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There’s a game I play each night with my five-year-old son Archie where his stuffed toys give me a hard time before I can say goodnight. There’s one called Cool Dude, who has a habit of well, letting one rip and blaming it on me. Then there’s Teddy, who according to Archie says I’ve got a big bottom, and Pterodactyl, who has a seriously foul mouth. Most of them end up being pelted into the naughty corner until they’re rescued the next night by Stegosaurus and it all kicks off again! Perhaps this is why I got such joy from photos of little royal Mia Tindall (p86) who spent the day chatting away to her teddy bear, at one point punching the life out of it! Make sure you send…

‘It’s a huge driving force of who I am. I love being a mother’ Of all the roles she’s played, motherhood has been Nicole Kidman’s favourite. But having turned 50 in June, the Aussie actress was beginning to think her dream of expanding her family with husband Keith Urban had slipped out of her grasp – until now. In exciting news, Woman’s Day can confirm the delighted couple are having not one, but two baby boys with the help of a surrogate! The double bundle of joy will bring the pair’s brood to four – they are already parents to daughters Sunday Rose, nine, and Faith Margaret, six – and we’re told their newborn sons are due in February next year. “Nic and Keith couldn’t be happier,” a close friend…

She’s experienced more in her 19 years than most people would in a lifetime and now Bindi Irwin is set to tell all in an explosive new memoir! Bindi’s promising to cover everything that’s happened in her life – and that news is likely to have her estranged grandfather Bob Senior worried. The father of Bindi’s late dad Steve famously fell out with his son’s family in 2008 after being told he was becoming a “disruptive influence”. Since then, a bitter feud has ensued between Bob Snr and Bindi’s mum Terri, with Bindi revealing that she and brother Robert were caught in the middle and have been forced to cut all ties with their grandfather, who they haven’t spoken to in years. And while Bindi is yet to reveal all…

‘Thanks for everything, Connie Cottonsocks’ She was a hero to thousands of Aussies, who were moved by her big heart and the tireless way she and her brother Samuel fought to raise money for cancer research, even while she battled the insidious disease herself. When Connie Johnson sadly lost her fight with breast cancer, the nation was comforted in the knowledge that Sam, her husband Mike, and their boys Willoughby, 11, and Hamilton, 10, will keep her memory alive – together. “Hamilton is a mad unicyclist, and we’ll do most of our grieving at the skate park,” Gold Logie winner Sam tells Woman’s Day. “Willoughby wants to run Love Your Sister and is very focused on the cancer conundrum, which he calls ‘the hardest Rubik’s cube in the whole world’.”…

He’s been blind for the past four years after suffering from cancer, but there’s nothing Mark Smith loves more than going to cheer on his beloved Sydney Swans with his best mate Jarryd Haines. But earlier this year, as the pair sat in the stands and listened to the commentary of the AFL game on Jarryd’s phone, the signal died. What caring 12-year-old Jarryd did next inspired all who sat around the boys in the chilly stands of the SCG. “When the radio died, I just decided I’d call the game for Mark myself,” says Jarryd. “I didn’t want him to miss out.” Those within earshot were gobsmacked by Jarryd’s running commentary, and said he rivalled the game’s professional callers. “Jarryd was amazing,” says a proud Mark, 13, of his…

MEAT-FREE LASAGNE This perfect pasta is made with greens and goat’s cheese SERVES 6 Preheat oven to 180°C. Rinse 1kg Swiss chard and 500g fresh or 250g frozen spinach. Trim off the stalks from Swiss chard and roughly chop leaves with the spinach. Heat 1 tsp olive oil in a frying pan (skillet), add 2 cloves thinly sliced garlic and fry for 2 mins. Add Swiss chard and spinach, fry briefly, then cover with a lid and let vegetables wilt for a few minutes. Remove the lid and continue to cook over a medium heat to allow the water to evaporate. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside a few thin slices of 1 ash-coated goat’s cheese for the garnish. Gently melt the remaining ash-coated goat’s cheese with 400g fresh…

