Innehållsförteckning för 3 June 2019 från New Idea

Marni Little and husband Dave Robertshaw are smitten with their new bundle of joy who was born last week on May 21 by caesarean. Naming their son Charlie Joseph Robertshaw, Marni sits down with New Idea to chat about her first few days with her newborn and how her first son Archie, 4, who she shares with ex-husband and former Home and Away star Dan Ewing, is enjoying being a big brother. “Josephine was my mother’s mother’s name and Charlie is a good name to go with Archie,” says Marni. She reveals Charlie’s birth was completely different to Archie’s: “It was a planned caesarean, after the emergency of last time, but this actually caused me a lot more anxiety. “Knowing what was coming and going into it without labour is…

To celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary, Meghan released never before seen pictures of their wedding day to their official Instagram account. Not everyone was happy about the gesture with Piers Morgan ranting that the former Suits star was a ‘fame hungry diva’. “I don’t know what’s really going on in the reportedly feuding Palace life of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, but I do know they’re behaving like they’re in a royal reality TV show where the winner gets most press coverage in a short period of time,” he ranted. “Leading the charge, naturally, is the Hollywood actress who seems to view publicity as a giant tiara-adorned tap from which she wishes to determinedly control every single droplet.”…

On Sunday night’s episode of The Voice, coaches Delta Goodrem and Guy Sebastian were seen fighting over attractive singer, Jesse Teinaki. Delta, who is known for her penchant for the handsome male contestants on the show, has a history for luring hunks to her team. In 2015, the 34-year-old confessed her love for young music teacher Stewart Winchester and two years later she kissed handsome hunk Tim Conlon on stage after he produced a rose when she picked him for her team. Rumours surfaced that she even dated the contestant. And last year, the hit-maker had eyes for bricklayer Tim Karkowski, who impressed her with his chiselled features and ripped physique. Boy George, who was her fellow coach at the time, even made a point of Delta’s choices. “What’s going…

Lisa & Andy ‘We gained 14 kilos’ Mikaela & Eliza ‘Our careers are at stake’ West Australian pro surfers Mikaela and Eliza had more to lose while on House Rules than any other team. Relying on their bodies for their careers, the sisters say they made a real effort to maintain their fitness while competing on the show, despite the long days on site. “I honestly feel like we did stay relatively fit,” Mikaela, 24, says. “Obviously, not as fit as when we compete, but I needed to go to the gym. At the beginning, I was really psyched to be like, ‘Yes, I’m going to do the gym every single day’ and then reality hit and I was like, ‘OK, maybe once a week’.” Eliza, 22, admits that she…

PRINCESS DIANA Diana, the Princess of Wales, owned a vast collection of jewellery which after her death was gifted to her sons Princes Harry and William. In a letter she wrote: “I would like you to allocate all my jewellery to the share to be held by my sons, so that their wives may in due course have it or use it. I leave the exact division of the jewellery to your discretion.” Diana’s engagement ring is arguably the most famous ring in the world. “Prince Charles chose  the design from the catalogue of Garrard [official Crown Jewellers] because it reminded him of a sapphire and diamond brooch bought by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria, now owned by the Queen. William inherited the ring from his mother and give it…

Apple Pecan Tart Serves 8 to 10, Prep and Cook: 1 hour, 15 mins 150g butter, chopped 125g cream cheese, chopped 1²/³ cups plain flour Icing sugar mixture and softly whipped cream, to serve APPLE FILLING 385g can sliced apple pie fruit, drained 2 eggs ²/³ cup brown sugar, firmly packed ¹/³ cup golden syrup 25g butter, melted 3 tsps plain flour 2 tsps vanilla extract 1½ cups pecans (170g), coarsely chopped 1 Grease a 23cm round, shallow cake pan. Line base with baking paper. 2 To make pastry, process butter and cream cheese in a food processor until creamy. Add flour. Process until mixture just comes together to form a dough. 3 Transfer to a clean bench. Gently knead into a smooth ball. Using clean hands, press pastry over…

