Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 5, 2021 i Woman's Day Magazine NZ

It’s a very agricultural issue this week, with celebrity chef Nadia Lim welcoming us on to her family farm just outside of Arrowtown on page 14. (Her super-cute children’s book is winging its way to my newborn nephew as I type!) And last Monday, I was lucky enough to spend a morning in the countryside with Lexie Brown, the new star of The Bachelorette NZ, who I can confirm is a nice, normal, chilled-out Kiwi gal – and a fellow animal lover. We spent half the shoot distracted by the local goats and kunekune pigs, who sadly didn’t make the cut for our story on page 22. To make up for it, here’s a selfie with a tame deer I met on my recent West Coast road trip (see page…

She had a real-life fairytale romance when she married Prince Andrew to become Duchess of York in 1986. Now Sarah Ferguson, 61, is channelling her experiences in a›Mills & Boon romance novel, Her Heart For A Compass. The book, to be released in August, is a›fictionalised account of her great-great-aunt Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, whose existence Sarah discovered while researching her family’s aristocratic past. “I drew on many parallels from my life for Lady Margaret’s journey,” says the duchess.…

‘A Kiwi guy is a really good fit for me’ When Woman’s Day heard the new leading lady of The Bachelorette NZ was just as comfortable on the farm as she was on a red carpet, we decided to put her to the test, dressing Lexie Brown in a ball gown for an exclusive shoot in rural Riverhead, West Auckland. And the 31-year-old from Wellington passed the task with flying colours, laughing as she stepped over cowpats and even a dead rat while posing for our shots, watched on by cows, goats and a couple of cute kunekune pigs. Perched atop a cattle run, Lexie wonders aloud, “I hope the goats will talk to me,” before winning them over with the roses intended for our photos! Ahead of the TVNZ…

It feels like just yesterday that Aussie-born Crown Princess Mary and her husband Prince Frederik debuted not one, but two new members of their adorable family, as they welcomed twins Josephine and Vincent into the world. This month, the twins hit double digits, and their gorgeous new official portraits – released in honour of their 10th birthday on January 8 – had us all sighing a collective, “My how time flies!” “These shots feel much more grown-up than their photos last year,” a royal insider tells Woman’s Day, adding it’s not just 48-year-old Mary and 52-year-old Frederik’s older children – Prince Christian, 15, and Princess Isabella, 13 – who will be expected to represent the family as they grow up. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we see Mary taking them…

GWEN STEFANI, 51 The mum-of-three swears by physical workouts like boxing to stay in shape. “I always feel better when I’m in a routine even though I sometimes hate it,” she says. “I [also] like to do squats and lunges and light weights.” JENNIFER LOPEZ, 51 How does Jenny from the Block maintain that incredible physique and ageless skin? High-protein, low-carb meals with heaps of vegies, no alcohol, no caffeine... and plenty of water to wash it down. Not a day goes by when she’s not seen hitting the gym, either. MARCIA HINES, 67 “I take care of myself, [but] I’m not going to lie and say I don’t like sweets and junk, but I look at junk as a treat – I don’t look at it as a way…

MITCHELL SAYS Your wonderful Pop from your father’s side is coming through, and he tells me he is very proud of you. I also have a lovely lady from your mother’s side talking to me. She tells me she is your Aunty Ann, and that before she crossed over she lost a lot of weight. She looks very well now and says she also felt your touch – you stroked her arm. Both your Pop and Aunty Ann are sending you their love and strength. They are also watching over your son Kyan and tell me he is a special gift. I feel your son sometimes can see your pop and aunt when they visit from Spirit. Your aunt is reminding you that you are a very good mother and…

• Look at the sodium content in prepared foods you are eating. Bread, canned soups and frozen foods are typically high in salt, and you might not realise there is a lot of salt in what you are eating. • Use vinegar, lemon, aromatic herbs and spices to increase flavour in food without increasing salt content. • Choose frozen vegetables and fruit, which are typically low in salt and high in essential nutrients, when you’re creating fresh meals instead of buying frozen, ready-to-eat meals. • Eat a wide variety of different coloured vegetables. When you “eat a rainbow” of vegetables, you eat a more diverse array of nutrients, many of them brain-friendly antioxidants. Try to add new vegetables to your diet, and experiment with new ways of cooking and preparing them. • Use mono- and…