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Celebs Adele, Victoria Beckham and Kate Hudson are staunch believers in the healing powers of the decorative stones. But can a crystal really help solve your problems? Crystal healer and author Stacey O’Brien explains… What are crystals? “Crystals are gifts from the earth that all have different energy properties, which are useful for different things from improving your energy and mood to overcoming grief,” maintains Stacey. “They help shift energy in or out of your body or both ways, depending on what you need.” Which crystal do I choose? “Different crystals are helpful for different things. Darker colours are good for dealing with heavy emotions like grief, while blue is associated with the throat so people often wear them around their neck if they have a niggly cough or if…

Virgo AUG 24 – SEP 23 Let the social season begin! With Venus activating your chatty, fun-loving side, it’s time to circulate. Both privately and professionally, you could bump into people this month who could change your life. These revved up vibes might flow onto your finances as well, which is lucky, for being a social butterfly might prove expensive. Libra SEP 24 – OCT 23 Feeling zapped of energy? Try to offload a few tasks, or delve into a health-related matter – changes made through mid-spring could add a bounce to your step. As you unwind, ideas will bubble to the surface – just don’t take on too much. For right now, simplicity is the key. Scorpio OCT 24 – NOV 22 As your search for balance intensifies, anything…

What’s your favourite TV show? It’s a treat if I can get the kids in bed by 8pm on a Monday, so I can watch Australian Story. It’s inspiring and I always learn something new. I’m yet to watch an episode without crying. Who is your on-screen crush? Jon Snow (Kit Harington) reminds me a bit of my husband – they’re both hotties in my eyes! Do you have a guilty pleasure when it comes to TV shows? I just love those reno shows on 9Life. I also find Keeping Up With The Kardashians relaxing to watch. All that drama just puts me at ease about my own life. Which show would you most like to guest star on? Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry – I’m obsessed! I always say…

Hit Netflix series Narcos is finally back on our screens with season three and fans are already admiring the cast’s latest recruit, DEA agent Daniel Van Ness, played by Matt Whelan. It seems the Kiwi actor isn’t afraid of stepping out of his comfort zone and trying something new. During filming for the show in Colombia, he tried his hand at salsa dancing – and was even brave enough to try a local dish. “I loved the food out there,” he tells us. “One day we had lunch at a place where they cooked all of the meat on an outdoor wood fire. It was beautiful. That same day we also ate some sort of furry rodent. It was great!”…

Corporate chic Every woman needs a capped-sleeved Zac Posen dress. Just add a suede pump heel and a bouncy blowdry to nail the look. Street style This girl’s never without a neutral tote! It’s Katie’s way of polishing up a super casual jumper and boyfriend jeans ensemble. Evening glam Katie just singlehandedly brought back the halter-neck at NYFW via this flattering dark floral Zac Posen dress. Off-duty She tried on the trend of the season – the relaxed grey blazer (this one’s by Herringbone) – for the US Open, and paired it with a Ralph Lauren jumpsuit and suede Tod’s satchel. Sunday best Of course she’s been shopping at Zac Posen! A fitted knit, ripped jeans and brown boots are Katie’s off-duty style uniform of choice. Show stopper Katie wowed…

Fur babies No wonder Naomi Watts has a smile on her face! Her sons, Sasha, 10, and Samuel, eight, look besotted with their twinning new rescue pups. Road runner Old mates Leonardo DiCaprio and Lukas Haas looked like naughty schoolboys as they fooled around in downtown Manhattan. Run, Lukas, run! Scene stealer You’d think after all these years George Clooney would be used to the attention. But even he wasn’t prepared for the turnout at the Toronto International Film Festival! Is she trollied? Heidi Klum paraded the latest accessory at New York Fashion Week – a good old shopping trolley! Hope she can steer that thing. Dial it up! Imagine answering the phone to Jake Gyllenhaal! He and Keira Knightley did a little trading for charity to commemorate 9/11. Kids’…

