Best and worst: the week that was.

We’re here, again! The end of the week is upon us again and I for one am looking forward to the long weekend. For those who have one, yay! For those who do not, I apologise profusely.

We’ve been madly scrambling to put everything together this week around the final show in the first season of Mamamia.

It’s been a blast!

We’ve unpicked the many threads of the growing revolution in Syria and called out the wolves in sheep’s clothing in the debate about the sexualisation of children. Also on the news front, we’ve discussed why boys should have the cervical cancer vaccine , the controversial and sexualised Supre ads and the asylum seeker children waiting to be sent to Malaysia.

We heard some amazing stories this week – Kate Hunter’s account of getting her book published, the story behind creating a new home after the pain of a split and the life of a couple who aren’t monogamous. Wow. These three stories alone are blockbuster reads.

We offered some advice on telling other peoples’ news, revealed our secret online shopping shames and the many kinds of undies we wear. We also shared what we’d like to be paid $27000 to do and discussed symptoms that appear like post-traumatic stress disorder following harrowing events.

If you’re in the mood for a list – why not check out the 20 things that will make you feel old (it’s funny, we swear), the 5 reasons why he doesn’t want to have sex and the 40 weirdest things you can buy on Etsy. There’s a shark hat in there. And finger soap!

To see the videos we’ve been loving this week, you can go here, here, here or here.

If you feel like looking at some frocks, you can take a look at the MTV movie awards and CDFA fashion awards. Some wonderful (and bizarre) specials in those galleries!

And finally, if you want to see what Mia and the team have been up to this week, you can go here.

Now – onto best and worst. I’ll start kick things off by revisiting THE MOST NERVE-WRACKING THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.

Best: I was on live TV and didn’t say anything that would force me to hide under my bed for the next thousand years which, if you know me, is a real feat.

Worst: I was on live TV and felt like I was about to die beforehand. You can’t really see it on the show (and you’re going to think I am being melodramatic) but I was not feeling so great in the 10 minutes before we went on air. And then my throat dried out and I had one of those moments like you have early in the morning when you think you’re able to speak until you open your mouth to speak and realise you cannot. And I wasn’t even hosting! I don’t know how Mia does it, there is so much to remember up there and sitting next to her on the set made me realise that even more.

OMM: I want all my friends to move to Sydney from Queensland. And they are not. This is causing me much distress.

What were your best and worst bits of the week, and what’s on your mind?

Take a look at the pictures we are talking about this week while you mull over your best and worst

50 year-old British mum, Sarah Burge, gives her daughter a voucher for a breast enlargement for her seventh birthday.

Burge, who has spent more than £500,000 on her own surgical enhancements and wants to make her daughter into a glamour model, said Poppy 'squealed with delight' when she was given the voucher.

Hungry Jack's Ultimate Double Whopper is revealed as the worst fast food choice in Australia. It contains 80g of fat and 5000 kilojoules, and takes about one-and-a-half hours of jogging to burn off.

One man is killed when two elephants went on a rampage in Mysore, India. Livestock were also attacked and the elephants rammed cars and motorbikes before being shot with tranquiliser darts. (The elephants will be released back into the wild).

Amazing shots capturing lightning striking over Chile's Puyehue volcano, which erupted on Saturday.

Smoke billows over nine kilometres into the sky follwing an eruption from Chile's Puyehue volcano.

An image showing the enormous volcanic ash cloud rising several kilometres into the air above the Puyehue volcano.

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs outlines his plans for the new spaceship-like company headquarters to the local council in California.

There was also a rush on the $US616 sweater that Jobs was wearing at the meeting after the clothing manufacturer announced the Apple founder was wearing its brand. The online store reportedly had to stop taking orders due to the overwhelming demand for the plain black sweater.

Gisele Bundchen is set to become the world's first billionaire supermodel, according to business magazine Forbes. The magazine estimates that her annual income is $45 million.

Independent MP Bob Katter announces that he is going to start a new political party in opposition to Labor and Liberal, called the Australian Party.

Lady Gaga has a wardrobe malfunction at the CFDA Awards in New York.

She was honoured with the Fashion Icon of the Year award, and later took to the dance floor in a mesh bodysuit complete with a studded crotch.

New Zealand’s most beloved sheep, Shrek has died. He was found in 2004 on a sheep station in Otago, on the South Island, with a mammoth 27kg fleece that was so thick he could barely see. He lived to be 17 and had been sick for some time before his owners decided to euthanise him.

The world's most pierced woman, Elaine Davidson from Brazil, gets married in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Her body and face are already covered by almost 7000 piercings and her now husband is piercing-free.

Meet Ernestine Shepherd of Baltimore, the Guinness World Record holder for oldest female bodybuilder. She is 74 years of age.

Nasa releases video of a solar flare erupting from the sun. Don't be alarmed it will have little to no impact on Earth.

The royals gather for the first time since the Royal Wedding for the Epsom Derby on Saturday.

Kate wore a Ralph Lauren outfit with nude Issa hat and Reiss heels.

Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice opted for more subdued hats this time.

Prince Harry at a polo event - check out the horse's face.

Six giant penises that were burnt into the grass at a New Zealand high school in 2009 have made the news. A nearby resident made the discovery while searching for his property on Google Earth.

The Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo has successfully hatched its first Galapagos tortoise after nearly 10 years of trying to breed the endangered creatures in captivity.

The two-month-old hatchling is only 8cm long and weighs just 94.8g.

Boat enthusiast Kim Hyun-Seok has designed a 'unique and enjoyable luxury yacht' which only fits 24 guests and a crew of 32.

Not yet built, the interior features hot tubs, a golfing green, gallery and swimming pool with a distinct lattice exterior. I'll take two.

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