Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 28, 2022 i Woman's Day Magazine NZ

It won’t happen overnight, but it will happen.” Of course, I’m quoting Rachel Hunter’s classic shampoo ad from the early ’90s, when she told us luscious locks like hers would take some time. But while she still looks incredible, the supermodel-turned-yoga guru is more focused on inner change these days – and as she reveals in our interview starting on page 14, there’s been a lot of that happening for her in the past two years. Like many of us, as the pandemic has raged on, “Our Rach” has learnt about self-care and being kinder to herself. For her, that means relaxing baths, meditation and taking time to moisturise. For me, it means not beating myself up when I accidentally stress-eat a whole bag of liquorice allsorts on deadline day…

As a supermodel-turned-yoga teacher who splits her time between Aotearoa, India and the US, Rachel Hunter has seen her fair share of beauty trends and fancy products. However, her latest discovery came from a surprising place – the cosmetics aisle of a supermarket! By chance, the Auckland-born star found Kiwi brand essano stocked at the grocery store near her home in Los Angeles and it took her back to when she first laid eyes on the products almost a decade earlier, when she was filming New Zealand’s Got Talent. “It was a sign!” she beams, chatting to Woman’s Day about her partnership with the brand from her lounge in California. “I thought, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me!’ And it all developed from there.” When it comes to the world…

Celebrity news The Kardashian family are known for their lavish birthday parties. But Kim outdid herself with a camping-themed extravaganza to ring in daughter North’s ninth birthday last month. The reality star’s $217 million private jet – Kim Air – was all decked out with a log cabin look to whisk eldest child North and her pampered pals away for a weekend of adventure to celebrate. “She wanted to have a spooky, wilderness-themed birthday party,” says Kim, 41. “So I took them out camping in the wilderness.” “OMG you’re the best mom,” commented Kim’s hairstylist Jen Atkin on the pics, which showed the birthday girl and her besties having a wild time in Wyoming. “These kids are livin the life,” added a fan. Among North’s lucky guests were her celebrity…

The day Minoli De Silva received the call asking her to come back for MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites was bittersweet. Earlier that morning, her doctor had told her that her breast cancer had returned. “My first thought was, ‘Why me? Why has this happened again?’” an emotional Minoli, 34, tells Woman’s Day. The Darwin chemical engineer had battled breast cancer three years earlier, undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a lumpectomy, as well as having her eggs preserved. Now she had to face it all again. “I felt so alone,” she says. “A lot of my friends had gone on holiday and my family was in Melbourne. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so isolated.” Once all her tears had been shed, Minoli made herself a cup of tea and resolved…

Celebrity update Kiwi cake queen Jordan Rondel is a woman with many strings to her bow – baker extraordinaire, savvy businesswoman, Instagram guru and now primetime TV star. “I have to pinch myself sometimes,” she says, speaking from her sunny Auckland office. “I absolutely love the path I’m on. It all feels pretty magical right now.” Los Angeles-based Jordan has just wrapped three weeks filming The Great Kiwi Bake Off on which she and fellow new judge Peter Gordon seek out this country’s best home bakers. While the 33-year-old is no stranger to the limelight thanks to her cult brand The Caker, this was her first TV gig and it’s lit a passion for the small screen. She can’t wait for the show to air on TVNZ 1 later this…

Real life Tahnee Shanks’ two-year-old daughter was found wandering the streets of Mexico alone. Two months later, her family is still desperate to find the missing mum and reunite her with little Adelynn, who is safe at home in Australia. “Addy is her whole life,” says Tahnee’s brother Dan, 44, who is heartbroken about his sister’s disappearance. “To my knowledge, they have not spent a night apart. She would not let her out of her sight. Everything she does is to do with what Addy needs or wants.” An avid traveller with a love of adventure, Tahnee gave up her jetsetting habits for a simpler life in Mexico after falling in love with Jorge Luis Aguirre Astudillo and giving birth to their daughter. “We never thought she was going to…

