Lara Worthington has finally revealed the news that she and husband Sam Worthington have tried to keep under wraps for so long: she’s pregnant!
And apparently she’s already six months along.
The pair tried to keep the news a secret from the public for as long as possible, but Woman’s Day reported their baby joy last month, while Lara was on promotional duties with Dior.
The 28-year-old reportedly confirmed the news to friends and family last month, before opening up to InStyle magazine to confirm she was getting ready to give Rocket Zot a brother or sister.
“I had a great pregnancy with Rocket and touch wood it will be the same this time,” she revealed to the magazine.
“I’m sure it might seem full-on at the beginning,” she said of having two children so close together in age.
“It’s probably a lot harder than it is now, but when they get older they can share a life together,” she gushed.
Lara has spent the past few months trying to keep her burgeoning bump under wraps, dressing in a range of flowing garments to hide her shape.
See Lara gush about giving little Rocket a sibling to play with! Post continues below…
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She since stepped out with Sam and Rocket for a stroll in New York, sporting a loose-fitted jumper that clearly showed her much curvier form.
We wish the couple all the happiness in the world as they expand their family. Not that they’ll need it, with Lara revealing to the magazine that “she doesn’t really get morning sickness”!
It was the Queen’s 90th but all eyes were on the littlest members of the royal family at the Trooping of the Colour in London today – and George and Charlotte did not disappoint!
Charlotte, one, joined big brother George and proud mum and dad Kate and William on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the first time.
The tiny tots were accompanied by the rest of the royal family to watch the annual fly past to celebrate the Queen’s birthday.
The lady of the hour herself, dressed in stunning lime green, seemed thrilled to be surrounded by her growing family in this, her 90th year.
The fly past was proceeded by the annual Trooping of the Colour Parade, which all the senior royals took part in.
Princess Charlotte appeared on the balcony with her mum, dad and big brother George.
Prince George seemed less than impressed with proceedings!
Her Majesty was a vision in lime green.
Kate looked divine in shades of cream.
The Queen was flanked by her loyal husband, who turned 95 yesterday.
Kate and Harry chatting in their carriage.
Prince Charles and Prince William taking part in the parade.
Harry seemed to be enjoying himself greatly.
The Queen joins Charles, William, Kate Harry and adorable toddler George on the palace balcony last year.
Prince George with his nanny overlooking the parade last year and a photo of Prince Harry in the arms of his mother, Diana in 1988.
The timeless tradition is back for Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday!
Trooping the Colour brings out all our favourite royals.
As the pageantry and spectacle plays out, which includes more than 1600 soldiers marching, fans will see the Royal Family gathering on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch an RAF flypast.
Making this year’s event even more special is the fact that Queen Elizabeth is celebrating her milestone 90th birthday.
The longest-reigning Monarch was also joined by her youngest great-grandchild, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge, who made her first official public appearance since her birth last May.
And right by the 13-month-old’s side was big brother Prince George, who once again charmed the crowds with his royal wave and cheeky antics.
But despite the cuteness overload, all eyes were be on the honouree of the day, The Queen. Looking elegant in a lime-green ensemble, Her Majesty couldn’t hide her utter joy as she made her way onto the balcony as thousands of adoring fans cheered on.
It’s been a jam-packed weekend of celebrations for the beloved leader. Yesterday, she was joined by all her loved ones for a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
She and her husband then hosted lunch at Buckingham Palace, while her grandkids William, his wife Duchess Catherine and Prince Harry hosted another lunch celebration in their granny’s honour at The Guildhall.
Click through to check out the stunning photos from Trooping the Colour and Her Majesty’s birthday long weekend celebrations!
It is everything we hoped for! Prince George AND Princess Charlotte help their Gan-Gan celebrate her 90th birthday.
Young Charlotte tried out her royal wave before covering her ears as the loud planes flew overhead of Buckingham Palace.
Prince William looked particularly thrilled to be joined by his grandmother, The Queen, and his two precious children.
Duchess Catherine cradled young Charlotte while George charmed the crowds. Watch the siblings in the video in the next slide! Gallery continues after.
Trooping the colour
Prince George couldn’t get enough of the planes.
The Cambridges really are the most loving family unit!
Curious George couldn’t help but peek over the balcony! The Queen looked a tad concerned but dad Wills was supervising closely.
The 13-month-old looked so pretty in pink!
The royal family never miss a chance to pay homage to their past with Prince George dressing in William’s outfit from Harry’s christening back in 1984.
Mum and dad couldn’t be more excited for Princess Charlotte’s big balcony debut.
