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As I write this editor’s letter I am just a week into completing Dry July – the alcohol-free month undertaken to raise money for people living with cancer. It’s such a worthy cause – having seen my own dad suffering, and witnessing the effect cancer has on people’s dignity and quality of life. The money raised goes to hospitals and other cancer centres to give things such as better chairs, nicer facilities, newer equipment… the list goes on. I am a big fan of wine and love nothing more than a glass or two after work, but I’m also a big fan of the Dry July Foundation and what it achieves. It’s hard to give up the booze, yes – though our story on page 66 may help – but…

‘Matilda loves acting and singing, and Hugh has boosted her confidence’ Since shooting his new film The Greatest Showman alongside Michelle Williams, Hugh Jackman has found himself taking on an extra role – that of mentor to Michelle’s 11-year-old daughter Matilda Ledger. Matilda, whose father Heath Ledger died after an accidental prescription drug overdose in 2008, began to spend time with Hugh after his daughter Ava, 12, befriended her on set. “Ava has grown close to Matilda and, being the around same age, they pretend they’re like twins,” says an insider. And as the girls’ friendship has grown, we’re told it’s led to Matilda spending time at the Jackman family home in New York, including enjoying a few sleepovers when her mum Michelle has to go to work events and…

‘Those close to Boris say he’s living in a dreamland’ After being crowned Wimbledon champ for the first time at the tender age of 17, a then-unseeded Boris “Boom Boom” Becker went on to win an astounding six Grand Slam titles, be declared world number one and become the fifth-highest court earner in tennis history. And he raked in an estimated $85 million in prize money and sponsorship deals during the course of his incredible 14-year career, so Boris, 49, is the last person you’d expect to have trouble paying his bills. But in news that’s left the tennis world reeling, the German champ has declared bankruptcy after appearing in a UK court over a $5.65 million debt. While the three-time Wimbledon champ declared he easily had the money to…

Monday TURKEY ENCHILADA BAKE SERVES 4 PREP 20 MINS COOK 30 MINS PER SERVE 2185kJ • 2 tbsp olive oil• 500g turkey mince• 1 red onion, chopped• 2 tsp ground cumin• 2 tsp ground coriander• 2 tsp smoked paprika• 1 tsp chilli powder• 8 small white corn tortillas• 300g chunky tomato salsa• ½ cup grated tasty cheese• pepitas, salad leaves, guacamole (see tip), to serve 1 Preheat oven to hot, 200°C. Lightly grease a large shallow baking dish. 2 In a large frying pan, heat oil on high. Cook turkey 4-5 mins, until evenly browned and cooked through. Add onion and spices. Cook 2-3 mins, stirring. Season. 3 Spread turkey mixture lengthways down each tortilla. Roll up to enclose filling. Arrange seam-side down in dish. Spoon salsa over. Sprinkle with cheese. 4 Bake 15-20 mins until cheese melts. Serve sprinkled with…

HOW TO STEP ONE Take a fluffy eyeshadow brush and, using small circular motions, create a soft wash of colour from your lash line up to your socket line. Take the colour along your entire bottom lash line, too. STEP TWO Using the same shade, or one slightly darker, build dimension by pressing a stiffer eyeshadow brush into your eyeshadow pot and along the lashline. Go over your bottom lashline, too. STEP THREE So there are no harsh lines, blend out the edges by dipping a clean eyeshadow brush into translucent powder and applying it in small circular motions. Apply black mascara to your top and bottom lashes. SHIMMERY BROWNS Blendable eyeshadows with a little bit of sheen will make eyes twinkle without you having to do…

Q I’m getting married this year, but now I’m very anxious. I feel a little sick when I think about the future. There are a couple of things I’m not handling very well at all, including my future in-laws and the big secret about my fiance’s father. Do you see any healthy children for me in the foreseeable future? I love my soulmate with all my heart. Wedding Jitters I feel that your fiance is your true soulmate. Please don’t worry about how you will handle your future in-laws – the big secret about your fiance’s father won’t always be a kept secret. I feel you will have two children – a boy and a girl. I’m told your son will be an old soul and wear his…

Attending the first day of Wimbledon, the Duchess of Cambridge looked the picture of health as she took in all the tennis action. As Woman’s Day previously reported, Kate, 35, is said to be in the early stages of her third pregnancy, and so far has avoided the harrowing morning sickness she was plagued with while expecting George and Charlotte. And in addition to sporting a new ’do, Kate, who is the royal patron of the tennis competition, was protectively touching her stomach, which appeared ever so slightly rounder, as she cheered on British champ Andy Murray. She also appeared a little puffier in the face, leading fans to believe a special royal announcement will be made in the coming weeks.…

‘Reese is walking around with a permanent smile on her face’ Stripping down into a one-piece swimming costume for a photoshoot late last month, Reese Witherspoon unveiled a special surprise – the beginnings of a baby bump! And while the actress, 41, is keeping mum publicly for now, friends say privately she’s thrilled and endlessly excited to share her big news. “She couldn’t be happier,” a source close to Reese and her husband Jim Toth, 47, tells Woman’s Day . “Reese says that when the baby arrives, her family will be complete. And she’s already excitedly preparing a nursery and getting out some of her old baby stuff from storage. “Reese is walking around with a permanent smile on her face and Jim’s like the cat that…

