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Olivia Colman is unstoppable. Fresh from her Oscar triumph as Queen Anne in The Favourite, she’s launched straight into one of the most popular British TV series ever – The Crown. Following in the footsteps of Claire Foy, who played Queen Elizabeth II during her early years on the throne, Olivia takes on the maturing royal role with understandable trepidation. “This is perhaps the biggest challenge of my career,” Olivia explains, “because everyone in the world knows the Queen and has an opinion about her. And also because Claire Foy, who played the role in the first two seasons, was just sensational. Everybody was completely excited about her as a queen, especially my husband. It’s damn hard to keep up with that, believe me!” Fiendishly witty and ebullient, Olivia is…

It was as menacing clouds dumped torrential rain over Hawke’s Bay that Kathryn Thomson buckled husband Bruce into their wheelchair-enabled car for a very important journey. Heading to a special destination for their wedding anniversary, this was no simple trip away. Bruce has Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia – a hugely debilitating illness that has left him largely unable to speak or move. He also has seizures and needs around-the-clock care, a task shared by Kathryn and the professional team at the couple’s retirement village in Havelock North. It’s been a bewildering disease for Kathryn (71) to accept and understand, but she’s a woman with true grit and is refusing to take her husband’s diagnosis lying down. So when she decided there was much to celebrate on their 26th wedding…

What’s the most enduring item of clothing in your wardrobe? My wedding dress. So much time, love and care went into it, I just can’t think anything else will ever come close. Who would play you in a film? Olivia Colman. She’s an amazingly versatile actress. However, if I asked my friends, they would all say Miranda Hart. She’s on this earth to have fun, just like me! What’s something most people don’t know about you? I never sit still, so going to the movies or watching TV is torture for me. As a compromise, I have taken to doing jigsaws. I’m currently doing one of the Taj Mahal with 1000 really detailed pieces.…

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• Just 20 minutes of meditation a day can make you less likely to make mistakes. Research has found that meditation can enhance the brain’s ability to detect mistakes and correct them. • Want to improve your health? Learn to play the didgeridoo! The World Health Organization has looked at arts-related activities that are good for both mental and physical health and found that the best things you can do include singing (because it improves breathing technique), calligraphy (because it makes you calmer and less stressed) and playing the didgeridoo (good for respiratory function).…

It’s bittersweet to see your children take off into their future. Alongside the pride, it’s natural to feel the loss of their constant company as well as of your identity as a parent. Leave no parent behind! It’s all happening in our household. Our son has turned 21 with the associated party (an excuse also for us parents to celebrate parenting for that length of time, and seeing him get to 21). A couple of days later, I turned 53. That’s not really an event though – it just comes with a sharp intake of breath that the last 12 months seemed to have passed too quickly. The youngest has survived her first lot of external exams and the oldest has left New Zealand to work in the States. As…

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Positive goals Gabby Wright has courage to serve the community as a netball referee (18.11.2019). Thank goodness for the support of her family! I went through something similar when my world collapsed after I was diagnosed with cancer. For a time it was a black future, and so tiring going to all the appointments. In these situations it’s always one week at a time that you find out what you can and can’t do. I hope Gabby looks after herself and God bless her new chances within her local community.…

It’s been a busy few weeks of emceeing. October and November are traditionally busy times with end-of-year parties, Melbourne Cup events and award evenings. I can’t quite believe I’m still being asked to emcee; I am 54 for heaven’s sake, and there are some gorgeous young women out there who are brilliant emcees – Toni Street, Laura McGoldrick, Stacey Morrison and Laura Daniel, to name just a few. But the phone is still ringing and emails are still popping into my inbox, and I’m always delighted to do them, even if it does require a bit of effort to be emcee-ready. Unlike men, who can just shower, shave and don a suit, I take a good two hours to get ready – an hour in the hairdresser’s chair and then…

