Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 11, 2025 i Woman's Day Magazine NZ

Off the leash! After being found not guilty of assault in a shooting trial, rapper A$AP Rocky celebrated with a 101 Dalmatians-themed photo session in NYC. Texan bros Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey caught up at the Austin FC vs Colorado Rapids soccer game, where they shared a few tequilas. Film festival fun They come in peace! Death Of A Unicorn co-stars Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd played up for the cameras at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. The Lady can do it all! The multitalented Lady Gaga pulled double duty on Saturday Night Live in New York, stepping in as both the host and musical guest. Golden goddess Dakota Fanning wanted to “take a little bit of a risk” for her first Chanel show at Paris Fashion Week…

An under-the-radar Brad Pitt has been spotted filming his latest action film near Queenstown – and insiders say it could be the perfect place for a future destination wedding! Engagement rumours have been swirling for Brad, 61, and his longtime girlfriend Inés de Ramón, 32, for a while, and we’re told the jetsetting pair are keen to tie the knot outside the US. “They’re very big on travelling together and Brad loves having her along on his work trips,” says an insider, adding that Ines will join Brad in Aotearoa halfway through the shooting of new movie Heart Of The Beast. “He’s counting on Inés’ company when he promotes racing movie F1 this year and is trying to plan his schedule so he can take time off to be with…

Mariah Carey has found herself in a worrying cycle of partying all night and sleeping all day, like a popstar half her age – and her inner circle fears it could ruin her career and her health. “People around her are convinced she’s not taking care of herself,” a source says of her bad sleep habits and fast-food binges. “But Mariah is Mariah – no one can tell her what to do.” The Hero hitmaker, 55, has raised alarm bells with her “painfully slow” movements at a recent concert and an insider says she’s in a “vulnerable” state after going through a rough decade, including a divorce and broken engagements. “Mariah’s not doing well these days,” tells the source. “She’s exhausted. This is not how she imagined her life and…

Not many of us can say we’ve been held at gunpoint, kidnapped, shot, spent time in jail, and survived an earthquake and a volcanic eruption, but for Shortland Street star Ben Barrington, drama has never been far away during his almost 10 years on the iconic soap. With so much excitement at work, perhaps it’s no surprise that after filming, the actor loves nothing more than returning to the comparative calm at home with his wife Kristie Fergus, their daughter Harley, eight, and Kristie’s son Ollie, 23. Yes, family life might be a little dull versus Ferndale, but Ben wouldn’t really want to have it any other way. “My real life is definitely boring in comparison to my character’s, but that’s just the way I like it!” he says, joining…

On the surface, Delta Goodrem couldn’t be happier as she prepares to marry her “best friend” after taking charge of her career and creating her own record company. But behind the scenes, some suspect a family feud has now erupted after her mum and former manager Lea Goodrem aired her frustrations about the massive changes in her life – and her fiancé Matthew Copley. “Rumours are circling that there is tension between Delta and her mum because Lea raised some concerns about all the changes and the massive role Matt now has in all the decisions,” reveals an insider. “There have been lots of whispered conversations about it. Everything now gets run by Matt and he gets involved in every aspect of the business. He’s CC’d in every email and…

Finding true love once is something most of us aspire to, but newlyweds Bob and Jacqui Quilliam went a step better and found it twice... with each other! Forty years after they got married and 20 years after their divorce, the Hastings couple recently exchanged vows for the second time in a heartfelt ceremony in their backyard, surrounded by many of the friends and family who had witnessed the first celebration. “Looking at Bob as I walked down the aisle towards him the second time felt even more special,” reflects Jacqui, 68. “The love we have now as an older couple is so solid compared to the feelings we had for each other when we were younger.” The bubbly travel agent admits she never stopped loving her husband, but the…