‘When Lleyton is frustrated and unhappy, it affects the whole family’ Bec Hewitt cut a lonely figure in Melbourne last week as her husband Lleyton Hewitt was being humiliated by the two difficult tennis players he has tried so hard to help. But instead of the disaster of both Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios crashing out of Wimbledon in the first round bringing the Hewitts together, it has just served to widen the gulf between an increasingly miserable Bec and Lleyton. “This embarrassment has only created more tension between the two of them,” confirms one family friend, who says Bec, 33, thinks the two wayward stars can only damage Lleyton’s reputation and legacy. “She’s been telling him for months to stop spending so much time on Bernard and Nick. She…

‘I walk most days, I run, and on the weekend I do a Pilates class’ When Carrie Bickmore lost her beloved husband Greg Lange to brain cancer in 2010, no one would have blamed her if she took a break and stepped away from the limelight. Instead, the inspiring TV host threw herself into her career, raising their son Oliver, now nine, and going on to have a daughter, Evie, now two, with new partner Chris Walker – as well as looking after her health. Now, feeling and looking better than she has in years – and with the abs to prove it! – The Project star says it was in part Greg’s tragic death that propelled her to take up regular exercise. “During tougher periods in my life, sometimes…

‘I would run from one pharmacy to another buying 10 or more boxes’ Why are you taking so many?” Michelle Albert’s work colleague asked as she popped six strong pain killers into her mouth. “I have a headache,” Michelle replied defensively. “What’s the big deal?” Now 50, Michelle thought nothing of taking a few tablets she could easily buy over the counter to ease her pain. But it quickly became a habit far more dangerous than her colleagues or anyone else around her knew. At the height of her addiction, which lasted a decade, she took as many as 50 codeine tablets each and every day. “I grew up in a home where taking pills for an ache or pain was normal,” says Michelle, who is mum to Adam, 19,…

‘We want an answer, we want to find out what happened to Mum’ It was a cold winter’s day in suburban Melbourne in 1980. Mark James, then 13, had been on an excursion to the local lawn bowls club, but when he returned to school in the afternoon, his life changed forever. That was when his local priest, Father Anthony Bongiorno, broke the horrific news that his mum, Maria James, 38, had been brutally murdered. “I was in shock at the time but in retrospect I would have expected him to be a little bit empathetic and supportive,” Mark, now 50, says. “He was cold and just wanted to get it over with.” Mark’s final memory of his adoring mum was of her making him and his younger brother Adam…

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Almost without you realising, alcohol intake can increase gradually over time until you reach a point where drinking to excess is a difficult habit to break. Here are a few ways you can regain control rather than make alcohol a taboo forever... IDENTIFY HOTSPOTS AND TRIGGERS Make a list of the hotspots in your week, then think of a solution for every situation. Are you using alcohol as a coping mechanism to help you juggle work with home? Do you pour a glass of wine after the children’s homework or bedtime? Deal with the problems by making new choices. Solutions would include going to bed earlier, creating relaxation time for yourself, limiting the time you spend on each task or explaining things differently to your children or partner so that…

Despite cooler weather, winter is the time to be pruning your roses, which lets more light into the bush while also increasing air circulation, thus reducing disease. By pruning now, your plant will be able to focus its energy on new growth and, more importantly, produce big beautiful blooms when the weather warms up. Don’t be scared to be hard on your rose – you can safely reduce its overall size by a third. Start by taking out any dead or dying-back stems and anything that crosses over, as this opens it up and allows the air in. Look for olive or pinky new shoots. They will flower come the warmer weather, so take care of them, removing only the very end to promote branching of these stems. The more…

AMANDA SAYS Mia tells me she has been with the family since she was a puppy and settled in from day one, as a big dog who had passed over made her feel comfortable from the first night. Melinda’s nan and grandad come through and show Melinda they have Wokiza, a big Siberian husky, who was with Melinda since he was a puppy and passed at about 16 years old. Wokiza tells me he is the one who helped Mia settle in. Mia is very confident and tells me that in the evening she gets a milky treat on a teaspoon (this looks like Milo!). She also tells me she has some dog chocolate treats in the cupboard and if she sits at the cupboard door and looks cute, she…

 It’s been a big and busy week in the lives of young Prince George and his little sister Princess Charlotte. ‘They were chatting with the other parents’ Alongside their parents and their uncle Prince Harry, the youngest royals last week attended a private family service to rededicate the grave of the grandmother they sadly never got to meet, Princess Diana. The small family group visited the gravesite at the Spencer family estate, Althorp, in Northampton, on what would have been Diana’s 56th birthday. While it was a sombre affair as Princes William and Harry mourned their beloved mother – with William recently revealing he’d have loved Diana to meet his kids – George’s next outing was far more joyous. Just days later, the cheeky three-year-old attended orientation day at the…