‘Matty thought Laura was down-to-earth… but was it tactics?’ Staring into one another’s eyes at our dreamy finale photoshoot, Bachelor Matty Johnson looks over the moon – finally able to show off the girl he loves – jewellery designer Laura Byrne. “We’re already planning our first holiday and Christmas together,” he tells Woman’s Day with a smile. But behind the scenes, sources say the handsome marketing manager has been questioning whether he picked the right girl. With four months to contemplate his decision since the finale was filmed, Matty has had more than enough time to think and it’s left him wondering if second runner-up Tara Pavlovic was actually the real love of his life. ANOTHER BLAKE MOVE? Network insiders now fear Matty’s doubts may lead to another Blake Garvey…

‘To see Matthew mixing with stars again has been a dream of hers’ It was the moment Patti Newton and her husband Bert had been waiting five long years to see – their beloved son Matthew sharing a glittering red carpet with the likes of Angelina Jolie, Margot Robbie, Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Winslet. “Patti is absolutely over the moon about Matt’s triumphant appearance on the A-list,” confirms a close friend, who says the Aussie TV veteran is beyond excited at her son’s incredible comeback, with his new film garnering huge praise at the Toronto International Film Festival. HAPPIEST MUM IN THE WORLD “To see him mixing with stars and well-respected industry people again has been a dream of hers and Bert’s for years. They never stopped believing in Matt,…

Drawings have been approved for a huge three-floor renovation When royal bride-to-be Meghan Markle delivered a special gift and a touching request to her future sister-in-law’s bedside at Kensington Palace last week, the Duchess of Cambridge couldn’t stop smiling. Despite her joy at falling pregnant for the third time with twins, Kate has had a difficult few weeks as she battles intense morning sickness, also known as hyperemesis gravidarum, the condition that plagued her previous pregnancies. Inside the package from Meghan was a gorgeous rose gold solitaire diamond bracelet from Tiffany & Co. worth close to $2000. And accompanying the extravagant gift was a sweet note asking Kate, 35, to be Meghan’s maid of honour at her upcoming wedding to Prince Harry. It’s no surprise Meghan, 36, would reach out…

‘What a horrible start to life for these two beautiful boys’ Just weeks after giving birth to her beautiful twin boys, Amy Savage faced crippling grief at the sudden loss of her partner Dwayne, who took his own life aged 37. But despite her despair, Amy had to stay strong – her tiny boys Cash and Cruz needed their mum. “Losing Dwayne was obviously devastating,” Amy says. “I thought I mustn’t have been good enough for him – to keep him from taking his own life. “Now I realise it was his depression – I look at these two beautiful boys and think ‘if these guys weren’t enough to keep you here, nothing was’.” Then, a year later – just as the fog of grief was lifting and the young…

After 20 years competing and coaching in elite gymnastics, fitness trainer Lauren Hannaford moved into children’s entertainment as a dancer – but it wasn’t exactly what she imagined. “When I joined The Wiggles I was thrown into the hectic touring life,” says Lauren. “Sometimes the only place to work out was alongside the tour bus in car parks!” Lauren was inspired to create a six-week online fitness program (www.laurenhannaford.com.au) that requires no equipment. Based on four 15-minute workouts, the workout has been designed to help you easily tone up from head-to-toe. Here, Lauren and her husband Simon Pryce, aka the Red Wiggle, run through the moves exclusively for Woman’s Day. Exercise 1 Squat jump Target Glutes, quads & cardio fitness • Squat down in…

Snakes alive! My granddaughter Lillian, 10, is very fond of her pet snake Mary, and Mary seems to like Lillian, too! Julie Zammit, Roxburgh Park Vic My weekly fix Every Monday I race off to the newsagent to buy Woman’s Day and spend the next few hours reading all the articles. When I’m finished, I give it to my sister, who does the puzzles. We love chatting about the celeb gossip, too! Marilyn Baker, Arncliffe NSW Social chat! A couple of studies doesn’t prove anything... When have two or three studies of maybe 2000-4000 people out of a population of billions ever proven anything?? Seriously, this is just a way to make swearers feel better about having no manners lol Kim Eyles I don’t think this…

