Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 44, 2022 i Woman's Day Magazine NZ

I’m thrilled to have the lovely Toni Street and her Coast radio crew in the mag again this week. The team recently went away to Hawaii with one lucky competition winner – and they say meeting Sophia Perera has changed how they view the world. Of course, dedicated readers will already be familiar with Sophia after we covered her battle with terminal cancer in the mag last year. For an inspirational update, turn to page 14. Meanwhile, with Halloween fast approaching, we’ve got crafty tricks and sweet treats to help you have a spook-tacular night on page 74 – and the good news is, you can pick everything up from one-stop shop The Scarehouse! Although I was a huge fan of Halloween as a child, even dressing up as then-PM…

A feud between two of Sister Act’s biggest stars has emerged after star Kathy Najimy learned – live on TV – about the film’s reprise moving ahead without her! The 65-year-old actress was on US talk show The View to promote her new film Hocus Pocus 2 and was quizzed over speculation about a second sequel to the hit ’90s comedy. Kathy said she’d been left in the dark, replying, “I haven’t heard anything formal about three yet, but I think it’d be a blast of fun.” However, when she turned to co-host Whoopi Goldberg to confirm the rumours, she was left visibly shocked. “It’s happening,” Whoopi, 66, said awkwardly. “We’re getting a script at the end of the month.” To make matters worse, Whoopi refused to comment…

Exclusive ‘I really don’t mind being the centre of attention!’ Shortland Street star Kura Forrester admits it was agony deciding whether she should leave her dream role playing “annoying but lovable” receptionist Desi on the long-running soap. “It was definitely confronting,” she shares. “I talked to so many people about it. I loved working on the show and I loved having some financial security! But my agent suggested that this would be a good time for me to think about whether I wanted to be on Shorty for a long time or maybe consider my options and see what other work might be available.” The multi-talented actress – who won the 2019 Billy T Award for her stand-up show Kura Shoulda Woulda and also appeared in Taskmaster NZ this year…

TV update After the death of the Queen, there’s never been more interest in the royals, so it’s fitting Netflix has announced that The Crown – which show creator Peter Morgan declares is “a love letter” to Her Majesty – will return on the 9th of November after a two-year wait. ALL AT ONCE! Rather than be forced to wait a week for new eps, Netflix has announced all 10 episodes will drop at once. The streaming giant decided not to delay the release of the season in the wake of the Queen’s death. PALACE IN TURMOIL Buckingham Palace is reportedly extremely concerned about the upcoming season of the drama that’s set to show an “all-out war” between then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana. UK reports suggest the palace has even…

Reality bites Just like they’re used to fighting their way through the obstacles on the Australian Ninja Warrior course, power couple Eddie Burrill and Lisa Campbell weren’t going to let a little thing like a global pandemic stand in the way of their big day! The Brisbane-based dynamic duo – who got engaged in 2017 after Eddie, 30, got down on one knee on a trip away to the Blue Mountains – had planned to wed in 2020, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, they were forced to delay the nuptials until late last year. Despite it keeping some of their immediate family away – only their parents could attend – they ensured their other family were there to cheer them on from the sidelines, just as they do on TV.…

Life Thanks to COVID, many people have endured anxiety that comes with the uncertainty of income and the threat of getting sick or passing it on to our loved ones. We’ve also endured many months of lockdown with minimal interaction, so it’s suffice to say we may be a little rusty on our social etiquette. Consequently, you may have noticed an unwelcome spike in the number of unpleasant interactions you are having with total strangers. This could be while walking your dog at the park, filling up at the petrol pump, getting a coffee at the local café or braving the supermarket in the hunt for affordable produce. When it comes down to it, there are a few critical points in all interactions that are better navigated by using the…

Psychics Passed away peacefully AMANDA SAYS Diesel tells me he came to the family as a puppy and was about 17 when he died. He loved his family very much. Colleen’s son and Diesel are “best mates”. Diesel tells me he was never fed dog food – he ate what the family enjoyed and that was the best of food, including steak, which he loved. He tells me he just went missing one day. He describes the area and shows me he lived on a lifestyle block. He could see something in the air just after he went missing, which was a drone. Diesel passed away peacefully near the creek. COLLEEN SAYS I contacted Amanda because we needed to know for sure that Diesel was OK. He left during the…

