Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 9, 2025 i Woman's Day

The Duchess of Sussex’s world is falling apart. No matter what she does, where she goes or what she wears, it all seems to end in yet another failure to launch – and she’s convinced it’s not by accident. As her Netflix show With Love, Meghan hits screens, the former actress is fighting claims she borrowed more than a little inspiration from Pamela Anderson’s recent lifestyle cooking show, Pamela’s Cooking With Love. Critics have honed in on the show’s strikingly similar names, aesthetics, and even the trailer’s opening sentences, with fans calling them out for being “freakily” alike. One fan commented on X, “Markle’s show is a straight copy of Pamela Anderson’s cooking and entertaining show. Go look at the trailer!” BRAND BLUNDER It comes as the 43-year-old’s venture As…

Among the couple swaps, underthe-table footsies and wall punching we already bore witness to this season, Married At First Sight’s Jamie Marinos and Dave Hand are emerging victorious as this year’s success story. And it seems like the couple are ready to get cracking on with their life post-MAFS, with Jamie, 28, telling Woman’s Day they’re already talking babies! “I definitely want to have babies,” she says. “Sign me up for that minivan.” Jamie adds that the discussion arose after the couple’s lunch with their loved ones last week, when their parents asked the obligatory grandchildren questions. ‘I went to Dave, “What if we have the first MAFS baby?” ’ “I was definitely there with the question too, though,” says Jamie. “I was like, ‘Yeah, Dave when are we having…

Now that she’s confirmed she and her husband of 10 years Eric Johnson have split, Jessica Simpson is keen to move on. And according to reports, the 44-year-old is considering rekindling an old flame – with rocker John Mayer, 47! “Back during that relationship, it was all Jessica talked about,” says a source of the rocky romance, which saw them break up and reconcile nine times between 2006 and 2010. “John’s still incredibly sexy, and she thinks there’s unfinished business there.” The mother-of-three revealed in her 2020 memoir, Open Book, that she “fell in love” with the Waiting On The World To Change singer’s “intensity”. But she called it quits with him in 2010 after he humiliated her by calling her “sexual napalm” in an infamous interview. “Jessica thinks John’s…

John Travolta put love on the backburner when his beloved wife Kelly Preston died almost five years ago, focusing all his attention on raising their two children. However, insiders tell Woman’s Day the actor is now ready to make romance his priority again – and he’s got his sights set on his recent co-star Kristin Davis! “A couple of years ago John was still in a place where he was saying he’d never love another woman again, and he fully meant that,” a source says. “But he’s done a lot of healing and everyone has told him how Kelly would want him to meet someone new and there’s no way she’d want him to be alone for the rest of his life. “John is quite shy about naming names but…

Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia resorted to making a social media plea to get viewers to switch from Nine’s ratings juggernaut Married At First Sight to his reality show. “Turn off MAFS now! and tune into #SurvivorAU,” the 55-year-old wrote on Instagram. Well-known 2024 contestant Eden Porter also jumped on the bandwagon. “You want commitment? We got a girls alliance. You want hot? We got burning hats. You want romance? We got Nash kissing idols. Anything MAFS can do we can do better!” he wrote on Instagram. “Yes Eden!!” a seemingly grateful Jonathan replied. The series could do with a boost, as it’s consistently coming in third behind its main competitors Married At First Sight and Seven’s Australian Idol in the television ratings.…

Tom Burlinson says he did his “apprenticeship” on the show. Mary-Lou Stewart hid in a toilet from screaming fans, and Lenore Smith admits it was a “heady” experience for a teenage newcomer. They are just a few of the legendary stars of The Restless Years (TRY) who came together for a rare reunion at a star-studded celebration of the lives of revered TV producer Reg Grundy and his wife, Joy Chambers, who also starred in TRY. “It was very cutting edge for its time,” explains Peter Mochrie, 65, who was just 19 and starting out when he got his big break playing handsome Olympic swimmer Ric Moran on the show that aired between 1977 and 1981. “There were lots of storylines about love and abandonment, divorce and death. There were…

Luna’s special light shines on AMANDA SAYS Other cats came through first, and then I felt Luna Moon’s presence. She shared with me that she originally belonged to a friend of Kayleen’s. Luna had known Kayleen since she was a kitten, as Kayleen would often visit her home. From the start, Luna and Kayleen formed a strong bond and they quickly became inseparable. Luna tells me that she still visits her other mum, and their connection remains just as deep. Luna also mentioned that they had recently moved house. She had only begun to get familiar with the new area, with Kayleen just starting to let her outside. Tragically, Luna was struck by a vehicle and was found in the driveway of the neighbour’s house. Kayleen was devastated, as there…

Up until now, I’d only been to Hong Kong just once before. Or, more accurately, a brief stopover in Hong Kong International Airport before journeying onwards. As it is for many Aussies travelling overseas, Hong Kong’s busy airport (with 53 million passengers a year!) is a connecting hub for 180 cities around the world. But Hong Kong is so much more than a stopover. A multi-sensory experience, it’s a place of contrasts, culture and, of course, delicious food – from street food to fine dining. Here in Australia, some of Hong Kong’s most famous dishes are our favourites too. Think sweet and sour pork, dim sum, hot pot and for something special, roast goose. SPARKLING GEM After a nine-and-a-half hour flight from Sydney, it was breathtaking to see the hustle…