Which famous Housewives husband mistook his daughter’s boyfriend for an Apex gang member? It seems fame may have gone to Nick “The Honey Badger” Cummins’s head (right)! He was spotted barging past a female partygoer as he made his way into the VIP area at an Optus event, sarcastically telling her, “Keep trying, babe!” Which Bachelor contestant allegedly sold explicit photos of herself to an online news outlet? A source tells us Matty J (right) ruled out one of the top three Bachelor girls after he discovered one of his friends had hooked up with her! Awkward……

It was the lesbian relationship that shocked Australia, and reportedly left The Bachelor star Richie Strahan brokenhearted. And now, just weeks after going public with her Frankston Bombers teammate Maegan Luxa, Alex Nation has been spotted on the arm of someone new, this time a man! Last week, pictures emerged of Alex locking lips with a handsome dark-haired hunk, and judging by their kiss and the massage he gave her shoulders afterwards, it’s not the first time they’ve met. Now, those close to Alex are asking if her relationship with Maegan was the real thing, or just a grab for attention. “Alex has hardly got a great track record when it comes to relationships. She kept everyone guessing for months about whether she was still dating Richie, then she was…

DATING AN EX BACHIE She was one of the most controversial characters on the show to date, so it’s only fitting Leah Costa, 24, hit headlines once more by going public with former Bachelorette star David Witko, 34. The pair were spotted kissing passionately as they enjoyed a boozy lunch in Melbourne. Leah later told fans she was “rolling through life with a smile on my face” thanks to her new fella. ENGAGED! Rhythmic gymnast Akoulina Ktoiants made quite the entrance upon her first meeting with Matty. But while she failed to find love with the hunk, the blonde, 29, quickly found the ultimate cure for a broken heart – three weeks after her eviction she announced her shock engagement to real estate agent Robert Rollington. “He asked… I said…

It’s the pictures we’ve all been waiting for – the first snaps of George and Amal Clooney’s gorgeous twins! Born in June, Alexander and Ella have been kept far from prying eyes. But as the new parents took their three-month-olds out for a boat ride in Venice, one of the bubs wanted to see what all the fuss was about! With a shock of dark hair, gorgeous dark eyes and lovely long lashes, the bub, thought to be Alexander, gurgled happily as mum and dad looked on proudly and his sibling slept nearby. George has been effusive about fatherhood since he and Amal, 39, welcomed their much-wanted twins. And he’s happy to play a hands-on dad. “Right now my job is changing diapers and walking them around a little bit,”…

She walked away from their marriage amid rumours her husband Jeffrey Soffer had been secretly wooing other women. But now Elle Macpherson has been hit with another bombshell – she may end up with nothing from her divorce settlement to the billionaire developer! The model, 53 – who split from Jeff in June – was spotted last week looking downcast, drawn and worryingly thin as she met her son Aurelius, 14, for lunch in New York. According to sources, Jeff, 47, has been bragging to pals he and Elle were never technically married following their 2013 wedding ceremony in Fiji – meaning she will receive nothing from their settlement. So it’s little wonder Elle has been feeling the strain! At the time of their split, it was rumoured Elle had…

Harry was spotted leaving a London gym looking much slimmer than usual last week, the prince’s friends revealing Meghan inspired him to go on a health kick in preparation for the couple’s big day. Not only has he been working out more and attending a few yoga classes at the encouragement of his bride-to-be, he’s also quit drinking beer, stopped smoking and is trying a vegan diet! “He’s shed almost five kilos in the last few weeks,” reveals a close friend. “And he wants to lose more,” adds his mate. “Meghan tries to eat organic food when possible and be vegetarian, bordering on vegan, during the week, and now Harry’s following suit.”…

