Indholdsfortegnelse for 1 July 2019 i New Idea

At one point during the event, there appeared to be tension between Camilla and Kate as the pair engaged in a terse exchange. Onlookers noted that Camilla said something to Kate that left her angered and staring out the window in silence while her mother-in-law sourly spoke to her. It’s not the first time the ladies have come to blows. During the Order of the Garter, Camilla was seen reprimanding Kate for chit-chatting during the ceremony. Camilla appeared to grab Kate’s arm to get her attention, then was seen crossly telling her off! Some things at Royal Ascot never change and Princess Anne was seen being escorted to inspect the horses before a race by her ex-boyfriend, Andrew Parker Bowles. The Duchess of Cornwall’s former-husband was allegedly Anne’s first lover,…

Not everyone is thrilled about Sarah and Andrew’s impending nuptials. As rumours of a feud between Charles and Andrew continue to circulate, New Idea has been told the future king is furious about his brother’s plans. According to royal insiders, Charles feels Andrew and Sarah are better off as friends and feels if they remarry it will end in disaster – just like it did the first time. So concerned is he, the Prince of Wales is said to have expressed his displeasure to Her Majesty, however the Queen has given her second son her blessing. “Prince Andrew is obviously the Queen’s favourite,” says royal historian Piers Brendon.…

According to fresh reports, Prince Harry had a massive crush on Jennifer Aniston. “Harry was infatuated with Jen for years. He told friends she was ‘princess material’. He visited LA and was partying heavily with models there,“ US writer Ian Halperin says .“He told a close friend his favourite actress was Jen and got her number. He texted her and sent emojis. One source told me Jen was aware of Harry’s crush but didn’t want to lead him on because of the age difference.”…

After returning to the limelight, The Voice star Jack Vidgen has been the talk of the town and so too has his dating life. Since coming out publicly as gay earlier this month, rumours are swirling about his love life, including reports that he is in a relationship with Voice contestant Sheldon Riley. Speaking to New Idea, Jack sets the record straight and reveals romance is the last thing on his mind, as he is focused on his career. The singer admits that while he is single, he isn’t too worried about finding The One. “Look, I’m just going with the flow,” he says. “I’ve got to focus [on The Voice], I have a goal to achieve.” In fact, he reveals that his friends get asked out on more dates…

It’s been 10 years since the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, died after overdosing on propofol. Just 50-years-old when he died on June 25, 2009, Michael still remains one of the most successful musicians of all times, having sold over 750 million albums worldwide. However, his professional achievements are still frequently overshadowed by allegations of sexual abuse, extreme plastic surgery and bizarre behaviour. New Idea looks at where Michael’s family and friends are a decade on. The Jackson kids Despite attempts to get into television presenting, in a 2016 interview, Prince, 17, said he planned on working in music production and has just graduated from Loyola Marymount College with a business administration degree. After struggling with depression and drug abuse, and attempting to take her life in 2013, Paris, now…

With her svelte figure and killer curves, Frances Caratozzolo looks like she belongs on the red carpet. Yet 30 years ago, Frances was turning heads for a completely different reason. “I was 155 kilos and a size 28,” Frances says. “My downfall was junk food and sweets.” Between lunch and dinner, the mum-of-two would sneak out for McDonald’s where she would devour a Big Mac meal. “My killer was eating in the car,” Frances admits. “I would dispose of the boxes so no-one would catch on. “I’d wash my mouth out or chew gum so my husband wouldn’t smell it. “MY KILLER WAS EATING IN THE CAR.I WOULD DISPOSE OF THE BOXESSO NO-ONE WOULD CATCH ON” “I was an addict – food was my demon that took over my mind…

Frying Pan Cherry and Flake Brownie Serves 6–8, Prep and Cook: 50 mins Melted unsalted butter, for greasing 200g block dark chocolate, chopped 150g unsalted butter, chopped 1 cup caster sugar 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup plain flour 2 tblsps Dutch processed cocoa powder ½ tsp baking powder 670g jar pitted sour morello cherries 2 x 30g bars Flake chocolate Vanilla ice-cream, to serve CHERRY SAUCE 1 tblsp cornflour ¼ cup caster sugar 2 tsps vanilla essence 1 Grease a medium ovenproof frying pan (26cm in diameter) with butter. 2 Combine chocolate and butter in a large saucepan over a medium to low heat. Stir until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl. Cool for 15 minutes. 3 Stir sugar into chocolate mixture. Add eggs. Whisk until combined. Add combined…

