Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 20, 2025 i Woman's Day

When Married At First Sight contestants Jacqui and Clint found love, many people didn’t take it seriously. But fast forward a few months and their wedding plans are in full swing. This week, Jacqui took our Associate Editor Wade with her as she went wedding dress shopping (p14). Which gown would you choose? Elsewhere, it’s been 18 years since the world first learned Madeleine McCann’s name after she was snatched from a Portuguese holiday apartment. At the time, her twin siblings, Sean and Amelie, were toddlers. Now young adults, they are both thriving (p32) due to their parents’ determination to ensure their lives be as normal and happy as possible. Have a great week. Katherine Chatfield Editor…

As if Mary doesn’t have enough to worry about, Prince Christian has been in the headlines for his lively nights out and the attention he’s been receiving from female fans. “Christian’s literally a chip off the old block,” says a insider, referring to the king’s reputation as a ladies man. “And as Crown Prince, he’s getting way too much attention. Mary’s deeply worried it’s all going to his head and fears it’s only going to get worse. She’s beginning to realise her advice goes on deaf ears with her eldest son, but she’s hoping a sharp word from his father will make an impact.”…

Robert’s been keeping busy on the dating scene! The 21-year-old was snapped getting flirty with a mystery blonde – who a TV insider reveals he met on the set of Dancing With The Stars. The star – who split from girlfriend Rorie Buckey last year – revealed last week he goes to Bindi and Terri, 60, for dating advice and he knows his “someone special” is “out there.” “You just have to let it happen, you have to be open to it. It’ll all fall into place when it’s meant to.”…

HOT OFF THE PRESS They’ve got ‘bad blood’! Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s friendship is hanging by a thread amid reports the singer feels “exploited” by Blake after she was subpoenaed as a witness in the legal drama between the actress and her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni. An insider tells Woman’s Day the singer, 35, is furious she’s been dragged into the sexual harassment court case, especially when she’d been planning to disappear from the spotlight after her Eras tour. “Taylor’s taken a lot of hits over the years, but this situation with Blake has shocked her to the core. It was bad enough reading THAT text about Taylor being one of Blake’s dragon minions, but getting subpoenaed over this ridiculous lawsuit was the last straw. She’s…

HOT OFF THE PRESS For 24 years Tom Cruise has barely uttered a word about his ex-wife Nicole Kidman in public – until last week. Talking about the experience of filming Eyes Wide Shut, Tom, 62, raised eyebrows as he made a rare comment about Nicole, 57, revealing he suggested her for the role of Alice “because obviously she’s a great actress” and the comment has put Nicole’s second husband Keith Urban, 57, on edge. “Tom’s comment was like a red flag to a bull for Keith. Even worse, it was obvious that Nicole was secretly thrilled – to her, it was the highest compliment he could have paid her. Keith’s so protective of Nicole, who’s still very fragile after losing her mum in September. He’s fearful the next step…

HOT OFF THE PRESS Truth, lies + texts A Beckham insider warns that Victoria has receipts – and she isn’t afraid to produce them, as her ugly family feud with son Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz, 30, heats up. “Nicola’s playing with fire and the gloves are off. Victoria’s no stranger to these kinds of feuds and it took 24 hours before those claims from Nicola’s friends that David and Victoria subjected the couple to ‘emotional abuse’ were replaced by Nicola age-shaming Victoria. “It’s going to get ugly because Victoria’s got a ton of evidence, from texts to recordings of Nicola’s vicious and two-faced behaviour,” says a source of Posh, 51. “There’s no going back from this – certainly not for a very long time.” According to the insider,…

While filming MasterChef in 2023, Rhiannon made the shocking discovery she had a huge fibroid on her stomach – it was so big it felt, “sort of as if I was pregnant, but there wasn’t a baby”, says the mum-of-five. But busy with work, Rhiannon put off treatment until last July when she decided to undergo major surgery to remove it and also had a hysterectomy. “It got to the point where the lump was really impacting my day-to-day life,” says Rhiannon, 48, who is now urging other women not to ignore signs they’re unwell because they’re “too busy”. “My surgeon said she knew it was going to be big, but once they went in, they were quite shocked,” she says of the melon-sized non-cancerous tumour. While initially told it…

