Her husband Ritesh Deshmukh was also near the blast and is an even bigger presence in the Bollywood scene, having won a Best Supporting Actor award for his role in Masti and starred in many successful movies. He also tweeted from the scene:

Jimmy Barnes serves as the frontman of Australian rock band Cold Chisel, which has had many albums in the nation’s top 10 charts since forming in the 1970s.

Jimmy Barnes, right, performs with Cold Chisel bandmate Ian Moss at the International Film Festival in Cannes, France, in 2001.
Jimmy Barnes, right, performs with Cold Chisel bandmate Ian Moss at the International Film Festival in Cannes, France, in 2001.
Image: AP Photo/Laurent Rebours

On holiday in Bangkok, he was walking to dinner with his family when the bomb went of nearby. They had nearly walked straight into the blast zone before deciding to bypass the Erawan shrine and head to the Intercontinental Hotel via an overhead walkway instead. His wife Jane tweeted about the tragedy:

The proximity of foreign celebrities to the blast zone underlines what kind of area the attacker targeted: one that attracts the international visitors who are so valuable to Thailand’s economy.

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