4-Ingredient Apple and Almond Cookies Makes 14, Prep and Cook: 25 mins ¾ cup apple sauce ¾ cup almond spread 1½ cups fruit muesli ¼ cup seed mix 1 Grease and line two large oven trays with baking paper. 2 Stir apple sauce into almond spread in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in muesli and seed mix. Mix well. 3 Drop tablespoons of mixture, about 10cm apart, onto prepared oven trays. 4 Cook in a moderate oven (180C) for about 18 minutes, or until golden brown and firm to touch. Remove from oven. Cool on trays completely. Serve. 5-Ingredient Potato-Topped Baked Bean Pies Serves 6, Prep and Cook: 40 mins 6 shortcut bacon rashers (160g), chopped 555g can baked beans in barbecue sauce 475g tub classic potato mash ½…

FRONT-LOAD YOUR DAY Could the old-fashioned mantra of eating breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper actually hold some weight? A study in Spain of 420 people on a weight-loss program found those who ate their main meal before 3pm lost more weight than those who ate later. Over the 20-week period, the early-eaters lost an average of 10kg while late-eaters lost 7.7kg. Authors of What to Eat When, Michael Roizen and Michael Crupain agree with the “more early, less later” principle, suggesting you “stack your meals so that three-quarters [or more] of what you eat comes before 2pm, the rest between then and sundown.” REDUCE YOUR EATING WINDOW Most people eat and drink for up to 15 hours each day and we consume…

Are we giving our children mixed messages about technology? We warn them about their own digital footprint yet we share pictures of them from birth. I love this suggestion from one academic that families have a “digital contract” whereby they agree what can and can’t be shared. Dr Bex Lewis, from Manchester Metropolitan University, advises drawing up an agreement that sets ground rules and promotes communication. “It’s important families talk about this from as early an age as possible so everyone is digitally literate,” she says.…

Q My dog hasn’t been pooping regularly and appears to have constipation. What can I give him to help this? MAGGIE JACOBS, GOLD COAST, QLD. A High-fibre foods, such as cooked pumpkin, can help get the bowels going and relieve constipation. Also fibre supplements such as psyllium husks will loosen the stools. Make sure he is getting plenty of water and is not dehydrated, and feed him wet food until his poos are soft. If he is still having problems, see the vet, as there may be something more serious going on.…

Dear Helen, Your hands have a predominately fire element, with a mixture of conical and spatulate fingers types. This will give you a good sense of priority and a work ethic that focuses on getting the job done. Often the eagerness to get things wrapped up and out of the way is not just for the satisfaction of completion but because it allows you to move on to the next task, adventure or goal. People with spatulate tips on their Apollo (ring) fingers are usually up for an adventure and have a spontaneous but not reckless nature. The conical tips displayed on your other fingers are always found on the hands of those with artistic qualities. These include writers, musicians and people who communicate through visually artistic pursuits. The slight…

TIGHT SPOT Recently we were at the airport and my MM husband said, “My God look at that, it’s the worst I’ve seen.” I asked what he was talking about and he said, “Look at the tattoos on that girl’s legs.” When I looked, she was wearing tights. S. STEWART, BRISBANE, QLD. CANDID CAMERA When I visited a photo studio recently to have some photographs taken, I couldn’t help noticing that all the people in the pics on display were very good looking. Spotting the MM sales assistant, I jokingly said, “I think I’ll have to go for a total makeover before coming back.” Without hesitation, MM replied, “I don’t think it’s going to make any difference!” ELSA CHEAH, HAMILTON HILL, WA. BARE DESSERT I was at my local McDonald’s…

Serendipity was surely at play almost 20 years ago when former McLeod’s Daughters and 800 Words favourite Bridie Carter fell head over heels for her soulmate Michael Wilson. At the time, Bridie had just completed her first year of filming in outback South Australia, playing Tess McLeod in the popular rural drama of the 2000s. And the NIDA graduate was understandably ready for some time out from the cameras. “I planned this break in Byron and rented this little dairy bale up in the hills from a makeup artist friend’s mother – as you do,” says Bridie with a laugh. “I ended up doing this big road trip on my own, driving my little car from South Australia to Melbourne to see family, then to Sydney to see friends, and…