Body image has long been a huge issue for girls but experts are seeing greater vulnerability among boys about the size and shape of their bodies. New research has found boys as young as 6 want to be thinner and more muscular believing it would help them make friends and have more fun. Of those interviewed, 32.6 per cent wanted to be more muscular and 20.8 per cent wanted to be thinner, according to the study by La Trobe University. Dr Sian McLean said the findings showed that boys bought into the idea that being thinner and having more muscles made them more attractive. As she says: “We know that in adolescent boys and young men, the desire to achieve a muscular appearance ideal – which is both low in…

ARIES MAR 21 – APR 20 Separate strong emotions and unspoken hopes from objectivity during intense discussions with someone close or when evaluating sensitive issues. Avoiding ‘blind spots’ will be a challenge. Someone close will surprise you, there will be an unusual turn of events and a situation you can only play by ear. A beautiful place or sight will deliver a tender message. Spontaneous purchases could put holes in the budget. LUCKY NUMBERS: 11, 14, 34 TAURUS APR 21 – MAY 21 Money issues may intrude on a close relationship. Clarifying the cost of special plans will keep you on the same page. A beautiful purchase or sentimental outlay will stretch financial resources. Something you’ve repeatedly left unsaid may nag at the back of your mind. Seeing the big…

QI am having a birthday event and inviting all my friends from work, as well as old school friends and family. My friends from when I was younger are really loud and crazy and I am worried they will not get along with my friends from work as they are very different. I am also worried that they will tell stories about me from when we were growing up that I don’t want my colleagues to know about. What can I do without asking my friends not to be themselves? JANE, VIA EMAIL. A What a pity you decided to have a birthday party and you are now worried about your loud crazy friends. Even though you don’t want gossip spread about when you were growing up, you’re the party…

WHO WOULD PLAY THE OTHER PERSON IN A MOVIE ABOUT THEIR LIFE? Tom: Geena Davis. Meg: Older Tom would be played by Richard Attenborough and younger Tom would possibly be played by David Wenham. WHAT’S THEIR SECRET SKILL? Tom: Underwater navigation. Meg’s a very competent scuba diver among her other accomplishments. Meg: Grandchild management. He’s wonderful at that. WHAT’S THE ONE THING YOU DISAGREE ON? Meg: The quality of his jokes! Tom: And the quality of my rap nursery rhymes!…

Dressed in all white, new Bachelorette Angie Kent looks like she’s ready to walk down the aisle. Exclusive pictures from the set show the former Gogglebox star meeting all of the eligible singles who will be competing to win Angie’s heart on this year’s season. New Idea can reveal that filming for the first scenes of the 2019 Bachelorette, which is hosted by Osher Günsberg, has begun in Sydney. With the Network Ten show set to hit our TV screens soon, Angie was all smiles as she was pictured receiving her suitors and may have already picked her favourites. Soon after leaving I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Angie told Yahoo: “I’m definitely open to finding somebody. Home girl’s not getting any younger, so for sure.” In March,…

The Queen’s 38-year-old granddaughter Zara Tindall (yes she is that age!) greeted William and Kate with a warm embrace and then draped herself all over her uncle Charles, hugging him for a full minute as they caught up with royal gossip arm in arm. Zara seems to be everyone’s favourite cousin and niece, and all the royals appear more relaxed when she’s around. Meanwhile Zara’s husband Mike cuddled Eugenie and then amused the Queen by taking his top hat off to reveal a miniature one inside! As the Queen smiled, Mike explained it was a chocolate that he would later give to his daughter Mia!…

After seven months away from the news desk, Karl Stefanovic is getting ready to get back to work again! “THEY HAVE REALISED THEY NEED AN ALPHA MALE CO-HOST BACK ON ‘TODAY’. ENTER KARL …” Sources reveal to New Idea that not only is he gearing up for a second season of This Time Next Year, but he’s also set to return to the Today show after the program suffered flagging ratings since the father-of-three left the show in December last year. Over the past few months, rumours have persisted that the Nine Network have been in talks with the 44-year-old about his potential return. “They have realised they need an alpha male co-host back on Today. Enter Karl … who agreed to go into the wilderness for a year,” the…