Asher’s next offspring! She shares son Valentino, two, and stepson Luca, seven, with husband Vincent Fantauzzo, but Offspring star Asher Keddie, 42, hasn’t ruled out having more children. “We are definitely ‘never say never’ people,” Asher admits. “But I feel at the moment – and it might change tomorrow – I’m so grateful for the two children we have. “The unit is beautiful and feels complete in a way, but I don’t want to shut that door quite yet.” Will we see another Keddie kid? We hope so! Broody Sylvia’s baby hints It’s been a massive year for newlyweds Sylvia Jeffreys and Peter Stefanovic and fans are hoping it won’t be too long before the couple take the next step in their relationship by trying for a baby. Sylvia often…

Karl’s weekend with the Yarbroughs HE’S ONE OF THE FAMILY NOW! Karl Stefanovic hasn’t just won over his new girlfriend Jasmine Yarbrough, but her entire family, too! The Today host was spotted giving the shoe designer’s dad Robert a warm hug when he was dropped off at Maroochydore Airport last week to fly home to Sydney. He was also joined by Jasmine’s lookalike younger sister Jade, proving they’ve already struck up a close bond by enjoying a few glasses of red wine together before the TV star headed for the departure gate. Karl, 42, had been on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast with Jasmine, 33, and her family to celebrate Robert’s birthday. Meanwhile, Karl’s ex-wife Cassandra Thorburn headed to Thailand with their three children – Jackson, 17, Ava, 12 and River, 10…

Prescriptions for opioid painkillers have risen dramatically, increasing 15-fold since 1992. Drugs like Panadeine and Nurofen Plus will require a doctor’s prescription from February 2018 due to rising concerns about codeine addiction, fatal overdoses and other harm. Prescription opioids are the primary drug responsible for overdoses in Australia. Opioids are derived from the opium poppy and include heroin, morphine and codeine, as well as synthetic opiates such as oxycodone, fentanyl, tramadol and methadone. The use of opioids for pain management has quadrupled in Australia over the past decade.…

Fifty shades of green Eating vegies doesn’t have to be boring! This green, creamy and delicious curry will see you going back for seconds SERVES 4 PREP + COOK 35 MINS • 3 tbsp virgin coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil• 1 onion, peeled• 2 garlic cloves, peeled• 8 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves picked, or 1 tsp dried thyme• 1 broccoli, head and stalk• 1 zucchini• 3 tbsp capers, plus brine• ½ cup white wine• 1½ cups frozen green peas• 2 cups spinach• 1 × 400g tin full-fat coconut cream or milk• 250ml vegetable stock• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper• zest and juice ½ unwaxed lemon Heat oil in a large saucepan on a medium-low heat. Finely chop onion, garlic and thyme, transfer to pan and saute for about 10 mins, or until onion softens. Cut broccoli into small florets,…

No longer just for yoga instructors and new age lovers, these treatments have well and truly hit the mainstream. Celebrity facialists and local Aussie beauty therapists regularly use them on their clients to treat all manner of skin issues. Essential oils How they work The most concentrated part of a plant, essential oils promise to nix all your skincare concerns. “Essential oils, especially in European and Asian culture, have been used for therapeutic purposes for years,” says Jurlique aromatherapist Danielle Williams. “But since they can penetrate directly down into the skin, they’re quite a powerful way to treat complexion problems.” In the salon A common ingredient found in spa treatments, essential oils are also loved by celebs like Miranda Kerr, who infuses them throughout her entire skincare range, Kora. As…

Cancer JUN 22 – JUL 23 Consider yourself the quiet achiever this month. A behind-the-scenes project could gain momentum and, by spring, your efforts should bear fruit. Friends might be a bad influence, but hey, we all need to let off steam. There could be a spot of romance too, so whatever your situation, take advantage. Leo JUL 24 – AUG 23 Wondering what’s next? Helpful answers are written in the stars, so start researching or just ask – advice received under these fated patterns could change your life. If you need a lift, indulge in a spot of pampering. Anything from a massage to a facial should set you on a positive path. Virgo AUG 24 – SEP 23 Emotions may override rational thinking this week, but is that…

We study cookbooks every day and use them for inspiration for our own recipes. Our notebooks are crammed full of dish ideas and flavour combinations… If you’re lucky while studying, Arum might offer to make you a cup of tea! MASTERCHEF MONDAYS FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS, 7.30PM, TEN Words: Lucy Manly, Zara Zubeidi.…

A family affair They called time on their relationship two years ago, but that didn’t stop Jen and Ben attending a Fourth of July parade in Brentwood, California, with kids Violet, 11, Seraphina, eight, and Samuel, five, who later cheered on their mum at the Firecracker 5K run. Is there anything Jen can’t do? So in love The lovebirds celebrated five years of marriage by renewing their vows in front of family and friends at a gorgeous ceremony in the Hamptons. Alec’s eldest daughter Ireland, who he shares with ex Kim Basinger, didn’t let her arm injury ruin the day! Double take! Sex And The City star Cynthia was given a large caricature in New York last week – but we think the artist may have got her mixed up…