Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 15, 2021 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

Forget Rodeo Drive – the best place to spot celebs these days is at a Rabbitoh’s game. Last week, the South Sydney NRL team’s VIP box was filled with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, cheering the team on to a big win. Russell Crowe, 56, who owns the team, was joined by the cast of Thor: Love and Thunder, and their friends and families as they enjoyed a break from filming. Decked out in team gear, Kiwi director Taika Waititi, 45, Chris Hemsworth, 37, his wife Elsa Pataky, 44, and Isla Fisher, 45, got into the team spirit, and were enthusiastically rooting for the lads, while Natalie Portman, 39, and her husband Benjamin Millepied, 43, showed their quiet support from the stands. Fans of the Thor flicks were excited to…

Brooke Shields feared she’d never walk again after an accident in which her thigh bone snapped in two. Now, the Suddenly Susan star says she is focusing on “staying positive” as she learns how to walk again. The accident happened on January 21 as Brooke, 55, was putting away a balance board at her gym. A fellow gym-goer commented on how adept she was at using it. “I said, ‘Here, let me show you,’” says Brooke. But as she got back up on the balance board, she lost focus for a split second and was thrown into the air. “I landed with such force and such velocity that I snapped my femur in two.” The former child actress underwent two operations and after four weeks in hospital, unable to see…

It’s a project that’s been close to her heart for almost a year, and now it’s been revealed that Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge’s determination to capture poignant memories of the pandemic has led to the publication of a book of striking images. Last May, Kate launched an initiative to get people to send in photos that summed up their experiences of lockdown in the UK. From more than 31,000 images submitted, 100 were chosen to appear in a digital exhibition called Hold Still that has travelled around the country. It’s proved so popular that the pictures have been collated into a book, Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020, for which Kate, 39, has written a touching introduction. A keen amateur photographer herself, Kate says she wanted to…

The Queen developed “tremendous arm muscles” from waving at the public, is a great one for playing pranks, and hides chocolates in a box in her bedroom so her “greedy” family doesn’t eat them all. These are just some of the secrets revealed about Her Majesty by close friend and former lady-in-waiting Lady Pamela Hicks in a new documentary, My Years with the Queen. Pamela has spoken out about what the monarch is like away from the spotlight in the programme made to mark the Queen’s 95th birthday this month. One of Elizabeth’s bridesmaids at her wedding to Prince Philip in 1947, Pamela, 91, says her long-time friend’s life has been entirely “dictated by her sense of duty. There’s such inner strength there, and she has remained like that throughout…

There’s no denying Jennifer Garner is a class act. For the past 15 years, she’s juggled a successful showbiz career with raising three children – and when her marriage to Ben Affleck spectacularly crumbled amid headlines of his cheating, she kept calm and carried on for the sake of the kids. Now, six years since her marriage imploded, the 48-year-old Peppermint star is still resolutely loyal to her ex. “People are in awe of him,” says Jennifer of the Argo actor, also 48. “He’s done incredible things. He’s six-four, he’s… him, and people treat him with a kind of reverence.” Despite the heartache of finalising her divorce from Ben in 2018 – something the actor himself has since called “the biggest regret of my life” – Jennifer has continued to…

JENNIFER LAWRENCE Being raised in a middle-class family in Kentucky taught Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence how to manage her money. “I was raised to have value for money, to have respect for money, even though you have a lot of it,” she says. It was only recently that the 30-year-old started using valet parking, though she still struggles with the idea of paying someone to park her car. “I still look for bargains when I go to the market,” she reveals. “What I’m doing now is allowing someone to park my car but for that, I have to pay four bucks.” LEBRON JAMES He’s one of the most recognisable basketball players of all time and has an endorsement deal that’s estimated to be worth $1 billion. But despite his…

‘There was an orange tweed blazer, a pleated camel skirt and a pair of extremely nana-ish shoes’ Around the time my high school friends were spending their pocket money on Levi’s and Bata Bullets, I was scouring our town’s first ‘opportunity shop’ for old ladies’ cast-offs. There was an orange tweed blazer, a pleated camel skirt and a pair of extremely nana-ish shoes (so nana, my actual nana had some just like it) that I took to with shoe paint and turned bright pink. Desperation had started it. My wages from my weekend job at the local dairy didn’t stretch to store-bought jeans, so I was stuck with the perfectly serviceable but also uncool elastic-waist-denim-trouser scenario my mother whipped up on the Singer at home. Immediately, my op-shop budget unleashed…