I don’t read much historical fiction anymore, except for early 19th-century ones, and haven’t read any of Philippa Gregory’s books as I was sick of all the Tudor series - not just hers! I didn’t expect much from this book but Alinor Reekie’s story of poverty in a very depressing place drew me in the first few pages and I couldn’t put it down. She was such an amazing woman and her overriding love for her children and her convictions took over her life, to her detriment. As this book ended abruptly, I guess there will be a second, and I will be on the lookout for it! Shirley Campbell Overall I enjoyed Tidelands but felt that it took a while to warm up. The fictional characters weren’t really brought…

QUESTION OF THE WEEK What did you think of the magical underground land of The Starless Sea and would you be tempted to go through a doorway to find it? SHOW ME YOUR BOOK! Are you reading along with us? Send a photo of where you’re reading The Starless Sea – maybe curled up at home or in a deckchair at the beach. Take a shot with the book in the photo and send it to bookclub@nzww.co.nz. One lucky reader will win $100 worth of books! WEEKLY BOOK CLUB Email your thoughts, answers and competition entries to bookclub@nzww. co.nz or post to Book Club, NZWW, Private Bag 92512, Wellesley St, Auckland 1141.…

Dame Judi Dench sure does have some cattitude! In a new trailer for the highly anticipated film Cats, Judi, who portrays Old Deuteronomy, declares, “Tonight is a magical night where I choose the cat that deserves a new life.” It’s not been a magical journey to star in the musical fantasy though. Originally cast in the 1981 London stage production, Judi was forced to pull out after injuring herself not once, but twice! “What’s lovely for me is that it has come full circle doing it again,” the 84-year-old says. “It’s been wonderful.” We certainly can’t wait to see the fur-midable dame take on Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit.…

Covering a royal tour is always quite an unusual experience. One moment you’re standing in sideways rain waiting for an interaction to take place, the next you’re wearing a flash dress in an opulent room full of dignitaries – and then the very next, you’re sprinting to the car to bash out a story , shorthand notes spread out on the dashboard with a cold black coffee from the petrol station keeping you going. There’s a cracking speed required to cover all events – and this visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall had a jam-packed schedule – so a team of three of us, plus our photographer Rob tackled last week’s visit. It was busy , but also a gr eat thrill. I’ve been lucky enough to meet…

Christmas Day is the time for indulging, so don’t make just one of these desserts for your festive table, do a few! I’m sure they’ll be happily devoured. Christmas ice cream pudding SERVES 8-10 As much as we love steamed pudding, this year we’re giving it a break for this cooling, ice cream pudding, drizzled with a brandy butterscotch sauce. ICE CREAM PUDDING 1 cup cream 200g mascarpone 1 tin of condensed milk ½ cup Christmas mince Zest from 1 orange and extra peel to garnish 1 store-bought trifle sponge 1-2 tbsp brandy or sherry Chocolate stars, to garnish BRANDY BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE 100g (about ½ cup) firmly packed brown sugar ½ cup (125ml) thickened cream 100g butter, chopped 2 tbsp brandy 1 Place a small square of baking paper in…

The sun is out (well, now and then) and summer is nearly here, so it’s time to make the most of the season by updating your sundress options. Here are my picks of the bunch. Floaty flair • This midi-length dress from Portmans comes in a wonderful resort-style print and has flutter sleeves for perfect arm coverage. • Crisp white accessories, including fabulous Witchery heels, complete this ladylike outfit for the perfect summery outing. Tip... Pair a flowing dress with a fitted slip for cool confidence. Retro chic • Looking for serious retro flair? Go no further than this stunning option from EziBuy, which comes in a delightfully abstract floral print. The fitted bodice, flared skirt and fabric belt will flatter a number of body shapes. • Hot pink accessories…

Spray your roses with neem oil for aphid infestations that are out of control; how to encourage wild birds to your garden this summer; and how to make your liquid handwash last longer. If you keep hens, be aware that in summer it’s really easy for them to overheat on a hot day. If a chicken is panting with its mouth open, its comb is pale and unsteady, it’s holding its wings out from its body and lying down, then you could be in trouble. I keep a jar of this electrolyte mix on hand and add it to their water on a stinking hot day. It’s also handy for any chicks that may have hatched and are a bit worse for wear. 8 tsp sugar ½ tsp salt (not…