Vietnamese salad Take your taste buds to Vietnam with this fresh summer salad SERVES 6-8 AS A SIDE First, make your nuoc mam cham. Get yourself a large clean glass jar that can hold around 1 litre of liquid and pour in 1 cup caster sugar dissolved in 1 cup water. Grab 2-3 long roughly chopped red chillies, and 3 roughly chopped garlic cloves and pop them into a mortar. Pound them up with a pestle until nice and fine. Add a pinch of salt at this point to help create a paste. Transfer the paste to the jar, add 1 cup fish sauce, half a cup of lemon juice and 80ml white vinegar, give it a good shake and you are done! Cook 200g of rice noodles according to…

LIFE-SIZED HARRY & MEG? PIECE OF CAKE! THE SUSSEXES There’s die-hard royal fans, and then there’s the person who requested a life-sized cake of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan. But Irish baker Lara Mason didn’t shy away from the challenge, documenting how she pulled off the difficult feat in a series of posts on TikTok. To be fair, she does have experience creating life-sized royal creations – in 2015, she won a prize for her edible one-metre-high Prince George! WHAT A PRICK! DAME JOAN COLLINS The screen legend was delighted to get a COVID vaccine in London, posting, “Thank you for a painless and seamless procedure – same day as our Queen!” WATER BABY SIR RICHIE & CHARLOTTE McCAW The All Black legend lets his two-year-old take the wheel on…

Hip-op legend After getting a new hip, 66-year-old supermodel Christie Brinkley enjoyed a Caribbean snorkelling trip. “Another great day on the reef!” she writes. Her Madge on Holiday Madonna and her toyboy Ahlamalik Williams crossed the Borderline into Kenya during a three-week, five-country tour of Africa. Family affair Victoria and David Beckham couldn’t be happier with son Brooklyn’s fiancée Nicola Peltz, gushing, “We love you so much” in a birthday post! Masking for it Kiwi comedy darling Rose Matafeo modelled her latest creations while on lockdown in London, posting, “Thank Jah my mother taught me how to sew.” Muy caliente! Making memories and awkward tan lines, Levitating singer Dua Lipa and boyfriend Anwar Hadid got cosy in Tulum. Feeling hot, hot, hot Boogie Nights babe Heather Graham proves she’s still…

With all the pomp and circumstance of her glorious Windsor wedding to Prince Harry, the Duchess of Sussex’s former men in her life have often been brushed under the carpet. Indeed, despite the song and dance made about the Queen’s uncle Edward marrying an American divorcee, Wallis Simpson, and the monarch rejecting her sister Princess Margaret’s plea to marry divorced Peter Townsend, it’s barely mentioned that Harry is Meghan’s second husband. Hollywood producer Trevor Engelson married Meghan when she was a wannabe star in 2011. But soon after, things began to unravel once Meghan scored her job as vixen paralegal Rachel Zane on Suits. The hit TV show filmed in Toronto, Canada, leaving Trevor to commute from his LA home if he wanted to see his wife. What really happened…

Aidan Uttinger, 39, Cambridge The entrepreneur – who’s invested in a US tequila company and a dating app – spent a year in Bali before returning home during the pandemic and signing up for The Bachelorette. “I just had a feeling I needed to be there and I always trust my gut,” he explains. Damien Ducloux, 24, Auckland Born in France, the programme coordinator moved to NZ aged 14. “My spirit animal would be a butterfly because my life is always unfolding into new adventures,” he says. “The butterfly is also a form of rebirth and I wear my heart on my sleeve.” Jack Becroft, 26, Auckland A hopeless romantic, this account manager signed up because he’s “sick of being a lonely bugger”. So why’s he single? “I travelled around…

Tori Spelling is doing nothing to dismiss strong rumours that her rollercoaster marriage to Dean McDermott is finally over, after the couple was spotted looking colder than the iced drinks they were waiting for on a family outing in Los Angeles recently. Beverly Hills, 90210 star Tori, 47, looked “miserable”, according to onlookers, and neither she nor Dean, 54, were wearing their wedding rings. This comes just weeks after Tori shared a family photo over the festive season including their children Liam, 13, Stella, 12, Hattie, nine, Finn, eight, and Beau, three – but no sign of Canadian actor Dean. Sources tell Woman’s Day that after years of marital issues, including a few “soft splits”, it’s “looking like they are over” after almost 15 years of marriage. HOLLYWOOD BRAT “Tori…

