Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 50, 2021 i Woman's Day

There’s been a lot to celebrate this week! Not only did Aussie tennis champion Ash Barty announce she’ll soon be walking down the aisle, but in breaking Woman’s Day news, our former editor, Erin Holohan, also got engaged. Erin’s not one for attention so I thought, what better way to celebrate her exciting news than by announcing it to all our wonderful readers. We couldn’t be happier for you, Erin! Meanwhile, with Christmas fever well and truly in the air, we’re popping on our Santa suits and giving you the chance to win $5000 – and the best part is you can spend it however and on whatever you like! To enter, see left (p2).…

After weeks of uncertainty about Her Majesty’s health due to her sudden hiatus from public life last month, royal watchers breathed a sigh of relief when Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Queen had attended the joint christening of her great-grandchildren, masters August Brooksbank and Lucas Tindall. The double celebration is unprecedented for the royal family but Woman’s Day has learned how Princess Eugenie and her cousin Zara Tindall hatched the thoughtful plan after deciding to streamline their own separately planned events due to their grandmother’s recent health woes. ‘She’ll likely keep it quiet for the rest of the year’ A source says, “The Queen was thrilled to join her family for such a special occasion, and was grateful that Zara and Eugenie planned a joint event to make things easier…

While it’s been more than 10 years since she left her character Sally Fletcher behind, actress Kate Ritchie hasn’t stopped hinting that her days at Summer Bay are far from over. Kate, 43, sent tongues wagging when she was spotted having lunch with Home And Away’s Ray Meagher, 77, in Sydney, prompting many fans to beg for her return to the show. “I think Home And Away needs Sally back,” one fan commented, while another added, “The show isn’t the same without you!” Last month, Kate sent fans wild again when she posted an image of Sydney’s Palm Beach, where the series has long been filmed, on Instagram. Despite becoming a highly successful radio star on Nova, Kate has made no secret of her desire to be back in front…

Zachery Ty Bryan, aka Brad Taylor, announced some happy news last week, revealing he’s engaged after splitting from his wife of 14 years, Carly Matros, last year. “You win some and you lose some,” the 40-year-old captioned a pic on social media with his unnamed new fiancee. “I’m thankful for a win… finally!” The former child star’s announcement hinted at his recent legal dramas, which in February saw the father-of-four convicted on two counts in a domestic violence case.…

Mick Jagger is just 20 months away from his 80th birthday, but that’s not stopping him – either on stage or off. After more than half a century of hellraising as one of rock’s most infamous Lotharios, the Rolling Stones frontman is “like a schoolboy in love”, after setting up home in Florida with his ballerina girlfriend Melanie Hamrick and their son Deveraux, who turns five on December 8. With eight kids, five grandkids and three great-grandkids, it’s something of a surprise that he only has one ex-wife, Bianca Jagger, however friends say he’s so crazy about his cosy new nest with Melanie, 34, he’s considering putting a ring on her finger. “Marriage is something he vowed to never do again,” says a friend. “With Jerry Hall they had a…

Q In my last reading you said to hold off retiring from my job. Can you tell me why? My son is hoping to buy a house in WA – will he be successful? Hopeful Virgo MITCHELL SAYS I feel that reason for holding off is to allow for divine timing. Sometimes the reason for something is not always clear in the moment, but when looking back over time it makes better sense. Always remember you have free will and the ability to choose whatever you feel is right for you. I feel your son will be successful in buying a house. It will be important he does his research and is not pressured into the sale. Q Since becoming a new mother, I have become forgetful and misplaced my…

Whether you’re looking to build colour slowly, achieve a quick natural-looking bronzed glow or just want a little bit of shimmer, there’s a self-tan formula for you that’s easy to use and won’t smell or streak. Before you choose your confidence in a bottle, follow our guide on new formulas, preparation tips and ways to apply to help you feel good this summer – safely. PREP WORK A little effort before you slather on a self-tanner, whether it’s gradual or not, goes a long way! For an all-over tan, you’ll want to start the day before. First, apply a body scrub to exfoliate the skin during your nightly shower. If you apply faux glow weekly, have a tan eraser in your arsenal to dissolve stubborn old tan. Second, shave or…

