Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 32, 2022 i Woman's Day Magazine NZ

As we prepare to hit the printer, I’m counting down the seconds until the Commonwealth Games begin. While I’m not usually the biggest sports viewer, when it comes to the Comm Games or Olympics, there’s national pride at stake – I’d watch toddlers play tiddlywinks if there was a chance of a Kiwi taking the podium at the end! A medal was definitely the plan for local boxing champ Zak Martin, who had hoped to represent Aotearoa in Birmingham this week until a wrist injury dashed his dream. He’s understandably devastated, but as he tells Woman’s Day on page 20, scoring a major role on Shortland Street is a spectacular silver lining! Another Kiwi actor with a fascinating tale is Michelle Ang, who talks about her return home from Hollywood…

Celebrity news Not many doctors prepare for surgery with a bout of boxing, but that’s what Zak Martin can often be found doing while getting into character as Dr Rahu Parata on Shortland Street. “I shadowbox in a corner before ‘action’ is called,” the boxing champ and actor tells Woman’s Day. “Some people look at me like, ‘What’s he doing?’ Sometimes other actors give it a go or just laugh at me! It just helps so much with getting out of my head, especially before big scenes.” It’s bittersweet that Zak’s practising punches in Ferndale. If all had gone according to plan, the 23-year-old would instead be in Birmingham right now, representing Aotearoa in boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. However, years of training and dedication crumbled after a heartbreaking…

Exclusive When More FM’s Samantha Baxter first told people she was expecting a baby, pretty much everyone’s first comment was the same: “Well, you’ll have to name it Sam, right?!” “Every time,” laughs Sam, 31, whose partner is also named Sam, 32, hence the very original joke. “Let me just be very clear right now – this baby girl will not be named Sam. I’m not that cruel. Two in one house is enough!” The Christchurch radio star, who announced her pregnancy on air earlier this year, cannot wait to meet her little bundle of joy – but the road has been rough after the initial surprise. “I thought I was being really smart trying to do a natural contraceptive because I was sick of taking the Pill and feeling…

Reality bites She’s a former member of US girl group Persuasion who went on to become a radio star, while he’s an Aussie comedian of the stage and screen. Together, Michelle Visage, 53, and Rhys Nicholson, 32, join drag queen extraordinaire RuPaul, 61, as judges on the cult reality series RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, which is filmed right here in Aotearoa. Here, they chat to Woman’s Day about judging the best of New Zealand and Australia’s drag scenes, what to expect from the second season and what they’ve learnt from life among us Kiwis. Congrats on the success of Drag Race Down Under. We’re so glad it’s back! What did you learn from the first season? Michelle: One thing I have learnt from the Australasian queens I’ve spoken to…

When Jacqui Barrett was a little girl and started to notice people were staring, her mother would always tell her, “You are beautiful.” “It got me off to a good start,” says the Hamilton woman, who was born with the genetic condition pseudoachondroplasia, a type of dwarfism. “My mum engrained in me that I was going to be stared at, but I would get to decide what they were going to see – and that is how I conduct myself. It was very helpful.” Now 45, Jacqui is one of nine people living with disabilities who features in the new series of Unbreakable, which starts on TVNZ 1 on 2 August. The show reveals Jacqui’s remarkable positivity and her drive to empower others through her online counselling service – using…

Colour pop For ultimate roar power, pair your faux-fur leopard-print coat with a hot-pink knit dress. Accessorise with more rosy hues. Wear the scarf tied at the throat or attach to your handbag for a purr-fectly chic look. Dress up denim Inject some jungle fever to the classic bouclé blazer/denim combination by adding a high-neck blouse in a micro leopard print. Navy and blue pieces work perfectly with the neutral-based print. Black and gold accessories tie it together. On the prowl For some cool kitty couture on the move, these wide-leg leopard-print pants are the ultimate in comfort. For a slimming silhouette, style with a figure-hugging knit and a puffer gilet that cinches at the waist. Pop on a crossbody bag and your favourite kicks, then you’re good to go!…

BEER-BRAISED SAUSAGES WITH WARM POTATO SALAD SERVES 4 PREP 10 MINS COOK 40 MINS • ¼ cup olive oil • 2 onions, sliced • 1 tbsp sugar • 1 tbsp red-wine vinegar • 6 Italian pork sausages • 4 garlic cloves, crushed • 500g small new potatoes, halved lengthways • 1 tbsp mustard seeds • 1 cup pale ale • 200g green beans, trimmed • ¼ cup thickened cream • ½ cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley 1 In a large, deep frying pan, heat 1 tbsp oil on medium. Cook onions 8-10 mins, stirring occasionally until tender and beginning to caramelise. Increase heat to high, add sugar and vinegar. Cook 5 mins. Remove from pan. 2 In same pan, heat remaining oil on medium. Saute sausages and garlic 4-5 mins…