I love being a mum and have felt much satisfaction as my two children have grown up to be fine young people. Now that my younger daughter is ready to leave home, I am finding myself crying – a mix of happy and sad tears! I have worked part-time as the kids have grown up and now I find myself having a bit of an existential crisis – if I am not a mum, then who am I? Is this normal or am I overreacting? Chrissy I think you’re as normal as they come! Raising our children from vulnerable little people who need us to do everything for them to young adults who leave home and function independently is our core job as parents. But when you think about it…

WHERE TO STAY: Hotel Aliados - it’s affordable and close to most main attractions, hotelaliados.com. WHEN TO GO: April to November. WHAT TO PACK: Comfortable, flat shoes for the cobblestone streets. SHOPPING DESTINATION: Rua de Santa Catarina for high-street stores, Rua das Flores for Portuguese souvenirs and local arts and crafts you will treasure. BEST PLACE TO PEOPLE WATCH: Sitting at a café on the banks of the Douro River, with a pastel de nata (below) of course.…

FROM THE ARCHIVES DID YOU HEAR THAT? I am very fond of probiotic yoghurt, but it can have a downside, one which was demonstrated recently when I attended a sports event for my grandson, Nathan. Everyone present was very polite after a very noisy fart escaped, until two-year-old Blake, my other grandson, quite innocently asked in a very loud voice, “What was that noise?” Jennifer, Hamilton PRAISE INDEED My niece, a schoolteacher, was on a weekend trip with her class. They were all going for a swim and everyone, including teacher, was dressed in togs. My niece noticed a young lad gazing at her legs in awe. “Gee miss,” he said. “You’ve got legs just like Bryan Williams!” What greater praise could you get from a 10-year-old! Arabrab, Hawera, May…

Here in spirit On November 30, 2009 my mother died from dementia. She never believed that there was any possibility of life after death, and because of this she hung on to this life for far too long. She would keep asking for her mother, and one day I said the next time her ‘Mumma’ came to visit she could leave with her – my mother died later that night. After the funeral I had to return to Australia. As my sister drove me up to Auckland (in Mum’s old car), we stopped at Westfield Manukau City. It was pouring with rain and, after parking the car, we dashed across the pedestrian crossing. A car waited as we crossed and when we got to the other side my sister turned…

Everyone gets to an age where technology seems to turn against them. I’m not talking personally here because I haven’t hit that number just yet. I suspect it’s a different age for everyone, so who knows when it might be my turn to forget how to switch on the TV. Back in the old days, change came slowly and most of the technological advances probably made good sense. Cars must have seemed like a better idea than horse-drawn carriages, though no doubt there were people who reckoned they’d never catch on. When it arrived, electricity would have been a turn-on for everyone who could afford it. Finally, you could see what you were eating for dinner – not to mention who you were eating it with. And telephones were a…

This author’s debut novel, The Night Circus, is one of my all-time favourites and I’ve been waiting impatiently, for quite some time, for a follow up. When I heard about The Starless Sea, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy. It turns out to be an epic and complex story, with so many twists and turns that the plot becomes as labyrinthine as the world that it creates. You don’t so much read The Starless Sea as experience it. Zachary Rawlins is the son of a fortune-teller. He’s at college, and is supposed to be writing a thesis on video games, but instead is spending the long, cold winter compulsively reading novels. One day he comes across a curious-looking book called Sweet Sorrows. He starts to read…

Trailblazing playwright and actor Nancy Brunning has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 48. Nancy, who grew up in Taupo, became a household name in the early 1990s when she played no-nonsense nurse Jaki Manu in the original cast of homegrown soap Shortland Street. She is credited with leaving a lasting legacy of Maori stories and characters, both in the theatre and in cinema. Nancy won many awards during a career that spanned three decades, including the best actress award at the St Tropez Festival de Antipodes two years ago for her leading role in Mahana, and the best actress award at the 1999 New Zealand Film and Television Awards for What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? Within 24 hours of her death, she was awarded the…

