Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 44, 2024 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

Angelina Jolie’s generating early Oscar buzz with her portrayal of opera legend Maria Callas in the movie Maria. And when she showed up for the preview of the biopic at the American Film Institute Festival, she said it was nice to have several of her kids on set. She admits shooting the film – about the singer’s tortured last years – could be draining. “When I would have really heavy times, they would give me a hug or a cup of tea,” revealed Angelina, 49, who swapped her usual sleek tresses for curly locks for the red carpet. Other stars at the festival promoting new movies included former Forrest Gump sweethearts Tom Hanks, 68, and Robin Wright, 58, who’ve reunited for the movie Here, plus real-life married couple Paul Bettany…

News Hugh Jackman has found love again has reached fever-pitch. Insiders say the Wolverine star, 56, has been romancing Sutton Foster, an actor he starred with in the Broadway show The Music Man in 2022. “They are 100 percent together,” says a source. “They’re in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together.” Hugh shocked fans last year when he split from fellow Aussie actor Deborra-Lee Furness, 68, after 27 years of marriage. Now it’s been revealed that Sutton – who’s had a long career in theatre and also starred in the hit TV comedy Younger – last month filed for uncontested divorce from her screenwriter husband Ted Griffen, 53. Hugh and Sutton, 49, have gone to great lengths to keep their relationship under wraps, with the…

As speeches went, it was one of the most poignant the King has given in what has been a tumultuous year. At a farewell ceremony to wrap up the brief visit he and Queen Camilla made to Samoa, he told guests, “I shall always remain devoted to this part of the world and hope that I survive long enough to come back and see you.” His words were a blunt reminder that he has a potentially fatal disease and may only have limited time left. For much of his trip Down Under – which also included six days in Sydney and Canberra – the fact he has an undisclosed form of cancer and has been receiving treatment for it since February largely seems to have been ignored. Even when he…

Asa teen grappling desperately with mental health issues and childhood abuse, Jazz Thornton never dreamed of what her career would one day be – because she didn’t really believe she’d be alive for it. Now 29, the Dancing with the Stars champion has devoted her life to advocacy through her organisation, Voices of Hope. Sharing her story in schools, with millions of followers online and travelling the world spreading her message of hope has changed the lives of so many. And in July this year, Jazz left such an impression on global superstar Lady Gaga that the musician and her Born This Way Foundation decided to financially back a huge Kiwi campaign. “Somehow, I ended up backstage with Lady Gaga in Las Vegas talking about the stuff we do with…

You really can’t judge a book by its cover – and that expression is especially true when it comes to Auckland best friends Stephanie Rupa and Eden Pickering. While the stunning pair has just won the inaugural Red 11 x Icon x DB Cosmetics Unsigned Model Search, you’d be hard-pressed to guess what they do for a living based on appearances alone. Elegant Eden, 30, is an electrician, the first female tradie in her family and the first woman in 41 years to qualify at her company, while stylish Steph, 31, is a train engineer. The tight-knit pals first met at primary school – “We’ve been like sisters ever since” – and say the pandemic pushed them to pursue their inspiring careers. Before Covid, Steph was working for Air New…

Miso carrots & salsa verde PREP +COOK TIME 25 MINUTES SERVES 4 Preheat oven to 220°C/ 200°C fan. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Wash and trim 800g heirloom baby carrots, leaving 2cm stalks attached. Reserve 1 cup carrot tops. Toss carrots with 2 tablespoons each white miso, honey and extra virgin olive oil. Season with pepper. Roast for 20 minutes or until lightly golden. Process reserved carrot tops with 1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, 1 garlic clove, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, ½ cup extra virgin olive oil, 1 tablespoon capers and 1 ½ tablespoons white wine vinegar until well combined. Serve carrots with salsa verde. Mushroom medley PREP +COOK TIME 35 MINUTES SERVES 4 Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan. Combine 100g soft butter, ¼ cup mild…