At times George, however, was less than impressed…
Much to Uncle Harry’s amusement.
Even Kate and Wills had trouble not laughing at their cheeky monkey.
The colourful flypast was truly magnificent.
The Queen can’t hide that grin!
She stole the show as the sweet flower girl back in 2011 at Wills and Kate’s wedding and today Lady Louise looks beautiful. Can you believe how graceful the 12-year-old is?
Sophie of Wessex sits beside her husband Prince Edward.
And they were joined by their kids, Lady Louise and James Viscount.
Time to watch the parade!
Marching in the parade Princess Anne, Prince Charles and Prince William.
Straight from Kensington Palace, “Royal Colonels: The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and The Princess Royal accompany HM.”
And isn’t it special…
Yikes! It’s a serious business, serving the Queen. This poor chap found it a little too overwhelming.
The beloved Royals were greeted by thousands of well-wishers, along with over 1600 soldiers marching in her honour! Watch her wave to the crowds in the next slide!
Queen Elizabeth Arrives at 2016 Trooping the Colour
Isn’t she majestic! The Queen is ringing in her 90th donning a beautiful lime green coat! And Prince Philip is dashing as ever!
Hazza looks completely dashing.
Ladies in white! Duchess Camilla looks on while Kate chats to Captain Wales, himself, Prince Harry!
Kate donned this gorgeous Alexander McQueen coat to her daughter Princess Charlotte’s christening.
Catherine is a vision her Philip Treacy hat. See the trio in action in the next slide!
Catherine arrives at 2016 Trooping the colour
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie look picture perfect
What a splendid day!
Boy! Look at the royally large turnout!
The Queen kicked off her 90th birthday weekend with a traditional service of thanksgiving on Friday, June 10. Of course her dedicated (and birthday boy) husband was there by her side.
And the 90-year-old, whose birthday was actually on April 21, couldn’t wipe the smile off her face.
Joining in on the milestone was her Majesty’s grandkids, Prince Harry, Prince William and his wife Duchess Catherine.
The 34-year-old looked stunning in a sky blue coat and white lace hat.
Of course the charming Harry was there, making his sister-in-law laugh.
Keeping the blue on point, Duchess Camilla and the next in line to the throne, Prince Charles.
Zara and Mike Tindall show us the way couple’s rock matching outfits while Lady Amelia Windsor looked oh so chic!
Princess Eugenie and her sister Beatrice were all smiles, while cousin Lady Louise and her mum Countess Sophie of Wessex looked exceptional!
Retail Testing day is an essential part of the Mother & Baby magazine awards. Held each year in Sydney, mums and their babies are invited along to road test the latest and greatest nursery products on the market. In this retail environment, mums provide their honest feedback and score items based on affordability, quality and value for money to experts at Mother & Baby, which helps determine the winners of the Mother & Baby awards – and the best buys for bubs! Check out at all of the happy snaps from the day…
Byron Bay photographer Tim Samuel didn't quite know what he was seeing when he snapped this incredible image of a fish in a very bizarre predicament – seemingly trapped inside a jellyfish.
If fish can be said to have facial expressions, then the look on this little one’s face would certainly appear to be saying something along the lines of: “oh dear, how did I get here?”
Or, as one commenter on the social media platform Reddit (where this image was originally shared) suggested: “Honey, you probably won’t believe this, but I’m stuck in a jellyfish.”
The bizarre occurence was captured in the waters off Byron Bay, New South Wales, by photographer Tim Samuel.
“I have never seen anything like it,” said Tim, who was snorkelling with local videographer Franny Plumridge (pictured in the top image) at the time.
“It seemed completely trapped in there, like it had somehow managed to swim inside and then was unable to back itself out. The fish was able to propel the jellyfish forward and controlled its movement to an extent, the jellyfish threw it off balance though and they would wobble around, and sometimes get stuck doing circles.
“I contemplating freeing the fish as I felt bad for it, but in the end decided to just let nature run its course, which was a difficult decision for me to make.”
Associate Professor Ian Tibbetts, a fish biologist at the Centre for Marine Science at the University of Queensland, says that while it’s difficult to tell from photos alone, the fish looks like it could be a juvenile trevally, which are known to seek shelter among the stingers of certain jellyfish. In this case, the situation may have taken a surprise turn for the small fish, which ended up inside the jellyfish.
“It’s difficult to tell whether disaster has just struck, or whether the fish is happy to be in there,” says Ian, who adds that the jellyfish looks like a type of stinging jellyfish called a cubomedusan.
“Although by the photographer’s description of the fish swimming, my guess is that it is probably quite happy to be protected in there,” Ian added.