Deluxe beef burger This family favourite is super-easy and lots of fun to make! SERVES 4 Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced. Place 2 medium washed and trimmed beetroots on small sheets of aluminium foil, drizzle with a little olive oil and wrap tightly in foil. Place on an oven tray and roast for 40 mins. Remove from oven and rest in foil 20 mins before peeling and slicing. While beetroots are resting, pan-fry 100g sliced Swiss brown mushrooms in olive oil, seasoning with salt and pepper. Pan-fry or use a barbecue flat plate to cook 4 beef patties, then fry 4 eggs sunny-side up. Using 4 toasted brioche burger buns, build burgers with tomato relish on the base, followed by sliced beetroot, ½ medium thinly sliced red onion,…

Leo 24 JUL – 23 AUG Passion. Courage. Creativity. If you’ve been sitting on a good idea, stop doubting yourself and take a leap. Your efforts could catch the eye of all the right people. On a lighter note, Sunday’s feelgood stars shouldn’t be wasted – do something extra special! STAR TIP “Rules are made to be broken” might become this month’s catchcry. MELISSA GEORGE The former Home And Away star turns 45 on 6 August. Virgo AUG 24 – SEP 23 As Mercury catapults into your sign, things could get busy. Choose your battles wisely, and channel your enthusiasm into something bold or positive. Old friends should act like a healing tonic, so why not organise a stress-relieving brunch or bush walk? STAR TIP Want to build strength? Launch…

LAST MOVIE I LOVED The Batman. You can’t go past Robert Pattinson looking like 2008’s Pete Wentz. MY BEST BINGE WATCH Abandonment Issues on TVNZ+, hosted by my friend and sweet angel James Mustapic. It’s a must-watch for every ’90s kid who grew up in New Zealand! FAVE FILM OF ALL-TIME The Wedding Singer starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. It’s on Netflix now and it’s one of my favourite rom-coms ever. MY TOP PODCAST It’s a tie between The Male Gayz with Chris Parker and Eli Matthewson, and The Worst Idea Of All Time with Tim Batt and Guy Montgomery. MY MOST USED APP Uber Eats because cooking stresses me out! MY BEST BEAUTY TIP Wear sunscreen on your face every day. Also, if you chuck a bit of…

Poppy love It was the first in-person Comic-Con since 2019, but Kiwi star Rose McIvor seemed to prefer pooches to people at the San Diego event! All grown up! Time certainly flies... Naomi Watts took to Instagram to pay tribute to her son Sasha on his birthday. “Fifteen today!” she wrote. “How did you get there so fast? How?!” Like a duck to water! Taking advantage of the French summer, Sienna Miller took daughter Marlowe, 10, out for a day on the water alongside boyfriend Oli Green. A royal smile Prince George had a grin from ear to ear as he had his picture taken by his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, to mark his ninth birthday. Park daze Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl had the day off work to…

Reality bites For Montana Hughes, who’s been a fan of MasterChef Australia since she was 12, competing against Favourites such as Julie Goodwin, Mindy Woods and Michael Weldon was “daunting” at first. But that changed when the Fans and Favourites merged. “I was like, ‘Oh, maybe they don’t really like us,’ because obviously we were a bit separate,” remembers Montana, 24. “But the instant we merged and we were able to cook on benches next to them, everyone was just one big group.” In fact, Montana says Mindy – the former physiotherapist who came fourth in the fourth season of MasterChef in 2012 – was a “massive support” when she was suffering a crisis of confidence. “The kitchen does things to your head,” she explains. “I’d walk in every morning…

Wellington mayoral candidate Tory Whanau was 20 when she was watching the Lotto results on TV, marking off number after number on her ticket using a pink pen. A university student working two jobs to make ends meet, she was shocked to learn she’d won a life-changing $1.4 million dollars. But money didn’t mean happiness for the Porirua-born electoral hopeful, who soon started suffering from an eating disorder that saw her restricting food to just one meal a day. Eventually, it was politics that saved her. “When I bought my Lotto ticket, I’d just applied for a third job because all I cared about was paying off my debt, so I wasn’t a burden to my whaānau,” recalls Tory, 39, a former chief of staff for the Green Party. “Then…

Over the years, comedian Barry Humphries has given the world iconic characters like the outrageous Dame Edna Everage and the vulgar Aussie “cultural attache” Sir Les Patterson. He’s a talented writer, a gifted landscape painter and a seriously knowledgeable collector of art who seeks out good pieces wherever he goes. He’s also a recovering alcoholic, a keen cook, best mates with celebrity chef Rick Stein and a lover of women. But still the question goes begging: Who is Barry Humphries? It’s a question the man himself is attempting to address in his latest show on London’s West End, Barry Humphries: The Man Behind The Mask, which he also hopes to bring Downunder, despite declaring a few years ago that he was fully retired. “There’s one character I’ve never fully explored…