Changing her tune THERE’S SOMETHING ODD ABOUT MARY Imagine waking up after a routine minor surgery with a brand-new talent – one that could potentially win you an Oscar. It’s a real-life situation for actress Mary Steenburgen, who found her brain “rewired” following a small operation on her arm 10 years ago. “The best way I can describe it is that it just felt like my brain was only music, and that everything anybody said to me became musical,” the Book Club star says. “I started feeling strange as soon as the anaesthesia started to wear off. All of my thoughts became musical. Every street sign became musical. I couldn’t get my mind into any other mode.” It was a huge shock for Mary (66), who has been married to…

Tina Turner can forgive most – but forgiving ex-husband Ike Turner is something she’ll never be able to do. On the eve of her milestone 80th birthday, Tina says she no longer thinks much about the man who abused and controlled her for much of her career. “I don’t know if I could ever forgive all that Ike ever did to me,” she tells. “But Ike’s dead, so we don’t have to worry about him.” Yes, a worry-free life is Tina’s greatest reward for her legendary time in the sun – and she intends to make the most of it as she enters her ninth decade and celebrates 10 years of retirement. Holed up in her luxurious Swiss chalet much of the time, these days she’s taking it easy –…

“ I started out as an apprentice costume maker for a professional theatre company in Manchester when I was 16, and was the costume supervisor for the Royal Shakespeare Company for a few seasons when I lived in London. I also did costumes for opera and ballet. We’d tour for maybe three months and then take the show to the West End. I dressed some really big stars – I worked with former Dr Who David Tennant before he was famous, Gerard Butler, Paul Eddington, Richard Briers, Kathleen Turner and Nicole Kidman when she was in The Blue Room. It was a great lifestyle; there were a lot of parties. We’d work for 90 hours a week for a few months, then have a month off and travel. I used…

Green bean salad with walnuts and red onion SERVES 4-6 ½ cup walnuts 2 cloves garlic 1 tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tbsp lemon juice 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 small red onion 500g small green beans Small handful coriander or flat-leaf parsley Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Place the walnuts on a small baking tray and lightly toast them in the oven until golden but not too dark. Set aside. Once cool, reserve a few for garnishing and finely grind the remainder in a small food processor. 2 Peel and crush the garlic and combine with the vinegar, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of water in a small bowl. Add the oil, mix well and then add the ground walnuts.…

With their precision and portability, you would be hard-pressed to find an easier way to apply your beauty products than with a stick. Plus, they have the added advantage of no spillage and no waste. Just twist and go. FOR CHEEKS Clarins Glow to Go 2-in-1 Stick Highlighter and Blush, $54 A cream-based colour on the cheeks is a fast way to give your face a youthful and flattering flush. This one has a highlighter at one end that you can use separately on any spot you want to catch the light, or layer over your blush for extra radiance. FOR MOISTURISING Aotearoad Natural Body Moisturiser, $14.99 Smooth this moisturising stick over your legs or wherever you have dryness, and blend. The delicious cocoa butter formula melts onto the skin…

Piling on the kilos is an inevitable part of ageing, right? Well, no. Though you are more likely to gain weight, it doesn’t have to be a given. Beat the bulge! Why does the weight start to pile on as you get older, even if your diet and exercise regime don’t change? And why does it become so difficult to lose those extra kilos? Are you stuck with them because of your age? Here’s what you need to know about weight and ageing. YOU LOSE MUSCLE AS YOU GET OLDER The amount of lean muscle in your body naturally starts to decline after you hit 30. You may also have less muscle if you are physically inactive. Muscle mass burns calories, so the less you have, the fewer calories you…

