Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 24, 2023 i Woman's Day

What would you do if you won the lotto? Our Deputy Editor Laura would go and live in New York for a year and write a novel (title to he confirmed), News Editor Emma says she would buy her dream house by the ocean and our News Writer Maisy would travel the world. The most surprising response of the lot came from our Entertainment Editor Wade, who reckons he would record his own album. Watch this space! To find out how you can increase your chances of winning big, check out page 36. Also in this issue, we catch up with legendary sports commentator Sandy Roberts and his lovely wife Carolyn, who welcomed Woman's Day into their home to talk about Sandy's brave cancer battle (p32). It's a story I…

Aussie actress Sarah Snook found a novel way to announce she's now a mum - sharing a picture of herself nursing her new baby in front of the final episode of her hit show Succession. “I just watched the final episode of the final season of something that has changed my life. And now, my life has changed again,” the 35-year-old star - who wed fellow Australian, comedian Dave Lawson in 2021 - wrote on Instagram. The best wishes from Sarah's celebrity friends quickly poured in. “Congratulations Sarah. (And a second congratulations on that little head too),” gushed fellow actress Phoebe Tonkin.…

His rumoured $1.5 million salary to host Australia's top-rating breakfast show is just one of many lucrative media deals that have helped Kochie build an incredible fortune, including a $15 million beachfront home. “David likes that he has the image of being the battler's mate - and he is a great advocate for ordinary Aussies - but he hates it when people focus on his own fortune, because it definitely puts him in that exclusive club made up of the richest people in the country,” claims one TV insider. “His Sunrise fortune is just the tip of the iceberg. He makes $500,000 from his dad joke books that come out every year, and that's just for starters. He also gets up to $25,000 for personal appearances. It's no secret that…

If it weren't for a fall at his Melbourne home that left him with two painful broken ribs and a broken coccyx, Sandy Roberts and his wife Carolyn may not have discovered that he was facing an even greater challenge. “I didn't feel like there was anything wrong with me,” Sandy tells Woman's Day. “I don't think in hindsight I had any symptoms. Myeloma weakens the immune system and destroys your bone system and you have reduced kidney function. I had none of that. I had a couple of sore ribs from the fall and that was that.” The diagnosis, in May last year, came just three months after the retired AFL and Olympic Games broadcaster, 73, had open heart surgery to replace an aortic valve and underwent a double…

Psychics CALL AMANDA DE WARREN! Visit amanda dewarren.com for phone reading information. We miss each other a lot AMANDA SAYS Both dogs come through and one tells me she has passed, which is Tai Shan. She tells me she had been with the family since she was a puppy. Tai Shan tells me her mummy got very frustrated with the vets who kept telling her nothing was wrong. Her mummy knew something was very wrong as she was Losing all her hair. The new vet immediately found a huge tumour on her liver. Siva tells me the night Tai Shan passed, she stayed with her. She normally goes into the other room and stays with her dad, but this night she didn't as she knew something wasn't right. Siva tells…

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There's an art to packing the perfect suitcase. While it may seem like a mindless task - throw in some clothes, toss in a toothbrush and away you go! - the way you pack has the ability to impact the ease and enjoyment of your holiday. Here are some tips for packing like a pro… INVEST IN PACKING CUBES Easily one of the best packing inventions in years, you'll be surprised at how much space you save with these nifty pouches. They'll help keep your suitcase neat and organised, too. Use one cube for dresses, another for underwear, etc. Plus, they're easy enough to buy, with stores like Big W, Kmart and Amazon Australia all stocking them. Genius! DON'T FORGET THE BUBBLE WRAP Has a fragile souvenir caught your eye…