For women navigating their forties or fifties, life often brings some unexpected changes – from sudden hot flashes and disrupted sleep patterns, to heightened anxiety and a stubborn shift in the waistline. Welcome to perimenopause, the stage where hormonal fluctuations take centre stage, often leaving women feeling like passengers on an unpredictable journey. However, according to fitness expert and personal trainer Nikki Ellis, this time of life doesn’t have to be about slowing down. “This is actually an opportunity to build strength, boost energy and step into the next chapter of life with confidence,” she enthuses. “These can truly be our best years.” KEEP IT MOVING Perimenopause often feels like an emotional rollercoaster, but regular cardiovascular exercise can provide balance. Nikki recommends aiming for 150 minutes of cardio each week,…

PORTUGUESE CHICKEN BURGER SERVES 4 PREP 15 MINS + MARINATING & CHILLING COOK 10 MINS • 4 large chicken thigh fillets • ⅓ cup piri-piri sauce • 1 cup apple-cider vinegar • ½ cup water • ⅓ cup sugar • 1 tsp mustard seeds • 1 tsp mustard powder • 1 zucchini, thinly sliced • 1 beetroot, thinly sliced • ½ cup aioli • 2 tbsp chopped parsley • 4 burger buns, halved • 4 slices mozzarella • lettuce leaves, oven baked chips, to serve 1 Combine chicken and sauce. Cover and chill 30 mins. 2 Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat vinegar, water, sugar and mustards on high, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil. Place zucchini and beetroot in separate heatproof bowls. Divide hot liquid between them. Chill…

Q My grandma wrote to you asking about our grandpa. Sadly, she passed away and didn’t see your response. I know they’re reunited and watching over us all. Please ask her to keep an extra eye over her great-grandkids. We miss them! Tahlia MITCHELL SAYS Your grandma Colleen is coming through with so much love for you. She’s smiling and tells me her husband was waiting for her. When they held each other again, it was as though time stood still – I feel that they are soulmates reunited. Your grandpa says they are at peace and they’ve been reliving their younger years – he has even taken your grandma dancing! They’re both sending their love, and your grandma says she’ll always protect and watch over you all. Please keep…

LADY OR LEOPARD? MILLIE BOBBY BROWN You’ve got to hand it to the Stranger Things star – when she commits to a fashion theme, she goes all in! Millie went with her animal instincts in head-to-toe leopard print in London. Baz-mobile BARRY KEOGHAN Is the Irish actor gunning for a role as the next Batman? The Saltburn star pulled up to Paris Fashion Week in a rather futuristic Jaguar Type 00. Way to make an entrance, Baz! You’re terrible! TONI COLLETTE Instead of just filming the requested video to intro a 30th anniversary screening of Muriel’s Wedding at the recent Glasgow Film Festival, Toni took the train from London to surprise fans! No time for magic tricks, son HARRY’S LAD DANIEL RADCLIFFE The Harry Potter star is rarely seen out…

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Britney Spears has been making up for lost time with her son Jayden since they reunited late last year – and she could also be mentoring his music career! The proud singer, 43, shared a clip of her youngest boy, 18, playing the piano at her California mansion, posting, “He’s a genius and I’m in awe of him. I can’t believe he’s mine! I was honestly scared – and that’s not normal.” Britney shed “tears of joy” at being able to spend Christmas with Jayden last year after two years apart, though it’s unclear if she’s rekindled her relationship with Jayden’s older brother Sean, 19. For now, Brit is enjoying nurturing Jayden’s natural musical “gift”, with an insider revealing she “sees so much of herself” in her son.…

He’s been dubbed the “gentle giant” of Married At First Sight Australia, however, a scorned ex-fiancée may have just laid bare the real Dave Hand, claiming he’s not the man we see on screen! Stephanie Jaksch is thought to have been in a relationship with the Melbourne-based builder, 36, for three and a half years, even getting engaged to him in late 2022, but their wedding was called off just 12 months later. While they left on good terms, friends have since spilled that things took a bad turn when Steph found out he had applied to appear on dating show FBoy Island Australia around the time of their break-up! “They split and as we all found out, he went straight on to apply to go on reality TV!” one…

