Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 32, 2025 i Woman's Day Magazine NZ

La Dolce Vita! Another day, another dreamy dress from Amal Clooney, who is lapping up some special time with husband George in Italy’s Lake Como. Watts up? There is no mistaking the iconic sunglasses, but you could be forgiven for not recognising the actress wearing them. A brunette Naomi Watts was spotted on set in her role as Jackie O in the controversial new series American Love Story. Turn to page 26 for all the details! Aussie attraction! Anne Hathaway’s The Devil Wears Prada character Andy better love Colin from Accounts. She was seen filming with the show’s Aussie star Patrick Brammall. Golden girl Come on Irene! Home And Away actress Lynne McGranger was shocked to take out the coveted Gold Logie at this year’s star-studded Logie Awards, but it…

Feuds + fallouts Poor plotlines and “wokeness” in the third season of And Just Like That... has seen scathing critics dub it the “awful” show they loved to hate-watch, yet Carrie Bradshaw fans couldn’t help but wonder who was really behind the decision to abruptly end the show. Showrunner Michael Patrick King announced the Sex And The City spin-off centred on an older Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda will wrap this month, though he insisted it hadn’t been cancelled – despite its dwindling ratings and widespread criticism that the show had lost the charm and humour of the original. Sarah Jessica Parker shared a lengthy Instagram tribute to the Manolo Blahnikloving character who has “dominated my professional heartbeat for 27 years”, writing, “I think I have loved her most of all.”…

Gwyneth Paltrow’s dished the dirt on famous exes Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck, but apparently she’s kept one Hollywood lover from her past close to her heart! A new biography about 52-year-old Gwyn claims she once had a romance with Russell Crowe, 61, and it was no meaningless fling – their split affected her so much she turned down a role opposite him. “Back then, Russell was hot property, even more so after LA Confidential came out,” an insider tells Woman’s Day. “What is a shock is that Gwyneth, who can be a bit smug over her A-list dating history, has never mentioned Russell in public, but there’s no doubt he was her first big heartbreak. They even talked about getting married!”…

As their global flirt-fest fuels speculation that they just might be the most unlikely new lovers of the year, Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson’s chemistry is too hot to handle! From London to New York, the pair’s amorous antics have included sneaking red-carpet kisses and constantly holding hands in public. Such outright PDA is telling with emerging reports revealing that their on-screen passion has spilled over into real life. Insiders say the 58-year-old former Baywatch star and the 73-year-old Taken star are “enjoying each other’s company”. Indeed Hollywood’s odd new couple seem to gush about each other whenever they get the opportunity. Says Liam, “We had never met before and I remember thinking, ‘Wow, she is gorgeous,’ but she had this wonderful sense of silliness and just humanity about her.”…

When radio star Paul “Flynny” Flynn stepped away from the airwaves earlier this year, he told listeners he needed time to focus on his health. Two months on, the former More FM presenter is now ready to share the full story behind his decision, opening up to Woman’s Day about his frightening battle with depression. “It’s been a rough few months, but I finally feel like I’m getting back to my old self,” says the much-loved broadcaster at the Auckland home he shares with wife Jo and their blended family. Flynny says while he’d suffered from anxiety and depression in the past, this recent bout was the worst he’d ever felt. After 25 years in commercial radio, the job he once adored had begun to lose its magic. He felt…

Teniqua Jones thought she was done with pregnancy after welcoming three kids – until 100 signs told her otherwise! The Great Kiwi Bake Off star couldn’t shake a niggling feeling that another baby was in the wings. “I had this crazy, strong feeling that baby number four was waiting,” she tells us, while that cute fourth child, daughter Xyra, entertains herself in the lounge of the family’s Hamilton home. “I’d ask for a sign, then a song would play with the line, ‘You got it, girl’, or I’d be out walking and hear something. I had vivid dreams about having more kids. There were so many signs.” Teniqua’s only concern about expanding her family with husband Sam, 32, was having a big enough house and car. The couple, both half-Māori,…