10-MINUTE PEACH & RASPBERRY TRIFLE SERVES 12 PREP 10 MINS • 8 x 125g tubs peaches in mango jelly • 2 x 250g pkts mini jam sponge rolls • 600ml thickened cream • 500ml thick vanilla bean custard • 2 x 125g punnets fresh raspberries 1 Tip peaches in jelly into base of a 20cm 3-litre trifle dish or 12 cup glass bowl. 2 Cut sponge rolls into 2cm slices. Arrange cut-side facing outwards around inside edge of bowl to make a tight decorative ring, then arrange remaining rolls in middle of dish. 3 In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream to firm peaks. Spoon 1 cup cream into a separate bowl and fold through custard. Spoon custard mix over sponge layer. 4 Using a fork, crush half…

Bad hair day CARRIE BICKMORE & CAMERON DADDO It’s nice to know that even the usually well-coiffed celebrities still lose the fight with the hairdryer sometimes! No rules apply! ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER You don’t need to worry about cruising through a police roadblock when you’re a former action movie star and governor of California! Daddy dress-ups MATTY J The Bachelor star wasn’t afraid to show off his feminine (and floral) side as he danced with his and Laura Byrne’s daughter Marlie-Mae, two. OOPS! I COPIED BRIT SONIA KRUGER Tired of the same old dresses stylists make her wear, Sonia slipped into a sexy latex outfit reminiscent of Britney Spears’ Oops! I Did It Again look. We’re back! JAMES DENTON & TERI HATCHER The onscreen Desperate Housewives lovers show they still have…

Crikey, how dapper! It’s rare to see the Irwins out of their khaki gear, but Robert, Terri, Bindi, Chandler Powell and baby Grace certainly scrubbed up well for dinner! Going Looney What’s up, Andrew Gaze? The former basketball star had a ball launching the Space Jam: A New Legacy interactive event in Melbourne. Newlywed beach bliss Socialite Paris Hilton and new husband Carter Reum shared these sweet snaps from their tropical honeymoon in Bora Bora. Now, that’s hot! Travolta trio The Grease star looked lighter (and we’re not just talking about his locks) as he posed alongside daughter Ella, 21, and son Ben for his 11th birthday. Horsing around While in Egypt, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visited an animal sanctuary for horses and donkeys. A-neigh-zing! And baby makes 8! Former…

Despite feeling under the weather in the past month, palace insiders say that’s come with an upside for the Queen – she’s been spending hours of downtime with her great-granddaughter Princess Charlotte. With reports the six-year-old’s parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are looking to move to Windsor, insiders say it’s allowed them to drop their middle child off for some quality time with Gan-Gan. “Charlotte is smart as a whip and she keeps the Queen entertained for hours,” says a source. “Her Majesty hasn’t been moving far, so Charlotte has been hanging out reading with her and watching cartoons with her on her iPad. “The Queen hasn’t laughed like this since Philip was well – it’s been magical to see.” Our insider says the Queen “has a real…

She is Australia’s tennis sweetheart but world No. 1 Ash Barty has only one thing on her mind right now – walking down the aisle to say “I do.” Ash, 25, thrilled fans last week when she announced her engagement to partner of four years Garry Kissick, 30, an aspiring professional golfer who is her biggest fan, both on and off the court. The duo, who first met at Brisbane’s Brookwater Golf Club in 2016, are inseparable. He travels almost everywhere she plays, and was introduced to the world when Ash mounted the stands of Wimbledon in front of millions of people last July and fell into the arms of the man she lovingly refers to as her “cheeky and caring handsome boy”. TEAMWORK Planning the perfect wedding for Ash…

Horsing around – and horsey rides! – were on the agenda, as Karl Stefanovic threw himself into daddy duty at a Sydney park with 18-month-old daughter Harper. While wife Jasmine, 37, worked out nearby with her personal trainer, doting dad Karl, 47, kept the toddler entertained larking around, before the tot adorably attempted to wrangle a smartphone to snap pictures of her exercising mum. ONE MORE? Th e Today host has gushed he loves being a dad the fourth time around – and has even hinted he’s ready to have more little ones to play with! “It’s perfect to come home and be with Harper and however many more kids we have,” says the Nine star, who’s also dad to sons Jackson, 22, and River, 15, and daughter Ava, 16.…