No one seemed to remotely bat an eyelid when Harrison Ford rocked up to the recent SAG Awards without wife Calista Flockhart, who was away working in New York. However, there’s now speculation that one of Hollywood’s sturdiest marriages could be on rocky ground as Calista enjoys her newfound freedom and theatre career in the Big Apple, while the couple adjusts to their new long-distance normal. “Calista has been there for Harrison 24/7 from the day she said ‘I do’, so it’s long overdue that she gets to do something she wants for the first time in forever,” an insider tells Woman’s Day. “And for Calista, theatre is a growing passion that even Harrison can’t compete with.” Harrison, 82, and Calista, 60, have apparently been living apart for the past…

At just nine months old, wee Francesca Isabel Pasek is already making her parents proud. “She picks things up really quickly,” tells dad Alvaro. Mum Jemma adds, “She’s hitting all her milestones. It’s just the smiles she made us wait for. She didn’t smile for the first six months – she just had this really serious look, like she was contemplating something. I blame it on her dad’s eyebrows!” Alvaro laughs, “It’s amazing how much joy such a fleeting smile can bring you.” The 2023 House Rules NZ winners have won the lottery with Francesca. The beautiful cherub is the apple of their eye and all they ever dreamed of. Both from three-child households, Jemma, 33, and Alvaro, 35, always wanted a large family of their own. One of Alvaro’s…

Lately, Greta van den Brink has to pinch herself to check her life is real. Just a few years ago, she was feeling deflated and worried she wasn’t making any headway in life. Fast-forward to today and the stuntwoman, actress and singer can’t believe the opportunities she’s had thrown her way. From working with horses on a blockbuster set, to filming with screen heavyweights and writing a song that unexpectedly found its way into a TV series, Greta, 25, feels incredibly lucky. The Aucklander tells, “Impostor syndrome will regularly come and tap me on the shoulder, and I have to remind myself, ‘I’m OK. I’m allowed to be here.’ I don’t know how I’ve ended up here, but I’m really pleased I have. “I’ve realised I’m quite good at being…

Talk about a memorable Christmas present! Four-year-old Addie Gittoes loves her brand-new playground, which is now the perfect addition to the playhouse that is already in the backyard. “We had built a play area for Addie under the house a few years ago with a fairy garden, playhouse and climbing wall,” says her mum Natalie Langley. “As she has grown, we have adapted the area to suit and the playground was the next step. We couldn’t find anything which would fit the space, so we designed it ourselves and had our trusted builder Stu build it. “It was designed to be able to change as she grows, with multiple attachments, and it’s strong enough for the adults to use too. We would have loved a bigger area to add a…

COCONUT BLONDIES SERVES 12 PREP 15 MINS COOK 45 MINS • 125g butter, chopped • 200g white cooking chocolate, chopped • 1½ cups caster sugar • 1 tsp vanilla essence • 4 eggs, lightly whisked • 1⅔ cups plain flour • ½ tsp baking powder • ½ cup shredded coconut • icing sugar, for dusting 1 Preheat oven to 160ºC. Grease and line a 26cm x 16cm (base measurement) slice pan with baking paper, extending paper 2cm above pan edges. 2 Combine the butter and chocolate in a saucepan over low heat. Cook and stir 2 mins or until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar and essence. Add egg; mix well. Sift flour and baking powder over chocolate mixture. Add coconut; stir until well combined. 3 Pour into prepared…

I’m thrilled to see local film Tinā has struck a chord with Kiwi audiences, grossing over $1.5 million to top the box office and enjoy the third-biggest opening weekend for a homegrown movie, after only Hunt For The Wilderpeople and Sione’s 2: Unfinished Business. Following a Samoan teacher who tragically loses her daughter in the Christchurch quake, it’s a film that had me both belly-laughing and dabbing at my eyes – my date Karen went through a full pack of tissues! If you haven’t seen it yet, please get yourself to a cinema immediately. If you have watched it, turn to page 20 to see one of Aotearoa’s brightest young stars, actress Antonia Robinson (she plays private schoolgirl and talented singer Sophie in Tinā), marry her dream man. Elsewhere in…