‘I often felt like a fish out of water at med school’ Fire-eating stripper. Sex worker. Doctor. Author. It’s a list that would be unusual on anyone’s CV. But then Lauren Roche isn’t just anyone. The 63-year-old agrees she’s led a “pretty extraordinary” life. Having moved to Northland in 2014, Lauren now spends her days pottering on her rural property and writing books. That includes two memoirs about her colourful life, including 2000’s Bent Not Broken, in which Lauren details her journey from abused childhood to sex work and eventually to medical school. A year later, the mother of two adult sons published Life On The Line, which detailed her further trials from bankruptcy and depression to attempted suicide. The oldest of three children, Wellington-born Lauren admits her childhood was…

Girl dad DWAYNE JOHNSON ON How sweet is this? The Rock turned himself into a blank canvas for his two younger daughters, Jasmine, nine, and Tiana, six. You go Dad! Hey, I didn’t order a taxi! TRAFFIC STOPPER! JAMIE LEE CURTIS “Watch it... beloved icon coming through!” we imagine scream queen Jamie told this cab driver in New York. To be fair, the Freakier Friday star wasn’t on a zebra crossing. PORTUGAL PALS ROBBIE WILLIAMS The popstar and wife Ayda may have swapped backstage passes for Buckingham banter when they hung out with their mate Princess Eugenie at her family holiday home in Portugal. As well as taking selfies they saw some sights, went to the beach and played a bit of golf. Not very rockstar behaviour, but the couple…

The future of Jeremy Clarkson’s farming show is up in the air after an “awful” outbreak of tuberculosis has shut it down for two months. The former Top Gear star was “devastated” when his Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire had to be put into lockdown after a pregnant cow caught the disease and says he and his team are going through a “steep learning curve” as they deal with the crisis. Only adding to the stress, the host-turned-farmer’s dog Arya also lost one of her newborn pups, Mr Grey. “Honestly, farming? I’m not enjoying it this week,” Jeremy, 65, admits, though his farm shop remains open and unaffected by the outbreak.…

From affairs and rampant sex to excessive behaviour and drowning in debt, sordid details in a new book about the lives of Prince Andrew and Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson have once again plunged the royal family into crisis. Following four years of research that saw royal biographer Andrew Lownie approach 3,000 people and secure hundreds of interviews, the shocking new tell-all reveals the Duke and Duchess of York’s wild life, appalling conduct and unbridled spending. Despite getting divorced in 1992, it shows “the extent to which Andrew and Fergie’s lives are still deeply entwined” as they continue to live together on the grounds of Windsor Castle in a property owned by the royals. The book, Entitled: The Rise And The Fall Of The House Of York, makes startling claims about all…

Meanwhile, amid the royal drama and scandals, the Duchess of Sussex quietly celebrated her 44th birthday, with what she described as an ‘extraordinary meal’ and a birthday cake featuring her beloved flowers. The low-key celebration with family and friends took place at Beverly Hills hotspot, Funke, which is a favourite of stars like Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian. Known for its handmade traditional pasta dishes, Meghan, who fancies herself as a foodie, was quick to praise the talents of the head chef and his team for creating one of ‘the top five meals of my life’. With a packed schedule launching and promoting new products for her company As Ever, Meghan had no time to shop for a new frock. Instead, she popped on a $9,000 flower-embellished Valentino shift dress…

It’s been just over a month since Erin Patterson was found guilty of killing her in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, along with Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66. Now her ex-husband Simon Patterson is considering penning a book to share what it was like being married to the convicted killer. ‘I would suggest life without possibility of parole’ “Patterson is not someone likely to tell all on 60 Minutes or CNN,” journalist John Ferguson writes in The Australian. “Expect to see him take control of the narrative, possibly via a podcast and maybe a book, but his story and how it is told is still a work in progress and in his hands.” After the verdict was returned on 7 July, one UK media outlet offered Simon almost $550,000…

