Great Australian Bite
New Weekly
June 2001

'Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar and boyfriend Freddie Prinze Jr. hope to set up home Down Under'

Australia's been host to an endless stream of celebs in the past few years. Some are here to film, some to holiday and some to actually relocate. And it looks like the latest stars who want to call Australia home are none other than teen king and queen, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

The newly-engaged pair were based in Queensland for several months while shooting Scooby Doo, and both fell in love with Oz. Speaking to US Allure magazine recently, Sarah gushed, "I love Australia. My dream is to have an apartment in Sydney, and a house in Darling Point, where Nicole Kidman has her house."

Despite commuting to and from the States in order to shoot Buffy episodes simultaneously, Sarah made sure it wasn't all work and no play. The actress used her time here to unwind as well, checking into the deluxe Versace hotel on the Gold Coast, where she made full use of the "amazing" spa by having massages and facials, and just kicking back in the steam room.

"I also do deprivation tanks," said Sarah. "They say an hour in the tank is worth 12 hours of sleep. It's pure salt water, and you just float. You feel fabulous afterwards,like you could run a marathon."

And her other favourite Aussie experience? "When I was flying back (to New York) from Sydney, I had a 3 hour lay over, and my security guy says,'We have a surprise for you'. My all-time favourite store in Australia is Collette Dinnigan, and they closed it down so I could go in and pick up anything I wanted. I had the whole store to myself. I felt like Pretty Woman."