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The best of the Oscars red carpet!

It’s Oscar time again and despite the rain in Hollywood there has been no shortage of stars on the red carpet.

Celebs are flooding into the 86th Academy Awards with most wanting to know if Leonardo Dicaprio can finally take home an Oscar – but for us – it’s all about Australian Cate Blanchett. Can she bag her second Oscar tonight?

While the Hollywood ladies have put on a glamorous show – it’s the cute celebrity couples taking to the carpet, arm-in-arm, that has everyone smiling.

Check out Aussie stars and a host of A-list celebrities on the red carpet here!

Amy Adams is up against Cate for the best actress Ocsar for her role in American Hustle.

Anne Hathaway makes a statement in this dazzling, sleek Oscar dress.

Cate Blanchett is nominated for the best actress award for her role in Blue Jasmine.

Head-to-toe black for Glenn Close and doesn’t she look elegant!

Hollywood’s sweethearts Goldie and Kurt Russell just celebrated their 31st anniversary.

Chris Hemsworth escorts his heavily pregnant wife, Elsa Pataky, down the red carpet.

Goldie Hawn is coated in Oscar gold.

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart look elegant in matching black and white.

Justin Timberlake’s beau Jessica Biel chooses simple elegance.

Oscar nominess Julia Roberts is up for an award for her role in August: Osage County.

The clumsy but adorable Jennifer Lawrence has already had a stumble on the red carpet.

Kate Hudson never misses a beat! This backless number shows off her amazing figure.

Kerry Washington shows off her tiny baby bump in a Jason Wu gown.

A blinged-up Liza Minelli flashes around a giant rock on her finger!

12 Years A Slave star Lupita Nyong’o looks stunning in a baby blue, low-cut Oscar gown.

Angelina choose to show off her handsome man rather than her bare leg this year!

The couple that make all couple envious: Channing Tatum and his dancer wife Jenna Dewan.

Their is no trace of Harry Potter left – Emma Watson is the picture of elegance and poise!

Jennifer Garner is shining from head-to-toe in a silver, fringe gown.

Lady Gaga ditches her signature outrageous ensembles for a tight-fitting metallic ball gown.

Best actor nominee Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves.

Australia’s Margot Robbie has gone dark for the occasion. Do you prefer her as a blonde?

Eighteen-time Oscar nominee Meryl Streep is no stranger to the red carpet.

Olivia Wilde shows us how to look pregnant and fabulous on the red carpet.

Penelope Cruz looks the picture of femininity in this one-shoulder, pink, flowing dress.

It’s an unusually plain look for Aussie actress Naomi Watts.

Pharrell shows off his unique fashion sense, sporting shorts on the red carpet.

Portia De Rossi at the Oscars, supporting her partner Ellen who is hosting the Awards.

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Oscars style stars: now and then

Now, we know it is meant to be about the little gold statues, but when Hollywood’s finest superstars hit the red carpet the real winners and losers are revealed.

We’ve decided to mix it up by taking a look back at what the stars wore to Hollywood’s night of nights in previous years and see if they have listened and learned.

Just like Ange made it from goth to glam, you’ll be amazed by the difference a year or two can make in a style portfolio.

Check out the hits and misses to see who’s stepped it up and who let us down!

Safe Sandra in 2010 with red on red…

The Gravity star was universally adored for this number in 2013.

Nicole Kidman’s structured pieces in 2011 were sexy…

But then she took it too far with sparkles AND swirls in 2013.

In 2012 Jennifer Lawrence was smouldering hot…

But last year she delivered true elegance on the red carpet.

Charlize Theron’s 2011 style was a bit of a snooze…

… But with a few tweaks she achieved a serious edge in 2013.

We just couldn’t stop looking at Amy Adams in 2011…

But last year we were, well, underwhelmed.

Way back in 2004, Kate Winslet worked fun and flirty…

…And in 2009 she bust out the elegant.

Naomi Watts worked this look straight off the runway in 2010.

And then blew us away again in 2013.

Helena Bonham Carter in 2010 was cool and quirky…

But in 2013 we weren’t sure what she was.

