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Professional eyebrow plucker Kristin Fisher appears to have hard-launched her latest squeeze on social media.
The timing could hardly be more intriguing, coming the same day an apprehended violence order taken out for her protection was mentioned at Downing Centre Local Court.
According to well-placed sources, the 40-year-old owner of her eponymous Bay Street beauty clinic is being wooed by Morgan Stanley finance bro Shannon Sykes.
The headline-grabbing socialite is said to have been introduced to the native, who now lives in Bondi, through mutual friends, despite him being a decade her junior.
Never far from a headline, Double Bay eyebrow technician Kristin Fisher (left) is said to be dating younger finance bro Shannon Sykes (right)
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It follows a turbulent period for Fisher, whose roller-coaster life took another turn last October when an unidentified man was charged after allegedly breaking into her Double Bay home
The pair spent the weekend mingling with Melbourne-turned-Sydney society duo Nick and Camilla Speer, before soaking up the sun at Tamarama Beach, conveniently close to Sykes' rental.
The new romance follows a turbulent period for Fisher, whose roller-coaster life took another turn last October when a mystery man from the Northern Beaches - known only as 'AA' after his identity was suppressed by court order - was charged after allegedly breaking into her Double Bay home.
Police claim he knew she was inside at the time.
The man - who is not Sykes - was subsequently charged with aggravated break and enter with intent, knowing a person was present, and an AVO was put in place for Fisher's protection.
AA was granted bail and is due to face court again next month. You can read all about my brief encounter with him in January at Downing Centre Local Court .
Everything must go
Just as I predicted, Cindy Kilian may soon have to part with more than one of her designer handbags if she's ever to pay off a pesky legal bill.
The Canadian-born influencer recently abandoned a private AVO application against her former best friend, TikTok pocket rocket Elle Salagaras, at the eleventh hour.
Socialite Cindy Kilian (left) recently abandoned a private AVO application against her former best friend, TikTok pocket rocket Elle Salagaras (right), at the eleventh hour
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Joshua Sasse and Kylie Minogue were famously engaged from February 2016 to February 2017
Sasse later married an Aussie and settled in Byron Bay. However, in July 2025, we pictured him canoodling in a park with another woman. Almost a year on, I'm told they are now shacked up
Sasse's new squeeze now has his name tattooed on her arm. Fingers crossed it works out!
Influencer haunt Bar Bambi in AC/DC Lane - owned by nightclub impresario Nick Russian (right), husband of fashion identity Rozalia Russian (left) - was set alight on April 25
Three teenage boys have been charged and will face the Children's Court. (Above: Bar Bambi)
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South Yarra institution The Emerson (pictured) and South Melbourne gentlemen's club Kittens were also both given an unwelcome late-night visit
Just days earlier, South Yarra institution The Emerson and South Melbourne gentlemen's club Kittens were both given an unwelcome late-night visit, while The Albion Rooftop managed to attract three separate blazes in a single evening.
For months now, nightclub kings and seasoned detectives have all been asking the same question: why? The sleep‑stealing randomness of it all has no doubt led to heightened security amid rising fears over who might be next.
The strangest part is that none of the venue owners have reported being shaken down for cash - the traditional calling card of an underworld demand.
Police say this latest crop of accused firebugs are hardly criminal masterminds, with organised crime figures apparently outsourcing their dirty work to teenagers.
It seems even the underworld is cutting costs these days.
Thankfully, a handful of notable venues have managed to avoid being targeted - among them Toorak Cellars, the wine bar made infamous after AFL great Wayne Carey was filmed emerging sheepishly from the bathrooms shortly after executive Kate Aston.
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