Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 49, 2022 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

Star news Who caught our eye this week It was a night of tears and laughter as the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences honoured four artists for their contributions to cinema at the annual Governors Awards. Among the honourees were songwriter Diane Warren, 66, who finally got her hands on a gong after 13 nominations but never bringing home a win, and Back to the Future actor Michael J. Fox, 61. Michael’s former co-star and longtime pal Woody Harrelson, 61, was on hand to present him with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in honour of his advocacy work around Parkinson’s disease, including raising more than $1 billion for the cause. “Vulnerable, yes. A victim, never. An inspiration, always, and the living, breathing symbol and singular voice to help…

The wrap up... Their two-year romance intrigued fans all over the globe. Now it’s over, but insiders say there’s “no bad blood” between Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde. Actress and director Olivia, 38, and former One Direction crooner Harry, 28, are reportedly on good terms after going their separate ways ahead of Watermelon Sugar hitmaker Harry’s world tour. “Harry didn’t dump Olivia or vice versa,” insists an insider. “It’s impossible to have a relationship when he’s in every continent next year and Olivia has her job and her kids. This is the right thing for both of them.” The pair’s paths first crossed when Olivia hired Harry to star in her movie Don’t Worry Darling in September 2020. Two months later, Olivia split from her Ted Lasso fiancé Jason Sudeikis,…

Actor Scott Smart is a very happy man. He might have played Shortland Street’s unlucky-in-love Dr Marty Walker for the past three years, but behind the scenes, he has been very lucky indeed. Married to fellow actor Elizabeth Nabben, Scott has a steady job, a cosy new home and, as the icing on the cake, the couple welcomed their first child in March this year. “Ever since Edward was born, we love nothing more than staying home and hanging out on the floor with him,” says Elizabeth, adding with a laugh, “Scott especially loves the unexpected joy of finding tiny socks all over the house!” The pair’s love story began 12 years ago, when Scott was living in Melbourne and hunting for a flat. ‘We love nothing more than staying…

Aoraki pōhutukawa salmon blinis with avocado crème fraîche PREP TIME 10 MINSSERVES 8 AS A STARTER 200g Aoraki pōhutukawa hot smoked salmon, sliced¼ cup Aoraki salmon caviar24 blinis Fresh dill, to garnish½ cup capers, to garnish Lemon wedges, to serve AVOCADO CRÈME FRAÎCHE 1 NZ Avocado, scooped200g Tatua crème fraîche½ lemon, zest and juice2 Tbsp dill, roughly chopped Salt and pepper, to taste 1 Blend all the Avocado Crème Fraîche ingredients together until smooth. Season to taste and spoon into a bowl. 2 Place blinis on a serving platter. Top each blini with a teaspoon of Avocado Crème Fraîche, a slice of salmon, fresh dill, salmon caviar and capers. 3 Serve with lemon wedges on the side and glasses of chilled Hāhā 2022 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. WINE MATCH Hāhā 2022…

The beloved broadcaster’s reflections on life Which Christmas song has meant the most to you over the years? You may say Bing Crosby’s White Christmas. Afterall, Wikipedia tells us this 1942 classic is the highest-selling recording of all time – 50 million copies. And if you count the number of White Christmas recordings by all artists, including Bing, that sales figure jumps to 100 million copies. Phenomenal. But another Bing Crosby classic, from five years later, touched my heart more. It was my first-ever record. I hadn’t heard it for decades until recently. I noticed it on Spotify. It was the sad, narrated story of The Small One. Do you remember it? Actually, it has a happy ending. But the build-up usually had me sobbing well before that ending arrived.…

There are so many reasons I love Christmas – the carols, decorating the tree and finding that perfect present for the right person. But most of all, it’s all about family. My four children will be there on Christmas morning when we wake and we’ll open presents, have lots of laughs and take time to catch up because it’s not something we do a lot these days with two of them in different cities. And it’s also a special time here at the Weekly as the team puts together a magazine that celebrates the festive season. This year, busy Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern managed to spend almost two hours with us for our photoshoot. She’d already been working that morning and had to dash off to her next appointment, but…

At the time, it was one of the biggest scandals to ever hit the royal family. Now, three decades after being photographed sucking the toes of Sarah, Duchess of York, financial advisor John Bryan has spoken out for the first time about the infamous incident. And as well as saying the intimate moment was part of a game he was playing with Fergie’s daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, the American has dropped several other bombshells. He says he was sneaked into Prince Andrew’s home to offer advice to the disgraced royal after his disastrous BBC interview, and that he believes Andrew is innocent of the sexual abuse allegations made against him by Virginia Giuffre. Instead, Andrew’s sex trafficker friend Jeffrey Epstein was trying to use the Duke of York to…

