Indholdsfortegnelse for Issue 31, 2024 i New Idea

While there is so much going on in the world of sport right now with the Paris 2024 Olympics in full swing, our favourite celebrities have been keeping very busy too! Reese Witherspoon has stepped out in New York City with a spring in her step … and a new man on her arm! Read all about their dates on page 4. Love is also in the air for Modern Familystar Sofía Vergara, who is reportedly set to return home from her European holiday an engaged woman (page 28). Elsewhere, I was intrigued by our feature on ‘Loud Budgeting’ (page 50), which is all about talking about your money goals openly, in the hopes of achieving them ... I think! I was also gripped reading our news editor Maisy’s special…

Portia de Rossi is reportedly “worried sick” about her wife, Ellen DeGeneres, after numerous shows were cancelled from Ellen’s Last Stand…Up tour schedule. Portia, 51, is “trying to be optimistic that Ellen will pull through – but like most comedians she has kind of a ‘dark’ side,” says an insider. “Ellen’s given herself a few weeks to clear her head.” The source added that getting “back on the club stage” had been a “trigger” for the 66-year-old star. “Ellen is very lucky to have someone who ‘gets’ her, like Portia does,” the source shared. The former talk-show host addresses The Ellen DeGeneres Show’s axing in her new stand-up, insisting to the audience she’s “not mean”.…

Queen Mary of Denmark certainly knows how to make a splash! The 52-year-old was a bathing beauty in her patterned one-piece swimsuit while frolicking in the Italian sea with her husband, King Frederik, and their two youngest children, 13-yearold twins Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent. The family were enjoying an enviable mini-break in Porto Cervo, Sardinia before their return to royal duties. For Mary and Fred, 56, this included an appearance at the Paris Olympics. Mary was seen cheering on the Danish team as well as the Australians. Following a rough few months, the couple appear to have put past tensions behind them. The royals – who marked their 20th wedding anniversary in May – chatted, laughed and drank while soaking up the sunshine. Bellissimo! ISABELLA FACES THE MUSIC! Mary…

Dawn French has never shied away from speaking openly about her sometimes difficult relationship with her only child, Billie Henry. But it seems the pair are thick as thieves these days, as they were seen on a girls’ s’ li day out together recently. The Vicar of Dibley comedienne was all smiles as she strolled through sunny London with her daughter, before picking up some items from department store Liberty. Billie, who Dawn adopted with her ex-husband Sir Lenny Henry, also looked happy and relaxed as she enjoyed some quality bonding time with her mum. “You wouldn’t know about their tense past if you saw them – they looked like any other close mother and daughter enjoying a casual shopping spree,” an onlooker told New Idea. Their friendly outing comes…

Janet Andrewartha 1951 – 2024 Janet Andrewartha has been remembered as a loving mother, talented actress, steadfast friend and, of course, a great neighbour, following her recent death. Best known for playing Ramsay Street’s Lyn Scully, Janet passed away peacefully on July 26 at her home in Melbourne. Daughters Eloise and Sarah were by her side. The 72-year-old first shot to fame in 1984 as troublemaker Reb Keane in the groundbreaking Australian drama Prisoner, a role Janet reflected on fondly during a chat with New Idea just last year. “I’ve never been offered anything like Reb since,” she told us. “I loved how the character changed; it was great for me as an actor.” Many of Janet’s former colleagues expressed shock at her sudden passing. “She was an extraordinary…

Lemon and Blueberry Cheesecake Cupcakes MAKES 12 PREP & COOK 1 HOUR 10 MINS ■ 125g unsalted butter, chopped, at room temperature ■ ¾ cup caster sugar ■ 2 tsps finely grated lemon rind ■ 2 eggs, lightly beaten ■ ½ cup Greek yoghurt ■ 1½ cups self-raising flour ■ ¼ cup lemon juice ■ 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries ■ ¹⁄³ cup blueberry jam CHEESECAKE CREAM ■ 250g block cream cheese ■ ½ cup icing sugar mixture, plus extra to decorate ■ 1 tsp vanilla extract ■ ⅔ cup thickened cream 1 Line a 12-hole muffin pan (¹⁄³-cup capacity) with large paper cases. 2 Beat butter, sugar and rind in a small bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time,…

