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It’s rare that I have a favourite story in the issue – there are usually too many good ones to choose from (if I do say so myself!) but this week there was a clear winner. When I first heard about 93-year-old hospital volunteer Colin Apelt, who makes happy hour cocktails for palliative care patients in Brisbane’s St Vincent’s Private Hospital, I couldn’t wait for our team to reach out for an interview. And Colin was even more inspiring than I imagined. His dedication to bringing companionship and a classic tipple to those who are nearing the end of their lives is so beautiful, and even more so is the reason he first turned his hand to helping out some 25 years ago. With so much bad news around, it’s…
All summer long! They celebrated his 46th birthday last week and it looks like happily married couple Justin Long and Kate Bosworth are still on a high in New York. Water baby! Start ’em young and they might end up at the Olympics! Swimmer Emily Seebohm and eight-monthold Sampson hit the pool. That’s mum life! Six weeks after welcoming her daughter Townes, Hilary Duff braved the streets with daughters Mae, three, and Banks, five, in tow! Oh what a knight! Rod Stewart had David Beckham and King Charles in stitches when he quipped Becks was next in line for a knighthood at a King’s Foundation event. Centre-court smiles! Who doesn’t love a day at the tennis? Ben Stiller, wife Christine Taylor and daughter Ella, 22, shared a laugh at the…
Catherine, Princess of Wales, has always been the calm, composed member of the royals, and the one the family rely on to ensure that important events run smoothly and without drama. But with Kate, 42, still unwell and unable to take her usual front and centre spot for Trooping the Colour last week, there was no way of stopping the chaos from unfolding as the younger royals scrambled to take her place. “King Charles has been working overtime trying to pull this event together and was very stressed in the lead-up, but on the day it was all a bit of a mess,” reveals a royal insider, adding that tension with his heir Prince William was a sticking point. “One big issue is that William and Charles don’t agree on…
George Clooney readily admits that his human rights lawyer wife, Amal, does the “heavy lifting” when it comes to their Clooney Foundation for Justice. But it’s the movie star who had to step in recently to protect Amal as she carries out her important work – even calling the US president directly! Amal, 46, was part of a UK-based team of legal experts who helped the International Criminal Court request warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders over their suspected war crimes – a move which President Biden labelled “outrageous”. Soon after, a worried George called Steve Ricchetti, a counsellor to Biden, with his concerns. DEFENDING HIS WIFE “George is fiercely protective of Amal which is why he made the phone call to the White House,” an insider tells Woman’s Day.…
George and Amal began their courtship with the long-forgotten art of letter writing, and they’ve continued that sweet tradition for their kids, Ella and Alexander! But the young twins won’t be able to open their parents’ letters until they’re older… “We write our kids a letter every summer, each, about where we are in the world,” George says. “We have stacks of them that we’ll give them when they’re old enough to understand.” The actor adds, “I like the idea of writing down a moment in time and having a time capsule to say, ‘Wow this is what we were thinking’.”…
OLD HOME Karl Stefanovic surprised everyone – including himself – when he called an emergency meeting to discuss concerns over Nine’s toxic workplace culture that have surfaced in recent reports. “It shocked a few people when he stepped up to chair the meeting at Today, but Karl loves Jasmine and his daughters so much that he would hate to see them grow up in a world where toxic work environments are still a part of everyday workplaces, especially for young women,” reveals a TV source of Karl’s decision, after the shock exit of Nine’s news and current affairs director Darren Wick. “He has so much respect for Sarah [Abo] and his sister-inlaw Sylvia [Jeffreys] and Brooke Boney, who he’s become really close buddies with. TV FAMILY “His Nine family are…
