Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 9, 2024 i Woman's Day Magazine NZ

Beloved AM host Melissa Chan-Green choked back tears on her first live broadcast after the shock news that Newshub was facing closure. Staff were told in an emergency meeting on 28 February that Warner Bros Discovery was set to end Three’s news division on 30 June. On the 29th, an emotional Melissa, 40, said that she had been “so lucky to work here for the last 17 years – it’s got me through some pretty dark times”. She also thanked Newshub staff for returning to work to put out bulletins after hearing “such awful news”. Having lost his job at Today FM 11 months ago, her new AM co-host Lloyd Burr, 36, added, “It has been a whopping 24 hours for us here. It’s been pretty tough, but we’ll get…

Over the years, the Duchess of Sussex has parted ways with family, friends and other former loved ones, but no one’s vanished as abruptly from Meghan’s close circle as her bestie Jessica Mulroney. Now insiders say the 43-year-old Canadian stylist is ready to share her side of the story – she’s in talks with various publishing companies about penning a memoir that will include details about their long friendship and why it ended. Unsurprisingly, Meghan, 42, is said to be concerned. “Jessica’s book could really cause Meghan some problems,” a royal insider tells Woman’s Day. “Jessica was Meghan’s number-one confidante for almost a decade, during which time she met and married Prince Harry. “She knows the truth about everything – from Meghan’s divorce to her fight with Princess Kate.”…

She’s proven herself to be the standout star from this season of Married At First Sight Australia, handing out sage, albeit somewhat eccentric, advice to all of her fellow participants. So it’s no wonder that Byron Bay’s celebrity hippie Lucinda Light is already being primed to make a return to the show next season – as an expert! Woman’s Day hears there could be a reshuffling of the experts next season, with Alessandra Rampolla, John Aiken and Melissa Schilling all yet to sign their contracts. “Mel is living in the UK now and given the nature of her health at the moment, she isn’t looking to travel as much,” a MAFS insider tells Woman’s Day. “Meanwhile, John and Alessandra are still planning what their schedules will look like in 2025.” Whispers…

She’s Australia’s most famous big sister and when Bindi Irwin found out her little brother Robert had split from his girlfriend Rorie Buckey, she couldn’t have been more proud of her younger sibling for standing on his own two feet and making one of the toughest decisions of his life. According to a well-placed insider, when Robert and Rorie, both 20, announced in February that they’d split after dating for a little over a year, there was a collective sigh of relief behind the scenes from some of Robert’s biggest supporters. “Robert has very much become his own person, and while he’s always been strongly supported by his mum Terri and Bindi, he was adamant from the beginning with Rorie that he wasn’t going to be influenced by anyone,” says…

When Ditch Davey said yes to a role in Paper Dolls, he didn’t realise the impact it was going to have on him. In the eight-part drama – based on the story of girl group Bardot, Australia’s answer to TrueBliss – the former Home And Away actor plays a record company executive who has an exploitative sexual relationship with one of the teen singers on his label. “I’ve got a story about being taken advantage of when I was a young actor,” confesses Ditch, 48. “That’s something I’ve never mentioned and I didn’t even recognise that it was a thing until I did this show. I was taken by surprise. There was someone in a position of power who abused that power. At the time, I just thought, ‘Oh, Jesus…

As we approach the change of life, it’s essential to feed and replenish our bodies with nutrients such as calcium, protein and omega-3. Michelle says this was a key consideration when devising The Menopause Method eating plan. “You will see a lower-carb approach to eating as insulin resistance can be a real issue for many menopausal women,” she explains. “But you won’t see carbs demonised as we feature a pasta dish each Wednesday. Who doesn’t love a little pasta?” MIND OVER MATTER Gratitude practice is something we can all try. Studies show it can boost happiness, ease stress, anxiety and depression, and even help lower blood pressure. It doesn’t need to take a lot of time – a couple of minutes is all you need. “While I may not make…

Zucchini, honey & lemon cake Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s take on a lemon drizzle cake has the unlikely inclusion of zucchinis, which balances the sweetness and keeps it moist too MAKES 8-10 SLICES Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Line a 1kg loaf tin with baking paper. Tip 350g coarsely grated zucchinis (about 2 medium) into a finemeshed sieve set over a bowl. Sprinkle with ½tsp fine salt and toss through. (It will draw the moisture from the veg.) Leave to drain for 20 minutes or so, then press the zucchinis with the back of a spoon to get rid of a bit more juice. In a bowl, mix together 150g wholemeal spelt flour, 100g plain wholemeal flour, 100g ground almonds or hazelnuts, ½tsp baking soda, 1 tsp baking powder and…