HERB & FETA STUFFED CHICKEN SERVES 4 PREP 15 MINS COOK 30 MINS • 4 chicken breast fillets • 50g Danish feta, crumbled • ¼ cup semi-sundried tomato, chopped • 1 tbsp chopped parsley • 2 tbsp olive oil • 500g orange sweet potato, peeled, chopped • 1 red onion, wedges • 60g baby rocket leaves, 1 tbsp lemon juice, plus wedges to serve 1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. 2 Cut a lengthways slit along one side of each chicken breast, three-quarters of the way through. Fold open. 3 Spread an even amount of feta, tomato and parsley along centre seam of each. Roll up lengthways and secure with toothpicks. 4 Place in a small roasting pan. Rub with half oil and season…

The panel of Loose Women is set to get a whole lot louder with sources spilling that Sarah Ferguson, 65, is in secret negotiations to star on ITV’s daytime panel show! Fergie, who has guest starred on the popular chat show, is being primed to join a roster of 15 high-profile female presenters and has been desperate for the TV gig ever since, which comes with a fee upwards of $2800 a show. A source reveals to Daily Mail, “She’s been told there will be a chair with her name on it whenever she’s ready to become a full-time Loose Woman.”…

Legendary singer Loretta Lynn’s memoir Coal Miner’s Daughter is in development for a Broadway stage musical starring Sutton Foster – and insiders say the promotion has ruffled quite a few feathers among her Broadway rivals. “It’s rare a big musical is brought into production as a vehicle for someone other than an A-list star, but that’s exactly what’s happening here and it’s upset a lot of leading ladies in the cut-throat theatre world,” says a theatre insider, 49, of the two-time Tony winner’s appointment to retell the story of Loretta’s humble beginnings in Kentucky’s coal fields. Fans have been on the fence about the decision, too. “To be fair to Sutton she’s worked incredibly hard for the gig and she’s nervous as hell about it now the eyes of the…

As Australian acting stalwart Heather Mitchell prepares to reprise her role as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Sydney Theatre Company’s one woman show RBG: Of Many, One, she appears somewhat reflective. The last time she performed the role was in 2022, around the same time she received the devastating news that her breast cancer, which she had battled once before in 2004, had returned. And while it may stir up that dark time, Heather, 67, certainly isn’t letting it get in the way of her work. “I don’t look back on it negatively at all, because the experience was a very uplifting one,” she tells Woman’s Day. “Because, OK, I was diagnosed with cancer, but everyone around me did everything they could to make sure I could still do the job.…

A $250,000 reward is available to anyone who can help police find the person or persons who killed Robin Jeanne Hoinville-Bartram and Anita Cunningham, both 18. The art student friends from Melbourne began hitchhiking to Mount Isa on July 4, 1972, planning to continue up the east coast to north Queensland to visit Robin’s mum. They never arrived. On November 15, 1972, a passer-by found Robin’s remains in a shallow grave under a bridge near Pentland, west of Charters Towers. She had been shot and sexually assaulted. Anita is presumed dead but her remains have never been found. Her brother Christopher still hopes for a resolution, saying that not having answers after all this time is “extremely frustrating”.…

Q I lost my eldest grandson last year. I worry about him every day and would like to know that he has found peace. I hope he knows how much we loved him and miss him. Gary MITCHELL SAYS Your grandson is coming through from spirit straight away. He sends his love to everyone, but especially to you. He tells me he is your angel and watching over you. Your grandson looks healthy, he is smiling and tells me he is doing well and has found peace on the other side. He really likes the photo you have displayed of him, and he knows you think of him every day. Your grandson says he hears you talking to him every day and knows how much you love and miss him.…

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Formula 1: Drive To Survive FRIDAY, NETFLIX Season seven of the hit doco series returns to give fans a look behind the scenes at the 2024 campaign. As teams bid for the hottest drivers on the market, experience a weekend at the toughest race of the year, and expect a nail-biting finish right up to the last race. “We’re really excited for fans to watch. The 2024 season was incredible both on and off the track, with the action well and truly underway before the first race in Bahrain. Expect more drama and fun from the paddock this season and a few surprises too,” says the show’s executive producer, Tom Hutchings. The Oscars MONDAY, 11AM, SEVEN Conan O’Brien will host the 97th Academy Awards from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation…

BARRY HUMPHRIES Nearly two years after his death, Barry’s personal collection of art, costumes and “face furniture” from his iconic character Dame Edna Everage went under the hammer at auction house Christie’s in London. Across nine hours, bidders from all around the world grabbed the entire 239-item collection, totalling $9,155,772. That’s some serious money, possums!…

ONLY WINNERS IN THE BUILDING Richard Kind, Selena Gomez, Michael Cyril Creighton and Molly Shannon won best comedy series ensemble for Only Murders In The Building. BEST ACTOR WINNER Timothee Chalamet proved he’s still in the running for an Oscar after taking home his first major acting prize for A Complete Unknown. A WICKED EVENING Oz himself, Jeff Goldblum, caught up with Best Actress winner Demi Moore, while his co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo shared a secret.…