They were one of the strongest couples in Married At First Sight Australia, but in the space of a week, it appears Carina Mirabile and Paul Antoine’s union has come undone, with sources telling Woman’s Day that Carina has walked away from their marriage as she prepares to tell all. There are many issues behind the implosion, however, we hear it was spearheaded by Paul’s infamous door-punching incident, which saw the French-born wellness advisor, 30, lash out on a hotel door after learning Carina, 31, had slept with a well-known rapper. The incident not only sparked furore among fans but has also ignited a criminal investigation, with New South Wales Police confirming in a statement that “the matter has been referred to officers from South Sydney Police Area Command”. A…

Keith Urban has been on a mission to heal his wife Nicole Kidman’s fractured family since the devastating loss of her mum Janelle in September. Friends say the country star’s convinced he can reunite Nicole with her adopted daughter Bella Cruise. “Keith’s worried sick about Nicole,” reveals a source. “Throughout all the turmoil of the past six months, she’s not let anyone down. She’s been so strong for Sunday and Faith, and still kept going, but he sees how drained she is and how hard it is for her to sleep. This is a man who’s been by her side for decades and he knows how much she longs for her kids.” Adopted during Nicole’s first marriage to Tom Cruise, artist Bella, 32, has lived in London with her husband,…

If Sophie Dillman and Patrick O’Connor ever had any doubts about how loved their Home And Away characters Ziggy Astoni and Dean Thompson were and still are, these qualms have now been washed away. For the past two years, Sophie and Patrick – partners in real life and on screen – have been travelling through Europe. Patrick was at a mate’s 40th in Ireland last year when he was finally able to appreciate the level of fandom in the Emerald Isle. “Every pub I went to, someone put down a Guinness in front of me because they were a fan of the show,” laughs Patrick. “It wasn’t so much, ‘We want to get you drunk,’ but more like, ‘We love Home And Away and love what you guys did there!’…

Ever since Survivor premiered in the US more than two decades ago, Zara Callianiotis has wanted to compete on it. Now that she’s achieved that goal, making it onto Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II, she already has her sights set on her next dream TV show! “I am begging for The Real Housewives Of Brisbane to be produced,” the 44-year-old stay-at-home mum confesses. “I adore fashion, so I’d love to showcase that side of myself – dressing up and going to events – rather than wearing mud-covered clothes every day!” Describing herself as “the CEO of my household”, Zara has three degrees, including a Master of Economics, a Bachelor of Law and also a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in political science. She supported herself through university by cheerleading for…

Aussie kids’ TV show Bluey is a sensation! One of the most streamed series in New Zealand, Oz and the US in 2024, don’t be surprised if a young one in your family starts begging you to head across the ditch to go to Bluey’s World in Queensland. It’s a fun, immersive experience now open in Brisbane’s Northshore Pavilion, just 20 minutes from the CBD. Staged in hour-long sessions and guided by fairies and magical garden gnomes (just go with it!), the event is supercharged with memory-making moments. We break down the highlights so your kids won’t miss a trick. THE HOUSE FAÇADE Catching sight of Bluey Heeler’s digs, a quintessential Queenslander home replicated to life-size perfection, will send shivers down any fan’s spine – and that’s even before the…

Homemade hummus A few minutes is all you need to make this Mediterranean classic SERVES 4 Drain and rinse a 400g can of chickpeas, add to a mini food processor with 100ml water, then process until smooth. Add 60g tahini paste, 2 finely grated garlic cloves, 50ml lemon juice, 3 tsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus salt and pepper to taste. Process until you get a smooth purée. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. To serve, spread hummus into a shallow serving dish, drizzle some extra-virgin olive oil on top and sprinkle with ground sweet paprika. NOTE Sometimes tahini paste can be quite thick depending on the brand you use. If you find the hummus is too thick, add a little extra water or lemon juice. 3 WAYS WITH CABBAGE Put…