Chocolate & dulce de leche puddings PREP + COOK TIME 50 MINS SERVES 4 120g condensed milk (see note) ¾ cup (165g) caster sugar 100g butter, melted, cooled 100g self-raising flour 2 tbsp almond meal 1/3 cup (35g) Dutch-processed cocoa, plus 1½ tsp extra 1/3 cup (80ml) milk 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 50g dark (semi-sweet) chocolate, finely chopped ½ cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar 1 cup (250ml) boiling water 4 small scoops vanilla ice cream 1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease four 1 1/3-cup (330ml) ovenproof dishes. Place on a baking-paper-lined oven tray. 2 Spoon 1 tablespoon of the condensed milk into the base of each dish. 3 Process the caster sugar, butter, sifted flour, almond meal, 2 tablespoons of the sifted cocoa, milk, eggs and vanilla…

Heading into winter means it’s time to seek out self-tan formulas that deliver glowing results as believable as the real thing, without the steep (and orange or patchy) learning curve. START SIMPLE For novices, tanning mousse offers quick-drying colour with a built-in bronzer that guides you to an even finish. Once you’ve gained confidence, you can graduate to a clear formula – they often come without that telltale scent and are even less likely to streak. GET EVEN The secret to a natural-looking tan is smooth, freshly exfoliated skin. To prevent dry patches from absorbing excess colour, buff away roughness around your hands, elbows, knees and feet with an oil-free scrub. Follow with a tan-eraser to lift any existing tanner, then finish with a lightweight lotion.This body polish contains crystals…

What’s your life been like? In my opinion, every one of us has a tale to tell – and I don’t know about you, but I’d love to hear it… Many of you will have read about my family in a recent edition of the Weekly. It was a lovely story and I’m indebted to this magazine for it, yet I’m sure some of you will have seen who the story was about and thought, “Do I really need to know anything more about Kevin Milne?” I’ve been thinking about celebrities sharing their life stories on the covers of glossy mags. Today I watched a large group of elderly folk entering the café where my wife and I were enjoying a coffee. Like a lot of people in their age…

How to stop a pickpocket! Sew a small slide fastener to the inside breast pocket of a man’s suit or sports coat. When the coat is taken off, there will be no danger of his wallet falling out. – R.H. If you wish to keep the dressing on a cut finger dry and clean, but have no finger-stall, cut one to fit from a plastic bag. Place over the bandaged finger with the unhemmed edges folded over, and keep in place with a rubber band, not too tight. Very useful if you must have your hands in water. – Hanky Panky To save yourself a stitch in time, slip a sheet of newspaper under the material when sewing terry towelling or mending towels on the machine. It will help the…

ARIES Mar 21 – Apr 20 It is often said that as one door closes, another opens. But your windows are wide open as well! Every day will bring something fresh and new to explore. How wonderful and unusual to have it all happen at once. But the credit goes to you for tying up all those loose ends so the universe can deliver the new energy to your life. When it arrives, you are going to be blown away by how good it is! TAURUS Apr 21 – May 21 Being resolute is a skill of yours. Once you have made up your mind, nothing will stop you. This stands you in good stead with a situation around work or study. You also have a sense of social responsibility…

Just when thrillers were starting to seem a bit samey, along comes Harper Brown, the heroine of The Paris Affair. It feels like Harper really belongs in a chick-lit novel. Dumped by her cheating boyfriend, she’s sworn off love and her only involvement with men is purposely ultra-casual. She’s living in Paris and working as the arts and culture editor of an online publication, although she dreams of covering news stories. Harper’s a true-crime fan and used to write a blog called “How not to get murdered” – and as it turns out, she’s going to need some of the skills she picked up, because women in Paris are going missing and turning up dead. Harper doesn’t think this has much to do with her, until when covering an exhibition…