After years of speculation over their marriage, Victoria and David Beckham are celebrating a significant milestone next month: their 20th wedding anniversary. Yet as this momentous occasion draws near, a source tells New Idea that the couple’s relationship is once again under pressure. After years of speculation about David’s alleged extra-marital affairs and how the pair’s business interests keep them apart for increasingly lengthy periods of time, the couple decided to use their recent trip to Spain as a time to reflect on their relationship. “This is really a make-or-break holiday,” says a source. “They’re using this European trip to make a decision on their future – using the time to re-evaluate whether this marriage is really what they both want.” Despite the pair posting joyous Father’s Day pictures of…

The Aussie star is famous for playing Charlene Robinson in hit Aussie soap, Neighbours, and now New Idea can exclusively reveal that Kylie Minogue is set to make a return to our TV screens. A well-placed insider says filming for The Block has almost wrapped and the ‘Spinning Around’ singer will feature in this year’s season of the Nine Network show. “IT WAS LIKE A MILITARY UNDERCOVER OPERATION FOR HER SECRET DAY OF FILMING” “Kylie filmed a guest appearance while she was in Melbourne on her tour back in March,” the source explains. “It was like a military undercover operation for her secret one day of filming at The Block in St Kilda.” The 2019 series is set to air later in the year and her role in the episode…

It was 10 years after her father’s death, while sifting through his personal documents, letters and photographs that Angela Hamilton, 66, began to first suspect he might have had Nazi links. Pal Rozsy was originally from the region now known as northern Romania and arrived in Australia in 1950 as a refugee. He had been a violent man throughout her childhood and Angela couldn’t help wondering if he’d always been that way. “I wanted to know if he was a brutal man before he came to Australia,” Angela tells New Idea. “Was it us that angered him or was he a cruel man before, in Europe?” Growing up in postwar Perth, Angela, her siblings and mother were frightened of Pal. “His outbursts were unpredictable and for the most trivial of…

Strawberry Chocolate Tarts Makes 12, Prep and Cook: 30 mins 275g packet frozen sweet tart cases (12) ½ cup thickened cream 200g block dark cooking chocolate, finely chopped 250g punnet strawberries, hulled, halved ½ tsp gelatine powder 2 tblsps strawberry jam 1 Place frozen tartlet cases on an oven tray. Cook according to packet directions. Remove and cool. 2 Heat cream in a small saucepan over a medium heat until hot (do not boil). Remove from heat. Add chocolate. Stir until melted and smooth. Transfer to a heatproof jug. 3 Pour evenly into tart cases. Refrigerate for about 1 hour, or until chocolate is set. 4 Arrange strawberries over chocolate filling. 5 Sprinkle gelatine over 2 tsps water in a small heatproof jug. Sit jug in a small saucepan of…

Mexican Chicken Hash Brown Bake Serves 4, Prep and Cook: 35 mins 500g frozen hash browns 1kg small chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, halved 35g sachet taco seasoning 2 tblsps olive oil 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced 1 green capsicum, thinly sliced Chopped tomato, chopped cucumber and coarsely chopped fresh parsley, to serve 1 Place hash browns in a single layer on the microwave turntable, Microwave on High (100%) for about 5 minutes, or until thawed and hot. Remove. Break into large pieces. 2 Toss chicken with seasoning and oil in a large roasting pan. Add onion and capsicums. Toss well. Spread evenly. Top with hash browns. 3 Cook in a very hot oven (220C) for about 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked and hash…

Amy Schumer may have been completely on trend by calling her newborn son Gene – according to Mumsnet, retro names may be making a comeback. Out go Harper and Tom and in come Hilary and Trevor, according to the site which believes we’re due a return to the popular names of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Said one comment on the thread: “I think Rachel, Amanda and Clare may make their way back around soon. I met a two-year-old Hilary the other day and somehow it didn’t seem quite right.” I agree and send my commiserations to any bubs who are bequeathed ‘Angela’.…

with MICHAEL WHEELER DEAR MICHAEL, I am grieving so much over my recently departed beautiful Greta who I had since she was born until she passed away peacefully in my arms at the age of 16, less than a week ago. I truly believe that animals have souls and also that death is not the end for them. I have to believe I will see all my beloved pets again one day. Right now I feel so bad because I didn’t spend the last two days of Greta’s life just being with her, cuddling her and stroking her, instead of going to work. I am distraught. I feel her little spirit all around me but I can’t stop crying, I miss her so much. SUE, VIA EMAIL. The passing of…

