Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 25, 2021 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

To mark the 40th anniversary of the first case of AIDS reported in the US, actress Sharon Stone gathered with other AIDS activists to break ground on a new memorial. Stories: The AIDS Monument in West Hollywood will honour those who lost their lives to the virus and the people who fought for research and treatments. Sharon has been an ambassador for the AIDS foundation amfAR since 1995 and raised millions of dollars for the charity – once making a record $48 million at a single event. The 63-year-old became emotional as she reflected on her work over the years. “The main thing I learned from being an AIDS worker was that it wasn’t just about AIDS. It’s about looking at the person next to you and accepting them no…

Lilibet is a sweet nickname that came from the Queen herself. As a youngster, she struggled to pronounce her name properly, and instead of Elizabeth, it came out as Lilibet. Her parents, George VI and Queen Elizabeth, grandparents George V and Queen Mary, and younger sister Princess Margaret all called her by the name, and her father once famously said, “Lilibet is my pride. Margaret is my joy.” The young princess embraced the term of endearment and as a child would sign notes to her loved ones, “Lilibet”. But after her parents and sister passed away, the only person to call her that was her husband, Prince Philip. It wasn’t his only affectionate term for her – he was also heard to refer to her as “cabbage” on occasion –…

She’s the wife of a rock star, a photographer, a TV personality and a mother-of-two. Now, Penny Lancaster has added a new string to her bow: special constable! Lady Penny, who married Sir Rod Stewart in 2007, says she took her famous husband, 76, and sons Alastair, 15, and Aiden, 10, by surprise when she announced she wanted to join the City of London Police as a volunteer. “Rod and the kids were a bit nervous of me becoming a police officer because you hear of so much trouble on the news,” says Penny, 50. “But I told them there’s lots of women, daughters, sisters and mums who are police officers. “I want to show my boys that it’s important to be whatever you want to be in life and…

For many Hollywood actresses, turning 50 can be scary with worries about a lack of roles and losing their looks. But Catherine Zeta-Jones says her fifties are proving to be a time of freedom, not fear, and she’s more confident than ever, thanks to her age. The Feud star, who is 51, admits she has experienced fluctuations in confidence throughout her life. When she started out in musical theatre as a teenager, she was fearless. “There was no questioning, wondering what people would think,” she recalls. She was so determined and sure of herself that if she was rejected at a theatrical audition, she would go to the back of the line and audition again. But despite her huge success in the British TV series The Darling Buds of May…

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SAVVY SHOPPER After buying a painting book and a few sweets, my five-year-old found she had 5 cents still to spend and wanted to buy some more lollies. I suggested that she save it for another day. “But Mummy,” she replied, full of wisdom, “the price might go up by then!” Jo, Avondale CHILLY RECEPTION I had been round the house closing the windows after my wife, who even on the coldest days insists on keeping them open. She still insisted we keep some open as “we MUST have fresh air”. On my replying that we would more than likely die of pneumonia, she floored me with her woman’s logic: “At least we’ll die healthy.” Mr Casey, Tokoroa FUTILE SEARCH My cousin, who was in training at a psychiatric hospital…

Unusually among men, I enjoy supermarket shopping. I could say it’s one of the highlights of my week, but I won’t because that might seem a little tragic. There’s a supermarket just down the road where I know the shelves intimately, where I can find all that I need – except perhaps chicken stock. Occasionally I’ve wondered whether I go there too much, but now I don’t need to wonder any more because it turns out that I do. Just the other day the chap who stands out front, greeting shoppers and herding the shopping trolleys back inside, said to me, “Do you realise you’ve been here three out of the last four days?” ‘The man who runs the beer department greets me like an old friend’ I hadn’t until…

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THIS ABOUT ME, BUT I’M VERY GOOD AT… Wiggling my ears. Weird, eh? I’m still waiting for it to come in handy for a role, though. IF I COULD PASS ANY LAW, IT WOULD BE… Universal free therapy. Anything to normalise looking after our mental health as being a fundamental part of our wellbeing. THE SHOP I CAN’T WALK PAST IS… My mum’s. She is a fashion designer and has a very cool shop in Nelson. It would be incredibly rude of me to not pop in when I am visiting. MY FAVOURITE BOOK EVER IS… Anna Karenina. Its discussion of the repression of social structures feels super-relevant to The Life of Galileo. I have been thinking about it a lot. THE REALITY TV…