In 2004 Ange graced the red carpet in classic ivory silk.

But in 2012 it was all about the drama… and the leg.

At the 2011 awards Anne played it pretty safe…

…But a cropped ‘do and sharp lines made her stand out in 2013.

Meryl was unstoppable in 2010…

…And again in 2013. She just gets it.

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Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Australian tour itinerary

The itinerary for the Duke and Duchess' of Cambridge's upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour has been revealed.
Prince George, Kate Middleton and Prince Williams

The itinerary for the Duke and Duchess’ of Cambridge’s upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour has been revealed.

The tour will definitely be a family affair, with Kensington Palace confirming that the royal couple will be bringing Prince George along for their three week Antipodean Adventure, arriving in New Zealand on Monday April 7, in Australia on Wednesday April 16 and departing on Friday April 25.

The family will make a “home base” with the Governors-Generals in both countries.

In New Zealand Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae and his wife Lady Janine will be hosting the Cambridges at Government House in Wellington; while in Australia incoming Governor-General Peter Cosgrove and his wife Lynne will play hosts at Admiralty House in Sydney and Yarralumla in Canberra.

With Prince George safely ensconced here with a travelling nanny to look after him, his parents will then be clocking up the air miles flying around both nations.

“It’s a tremendously exciting visit and I can tell you Their Royal Highnesses are looking forward to it immensely,” Miguel Head, Private Secretary to The Duke of Cambridge said at a packed media briefing at Kensington Palace on Friday.

“As you know, the Duchess has never visited either country, so this is a chance for her to meet the people of New Zealand and Australia for the first time.

“For the couple, this visit, at around three weeks in length, represents a wonderful opportunity on the one hand for The Duke to deepen his personal relationship with, and admiration for, New Zealand and Australia; and on the other, for the Duchess to experience some of the extraordinary warmth and hospitality for which the people of both countries are renowned the world over.”

One of the tour highlights will certainly be time spent taking in Uluru. It is the 31 years since his parents Princess Diana and Prince Charles visited the sacred site and Prince William will take his wife to see our most potent national landmark on April 22.

“The Duke and Duchess will visit Uluru itself, taking a short walk along its base in the company of a local guide. This, we think, will be a very special moment for both of them, because the rock itself is utterly captivating,” said Miguel Head.

Another highlight for Sydneysiders will be on Good Friday when the couple put a “Royal” stamp on the Royal Easter Show where who knows, they may catch sight of The Weekly’s food team cooking up a storm at our renowned test kitchen events.

Prince George will not accompany the couple as they head out to meet and greet, but there are a few chances still to be scheduled when the couple hope to take their son out and about.

“One or two engagements across the three weeks have been identified as times when the Duke and Duchess might take Prince George along, too,” Miguel Head explained.

“But, George being just a little over eight-months-old by the time they travel, I’m sure you will appreciate that the couple will have to make a final decision on those moments much closer to the time. The Duke and Duchess are content enough to know that he will be with them in the two countries.”

In what is the one-hundredth anniversary of the start of the First World War, the tour will also include recognition of the sacrifice of members of the Australian and New Zealand armed forces.

NEW ZEALAND ITINERARY

• Wellington (7th April, 9th April, 16th April)

• Blenheim (10th April)

• Auckland (11th April)

• Hamilton and Cambridge (12th April)

• Dunedin (13th April)

• Queenstown (13th April)

• Christchurch (14th April)

AUSTRALIA ITINERARY

• Sydney, NSW (16th, 18th, 20th April)

• Blue Mountains, NSW (17th April)

• Brisbane, QLD (19th April)

• Uluru (Ayer’s Rock), NT (22nd April)

• Adelaide, SA (23rd April)

• Canberra, ACT (24th, 25th April)

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Kate Ritchie announces she is pregnant!

Kate Ritchie's announces she is pregnant!

Home And Awayicon Kate Ritchie and her husband Stuart Webb have announced they are expecting their first child.

“IT IS WITH GREAT EXCITEMENT that Stuart and I announce we are expecting our first child,” she wrote on her Facebook page.

“We can assure you any secrecy up to this moment has been nothing more than us protecting what is most sacred – a new life that was far from reaching its 12 week milestone.

