Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 51, 2021 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

Dressed in glittering gold, it was only fitting that Maggie Gyllenhaal resembled an Oscar statue as it seems she could be holding one of the iconic gongs in her hands very soon. The 44-year-old director was the big winner at the Gotham Awards, which celebrates low-budget independent films, taking home Best Feature, Breakthrough Director and Best Screenplay for her directorial debut The Lost Daughter. The film’s lead, Olivia Colman, 47, also won Outstanding Lead Performance for her work in the film based on a novel by bestselling author Elena Ferrante. Netflix’s smash hit of the year, Squid Game, won the award for Breakthrough Series, and the shows creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, reflected on the show’s meteoric rise to popularity. “When I wrote this script 12 years ago, in 2009, I did…

Hollywood golden girl Jennifer Lawrence shimmered on the red carpet in New York last week, showing off her growing baby bump with aplomb! The 31-year-old, who is expecting her first child with art gallerist husband Cooke Maroney, 37, glittered in a floor-length gown at the premiere of her new Netflix movie Don’t Look Up. While The Hunger Games beauty enjoyed sharing the limelight with co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, 47, Jennifer confessed recently that one of her favourite things to do with her husband is to go to the supermarket. “I don’t know why, but it fills me with a lot of joy,” she laughs. “I think maybe it’s almost a metaphor for marriage. ‘Okay, we’ve got this list. These are the things we need. Let’s work together and get this done.’…

His kids love to start the day dancing around the kitchen. Meanwhile, he likes to blast out heavy rock while he goes for a walk. Prince William, 39, has given a surprisingly intimate glimpse into family life on a podcast that encourages people to walk for health and fitness. The future king has shared his reflections on why walking is important for Time to Walk, a podcast from Apple Fitness+. Here are some of the insights he shared while going for a walk around the Sandringham estate. HIS KIDS LOVE MUSIC TOO William says most mornings Prince George, eight, and Princess Charlotte, six, fight over which song is played as they get ready for their day, so he has to take charge and give them both a choice of music.…

As soon as I walked down the stairs and saw him standing there in the hall, with his black corduroy coat, his hands thrust deep into the pockets and all that shining hair, my carefully cultivated calm vanished and my knees started to tremble. I threw my eyes up to heaven for some fatuous reason that was lost on both of us and which I regretted the moment I’d done it! George and I tore off together in his black E-Type Jaguar. The rain was pouring down and, when my heart had finally settled more or less into its proper place, I began to enjoy myself. ‘One of them nearly took my eye out with a jabbing Biro’ I looked at him out of the corner of my eye. He…

Though Theo David only joined Shorty earlier this year, he has already charmed fans of the hit TVNZ 2 soap playing ambulance driver Viliami To’a. His turn on the show is the latest of many acting triumphs Theo has enjoyed – he was also the youngest cast member of the hugely popular Pop Up Globe at only 20 years old. But Theo admits his big acting break came in high school in its production of Othello, when he got the greatest early Christmas present from his friend. “I was an understudy in Othello and my good friend, who was the lead, conveniently got ‘injured’ so I could go on as Othello as a Christmas gift!” As a long-time fan of Marvel – he even credits the films as his inspiration…

Easy cheeseburgers PREPARATION TIME 10 MINS COOKING TIME 5 MINS SERVES 4 500g beef mince 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce Sea salt flake, freshly ground black pepper, to season 1 tbsp chipotle sauce ¼ cup tomato sauce 2 tbsp mayonnaise 8 slices cheddar 4 bread rolls, halved Lettuce leaves, sliced tomato, red onion rings, to serve 16 bread and butter pickles (see recipe, next page) or 2 gherkins, thinly sliced 1 Put beef mince and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl and season. Mix well, then shape into 4 thin, flat patties. Chill until needed. Put chipotle sauce, tomato sauce and mayonnaise in a bowl, then combine to make a spicy sauce. 2 Heat a barbecue on high. Cook patties over direct heat for 2 minutes on each side or until cooked…