Health Be well with Woman's Day Growing up can be hard and for many of us, it carries memories of being made to feel like we had to live up to a certain body stereotype. Thankfully, the conversation around our bodies is changing for the better in many ways – but there’s also room for us to do much more. Body-image activist and Embrace filmmaker Taryn Brumfitt has been working for years to help people feel better in their own skin. Now she’s spreading the message to young people with her upcoming film Embrace Kids, along with the newly released book of the same name, which she co-wrote with body-image expert Dr Zali Yager. Taryn says we need to recognise that fat is just another part of our bodies. “It’s…

PEACH GALETTE SERVES 4 PREP 20 MINS COOK 15-20 MINS • ²/³ cup almond meal • ¹/³ cup caster sugar • 1 egg, plus 1 extra, beaten • 40g butter, softened • ½ tsp vanilla extract • 1½ sheets puff pastry • 415g peach slices, drained (cut any thick slices in half) • 2 tbsp flaked almonds • cream or ice-cream, to serve 1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. 2 In a food processor combine almond meal, sugar, egg, butter and vanilla. Mix to a smooth paste. 3 Place one sheet of puff pastry on the baking paper. Spread with paste leaving a 2cm edge. Cut 4 strips from remaining pastry for a border. Arrange pastry strips around edge, brushing with extra egg. 4…

Psychics Q My landlord has asked me to leave at the end of my lease. I would like to purchase a small apartment before September. Do you see this happening, or should I keep renting? Stefanie MITCHELL SAYS This move will be a blessing in disguise. I feel you will continue renting for now and you will be much better off down the track for not rushing into anything. Always remember that renting again is only a temporary stepping stone. In the future, I can see you making an offer on the right apartment. I feel it will be in a quiet area and have a gorgeous leafy outlook. The months of February and April next year will also be important months for you to make decisions connected to your…

Have You Been Paying Attention? FRIDAY, 8.30PM, TVNZ 2 Everyone’s favourite comedy quiz show is back from hiatus and in a brand-new time slot to help you end your week on a high! This week, hilarious host Hayley Sproull is putting regulars Vaughan Smith and Urzila Carlson, plus guests Ray O’Leary, Madeleine Sami and Josh Thomson, to the test to see who has really been keeping up with the news. Thirteen Lives FRIDAY, PRIME VIDEO We all know how the daring rescue of a soccer team trapped in a Thailand cave system played out, but this dramatic depiction of those events from 2018 is still thrilling and engrossing. Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton star as some of the heroes responsible for bringing the young players and their coach back to…

MOVIE BULLET TRAIN If you like your action films with a healthy serving of comedy, this may be the ticket. Brad Pitt plays assassin Ladybug, who wants out of the hired killing game, but his handler (Sandra Bullock) convinces him to complete one last straightforward task – to pick up a briefcase from a bullet train speeding through Japan. But with rival assassins at every turn, it’s far from a simple assignment. OUT THURSDAY EVENT CINDERELLA The Royal New Zealand Ballet is hitting the road with a one-of-a-kind production you won’t want to miss. The classic fairy tale gets a modern update, with Cinderella forgoing marrying Prince Charming to chase her own destiny – and we’ll see the RNZB’s first same-sex kiss! The tour kicks off in Wellington this week.…

HOT OFF THE PRESS The apple certainly doesn’t fall far from the tree in the Phillippe family – ’90s heartthrob Ryan Phillippe has been seen going on a double date with his son Deacon! The father, 47, and his lookalike lad, 18 – who he shares with ex-wife Reese Witherspoon – were seen entering West Hollywood hotspot Catch Steak with two mystery brunette women on their arms. Sources tell Woman’s Day that Ryan and Deacon have always been close, and now Deacon is all grown up, they’re more like best friends than father and son. One pal says, “Deacon is a chip off the old block in looks and personality, and it seems they also have similar taste in women!” While Reese is said to be happy that her son…

Chloe Hes and Ben Speedy have been through life-changing experiences since we last saw them on our screens on the The Block NZ in 2018, with a baby and a world trip. But let’s get one thing straight – they did them separately. “No, we’re not together!” Ben hoots. “People always ask if anyone from the girls’ team got together with anyone from the boys on our season. There was a little flirtation and fun, but we were all just really good mates.” Nodding, Chloe adds, “The Block isn’t somewhere where people fall in love. Gib dust in your nose, you haven’t showered in days, you’re exhausted… You’re certainly not your best.” However, the firm friendship Chloe, 29, and Ben, 28, forged set them in good stead for The Block…