THE THRIFTY COOK $4.60 PER SERVE CHICKEN TORTILLA BAKE SERVES 4 PREP 15 MINS COOK 40 MINS • 500g jar chicken cacciatore simmer sauce • 400g can red kidney beans, rinsed, drained • 12 corn tortillas, cut into strips • 500g barbecued chicken, shredded • 2 cups grated tasty cheese • baby cos, coriander, to serve 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. 2 Grease a 2-litre casserole dish. In a medium bowl, combine sauce and beans. Arrange a third of the tortilla strips in base of dish. Top with half the chicken and half the sauce mixture. Sprinkle with one-third cheese. Repeat layers, finishing with strips. 3 Bake, covered, 30 mins. Remove foil, sprinkle remaining cheese over tortillas, then bake 10 mins until cheese is melted. Serve with halved baby cos and coriander, if…

Mac's on tour! With their eight-month-old bub Margot on board, Sam Mac and partner Rebecca James took the trip of a lifetime to Europe. Golden hour Draped in orange silk, Eva Longoria dazzled at this gear's Cannes Film Festival. That's amore Sightseeing and plentg of kisses were on Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen's Rome itinerarg! very nice, very nice! Loving it! “I love being an older woman… And it doesn't feel less sexy,” Andie MacDowell dished at Cannes. You go, girl! Baby prep With the birth of her second baby approaching any day, Princess Eugenie picked up a last few items with husband Jack Brooksbank. Pen pals When your mum's a famous book author, you make sure you're at the siyniny! Kate Ritchie brouyht her dauyhter Mae, eiyht, atony…

Celebrity news HOT OFF THE PRESS In meltdown mode They were spending a long weekend at their $15.4 million beach house nearby, but Ashton kutcher and Mila Kunis were in anything but easy-breezy holiday mode as they headed out for a quiet drink in Carpinteria, California. A family insider confirms Ashton, 45, had good reason to look tense. “His career couldn't take another flop, which is why he went back into rom-coms, and even with Reese Witherspoon as his leading lady [in February's Your Place Or Mine] he still bombed badly. It was his last shot at carrying I a leading man role on his own, and it's over,” a source tells Woman's Day. “He would love to De offered some bigger roles alongside big-name celebrities but he's had no luck…

Age isn't getting in the way of Al Pacino fathering another child! The 83-year-old Godfather star announced he's expecting a baby with his 29-year-old film producer girlfriend Noor Alfallah, with the little one due any day now. The trend for older fathers seems to be growing, with Al's good friend Robert De Niro, 79, welcoming his seventh child, daughter Gia, with his partner Tiffany Chen a few weeks ago. Oscar winner Al has been linked to girlfriend Noor, who has previously dated Mick Jagger and Clint Eastwood, since April last year, when they were pictured on a dinner date. While the baby will be Noor's first, Al already has three kids, including 33-year-old daughter Julie Marie with ex-girlfriend Jan Tarrant and 22-year-old twins Olivia and Anton with ex-partner Beverly D'Angelo.…

PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT “The role we played in establishing the Organ and Tissue Authority. Pitched to Kevin Rudd on the balcony of Kirribilli House on a Sunrise visit after he became PM and he put in $150 million.” BEST ADVENTURE “Kokoda Track for Anzac Day.” EMBARRASSING ON-AIR GAFFE “Asking Cadel Evans on the Champs-Elysees how he felt after winning the Tour de France and he replied, ‘How do you think I feel?'” BEST INTERVIEW EVER “Matt Damon… the nicest bloke you've ever met.” WORST CELEB INTERVIEW “Interviewing Bette Midler. Huge fan. I was so enthusiastic that I forgot the time, and she said, ‘When is this interview going to end?'” MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS “Co-hosting Sunrise with Katy Perry, and the Lindt Cafe siege.” BEST OVERSEAS BROADCAST “Disneyland's 50th birthday and meeting…

From snuggling cute pet pooches to grilling the prime minister, it's no secret that Dr Chris Brown would have been venturing out of his comfort zone as a co-host on Sunrise. And according to insiders, the TV vet, 44, could be forgiven for asking for a few concessions if he had been expected to jump out of bed at the bleary-eyed time of 3am for the breakfast gig. “Chris has built his brand around being a reputable animal doctor, so it's understandable that he wouldn't want to lose that title,” a source tells Woman's Day. “In fact, branding has been a huge conversation with network bosses ever since Chris first joined the Seven family. “He still wants ‘Dr Chris Brown’ to be his official title, so that alone had the…