‘Come forward, and do it soon’ With NSW’s biggest ever reward still on offer and a compelling new twist in the marathon investigation to find three-year-old William Tyrrell, his foster parents have shared an emotional plea to find their beautiful little boy. “Where are you William? Where are you our precious little boy? Tomorrow will mark the third anniversary of your abduction and three tragic years of unspeakable heartbreak and endless tears. “Tomorrow will mark three years without you, three years of not knowing where you are, three years of keeping hope in our hearts that with every new tomorrow will come the day you’ll be found.” The couple, who insist on anonymity to protect William’s three siblings, say they will “never stop” looking for William. Police last week also…

Hairstylist JEN ATKIN CELEB FOLLOWING Jessica Alba, Khloe Kardashian, Katy Perry BIGGEST BEAUTY SECRET “I’m obsessed with ‘The Clip Trick [For Effortless Waves, theouai.com],” says Jen. Apply Ouai Wave Spray [$40] and Ouai Soft Mousse [$43] from Jen’s hair range to damp lock, then push the hair up and place a duckbill clip in it horizontally. “You then push the hair underneath it up and put another clip in it until you’ve done it down the length of the hair around the entire head. Let the hair air dry, then remove the clips and you’ve got a perfect natural-looking beach wave.” TOP TIP “I’m all about a really good modern lob that’s A-line or straight across the bottom, with texture – I love cutting up into the hair so it…

SPEND AWAY TRAVEL It’s important to broaden our outlook continuously and seeing new places will do this. You might even come across a never-seen-in-Australia product that could make for a rewarding import business. Book your ticket – just make sure you shop around for the best deals. TECH DEVICES Desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile phones become your right-hand man when it comes to business and personal use. Just don’t feel like you have to spend on extended warranties or insurance policies. You’re better off putting that money away for emergencies. SAVE YOUR DOLLARS CARS Unless you have a few million stashed away, a luxury car is simply a waste of money. And that goes for boats, too. They’re mammoth luxury items that depreciate instantly, falling in value the second they…

Q Is my husband Ivor happy in Heaven? Elaine MITCHELL SAYS Your beautiful husband Ivor comes through with so much love for you. He tells me you are soulmates and you gave him permission to go home with the angels. He tells me he was born in England and I can hear he has a mixed accent. Ivor says he is happy and there is a crowd of people in spirit around him, including Bill. Ivor has a great sense of humour. I’m told you light a candle and place it next to a silver-framed photo of him in a tuxedo. He likes that photo, it’s a happy memory. Your husband says he hears you when you talk to him and is keeping watch over you like an angel. He…

In which year was the film released? 1939. ✔ CORRECT In what order does Dorothy meet her companions? She meets the Scarecrow ahead of the others because she makes friends with him first. Then it’s the Tin Man in the woods and finally the lion – the king of the jungle! ✔ CORRECT What colour is Munchkinland (a fictional Eastern region)? Er, rainbow coloured?! ✘ WRONG, they’re blue What did the Tin Man want from the Wizard of Oz? A heart! ✔ CORRECT How do the travellers get across the abyss? Hmmm – does the lion carry all of them on his back? ✔ CORRECT VERDICT With a score of four out of five, we’re convinced Sam’s perfect for the job! THE WIZARD OF OZ kicks off its…

MOVIE KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE The film’s lead Taron Egerton can’t stop raving about Elton John’s hilarious performance in the second instalment of the British spy flick, but that’s not the only reason to watch it! There are plenty of laughs and adventure when the agents’ headquarters are destroyed and they’re forced to team up with US spy group the Statesmen. IN CINEMAS Thursday BOOK GOOD FRIDAY by Lynda La Plante  The queen of crime is back with a gripping new thriller! Now a fully fledged detective, Jane Tennison’s life is turned upside down when she’s caught in a London bomb blast. She can identify the bomber – but not quite yet. Will she be able to convince the senior officers in time? OUT NOW, $32.99, Allen & Unwin PODCAST…