1 Who plays the main character Leda in The Lost Daughter? 2 Which nuts are used to make marzipan? 3 How many cubic centimetres are in one cubic metre? 4 What is the longest river in North America? 5 Which two countries fought the Hundred Years’ War? 6 The Jules Rimet Trophy is awarded in which sport? 7 Which golf tournament is always held at Augusta National Golf Club? 8 When referring to computer files, what do the letters PDF stand for? 9 Who is the Kiwi “chief stew” on Below Deck Down Under? 10 What colour is the Beatles’ submarine? 11 In which New York café did the characters in Friends…

JENNIFER LOPEZ The 52-year-old glows from top to toe, crediting her all-over #skingoals to avoiding the sun as much as possible and never leaving the house without SPF – all year round! MADE IN AOTEAROA A fan favourite from the Kiwi clean-beauty pioneers, Trilogy Pure Plant Body Oil, $29.99, is an easily absorbed all-over body oil for daily hydration. It also works well for scars and stretchmarks, and is packed with three nourishing pure-plant oils – rosehip, sweet almond and apricot. Pair it with Trilogy Exfoliating Body Balm, $39.99, an ocean-safe, intensely hydrating body scrub that gently buffs and nourishes for skin that literally tingles with good health. THE ESSENTIALS Insta-famous for good reason, Nécessaire creates body products formulated with facial-grade ingredients to treat the skin on your body just…

Psychics Q I often feel like I have spirits around me. Can you please help guide me to identify who they are? Graham MITCHELL SAYS Our loved ones who are in the spirit world often draw close to us – especially if we’re going through a difficult time and need spiritual strength or reassurance. I’m told that the past few months have not been easy, but you are being given so much love and reassurance from upstairs. I feel there is a matriarchal lady from your mother’s side who is very protective of you, as well as your grandfather from your father’s side. Their loving presence is very strongly with you at the moment. Q Will I ever live with the man I’m with? We’ve known each other 45 years…

Taskmaster NZ WEDNESDAY, 8.45PM, TVNZ 2 It’s silly, it’s bizarre and it’s back for a third season! Taskmaster Jeremy Wells and his trusted assistant Paul Williams have invented a new set of mind-boggling tasks that will put the new batch of contestants through their paces. Competing for the golden bust are comedy veteran Paul Ego, queen of laughs Justine Smith, Young Rock star Josh Thomson, Shortland Street’s Kura Forrester and Celebrity Treasure Island champion Chris Parker. How To Build A Sex Room FRIDAY, NETFLIX We’ve seen shows on how to renovate and redecorate every corner of our homes, but luxury interior designer Melanie Rose is taking audiences somewhere we’ve never been before! Helping couples bring the spark back to their relationships, she creates stylish spaces where the racy homeowners can…

1 Ally is not my real name. I chose it when I was eight years old after watching Ally McBeal. It was way past my bedtime and I didn’t understand a lick of it, but the show had Lucy Liu, who looked like me! 2 As a kid, my dad thought it would be a good idea to teach me English by reading vampire stories together. Needless to say, I became terrified of the dark for three months. 3 How I actually learned English was by watching The Simpsons and playing Guess Who with my ESOL teacher. 4 My day job is working as an optometrist. PSA: Be sun-smart and wear sunglasses when outdoors! 5 I’m also a doctor… but not the kind who can save your life! 6 Both…

Celebrity news Superstar model Jerry Hall is said to have been blindsided when she found out her 91-year-old husband Rupert Murdoch was walking away from their marriage, six years after declaring she made him the “luckiest and happiest man in the world”. If insiders are to be believed, Jerry, 66, received a text or email confirming the split in a move that came as a complete surprise to family and friends – but even worse, it came as a shock to the beautiful star herself. Only last December, Rupert spent $400 million on a 137,000-hectare ranch near Yellowstone National Park in Montana in what many thought was one of the extravagant romantic gestures of all time for his Texan-born wife. LOCKDOWN PRESSURE But the purchase may ironically also have proved…

