Ladies mag editors around the country must be rubbing their hands together with glee after Tasma Walton admitted in an interview with Sunday Magazine that she's hankering for babies with television hosting superstar and annual Logies victor Rove McManus.

In an exclusive interview with Sunday Magazine Walton, 35, talked of her happiness with the Gold Logie winner, saying she was now content with everything in her life except for one thing. "More and more, the idea of having a child appeals - and it hasn't always been that way," she said.

I suppose gazing at Rove's cherubic features, combined with Peter Helliar's no doubt non stop chatter about his little ones, is enough to turn a woman onto the idea of motherhood.

Tasma continues, discussing her relationship with Rove and the tabloid interest once their dalliance was revealed in the press:

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When you use the phrase "police escort" in the same context as a term like, say, "recording artist", you generally think of artists like Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Whitney Houston, non?

Well, you can add the bane of sub-editors and style-guides everywhere, k.d. lang, to that list - the Canadian chanteuse apparently required an escort to the Rove studios on the weekend (why? Er, the plane was running late... or something), and it seems Victoria Police are not happy about the indulgence.

Shadow Minister for Police and Emergency Services Andrew McIntosh said overworked police would be disappointed to hear of the "waste of resources".

"Whether it was paid for or otherwise I would be questioning the value to the community of getting a singer to an interview on time," he said.

"Providing these resources is jeopardising public safety, when there are stations like Werribee and Sunshine where the resources just don't exist."

Well, Mr McIntosh, how do you know, like, that her car, um, might have had to drive through Sunshine and Werribee on the way? Yeah! Maybe she came from Avalon or some shit!

Honestly, this is all pretty stupid, particularly considering the buck-passing that's going on between her people, Roving Enterprises and Channel Ten. Who cares if she's late, it's live TV, make a gag out of it! Put on another of those hilarious stand-up comedians that Rove likes to feature!

In a shocking revelation sure to get pint-sized host (and Gold Logie nominee)de Rove McManus slipping on a lucky throat-punching glove of his very own, radio host Kyle Sandilands confessed on air yesterday that he loathes McManus with a furious passion.

So what exactly happened?

Sandilands attacked McManus after the TV host called in to discuss his seventh consecutive Gold Logie nomination. The pair played nice for most of the interview and Sandilands even signed off by saying: "Thanks mate, nice to talk to you."

But then, as things drummed up for extra publicity tend to do, it all took a turn for the vicious...

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Not only has Chris Lilley managed to hit the ARIA charts with his 'Naughty Girl' masterpiece - sure, down to #12 this week but we still suspect he's got more of a chart future than the poor Young Divas these days - but he's now one of the contenders for the coveted little gold man at the Australian showbiz glittering night of nights, the Logies!

It's a battle of the golden girls and some of the small screen's favourite hosts for this year's Gold Logie, Australian television's biggest award.

ABC Television's Andrew Denton, Chris Lilley and Adam Hills, and Ten's Rove McManus will vie against former winners Kate Ritchie and Lisa McCune for this year's Gold Logie for Australia's most popular television personality.

Neighbours star Natalie Blair and All Saints veteran John Howard round out the nominees.

Will he win it? The competition is indeed tough. The lovely Adam Hills is certainly adored by Spicks and Specks fans (and lord knows, the sell out live show the Spicks team toured around the country not that long ago proved there are huuuuuuuge numbers of folk who go weak at the knees for Adam's affable charms) but are Spicks enthusiasts TV Week readers? Kate Ritchie has obviously won the nation's heart after clocking in over 20 years at Home & Away, and she's also now a radio star, so she's a strong contender. But Rove McManus is an almost - almost - unstoppable Gold Logie winning force most years... although Lisa McCune may "bring it" once more. The John Howard it's okay to like strikes us as John Wood v2.o (which means we don't think he's in with a chance), and we'd like to think Natalie Blair is an outsider for this award, but you never know, people are strange - especially those who vote for the Logies.

In short - we'd like to see Chris Lilley win, we'd be pleasantly surprised if Adam Hills pulled it off, we'd expect to see Kate Ritchie, Rove McManus or Lisa McCune delivering a thank you speech, and we'd fall over in shock if John Howard, Andrew Denton or Natalie Blair sauntered off stage clutching the Gold.

Despite some initial speculation as to whether Rove had lost the will to make the funnies after the death of wife Belinda Emmett and his head-shaving Iron John period in the Northern Territory, he has confirmed that his return season of Rove was a good idea and has told Ten he'll do another year of the show.

Also signing on (grumble grumble) is Natalie Bassingthwaighte, who is hosting the Australian series of So You Think You Can Dance. Ten head of programming David Mott was pleased with Rove's decision to continue.

"He didn't know if wanted to continue trying to make people laugh in the long term, but now he's in a great place and moving on with his life so was very happy to talk about a longer deal."

While Big Brother and Australian Idol will also return next year, Mott said there would be changes to both - especially the ailing BB franchise.