DON’T WASTE A DROP Great for when dinner parties leave you with an opened bottle of wine, the Host Airlock Wine Stopper will help keep it fresh for longer. Simply insert the stopper into the bottle and pump out excess air. Available in a set of two, there’s also a handy freshness indicator. Find at hardtofind.com.au/NI, RRP $29.95. TRENDING ON TIKTOK SCRAMBLED PANCAKES Looking to shake up your breakfast routine? Scrambled pancakes have gone viral on social media, with celebs including Chrissy Teigen (right) jumping on the trend. Perfect for those who can’t be bothered standing there and flipping, simply prep your pancake mix as usual, pour in one go and break them up as they cook. While they might be new to us, anyone familiar with Austrian dishes will…

During winter, you may notice your skin and hair Dst start to change, and not for the better. The lack of humidity in the air, plus extra time indoors with the heating on full blast can really take a toll on the moisture levels in your skin. So, it’s only natural that your beauty routine might have to change too to meet your skin and hair where it’s at. Here are the five swaps we’re making this winter… 1 TRY A KERATIN TREATMENT If your strands are drier, frizzier and harder to maintain, the cold weather could be to blame. A lack of humidity can dry out hair making it dull and lacklustre. Luckily, there are a wealth of treatments to tame your mane and a bit of keratin could…

1 Who is Angelina Jolie’s eldest child? A) Knox B) Pax C) Shiloh D) Maddox 2 Which American country singer is joining The Voice Australia 2str 2Aus as a coach this season? A) Carrie Underwood B) Shania Twain C) Chris Daughtry D) LeAnn Rimes 3 What does the commonly used text acronym ‘SMH 3H’ stand for? A) Show me how B) Shaking my head C) So much hatred D) Sending many hugs 4 Where were the now Prince and Princess of Wales both studying when they met? A) University of Oxford B) University of St. Andrews C) The University of Edinburgh D) University of Cambridge 5 In which Australian state would you find the towns of Eggs And Bacon Bay, Milkshake Hills, Granny’s Gut and Satan’s Lair?…

Reese Witherspoon was recently spotted getting off a helicopter in New York City with private equity financier, Oliver Haarmann. The pair were reportedly returning from a getaway and continued on to a Manhattan apartment building. A source confirmed to New Idea: “Reese and her new man looked engrossed in one another – they were deep in conversation when spotted.” The DailyMailreported that this sighting is just one of multiple recent instances when Reese, 48, and Oliver, 56, have been spied together in the Big Apple. The pair were also spotted enjoying a casual dinner with friends. Although Reese is yet to comment on their official relationship status, reports emerged earlier in the year suggesting that the Wildactress was ready date again following her 2023 divorce from second husband, Jim Toth.…

Karl Stefanovic certainly won’t be standing atop the podium for his much-maligned on-air performance at the Paris Olympic Games. But the Today show host, who is the most prominent face of Channel Nine’s coverage of the Games, could hardly have expected a surprise ‘diss’ about his performance to come from his former co-host Lisa Wilkinson. Lisa, 64, seemingly ‘liked’ a July 27 post on X (formerly Twitter) about Karl, 49, which read: “Just painfully watching the Channel 9 Olympic coverage of the Opening Ceremony. It is so bad! Arrogant, narrow-minded, patronising and clown Karl Stefanovic making it all about himself.” But Lisa, New Idea understands, was “completely unaware” her account had “liked” the post. The Daily Mail also reported that Lisa, or someone with access to her account, “unliked” the…

Hit reality show Dancing with the Stars has been rocked by claims the judges might be showing unfair favouritism! The allegations come after popular contestant Hayden Quinn was given the boot in favour of worse-performing stars Shane Crawford and Nova Peris. Surprisingly, Hayden found himself up against comedian Nikki Osborne in the bottom two, despite both having scored in the middle of the pack with their respective dances. Fans were up in arms at the former MasterChef contestant’s early elimination, with many expecting him to go all the way. Taking to social media, they shared their frustration at the result. “If the judging is going to be this stupid, I’m not watching anymore,” one supporter fumed. Another added: “Happy for Nikki, but so incredibly sad for Hayden, he could’ve…

Two years on from the tragic loss of Olivia Newton-John to cancer, comes word that plans are underway to make a film about her former partner’s bizarre disappearance. “As well as celebrating Olivia’s success in showbiz, the biopic will focus on the disappearance of her love, Patrick McDermott,” a Hollywood insider tells New Idea. “For years, the public have remained fascinated about what happened to Patrick. Did he drown, or fake his own death?” While plans for the film remain top secret, the insider adds that producers are already debating who should play the lead roles. Aussie actresses Rose Byrne and Naomi Watts are on the wish list for Olivia, while Hawaii Five-O star Daniel Dae Kim is thought to be the hot favourite to play Patrick. ‘It’s been talked…