Q My dad passed away, and I’m feeling so sad and empty. My mum is also struggling a lot. I’d love to hear if he’s able to give her strength in the future. Carole MITCHELL SAYS Your wonderful dad comes through straightaway. He’s sending his love to everyone – but especially to your mum, you and your sister. He is smiling and looks very well now. He tells me he knew you were all there by his side. He felt your mum holding his hand and is saying, “Thank you for telling me it was OK to go and be with the angels.” Your dad hears your mum talking to him every day and he really likes the photo she has in a gold frame. I can see him opening…

Shortland Street star Marianne Infante was a winner at last week’s Women in Film And Television Awards in Auckland, where she took out the prize for Outstanding Newcomer for her “excellence in performing and advocating for minority voices”. Accompanied by her boyfriend Daryll, the actress told Woman’s Day, “It’s quite overwhelming. I feel like I’m being seen for who I am and what I represent.” Her Shorty co-star Bella Kalolo-Suraj was there to cheer Marianne on, saying, “It’s all about big-upping my workmate and sharing the love.” Also taking home a trophy was Oscarnominated filmmaker and “extraordinary businesswoman” Chelsea Winstanley, who picked up the Entrepreneurship Award. Attending with close friend Stacey Morrison (above), she said, “It’s a privilege to be nominated by your peers, but everyone’s a winner!” In the…

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Fresh off his whirlwind trip to Oz to see Taylor Swift perform at her first Eras Tour show in Sydney on 23 February, Travis Kelce headed to Las Vegas to celebrate his Super Bowl win with his Kansas City Chiefs teammates – but not before his famous girlfriend read him the riot act about how to behave in Sin City! The 34-year-old NFL star caused controversy when he was snapped wearing a T-shirt from a Las Vegas strip club last November, but he had to skip the establishment this time around! “Taylor loves his masculine bad-boy side, but not if it’s going to humiliate her or damage her image – something she’s worked tirelessly for years to achieve,” says a source close to the 34-year-old singer, who’s been dating the…

Anika Moa is an award-winning, chart-topping musician, with a recording career spanning decades. She’s a children’s entertainer – her album Songs For Bubbas has just gone double platinum – and a star of radio (The Hits) and TV shows Anika Moa Unleashed and Seven Sharp. So it’s no surprise to see the Kiwi icon popping up on another platform – this time as a podcaster for RNZ. Called It’s Personal With Anika Moa, her weekly series invites wellknown New Zealanders to trust Anika with personal stories we haven’t heard before. “I wanted to do something more serious than I’ve done before because it’s time,” explains Anika, 43. “I can still be a comedian like I was on Unleashed, but sometimes I want to talk about stuff that means something.” Anika…

He calls himself the alpha male of the experiment, however, these newly leaked photos of controversial groom Jack Dunkley seem to highlight that it wasn’t always the case. In the shots, which were said to have been taken when he was in his early twenties, the 34-yearold Gold Coast personal trainer – who famously said on MAFS that he finds it “unattractive” when he feels “emasculated” by a woman – can be seen striking a series of poses while sporting straightened hair, eyeliner and a goatee. My, how you’ve changed!…

Former Married At First Sight star Ella May Ding was single and thriving, living alone with her two beloved Siamese cats, when someone from her past popped up unexpectedly. His name was Guy Palermo and, just last week, she said yes when he asked her to marry him. “We’ve known each other for six years,” tells Ella, 29. “We bumped into each other at a festival and then spent every day together just as mates. “I really believe that timing is everything and for the past six years, it wasn’t right because I wasn’t ready. After everything I’ve experienced, I feel like I’m more than ready – he’s my knight in shining armour.” Ella was married to Mitch Eynaud on the 2022 season of MAFS, but the Gold Coast financial…

DATE NIGHT! A New York onlooker confirmed the pair had a blast at dinner. HOLLYWOOD IS TALKING Fans think Selena told Taylor about her co-stars’ coupling. They both moved quickly to have their reps deny reports their friendship was anything more, but Only Murders In The Building co-stars Meryl Streep and Martin Short are once again fuelling widespread rumours they’re dating!  The giggling pair were snapped having dinner at swanky LA restaurant Giorgio Baldi last week and insiders say there’s “definitely something going on” between them. “They were really enjoying their meal and having a blast the whole time,” one onlooker reported after the dinner date, adding that there was “lots of laughing” and they “couldn’t have been having a better time”. Indeed, friends tell Woman’s Day the 74-year-old…

TEARS OF JOY! Calling it the “greatest honour of my career”, The Holdovers star Da’Vine Joy Randolph was teary-eyed as she accepted a Best Supporting Actress gong. MAKING HER MARK The award for Funniest On-stage Moment goes to... Billie Eilish, who signed Melissa McCarthy’s forehead after she fawned over the singer! Let’s hope it’s not permanent marker... MODERN FAMILY The Dunphy-Pritchetts were back together for one night only! DEVIL WEARS PRADA Meryl moved “at a glacial pace” on stage, quipped Emily. THE GANGS ARE BACK TOGETHER! Cast reunions were trending at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway performed a hilarious skit inspired by their 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada. Jeff Goldblum also went retro, walking the red carpet with his ex-wife…