After years of speculation, it appears Robert Irwin has finally chosen to go public with his close female friend Emmy Perry. The pair sent fans into a tailspin recently after Hollywood actress Emmy, 17, secretly jetted into the country, where she’s been spending time with Robert at Australia Zoo! While they’ve previously kept their friendship private, the pair had no qualms in sharing their adventures together on social media this time around, with Emmy posting several pics and videos of her spending time with Robert and various animals at the zoo. In one heartwarming clip, Emmy can be seen looking on lovingly as Robert places a turtle they had been caring for back into the ocean. This is the first time the pair have been spotted together since spending a…

Melbourne artist Ali Stoner has long been a fan of reality cooking shows, but the full-time painter and glassblower never thought she’d find herself stepping into the MasterChef kitchen. “I started watching the show even before my family moved to Australia from Scotland in 2011,” the 52-year-old tells Woman’s Day. “I’d always wanted to apply, but never thought I’d have the nerve.” During her time in Melbourne’s long COVID lockdowns, Ali found herself unable to go to her artist’s studio. Desperate for an outlet for her creativity, she began taking the meals she’d cook for her family to the next level and, on a whim, decided to applied for MasterChef. “I didn’t think I’d get in,” admits Ali, but with her husband Steve’s support, she was excited to…

Reality bites Sean Brown may work in construction and lend his tradie skills to new home show Sort Your Life Out NZ, but he insists building is just a “side hustle” to his real job – being a family man. The reality TV star lives in Auckland’s Mangere Bridge with his wife Kerrie, 36, and their three daughters, Frankie, six, Miller, four, and four-month old baby Frida. Of his house full of girls, he grins, “They all have incredibly different personalities. Frankie is tidy, clean and likes everything laid out nicely, while Miller is the rough-and-tumble messy one, which irritates Frankie a little bit, but they’re buds!” The two older girls are thrilled to have a new baby in the family, continues Sean, 38. “They absolutely adore her. Frankie’s stepped…

WellnessBe well with Woman's Day YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BEING THE BEST YOU When things go wrong with our body, our metabolism (along with our genes and hormones) gets blamed for a lot. Whether it’s feeling sluggish or overeating, our metabolism is often pegged as the root of our nutritional and digestive problems. But the truth is, our metabolic function is seriously misunderstood. Here, we break down and separate the metabolic facts from fiction. WHAT IS A METABOLISM? “Metabolism is the internal process by which your body expends energy and burns calories,” leading dietitian Susie Burrell explains. Men tend to have faster metabolisms than women, while age, hormones and the amount of physical activity that you do can also have an influence. Because muscle requires more energy than fat, the…

Business ready TIP Get ready for work with a patterned blouse tucked into high-waisted trousers for a flattering silhouette. Switch things up with a statement brooch. Casually cool TIP Even when you’re keeping it casual, adding a black blazer works. Style with flattering high-waisted, wide-leg jeans, a chunky cable knit and funky sneakers. A crossbody bag keeps it functional and fashionable. Elevated chic TIP Sometimes you’ve got to make an impression, so opting for a black blazer with a patterned dress is a style combination that always works. For a touch of bohemian flair, wear with ankle boots. STOCKISTS Augustine augustine.co.nz Colette by Colette Hayman colettehayman.com.au Decjuba decjuba.co.nz EziBuy…

COUNTRY PORK PIES SERVES 4 PREP 20 MINS COOK 40 MINS • 1 tbsp olive oil • 3 rashers rindless bacon, chopped • 125g mushrooms, chopped • 4 green onions, sliced • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped • 500g pork mince • 400g can diced tomatoes • salad, to serve SCONE TOPPING • 1¼ cup self-raising flour • 60g butter, diced • ½ cup milk • 2 tbsp grated parmesan • 1 tbsp dried thyme 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease four 1-cup ramekins. In a large frying pan, heat oil on medium. Sauté bacon, mushrooms, onion and garlic 4-5 mins until tender and slightly golden. 2 Add mince. Cook 4-5 mins, breaking up lumps. Stir tomatoes through. Bring to boil. Reduce to low and simmer, uncovered, 10-15 mins. Season.…