He’s not exactly known for his delicacy, but, in terms of saying the wrong thing to the wrong person, Prince Philip keeps getting better and better.
Or worse and worse, depending on which way you look at it.
Earlier this week, Prince Philip added yet another gaffe to his ever-growing list on a royal visit to Cardiff when he informed a group of school children: “You must have really good brains to speak Welsh.”
Yes. Good brains indeed!
Click through to enjoy many of his other hilarious moments.
To school children: “You must have really good brains to speak Welsh.”
To two community workers: ‘Who do you sponge off?’
To a professional fundraiser: ‘So, do you have any friends left?’
To photographer at an event: ‘Just take the f%#$ing picture!’
To a child while visiting a space shuttle: ‘You’ll never fly in it, you’re too fat.’
‘How could I be unfaithful to the Queen? There is no way she could possibly retaliate.’
On hearing Madonna would perform at an event: ‘Are we going to need earplugs?’
2001, to Elton John: ‘So it’s you that owns that ghastly car is it?’
1967: ‘I would like to go to Russia, although the bastards murdered half my family.’
1969 on Tom Jones: ‘It’s hard to see how he is popular. He sings the most hideous songs.’
1998, to a student back from Papua New Guinea: ‘You managed not to get eaten then?’
1999, to deaf kids standing near a band: ‘If you’re near that music it’s no wonder you’re deaf.’
2002, to Australian Aborigines: ‘Do you still throw spears at each other?’
Speaking about Princess Anne: ‘If it doesn’t fart or eat hay then she isn’t interested.’
1984, when accepting a gift from a woman in Kenya: ‘You are a woman aren’t you?’
1969 on royal finances: ‘We go into the red next year. I shall probably have to give up polo.’
To a Scot driving teacher: ‘How do you keep the natives off booze long enough to pass?’
2009, to a fashion designer: ‘You didn’t design your beard too well, did you?’
1981 ‘Everybody wanted more leisure. Now they’re complaining they’re unemployed.’
2000 on marriage: ‘Dukes have been known to marry chorus girls. Some have even married Americans.’
On Thursday evening, the royal mum opened up Kensington Palace to aid ambassadors and Rio Olympic hopefuls, for a banquet dinner to support one of her charities, SportsAid.
The brunette beauty, who hosted the event solo, donned a stunning $4,090 floor-length gown by Roland Mouret.
The royal blue masterpiece featured cold-shoulder cut-outs and a geometric neckline, that perfectly steered the eye up to the bedazzled hoop earrings that hung delicately from inside her famous Chelsea blowdry.
The Duchess proved that diamonds are indeed a girl’s best friend with the Cartier diamond ‘Trinity de Cartier’ earrings in 18-karat gold worth over a whopping $76,000.
After posing for pictures and greeting guests in the picturesque gardens of the lavish palace, the mother of George, two, and Charlotte, one, led attendees into the King’s Gallery for dinner.
Guests were treated to a delicious meal beginning with English asparagus and truffled potato alioli, while main course consisted of seared fillet of beef with dauphionoise potatoes in a beef jus.
For dessert, the Duchess, charity ambassadors and young athletes indulged in orange and Valrhona chocolate bar with milk chocolate mousse, orange jam and an almond praline ice cream, but before they could satisfy their sweet tooth’s, the 34-year-old had some kind words to say.
“Some of you may know that I love sport. I love cheering on teams and athletes that I am passionate about,” she began.
“I love the physical challenge sport presents and the mental strength it gives us all. And I love the way it so often brings people together to work as part of a team.”
Expressing her excitement for the 2016 Rio Olympic games, the mother-of-two quipped, “We cannot wait to meet the next SportsAid champions – the next Chris Hoys and Katherine Graingers who will remind us all of the magic and the power of sport.”
“So thank you all for supporting the incredible work of SportsAid. I am immensely proud to be their Patron and I can’t wait to cheer on our team competing in Rio”
And as the night came to a close, it would be safe to assume Kate set aside some time to put her feet up before one of her busiest weekends this year kicks off.
The Queen’s official 90th birthday celebrations begin this Friday with a Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
And from then on, the celebrations will only kick up a notch with the annual Trooping The Colour ceremony set to take place in London – where little Princess Charlotte is expected to make her balcony debut.
Relive the magic of last year’s Trooping of the Colour ceremony in the video player below!
The mother of a young woman who died from an allergic reaction after kissing her boyfriend has spoken about the dangers of food allergies.
20-year-old Myriam Ducré-Lemay was at a party in Montreal back in 2012 with her new boyfriend when the incident occurred, her mother Micheline Ducré told Journal de Quebec.