Local talent The living room in the Auckland home of actor and mum-of-two Morgana O’Reilly is the typical dwelling of a family with two children under six. Kids’ toys are scattered on the floor, film scripts cover the table, kids artwork is hanging on the wall, along with clothes that are waiting to be folded. But amongst the domestic chaos Morgana, 37, shares with director husband Peter Salmon, and their two children, Luna, six, and Ziggy, three, a certain golden statue casually sits in the corner. It’s not a family antique but an International Emmy Award, the prestigious statue that Morgana and her husband won last year for their Covidthemed TV show INSiDE, a low-budget project that was filmed in their home during lockdown. “It’s so shiny. It’s so beautiful,”…

It’s been a year of worry and fear for New Zealand Ukrainian Natalia Stepura, watching from afar as Russia invaded her homeland, forcing her family to flee in search of safety. But this Christmas, she can finally breathe a little easier as her mum Antonina Kipen sits by her side in Aotearoa after escaping war-torn Ukraine. “We always planned she would come visit one day,” says mother-of-three Natalia, who never expected war would be the reason for the much-longed for reunion. Speaking to the Weekly from her Lower Hutt home, the dressmaker, who moved here 10 years ago, translates as her mum Antonina bravely shares her story. On the morning of February 23 this year, Antonina, 65, left her Kyiv home for work not realising it would be for the…

CANDY-STRIPE COOL Opt for red and white separates to make a bold and festive ensemble that can take you from the kitchen to the dining table with ease. Up the fun factor with Christmas-inspired candy cane striped earrings. JOLLY SPRUCE UP For an outside celebration, keep your options easy and breezy. A hat is essential in summer and this bold green bucket style ticks all the right boxes. On-trend silver aviators and wedge sandals in a metallic silver complete your party bling! SANTA RED You can’t go wrong with red and gold for Christmas, and if your festive get-together has a cocktail party vibe, then this is the outfit for you. On-trend gold heels and some eye-catching jewellery will have you jingling all the way! EMERALD ELEGANCE For a more…

Toilet roll stars & angels ● Toilet rolls ● Scissors ● Craft glue or hot glue and a glue gun ● Pegs and twine STARS For each star, you’ll need one toilet paper roll. To start, simply flatten the roll. Then cut into 6 rings of equal width (ours were about 1.5cm wide). Add a small dab of glue to one end of each flattened ring and glue the points of the tube to one another, to form the star shape. While they dry, clamp the rings together with small pegs. If you’re feeling extra crafty, add more cardboard embellishments between each star point. To finish, add twine. ANGELS Each angel requires two rolls. Once both rolls are flattened, cut one into 6 equal rings that are about 1.5cm wide.…

Musings from our favourite Kiwi funnywoman My Christmas gift to myself between now and the 25th of December is to get right inside my Comfort Zone and stay there. Yes, you read that right. I know any number of self-help gurus and motivational speakers will urge you to “do something every day that scares you”, to challenge yourself, break out of your routine, to feel the fear and do it anyway… Go for your life, if you fancy it, but I’d be keen on a bit of mundanity. Honestly, I reckon we all deserve a few days under the duvet at this point – if not literally (I’d quite like it literally) then on a spiritual level. These last few years have been a wild ride of learning new things,…

Reflections from a stand-up guy Our build-up to December 25 starts early – a whole year early! We usually begin planning on December 26. The big job on our festive to-do list is the Corbett Christmas card. Amongst those who receive one, I think it’s fair to say it’s become one of the seasonal traditions and with that has come pressure. Pressure to perform, to provide something fresh, a new angle on Festivus. Add to this the self-created pressure of taking the photo ourselves, or more accurately, myself and you have the perfect combination of forces to divide a family. It’s been suggested the experience could be more pleasant for everyone if we employed a photographer to do the clicking for us; that an objective lense-and-composition professional might mean our…

THE CHRISTMAS WISH by Lindsey Kelk (HarperCollins, $35) A sparkly, fun, festive romance. What if it really was Christmas every day? Newly single and in trouble at work, a family celebration should be exactly what Gwen needs. But between her parents interfering in her love life, fighting with her sister and an awkward run-in with Dev, the boy next door, Gwen is grateful that Christmas only comes but once a year. Then someone in her family makes a Yuletide wish and she wakes up to discover she has to relive the day all over again. And again. As Gwen does her best to grant the wish, she begins to realise that even the people closest to us have secrets and just because her heart is broken, doesn’t mean it can’t…

Star WEEKLY The hottest celebrity scoop Buckingham Palace is a long way from the jungles of Deepest, Darkest Peru – the original home of Paddington Bear. But hundreds of the cuddly toys have been making themselves at home in the royal residence and neighbouring Clarence House. From sliding down bannisters and checking out the books in the library to enjoying a marmalade sandwich with a cuppa, the bears enjoyed the hospitality of the royal family, as revealed by sneak peeks on social media. More than a thousand Paddington Bear toys were left in London and Windsor following the Queen’s death in September. They were a tribute to the delightful surprise skit she did with the character as part of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations, and mourners left so many of them,…