They may be stuck in Miami as the UK was thrust back into another lockdown, but the Beckham clan doesn’t seem to mind. In fact, for David, 45, the unexpected extended trip has meant he gets to be more hands-on with his football team, Inter Miami CF, as they recruit players and prepare for the new season. After finishing near the bottom of the table in the side’s debut season, the team seems in need of some expert help from the celebrated footballer, who looked concerned watching their practice. The former England captain is hoping for a better showing when the 2021 competition finally kick offs. And though he is busy with his team, David makes sure he fits in some family time as well. The father-of-four was spotted on…

It's been more than a year since the Weekly caught up with Tamati and Tim, so it’s lovely to see how much Tutanekai has grown. It was last January that we met their adorable baby, who's now walking and talking – and still keeping them up at night! Tamati shares his gratitude for the support of the “village” around him and explains why the first 1000 days of a child’s life are so important. Tracking his son’s milestones and taking pleasure in fatherhood is so important to Tamati, who says, “you just want to try to be a better person” – a sentiment many parents will relate to. Meanwhile, in her column on page 77, Kerre shares the joy of being a grandmother , and how wonderful it is to…

Vanessa Bryant has spent the past year rebuilding her life after the tragic death of her husband Kobe Bryant and their daughter Gianna. But there is more heartache on the horizon as the legal battle with her mother continues over Kobe’s estate. Last week, Vanessa filed to dismiss a lawsuit against her in which her mother, Sofia Lane, claims that Kobe promised to take care of her financially for the rest of her life and that she is owed $7 million in back pay for her services as a nanny. Vanessa has hit back at her mother’s claims, particularly that she was an underpaid staff member who wasn’t allowed breaks. “Sofia was never an ‘employee’,” instead, calling her “a grandmother who, at times, helped her daughter and son-in-law by spending…

Talk about blasts from the past. When characters from bygone days reappear on the popular soap Coronation Street, fans could be forgiven for wondering if The Kabin is actually a time machine. Rita Tanner’s feisty foster daughter Sharon Gaskell – played by Tracie Bennett – has turned up on the cobbles after a 22-year absence, and she looks set to shake things up. Now Sharon Bentley, she was last seen in Weatherfield in 1999, when she left under a cloud. Sharon fell out with her foster mum Rita (Barbara Knox) after Rita gifted Sharon her shop, The Kabin, and Sharon then put it up for sale. Angry Rita bought The Kabin back and Sharon scarpered with her husband Ian. Coming back to Coro after all this time was a thrill…

Sun-dried tomato meatloaf PREP + COOK TIME 1 HOUR SERVES 4 750g minced pork ½ cup (130g) sun-dried tomato pesto, plus ¼ cup (65g) extra 1 cup (70g) stale breadcrumbs 1 egg, lightly beaten 800g baby new potatoes 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves 300g spinach, trimmed 1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Line the base and sides of an 11cm x 19cm loaf pan with baking paper. 2 Combine the pork, pesto, breadcrumbs and egg in a large bowl. Season. Press mixture into pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until cooked through. Stand for 10 minutes before slicing. 3 Prick the potatoes with a fork and place in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH (100%) for 3 minutes or until almost tender. Slice thinly. 4…

You heard it here first: the Waikato’s G’nature combines the best ingredients from Aotearoa and around the world to create their award-winning ice cream. Their five silky-smooth flavours – Vanilla, Vanilla & Cookie, Twin Berries, Green Tea and Triple Chocolate – are made from 100% natural ingredients (locally sourced milk and cream as the base, Madagascar vanilla beans, the finest Belgian chocolate, ethically farmed cocoa powder…) without any artificial flavours or colourings. Available in supermarkets nationwide from $3.99. ON THE SAUCE Beloved for its delicious chutneys, Brisbane brand Roza’s Gourmet has finally arrived in New Zealand. The chutney range is gluten- and dairy-free, which means we can spruce up our platters, burgers and pies with the Mango, Chilli & Coconut; Tomato; and Chilli & Ginger flavours safely and with impunity.…

1 Which hit musical was written by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone? 2 For what TV role was Michael Crawford best known before he was cast as the lead in The Phantom of the Opera? 3 Which stage show and movie features the music of ABBA? 4 In Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, who or what is Priscilla? 5 Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli, is set in which city? A. Paris B. London C. Berlin D. Amsterdam 6 Julie Andrews played a character called Maria in which musical? 7 Wicked, about a witch called Elphaba, is the prequel to which well-known book? 8 Tracy Turnblad’s dream of dancing on a TV show comes true in which musical? 9 Cats spawned which huge hit song? 10 Which musical tells…