Surprisingly, he revealed he agrees with Idol judge Ian 'Dicko' Dickson, who described this year's contestants as "beautiful but boring."

..."You only know so much about a particular person going in and I don't particularly disagree with Dicko's comments. But that's not to say they aren't outstanding performers - but they probably lacked the all-roundedness you need at times," Mott said.

We'd just like to take this opportunity to let Mr Mott know that if screening the Australian SYTYCD means they won't be picking up the next series of the American version, he might want to make sure his pillows are ScotchGuarded.

Because, you know, we've heard that horses' head blood is particularly difficult to get out.

Just sayin' is all.

*ominous glare*

This just in from The Daily Telegraph -

Rove McManus has found love again, beginning a new relationship with Aussie actress Tasma Walton.

McManus's manager and close friend Kevin Whyte today confirmed to the Daily Telegraph McManus was happily in love again with the former Blue Heelers actress.

"It's still early days and we hope people will give them the space they need,'' he said in a statement today.

It seems somewhat inevitable that gossip columns around the country will be spending the next few weeks (at the very least) drawing comparisons between Tasma Walton and Rove's late wife, actress Belinda Emmett. Why not start now!

The pair have been seen leaving the house together where they have been taking in early morning gym sessions at a gym nearby the lavish Richmond home where he has lived for more than five years and is the home he shared with Emmett.

She's living in Belinda's house...

She has been seen driving the silver Rav 4 cruiser Emmett drove while she was alive while Rove has been driving a matching black Rav 4 cruiser.

She's driving Belinda's car...

In 1997 she took out a Logie for best newcomer over Emmett who was also nominated for Home And Away.

And she stole Belinda's Logie!

In all seriousness, it's nice to hear that Rove has found some happiness again after what must have been an incredible difficult period dealing with not only the loss of his wife, but the frantic media interest in his life both before and after her passing.

Countdown to the New Idea/Woman's Day photo spread starts... now!

What a surprise - Rove is not in line for a plum hosting job in the US after all.

Rove McManus's hopes of hosting an American TV talkshow have taken a hit, with network executives saying he is not top of their shortlist.

What? They're not impressed with a slightly charismatic but somewhat uninteresting Australian who almost all Americans couldn't pick from a lineup if he was standing next to a donkey and Afghanistan's national flag? Who'd have thought...

There has been speculation McManus, who just completed a successful test run in the US, would replace NBC's New York-based late night talkshow host Conan O'Brien in 2009.

Hold on a sec? What speculation? Oh that's right, News Ltd's unfounded speculation in this story a month ago.

Now he is likely to be a contender to replace talk-show host Conan O'Brien in two years.

Not bloody likely.

News Ltd reports that 2000 patients currently fear they could be at risk of Hepatitis C due to some dicey practices at a Sydney medical clinic.

Almost 2000 people who visited a Sydney medical clinic could be at risk of hepatitis C infection because of inadequate controls at the practice, NSW Health Minister Reba Meagher said.

At least three patients probably contracted hepatitis C because of inadequate infection control at Dr Daniel Hameiri's Double Bay clinic, an investigation has found.

Health Minister Reba Meagher said New South Wales Health had now notified almost 2000 patients who attended the clinic and who could be at risk of the blood-borne virus.

They are being advised to be tested for hepatitis C as well as hepatitis B and HIV.

The investigation found the spread of the highly infectious virus, detected in three patients in March, had probably occurred as a result of "inadequate infection control practices" at the clinic.

Even more terrifying for those awaiting results? The rumour that Peter Helliar will inflict his stand up upon them in an effort to win back some hearts after his disastrous Hep C/Pamela Anderson comedy debacle on Sunday night earned him the ire of Hepatitis Australia.

This morning we awoke, weak and weary from a vicious two-day battle with the dreaded lurgy (some virulent strain of cat AIDS, we think), and returned to our regular pre-dancing with death morning schedule of checking the newspapers online.

We know we've been pretty much out of it for two days - an eternity in pop cultural time - but this report stating that Rove McManus is a top candidate to replace Conan O'Brien in the States doesn't really seem feasible to anyone else, does it? Surely this is the work of a fiction-happy publicist over at Roving Enterprise, and not actually a possibility? We are rubbing our eyes with disbelief!

Rove McManus has put his hat in the ring to become a US talk-show host by signing with American talent agency UTA.

The signing by the triple Gold Logie winner and Network Ten host comes less than two months after he made his US talk-show debut as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Now he is likely to be a contender to replace talk-show host Conan O'Brien in two years.

Recycling Conan schtick such as the "photo of famous person with moving mouth and quips provided by amusing person" (we can't recall the official name of the segment so this'll have to do) is one thing, but stepping into Conan's awfully hilarious and gigantic boots? Rove is, admittedly, much funnier now than he has been in years - but enough to replace CONAN MOTHERFUCKING O'BRIEN?

Rove, you have two years to get your shit together.