Fans have been waiting 25 years for Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton to wreak revenge on their exes again after their iconic comedy classic The First Wives Club. And with filming about to begin on the trio’s new movie Family Jewels, sources say bosses have hired a “team of specialists” to keep their leading ladies happy. “There’s actually a special ‘health and safety’ plan in place to ‘avoid, not fix’ any problems before they happen,” reveals an insider. “They have a team of strategically placed therapists to steer conversations away from any controversial subjects and onto more comfortable topics, like family, kids, men and past glories.” While the women almost reunited in 2016 for a Netflix project, Divination, the movie didn’t happen due to “script disagreements”, which sources…

In the eighth season of Home Improvement, teen sensation JTT suddenly left the sitcom. The writers made his character Randy go to Costa Rica… and he never came back! So why did he leave? Jonathan, now 40, says he wanted to study. “I’d been going nonstop since I was eight years old. I wanted to go to school, to travel and have a bit of a break. To sit in a big library among books and students, that was pretty cool. It was a novel experience for me.” He graduated from the Chaminade College Preparatory School in 2000, and then was accepted to Harvard where he studied history and philosophy, before transferring to St Andrews University in Scotland (where Prince William met Kate Middleton), then graduating from Columbia University…

The weekly podcast, hosted by retired detective Paul Holes and investigative journalist Billy Jensen, aims to help solve cold cases by asking listeners to pitch in on the investigation. Since launching in April 2019, it has covered murders, missing people and mysteries that have stumped law enforcement for decades. In January 2020 they had their first success. Four decades ago Helene Pruszynski was raped and murdered on her way home. Semen was found on her body but no DNA match had ever been made. As a result of the podcast a listener added her DNA to a database mentioned and it was discovered she was a third cousin of the killer. After narrowing down the family data, James Curtis Clanton was identified as the suspect, and in July 2020 he…

Actress-turned-fashion designer Nicole Richie and her husband, Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden, have splashed out on a stunning home in an elite gated LA neighbourhood known as The Summit. Offering five bedrooms and six bathrooms, the mansion was originally built in 1987. The sprawling property was recently renovated in 2019 by Simo Design, with Parisian culture and architecture the inspiration behind the makeover. The grand home consists of lush oak flooring and limewashed walls. Calacatta marble is a prominent feature in almost every room, including the gourmet kitchen, decadent bathrooms and even the eye-catching fireplace mantelpieces. The backyard offers impressive views of the San Fernando Valley, yet still provides plenty of privacy due to a flourish of greenery and tall trees. The outdoor area is an oasis with inviting pool…

CHRIS & ELSA LIVING SEPARATE LIVES Seemingly tired of holding down the fort solo in Byron Bay, Elsa Pataky touched down in her homeland of Spain last week with her three children to spend time with her family, including mum Cristina. But while Elsa was busy with their brood – daughter India Rose, nine, and twin sons, Tristan and Sasha, seven – hubby Chris Hemsworth was thousands of kilometres away in LA preparing to film the follow-up to the action thriller Extraction for Netflix. Before jetting overseas, Elsa, 45, had been snapped looking downcast as she cared for her kids near the couple’s $30 million Byron compound, while her superstar spouse was overseas catching up with old Hollywood friends. Chris, 38, admits Elsa has sacrificed a lot for his…

They might have quit working royal life, but since the Sussexes are still using their titles at every opportunity, sources say the palace still expects them to act with “respect to the Queen”. So it’s no wonder insiders are scandalised by Meghan’s latest Hollywood stunts... Getting comedian Melissa McCarthy to pretend she’s the Queen. Pulling rank to have her royal title appear before Harry’s at Veteran’s Day gala. Cold-calling US politicians on their private mobiles – while using her title – to lobby them over paid parental leave. Spilling the beans about her royal in-laws to Oprah Winfrey.…

Although Harry and Meghan were no-shows at Princess Eugenie’s son August and Zara Tindall’s boy Lucas’ christening, there was one very noticeable VIP guest. Harry’s ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas, who is now married to Harry Wentworth-Stanley, was spotted entering Windsor grounds for the blessed event, with some insiders suspecting the close pal of Eugenie might have been among little August’s godparents. “If that’s the case, it’s going to be awkward for Harry and Meghan at future family gatherings,” says a source. “Meghan was only just saying on Ellen how close she is with Eugenie, now it looks like she’ll be sat across the dinner table at birthdays from Cressy, who was very much one who got away from Harry because she didn’t want his public life.”…