The feud is over! Hailey Bieber and Justin’s ex Selena Gomez put rumours of a nasty spat to rest by posing up for a cosy pic at the Academy Music Gala in Los Angeles. Crowd pleaser It’s no lie to say that film fans went wild for Cate Blanchett as she attended the world premiere of Pinocchio at the BFI London Film Festival. This trio’s a triple threat! Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington and Michelle Yeow gave a lesson in style at the Hollywood premiere of their film School Of Good And Evil. Proof of love Two years after they started dating, Russell Crowe and his girlfriend Britney Theriot made their public debut at the Roman premiere of his movie Poker Face. Unlikely allies A collector of celebrity pals, Princess Eugenie…

Denzel Washington sparked fears for his health when he was spotted using a cane to walk on the set of his latest movie The Equalizer 3 on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. The 67-year-old – who made his name as an action star – worried fans by appearing a little out of action with his new accessory. “Wow, I didn’t know Denzel was that old,” commented one follower of the Oscar winner. “Denzel’s not a method actor, so I can see why everyone freaked out, especially as he’s using it to get out of a golf cart,” says a longtime friend of the actor, who’s reprising his role as former operative Robert McCall in the thriller. “He’s had his share of health problems and only recovered from COVID in July, but there’s…

WILLIAM’S HEARTACHE OVER PANORAMA Prince William fought hard to get his mother’s fraudulently obtained 1995 Panorama interview, conducted by embattled journalist Martin Bashir, pulled from the airwaves – and insiders say he’s furious it will be re-enacted in The Crown. The Telegraph reports that Princess Diana’s eldest son is “angered” that Netflix is revisiting the interview for “financial gain”, with some reports insisting an entire episode will be devoted to the controversial sitdown. CHARLES’ FURY OVER FAKE PLOT TO OUST HIS MUM Former British prime minister John Major last week lashed out at a scene that depicts a younger Charles asking him for help in getting the Queen to abdicate. John, 79, is the first prime minister still alive to see himself on the show and blasted it as “malicious…

Celebrity news Given how many times Julia Roberts has been a third wheel to George Clooney and his wife Amal at A-list events in recent months, you’d be forgiven for forgetting she has a partner of her own! Despite Julia hitting several star-studded red carpets recently to promote Ticket To Paradise, the film she shot in Queensland alongside George earlier this year, there’s been no sign of her husband of 20 years, Danny Moder, 53. ‘Leaving her to awkwardly pose with George is strange’ “People are starting to talk,” says one onlooker, who saw the celebrity trio on the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures red carpet on 15 October. DIFFICULT TIME Insiders note that the film has been marked as Julia’s big return to the rom-com genre and Danny being…

Reality bites Though Celebrity Treasure Island viewers might not realise it, host Bree Tomasel and one of this season’s castaways, fellow ZM host Cam Mansel, have history. “I first met Bree four and a half years ago,” recalls Cam, 30. “I thought, ‘I want to be best friends with her, but she’s so cool, it’s never going to happen!’” What Cam didn’t know then was that during the following years, he and Bree would form a friendship so close that it feels like family. And as two people whose careers centre on their gift of the gab, it’s no surprise that the broadcasting BFFs love to get together and chat! “It comes very naturally to both of us,” laughs Cam. “We walk and talk, brunch and talk, have sleepovers... I…

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Scorpio 24 OCTOBER – 22 NOVEMBER Eclipses tend to spring surprises, but the good news is that with drama comes excitement – and under stars like these, new projects can rapidly gain momentum. Socially, life’s heating up with the weather and your confident manner won’t go unnoticed! STAR TIP A purchase could strike the perfect balance between form and function. JULIA ROBERTS The actress, who turns 55 on 28 October, is sexy and notoriously private – classic Scorpio traits. Sagittarius NOV 23 – DEC 22 If you’ve been searching for emotional or intellectual satisfaction, start checking out a few options. Hidden talents could surface through spring, so why not explore a long-held interest? For singles, connections formed now might be instant. STAR TIP Interested in hypnosis or psychology? Look out…

