Happy Birthday to Us!

It's been a year since our very first post, back on August 25, 2009 when we first opened the site. Now it’s been 365 days and 227 updates since that first post not to mention over 116, 000 visitors. It's been an incredible journey! We are very thankful for all your support and amazing contributions to the site. It was a fun year, and we’ve loved every second of running Esther Anderson Network.

The past year has been a great one for Esther too, we got to see her tackle some challenging roles on Home and Away not to mention show her dance moves on Dancing with the Stars and she was also named the ambassador for 3 different companies including Westfield Doncaster. Not to mention she appeared on Deal or No Deal and one of her biggest achievements scoring not one but two Logie award nominations.

But 2010 is not over yet, and we are just as excited to see what's coming up if the past year is anything to go by! Thanks to all who have supported the site, we appreciate everything and to celebrate the first year online we have designed a new design and also put up a new gallery design. We hope you like it but the most exciting new feature is a weekly video which will be posted on Fridays's called "Esther Anderson News" and it will recap each week what has happened and been posted on the website. We are excited to launch this new project and special thanks to all the hard work Laura put into creating the video. Check it out...

August 24, 2010 • Posted by: Melanie

Esther Fashions New Role

Esther has taken on a new role, she's recently been named Westfield Doncaster's 2010 Racing Ambassador. in this new role she will hold a pre-race meet marquee along with launching new fashions on October 2nd. I've added a scan of the article to the gallery along with the article piece below. Special thanks to Rebekah for scanning the article for us.

Television beauty Esther Anderson has been named Westfield Doncaster's 2010 Racing Ambassador. So far it's been an eventful year for Anderson - she got a Gold Logie nod for her role in Home and Away and is a favourite on Dancing wiht the Stars. "I'm honoured to do it. Being a Melbourne girl, and having gone to the races many times, it was really nice to be asked to do this role. I love the races and I love fashion."

As part of her duties for Westfield Doncaster, Anderson will host a pre-race meet marquee on October 2 and launch new fashions at the shopping center. But here was a minor scandal when Anderson appeared drastically underweight and bony during a recent DTWS episode. "It was a bit of a blow to my self-esteem," Anderson said. "You can't please everyone. You get scrutinised with how you look when you're on television."

She argues the physical demands of DWTS meant everyone on the show lost weight. "That picture is deifniately the worst I have looked on the show. But everyone on DWTS is now skinner. Unfortunately, I had less to lose." Asked if she, like most DWTS contestants, had fallen in lust with her dance partner, Brendon Midson, Anderson was coy. "He's incredible, he's sweet," she said.

Also, I've added 10 new promotional photos to the gallery from Home and Away. They feature promotional from the last 3 weeks and hopefully we will get more soon. There are also 3 new articles in the gallery from OK! Magazine that have been printed over the last few months so be sure to check them out cause there are some great photos! We will be adding more updates throughout the week so keep watching this space!

August 23, 2010 • Posted by: Melanie

Happy Birthday, Hayley!

Today is our lovely Hayley's birthday so I would like to wish her a very incredible day and may it be filled with lots of happiness, smiles and dreams that she deserves. EA.net and the facebook appreciation society wouldn't be what it is without her! I love working with her, she's not only a fantastic person to work with, but also an unbelievably great friend. So, Hayley we all hope you have a great birthday and may it be a special day!

August 22, 2010 • Posted by: Melanie

Kyle and Jackie O Interview

There was talk earlier in the week that Esther had done an interview with Kyle and Jackie O but it didn't seem to pop up anywhere in their pod casts but they have finally uploaded it and we have it for you guys to listen to. Esther talks about getting eliminated, the emotion and backstage speeches along with her partnership with Brendon Midson. She also mentioned why she hadn't been interviewed the day after elimination like many others but as she had told us during the week, she had a busy schedule with Home and Away not to mention a 6am flight. She must have been exhausted. Esther is featured in the first 7 minutes of the podcast. You can listen to the podcast HERE or to download the podcast, right click and then click "Save Target As.."