It’s the 25-year-old cold case that has baffled investigators. Now, an expert DNA detective tells Woman’s Day she can help reveal the murderer of JonBenet Ramsey. Chief genetic genealogist CeCe Moore says she is “absolutely confident” she can crack the case using new technology after learning there is new DNA evidence available. “If they have viable DNA and it is from the killer, we will identify him. It’s a matter of time,” she says. FAMILY HEARTACHE The tragic case, which garnered worldwide headlines, has been controversial from the start. Six-year-old JonBenet was found murdered in the basement of her family’s Boulder, Colorado home on December 26, 1996. Her parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, were named as “the focus of the investigation”, with public opinion turning against them amid controversy over…

In 2020, when Troy Elliott lost his wife Tracey to breast cancer after 20 years of marriage, he was battle-weary and grieving. Finding love again was the furthest thing from his mind. But a drive to fight for access to cancer drugs – which pushed Troy to enter local politics – has unexpectedly led him to a new romance and healing from heartbreak. This month, the Oā raākei local board member married Manurewa member Tabetha Gorrie in a moving ceremony at Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral, with their first child due in September. “Normally when two politicians meet, it ends up in tears – yet this time it’s ended up in rings and a baby,” laughs Troy. “We got to know each other after we were both elected to our local…

So fresh and so clean Kérastase Fresh Affair Dry Shampoo, $47, is the bad-hair-day saviour that gets you back into glam mode instantly. And with the beautiful fragrance that made this brand famous is the perfect way to kick off the day. TIP Make sure you’re spraying far enough away from your roots or you’ll end up with white spots and dull-looking strands! DREW BARRYMORE The actress and beauty mogul loves a bargain buy, saying, “Batiste Original Formula Dry Shampoo [$11.99] works so much better than any other dry shampoo I’ve ever tried. It lets you work a blowout for as long as possible and it’s not expensive!” Clean option KMS Conscious Style Cleansing Mist, $35.50, is a moisturising hair mist that refreshes hair using sustainably sourced and Ecocert-certified ingredients.…

CUT OUT & KEEP! 3 cost-saving recipes to collect every week KŪMARA & CHORIZO FRITTATA SERVES 4 PREP 15 MINS COOK 55 MINS • 500g orange kūmara, peeled, thinly sliced • 1 chorizo sausage, thinly sliced • 1 red onion, thinly sliced • 2 garlic cloves, crushed • 2 tsp olive oil • 8 eggs whisked • ½ cup thickened cream • 100g firm feta, crumbled • ¼ cup finely grated parmesan • ¼ cup torn basil leaves • mixed salad, to serve 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease a 20cm square cake pan. Line base and two long sides with baking paper, extending paper 2cm above pan edge. 2 On an oven tray, toss orange kūmara, chorizo, onion, garlic and oil to coat. Season well with salt and…

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AMANDA SAYS Basil tells me he’s living, but I do also see two other dogs that have passed over. They come through with Maria’s husband. Those two dogs are often seen by Basil and Sheba, the other living dog. Basil tells me he suffers from anxiety. Sheba tells Basil to “get over it” but these two clearly love each other. Basil loves his walks but he’s fine without one every day. Basil and Sheba are very different – like chalk and cheese. Basil tells me he’s been with Maria since he was a puppy and he’s now seven. He’s aware his anxiety is really bad, especially with noises. Sheba tells Maria she didn’t want to be left out of the reading and that she tolerates Basil’s…

Behind the scenes Your entertainment backstage pass! How did it feel getting cast in the remake of such an iconic series? Devin: Do you know what it feels like to win the lottery? It’s that. I was crying when I booked this job. I had zero dollars in my bank account, so I was excited. Johnny: It feels like we have been given the keys to the treasure. When I got the call that I had the part, I was on the street in West Hollywood and I screamed at the top of my lungs. I didn’t care who saw me. Had you watched the original Queer as Folk? Johnny: I remember the first time I saw it as a kid, I was scrolling through the channels and the show…

Rock chick Brooke BROOKE SHIELDS Maroon 5 superfan and caffeine aficionado Brooke made her feelings known while doing a coffee run in New York. Wonder if she takes sugar in her coffee? Snap happy! BEN AFFLECK & JENNIFER LOPEZ Good to see Ben is taking his duties seriously and is hustlin’ to get the best Paris pic for his new wife’s Instagram. Gwyneth’s milking it! GWYNETH PALTROW The Oscar winner went full Cleopatra, taking a milk bath to promote Goop’s new $167 “exfoliating sleep milk”. She says, “I didn’t hate it.” Ahoy, Orly Sparrow! ORLANDO BLOOM You’d be excused for thinking this was Captain Jack Sparrow at the Cairns markets, but it was Pirates star Orly filming a scene for his upcoming flick Wizards! Model husband CINDY CRAWFORD The…