Life for champion rider Rebecca Petch has been a blur of finish lines and podiums in recent years. Now the 27-year-old Paris silver medallist is racing towards her most precious milestone yet, the arrival of a baby boy. “We are so excited!” says the 27-year-old Te Awamutu-born double Olympian, as she and husband Jarrod Browning prepare to welcome their first child in October. “This pregnancy is very special, and something we’ve always wanted.” It was on Valentine’s Day, while getting ready for an early morning gym session, that Rebecca first suspected she might be pregnant. “I just had this feeling, so did a test at home which showed a faint positive result,” she recalls. “I went to the gym and training for the whole day as usual, but didn’t tell…

They were modern-day US royalty – a glamorous, high-society couple whose every move captivated and was splashed across headlines around the world. Yet behind the scenes, John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette’s romance was far from picture-perfect. And the truth is set to be revealed in Glee creator Ryan Murphy’s upcoming series American Love Story, which will re-examine the couple’s ill-fated but fascinating union. After meeting in 1992, it was two years later when Carolyn – the director of publicity for Calvin Klein – began dating attorney and George magazine publisher John, the son of former US president John F Kennedy and his wife Jackie. By mid-1995, Carolyn had moved into John’s New York loft and they were engaged later that year. Escaping intense media scrutiny, the couple married…

TAGLIATELLE BOLOGNESE RAGU SERVES 6-8 PREP 20 MINS COOK 2 HOURS 30 MINS • 2 large onions, finely chopped • 2 carrots, finely chopped • 2 stalks celery, finely chopped • 2 tbsp fresh oregano leaves or 1 tbsp dried, plus extra to serve • 1kg pork and beef mince • 1 ½ cups milk • 1 tsp ground nutmeg (optional) • 2 cups dry white wine • 2 x 700g jars passata with basil • 2 cups chicken stock • 500g tagliatelle • shaved parmesan, garlic bread, to serve 1 Heat an oiled, stockpot over a medium heat. Add onion, carrot, celery and oregano. Cook, stirring for about 10 mins, or until tender. 2 Add mince. Cook, stirring to break up mince for 5 mins. Add milk and nutmeg.…

Q I haven’t had the best experiences in life. I have suffered many losses and grief. In January this year, I took a voluntary redundancy. I’m ready to move forward, but uncertain about which direction to take. Julie-Anne MITCHELL SAYS Your angels show me you’ve walked through more than your share of loss, but you’re still standing – and that says so much about your strength. I’m picking up that you have extra guardians around you right now, supporting and guiding you. Please remember to be kind to yourself. Things will turn around. I keep hearing words from a Whitney Houston song, “Step by step, day by day” and feel they hold meaning for you. Over the next year you’ll begin rebuilding by continuing to make positive changes and not…

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David Hasselhoff just celebrated his seventh wedding anniversary with Hayley Roberts, but while the couple are going strong, their relationship with his two grown daughters Hayley and Taylor has frayed since their beloved mum Pamela Bach’s tragic suicide in March. “They took a long time coming around to the idea of their dad remarrying someone so young, even though they both really liked Hayley,” a source says of their dynamic with David, 73, and wife Hayley, 45. “Since Pam’s death, David’s made a point of being available to his girls 24/7, understandably to the exclusion of his wife. She does actually want to be there for them as well if she can, but she’s been shut out.”…

If there’s one thing Jennifer Aniston is good at it, it’s keeping her romantic relationships under wraps. But rumours are rife that the famously private 56-year-old actress might not be done with marriage and could be planning a very special trip to Cabo with her boyfriend Jim Curtis this year! According to sources, the couple, who met through mutual friends and have known each other for some time, are already getting serious and have told pals they’re planning “secret nuptials in Cabo at the end of the year”. “Jen doesn’t want a big celebrity wedding – she’s already had two,” reveals a source. “Her relationship with Jim is a deeply personal one – they have their own signals and language that no one understands. She’s almost covetous of this relationship…

Brave Ian Wilkinson, the only guest who survived the deadly lunch, returned to lead a sermon at Korumburra Baptist Church in Victoria, Australia for the first time since Patterson was found guilty of killing his wife Heather. The 71-year-old pastor was applauded by the congregation on 20 July before beginning his service. “I should introduce myself... my name is Ian. I used to lead services here,” he told churchgoers. “And I’m pleased to be back with you.”…