In 1951, Esther, a depressed young mother, is committed to a psychiatric home on an isolated Cornish island by her husband. Meanwhile, in 2018, marine scientist Rachel discovers a cache of old love letters while in London, Eve helps her elderly grandmother write her memoir. Full of rich detail and emotions, this is an engrossing read which has all the elements we love: tragedy, mystery and romance from the author of The Botanist’s Daughter. Excerpt: “Deep in the marrow of her was the thing she’d been trying to avoid, brought to the surface by this strange new place. She was bad; rotten at the core, not fit to be called a mother. What was worse was that she had brought this on herself. She probably deserved it. That was why he’d…

As Fifi Box prepares for her second child’s arrival, the radio host had a glamorous photoshoot. Sharing the images to Instagram, Fifi wrote: “I have never been sicker or felt worse in my life but know every second will be worth it when this little angel arrives to join Trixie and I. So as hard as it was to drag myself in front of a camera I’m so glad I captured some gorgeous photos of us during this special time…. Ps. I may be smiling but I had to lie down for two hours dry retching after this, it’s the most exercise I’ve been able to do in 6 months!)”…

Lisa Kudrow has opened up about how she struggled to work alongside her Friends co-stars, Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox because she felt pressured to be as thin as they were. The actress revealed on the podcast WTF with Marc Maron that she struggled with her body image and regularly compared herself to her co-stars. “You see yourself on TV and it’s that ‘Oh my God, I’m just a mountain of a girl,’” she said. “I’m already bigger than Courteney [Cox] and Jennifer [Aniston] – bigger, my bones feel bigger. I just felt like this mountain of a woman next to them.”…

Tom Cruise might have his adopted children Bella and Connor pipped to be the golden children of Scientology, but John Travolta’s daughter Ella Bleu is fast becoming a hot favourite within the Church. The 19-year-old was spotted posing for pictures for the religion’s Dianetics Day and she has been making more public appearances alongside her father of late, signalling she is becoming more involved. When her brother Jett died in 2009, John said the religion helped him deal with the grief. “I will forever be grateful to Scientology for supporting me for two years solid, I mean Monday through Sunday. They didn’t take a day off, working through different angles of the techniques to get through grief and loss, and to make me feel that finally, I could get through…

Sarah ‘Fergie’ Ferguson could be set to walk down the aisle for a second time after she revealed she was shopping for wedding dresses in the English town of Bicester. The Duchess of York shared a picture of herself alongside a white lacy wedding dress on her Instagram account. “I visited the pop-up boutique of @brides_do_good,” she captioned the snap. This comes as rumours of a reconciliation with her ex-husband Prince Andrew are ramping up. The couple were previously married in 1986 but called it quits after 10 years. The pair have remained very close friends since. The Queen has always been very fond of Fergie, and now the couple could be planning to follow in their daughter Princess Eugenie’s footsteps with a lavish wedding at Windsor Castle. Will it…

All of Jack Vidgen’s dreams came true when he was just 14. After winning the fifth season of Australia’s Got Talent in 2011, pocketing $250,000 in prize money and releasing his debut album Yes I Am, the rising star headed to Los Angeles to give international fame a crack. However, it didn’t work out. Jack, now 22, returned to Australia two years later to work in an aged-care home. While he’s now ready to return to the stage as a contestant on The Voice, the question still remains – what happened to all that prize money? “I wanted to buy my mum a car, so that was a pretty big chunk out of it,” he tells New Idea. “I grew up poor with a single mum, and at some points…

For Mez Gallifuoco, the most traumatic time since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis began during what was meant to be a relaxing holiday in Bali. “My hands stopped working. I couldn’t even wash my hair, I couldn’t carry anything,” she tells New Idea, thinking back to the trip last year. “We had to fly back from Bali and went straight from the airport to the hospital.” Mez was then in the early stages of a pregnancy and was devastated to be told by doctors that she faced an almost impossible decision. “That was probably the darkest, hardest time I’ve ever had. You can’t have treatment while you’re pregnant so I had to decide between being able to use my hands again and keeping the baby. It felt everything was against…

