he turned up to a film premiere this week with a sexy brunette who definitely wasn’t Gracie Otto.

Newton and his lady in red were the photographer’s pick of the crimson rug crop at The Final Winter opening, with flashbulbs popping furiously at the sight of the actor linking arms with actress Sophie Katinis.

If he looks like the cat that got the cream in that photo, then the cream must’ve either been from a yak, or five weeks past its use-by date. We’d hate to see him looking moody or disappointed or nauseated!