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If we were to examine the profile of Weekly readers, I doubt many are pinball machine aficionados. Even fewer would be American drag-racing experts. But just one reader would do. Or one reader who knows someone, who knows someone else, who’s an expert about either. The fact is, I’m also not a follower of American drag-racing. And while I’d love to have space in my house for a pinball machine, my wife Linda has advised me I don’t. But we both like pop art. And I recently purchased what’s known as the playfield of a 50 -year-old American pinball machine that’s had its day. The playfield is the colourful, chaotic top on a pinball machine the ball bearings roll across. As the frames and mechanics of classic old models are…

Letters to the Editor NOVEL APPROACH ● Winning letter One of the first pages I turn to in the Weekly is Reading Corner with Nicky Pellegrino. I’m an avid reader and always looking for recommendations for good books. I think Nicky and I must have similar tastes because every novel she rates highly, I also enjoy. Nearly every week, I end up going online to my local library to reserve the book she has reviewed. I also enjoy reading about the authors and how they write, or what inspires them. Thank you, Nicky! Jennifer This week’s winning letter writer receives Fashion in Colour by Megan Hess – one of the world’s most sought-after fashion illustrators – worth $75. Published by Hardie Grant Books, this beautiful new book is…

I suppose there will come a time when I get bored with playing in my new kitchen, but I can’t imagine when that time might be. All Labour Weekend, I was chopping, grating, sautéeing, baking and freezing. The Anzac biscuits were a triumph, with the addition of cranberries and blueberries – controversial I know! The pea and ham soup fed my entire family, me for two meals and mum. The chicken, mushroom and bacon creamy pasta sauce is packed away in the freezer, ready to be whipped out and reheated at a moment’s notice, along with the homemade pizzas. There were failures, well, one flop. My blueberry muffins were dreadful, and I tried three different recipes before I gave up and accepted that maybe they aren’t my thing. And my…

Pitch-er perfect They may not be American, but Kiwi film director Taika Waititi, 49, and his English wife Rita Ora, 33, were decked out in head-to-toe Los Angeles Dodgers merch for the World Series baseball game against the New York Yankees. Who run the world? Girls! The US presidential election couldn’t be closer, so Kamala Harris and Donald Trump brought out the big guns to sway voters. Beyoncé, 43, took to the stage to introduce Kamala, 60, at her rally in Texas, while Donald, 78, shared the podium with his rarely-seen wife Melania, 54, in New York. CORSET’S KATE! At Variety’s Power of Women event, Kate Beckinsale, 51, was the belle of the ball as she donned her signature towering platforms and shared a giggle with Selma Blair, 52, and…

I’ve long admired mental health advocate Jazz Thornton. After grappling with serious mental health challenges as a teen, she has devoted her life to spreading the message of hope and changing lives through her charity Voices of Hope. She’s incredible! But as Jazz bravely shares from page 20, just last year she found herself in a “really dark place”. Similarly, former international cricket player Neil Wagner opens up about his own struggle with mental health from page 14. He was a newly minted Black Cap when he reached his “lowest point” and found himself down a “deep, dark rabbit hole”. Having had my own journey with depression – I’ve been on antidepressants for more than a decade to help keep my mind in check! – I know just how terrifying…

Life for former Black Cap superstar Neil Wagner could be described as delightful chaos – with three adorable children under five, the cricket legend and his wife Lana more than have their hands full. A picture of contentment and in full dad mode following his retirement from international cricket earlier this year, Neil, 38, is a happy man, so it’s almost inconceivable that at one point in his life, he contemplated ending it. A combination of anxiety, pressure and fear of failure saw the left-handed bowler, then aged 26 and a newly minted Black Cap, at his “lowest point” in 2012 – one he writes about candidly in his upcoming autobiography All Out. He tells the Weekly, “The weird thing is that, at the time, no one would have noticed…