This month marks 18 years since threeyear-old Madeleine McCann was snatched from a Portuguese holiday apartment while her two-year-old twin siblings, Amelie and Sean, slept next to her. Since then, the children’s parents Gerry and Kate have been unwavering in their determination to keep Maddie’s disappearance in the public eye, while doing all they can to ensure the twins’ lives remain as normal lives as possible. Last week, which would have been Madeleine’s 22nd birthday, it was revealed how Sean and Amelie have thrived against the odds and have become young adults with bright futures ahead of them. NEW DETAILS Twenty-year-old Amelie and Sean are both at university and a family friend told the Mail Online how they are “carving out their own lives”. Sean, who is studying chemical engineering,…

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GREEK LAMB & EGGPLANT SERVES 4-6 PREP 20 MINS COOK 35 MINS • 1 medium eggplant (400g), cut into 4cm pieces • 540g lamb leg steaks, cut into large pieces • 25g sachet Greek Style Street Food Seasoning • 1 large red onion, sliced • 3 cloves garlic, crushed • 400g jar passata sauce • ½ cup beef stock • 400g can butter beans, rinsed, drained • ½ cup pitted kalamata olives • Greek-style yoghurt, toasted pita bread, fresh mint leaves, to serve 1 Place eggplant in a sieve over a bowl. Season well with salt and toss to coat. Set aside for 10 mins. Rinse eggplant. Pat dry. 2 Place lamb and seasoning in a large bowl. Toss to coat. 3 Heat an oiled, large deep-frying pan over medium…

Edited extract from Bindas: Comfort Food With An Indian Soul by Mehak Kansal (Murdoch Books, $39.99) Beetroot raita Enjoy as part of a meal, with naan or with a simple salad SERVES 4 Peel and cook 2 beetroots (you can use the ready-boiled ones from the supermarket). Place the beetroots in a blender, then blend into a puree. Transfer the beetroot puree to a bowl and add 1 tbsp lime juice, 1 finely chopped green chilli, 1 tsp garlic puree, 350g Greek-style yoghurt, 2½ tbsp runny honey, a handful of picked and very finely chopped coriander leaves, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper and ½ tsp chilli powder. Stir well to combine, season with salt to taste and serve. This will keep…

Buns in the oven RIHANNA It’s good to see RiRi has a sense of humour! The billionaire covered her bun in the oven with this delicious looking baguette crossbody bag while wandering around the streets of New York. Good fur-ends SELENA GOMEZ Move over Princess Leia, Chewbacca has a new best friend... and it’s Only Murders In The Building star Selena! She even brought out a fur coat for her new pal! QUIET TIME ROD STEWART Clearly someone didn’t want to talk about it! Rod was spotted quietly enjoying Italy’s Lake Como before his concert in Milan with wife Penny Lancaster and son Alastair, 19. Such a Gloria-s view GLORIA ESTEFAN She’s finally turned the beat around, now all that’s left to do for Gloria is turn the viewfinder around!…

Caught on camera It’s a good day at work when you’re filming season five of Only Murders In The Building. Meryl Streep and Martin Short couldn’t stop smiling! Good sports! Karl Stefanovic joined wife Jasmine and daughter Harper for the Mother’s Day Classic walk in Sydney. Twinkle toes! Game night means glam night for Mariska Hargitay, who rocked silver pumps when she watched her basketball team the Knicks take on the Boston Celtics! Bonded for life Could James Stewart and his daughter Scout be any cuter? The father-daughter duo held hands as they headed out to celebrate Scout’s 13th birthday in Sydney. No laughing matter! Colin From Accounts stars and real-life couple Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer shared a hug at the Baftas after presenting Ruth Jones with an award.…

