The Gold Coast Bulletin

Famous faces take time out for family

- SUZANNE SIMONOT suzanne.simonot@news.com.au

FROM playing and partying at beaches and parks to family holidays abroad and hometown homecoming­s, some of the city’s best-known faces have shared their memorable festive moments on social media.

Margot Robbie’s brothers posted happy snaps on Instagram but were careful not to give away too much, with Lockie Robbie blurring his famous sister’s face in his family portrait post.

Greg Bird, wife Becky and daughter Finley celebrated a white Christmas in Les Angles, in France’s LanguedocR­oussillon. Finley suffered her first bloody nose after dad crashed their bobsleigh.

Sophie Monk posted a video of herself hamming it up miming Mariah Carey’s hit All I Want for Christmas Is You as boyfriend Stu laughs in the background.

Jackie and Billy Cross, on holidays in the US, surprised their teenage sons with a Christmas Day trip to see the Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game in Oakland.

Sports-loving homies Scotty Prince and Deadly Ninja Jack Wilson played some backyard cricket and posed in budgie smugglers.

Sisters Schapelle and Mercedes Corby, Melenae Kisina and their mum Rosleigh Rose were positively glowing in pictures posted on Instagram of their first Christmas together in more than a decade.

“Merry Christmas. Thanks to all who have supported me through the years & thankyou for welcoming me home. I’m so happy,” Schapelle captioned her happy snap of herself sitting on Santa’s lap.

Chris Hemsworth, at Broken Head, and Liz Cantor, on the Sunshine Coast, showed off their Cancer Council rashies before catching a few Yuletide waves.

Melbourne Carols by Candleligh­t co-host Sonia Kruger, partner Craig McPherson and daughter Maggie arrived on the Coast yesterday to hang out with family and friends.

Sydney PR guru Roxy Jacenko, husband Oliver and their kids weren’t far behind, landing at Gold Coast Airport in a private jet late yesterday.

Model and musical mixmistres­s Brooke Evers flew up the M1 and out of Brisbane to play the Newcastle races after Christmas with husband Matt and brother Chris Stafford’s family on the Coast.

Musician and poet Cody Simpson was in seventh heaven after opening a special gift from his grandparen­ts during Simpson family celebratio­ns in LA.

“Not every Christmas do your grandparen­ts give you a novel SIGNED by one of your literary heroes. Beat GOD William Burroughs. What a bloody day,” he captioned a picture of himself and his grandparen­ts showing his grandfathe­r sporting a sCody Simpson Xmas knit.

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus posted goofy pictures of their celebratio­ns in Nashville. They’re tipped to join Chris Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky in Byron Bay later this week to attend this weekend’s Falls Festival.

 ?? Picture: INSTAGRAM ?? Chris Hemsworth shares a picture of himself on Christmas Day wearing an Ugly Xmas Rashie, which is a major fundraiser for Australia’s Cancer Council.
Picture: INSTAGRAM Chris Hemsworth shares a picture of himself on Christmas Day wearing an Ugly Xmas Rashie, which is a major fundraiser for Australia’s Cancer Council.
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Michelle Corby (left) with the family.
 ??  ?? Miley and Liam Hemswoth enjoy the festivitie­s.
Miley and Liam Hemswoth enjoy the festivitie­s.
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Lockie and Margot Robbie have some Instagram fun.

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