What are the various deadlines for getting Christmas presents delivered by NZ Post? Also, why missed calls can be a scam and what to look out for. When is it too late to send a parcel for Christmas through NZ Post? As far as sending pressies around New Zealand, the cut-off date for post and parcel is Thursday, December 19. But if you’re couriering the gift, you’ve got until Monday, December 23. If you’re sending to the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and the South Pacific, you need to send it by Monday, December 2 for air; Monday, December 9 if it’s courier; and Friday, December 13 if it’s express courier. For Australia, the parcel must be gone by Wednesday, December 4 for air; Wednesday, December 11 for courier; and…

I can’t be accused of jumping on a fashion bandwagon with this decision. I’ve decided to get some shade sails. They’ve been around for thousands of years and are mentioned in the Bible, so at least The Partner can’t accuse me of rushing into this one! Sun smart! Every year for the past four years or so I’ve bought three outdoor umbrellas at the local hardware store’s ‘end of summer’ sale. I’ve stashed them in the shed and then dragged them out at the beginning of the next summer to replace the existing umbrellas, which only last one or two seasons. At $19.95, I’m not complaining about the cost. But I do have an issue with getting my umbrellas to stay level. Even with a heavy iron base, a decent…

Carole Kingsford & Max Bosselmann Diamonds are forever, and so are Carole and Max, who are celebrating 60 years of marriage on November 30. From a small wedding in Papatoetoe, the couple have carved out a special life for themselves that includes four children and six grandchildren. “There is no slowing this pair down,” tells daughter Jane. “They love their SKI holidays (Spending Kids’ Inheritance), dividing their time between Whitianga (where Dad has pet seagulls) and SKIing around the world (next stop Russia!). With love and on behalf of everyone who knows them, a huge congratulations to them both!”…

SAGITTARIUS 23 Nov – 22 Dec An interesting and exciting proposition is coming your way and you’ll say yes to it. Some people think you’re taking on too much, but you love to be busy and to have different things happening in your life, plus you’re good at juggling many things at once. There is a temptation to take one of those cheap cruises or holidays - don’t do it until you check the reviews. CAPRICORN Dec 23 – Jan 20 Someone is being too aggressive and pushy, and tension is building quickly. If this is a friendship or romance, you may want to reconsider your relationship with this person. If it’s work related, meet fire with fire - you are every bit their equal! It may seem like an…

Our Cute Kid of the week wins a copy of A-Z with the ABs (Bateman Books, RRP $19.99) by Justin Laing and Kirsten Cilliers. Learn the ABCs of the All Blacks - the players, the game and everything else kids need to know about their favourite rugby team. Email photos of your child to us at nzww@bauermedia.co.nz with the subject line: Cute Kids. Please provide the full name and age of the child as well as your phone number and address.…

Welcome back to the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Book Club, where every month I pick a great new title to get you reading, thinking and talking. I hope lots of you will enjoy the book club choice and share your opinions. After you sign up to be a Weekly Book Club member, you will receive a regular newsletter in your email inbox with lots of giveaways, news and interviews. Sign up at womansweekly.co.nz/bookclubsignup. This month, join us by picking up a copy of The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (Penguin Random House, RRP $38). Don’t forget to share your perspective on this month’s book club title by emailing your thoughts to bookclub@nzww.co.nz.…

She grew up in Massachusetts and studied theatre and studio art. As well as writing, she also paints, mostly in acrylics, and has created a deck of tarot cards. Her first novel, The Night Circus, was an international success. It has taken nine years for her to produce a follow up. On how she became a writer: “I wrote little random things when I was in school but never really thought of myself as a writer. After college, I thought about writing for good but it was a long while before I started putting pen to paper in my mid-20s. The Night Circus was sold when I was 32. I don’t write every day; I tend to be a binge writer.” On the challenge of writing another novel after producing…

With the rise of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, it seems only fitting to bring back the girl power franchise that is Charlie’s Angels. I had low expectations for this remake of a remake as my heart is still loyal to the original. The new version centres around two experienced agents, Sabina (Kristen Stewart) and Jane (Ella Balinska), who are tasked with helping a rookie software engineer save the world from a dangerous new technology. Much to my surprise, this proved to be a funny, well-written, modern update to the story we all know and love.…