What do you experience when you’re channelling the spirit world? Sometimes I will see the spirit world as clearly as I’ll be seeing another person. Other times, it may be more abstract and it’s more like a daydream. Sometimes I will hear the spirit world – they will talk to me, and I can sometimes hear their accents, their dialects and the tone of their voices. Other times, I just get a feeling. Are you ever scared? When I was a very young child, I found it terrifying, but for me, it’s such a natural part of my life that I’m very used to it. Sometimes I’ll be at the sink washing up the dishes and I’ll feel the atmosphere around me change. I may turn around and I’ll see…

Behind the scenesYour entertainment backstage pass! Nearly 30 years after the original film cast a spell over the world, Sarah Jessica Parker, 57, returns to Salem, alongside Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy, for Hocus Pocus 2. And hot off the heels of its Disney+ premiere, Woman’s Day chats with the star about all things Halloween, what her kids think of her witchy portrayal – and just how many pairs of shoes she really owns! We’re so happy Hocus Pocus is back! How does it feel to reunite with Bette and Kathy? It felt a little peculiar but also so natural and so familiar. It was so easy at first, but it did get a little harder as the days went on because you started to realise what you didn’t know…

FLOWER POWER JANELLE MONAÉ Remember those dancing flowers that moved in time to the music? The We Are Young singer’s Christian Siriano look for the London premiere of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery brings it all back! Garden guru Gwen GWEN STEFANI Who knew the American Idol judge and popstar was such a keen gardener? Gwen got her green thumb working overtime with a shopping spree at a nursery in LA. Mind your manicure! BIRTHDAY BASH! BRYCE RUTHVEN & MELISSA RAWSON The controversial MAFS Australia couple’s sweet twin sons Tate and Levi had a smashing time at their very first birthday party. Three’s company DUSTIN HOFFMAN, RENA OWEN & JEREMY STRONG The Kiwi acting legend looked right at home sandwiched in between a bona fide Hollywood heavyweight and one…

He amassed a multimillion-dollar fortune playing the beloved Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise, but Robbie Coltrane spent his final days living in a run-down rented barn in the remote Scottish Highlands. The actor – who died in Falkirk, Scotland, on 14 October, aged 72 – became a household name with British crime series Cracker in the ’90s, but he retreated from the public eye following his split from his sculptor wife Rhona Gemmell in 2003. Those close to the publicity-shy star say Robbie struggled with the spotlight Harry Potter mania put on him after the release of the first movie in 2001 and had recently become housebound as he battled the “24-hour pain” of osteoarthritis. “Reclusive is definitely the word I would use to describe Robbie,” revealed his…

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis have been forced to dismiss “scurrilous” claims after the couple’s former nanny went rogue, spilling dramatic details about the pair’s 2020 split in a scandal that’s been dubbed “Saladgate”. According to the unnamed employee, the devastated Ted Lasso star threw himself under Olivia’s car in the midst of one explosive fight to try to prevent the 38-year-old actress leaving their home to see her new boyfriend Harry Styles, 28. “Jason told me, ‘She made this salad and she made her special dressing, and she’s leaving with her salad to have dinner with him,” says the nanny, who cared for the pair’s two kids, Otis, eight, and Daisy, six. She also claims the 47-year-old actor found out about Olivia’s romance with the As It Was singer…

After her relationship with disgraced former doctor Andrew Wakefield quietly ended, Elle Macpherson has moved on to a handsome musician. Woman’s Day can exclusively reveal that the 58-year-old Aussie supermodel is seeing guitarist and songwriter Doyle Brahmall II – who was previously in a seven-year relationship with Bridget Jones’s Diary star Renée Zellweger. Doyle, 53, posted a picture of himself and Elle at an Eric Clapton concert in Zurich last week, before the pair headed for a romantic break in Morocco. “Elle and Doyle have been in each other’s orbit for a couple of years,” says an insider. “She keeps their romance fairly under wraps, but he’s ready to sing it from the rooftops.”…