BEST-EVER SLOW COOKER DESSERTS Slow Cooker Ferrero Rocher Cheesecake Serve 12, Prep and Cook: 3 hours ½ x 250g packet Arnott’s Butternut Snap Cookie ½ cup skinless hazelnuts 50g unsalted butter, melted 300ml tub thickened cream, whipped Halved Ferrero Rocher chocolates, to serve FILLING 2 x 250g blocks cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature 1 cup caster sugar 3 eggs 250g tub sour cream ¼ cup chocolate-hazelnut spread 70g dark cooking chocolate, melted, cooled 1 Invert base of a 20.5cm round springform pan (base measuring 19.5cm). Grease and line base and side with baking paper. Place a large, double sheet of foil on the bench. Top with a double sheet of plastic wrap. Place pan in the centre, then scrunch foil and plastic up around the outside to make it…

Vanilla Berry-Bliss Trifle Cake Serves 10-12, Prep and Cook: 1 hour, 40 mins 250g unsalted butter, chopped, at room temperature 1½ cups caster sugar 2 tsps vanilla bean paste 4 eggs, at room temperature 3 cups self-raising flour 1½ cups buttermilk Fresh blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, to decorate BERRY SAUCE ¼ cup caster sugar 400g frozen mixed berries (3½ cups) 1 tblsp sweet sherry FROSTING 500g cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature 1½ cups icing sugar mixture ½ cup thickened cream, whipped 1 cup French vanilla double thick custard 1 Grease two x 20cm round cake pans. Line bases and sides with baking paper, extending paper 2cm above pan edges. 2 Beat butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in…

You can really be creative when decorating a child’s bedroom. It’s likely you’ll need to change it again before too long (they grow up fast!) so don’t be afraid to break the rules with brighter colours, soft furnishings and wall art. CHANGE COLOURS Nothing transforms a room quicker than a lick of paint. What better than the on-trend Pantone colour of the year for 2019, Living Coral, which energises a room but also gives it a softer edge. The team chose a variation of this hue for Isabella’s room – Pate by Inspiration Paints, inspirationpaints.com.au. MIX TACTILE TEXTURES Fun and fashionable soft textiles scream comfort and style! The team chose the plush Bohemia Luxe Diamond hand-knotted white/black wool rug, perfect for little crawlers, and the very of-the-moment velvet Clementine Armchair…

ARIES MAR 21 – APR 20 A nagging unspoken issue with another could hang between you. Choose your words and timing carefully so as to set up positive communication. Informative discussions this week will help you understand a complex situation better, and you’ll also gain valuable insights. Beautiful, sentimental and unusual new possessions will put a smile on your face, and a saving or financial gain will give you a lift. LUCKY NUMBERS: 10, 12, 21 TAURUS APR 21 – MAY 21 A timely financial discussion will answer an important question, consolidate a good deal or point the way with a new venture. You’ll throw yourself into fun activities but spontaneous spending and hidden costs could make them expensive. Useful purchases will make life easier. An unexpected or unusual encounter…

GREAT TV It is amazing how Anh has the ability to interview his guest while still painting their portrait (NI, April 29) Lindy Chamberlain was his recent guest and listening to Lindy talking about the tragedy of her baby Azaria being taken by a dingo was very moving. I can remember back in 1982, it seemed that every Australian had their own opinion on whether Lindy was guilty or not. I admire Lindy for her courage and determination to get on with her life after experiencing such a truly horrific time. DENISE TARRANT, HAPPY VALLEY, SA. A ROYAL AFFAIR Each Monday, I buy my copy of New Idea and turn to the segment on the royals. I am a royalist and so look forward to seeing the photos and stories,…

WHAT’S YOUR PARTNER’S SECRET DOMESTIC SKILL? Bridie: We’re both really hands-on with our home and our farm. I look after inside, and he looks after outside. Michael: Bridie’s a really great mother – and cooking-wise, she’s just sensational. She does an incredible slow-cooked pulled pork. WHAT’S YOUR PARTNER’S QUIRKIEST TRAIT? Bridie: He has a wacky, crazy sense of humour, so we actually laugh a lot. Michael: The fact that she gets my sense of humour! WHICH REALITY TV SHOW WOULD YOUR PARTNER BE SURE TO WIN? Bridie: Travel Guides. Michael loves it. Michael: Dancing With the Stars, because Bridie did it and won it!…