What started as a rebound romance has seemingly turned serious for Sofía Vergara, as New Idea hears the actress could be getting engaged to Dr Justin Saliman any day now! Sofía, 52, has been looking relaxed and carefree while soaking up the sun, culture and nightlife in Italy and France with her new beau, her son Manolo, and their friends. Those close to the Modern Family star are predicting she’ll return from their European vacation with a ring! “Sofía didn’t expect this, but she’s incredibly happy right now,” our source says. Indeed, when Sofía met Justin, a 49-year-old orthopaedic surgeon, she was fresh off her divorce from actor Joe Manganiello. They split in July 2023 after seven years of marriage. However, she’s since fallen head over heels for Justin, a…

Caramel Top Deck Cheesecake SERVES 10-12 PREP & COOK 1 HOUR 30 MINS ■ 1 ½ x 250g packets Biscoff Biscuits ■ 125g unsalted butter, melted ■ 300ml tub thickened cream ■ 1 tblsp Biscoff Smooth Spread, warmed FILLING ■ 500g cream cheese, chopped ■ ¹⁄³ cup caster sugar ■ ½ cup Biscoff Smooth Spread ■ 3 eggs ■ 300ml tub thickened cream TOPPING ■ 250g tub sour cream ■ 2 tblsps caster sugar 1 Invert base of a 23cm round springform pan (base measures 22cm). Grease and line base and side of pan with baking paper. 2 Reserve two biscuits. Process remaining biscuits in a food processor until finely crushed. Add butter. Process until combined. Press over base and up side of prepared pan. Place pan on oven tray.…

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Rachael Leigh Cook They’re still all that! The actress supported her She’s All That co-star, Freddie Prinze Jr, at the LA premiere of his new thriller, The Girl in the Pool, alongside his wife Sarah Michelle Gellar. Larry Emdur The Chase Australia host tripled his chances of winning his local pub trivia by bringing along brainiac buddies Goliath, The Shark and The Smiling Assassin. Billy Joel The ‘Piano Man’ bid farewell to his record-breaking Madison Square Garden residency – the 150th MSG concert of his career! – with a sweet song with daughters Della and Remy. Cameron Diaz Cameron celebrated the fourth anniversary of her organic wine label Avaline in The Hamptons with her A-list besties, including Gwyneth Paltrow. Miranda Kerr Attending the IOC President’s Dinner in Paris with husband…

Emma Thompson may have moved on from her ex-husband Kenneth Branagh’s alleged cheating, but it seems her daughter Gaia Wise hasn’t! Gaia, 24, recently took to Instagram to share a pointed meme about the British actor. The post featured side-by-side pictures of Emma, 65, and Kenneth, 63, from their 1993 film, Much Ado About Nothing, along with the popular tagline from Barbie: “She’s everything, he’s just Ken”. Since the 2023 movie’s release, this quote has become a shorthand description for an incredible woman paired with a lacklustre man. Although it’s unclear why Gaia shared the meme, it’s been interpreted as a dig at Kenneth’s alleged fling with actress Helena Bonham Carter in the ’90s, while he was still married to Emma. In 2022, Emma alluded to this saying: “I was…

She shot to fame as a child star on Young Talent Time, but these days Debra Byrne is besotted being a great-grandmother! The 67-year-old performer shared the exciting life update on social media, posting a photo of herself cradling her family’s newest addition, Ayla. Debra also shared an adorable video of her adult grandson Oliver swaddling and rocking his baby girl, whom he welcomed with his partner Tess. “I get to hold a newborn again,” an emotional Debra wrote online. “The scent of a baby is divine.”…

Celine Dion has made a truly spectacular return to the stage, performing at the Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony – and New Idea hears it’s just the beginning of her epic comeback plans! The ‘My Heart Will Go On’ singer put her music career on hold after her 2022 diagnosis with autoimmune neurological disease, stiff person syndrome. But with amazing strength, Celine, 56, performed live for the first time in four years, singing Édith Piaf’s ‘Hymne à l’amour’ on the Eiffel Tower in front of a global TV audience of millions. Taking to Instagram after the highly praised rendition, Celine told fans she was “so full of joy”. And New Idea’s source says the Grammy winner has even more grand plans after the “triumph” of the Olympics. “Paris was a…