Bindi Irwin shocked fans when she shared a video of herself – still groggy and grey-faced – from her hospital bed to social media on May 13, revealing she’d undergone major surgery in a US hospital after her appendix ruptured. The star had been noticeably absent from the annual Steve Irwin Gala in Las Vegas on May 10, with brother Robert revealing the star’s health had to come first. But Bindi’s decision to jump straight onto social media so soon after surgery has some concerned the 26-year-old is once again putting the Irwin family business and her public profile ahead of her own personal needs. OVERSHARING? “Terri didn’t want to do a video but Bindi insisted,” says an Irwin insider. “The whole family has been bombarded with well-wishes and everyone’s…

HOT OFF THE PRESS Liev Schreiber has opened up about the moment his 16-year-old trans daughter Kai “came out”, revealing it wasn’t a “big deal”. “The most profound moment was her asking us to change her pronouns,” the Ray Donovan star told Variety of the model. “Kai was always who Kai is.” Liev, who shares Kai and son Sasha, 17, with actress Naomi Watts, went on to reveal how proud he is of his “fighter” daughter and how important he feels it is to support the trans community. “It’s important that she goes, ‘Hey, I am trans... Look at me.’” A source adds to Woman’s Day: “Naomi and Liev are very proud of her and excited to see where life takes her next. It’s not been an easy road so…

HOT OFF THE PRESS For those getting tired of watching Doc Martin re-runs, there’s welcome news that the beloved TV comedy-drama is coming back to our screens – with a US version! The Handmaid’s Tale’s Josh Charles, 53, will take over the role made famous by Martin Clunes, 63, in the new series, titled Best Medicine. “[Doctor Martin Best is] a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child,” reads a synopsis for the show. “Unfortunately, Martin’s blunt and borderline rude bedside manner rubs the quirky, needy locals the wrong way, and he quickly alienates the town, even though he’s all they’ve got.” But what his new neighbours don’t…

HOT OFF THE PRESS The Block is off the air, but Scotty Cam’s been keeping busy becoming a grandfather! The proud-as-punch new pop showed off his five-week-old granddaughter Tiggy, daughter of his son Charlie and partner Amber, on Instagram last week. “She is absolutely gorgeous,” the 62-year-old wrote. “Well done Scotty, what a gift,” wrote fellow Nine star Catriona Rowntree. “You’ll be the BEST Grandpa of them all (you ’ol fart you!)”. And while it’s rumoured to be Scotty’s last year, it looks like the doting grandad won’t be ditching The Block for nappy duty just yet. Charlie and Tiggy stopped in to the set of The Block 2025 last week. “Frankie and I loved having these special guests visit us in Daylesford,” Scott wrote on social media.…

Rodger Corser is wiping the floor with his TV competition, with the 52-year-old star’s hit new game show The Floor consistently beating The Chase and Tipping Point in the ratings night after night. And while Seven would never consider giving The Chase host Larry Emdur, 60, the chop to try and lift its viewership with a new host given he’s the current Gold Logie winner and a firm fan favourite, a source tells Woman’s Day there would be nothing stopping Larry from making the decision for them. “Larry can read a room better than anyone, and as one of the highest paid stars on Seven’s payroll, it would be panic stations if he ever felt like the writing was on the wall for the show. There is no sugar-coating the…

Gemini MAY 22 – JUN 21 As the sun shimmies into your sign, everything will l look brighter, and best of all, the good vibes should prove catchy. That fresh spring in your step may attract more luck and support, while for singles, your renewed confidence will l act like a beacon. STAR TIP A weekend full of friends, food and earthly delights might just be the tonic you need. NAOMI CAMPBELL The supermodel turns 55 on May 22. JENNY BLUME predicts your destiny for MAY 19-25 For more on astrology, feng shui and space clearing, visit jennyblume.com.au Cancer JUN 22 – JUL 23 Inspiration is about to strike! If you’ve been feeling uncertain about an issue, don’t rush into decisions that you might regret – by this time next…

THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAY CAKE BOOK by Maryanne Blacker & Pamela Clark Whether you remember begging your mum to make you a jelly swimming pool cake, or spent hours perfecting the famous choochoo train on the cover, this Aussie classic has become a cultural icon since it was first published in 1980. $14.95 (vintage edition) from aremedia.com.au ENTERTAINING by Martha Stewart & Elizabeth Hawes Martha Stewart has written 100 books – now Entertaining, the one that started it all, is being embraced by a new generation. The original 1982 edition can cost more than $100 second-hand, but a vintage reprint is set to hit shelves in October this year. THE COMMONSENSE COOKERY BOOK by the Home Economics Institute of Australia (NSW Division) Originally published 1914, this no-nonsense culinary…