SANTA’S SACKED! Many years ago my young cousin, who is now 51, made us laugh. We all went to see Santa at Myer and he asked her, “What do you want for Christmas?” She looked at him and said in an exasperated tone, “I told you yesterday at Coles !” DEB BOWDEN, ROSEBUD, VIC. SIDELINED My young 6-year-old great-niece had started her first season of playing netball. Wanting to build up enthusiasm, I asked her, “Which position do you prefer playing?” Her reply was, “The one where you get to sit on the bench!” P. MACEY, SHOALWATER, WA. AGE-OLD PROBLEM Miss 6 announced that she had to interview an old person about what school was like in the olden days. Her (40-year-old) mum suggested she phone Nonna and interview her.…

ROYAL TREASURE Isn’t Queen Elizabeth amazing? She looked so pretty at her recent garden party at Buckingham Palace, in a pink ensemble with a matching pink hat embellished with a gorgeous bouquet of spring flowers, and with a touch of blush on her cheeks. At 93 years of age she doesn’t even walk with a cane! Long may she live, as things will be quite different, I feel, when she’s gone. DEBRA LUDVIG, MOOLAP, VIC. LOVE YOUR CURVES I loved the ‘Love your Curves’ fashion spread (NI, June 3). I loved the fashionable outfits and model brimming with confidence. Rarely does one come across models and outfits for the larger sizes. These pages catered to many of us … And the outfits are so chic and trendy. MAUREEN BUCKLEY, NOBLE…

Two of our favourite Summer Bay residents place themselves in harm’s way this week – and you won’t want to miss a moment of the gripping scenes. While John (Shane Withington), who has been burning the candle at both ends, is involved in a serious car accident, tearaway teen Bella’s (Courtney Miller) online relationship with mysterious stranger Tommy takes a potentially dangerous turn. Earlier in the week, an exhausted John insists – to Marilyn’s (Emily Symons) dismay – on driving back to the city to see their son Jett (Will McDonald). But after John falls asleep at the wheel, his life is in critical danger! Meanwhile, Bella, who decides to send Tommy a photo of herself, is in for a major shock when she realises that he isn’t who she…

Lachlan has certainly set tongues wagging with his strong opinions and overprotective behaviour on The Super Switch. But now, his girlfriend Miranda is hitting back at Lachlan’s critics. In last week’s episode Miranda got very defensive when the other couples criticised Lachlan’s overprotective behaviour, taking it as a personal attack. “It takes a while for me to trust someone and at that stage I wasn’t comfortable with everyone around me,” Miranda tells New Idea. “I felt like they were attacking me, and I felt like I had to stand up and protect Lachlan as well because they were saying things that I felt was untrue … I just felt really protective about him.” Miranda also admits that she struggled to deal with the heated discussions about her relationship in the…

AFTER THE END BY CLARE MACKINTOSH When their son is diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour, Max and Pip are faced with an impossible choice by the doctor, Leila: to continue treatment or let him go. Best known for her page-turning thrillers, the loss of Clare Mackintosh’s own her child has led to this heartbreaking but beautiful novel. “Leila looks around the courtroom. Only the handful of press given permission to attend are moving, their pens making swift marks in shorthand, recording every word the judge speaks. Everyone else is quite still – watching, waiting – and Leila has the strange sensation of being frozen in time, that they might all wake, a year from now, and they will still be here in this courtroom, waiting for the…

Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson have split after two years. According to sources, they ended their relationship as “Dakota wasn’t ready to have children”, while Chris had been “arguing for months” over expanding his brood. Chris is already father of two children, Apple, 15, and Moses, 13, with his ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow. And while Dakota reportedly gets on well with the family, she isn’t ready for kids of her own. “Chris made it clear that he wants more kids as soon as possible, but Dakota’s career has really taken off and that’s the last thing she wanted to think about right away,” an insider told the Sunday Express. “It got to the point last month where a light seemed to flick on in both their heads and they realised…

Jennifer Lopez has made a shock confession about her marriages. The thrice-married actress, who is currently gearing up for her fourth round of nuptials, told Us Weekly that she doesn’t really count her first two marriages. “I’ve been married three times, and one was nine months and once was 11 months, so I don’t really count those,” she revealed. “I’d like a big wedding and I’d like to get married in a church this time,” she added, of her plans to marry current beau Alex Rodriguez. “I’ve never been married in a church.”…

They’ve rekindled their romance, and with news Sarah Ferguson is set to remarry Prince Andrew in October, New Idea can now reveal the couple have officially set a date – and it’s much sooner than expected. According to a royal insider, the pair, who have remained close ever since they divorced and currently live together at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, have advised the Queen that they don’t want to put it off any longer and plan to wed in a matter of months. The wedding was originally set to take place just days before Sarah’s 60th birthday on October 15, however, after attending her brother’s “amazing” wedding over the weekend, the Duchess of York made the decision to bring the day forward. Andrew Ferguson, a farm manager, married his…