‘Digging fingers into dirt reactivated that joy of curiosity and wonder’ Lynda Hallinan has been a gardener since she was 18. The author and broadcaster says gardening brings her pleasure, but it’s also a haven for when she is sad, worried, hurt or angry. In a chapter of her new book, The Joy of Gardening, Lynda looks at the comfort being in the garden can bring to people living with dementia. COMFORT AND JOY If the simple act of reminiscing about gardening can bring us joy, can it also help to join the dots between mind and body when memory betrays us? Ministry of Health statistics show that around 70,000 New Zealanders are currently living with dementia and, due to our ageing population, that number is expected to rise to…

1 Actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while filming which movie? 2 What happened in the US on January 6 that will go down in the history books? A. The attack on the US Capitol B. Inauguration of Joe Biden as the US’s oldest president C. Winter storm kills 136 people D. US records 500,000th death from coronavirus 3 Who won the The Masked Singer NZ this year, dressed as a tuatara? 4 In November, the global death toll from Covid passed three, four or five million? 5 A reboot of Sex and the City was announced, with which character missing? 6 Lorde released her first album in four years. What was it called? A. Going South B. Mood Ring C. Solar Power D. Melodrama 7 The Black…

“I was both hot and bothered. But I hadn’t been caught yet. It was back to the scene of the crime the next day” Last week, I stole a book from our local library. Inadvertently, and I’ve fixed it now, but still. This heinous crime occurred on the very first day Auckland libraries reopened after being locked down in August, so it seems a poor way for me to say “welcome back, I missed you”. Though, of course, it was the sudden novelty of the whole pick-up, check-out process wot done me in, m’Lord. In a fit of optimism weeks ago, I’d ordered a book from our neighbourhood library. Impressively, in that tiny window between being allowed back in their building and then reopening to the public, our librarians had…

Right-side up My son has just started school. For a few days, he liked it very much, then he arrived home for lunch feeling very cross, saying he didn’t like his teacher. So, I said to him, “I think you must have got out of bed the wrong side this morning.” He sprang to his feet and said it must have been the teacher who got out of the wrong side “because my bed is against the wall and I can only get out the right side”. Topsy Fire alarm! Recently, my husband witnessed a fire at a local furniture factory. When I asked him what had caused the fire, he replied, “Someone said the upholsterer’s toe went up.” Of course, he meant the upholsterer’s tow, and was quite amazed…

“I don’t mind being on the radio with my frizzy hair and unmade-up face, but TV is a different prospect altogether” Recently, I was one of the panellists on a TV show that will screen next year. I dithered about whether I would participate because under Covid restrictions, you are required to do your own hair and make-up, and that is something I don’t know how to do. After all these years, I still can’t blow-wave my own hair. I have resolved many times to take lessons and learn how to transform my frizzy locks into smooth, elegant tresses the way my favourite stylists do, but to be fair, they said my hair was quite difficult to tame and I should just come and see them. During our numerous lockdowns,…

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THIS ABOUT ME, BUT I’M VERY GOOD AT... Gift wrapping. I have mastered the origami art of a diffi cult corner. It’s almost sad to open my gifts – it’s like defacing a Rembrandt. THE SHOP I CAN’T WALK PAST IS… SaveMart. I love a bargain and the mystery of the item’s history is just too compelling. MY COMFORT FOOD IS… Cheese. Many different kinds. And in large quantities. Which is terrible because I’m lactose-intolerant. MY FAVOURITE BOOK EVER IS… World Without End by Ken Follett. Look, he’s an old white guy, but boy does he make the medieval era sound sexy. It’s Antiques Roadshow meets Shortland Street… with swords and lesbians. THE REALITY TV SERIES I LOVE IS… Naked Attraction. It’s a little…