When it comes to designing the perfect dress for Australia’s new queen of tennis, Woman’s Day turned to Queensland’s leading bridal designer Wendy Makin, who says she would be honoured to create something wonderful for Ash’s special day. “I actually designed her sister Ali’s gown five years ago,” says Wendy. “I’ve been in bridal design for 40 years, and to have the opportunity to work with Ash would be a privilege. She’s such a wonderful role model, and she conducts herself with such grace – she’s going to make a beautiful bride! I would focus on simple and elegant lines – you don’t want to detract from her loveliness.” Visit wendymakin.com…

It was a show about a handyman, his TV show and his mysterious next-door neighbour Wilson. But much more than that, Home Improvement was must-see TV in the ’90s for Tim Allen’s jokes, a young Pamela Anderson and a threesome of cute teenage boys for viewers to fall for – namely Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Taran Noah Smith. But there is a lot you may not know about the show... 1 IT STARTED OUT WITH A DIFFERENT NAME! The working title of the show was actually Hammer Time. It was originally inspired by rapper MC Hammer’s hit single U Can’t Touch This and his catchphrase, “Stop, Hammer time!” 2 TIM ALLEN HAD A COLOURFUL PAST When Tim was 25, he was arrested for selling cocaine to an undercover…

‘One of them nearly took my eye out with a jabbing Biro’ As soon as I walked down the stairs and saw him standing there in the hall with his black corduroy coat and his hands thrust deep into the pockets and all that shining hair, my carefully cultivated calm vanished, my knees started to tremble and I threw my eyes up to heaven for some fatuous reason that was lost on both of us, and which I regretted the moment I’d done it! George and I tore off together in his black E-Type Jaguar. The rain was pouring down and, when my heart had finally settled more or less into its proper place, I began to enjoy myself. I looked at him out of the corner of my eye.…

loves his human daddy – spot on! He snuggles up to my hubby every night independent kind of guy, he knew from day one that this was his forever home and thanks Lila and family for loving him so much. He asked me to thank Lila’s daughter and her boyfriend, who is also very much a cat lover, for feeding the homeless cats in the area. LILA SAYS I was curious to know about Wellington as he was homeless when we found him. Wellington told Amanda that he absolutely His forever home! AMANDA SAYS Wellington tells me that before he found Lila he lived in the flats down the road and was just left there. Wellington was about eight when he was found, and he has been with Lila and…

QUINCE GLAZED HAM SERVES 12 PREP 25 MINS COOK 1½ HOURS • 2 x 100g tubs quince paste • ½ cup seeded mustard • ½ cup brown sugar • •8 ²/ kg ³ cup whole malt ham vinegar 1 To make glaze, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine paste, mustard, brown sugar and vinegar, stirring until combined and sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil on high, then reduce to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, 20-25 mins, or until thickened. Cool. 2 Preheat oven to 180°C. Cut through the ham rind, about 10cm from shank end of leg. Using your thumb, carefully remove rind from fat. Discard rind. Using a very sharp knife, make shallow diagonal cuts, 1cm apart, around the ham, taking care not to cut all the…

NCIS: Hawaii MONDAY, 7.30PM, TEN Make some room in your viewing schedule for another NCIS spin-off. Vanessa Lachey stars as Jane Tennant, the first female special agent in the top job at the Pearl Harbor Field Office. The single mum has overcome barriers at every turn as she’s risen through the ranks, and we’ll see her juggle home and work life. The members of her crack team also come with their own interesting backstories. The Lost Symbol MONDAY, 8.30PM, TEN Australia’s Ashley Zukerman plays a younger version of Robert Langdon, the Harvard symbologist brought to life in The Da Vinci Code and its sequels by Tom Hanks. This new 10-part series, also adapted from a novel by Dan Brown, concerns Robert’s first job helping the CIA following the kidnapping of…

How often have you thought about what goes into making a classic treat like a Drumstick ice-cream or a Cherry Ripe? That’s the challenge facing competing chefs who must recreate Aussie favourites in new cooking competition Snackmasters. Co-host Poh Ling Yeow, 48, tells Woman’s Day how the show got her competitive spirit tingling and the big changes in her personal life this year... What interested you about hosting Snackmasters? It’s always a privilege to be asked to be a host. And also, I love the fact that it was just family fun. Food can go the other end so easily where it’s not accessible to most people. There can be a little bit of snobbery, so I love that it’s something everyone can relate to. This concept is full of…