Whether he was reminding his wife to maintain royal protocol or simply in a bad mood after suffering from one too many sleepless nights as a new parent, the Prince Harry seen by the world at the recent Trooping the Colour was a far cry from his usual happy, cheeky self. The video clip of the new father seemingly snapping at his wife to “turn around” as they stood on Buckingham Palace’s balcony, went viral. Meanwhile, Meghan’s frozen and uncomfortable smile in response to her husband’s humiliating telling off has caused royal fans to question whether the couple’s marriage is buckling under the strain. Now New Idea’s royal correspondent Phil Dampier explains that Harry’s dark mood has been noted by everyone around him and is markedly out of character. “Clearly…

The coaches are rivals on The Voice and will do anything to take their team to number one. And with Guy Sebastian and Delta Goodrem’s teams performing in the final this week, it looks like the competition is hotting up between the long-time friends. The singers have both spoken candidly about their past relationship, with the Australian Idol winner revealing on the show that he went on a few dates with Delta back in 2003. But now the ‘Born to Try’ singer has threatened to expose some of Guy’s secrets from their time together – if it means she can get one up on her old friend! According to 9Honey, Delta said in an interview: “Guy and I use to watch Harry Potter together when we were 17 years old…

The usually unflappable Mat was in for a shock when he collapsed at the end of renovating Pete and Courtney’s backyard. “The week before we didn’t quite finish so we felt a lot of pressure to make sure we finished and we didn’t want to leave any stone unturned so we just pushed and pushed,” Mat tells New Idea. “I was fine till about 5 minutes before it finished and I started to feel a bit woozy and get jelly legs and I thought, ‘Oh, I don’t feel good here’.” As the buzzer went off, Mat fell to the ground before the medical team rushed to his side. “My body just shut down on me and I struggled to breathe,” he says.  “I got really hot and this horrible nauseous…

Polishing off a plate of sushi, Stan Walker laughs uproariously as he says: “Seriously, cancer was the best thing that ever happened to me. I’ve always been a weirdo! A lot of ups and a lot of downs led me to this incredible new season.” The Australian Idol winner reckons he had to come within a heartbeat of dying before he truly learned to love life – and met the woman of his dreams, stunning Cook Islands photographer and conservationist Alex King. Fully recovered after having his stomach removed due to that “lucky” cancer, Stan is on the comeback trail with a 10-date Australian tour and a new single, ‘Give’. What’s more, the 28-year-old star also hopes to start a family, once he’s plucked up the courage to propose to…

Throughout history royal christenings have always been a momentous occasion. From the gown to the church to the guests, every christening is an occasion to remember. Here, New Idea looks back at some of the famous traditions and most memorable royal christenings of all time. A CHANGE OF SCENERY The locations of these rites of passage have changed. Where once they were traditionally held in Buckingham Palace’s Music Room and are still private by invitation to a select few, now wellwishers can see the family and guests before and after the church services. For Princess Charlotte’s baptism, she was pushed along in a vintage 1950s pram, once used for the Queen’s youngest children, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. SILVER AND LACE GOWN Many Windsor descendants have worn the cream lace…

5-Ingredient Birthday Cake Pancakes Serves 4-6, Prep and Cook: 30 mins 540g packet Strawberries and Cream strawberry-flavoured cake mix 1 cup self-raising flour 1¾ cup milk 2 eggs 1½ tblsps hundreds and thousands sprinkles 1 Place cake mix and flour into a large bowl. Mix well. Stir in milk and eggs until combined. 2 Spray a large, non-stick frying pan with cooking oil. Heat pan over a medium to low heat. Pour ¹/ ³ cup batter into pan. Sprinkle with ½ tsp hundreds and thousands. Repeat to make one more pancake. 3 Cook for about 3 minutes, or until bubbles appear on the surface. Turn pancakes over. Cook for about 1 minute, or until cooked underneath. Remove. Cover to keep warm. Repeat to make 12 pancakes in total. 4 Serve…

You don’t have to be full-on depressed to feel low in energy and flat during the chilly months. Nobody can blame you for staying in bed till the last possible minute in the mornings or rushing home to eat comfort food in front of the TV, but doing so means you’re probably not getting enough sunlight, and when that happens your serotonin levels can dip, leading to a lower mood and making you want to sleep more. Here’s how to perk yourself back up again. 1 START YOUR DAY WITH EGGS Think of eggs as little oval balls of happiness – just two of them provide 82 per cent of your recommended daily intake of vitamin D, AKA the sunshine vitamin. As well as boosting your spirits, “Eggs may help…