“Thank you to all who have respected our privacy over these past weeks allowing us the privilege every couple deserves – to share the wonderful news ourselves. It really is such a special time for us and we couldn’t be happier! KR x”

Barely able to contain her excitement, Kate, 35, has been rallying up family and friends to share the special announcement.

“It really is a dream come true for them. They’re sharing baby-name ideas, talking about how they’ll adjust to life as parents and how much time they plan to take off work,” an ecstatic family friend toldWoman’s Day.

Congratulations to Kate and Stuart!

Related video: Home and Away tribute: Kate Ritchie’s best moments

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Royal offered $1.8m to ‘hire’ Claudia Schiffer

Claudia Schiffer offered £1m by Arab prince to go to dinner with him
Claudia Schiffer

An Arab Prince once offered Claudia Schiffer $1.8 million to go to dinner with him.

As one of the world’s most beautiful women, the German supermodel says she received “loads of weird” requests, but this royal proposal was the “strangest.”

“He asked if he could hire me for a dinner for a million pounds. I declined – and some other supermodel took it.”

Speaking with talk show host Jonathan Ross, it is not clear just how indecent the Prince’s proposal was. Celebrities are regularly paid for simply making appearances at parties or events and they’re not necessarily beautiful women. Orlando Bloom’s booking fee is said to start at $200,000 and Keanu Reeves will make an appearance for between $250,000 and $350,000.

But whatever the details of the Prince’s request, a million-dollar offer for the pleasure of her company is a far cry from Schiffer’s early life. The supermodel says at school she was a “gangly youngster” without any friends.

“I was the loser at school. Everyone called me ‘Duck’ because my bum stuck out, and I walked kind of funny because my legs are a bit funny, and I was really tall.

“Everyone was sort of the same height except me and I didn’t have any friends.”

Although she has been photographed and walked catwalks for the world’s biggest brands, she says that she is naturally a shy person who struggled to hide her blushes when she was modelling.

“I would always turn bright red, and so then I became even more shy, thinking, “I don’t want to be here”. Once I put the make-up on I’d go, “OK, I can cope, no one can see what I’m thinking”.’

“I am just shy when there are lots of people. I’m OK when we’re just one on one, or maybe four people. I’m a really, really shy person.”

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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are engaged!

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are engaged!

Mila shared an Instagram photo of herself and Ashton and showed off her new bling! Picture: Splash

What a way to accessorise tracksuit pants and sneakers!.

While out and about in Los Angeles this week, Black Swan star Mila Kunis was photographed wearing what is thought to be an engagement ring. It wasn’t easy to miss.

Boyfriend of two years Ashton Kutcher may have popped the question as recently as this week, although rumours have been circulating for some time that the couple were going to tie the knot.

The actress shared an Instagram photo of herself and Ashton sporting huge smiles yesterday with the caption reading, ‘I love you @kutcher78’.

A source has reportedly told E! the ring she was wearing while out shopping with mum Elvira is definitely of the engagement variety.

Ashton’s divorce from Demi Moore recently was finalised after he seaparated from her in 2011.

In December the pair attended the wedding of Mila’s brother Michael in Florida… and there’s really nothing more contagious than wedding fever.

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Frocks that rocked: Iconic Oscars gowns

While we wait for the annual frock fest to begin, we've put together a list of the most memorable Oscar gowns of all time.

The Academy Awards are just days away and while Hollywood anxiously speculates about who will take home the prizes for best actor and actress, we’re more interested in who win another coveted title – best-dressed.

Based on recent red carpet form, we think Cate Blanchett, Lupita Nyong’o and Amy Adams will be ones to watch, but the red carpet is a funny place, and an actress with lesser fashion credentials could easily scoop the prize.

While we wait for the annual frock fest to begin, we’ve put together a list of the most memorable Oscar gowns of all time.

Julia Roberts, Michelle Williams, Sandra Bullock and Reese Witherspoon.

Julia Roberts in vintage Valentino in 2001.

Michelle Williams in Vera Wang in 2006.

Halle Berry in Elie Saab in 2002.