Cover story Beloved broadcaster Toni Street has always been a big believer in fate. Ever since she was young, she’s had the sense that someone or something beyond her control is looking over her. “It’s comforting to think of the world like that,” she says. “It helps me to try to make sense of things.” So it’s no surprise that Toni believes fate had a hand to play when it came to her newfound close friendship with Auckland mum Sophia Perera, who won an on-air competition to join the Coast radio star on a Hawaiian holiday of a lifetime. Sophia might have been drawn at random to join Toni and her breakfast co-hosts, Sam Wallace and Jason Reeves, on the luxury week away, but as soon as the radio stars…

Reality bites ‘I had to try to be a mean girl and that’s just not me’ If there’s one thing you can be sure about Elvis Lopeti, it’s that he’s not shy about taking his shirt off – whether he’s on the beaches of Celebrity Treasure Island or anywhere else. “Oh, yeah, I’m always top off,” he tells Woman’s Day, laughing. “I don’t care what I look like. I’m always being silly. Everyone’s like, ‘Elvis, oh, my gosh, you’re so confident!’ But I didn’t realise it was a thing to keep your shirt on. I thought this was normal!” With a name like Elvis – yes, his mum named him after the legendary singer – the social media superstar and former member of Parris Goebel’s Royal Family dance crew was…

WellnessBe well with Woman's DayYOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BEING THE BEST YOU Simone and Ravi were one of those couples other married people thought of as perfect. They had a successful small business, three amazing kids and spoke of more ups than downs when they saw friends. So when the time came for Simone, 43, to tell family and friends that the 18-year marriage was over, their surprise said it all. “Everyone was shocked,” she says. “From my mum to the neighbours and our work team, no one could believe it.” Worse than shock was the sadness that they responded with. “A mum from school burst into tears because she said if we couldn’t make it together, how could anyone else? Everyone thought we were solid. That was part of…

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GRILLED MISO CHICKEN SERVES 4 PREP 20 MINS + MARINATING COOK 10 MINS • 1/3 cup dashi miso paste • ¼ cup water • 4 chicken breast fillets • 8 radishes, scrubbed, trimmed, quartered • 4 baby golden beetroot, trimmed, scrubbed, quartered • 1 Lebanese cucumber, 2cm chunks • 1 cup rice-wine vinegar • 2 green onions, thinly sliced • 1 tbsp black and white sesame seeds • ¼ cup pickled pink ginger, drained • steamed rice, lemon slices, mixed salad leaves, to serve 1 In a bowl, whisk dashi paste with water until smooth. Add chicken, tossing to coat. Chill 30 mins. 2 Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine radish, beetroot, cucumber and rice-wine vinegar. Set aside 30 mins, stirring occasionally. 3 Preheat a barbecue grill or chargrill pan…

Psychics Q I’m hoping you can put my mind at ease. My brother died two months ago. Is he happy now with our parents? He wasn’t the same after Dad died. We all miss him so much. I hope he’s at peace now. Liz MITCHELL SAYS Your beautiful brother tells me he is safe and that he has found a sense of peace on the other side. He has been reunited with your parents and your father tells me he was waiting there to greet him when he passed. Mum says, “Thank you for the flowers.” Your brother adds that he will visit you in a dream and that feathers are a sign he will send from Heaven. Your brother is sending his love to you and says he will…

MOVIE BROS If you’re a person who laments the lack of quality rom-coms these days, then this is the movie for you! Comedian Billy Eichner wrote and stars in this hilarious new film about a commitmentphobe who finally meets his romantic match. IN CINEMAS THURSDAY EVENT TWILIGHT TUESDAYS Auckland Museum has your next date night sorted! Open till 8.30pm every Tuesday, take a quiet stroll around the museum without the crowds, then enjoy dinner and a drink at the Tuitui Bistro and Café. Top the night off watching the sunset over the beautiful Auckland Domain. TICKETS ON SALE NOW PODCAST DID THE TITANIC SINK? Kiwi podcast king Tim Batt is joined by Aussie comedian Carlo Ritchie as they ponder the daft conspiracy theory that one of the most famous disasters…