‘I had a little tear in my eye when it went back to normal’ Radio Sport may have been silenced in the dark days of 2020, but its former presenter Nathan Rarere hasn’t. Nine months on from the station’s closure, the seasoned broadcaster is the new host of RNZ’s First Up. And while the 48-year-old father-of-two is excited about the new role, he’s also candid about the challenges that led to the change. “I lost my job three days into lockdown,” he says. “I was sitting at home, couldn’t go job hunting and didn’t know how long the pandemic was going to last for. I was looking around the house and thinking, ‘Am I going to keep this?’ “My wife Kelly said she always knew I’d get something, but I…

Sagittarius NOV 23 – DEC 22 Your optimistic outlook generally helps you push past life’s limitations. Most of us look back to our childhoods and see how relatively carefree we were. For many, this ends at childhood but hopefully it didn’t end for you. Sagittarians have an ability to enjoy life in a sort of child-like way forever. Use this ability this week. Capricorn DEC 23 – JAN 20 You’re a graduate from the school of hard knocks. At school we learn English and maths and so on, but if only they also gave lessons in things like self-esteem and working out our values! We would then leave school with some life skills as well as knowledge. This week will be good for you, if your self-esteem is intact. Aquarius…

INFECTION “Bacteria can delay healing because it keeps the wound in a constant state of inflammation,” says Louise. “Aside from taking antibiotics, choosing the most suitable type of dressing can help.” POOR CIRCULATION Chronic circulatory problems, such as venous or arterial disease, restrict healthy blood flow, reducing oxygen and nutrients to the wound. MEDICATION INTERACTIONS “Drugs that stop the inflammatory response, such as steroids, are a classic example – they weaken the skin, making it more prone to tears, wounds and infections, while chemotherapy drugs stop new cells from forming,” says Louise. GENERAL AGEING “Aside from thinning skin, you may have a health condition such as heart disease, diabetes or an autoimmune disorder, which will prolong healing.”…

The pandemic has left a permanent mark on the beauty-scape, prompting a shift from the superficial to a more natural, feel-good direction. “As well as vitamins, nature’s given us an arsenal of skin destressing anti-inflammatories, from berries and green tea to leafy greens like kale, oily fish, curcumin [found in turmeric], papaya and magnesium,” explains Zoe Devine, Skincare expert at Skinstitut. We talk through all the nature’s superfoods doing wonders for the skin, especially with post-pandemic inflammatory conditions and the need to de-stress! ROSEHIP ROYALTY The stand-out star of facial oils, rosehip is naturally high in  vitamins C (a powerful antioxidant) and A (a brilliant skin brightener). “It’s also an excellent source of anti-inflammatory fatty acids,” tells Zoe. “Many people who use rosehip oil find their skin tone improves in…

1 The costume department created every outfit you see on screen from scratch. Each costume fitting for the cast took four hours and everything was tailor-made and dyed, from the gloves right down to the shoes. 2 Executive producer Shonda Rhimes couldn’t believe that Julie Andrews said yes to narrating the sometimes salacious script. “None of us believed she’d ever say yes, but we felt we should just ask and see what happened. To our amazement and delight, she said yes!” 3 Queen Charlotte wears a different wig every time she’s on screen so it perfectly matches her outfit. “It took us a lot of time, but it was great and a really creative thing to do,” says head of hair and makeup Marc Pilcher. 4 The production design team…

Two peas in a pod, the spitting image, carbon copies... guaranteed, these celebrities and their lookalike children have heard all those twinning phrases before! Reese Witherspoon’s 21-year-old daughter Ava, who she shares with former husband Ryan Phillippe, is constantly being compared to her superstar mother. “I do see the resemblance... I’m not sure what she thinks,” says the Big Little Lies star. “I’m just Mum to her!”…

Among the first seven Bachelors to be announced is a familiar face – Jake Ryan, the big brother of 2020 contestant Quinn. The 29-year-old primary school teacher from Tauranga tells Woman’s Day, “Before I went on the show, Quinn told me to take every opportunity I could and continue to wear my heart on my sleeve. I live life following three words – opportunities, moments and memories. By taking an opportunity on, moments are had and memories are created.” Quinn, 26, adds, “The advice I gave Jake going on to the show was to just be himself in every way possible, to take one day at a time and have a great time!” So why does he think his brother is still single? “Jake seems to be picky at times…