Five trips to rehab, 20 court appearances, 84 minutes in jail and multiple arrests for drink and drug offences, Lindsay Lohan lived at high speed but now she’s experienced a redemption – living a quiet life as a mother and wife while relaunching her stardom. As she travels the world to promote her new film Freakier Friday alongside co-star Jamie Lee Curtis, the 39-year-old former Disney star is revealing how much she has softened and changed. “To my teenage self I would say, ‘Slow down,’” says Lindsay. “Everybody back then was, ‘Go! Go! Go!’ I wish somebody could have been behind me, saying, ‘You’re all right. You can slow down, kid’.” Yet it wasn’t until 2014 that Lindsay started taking her own advice and moved to Dubai, where she continues…

Kiwi actor Cohen Holloway shrugged off his increasingly painful migraines for months before he saw anyone about them – he’d suffered from them as a child and just assumed they’d returned, with a vengeance. But his life changed in an instant when he learnt the real reason – he had stage four brain cancer. “I’d been exhausted after filming Dark City: The Cleaner in Christchurch, but I just blamed it on the long hours on set,” recalls Cohen, 52. “And then the migraines started. Six weeks later, my mother-in-law called an ambulance, whipping me to hospital and into an MRI. “A doctor woke me up at 4am to tell me they’d found a tumour in my head,” he tells Woman’s Day from the Kāpiti Coast home he shares with his…

Peter Rye believes life's greatest joys come by chance and his rolled in on four wheels! The 75-year-old and his wife Barbara stumbled into an artistic roller-skating class more than 30 years ago, after a friend invited them to take part. What began as a simple outing soon blossomed into a shared passion, which sees them still gliding hand in hand today. "Barbara took to it immediately," Peter tells Woman's Day. "I was just sitting on the sidelines with our three young girls, watching. But eventually, I couldn't resist joining her and once we started skating together, we were hooked." From their first tentative steps onto the rink to their debut in a dance competition during the roller-skating resurgence of the early '90s, the energetic pair have maintained the same…

Next time you open the cupboard to prepare for a clean and declutter, consider this. It may be those very same sprays and chemicals that you’re reaching for could do with a cull themselves. Sustainability guru Lottie Dalziel says she’s streamlined her cleaning cabinet down to just four products that will cover 99% of her household needs and you probably own three of these already. Check out Lottie's recommendations for these household all-stars that are friendly on your budget. And because they’re low on chemical nasties, good for your health and the planet too! BAKING SODA Bicarb, bicarbonate of soda or baking soda has been used for hundreds of years in both cooking and cleaning. An unopened box can last up to two years, but once you crack the seal…

BLUEBERRY LEMON MERINGUE CHEESECAKES SERVES 6 PREP & COOK 35 MINS • 170g punnet blueberries • ⅓ cup blueberry jam • 200g packet Kingston biscuits • 250g packet cream cheese, chopped • ½ cup Greek-style yoghurt • ½ cup icing sugar mixture • 300ml tub thickened cream, whipped • ⅓ cup lemon curd • meringue kisses, to serve 1 Place blueberries and jam in a small saucepan over a medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 4 mins, or until blueberries are soft but not collapsed. Transfer to a heatproof bowl. Place in the freezer for 1 hour, or until thick and jammy. 2 Meanwhile, process biscuits in a food processor until finely crushed. Divide among six glass serving jars. Gently press mixture into base of jars with the back…

Just three short years after their lavish Florida wedding, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz have renewed their vows in a small ceremony outside New York. And the groom’s parents David and Victoria were notably missing from the occasion as their sad family feud shows no signs of ending anytime soon. “It’s hard to take Nicola and Brooklyn seriously,” says a source. “And after everything Victoria and David have gone through in their marriage, the decades of holding it together, even when it felt like the whole world was against them, it undermines the whole point of renewing vows,” a source says of longtime couple Posh and Becks, who said “I do” again for their 18th wedding anniversary in 2017. “Nicola and Brooklyn have ‘taken inspiration’ from his parents many…