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACOS WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA SERVES 4 PREP AND COOK: 30 MINS 500g skinless, boneless chicken thighs 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 medium onion, chopped 2 tsp sweet smoked paprika 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tbsp cider vinegar 1 tbsp chipotle paste 200ml passata 2 tbsp soft brown sugar ½ small pineapple, cored, peeled and chopped ½ small pack coriander, chopped corn or flour tortillas Hot sauce (we used Tabasco Chipotle), to serve 1 In a food processor, roughly blitz the chicken thighs into chunky mince. Alternatively, chop into bite-sized pieces. 2 Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add half the onion and the chicken mince. Season well and cook for about 5 minutes on a high heat to brown, breaking up the meat with a spoon. Add the…

Q Our son desperately wants a pet, but we live in an apartment and are all out of the house through the day. What would be a good animal to get that’s low-maintenance but will teach our son about looking after animals? SHERYL AND MARK DYER, SYDNEY, NSW. A Cats are excellent apartment animals. They are very clean and don’t need to go outside – in fact, many cats hate going outdoors. You also don’t need to feel guilty about going to work because cats can sleep for over 15 hours a day, so they won’t even know you are out!…

POOCH TIME We let our dog sleep inside at night when it is cold. As the days are getting shorter and it gets dark sooner, he has started banging on the door to come in earlier and earlier each evening. “Give him a clock,” grumbled my MM husband. SUSAN BLACK, TOOWOOMBA, QLD. TANGLED LOGIC My grandfather grew up with the mantra ‘Waste not, want not’. As an adult, his man cave was meticulously organised, with every item carefully categorised. One of his collections was even labelled: ‘Pieces of string too short to be useful’! K. SIMPSON, OCEAN REEF, WA. PAID OUT My MM son recently went to see the doctor and then to buy medication on his own for the first time. He rang to ask me, “Can I buy…

For decades, Thomas Keneally has been one of our most beloved and acclaimed writers. So when, in 2014, the Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler’s Ark suggested to his journalist daughter Meg that she may like to complete his latest historical crime novel for which he had already penned 30,000 words, she was understandably a little hesitant. “I was both honoured and terrified,” Meg confesses with a laugh. “At that time, I’d written two novels which I hadn’t been able to get published, and so I thought, ‘Well, that talent hasn’t been passed down, but at least I won’t die wondering’. So, when Dad approached me to write with him, I didn’t know whether I’d be up to the task. “I was very keen to try, but it was exceptionally daunting.…

PODCAST MAN IN THE WINDOW From the people who brought you Dirty John comes a new true crime podcast that explores the real crimes of The Golden State Killer, who went on to become one of California’s most notorious murderers. Hosted by investigative journalist Paige St John, the podcast will dissect the case like never before. OUT NOW MOVIE YESTERDAY Struggling songwriter Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) has a freak accident and when he awakes, he discovers no-one has heard of The Beatles. He becomes famous by playing their songs, but is it too good to be true? OUT THURSDAY ALBUM KYLIE MINOGUE – STEP BACK IN TIME: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION Get out those gold mini shorts because Kylie is releasing her fifth greatest hits album. The two-disc collection features all…

What’s it like being from a family of writers? The best thing is having two experienced writers on-hand to chat with when I’m unsure about something – I maybe struggling at a point in the writing process or I have a question about the industry in general. They’re both so supportive and generous and I’m lucky to have them looking out for me. The worst is the constant fear of comparison, which is often warranted as there are readers and reviewers out there who will pit my work against my sisters’ books. I really struggle with this because they have so many more years’ worth of experience than me, so I honestly don’t expect my work to live up to those same standards. I love their books and I’m extremely…

Last week I toured parts of the North and South Islands of spectacular New Zealand. I have a great deal of admiration for our Kiwi neighbours. They have an irreverent sense of humour that always strikes a chord with me (think Flight of the Conchords). I’m always impressed by their celebration of the Maori culture – something I was lucky enough to experience first-hand. I’ll never not smirk when I hear their glorious accents pronounce the word ‘specific’ (spusu-fuc. Thanks for having me, NZ! Follow Sam & Coco’s adventures SUNRISE AIRS 5.30AM WEEKDAYS…