Woman's Day December, 28 2015

And so this is Christmas! We’ve made it, friends! I don’t know about you, but we’re absolutely partied out! Our office Christmas party was a 10-hour marathon – but before the festivities began I made sure that the team posed up all nice and neat to wish all of you a very merry Christmas! On behalf of this bunch of over-indulgers, I’d like to wish every one of our millions of readers a special Christmas. May the peace and blessings of the season be all yours – and at this lovely time of year, may you find many reasons for happiness. Until next week……

JADA PINKETT SMITH Leave some tinsel for the tree! Twinkling brighter than the Milky Way, Mrs Smith more than fulfils her wifely duties at the Hollywood premiere of her hubby’s new flick, Concussion. The tiny star delivers a massive helping of simmering sex in a J.Lo-worthy Zuhair Murad gown, carefully crafted to keep her modesty intact. SIENNA MILLER Are the Spice Girls doing a Christmas show? Ushering in the silly season, Sienna gives us a giggle for all the wrong reasons. Looking a bit like a burnt-out pop-tart, the fashionista could always use this getup for Dancing on Ice. Bedraggled hair, sourpuss pout and neckline need some serious adjustment. KARLIE KLOSS Long, lean and lovely! Hobnobbing with the London fashion crowd, Taylor Swift’s BFF is dressed to impress in a…

Carrie Bickmore says her partner Chris Walker showed her “there can be sunshine at the end of a long road.” But the birth of the couple’s daughter Evie has added to even that overwhelming love and happiness for Australia’s sweetheart. “She’s such a private person, but Carrie can’t stop talking about Evie – she really is a little miracle, who’s transformed Carrie’s life,” reveals one close friend, who says the baby girl and her eight-year-old brother Ollie are a constant source of joy. “Carrie’s face lights up whenever Evie’s mentioned, and she’s the same about Ollie. Her children mean everything to her, just like any mum. I know Carrie and Chris feel very blessed to have them both.” Finding love again Friends say the arrival of baby Evie, who is…

She’s always been quietly determined to do things her own way, and for the Duchess of Cambridge, Christmas will be no different. Rather than adhere to royal family protocol, Kate’s planning a relaxed Christmas Day where the focus will be on her and Prince William’s two children. Together with Prince George and Princess Charlotte, Wills and Kate will attend church with the other royals, before enjoying a low-key Christmas lunch at their home in Norfolk. Then, rather than celebrating with the Queen and the rest of William’s family at Sandringham, they’ll be joined by the Middletons – Kate’s mum Carole, dad Michael, sister Pippa and brother James. Like Kate’s childhood Royal commentators speculate that the older royals will have reservations about Kate’s desire to give her children a “normal” Christmas.…

It’s a fairytale ending to the TV romance: three months after we watched them fall in love on The Bachelor Australia, Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski have announced they’re engaged! Sam, 35, popped the question while holidaying in Tasmania with the Macedonian beauty and her daughter Eve, 10 – beating Bachelor predecessors Tim Robards and Anna Heinrich, as well as Blake Garvey and Louise Pillidge, to put a ring on it. “She said YES! When you know, you know!” wrote the personal trainer, as he posted a photo of the custom-made ring – estimated to be worth $50k. “Happiest girl in the world,” adds the smitten bride-to-be, showing off the princess cut, two-carat sparkler that Sam designed with the help of Melbourne-based jeweller Bensimon. Woman’s Day can reveal the loved-up…

She’s famous for her poise and tenacity as Lady Mary Crawley on TV’s Downton Abbey, and when Michelle Dockery delivered a eulogy at her fiance John Dineen’s funeral last week, there wasn’t a dry eye in the congregation. “He was my friend, my king, my hero, my everything. We celebrate him, we honour him and we will miss him,” she said. John, who worked in PR, enjoyed two happy years with Michelle, and was just 34 years old when he passed from cancer on December 13. His funeral was held last Wednesday at St James Catholic Church in his Irish hometown of Ballinora, near Cork, as family and friends – including John’s heartbroken parents Patrick and Marie – gathered to mourn. A touching tribute “I was honoured to know John.…