She shot to fame on Love Island, and now Tayla Damir is appearing on the hit quiz show, Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation alongside Laurence Boxhall on Team Z. While Tayla’s career is going from strength to strength, the reality star reveals that it hasn’t all been smooth sailing. Tayla sits down with New Idea to reveal her battle with anxiety and what’s next in her career … You are appearing on TBYG, but what else are you working on? I’ve got a few things, ambassador for Showpo and I just got back form Bali. I have some exciting things happening this week, to do with scrunchies. My scrunchie idea is going to go towards Beyond Blue – a charity I’m very passionate about and just became a speaker for. It’s…

What are the best and worst things about being a writer? The freedom! I get to create my own world, on my own terms, in my own time … and the dress code (relaxed) is excellent. Creating your own world can be a bit terrifying – what if no one else wants to go there? And always working on your own terms and in your own time can be lonely and isolating and can require a level of self-discipline that I sometimes don’t have. Where do you get your ideas? Every book is a little bit different, although I generally have a kind of plot ‘mountain’ that I’m heading towards. Sometimes I have a picture of a character that drives the narrative, sometimes an already devised plot more or less…

Last week retired Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke was spotted out with his personal assistant Sasha Armstrong. Both dressed in workout gear, they looked deep in conversation as they grabbed breakfast together at a Sydney cafe. Michael’s wife, Kyly Clarke, was nowhere to be seen as he spent the morning with Sasha, who has worked for the former Australian cricket captain for over five years. It’s not the first time the pair have been seen together outside of the office. Last year photos of Michael and Sasha, relaxing on a yacht in Sydney Harbour, hit the headlines before it later emerged that the bikini-clad blonde was in fact his personal assistant.…

It was a busy week for Kate who undertook not one, but two engagements with Queen Elizabeth II. After showing her Chelsea Flower Show garden to her children, Kate formally presented the design to the Queen. Kate and William greeted Her Majesty with a kiss on each cheek before Kate showed her around the garden. But, the Queen had a cheeky comment for the couple. “You’re all looking very tidy,” she laughed, before William quipped that he had “smartened up”. The following day Kate and the Queen were out again at a garden party hosted by the monarch at Buckingham Palace, where they chatted with guests. It’s clear that Kate shares a very special bond with the Queen as the duo appeared relaxed in each other’s company and chatted away…

After decades of resentment and jealousy, Prince Charles and Princess Anne’s bitter sibling rivalry has resulted in an explosive showdown behind palace walls just days after it was revealed that Charles will soon be crowned King. According to royal insiders, Anne, who is fourteenth in the line of succession, was left thoroughly disappointed to learn that her brother could take over the throne in as little as two years’ time – a role she believes she could carry out with more grace and warmth. “While Charles and Anne respect each other and get on well, they have never been close,” reveals our insider, adding the pair’s troubled relationship began from a young age and intensified in adulthood. “They were born two years apart and when young they were brought up…

It’s an unseasonably balmy late autumn day in Melbourne and the home of stage and screen star Lucy Durack is dappled with sunshine. Music is playing as Lucy’s husband, actor, director and choreographer, Chris Horsey, sits down to a miniature tea party with the couple’s gorgeous 3-year-old daughter, Polly. Through it all, 36-year-old Lucy – one of the industry’s most endearing performers, soon to hit screens as a judge on the new Channel Seven series of Australia’s Got Talent – laughs while admitting: “Life is about to get even busier!” For Lucy, best known for playing Glinda the Good Witch in the hugely successful mega-musical Wicked, and Chris are expecting their second child – a boy, due in October. And as the talented pair – happily together almost 12 years…

Bolognese Pasta Pie Serves 6, Prep and Cook: 45 mins 200g fusilli pasta 1 loaf pane di casa bread (640g) ¼ cup packaged garlic butter, softened 1 tblsp olive oil 500g beef mince 1 onion, finely chopped 680g jar bolognese pasta sauce ¼ cup sundried tomato pesto 1 beef stock cube (10g), crumbled 1 cup grated pizza cheese Chopped fresh parsley, to serve 1 Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water until tender. Drain, reserving ½ cup of the cooking liquid. 2 Meanwhile, cut bread into 12 x 1.5cm thick slices. Spread one side of each slice with garlic butter. 3 Line base of a rectangular ovenproof dish (22cm x 31cm x 6cm deep, 10-cup capacity) with seven slices of bread, buttered side-up (bread should fit tightly).…