Royal baby news is always a delight for the team here at the Weekly . Last Monday , my phone lit up with messages making sure I’d hear d about the wonderful news of the arrival of Lilibet Diana, the daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. The couple, who famously stepped down as senior royals, welcomed their little girl on June 4 and while we are yet to see a photo, it is her name that has struck a chord with many . While the reference to Diana doesn’t need any explanation, as many know , our Queen was affectionately called Lilibet after she struggled to pronounce her own name when she was a little girl – and now her namesake will live on in her great-granddaughter…

Meghan’s first book for children, called The Bench, was published last week, and is the story of a bond between a father and son as seen through a mother’s eyes, and was based on Meghan’s observations of Harry with Archie in the first month of her son’s life. It features a drawing of a red-headed boy and his father, presumably Archie and his dad, and in a sweet conclusion on the final page, a dark-haired woman with a baby in a wrap carrier across her chest.…

Fans know her as Coronation Street’s lovesick barmaid Emma Brooker, but actress Ali Mardell is much luckier in love than her alter ego. The 27-year-old recently announced her engagement to actor boyfriend Joe Parker and the pair are now in wedding planning mode. Joe, 27, says he intended to propose on a romantic getaway in Paris – and had secretly bought a ring for the occasion – but Covid lockdowns got in the way and he ended up popping the question at their home after a meal of spaghetti bolognaise. “Joe disappeared, so I started doing the washing up,” laughs Ali. “When he came back, he told me to leave the pans and asked me to dance. Next thing I know, he was down on one knee.” The soap star’s…

It’s turned out to be a love story more romantic than any movie she’s ever starred in, or any song he’s ever written. But things could have worked out very differently for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, who are celebrating 15 years of wedded bliss this month. Just four months after tying the knot in June 2006, Nicole realised Keith’s drug and alcohol use was out of control. So, she staged an intervention, with the assistance of several of his closest friends, to get the Kiwi-born country singer to seek help. Keith then spent three months in rehab at the Betty Ford Centre. It was a very difficult time, says Keith, and they might not be celebrating so many years of marriage now if he hadn’t been able to overcome…

GIGI HADID “We were watching a movie – I want to say it was a horror movie – and I was with this boy I liked. I was about 14 or 15 and we both had braces,” explains the supermodel, 26. “It was horrible and awkward. You know, lots of metal happening. I was happy to wait a while untill our next kiss.” LEONARDO DICAPRIO He crawled into the body of a still-warm horse carcass for The Revenant, but the 46-year-old still squirms at the thought of his first kiss. “The girl injected about a pound of saliva into my mouth and when I walked away, I had to spit it all out. It was awful.” KATY PERRY “I spun the bottle and, all of a sudden, I felt like…

Does nagging the kids push your stress buttons? You lose your job. Your relationship falls apart. Someone close to you is diagnosed with a terminal illness. A loved one dies. You have an accident and lose the use of a limb, perhaps more than one. Your house burns down. Your city is devastated by an earthquake … Even the most blessed life is a series of ups and downs. You might think that there are people who seem to get what they want out of life without obvious effort, but it’s been said many times that ducks don’t see the effort other ducks are putting into swimming because all that leg-pedalling goes on under the surface. But in every single case, the difference between people who are flourishing and people…

I used to dread the middle-age spread, then a birthday with a zero at the end of it, but a wonderful nonagenarian friend proves being in your nineties can be quite the golden age... Just a number! Recently my wife Linda and I went to our first-ever 90th birthday of a friend. We’ve been to a wonderful 90th before, but that was a family occasion. To see a birthday invite on your table from a friend with 90 on it does stop you in your tracks. My great-aunt Eva was the first nonagenarian I knew. Most of the time we spent together, I was standing next to her bed and she was in it. This worked well because, as I was just little, our heads were the same height. So,…

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Whenever I travel to the Ka¯piti Coast to visit the family, I’m always struck by how very civilised the place is. I spend most of my time at Waikanae Beach, where the children are renting a home, but having visited Paraparaumu and Raumati and Paeka¯ka¯riki, I can’t help but think how lovely it would be to make a home in one of these coastal townships. All the essentials are there. Great coffee – although, to be fair, name me one town in New Zealand that doesn’t have great coffee. There’s at least one good café or restaurant and gorgeous stretch of coastline where you can fish, swim, surf, horse ride or walk for miles – whatever you fancy. Plus, live music, thriving dramatic societies and doctors’ clinics for those who…