Want to make The Man Who Died Twice your next book club read? Here are some talking points to kick off the discussion: • How do you feel about the way elderly people are portrayed in this novel? What strikes you as being realistic? • Of Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron, who is your favourite character and why? • Ageism is a theme of the book – the rest home residents are constantly under-estimated by those who don’t know them. How ageist do you think our society is these days?…

Naturally gifted! Kate Hudson, 42, is already for Christmas with that stack of presents! Between her activewear brand and her health powder line, it seems that Kate’s family can expect a gift of wellness under the tree this year. Two alike! Sir Elton John, 74, and Ed Sheeran, 30, cosy up on the set of what is sure to be the biggest song this holiday season, Merry Christmas. Love all Looking chic in Chanel, Venus Williams, 41, attends a dinner celebrating the 100th birthday of the iconic French brand in Miami. UPTOW N GIRL Christie Brinkley painted the town red for the “Oscar’s of the shoe biz!” in New York last week. The former model, 67, was thrilled to party alongside Kathy and Nicky Hilton as they celebrated the Footwear…

As I sit here writing, there’s a wee ball of fluff at my feet who occasionally tickles my toes. Her name is Molly and she is a new addition to our family (with two children named Madeline and Malachy, it’s clear I like “M” names!). She’s been here less than a week, but she’s already bringing us loads of smiles. At two months old, she loves to play fetch and roll around in long grass, bouncing from her front legs to hind like a lamb. She’s utterly adorable and I’m completely smitten. In this week’s magazine, we catch up with the newly-appointed leader of the National Party, Christopher Luxon, and his family. It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks for them all, and they managed to spare a couple of…

Losing the love of her life was something Kaiora Tipene wasn’t expecting to have to deal with for many years. Yet just a few weeks ago, she was holding her husband Francis’ hand as he was wheeled off into an operating room for life-saving surgery. “I was so scared I was going to lose him and I’ve never felt that,” she tells the Weekly. “I didn’t know who to talk to or who to ring. I was just numb,” she recalls. In the first week of December, Francis was rushed to hospital after he was supposed to be recovering from a simple operation to remove his appendix, giving his family “a hell of a scare”. “It started when Francis had a bit of pain in his stomach, but he didn’t…

As Hollywood sweetheart Sandra Bullock hit the publicity circuit recently to promote her new Netflix film The Unforgiven, fans couldn’t help but note how different her life is today to the despair she experienced 11 years ago. Back then, her world was in tatters after discovering her TV star husband Jesse James had cheated on her with a string of women. “Now, as far as she’s concerned, it’s Jesse who?” says a source close to the actress. “Sandra is most definitely living her very best life.” The secret to Sandra’s success has been her determination to forge ahead with the things that mattered to her the most – adopting two beautiful children and leaving her heart open enough to fall in love once again. For the past six years, the…

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Turn scrap timber, leftover paint and glass jars into a shabby-chic centrepiece for your Christmas table. Gather your supplies • 90mm pine• Acrylic paint in white• Twine• Bud vases or jars• Flowers and foliage• Saw• Drill• Timber screws• Primer• Paint roller• Sandpaper The size of your box will depend on the number of jars or vases, but it should be at least 300mm-long. If you don’t have identical receptacles, make sure they are roughly the same size. 1 Cut three lengths of pine for box base and sides, and two end pieces. Pre-drill three holes along one long edge of sides and three on edges of end pieces. 2 Place one side against base and screw together. Repeat for other side. 3 Attach end pieces with screws. Apply a primer…

• I celebrated my 40th birthday in 2021 • My two children turned 16 and 15 this year • I currently live in California but I was born in Mississippi and grew up in Louisiana • Forbes magazine estimated this year that I am worth $86m • This year was the 23rd anniversary of the release of the song that launched my career and made me famous • A documentary about my life was released in February and received two Emmy nominations • In September I got engaged to my boyfriend, an actor and personal trainer, who is 12 years younger than me • In August I was investigated by police after my housekeeper alleged I struck her. I was not charged due to insufficient evidence • Four years after…

