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Chloe Watson

'Thank you, Australia': Ian Thorpe and Sia among celebrities hailing marriage verdict

Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe speaks after the same-sex marriage vote result announcement during a picnic held by the Equality Campaign at Prince Alfred park in Sydney. Photograph: David Moir/AAP

Celebrities, politicians and executives in Australia and around the world have expressed their delight at the country’s historic same-sex marriage vote.

The result, announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, revealed that 7,817,247 people voted in favour of same-sex marriage and 4,873,987 voted against on a turnout of 79.5%. Film, TV and music stars rushed to social media to express their excitement on the historic decision.

Australian singer-songwriter Sia tweeted almost instantly upon hearing the results.

Olympian and marriage equality advocate Ian Thorpe was also proud to see that Australians have voted to legalise same-sex marriage. Thorpe spoke at Sydney’s Prince Alfred Park where more than 1,500 people eagerly awaited the live broadcast of the results.

Ellen DeGeneres, who married Australian actor Portia de Rossi in 2008, tweeted: “It’s a g’day. Way to go Australia.”

Kylie Minogue gave her verdict too.

International celebrities Stephen Fry, Boy George and Miley Cyrus also weighed in. Cyrus has been dating Australian actor Liam Hemsworth on and off for nearly a decade. The former British prime minister David Cameron also welcomed the vote, as did Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook.

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