When the party ended, they both went back to the boyfriend’s house and while she was getting ready for bed, he ate a peanut butter sandwich.
He then brushed his teeth however Myriam – who had not yet told him about her severe peanut allergy – went to kiss him when she began suffering a shortness of breath.
“She wouldn’t have had the time to tell him she had a peanut allergy,” her mother said.
Sadly, her inhaler didn’t work and she didn’t have her EpiPen with her.
Despite efforts made by paramedics, they were unable to save her.
Now, her mother has warned others to carry a Medic Alert bracelet and always carry their EpiPen with them.
Writing in his new book, Bobby Brown has revealed Whitney Houston was in a romantic relationship with Robyn Crawford.
It has been reported family and church pressure forced Whitney Houston to give up Crawford – her one true love.
Speaking to US Weekly Brown, who was married to the Bodyguard star for 14 years, says he is saddened Houston couldn’t be open about her lesbian relationship.
“I really feel that if Robyn was accepted into Whitney’s life, Whitney would still be alive today,” Brown says. “She didn’t have close friends with her anymore.”
Houston was 16 and Crawford was 19 when the two women first became friends and then quickly became inseparable.
They lived together as roommates in a New Jersey apartment, raising eyebrows and spurring speculation that they were more than just best friends.
Crawford later became the pop diva’s assistant and creative director, often appearing by her side in public sparking rumours the pair were in a relationship.
Here we look back at the life of Whitney Houston.
Bobby Brown has revealed Houston and Robyn Crawford were in a romantic relationship.
Carolyn was already nine weeks along when she discovered she was pregnant. It came as a huge shock, not just because it was unplanned, but because she had actively been taking steps to prevent it.
“I’d been on the pill for about 10 years, on and off but mostly on,” she says.
Now a mother of three, Carolyn says that the pregnancy really took her by surprise. “I was really terrified,” she recalls.
“I’d just finished six years of uni and was planning on focusing on my career for a few years. I’d also been partying pretty hard over the previous weeks so I was also worried I’d done some terrible damage to the baby.
“But I was 30, so felt like I had my life together enough to go ahead with the pregnancy.”
Now nearly 12 years later, Carolyn says that she wouldn’t change a thing.
But how did the pregnancy happen in the first place?
Stephen Robson is an obstetrician and spokesperson for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He says that it is uncommon for the pill to ‘fail’.
However, he estimates that two or three women from every 100 will conceive while taking the pill.
“The oral contraceptive pill is very effective but not perfect – nothing is,” he explains.
Dr Robson notes that sometimes a woman will not absorb the pill dose properly, for example if they have a vomiting illness. In other cases women just forget to take it – this can be a particular problem when travelling, especially on long-haul flights.
Women like Carolyn who get pregnant while taking the pill worry about the potential harm the hormone dose from the contraceptive could do to the baby. But Dr Robson says that data from studies shows that this isn’t a problem.
“The main issue is that the pregnancy has occurred at a time the women didn’t want to be pregnant, and it can make it more difficult to sort out the due date accurately. But mothers and babies seem to be fine,” he says.
Dr Robson notes that if you do discover you are pregnant while taking the pill then it’s a good idea to see your GP as soon as possible.
“See a doctor promptly and make a decision about whether it is the right time, and you’re in the right circumstances to continue with the pregnancy” he advices.
While the pill is effective most of the time, Dr Robson says that it’s not for everyone.
“Some women experience side effects such as migraines, or acne and skin breakouts, or a feeling that their interest in lovemaking diminishes,” he explains.
Some women also face the risk of developing thrombosis. Dr Robson notes that is most common when a women is carrying excess weight, have high blood pressure, or have a family history of clots or thrombosis.
Dr Robson also notes that women who are forgetful might find one of the long-acting contraceptives, such as a Mirena or Implanon, more suitable for them.
For some women, getting pregnant while taking the pill comes as a blow.
Jenna already had two children and was in the process of moving house when she discovered she was pregnant.
“It couldn’t have happened at a worse time. We were living between my parents house and my in-laws and I had just started a new job,” she recalls.
Jenna suspects that the stress she was under at the time made the pill ineffective.
Sadly, Jenna suffered a miscarriage at eight weeks, which added to her distress. “I’m glad it’s all in the past, it was the worst mental state I’ve ever been in,” she says.
These days Jenna doesn’t take any chances – she has a contraceptive implant and she sent her husband for the snip.
Former Neighbours actress Madeleine West shares the story of her six “surprise” babies in the July issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly, on sale now.