Psychics Best buddies AMANDA SAYS Coco and Winston tell me they are still living, and are often visited by two dogs who have passed over. Nipper, an Australian staffy, was with Helene since the age of four months and her “partner in crime” Simba was a British staffy. Winston and Coco are very different dogs – Winston is very chilled, whereas Coco can be quite needy, but she loves her adventures around the neighbourhood. They never used to sleep together and both have huge beds, but now they love to be together all the time. Coco loves to sleep with Winston because his heartbeat gives her some comfort when she’s feeling anxious. Winston tells me it’s been a couple of years since he had to have surgery on…

MOVIE THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER Carrying on from the events of Avengers: Endgame, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor is hoping for some downtime, but with a sword-wielding god killer (a heavily made-up Christian Bale) on the loose and Jane (a very muscular Natalie Portman) back with her own powers, getting any peace is not happening. Directed by Taika Waititi, this latest sequel packs plenty of laughs. IN CINEMAS THURSDAY BOOK GIRL, FORGOTTEN by Karin Slaughter The bestselling author of Pieces Of Her returns with another gripping crime caper you won’t be able to put down. Forty years after the death of a young girl on her ball night, an undercover investigator arrives in the sleepy town to finally uncover who committed the murder, but they still have the killer to contend with.…

KEEPING UP WITH BENNIFER! Onlookers couldn’t help but notice Jennifer Lopez locked in a lengthy conversation with reality TV producer Ryan Seacrest at the premiere of her documentary Halftime at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. And now there’s mounting speculation that media mogul Ryan is ready to collaborate with his former American Idol co-star on a new TV project! “Jennifer has a great deal of respect for Ryan’s business smarts and they have talked about teaming up together again,” says the source. And Ryan, 47, who’s the executive producer of The Kardashians, is keen to add another TV hit to his résumé. Indeed, 52-year-old Jen’s blended family with on-again fiancé Ben Affleck, 49 – which includes her twins Max and Emme, 14, and Ben’s three kids…

Everyone told them it was definitely the right time to go – that if you’re going to uproot your children and immerse them in a completely different culture on the other side of the world, do it while they’re young. So that is exactly what former Newshub Live At 6pm presenter Tom McRae and his wife of seven years, Rachel Jackson-Lees, are doing. The Auckland couple is moving their wha-nau to the Middle East, where Tom has scored a job at the Al Jazeera English news network, based in Qatar. “When I first told Rachel about the opportunity, she was immediately supportive and said I had to go for it,” Tom tells Woman’s Day. Rachel is also a journalist – the pair met reporting on the David Bain retrial –…

Rupert’s one-time biggest media rival James Packer has sparked rumours of a reconciliation with his model ex Erica nine years after their divorce, revealing their plans to return home to Sydney together last week. “I want to swim with my kids at Bondi when we’re all in Sydney together and next year,” he told The West Australian from his home in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where he’s been in self-imposed exile for the past two years. James, 54 – who pocketed $3.3 billion after he was forced to sell his share in Crown casinos after allegations of money laundering – has spent his time abroad getting fit and weaning himself off antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs. He lost 25kg in 75 days after ditching seven mood-altering drugs he was taking to…

Reality bites Elliot McClymont says he has a lot to thank MasterChef for. Dubbed “Elegant Elliot” by the show’s judges, the Auckland cook has impressed with his sophisticated and delicious dishes from day one. But it’s not MasterChef NZ that Elliot’s talking about – it’s his high school cooking competition “MasterChef Long Bay College”. “That was where we met!” laughs Elliot, 27, introducing his gorgeous wife Sam to Woman’s Day. “I saw her in the corner cracking chestnuts and I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, quite hot!’ So I walked over there, made a few jokes and the rest is history.” “And of course he won,” Sam grins. “Of course!” It’s been 11 years since the pair met and, ever since, life has been dominated by food, with the pair co-managing…