CAPRICORN Dec 23 – Jan 20 Frock up and get ready for some glamour. Make more of an effort for a gala-like occasion, and be prepared to have your photograph taken and appear in the media. If making a speech, you will wow the crowd and your sense of humour will be appreciated. Music and nostalgia enhances the mood. AQUARIUS Jan 21 – Feb 19 Keep your distance from anyone’s drama – you do not have the patience this week. Be particularly careful of a sister or brother-in-law who is complaining. What they say is not entirely true. You’ll receive a message from a lover or potential love connection that makes you smile! PISCES Feb 20 – Mar 20 You are brilliant at creating the perfect balance between honesty and…

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We’re all used to seeing Dame Helen Mirren looking every bit the glamorous movie star – but the 76-year-old actress is almost unrecognisable in her latest role. Helen, who dazzled the crowds in a glittering silver Dolce and Gabbana gown at the Venice International Film Festival in September – is playing Israel’s first female Prime Minister Golda Meir in a biopic about the politician’s life. To play the Middle Eastern nation’s chain-smoking “Iron Lady”, she used facial prosthetics, donned a grey wig and puffed on fake cigarettes. Acting alongside her is Killing Eve actress Camille Cottin, 43, who plays Lou Kaddar, Golda’s personal assistant. The movie is described as a “clock-ticking thriller” and Helen says of her role, “Golda Meir was a formidable, intransigent and powerful leader. It is a…

New Zealanders are used to seeing Christopher Luxon in the boardroom or the political halls of power – first in his role as CEO of Air New Zealand and now as the Leader of the Opposition party. But back when he was a teenager, it was his performance on the dance floor that won the heart of Amanda, his wife of 28 years. “I took him on a date to an aerobics class,” laughs Amanda. “And then we did ballroom dancing to prepare for our university ball. The teacher said he had rhythm and I couldn’t believe she was saying that about him when I had done ballet for years. But that’s what clinched it for me!” Sitting down for a chat with the Weekly at their Auckland home, it’s…

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Henry Rolleston For families separated by Auckland’s closed border, Christmas this year feels more special than ever as they will finally be reunited after more than 100 days since the country entered level 4 lockdown in August. Among those counting down the days till the border opens is Henry Rolleston, who excitedly declares, “Finally, I’m going home to Timaru and seeing my family again!” Henry, who plays Cece’s son Louis King, shares he’s had many amazing Christmas presents over the years, but his favourite remains the LEGO set he received when he was 11 years old. “I got the Star Wars LEGO Death Star set and I spent days holed up in the house building it.” For Henry, the most memorable Shortland Street Christmas cliffhanger was last year’s tense twist…

When Amy Kilgour popped an ingrown hair near her groin one morning in August, the last thing she imagined was that it would cause her to catch a deadly flesh-eating disease. But after being diagnosed with necrotising fasciitis, a serious bacterial infection, the Christchurch local is recovering from 10 life-saving surgeries that cut away 10 kilos of destroyed flesh. “The doctors said I would’ve died if I’d left it one more day before going to hospital,” says Amy, 38, who has been back at home for three weeks. “The ingrown hair burst under my skin on a Saturday morning, and a day later it was a bit red and bruised, but I figured I just pressed it too hard. A day after that, I couldn’t even stand up straight because…

Cinnamon plums SERVES 4–6 8 plums (or any stone fruit), stoned, halved 2 tablespoons muscovado sugar ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons butter Mascarpone, to serve SWEET PURI 1 cup plain flour, sifted ¼ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus extra shallow-fry 1 Preheat oven to 220°C. In a shallow dish, arrange the fruit in a tight-fitting single layer. Mix together the sugar and cinnamon, then sprinkle over the plums. Dot butter around the fruit. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until tender and golden. 2 To make the sweet puri, mix the dry ingredients with the oil. Make a dough using up to half a cup of cold water (use more if necessary), adding it slowly until the dough is soft. 3…