IT WAS NEARLY A PREQUEL TO RAY DONOVAN As fans around the globe continue to binge the hit Paramount+ series MobLand, many viewers might not realise the British crime drama was nearly a prequel to the American series Ray Donovan (2013-2020). Early in development, the series was an origin story for the titular character. Once Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan were cast though, The Donovans was reworked to become a standalone experience about two London crime families and their battle for worldwide dominance. TOM HARDY PLAYED THE KRAY BROTHERS In MobLand, Tom Hardy stars as the Harrigan gang’s most trusted fixer, Harry Da Souza. As the Harrigan family’s conflict with the rival Stevenson gang intensifies, Harry’s job is to make sure a gang war doesn’t break out. MobLand…

“Rob’s had his busiest year ever with a schedule that set off alarm bells with Bindi,” a well-placed insider tells Woman’s Day. Last month, he jetted over to America to appear at a DWTS event where he announced he was starring in the 34th season later this year, before jumping on a red-eye back home to Australia to attend a netball game on the Sunshine Coast as a celebrity guest. Robert was then seen later working the crowd – and the crocs – alongside Terri and Bindi at the weekly show at Australia Zoo.…

Is there love in the air? Like a riveting game of tennis, chatter has been going back and forth that tennis great Jelena Dokic may have found a potential love match after she was spotted looking happy with her handsome chauffeur! The former tennis pro, 42, looked elated as she touched down at Melbourne airport earlier this month to a dashing and attentive driver, who, smartly dressed in a suit and tie, was seen eagerly awaiting her arrival inside the terminal. ‘Eagle-eyed fans couldn’t help but notice their demeanour’ While the state of their relationship is unknown, eagle-eyed fans couldn’t help but notice the pair’s friendly demeanour, with the pair seen hugging, and at one point, Jelena even extended her hand to him. As they walked to the car, the…

HOT OFF THE PRESS In October, Liam Neeson declared he was “madly in love” with Pamela Anderson, his co-star in the upcoming reboot of The Naked Gun. And Pammy, 57, concurs. “Our chemistry was clear from the start,” she says of her and 72-year-old Liam’s on-set connection during filming in Atlanta, US, from May to June in 2024. But, the former Baywatch star claims, “I invited him and his assistant over for romantic dinners with me and my assistant so our relationship stayed ‘professionally romantic’ during filming.” Now that their job is done though, a Hollywood insider says the pull between them could prove too much. “Pamela and Liam were nothing short of electric on that movie set,” the insider reveals. “She blew him away with her professionalism and her…

His farm is full of wheat and lentils, but it seems all Farmer Thomas and his remaining ladies are walking on are eggshells, as Clarette’s determination to win the farmer’s heart reaches fever pitch. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, one show participant says things got so “tense” after the intruders arrived that it began to feel like “a footy club raffle” – and it all came down to one certain participant. “Clarette was so determined to win. It kind of took things away from the love story. It was more about just taking home the prize,” the insider divulges to Woman’s Day. The source adds that instead of Clarette allowing chemistry to unfold naturally, her strategy was to keep a very close eye on other women’s connections with Thomas.…

Since he first appeared in season 11 of MasterChef Australia in 2019, Tim Bone has been busy cooking up a toasted sandwich empire, Tim’s Toasties in his home town of Ballarat, Vic. “Everyone loves a toastie,” the 39-year-old, who is back competing in the MasterChef kitchen for the latest season, Back To Win tells Woman’s Day. Starting out as a mobile gourmet sandwich business, Tim has grown his company to include a bricksand-mortar store in Ballarat. He says a trip to New York where he ate the best grilled cheese on the Lower East Side helped inspire his business. “I went there and thought how can a toastie taste so damn good? But it wasn’t until after I was on MasterChef in 2019 that I had the confidence to throw…