Cate Blanchett in Valentino Couture in 2005.

Hilary Swank in Guy Laroche in 2005.

Gwyneth Paltrow in Ralph Lauren in 1999.

Keira Knightley in Vera Wang in 2006.

Cate Blanchett in Givenchy haute couture in 2011.

Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton in 2012.

Jennifer Lawrence in Dior in 2013.

Charlize Theron in Christian Dior in 2005.

Cate Blanchett in John Galliano in 1999.

Meryl Streep in Lanvin in 2012.

Catherine Zeta-Jones in Versace in 1999.

Gwyneth Paltrow in Calvin Klein in 2011.

Naomi Watts in Armani in 2013.

Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford in 2012.

Natalie Portman in Rodarte in 2011.

Kim Basinger in Escada in 1998.

Helen Mirren in Christian Lacroix in 2007.

Helen Mirren in Vivienne Westwood in 2011.

Jacki Weaver in Collette Dinnigan in 2011.

Kate Winslet in Ben de Lisi in 2002.

Nicole Kidman in Christian Dior in 2011.

Cindy Crawford in Versace in 1991.

Sandra Bullock in Vera Wang in 2011.

Jennifer Lopez in Zuhair Murad in 2012.

Catherine Zeta Jones in Zuhair Murad in 2013.

Reese Witherspoon in Armani Prive in 2011.

Jennifer Aniston in Valentino in 2013.

Halle Berry in Versace in 2013.

Penelope Cruz in Versace in 2007.

Anne Hathaway in Prada in 2013.

Nicole Kidman in John Galliano for Dior in 1996.

Reese Witherspoon in vintage Christian Dior in 2006.

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Charlotte Dawson farewelled at final party

Were it not for the candles and white rose petals, you would have been forgiven for mistaking Charlotte Dawson's memorial service for a party.
Charlotte Dawson.

It was just the sort of party Charlotte Dawson would have loved.

Drag-queens mingled with rugby players, top-of-the-town businessmen rubbed shoulders with Kings Cross identities, TV stars talked to fashion designers and charity workers chatted with supermodels.

Were it not for the candles and white rose petals strewn about the upper floor of Sydney’s Beresford Hotel this morning, you would have been forgiven for mistaking Charlotte Dawson’s memorial service for a party.

“Which is just the way she would have wanted it,” said the late TV presenter’s long-time friend, Richard Wilkins.

Colleagues Sarah Murdoch and Megan Gale (from Charlotte’s Next Top Model days), rugby league players including the Burgess brothers and Anthony Minichiello, pop star Delta Goodrem, fashion designers Collette Dinnigan, Johnathon Ward and Alex Perry, Celebrity Apprentice co-stars Julia Morris and Nathan Joliffe, TV executives, joined friends, family members and a visibly upset former lover, Josh Laws.

Charlotte’s sisters, Robin and Vicki, recently arrived from New Zealand, told the 300-strong crowd how they had laid their little sister to rest on Wednesday.

“She was farewelled wearing a beautiful tangerine Alex Perry gown,” they said.

And then, setting the tone for a series of light-hearted tributes that later flowed, they pulled Charlotte’s ashes from a shoe bag “because she hated missing out on a party”.

Foxtel Executive Director of television delivered a beautiful eulogy, noting Charlotte’s ability to pull an eclectic crowd.

“As I look around this morning, the room is fill of such a wonderfully diverse cross-section of Sydney,” he said. “Old and young, gay and straight, conservative and the colourful. These are the people and this was the life of Charlotte Dawson. She was loved.”

Alex Perry reminisced about his “much-loved and sorely missed” friend’s raucous sense of humour, noting that even in the dark times, she was able to laugh.

Alluding to the depression with which Charlotte struggled, Alex launched a rallying cry to fight back against the kind of social media bullying with which the late TV star so publically battled.

“Social media can be a great thing,” he said. “But for someone who is fragile it can also be devastating. And Charlotte was fragile.

“No one has the right to say anything to anyone whenever they want.”

As photos of the New Zealand-born former model’s life flashed onto large screens and a tribute played of her more memorable moments on Australian television, Brian Walsh spoke of the private torment that Charlotte endured.

