Rachelle Louise ... the girlfriend of convicted murderer Simon Gittany appeared on Sunday Night, and promptly became one of the most talked-about people in the country. But what has she been doing since? Picture: Sunday Night / Channel Seven Source: Channel 7

Some were the stories of people who were already well-known, such as Schapelle Corby, Ian Thorpe, James Packer and David Gyngell.

Others were the stories of people who we got to know for the first time in 2014, such as baby Gammy, or convicted murderer Simon Gittany and his girlfriend, Rachelle Louise.

But what have the people behind those stories been up to since the headlines?

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