Places are often important in stories, but in this novel the setting seems like the key character. Soho is a warren of narrow streets in central London, almost a little village in a way. With its mix of strip joints, seedy pubs, private clubs and restaurants, it is a colourful area, filled with interesting characters. But in recent years, property developers have moved in and Soho has become increasingly gentrified. That is the story at the centre of Hot Stew. The novel focuses on one dilapidated Georgian building under threat of re-development and puts the lives of the people who spend time in it under a microscope. On the ground floor is a French restaurant, upstairs a brothel and secret garden, and in the cellar, a group of homeless people…

She began writing her first novel Elmet on her phone during a long train journey. She was working part-time in a bookshop and studying for a PhD in medieval studies when it was short-listed for the prestigious Booker Prize. She now lives in Edinburgh and this is her second novel. This novel was inspired by… Living in Soho in central London in the summer of 2013. I spent a glorious few months getting to know the neighbourhood properly, hanging out in bars, clubs and coffee shops. That’s when I first decided I wanted to write a multi-character novel set in the area. Beyond that, I was inspired by a lot of big 19th-century novels, particularly late Dickens. I knew that I wanted Hot Stew to be surreal, larger than life,…

It was a memorable night for Brooke Shields as she turned heads on the 1998 Golden Globes red carpet as a two-time nominee. Now, more than two decades later, her same red strapless dress is getting attention again! “I thought it was a special night when I was nominated for a Golden Globe and wore this dress in 1998,” shares the 56-year-old. “But nothing could have prepared me to see my daughter wearing it to her prom.” Brooke beamed as she posed with her daughter Rowan Henchy, 18, and even convinced the teen to recreate a snap of her on the red carpet. The Blue Lagoon star also has another daughter, Grier, 15, with her husband Chris Henchy, 57, who she celebrated 20 years of marriage with earlier this year.…

It’s one of the most famous bridal gowns in history. Now, 40 years after Princess Diana wore the stunning ivory silk taffeta and antique lace dress for her wedding to Prince Charles at St Paul’s Cathedral, members of the public can view it up close. Her sons William and Harry have loaned it to an exhibition, called Royal Style in the Making, that opened last week at Kensington Palace. Designed by Elizabeth and David Emmanuel for the wedding held on July 29, 1981, the gown included a 7.6m sequin-encrusted train, which filled the aisle of the cathedral. Traditional in style, the dress included a nod to ’80s fashion, such as deep ruffles and puffed sleeves trimmed with bows. Also on display are several other of her gowns, including a peach-coloured…

On The Apprentice Aotearoa, Cassie Roma, 39, and Justin Tomlinson, 50, are the stony-faced advisors, quietly assessing the hopeful competitors’ every move. But when the Weekly meets with the high-flying duo, the pair couldn’t be further from their on-screen personas. Feeling fresh after a coffee catch-up to discuss a new business venture they’re working on together, it’s clear the fast friends have a lot of respect for each other both in business and as people. Though they only met while making the show in January, their rapport suggests they’ve known each other far longer. And, as Cassie shares, that connection was instant. “I remember the first time we met,” she says. “JT walked up and it was a kismet friendship moment. “The first question, the dumbest thing I could have…

Visiting your newborn twin grandchildren after their lengthy hospital stay would mark an emotional moment for anyone. But there was extra significance for retired coroner Wallace Bain when he arrived at his son Lyndon’s home in 2019. “I walked in and there on the floor were my little twin grandsons, beautifully tucked up in Pepi-Pods,” the 71-year-says. “It was overwhelming.” What Lyndon didn’t know was the significant role Wallace played in making the bassinet-style pods more accessible – and subsequently reducing infant deaths. Disturbed that around 55 babies were dying annually as a result of co-sleeping with parents, Wallace advocated to get Pepi-Pods and wahakura (flax-woven versions) funded. “They’ve brought the death rate down to 30 and it’s expected to fall to five,” he tells. “That means 50 children who…