Oscar winner Natalie Portman surprised fans when she was spotted playing happy families with her estranged husband Benjamin Millepied and their children, Aleph, 12, and Amalia, seven, in Los Angeles. But insiders insist the star couple – who reportedly separated last August amid cheating allegations – are not reconciling. “Natalie and Benjamin are not together,” a well-placed source tells Woman’s Day. “She’s held off filing divorce papers and they’re trying for a kind of conscious uncoupling. They’re ready to go, but she wants them out of a place of anger and refocusing on their children before taking that final step.” We’re told choreographer Benjamin, 46, still has hopes of winning her back. But our insider says, “It’s not going to happen, as easy and tempting as that might be for…

On the outside, George and Amal Clooney’s new life in France looks idyllic. From wandering the quaint villages with their new Saint Bernard pup Nelson and visiting art galleries, to indulging in five-star French restaurants and just kicking back in their $13 million, 172-hectare estate, Domaine du Canadel, with their six-year-old twins Alexander and Ella. However, according to sources, there may have been an ulterior motive for their sudden relocation – and it was made drastically in order to save their marriage. “Amal has fallen in love with the idea of making a fresh start in France,” a well-placed insider tells Woman’s Day, adding that the Lebanese-born British barrister, 46, hopes the secluded, laid-back area they’ve chosen means her actor husband, 62, will finally wave goodbye to the Hollywood…

This week, Tori Adams gets involved in the drama between Timothy and Jayden – and her fellow bride Cassandra Allen becomes collateral damage. Tori, 27, reveals, “Timothy goes at Jayden, saying, ‘You are nothing! You have nothing!’ It was nasty. It was one of the most toxic dinner parties I’ve been to.” The Melbourne business manager says she was “uncomfortable” with the way Timothy spoke to Gold Coast professional fighter Jayden, 26, so she stepped in to defend him, but when Cassandra, 29, does likewise for Timothy, the two brides end up in a vicious row. “I yell at Cass for telling me what I’d said and I don’t like being told what I’d said,” recalls Tori. “It’s an ugly moment – she gets me to a point of anger where…

United in grief, the families of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies have spoken of their heartache and horror following the news of their apparent double murder. Police have alleged TV presenter Jesse, 26, and his partner Luke, 29, were killed at Jesse’s Paddington home on 19 February by New South Wales cop and former celebrity blogger Beau Lamarre-Condon, 28. Their bodies were discovered on a property 185km away in rural Bungonia. The families travelled to Sydney last week as police launched a widespread search for the men’s bodies. The findings came after Lamarre-Condon, currently in custody in the Silverwater Correctional Complex, finally caved and told police where the remains were located. Paying tribute to her close friend, Jessica Vaux tells Woman’s Day that flight attendant Luke was like…

Menopause might be unavoidable, but that doesn’t mean we have to dread it. In fact, by taking charge of your health and wellbeing, you can enjoy vibrant years to come. “Life during menopause can be a positive time,” says celebrity trainer Michelle Bridges, 53. “It’s time to start talking about it, lifting the curtain of fear that surrounds it, demystifying and finding out some truths.” It’s the message behind Michelle’s new passion project, The Menopause Method, a 12-week programme designed to tackle the specific challenges of perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause. “Over the years, many of my members from the 12 Week Body Transformation have been asking for a menopause offering,” she explains. “These ladies have grown with me over the 13 years of that business and I too am in…

Q+A What came first, the songs on the album This Is Me… Now or the idea for the film? What came first was that Ben and I got back together. We were so happy and in love, and couldn’t believe that we were getting this second chance that neither one of us thought we would ever get. As an artist, it inspired me to go in and make music again. In a way I hadn’t done since [the album] This Is Me… Then 20 years ago. Why is now the right time to share such a vulnerable project with the world? There wasn’t a time where I was like, “Oh, I’m going to do this at some point in my life.” This was something that was really inspired by the…

Ruffling feathers TILDA SWINTON The actress peacocked at a screening of her new film Problemista in New York. She must have had a real problem tucking into her popcorn with those posh plumes in her face! Petal for your thoughts? BIT OF A HANDFUL JEREMY ALLEN WHITE He’s used to juggling kitchen utensils, but the Bear actor was struggling with a serious haul of stems instead during a visit to a farmers’ market in Los Angeles. Black humour DARK CITY STARS Kiwi celebs were out in force for the Auckland premiere of local drama Dark City: The Cleaner, which comes to Neon and Soho this week. Former Shorty star Claire Chitham (right) even grabbed a cuddle with lead actor Cohen Holloway, despite the fact he plays a very convincing serial…