Woman's Day Issue 12, 2023

It was wedding fever at Woman's Day this week! We were lucky enough to have Gogglebox favourite Symon Lovett invite us to share his special day alongside his beautiful bride Gabriella Russo. Their wedding album is nothing short of stunning, and their decision to ditch traditional wedding portraits in favour of hitting the bustling streets of Melbourne – even stopping for pizza! – made for some truly beautiful pics. Take a look on page 18. Elsewhere, AFL star Jeremy Finlayson and his new wife Kellie Gardner, who is bravely battling cancer, pulled together their incredible – and emotional – nuptials in three weeks so they could celebrate before Kellie undergoes more treatment. Their story is a beautiful reminder for us all to grab love with both hands! Happy reading……

Over the rainbow The Blak & Deadly First Nations Gala Concert went off with a bang and included glitzy attendances from the likes of Casey Donovan. Nine decades of laughs Julie Andrews reunited with her treasured friend and co-star Carol Burnett to celebrate the comedy icon's upcoming milestone 90th birthday. Beauty queens They once starred in Snow White adaptation Mirror Mirror and Lily Collins and Julia Roberts enjoyed a reunion on set for Lancome. Hot property There's little wonder Byron Bay's house prices have soared – one can only imagine what it would be like to waltz down to the beach to spot Chris Hemsworth! Stellar views! Full stage How's this for a collaboration?! The Beach Boys were joined by actor John Stamos for a special performance in Florida, where…

Royal news MEGHAN'S CHRISTENING REVENGE Despite all the bad blood between the Prince of Wales, Prince Harry and their wives, there was always an unspoken agreement never to let their kids get caught in the middle. After all, even as relations between them began to sour in 2018, Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attended Prince Louis’ christening, and the Waleses in kind attended their son Archie's own baptism a year later. MORE TO THE STORY But for Princess Lilibet's surprise christening in California last week, it appeared all the niceties between the two families had well and truly crumbled. Harry, 38, and 41-year-old Meghan's unofficial media spokesperson Omid Scobie pointedly declared that King Charles, Queen Consort Camilla, William and Kate had been invited to the backyard event but didn't attend.…

Amid the news of Lili's surprise christening, the Sussexes’ spokesperson confirmed their 21-month-old cutie and her big brother Archie, three, would now be known as princess and prince, respectively. This comes after years of speculation over whether Meghan and Harry would decide to use their titles, which was their right when Harry's father became monarch. “The choice to announce Lili as a princess took a few at the palace by surprise,” says a source. “Harry's been tirelessly fighting against his family and the royal institution ever since he left and blaming it for generations of pain, so it's unclear why he's personally decided to include his kids in it after all that.” Regardless, King Charles is said to be “thrilled” by their decision and instructed aides at Buckingham Palace to…

Royal divorcee Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, proved she could still pull a palaceworthy crowd in New York to promote her new book, A Most Intriguing Lady. The 63-year-old swept the American publicity circuit last week, and going by her headline-grabbing statements from the past seven days, it's no wonder why… ON… MISSING THE QUEEN Sarah enjoyed a close relationship with her motherin-law until the monarch's death in September aged 96. In an interview with People magazine, Sarah described Her Majesty as “my total idol”. “She just knew what to do. She knew how to make people feel good.” In another interview, Fergie insisted she felt “liberated” by the Queen's passing. “It's like I've taken the mental shackles out of my brain… I don't know whether it's the Queen passing…

Celebrity news HOT OFF THE PRESS Batting her demons Cameron Diaz has confessed “it was difficult to watch” her best friend Drew Barrymore's struggle with alcohol addiction following her split from husband of four years Will Kopelman. “But I knew that if we all stuck with her and gave her the support she needed, she would find her way,” says Cameron, who has known the ET star since she was 14. The actress says she has “absolute faith” in her famous friend. “You can't even comprehend how hard it was to be her as a child, and then she shot out the other end with the ability to save herself.” Mother-of-two Drew, 48, says her 2016 divorce saw her spiral into alcoholism and depression, and her therapist eventually refused to…