Roast beef rump with red wine gravy PREP + COOK TIME 1 HOUR 40 MINS SERVES 4 1 tbsp port 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard 1½ tbsp Worcestershire sauce 2.5kg piece beef rump (corner piece) 1 cup (250ml) dry red wine 1½ cups (375ml) water 40g butter 2 tbsp plain flour 1½ cups (375ml) beef stock 1 Preheat oven to 220°C. Combine the port, mustard and 1 tablespoon of the Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl. Rub mixture all over the piece of beef. 2 Place the beef on a wire rack in a medium flameproof baking dish. Combine ½ cup (125ml) each wine and water, then pour into the dish. Roast, uncovered, for 10 minutes. 3 Reduce oven temperature to 160°C, then roast for a further 1 hour for medium…

Coconut ice slice PREP + COOK TIME 40 MINS (+ CHILLING) MAKES 24 ¾ cup self-raising flour 100g crushed plain un-iced biscuits 1/3 cup caster sugar 125g butter, melted 2/3 cup raspberry jam 4 cups icing sugar 2½ cups desiccated coconut, plus 2 tbsp extra 395g can sweetened condensed milk 1 tbsp milk Pink food colouring 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line an 18cm x 28cm slice pan with baking paper, extending paper 2cm on long sides. 2 In a bowl, combine the flour, crushed biscuits and caster sugar. Add the butter and mix well. Press mixture evenly over base of pan. Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Spread warm base with jam. Cool. 3 Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl. Stir in coconut,…

Skin with a youthful, dewy glow is something many of us covet. While a complexion that glows can often be linked to a healthy diet and ample exercise, it can also be the effect of some clever skincare. From toners and exfoliation to creams that include vitamins and anti-ageing ingredients, study up on our top tips to getting your glow on. 1 Use a toner Ensuring your body is hydrated is a non-negotiable part of glowing skin and this can come in the form of a hydrating toner, which adds a new level of moisture to the epidermis. Best applied to skin that is freshly cleansed, spritz onto your skin before you apply your serum, then finish with lotion or moisturiser. You’ll love the dewy finish a toner gives to…

You will need • 19mm-dia. wood dowels• Pots with a lip and no drainage holes• Mitre saw or handsaw and mitre box• Wood glue• Drill• 40mm nails• Spirit level• 65mm screws• WallMate plasterboard anchors (optional) HERE’S HOW STEP 1 A crooked dowel will throw off your project. To test, lay dowels on a flat surface and give them a nudge. Straight ones will roll, while crooked ones won’t. STEP 2 The inside width of each holder should match its pot diameter right below the lip. Play with length of holder pieces and sections attached to the wall. These rows are 965mm long. The one-pot rows have a 432mm section on each side. Two-pot rows have three 250mm sections. STEP 3 Mitre-cut dowels for one holder. Check pot will be secure.…

Towards the end of winter, fruit for cooking becomes expensive. Make a note to order (or get some cuttings) of some gooseberry bushes. These are one of the first fruits available in the new season. They grow easily and fill a very real need – Practical Pig, Auckland Nylon stockings cut into bands can be used to tie up the tops of rubbish collection bags. No need to buy string for this job – Alice, Hastings A rapid cure for a burnt finger – immediately dip it in a jug of cold milk and leave for about two minutes. This eases that stinging sensation – Mum, Timaru Do not shake and pull at the fingers of rubber gloves in order to remove them. Simply blow into each cuff, hold in…

GEMINI May 22 – Jun 21 If you’re a parent, you may be accused of being overprotective. It could be time to let your child go out and have an adventure, scrape their knees, and test their skills and personalities. No harm will come that a sticking plaster cannot fix. Others will find themselves protective of a colleague – but bear in mind that they might not want your protection, but they do want your support. CANCER Jun 22 – Jul 23 Boldly go where no one has been before! There is an opportunity to go somewhere or do something that very few people get to experience. It might be to visit a building that is off limits or to witness a special ceremony. Accept the invitation – you are…

Want to make Hot Stew your next book club read? Here are some talking points to start the discussion: • Agatha believes her job involves taking derelict buildings and turning them into something beautiful and productive. Is that true or a justification for her greed? • Who do you think most exploits Precious – her clients or the photographer who comes to take her portrait? • This novel is a snapshot of a moment in time in a city. How do you feel about the way it is constructed? Would you have preferred to follow one or two main characters and, if so, who?…