While Jen's growing closer to Kevin, the hot gossip in Tinseltown is that her ex Brad Pitt is proposing to his girlfriend Ines de Ramon! “Brad is very much the marrying kind of guy, and he'll tell anyone who listens that she's the one for him. He falls in love fastsomething his exes know all too well,” a source shares with Woman's Day of the Hollywood heartthrob's relationship, who he first went public with in 2022. While Brad, 59, and Ines, 30, who split from her husband Paul Wesley, 40, shortly before being seen out with the Ocean's Eleven star, have been keeping their relationship under wraps, they were spotted holidaying in Mexico earlier this year looking very much in love. “While there was a lot of expectation that he…

Psychis Q My son died in 2018 by suicide, and I am still at a loss as to why. I feel him around me and he occupies my mind constantly. Does he realise how much he was loved? Is he with my family? Rosita MITCHELL SAYS My heart and healing go out to you - losing a child must be the worst kind of loss. I have your beautiful son coining through from Spirit with so much love for you, and he is smiling and giving you a big hug. He tells me he became burdened by his bottled-up feelings, and in the end, he was not thinking clearly. Your son knows how much you love him, and he says please tell my mum, “There is nothing you could have…

Be well with Woman's Day Wellness YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BEING THE BEST YOU Now that winter is officially underway, we're in the midst of cold and flu season. While it always helps to be active and maintain a healthy diet, there are other ways to increase your chances of avoiding illness. Follow these steps to protect yourself and those around you. STAY HOME Remember the days when we tried to power our way through coughs and colds, leaving a swathe of germs at work, school and public transport? These days the advice is clear. If you can, stay at home, or if you have to go out in public, wear a mask until your symptoms have disappeared. COVER YOUR MOUTH & NOSE The best way to cover a cough…

TOFU & VEGETABLE RED CURRY SERVES 4 PREP 15 MINS COOK 25 MINS □ 2 tbsp peanut oil • 1 large onion, sliced thinly • 400ml can coconut milk, unshaken • ⅓ cup red curry paste • 1 tbsp lime juice • 1 tbsp light brown sugar • 2 tsp soy sauce • ¾ cup vegetable stock • 1 small cauliflower (1kg), sliced thickly • 150g green beans, halved • 150g sugar snap peas, trimmed, halved lengthways • 220g tofu puffs, halved diagonally • 1 fresh long red chilli, sliced • coriander leaves, steamed rice, to serve 1 Heat oil in a large heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring, 2 mins or until softened. 2 Remove 2 tbsp of the thick coconut cream from top of the can. Add to pan. Add…

Scrambled edds & salmon bagels Start the day with this nutritious dish SERVES 4 Whisk 6 room temperature eggs, ⅓ cup milk and 2 tbsp finely chopped chives in a bowl until well combined. Set aside for a few minutes to allow foam to settle. Meanwhile, toast 4 fresh plain bagels to your liking. Heat a medium-sized non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add 2 tbsp chopped butter, melt and swirl to coat the pan. Add egg mixture and cook without stirring 30 secs. Using a wide spatula, push set eggs around outer edge towards centre of pan, tilting pan to allow uncooked egg to run over base. Gently push eggs around every 15 secs until soft folds form and one quarter of the mixture is unset. Remove from heat.…

After a three-year estrangement, Britney Spears has revealed she and her mother Lynne have reconciled. “My sweet mama showed up at my doorstep yesterday after 3 years,” Brit wrote on Instagram. “Time heals all wounds!” According to an insider, the 41-yearold singer's inner circle is “breathing a sigh of relief” at the news. “They're hoping this will help get her back on track. She's been so angry and bitter these past few years, it's huge that she's reconciled with her mum.” The truce, says the source, “has been a long time coming”. Britney - who blamed Lynne, 68, in part for her conservatorship - had to go through a lot of therapy and forgiveness work to get to this point. “Lynne knows she made a lot of mistakes, but the…