Exclusive Small-screen veteran Peter Mochrie admits he sowed more than his fair share of “wild oats” before losing his heart to a “strong, amazing” Kiwi woman he met while filming Shortland Street. The Aussie-born star crossed paths with Sally Lowry in 2008 at exactly the right time. Peter was 48 and a successful actor on both sides of the Tasman, but he was still very much footloose and fancy-free when a colleague asked him whether he ever wanted to have kids. It was one of those lightbulb moments for the star of Neighbours and Water Rats – and as chance would have it, he met Sally only a few weeks later. Two years on, they were married. “I’ve seen now in my 63 years that there’s a thing called fate,”…

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MISO SALMON & NORI GINGER BROWN RICE SERVES 4 PREP 15 MINS COOK 25 MINS • 1/3 cup shiro miso • 2 tbsp honey • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar • 2 tsp tamari • 4 skin-off, boneless salmon fillets • Steamed broccolini, pickled ginger, to serve GINGER RICE • 450g packet microwave brown rice and quinoa • 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger • 2 tbsp sushi seasoning • 2 tbsp tamari • 1 cup peeled edamame • 1 green onions, sliced, plus extra, shredded, to serve 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. 2 In a bowl, combine miso, honey, vinegar and tamari. Add salmon and turn to coat. Arrange on prepared tray. Bake 15 mins or until cooked to your liking. 3 GINGER…

Scollies and cauli SERVES 1 For the pickle, combine 1 fresh birds-eye chilli, 1 knob roughly sliced ginger, 1 star anise, 200g vinegar, 100ml water, 100g sugar and 1g salt. Bring to the boil and take off heat. For cauliflower purée, heat 50g butter in saucepan. Add florets of ½ a cauliflower and cook for 2 mins. Add in 200ml milk and 200ml cream, then bring to a light simmer, cooking until cauliflower is soft. Transfer florets to a blender, keeping the cooking juice. Blend, adding in salt to taste and enough cooking juice to bring to a purée. For roasted black pudding, combine 10g butter and 100g good-quality black pudding in a hot frying pan. Break up with the back of a spoon until starting to crisp.…

Cancer 22 JUNE – 23 JULY You’re turning into a powerhouse, Cancer. Fundraisers and large-scale events should set the scene for fun this month, while for singles, a casual encounter might set your heart aflutter. Dress to impress, as they say, and wear a pearl or diamond for luck. STAR TIP Why not hire bikes this weekend or explore somewhere totally different? EDIE FALCO Turning 59 on 5 July, the Sopranos star will no doubt be celebrating with her kids Macy and Anderson. Leo JUL 24 – AUG 23 Walk on through! As Mars becomes a power player in your chart, doors may begin to open. A breakthrough might relieve the recent pressure or a flash of inspiration could prompt an exciting new plan – one that uses…

Reese’s one-pieces REESE WITHERSPOON Surf’s up for the Legally Blonde babe, who looked fierce at 46 as she modelled a gingham pair of togs from her Draper James collection. “If ‘vacation’ were a swimsuit,” she captioned this shot. She’s a Whina fan! RENA OWEN & MARAMA DAVIDSON Fangirling! The Green Party co-leader posted a snap with the Kiwi film icon after a screening of Whina at the Beehive Theatrette. “You acted your arse off!” she gushed. Get your skates on! MARGOT ROBBIE, RYAN GOSLING & WILL FERRELL Come on, Barbie, let’s go blading! Margot and Ryan were on a roll as they filmed scenes for the Barbie movie by LA’s Venice Beach, but their comedian co-star appeared to need a little help, leaning on his body double as he navigated…