“We can’t for a moment pretend to understand the hurt inside that drove her to the decision. For underneath a veil of boundless energy and bravado was clearly an illness of which we know far too little.

“A condition that cripples the mind and grips the soul in an unimaginable pain. And the only relief for her was to bring that pain to an end.”

The irony was lost on few that the sense of isolation Charlotte must have felt in her last moments could not have been in more stark contrast to the hum of the packed room at her wake.

“She was loved,” said Alex Perry. “I only hope at the end she knew how much.”

If you are struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.

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Celebrities at Charlotte Dawson’s funeral

Hundreds of friends, family members and celebrities turned out to farewell Charlotte Dawson today in a memorial held in a Sydney pub.
Charlotte Dawson funeral

Hundreds of friends, family members and celebrities turned out to say goddbye to Charlotte Dawson today in a memorial held in a Sydney pub.

Stars including Megan Gale, Sarah Murdoch, Alex Perry and Laura Dundovic braved the rainy weather to pay tribute to their friend, who was found dead in her home last Saturday.

Richard Wilkins, Brian Walsh, Perry and Ros Reines spoke at the event, as did Charlotte’s sister Vicky, who brought the 47-year-old’s ashes to the memorial, propping them up on the lecturn “so she can see everyone”.

Charlotte was cremated in a private ceremony attended by her family on Wednesday.

If you are struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.

Megan Gale, Sarah Murdoch, Alex Perry and Laura Dundovic arrive at the memorial service for Charlotte Dawson (centre).

Sarah Murdoch

Designer Collette Dinnigan.

Designer Alex Perry.

Model Megan Gale.

Model Laura Dundovic.

Designer Peter Morrissey.

Rugby League player Anthony Minichiello and his wife Terry Biviano.

Television presenter Sophie Falkiner.

Designer Camilla Franks (left).

Lachlan Murdoch

Rugby League players George, Sam and Tom Burgess.

Charlotte Dawson has tragically passed away but her effervescent sparkle will never be forgotten. © The Australian Women’s Weekly.

Charlotte in 2000 showing off her sparkling personality.

Charlotte with friend Alex Abots Bentley in 2000.

Charlotte’s good looks saw her carve out a lucrative career as a model and TV presenter.

At the premiere of The Others in November 2001.

Charlotte looking stunning at the David Jones winter fashion show in 2003.

Experimenting with darker hair in May 2005.

Charlotte in March 2006.

Charlotte with her Australia’s Next Top Model co-judge Alex Perry in 2007.

Looking fresh-faced and lovely in November 2007.

Charlotte all dressed up in Sydney in April 2008.

In the Harry’s Cafe de Wheels pie-eating contest in July 2008.

At a hair salon launch party in Sydney in November 2009.

Covered in goop at the Nickelodeon Slimefest in 2012.

We shot Charlotte in 2012, looking stunning, as always. Photography by Peter Brew-Bevan. Styling by Nell Simpson.

Photography by Peter Brew-Bevan. Styling by Nell Simpson.

Photography by Peter Brew-Bevan. Styling by Nell Simpson.

Photography by Peter Brew-Bevan. Styling by Nell Simpson.

Charlotte in February last year.

At the Australia’s Next Top Model finale in September 2013.

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Lleyton Hewitt’s Palm Beach trophy-home for sale

Tennis star Lleyton Hewitt and his wife, Bec, are selling their Palm Beach trophy-home, seeking offers over $5.5 million.
Lleyton Hewitt's Palm Beach home for sale

Tennis star Lleyton Hewitt and his wife, Bec, are selling their Palm Beach trophy-home, seeking offers over $5.5 million.

The couple bought the property in the exclusive suburb on Sydney’s northern beaches in 2005 for $4.4 million.

Now based in the Bahamas with their three children, the Hewitts appear to be off-loading their Australian property. They have also been trying to sell their mansion in West Lakes, Adelaide since it was listed silently in 2008.

The palatial three-level home has panoramic ocean views and is 300 metres from the beach. Unfortunately, there is no tennis court.

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