THE OLDEN DAZE Seven-year-old talked excitedly of all the things she had seen when her class was taken to Auckland’s Museum of Transport – her biggest thrill having been a ride on the tram. When her mother informed her that she herself had used trams frequently as a girl, youngster looked incredulous, asking, “And did you write with a feather?” Cissy, Hamilton WOW, LET ME SEE! I find that there are quite a few don’ts with contact lenses. One is: Don’t sneeze your lens out on the back doorstep when you arrive home late at night. Don’t lose it at a party in a public hall and go back to find the sweepers have cleared up the dancers’ mess together with a contact lens the size of a sequin. Don’t…

Once a month or so, we get the family together for Sunday lunch at our place. Now that we’re back living in Auckland, this sort of thing is possible, though cruel distance means not all of us get to attend, thanks to half of our sizeable gang having been stuck in Australia for so long. Well, we’re missing slightly more than half of our sizeable gang, actually, with three of my six kids on the wrong side of the Tasman, along with sons-in-law and eight of my grandchildren, several of whom I haven’t met yet. But, still, last Sunday there were 13 of us squeezed around our newly purchased outdoor table, pondering that when the others finally do make it over here, we’ll have to invest in more garden furniture.…

The COVID baby boom is happening! Last week, five famous faces welcomed new bundles of joy into the world. The royal families of England and Sweden had much to celebrate. Zara, 39, and Mike Tindall, 42, had their first son, Lucas Philip Tindall, on March 21. The labour was so quick, Zara gave birth in the bathroom of their family home. Older sisters Mia, seven, and Lena, two, are over the moon. Meanwhile, Prince Carl Philip, 41, and Princess Sofia, 36, added a little son, Prince Julian, to their brood of boys, Prince Alexander, four, and Prince Gabriel, three. Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz, 35, proudly shared that wife Paige Price, 28, had given birth to their first child, Mauz Mosley Muniz. They have yet to comment on…

With the final season of her hit show Grace and Frankie on the horizon, and her busy schedule as a climate activist, Jane Fonda doesn’t have time for a relationship. And as she revealed recently, she certainly isn’t looking for one. “I don’t want to be in a relationship, a sexual relationship, again. I don’t have that desire.” Though she does fantasise about a man who would cherish her, she admits she’s only interested in younger men. “The problem is that, like a man, I would want a younger partner. Isn’t that awful? It’s a thing about skin. I would want a younger man and I’m too vain.” The 83-year-old has been married three times – to French director Roger Vadim, activist Tom Hayden and billionaire founder of CNN, Ted…

He was something of a heartthrob in his younger days, and Prince William has still got what it takes, despite losing his locks. The future king has been named the world’s sexiest bald man, according to study by a UK cosmetic surgery company. It hired researchers to trawl the internet to find how many times famous follicularly challenged men were described as sexy or hot, and William, 38, was the winner – described as sexy a whopping 17.6 million times in blogs, posts and comments. William’s total was more than twice that of the second placegetter, American former boxer Mike Tyson, 54, who got 8.8 million mentions. In third place was English actor Jason Statham, 53, with 7.4 million.…

ERIKA Not a lot of people know this, but I’m very good at… decorating birthday cakes and knitting. The last time I cried was… when my daughter started high school this year. It was a proud but anxious mum moment. My pet peeve is… the misuse of you’re/your and there/their. The most expensive thing I’ve ever splashed out on is… a pair of Ferragamo stilettos. MEGAN Not a lot of people know this, but I’m very good at… roller skating. My greatest weakness is... coffee with sugar. My pet peeve is… people talking over others and slamming cupboard doors. The best singer of all time is… Beyoncé – she’s incredible. JOE The bravest thing I’ve ever done is… wear white pants. My other favourite girl band is… When The Cat’s…