1 Sex And The City is based on a 1997 book by which author? A Germaine Greer B Helen Fielding C Candace Bushnell 2 Who said, “I will never be the woman with the perfect hair, who can wear white and not spill on it.” A Carrie Bradshaw B Miranda Hobbes C Charlotte York 3 The costume designer and mastermind behind the show’s incredible fashion was who? A Manolo Blahnik B Patricia Field C Victoria Beckham 4 What is the name of Carrie’s primary on-off love interest in the show? A Mr Small B Mr Big C Mr Bradshaw 5 Kim Cattrall always insisted on wearing what when she was playing Samantha? A Perfume B Spanx C High heels 6 How many Golden Globes did the show win in its…

If someone had told a teenage Danny Leaoasavai’i – best known as Dawn Raid founder and rapper Brotha D – that he would mark his 50th birthday as a doting dad, dedicated husband and passionate community worker, the hip-hop star would have likely laughed in disbelief. The musician’s youth was derailed by grief, domestic violence and trouble with the law – and it took a man’s death, which saw his brother imprisoned for murder, for him to turn his life around. “We were bad people,” Danny admits in a raw interview with Woman’s Day, sitting alongside his wife, former Black Ferns rugby star Adrianne (née Lili’i), and their children, Chrissy-Jon, 13, and Elijah, 10. “I was a young teenager with a lot of South Auckland in me. I wasn’t the…

Snuggling up to precious newborn babies is all in a day’s work for baby whisperer Sue Llewelyn. The retired grandmother-of-four couldn’t believe her luck when she was offered the chance to train for the coveted volunteer role of cuddle carer at the Queensland Children’s Hospital four years ago. Sue has since hugged hundreds of beautiful bubs when their parents need to take a break from their bedside, and says it is the most rewarding job she’s ever had. Although COVID restrictions mean she isn’t currently on the ward, she’s counting down the days until she can resume cuddling duties. “Cuddling these babies is just lovely,” Sue, 65, tells Woman’s Day. “You know you are helping the babies, who are often really sick, and you’re also helping their parents who may…

RELATIONSHIP RENO The ideal outcome from this week is to have a really romantic weekend that ends with you and your partner deciding to commit to each other even more. The second best outcome would be feeling inspired about ways to make money and then taking steps to make it real. That’s looking on the bright side. The fact is that the planet of love and abundance, Venus, is making a harmonious aspect to the planet of soulmates and dreams, Neptune, this week. That really does augur well for end of the week romance and riches. Just after this, we get the Sun, which will be connecting with serious Saturn, the planet of hard facts and making things real. If you’re willing to put in the hard work, Saturn will…

BEEF, MUSHROOM & SNOW PEA STIR-FRY SERVES 4 PREP 10 MINS COOK 20 MINS 2 tbsp vegetable oil 500g beef fillet, thinly sliced 400g mixed mushrooms (shiitake, oyster and enoki) 4 green onions, white part 4cm lengths, green tips sliced 3cm fresh ginger, peeled, finely grated 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp sesame oil 1/3 cup beef stock 200g snow peas, trimmed 2 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp soy sauce steamed rice, thinly sliced long red chilli, to serve 1 In a wok or large frying pan, heat half the oil on high. Stir-fry beef in 2 batches, 1-2 mins each, until well browned. Remove. 2 In same wok, heat remaining oil on high. Add firm mushrooms (shiitake), onions, ginger, garlic and sesame oil and stir-fry 2-3 mins, until just…

MOVIE PENGUIN BLOOM Based on an unbelievable and heartwarming true story, a mother – whose world is turned upside down following a near-fatal accident – befriends an unlikely ally in the form of an injured baby magpie, which changes her life forever. The film stars Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln and Jacki Weaver. IN CINEMAS Thursday BOOK THE WOMEN AND THE GIRLS by Laura Bloom  In the late ’70s, three women – the bohemian Libby, migrant Carol and floundering Anna – form an unexpected and unbreakable bond as they grapple with careers, relationships and family. Think Monkey Grip meets Nine To Five! OUT NOW (Allen & Unwin, $32.99) ALBUM NOBODY IS LISTENING by Zayn Malik He’s bleached his hair and had a baby, but now former One Direction heartthrob Zayn is…