Asa child, Kris Edwards decided he didn’t want to be disabled, refusing all help, and stubbornly forging his own path, then struggling as a result. But five decades on, that disability has become a tool to help others. Born 12 weeks early and weighing under 1kg, Kris had a rough start. “At the time, I was the smallest baby ever to survive, which was terrifying for my parents,” says Kris, 55, who has cerebral palsy (CP), a congenital disorder caused by damage or abnormal development in the parts of the brain that control the body’s movement. “Mum went into hospital with a sore back and came out with me!” The Breeze radio host and podcaster’s form of the condition is called diplegia, which affects his legs, giving him “‘an obvious…

As Phillippa Jacobs-Lory celebrates being the newly-elected director for global organisations Zonta International and Zonta Foundation for Women, her thoughts also turn to the pain, personal struggles and positivity that have been pivotal on her path to success. “We all get dealt things we don’t want or know how to handle,” shares Phillippa, 53. “But my intentions are always to look to the positive side of things.” The inspiring Cantabrian launched creative agency Pinnacle&Co with no money and nothing to her name 26 years ago. Then in her thirties, not long after undergoing a hysterectomy to treat endometriosis, Phillippa joined Zonta International. It was one of the most challenging periods of her life as she grieved her dream of becoming a mother. “When I first went, it was a room…

Magaz cream pie PREP & COOK TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINS (PLUS COOLING) MAKES ONE 23CM PIE CHOCOLATE SHORTBREAD CRUST ½ cup (60g) plain flour ⅓ cup (57g) white rice flour ⅓ cup (28g) almond flour ⅓ cup (28g) unsweetened cocoa powder ⅓ cup (60g) sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter, at room temperature MAGAZ CREAM FILLING ¾ cup ghee, plus 5 teaspoons extra (see note) 2 cups chickpea flour 1 ¾ cups (198g) icing sugar ½ teaspoon ground cardamom ¼ teaspoon salt 1⅓ cups (320ml) double cream 1½ cups (322g) mascarpone cheese, at room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract FOR DECORATING 1 cup (240ml) cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ cup (30g) icing sugar Shaved chocolate 1 Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan. 2 To make…

It has become clear to me in recent times that I owe my body an apology. I have been mean and ungrateful – and this is not a new thing. I’ve been harbouring resentment towards my body from an early age for the great crime of not looking like I wanted it to. Audrey Hepburn – that was the aspiration – in Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. But try as I might, I could never achieve her waif-like smallness. There were limited role models in the ’70s. We all aspired to the same tall-thinmostly-blonde-occasionallybrunette TV and movie stars. Sure, there was Sally Field as Gidget and The Flying Nun, but cute-and-diminutive was second-best to Charlie’s Angels or Wonder Woman. I really did want to grow up to throw a…

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Kate Winslet and Jane Fonda were suitably impressed with each other’s attire when they turned up at a Hollywood event. Both Oscar winners chose sharp suits for the 2024 Women in Film honours. Kate, 49, who won this year’s Crystal Award for Advocacy in Film, looked chic in a white pinstripe suit. In tribute to model-turned-war photographer Lee Miller, who Kate plays in the biopic Lee, a label inside the jacket featured a quote from her, which read, “I’d rather take a picture than be one.” It took eight years for Lee to be made due to funding issues and at one stage Kate, who produced the movie, paid the cast and crew’s salaries for two weeks out of her own pocket when money ran out. Meanwhile, Jane, 86, who…

In just over a month’s time, Rebecca Gibney will be turning 60 and the esteemed actor has got no plans to slow down. In fact, it’s the opposite. She has most of 2025 already booked up, including returning to live theatre for the first time in 20 years. Not bad for a woman who, for the first half of her successful career, felt like she needed to have an alternative job ready to go on a moment’s notice. “I kept thinking, ‘I’ll go back to my back-up plan, whatever that is, because people are going to find out I’m faking it,’” she reveals. “I was convinced that people would work out that I had no idea what I was doing.” Rebecca was reminded of this recently, when she found herself…

