If you are unfamiliar with Rosie Waterland, you need to know that she first became popular by writing the very funny recaps of The Bachelor for Mamamia. Writing about a terrible reality show and turning it into something that hundreds of thousands of people read each week religiously is a great skill, and it just goes to show what a unique voice that Rosie has. Her humour has served her well in her work, as well as in her life. Having been through a tough childhood and the resulting issues that have followed into her adult life, Rosie has taken these experiences and made them into something positive in the form of her book, and now her live show. When speaking about her time as a child with a drug-addicted father and prostitute mother, she does so with a sense of humour, but without taking away from the seriousness of the situation. By speaking candidly about her life, she allows people to relate to her. People who have experienced similar pain in their lives will see somethin
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