Kochie raised eyebrows last week when he announced that his brekkie TV rival Karl Stefanovic had sent him an “unbelievable” text message when he announced his exit from Sunrise, which seemed to confirm they had finally put their long-running feud to bed. “Thank you to everyone who's been so lovely,” Kochie said on-air last week,” adding that he had received a “wonderful, classy, respectful one” from 48-year-old Karl. [It] was so nice. [I] Really adored that one,” he added.…

Just months after walking away with half of his team's record $1,686,666.66 profit, The Block winner Osman Said has another big reason to celebrate. “We've had another baby boy,” beaming Oz, 32, exclusively tells Woman's Day of his and wife Jasmin's adorable little boy Ali. “We couldn't be happier,” says Oz, who has had quite the rollercoaster few months, swapping power tools for changing nappies. “He's so special to me, as are all my children, but Ali is so special because he symbolises my time on The Block, in a way. “Not only did we come off with a win, but I [have] a beautiful child, too - and really that's what life is all about, family.” Only in Woman's Day When broached on the curious timing of Ali's birth…

Flirty on set! Eva Mendes is fuming after husband Ryan Gosling confessed his Barbie co-star Margot Robbie showered him with gifts on the set of their film. “She left a pink present with a pink bow, from Barbie to Ken, every day while we were filming,” Ryan revealed of making the Greta Gerwigdirected movie he stars in alongside bombshell Margot. “They were all beach-related. Like puka shells, or a sign that says, ‘Pray for surf,’ because Ken's job is just beach. “I've never quite figured out what that means. But I felt like she was trying to help Ken understand, through these gifts that she was giving.” According to a Hollywood insider, while Eva thought Margot was great fun when they first met - and even ended up talking a…

Psychics For more on astrology, feng shui and space clearing, visit jennyblume.com.au Gemini MAY 22 - JUN 21 Start spoiling yourself! Splash out on an indulgent beauty treatment or plan a leisurely Sunday lunch. As chatterbox Mercury spins into your sign, conversations will flow freely - as might the wine. If you've been bottling things up, it's time to pour it all out. STAR TIP Bodywise, new routines or products could produce some impressive results. NATALIE PORTMAN The Black Swan star celebrates her 42nd birthday on June 9. Cancer Jun 22 - Jul 23 Your problem-solving skills are on fire this week! A frustrating situation should be fixed with surprisingly little effort, and after that, progress should be rapid. You might even dream up a clever money-making scheme, or a…

While most of us are schooled up on colds, flu and COVID, another common virus that we should know about is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Although RSV symptoms are usually mild, some adults, children and babies - especially those born prematurely - will need hospital treatment. THE SYMPTOMS RSV is more common during the colder months, and is spread in a similar way to the common cold. Symptoms can include a runny nose, cough, sneezing, headache, sore throat and fever. In some cases, it can also cause complications such as pneumonia or bronchiolitis. While most people will recover after bed rest, children and babies should be monitored. If symptoms are worsening, call your GP or Healthdirect on 1800 022 222. If a baby has difficulty breathing or appears to be…

Everyday food HONEY & GARAM MASALA CHEESECAKE SERVES 8-10 PREP 25 MINS + CHILLING COOK 1 HOUR • 250g gingernut biscuits crushed • ⅓ cup desiccated coconut • 125g melted butter • 750g cream cheese, at room temperature • ½ cup honey • 3 eggs • 2 tbsp lemon juice • sliced fresh figs, honey, to serve TOPPING • 200g tub sour cream • 1 tbsp caster sugar • 1 tsp garam masala 1 Preheat oven to 160°C. Lightly grease and line base of a 22cm springform par 2 In a Large bowl, combine biscuits and coconut. Stir in butter until well combined. Press firmly over base and sides of pan. Chill 30 mins. 3 Meanwhile, in a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and honey together until smooth. Add…