When Jacqueline Bublitz’s debut novel Before You Knew My Name hit the shelves in 2021, it was the perfect read for a nation immersed in Covid lockdowns. It was also a surprise – the award-winning international bestseller placing Jacqueline as one of our top authors. “I’m in the most privileged position,” says Jacqueline, 47, who has just released her second novel. “I love my job. I love what I get to do. “How could I have anticipated this because it’s bonkers. It’s actually madness that this happened,” she laughs. Completing her second novel, Leave the Girls Behind, has required that Jacqueline work full-time as a writer, something she never thought would happen. “There’s a line in the musical Wicked, which I reference in the book and it also happens to…

Chicken tinga tacos PREP +COOK TIME 45 MINUTES (+ COOLING TIME) SERVES 3-4 500g skinless, boneless chicken breasts 3 tomatoes, cut into wedges 2 garlic cloves, peeled 1 large onion, chopped 2 tablespoons chipotle sauce 4 teaspoons white pepper 1 tablespoon paprika 1 ½ teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 12 flour or corn tortillas, warmed 2 cos or iceberg lettuces, shredded 1 bunch radishes, sliced 2 red onions, sliced 150ml sour cream (optional) 200g feta cheese, crumbled 1 Place chicken in a small saucepan with 1 litre water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Skim froth from the top if necessary. Take saucepan off the heat and remove chicken. Put to one side to cool. Pour the broth into a separate bowl and reserve for later. When…

1. Reduce stress Physical stress, such as surgery, can increase biological age but so can psychological stress. “Chronic elevation of the stress hormone cortisol has been associated with accelerated cellular ageing, various age-related diseases and cognitive decline,” says Amelia. “I see a ripple effect with my clients as stress can also throw healthy habits out the window.” TIP: To reduce cortisol, try exercising, cutting caffeine, sugar and alcohol, and reducing screen time. 2. Eat wholefoods Research shows a Mediterranean-style diet can slow the ageing process by up to five years. “Diet is by far one of the biggest influences on cellular health,” says Amelia. “A healthy diet reduces the flood of pro-inflammatory triggers and neutralises those already present – it’s a double win. Intermittent fasting protocols also promote cellular…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! British actor Tilda Swinton came to the attention of movie goers as a mysterious backpacker opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach and has continued to wow with her chilling, enigmatic characters. She turns 64 on November 5. Meanwhile, Sally Field started her career as girl-next-door Gidget in the popular TV series of the same name, but took on more challenging roles, like Norma Rae, to win two Oscars. She is 78 on November 6. SCORPIO Oct 24 – Nov 22 It’s your choice – chaos or organisation? Chaos is not necessarily a bad thing as it can bring about change. Do not be afraid if things are not running as smoothly as you would like. By the end of the week, everything will be back where it should…

Like most writers, fear stalks my every single waking breath. I’m on borrowed time: as you’ve probably heard, we’re all about to be replaced by machines. More specifically, Artificial Intelligence. So every word I type could be my last. But I must admit to being somewhat torn because, on one hand, I don’t want to lose my job. And I like to think you and I have formed a bond, even if this is the first time you have sampled my wares. It’ll be like losing a friend. On the other hand, many people have accused me, over the years, of being a bit artificial in my intelligence, so I’m proud the transition for you, dear reader, should be relatively painless, if you even notice it at all. There’s also…

Reading CORNER With best-selling author Nicky Pellegrino There is a brainteasing element to this twisty mystery. It’s filled with characters whose lives are linked in ways you don’t expect and has a coincidence-heavy plot that isn’t always easy to follow. What is especially disorienting is that, for a lot of the time, you aren’t sure whether the main character is a wildly unreliable narrator or actually onto something. Ruth-Ann Baker is a troubled young woman. She’s living in New York and working as a bartender after dropping out of college because of what she refers to as “the episode”. She is managing to hold it all together until she learns that a little girl has gone missing from her hometown. For Ruth, this brings back the trauma of her own…