At 53, Jennifer Aniston has lived more than half her life in the spotlight – and as one of the world’s most beloved sitcom stars, many of her fans feel they know everything there is to know about her. But the Friends actress has blown that illusion out of the water, recently revealing for the first time her long battle with infertility that left her heartbroken. “I’ve spent so many years protecting my story about IVF,” shares Jennifer. “I’m so protective of these parts because I feel there’s so little that I get to keep to myself.” But the world “creates narratives that aren’t true, so I might as well tell the truth. I feel like I’m coming out of hibernation. I don’t have anything to hide.” Those narratives the…

How I live ... Rotorua grandmother Lynne Ogilvie is one of KFC’s longest-serving employees, stepping down in June this year after 43 years with the restaurant chain. It’s a remarkable tenure, but growing up one of eight children, the 71-year-old says she’s always known the value of hard work. Her Wainuiomata childhood was busy caring for her younger siblings, she was married at 18 and didn’t hesitate to take on five jobs when as a young mother her family needed the financial support. One of those jobs was at KFC, where for more than four decades she steadfastly served locals. These days, Lynne’s semiretired, although she’s still busy every day helping her daughter and grandchildren or in the garden. But on a rare free morning, she sat down to talk…

Tips The gingerbread pieces can be prepared up to a week ahead. Once the gingerbread pieces are baked, cool them completely and store in airtight containers between layers of baking paper until required. Gingerbread house MAKES 1PREP + COOK TIME4 HOURS 4 2 /3 cups (700g) plain flour200g brown sugar200g dark muscovado sugar1 tablespoon baking powder1 tablespoon ground ginger2 teaspoons cinnamon1 teaspoon ground cloves225g cold unsalted butter, chopped½ cup (175g) golden syrup2 eggs Sweets and candy canes ICING 2 egg whites3 ¼ cups (520g) icing sugar, sifted½ teaspoon lemon juice 1 In a large food processor, process half of each of the flour, sugars, baking powder and spices, pulsing to combine. Add half the butter and pulse to combine. Add half the golden syrup and 1 egg, processing until…

Beauty Eau, Issey Thirty years ago, iconic fashion designer Issey Miyake created a fragrance that he believed to be the closest thing to the scent of a drop of water on a woman’s skin. Since then, there have been numerous beautiful variations, the latest being Issey Miyake Les Eaux d’Issey Eau & Magnolia, $155. For him, Issey Miyake Les Eaux d’Issey Eau & Cedre, $115, is the perfect masculine match. An icon reimagined Extending its iconic White Tea range just in time for gifting season, Elizabeth Arden has released White Tea Eau De Parfum, $115, and White Tea Body Water Cream, $56, as a distinctive new way to experience the fragrance. A crisp and vibrant floral designed to take you to a moment of blissful escape, the pair is the…

CAPRICORN Dec 23 – Jan 20 There are so many positive energies and vibes around you. In love, work or study, there will always seem to be someone to give you advice, work beside you or simply cheer you on. There is a need to be a little diplomatic when a friend passes on a secret they should have kept. AQUARIUS Jan 21 – Feb 19 Be totally upfront about your feelings for someone, whether they are negative or positive. If you are having doubts about a relationship, then come clean about it right now as the smallest doubts have a tendency to become bigger issues. And if this is a matter of telling someone that you care for them, then let them know! PISCES Feb 20 – Mar 20…

A great chat with the queen of talk back Goodness! It seems like only last week that I was sitting down to write my Christmas column for the Weekly. This year seems to have flown by, which I suppose makes sense given that this has been the first year in recent times that life hasn’t come to a grinding halt through endless lockdowns. And it’s the first full year that my family and I have lived together. Life is busy. Gloriously, wonderfully busy. After two years where I had no one to think of but myself, I’m now part of a family of five. There are school pickups, swimming lessons, tennis lessons and gymnastic sessions to attend. There are games to play, questions to find the answers to, parks to…

Sister act Tennis champions Venus (left), 42, and Serena Williams, 41, were supported by their half-sisters Isha (top left), 45, and Lyndrea Price, 44, as they received the Portrait of a Nation Award from the Smithsonian. The honour’s given to people whose contributions have transformed culture in the US. Vegas, baby! It seems the year-long wait for Adele’s Las Vegas spectacular was worth it! Though she’s only performing two shows a week at Caesars Palace, the 34-year-old is reportedly earning more than $3 million a weekend. Santa suit The new Queen of the Festive Season has arrived! Brooke Shields, 57, got in the holiday spirit as she celebrated the premiere of her new film for Thanksgiving, Holiday Harmony. ROCK CHIC Days before her performance at the American Music Awards, Pink,…