What was your first archaeological dig? It was in New Zealand’s Far North. We discovered a cowshed from the 1850s under ground. It belonged to French missionaries who’d come to settle here. What’s one special memory you have from your time in Sudan? ‘Our boys were incredible given the chaos we were moving through’ We gave our boys pocket money for the first time there and said they had to give a third of it away. My youngest collected it up in a little jam jar and before we left, he gave it to our neighbour – a goat farmer who’d been selling his fence brick by brick since COVID started to try to get enough money for food. That was really meaningful. What was the meal your sons…

Mushrooms with almonds PREP + COOK TIME 45 MINS SERVES 2 Preheat oven to 200°C. Process 1 slice day-old bread, 1 chopped garlic clove, ¼ cup natural almonds and ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley until coarsely chopped. Scatter mixture over 6 medium (600g) portobello mushrooms and 250g grape tomatoes on a baking paper-lined oven tray. Drizzle with ¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil. Cover with foil. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove foil and bake for a further 15 minutes or until tender. Serve sprinkled with lemon rind strips and chopped fresh chilli. Mushroom & dill pilaf PREP + COOK TIME 20 MINUTES SERVES 2 Heat 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil in a frying pan over high heat. Cook 250g button mushrooms for 8 minutes or until browned and…

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You will need: • Plank of pine or a clean timber offcut• Ruler• Pencil• Jigsaw• Sanding block• Strip of leather• Craft knife• Staple gun• Hammer• 2 x brass upholstery nails STEP BY STEP STEP 1 Use a ruler and penc il t measur e your plank to your desir ed length (we made our serving boards 30cm and 20cm long). STEP 2 Carefully cut the timber to size with your jigsaw , then sand the edges with your sanding block. STEP 3 Note the depth and width of your boar d, then measur e a strip of leather so its width equals the board’s depth and its length is slightly longer than the boar d’s width. The strip should run, with a little slack, along one end of your serving…

• I was the first British musical to win a Tony award for best musical • My musical numbers include Goodnight and Thank You, I’d Be Surprisingly Good For You and She is a Diamond • Dame Kiri Te Kanawa recorded a complete operatic version of my score, but the recording was never released • Pop star Ricky Martin, Wet Wet Wet lead singer Marti Pellow and actor Antonio Banderas have all played one of my leading characters • Karen Carpenter, Olivia Newton-John, Sinead O’Connor and Petula Clark all released cover versions of a hit song from my score • That hit song was a huge hit for Julie Covington (including getting to number one in New Zealand), but she refused to appear in the musical • I’m one of…

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The glorious Indian summer is drawing to an end. It’s been a beauty, hasn’t it? Ever since my family left quarantine in the middle of January, it’s been one long, golden day after another. And the family has had the best of times, first at their Canterbury grandparents’ property, with the swimming pool, the horses, the paddocks and the calves to feed, then up north. They’ve spent the last three weeks up in the Hokianga and they’ve loved it. Once my son-in-law secured a job in Wellington, they decided they’d head up to the Hokianga to enjoy one last holiday before he got cracking in his new career. They were lucky enough to find a fabulous rental right on the beach on the Kapiti Coast, and that will give them…

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THIS ABOUT ME, BUT… I was once very good at dog showing. It’s been a few years – okay, 35 – but I was the child dog handler of the year at my local kennel club with my little corgi Gizmo. THE SONG I LISTEN TO WHEN I NEED A PICK-ME-UP IS… Chris Stapleton Starting Over. There’s something about the lyrics and the energy that helps me forget the rubbish and restart. THE SHOP I CAN’T WALK PAST IS… Briscoes. Glasses, pillows, sheets, towels – there’s always something you can upgrade at home and the feeling of brand-new, affordable everyday items is amazing. MY DREAM SUNDAY INVOLVES… a sleep-in and watching some local Sunday-morning TV shows in bed, walking the dog to a different…

She’s an actor, musician and writer who grew up in Africa and Australia, and has lived in New York and London. This is her third novel. This book was inspired by… my love of true-crime podcasts – especially My Favourite Murder – my love of Paris at night, my love of art galleries and my interest in writing a character who didn’t believe in romantic love at all. The protagonists in my first two novels were both strong believers in true love, so in Harper Brown, I wanted to explore a character who saw the world differently. The most enjoyable thing about writing it was… writing the character of Harper Brown. She was fun, feisty, brazen, hilarious and let’s just say it was never dull. I also loved spending time…