It’s the showbiz news coupling no one saw coming! Walkley Award winning SBS presenter Karla Grant – ex-wife of Stan Grant – has been quietly romancing former reality TV star Nasser Sultan! The limelight hogging TV star regularly made headlines when he was on MAFS in 2018 and even faked a same sex relationship for money. But it seems he’s found The One in Karla and they’ve been quietly dating for a while. “We’ve known each other for four years, to be honest,” Nasser confirmed to Daily Mail. “Then we just reconnected at a Maxim party and fell in love. That was it.”…

All isn’t golden in the production office of the upcoming The Golden Bachelor Australia. Nine producers are reportedly struggling to find a leading man for the dating series spin-off. According to reports, Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond, 77, tech billionaire Michael Cannon-Brookes, 45, and advertising industry entrepreneur John Singleton, 83, have all had their names thrown in the ring. The reality series – set to be hosted by Samantha Armytage, 48, and focusing on later-in-life love – initially struggled to attract applicants, but reports suggest things have “picked up” recently, with casting agents spreading the net wide to include retirement homes and asking younger people to put their grandparents forward. Producers are hoping to finalise the casting for their leading man and the participants in the next few weeks.…

George Clooney is stepping back from Hollywood, much to his wife Amal’s relief, but his pivot towards a Broadway career is proving bittersweet as it’s forcing them to opposite sides of the world. Now insiders say the distance and time apart is taking a toll on the couple’s 10-year marriage. “As proud as she is that he’s making his Broadway dream come true, it hasn’t been easy being this long away from each other and they have been drifting apart due to the irregular hours,” a source tells Woman’s Day. “She’s used to him going away for a few days at a time, so this is certainly testing their marriage.” As George, 63, prepares to make his theatre debut in the stage version of his film, Good Night, And Good…

Between 1970 and 2018, 12 people were murdered or vanished along the 800km Flinders highway. Across the country in some of the other most remote parts of Australia, dozens of crimes are waiting to be solved and families are seeking answers about what happened to their loved ones years ago. They are some of the hardest cases to crack due to the passing of time, fading memories, lost evidence and the deafening silence of tight-knit communities. “Because of the remoteness of these places, an offender often has time to cover up a crime scene and it won’t be discovered for weeks or longer,” says retired veteran homicide investigator, Charlie Bezzina. “By then, the perpetrator has disappeared. But the people within those communities are the eyes and ears of the police…

Pisces FEB 20 –MAR 20 The weather may be cooling down, but your chart looks hot! Socially, friends, colleagues and party invites are being drawn towards you, while for singles, a flirty situation could escalate. At work, start taking proper lunch breaks or revive a flagging fitness kick. STAR TIP A breakthrough or good news could see you celebrating by the weekend. JULIE BOWEN The popular two-time Emmy-winning actress celebrates her 55th birthday on Mar 3. Aries MAR 21 – APR 20 An urge to look inward and assess your life will be strong this month, so don’t force yourself to be social – trust your instincts and be guided by your heart. Under this week’s fertile stars, why not start a new creative project or plant a few cooking…

We all know that fresh food is good for us, but how much do we really eat? Currently, only 6.5 per cent of Aussies are meeting their recommended five vegie serves each day. While that means most of us are in good company, it also means we’re missing out on a crucial component of a healthy diet. In fact, dietitian Susie Burrell says the single most powerful way to improve your nutrition and support your weight control is to double your intake of fresh food. Here, she shares 10 strategies to pack more plants into your day. 1 ORDER ONLINE One of the biggest barriers to eating fresh produce is having it readily available and fresh at home. If you regularly find yourself running out, perhaps it is worth considering…

1 SPICED CHICKEN & ROCKET CAESAR SALAD SERVES 2 PREP 10 MINS COOK 20 MINS • 2 tsp celery salt • 2 tsp ground fennel • 1 tsp sweet paprika • 200g single chicken breast fillets • 2 tsp vegetable or olive oil • 2 rashers bacon, rind removed • 1 tbsp white vinegar • 2 eggs, at room temperature • 50g baby rocket leaves • ½ red onion, thinly sliced • 1 Lebanese cucumber, cut into ribbons • ¼ cup caesar salad dressing • ⅓ cup freshly grated parmesan 1 Combine celery salt, fennel and paprika on a large flat plate. Press chicken into spice mixture to lightly coat. Heat oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Add chicken. Cook 5 mins each side or until browned…

The Wiggles are popping on their cowboy boots for the new country album, Wiggle Up, Giddy Up! and some of the biggest names in country music are along for the ride. Here, The Wiggles’ Lachy Gillespie and Tsehay Hawkins reveal what is was like working with Dolly Parton and the late, great Slim Dusty for what they’re calling their biggest album. A country album – what a hoot! How did this idea come about? LACHY It’s been two or three years in the making. There was a chat about it a while ago and it just didn’t happen, but now felt like the right time. But it’s taken around a full year to get it off the ground, mostly because we wanted all of these incredible artists on it. We…