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YOU WILL NEED • Wooden clothes and craft pegs in various sizes• Hot glue and glue gun• Ribbon to hang (optional)• Small art brushes (to reach into small gaps)• Paint in various colours. We used Resene testpots in Unwind, Nourish, Aura Shilo, Glamour Puss, Rococo and Crowdpleaser These stars look perfect propped in a Christmas tree, or you can glue ribbon to the back and hang them. 1 Take the pegs apart, by twisting to pop the metal hinges out. 2 Glue the flat sides of two peg halves together. Continue until all the peg pairs are firmly glued together. 3 Plan how the stars will be assembled and layered. The simplest way is to start by attaching four pieces together at the thickest end to make a cross. Place…

What was your worst summer holiday? Mine was 22 years ago. There’s space here to only give you the highlights of day one, but you’ll get the idea. The previous year, we’d done Disneyland and I was determined to now show our kids how stunning New Zealand is. So, I booked a five-day canoe trip on the Whanganui River. Linda and I took our three boys – aged 16, 13 and nine with us. The brochure showed Victorian women under parasols, wearing long skirts, drifting down the river in canoes. That seemed our kind of holiday. The night before the journey started, we met up with our fellow adventurers, about 20 of them, at a motel in Ohakune. I was relieved. Most claimed to be reasonably unfit and a little…

Letters to the Editor FESTIVE JOY • Winning letter Wow! What a super-duper Christmas special issue. This old lady in her twilight years is absolutely rapt with this very cool, fab read. Sincere thank you, editor Marilynn and the Weekly team. You sure are a very special, talented and caring team. You serve your readers well every issue. However, this week’s Weekly People stories about three very special, remarkable ladies sure pulled at my heartstrings and, yes, I shed a few emotional tears upon reading about their achievements and how they’re doing their bit to make the world a better, kinder place at Christmas. True angelic angels on Earth, in my opinion. Lorraine School hero Most weeks Kevin’s column hits the mark with me – your special teacher being no…

“They slip through the gate and sashay around our place like they own it – along with its generous toilet facilities” If the local cats are any indication, we must have the only vegetable garden in our street because we’ve been fighting a desperate campaign to stop those furtive felines from thinking that our open earth is their giant litter tray. And there are an awful lot of cats in our little street. More than the usual and none of them an ordinary old raggy-eared moggy. Not by choice so much as by accident of real estate, we now reside in a rather posh part of town and the cats in the neighbourhood are posh, too. They’re well-bred pedigree types, which doesn’t mean they have good manners. On the contrary,…

I love a good cosy mystery, so jumped on the first of the Thursday Murder Club books earlier in the year. It was a lot of fun and the characters were brilliant, however as the dead bodies and red herrings piled up, I lost track. Whodunit? By the end, I didn’t really care. I came back for book two because I wanted to meet those wonderful characters again, the bunch of amateur sleuths solving crimes from the comfort of Coopers Chase Rest Home. There is formidable former spy Elizabeth, deceptively adorable retired nurse Joyce, stroppy one-time trade unionist Ron and kind, wise psychiatrist Ibrahim. All of them are back and the good news is this time round the plot makes much more sense. The story opens with Elizabeth receiving a…

He is an English comedian, producer, TV presenter and writer. His first novel, The Thursday Murder Club, was a huge international bestseller and the film rights were snapped up by Hollywood director Steven Spielberg. On his inspiration for the novels: I was visiting a relative who lives in a beautiful retirement community in the heart of the British countryside. Suddenly I thought, “Well, this would be an amazing place for a murder.” Looking round at the residents, I had another thought. If there was a murder here, I bet this lot would solve it. On why his gang of elderly sleuths works so well: They are people for whom consequences don’t really matter that much. People who are consistently overlooked. And people who are forming unlikely friendships. And if you’ve…