MONDAY Quick Hoisin Chicken Noodles Serves 4, Prep and Cook: 17 mins 4 x 72g packets chicken-flavoured 2-minute noodles 1 bunch bok choy (400g) 1 tblsp vegetable oil 2 carrots, peeled, halved lengthways, thinly sliced diagonally 350g shredded roast chicken meat 2 tblsps hoisin sauce 2 tblsps soy sauce 1 tblsp sweet chilli sauce ½ cup roasted, unsalted cashews 1 Prepare noodles with flavour sachets according to packet directions. Drain. 2 Meanwhile, cut bok choy leaves from stems. Coarsely chop leaves. Cut any thick stems lengthways in half, then cut into 4cm lengths. Keep leaves and stems separated. 3 Heat oil in a large wok over a high heat. Add carrots. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add chicken and bok choy stems. Stir-fry for a further 2 minutes. 4 Add noodles,…

What happens when an economist becomes a parent? Well, in Emily Oster’s case, it leads her to examine all the data on parenting and draw conclusions around topics as controversial as sleep, breastfeeding and vaccines. Emily, who published Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, From Birth to Preschool (Penguin Press, $28), crunches a huge cross-section of studies to help parents work out the best approach. Here are her findings and thoughts. BREASTFEEDING Emily says she found breastfeeding hard and while there is some evidence supporting the benefits when it comes to the health of your baby, she says it’s not a huge advantage for Mum. Breastfeeding does not lead to weight loss or provide free birth control. There is real evidence in the link between breastfeeding and…

Q It has been over six years since I split with my last partner. I felt a very deep connection to him and was very much in love with him but I’m not sure now if it was just on my side, as I was extremely hurt and got no closure as to why the relationship finished. I have since found it extremely difficult to find someone to share my life with due to various family/life/trust reasons. Will I find someone soon? I’m getting despondent but do not believe I am destined to be alone. Hoping to be enlightened with some insight as I feel like I need some positivity. Beata Lanica, via email. A Beata, it sounds like your family’s a lot of work. It’s hard enough getting to…

Q Over the past 10 years, my dad has caused a lot of conflict in our family over his will. He keeps chopping and changing whether or not my brother or I will receive the family inheritance and it has caused a lot of tension and distress in our family, financially. Recently, I discovered some documents when helping my father tidy his house, that stated that 15 years ago my father had actually sold off 90 per cent of his house to a third party, and therefore there is actually no money to be left for us when he passes. I feel so betrayed. Not because there is no money, but because he lied and played games over all these years. What should I do? SANDRA, VIA EMAIL. A Call…

THE SUICIDE BRIDE BY TANYA BRETHERTON A retro tale of murder and family secrets set against the backdrop of plague-infested Edwardian Sydney. THE LOST GIRLS BY AVA BENNYMORRISON The heartbreaking story about the murders of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and her daughter, Khandalyce Pearce, and how their killer was brought to justice. MURDER ON EASEY STREET BY HELEN THOMAS A re-examination of the still unsolved cold case which saw two women murdered in their Melbourne home. ANGEL OF DEATH BY LEIGH STRAW How glamorous 1930s underworld figure Dulcie Markham went from a teen runaway to the woman known as Australia’s Angel of Death. SOUTHERN JUSTICE BY COLIN MCLAREN Currently appealing her murder conviction, this is the story of how Sue Neill-Fraser came…

After splitting from her husband Simon Konecki last month, Adele has purchased herself a swanky new home in Beverly Hills. The $15 million property boasts five bedrooms, six bathrooms and spans over 560 square metres. The home also features additional amenities such as a large office, an arts studio and even a craft room which will be perfect for the former couple’s six-year-old son Angelo. The singer’s purchase comes after her rep announced she would be separating from Simon. “Adele and her partner have separated,” her rep said in a statement. “They are committed to raising their son together lovingly. As always they ask for privacy. There will be no further comment.”…