August 14, 2010 • Posted by: Melanie

Studio & Promo Photos

I've added the promotional stills and studio shots of Esther and Brendon from last week's performance of Dancing with the Stars. I'm yet to add the screen captures from their dances along with missing episode screen captures of Home and Away from the last few weeks but they will all be updated on the weekend. Also, I would like to welcome Laura to the EA team. She is going to be helping with the site and I'm sure together along with Hayley we will be able to bring you lots more exciting things including some big changes coming in a few weeks time! Welcome Laura. So excited to have you on the team and working wiht you.

Message from Esther

What a great way to kick start a new day and week with a lovely message from Esther. She stopped by the site earlier to leave everyone a message and once again thank you for taking the time out to visit, Esther. We really appreciate hearing from you and we look forward to seeing what the future holds for you. To everyone who hasn't read the message, you can read it below... I will have more updates coming later today for you all including screen captures from Dancing with the Stars and also trying to catch up on missing Home and Away episodes so hang in there guys, updates are coming soon!

Hello everyone... i just wanted to send the biggest hello and thankyou for your incredible support. To Hayley and Mel a very very special thankyou girls again for this website and for how amazing it. dance my way to week 7 with Brendon. Of course it was awful leaving but because of all the support i got to experience 7 incredible weeks of it! It was sithout a doubt one of the best experiences of my life.!!! Love Brendon to bits... we are going to have a lazy lunch together Wed (my first day off in 9 weeks!!! yeah) i miss him already.. and i adore all the others on the show too! There were plenty of tears at the speeches afterwards and thismorning on set at home and away.. had a 10 hour day today... very very lil sleep..haha and most of all.. i had a bloody ball! not a mirror ball... but still had a ball. ha ha. Once again big gig thankyou for everything... hope to have lots more exciting things in the future... few changes for charlie coming up which will be fun! and thats about it..big love. Esther x

August 9, 2010 • Posted by: Melanie

Farewell Esther & Brendon

Taking on the Jive and Viennese Waltz, Esther and Brendon just couldn't seem to impress the judges tonight but we thought they were great. They got a total of 37 points which landed then 2nd last it's unfortunately time to say goodbye! You did proud, Esther and Brendon! Thank you to everyone who voted and supported Esther and Brendon, we know it meant a great deal to them and we are all looking forward to their return to the dance floor in the upcoming finale in a few weeks time. Thanks for the dancing memories, Esther and Brendon!

Esther Anderson became the sixth contestant voted out of Dancing With the Stars in a surprise elimination. Despite her popularity and strong form in the competition, Esther conceded it wasn’t her best night. "I was horribly nervous," she said during tonight’s special 80s tribute show. Her two dance routines left the judges underwhelmed. "It didn’t take off for me," Mark said of her Jive. While her Viennese Waltz moved the audience, it only scored 20 points from the judges.

The Home and Away beauty was gracious in defeat stating, "I have wanted to do this show for many years. It exceeded my expectations. I had so much fun. It’s disappointing to go but it’s great to have got this far. I’ve made so many new friends and raised money for my charity Beyond Blue." She also paid tribute to her dance partner Brendon Midson, calling him, "The best partner, teacher and friend."

Please note that I will update with photos tomorrow as it's extremely late here at the moment and I've also got the videos uploading onto Youtube for you all to watch. Unfortunately, I can't post the links until morning but I have saved all the files and they will automatically upload to our Youtube channel so please check it out and watch them as soon as they finish processing. I hope you all enjoy the two dances, they truly were great performances! You can view our channel HERE

August 8, 2010 • Posted by: Melanie

Radio Appearance

Esther did a radio interview yesterday for a Brisbane radio station. She talked about her love for acting as a police officer, how she got started in the studio with Deal or No Deal, what it's like on Dancing with the Stars and all about the costumes plus she spoke about Home and Away and which is better to wear: police boots or dancing heels.. Hope you enjoy the interview! (Click on the symbol below to listen!)

August 6, 2010 • Posted by: Melanie

Magazine Scans

Esther has a poster featured in TV Week this week along with her character on Home and Away being mentioned in an article plus Esther is also featured in Woman's Day magazine along with the other female dancing celebrities about weight loss. It's an interesting article to read and features a gorgeous new photo of Esther. Special thanks to Elissa for sending in the scans. Without your generous help and time, people around the world wouldn't be able to enjoy them so thank you! Hope you all enjoy!

August 3, 2010 • Posted by: Melanie

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