Formerly inseparable, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex have been through their share of ups and downs over the last few years. But despite it all, Prince William had hoped that one day he might reconcile with his only sibling – that is, until Prince Harry’s latest underhanded move. The final break in the brothers’ already fractured relationship was dealt when Harry, 39, continued to spout hurtful statements about his family in the new ITV documentary Tabloids on Trial. Adding insult to injury, he said his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, was “very much up there, going, ‘See this through to the end.’” “This past year just goes from bad to worse as far documentary. While William, 42, has previously shared that Diana was paranoid and she…

Teen sensation When Jeff Dunne learnt breaking had become an official Olympic sport, he made a bold declaration. “I ran to my mum and said, ‘I’m going to the Olympics!’” Jeff, 16, recalls. “She just laughed thinking it was absurd as I was only 12 at the time.” Four years later, Jeff, also known as J-Attack, is the youngest among the B-Boys competing for gold beneath the Eiffel Tower. Jeff tells New Idea he discovered breaking as a seven-year-old when he joined his older sister’s hip-hop classes. It quickly become a passion, which saw him claim his first Australian Youth Championship at the age of 12. He’s since won titles all over the world. “I just love all the power moves like spinning on your hand or your head,” Jeff,…

Ten years may have passed, but not a day goes by where Warriena Wright’s loved ones don’t think about their “beautiful Rrie”. Warriena fell to her death from the 14th floor of a Gold Coast apartment block on August 8, 2014. She was 26 years old. “For us, Rrie was not just a victim. She’s a real person who is loved and missed every day,” her friends shared on Facebook. “She is a dear and beautiful friend who deserves to be remembered for all the good she put out into the world and for all the kind and gentle things she did for her family and friends.” Warriena was enjoying a two-week holiday in Queensland when she logged on to Tinder and matched with a man called Gable Tostee. They…

Baked Greek Lamb Meatballs SERVES 4 PREP & COOK 50 MINS ■ 250g punnet cherry tomatoes ■ ½ cup marinated fire roasted capsicum strips, drained ■ 2 tblsps olive oil ■ 400g jar tomato passata sauce ■ 1 cup grated Perfect Melt 4 Cheeses ■ Crusty bread, to serve MEATBALLS ■ 500g lamb mince ■ 2 cloves garlic, crushed ■ 2 tsps ground cumin ■ 1 egg, lightly beaten ■ ½ cup grated Perfect Melt 4 Cheeses ■ ½ cup dried breadcrumbs ■ ¹⁄³ cup chopped fresh parsley, plus extra to garnish 1 To make meatballs, place all ingredients in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well. Roll 2 tblsps of mixture into balls (makes about 14). 2 Arrange meatballs in a single layer in a round…

Asparagus, Feta & Avocado Bruschetta SERVES 4 PREP & COOK 25 MINS ■ 2 bunches asparagus, trimmed, cut diagonally into 5cm lengths ■ 250g punnet large cherry tomatoes, halved ■ 2 cloves garlic, crushed ■ 2 tsps fresh thyme leaves, plus extra to serve ■ ½ tsp chilli flakes ■ 1 tblsp olive oil ■ 8 thick slices sourdough bread ■ 1 large ripe avocado ■ 3 tsps lemon juice ■ ½ cup crumbled feta 1 Place asparagus, tomatoes, garlic, thyme and chilli in a bowl. Drizzle with oil. Toss to combine. 2 Heat a grill pan over a medium to high heat. Add vegetables in two batches. Cook for about 3 minutes, turning regularly, or until just tender. Transfer to a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Cool to…

We are what we eat, and that applies to our brain and memory as well. Our brains function better when we nourish them with a healthy diet, while an unhealthy diet can cause neurological changes that affect brain function and structure. Our brain is the command centre of our body, responsible for keeping our heart beating, lungs breathing and managing our thoughts, feelings and movements. WHAT TO AVOID The most effective way to maintain brain and memory health is through diet. The worst foods lead to inflammation, impair memory and offer minimal beneficial nutrients. These include soft drinks and deep-fried, refined and junk foods. GUT INSTINCT There is a direct relationship between our gut and brain, connected by the vagus nerve. The microbes in our gut produce chemicals that circulate…