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Inside Ellen’s new $40m Hollywood home

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have splashed out $40 million on a famous Hollywood mansion.

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have splashed out $40 million on a famous Hollywood mansion.

The power couple bought the lavish Brody House, designed by renowned architect A Quincy Jones and located in Los Angeles’ exclusive Holmby Hills neighbourhood.

The spectacular modernist mansion boasts six bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a 25-metre swimming pool, gym, spa and 2.3 acres of manicured gardens.

Ellen and Portia sold three other properties late last year to afford their new home, offloading another LA home for $21 million, their Californian ranch for $10.85 million and a Beverly Hills penthouse for $850,000.

They’ve also purchased a new beach house in Montecito, a 90-minute drive north of Los Angeles for $26.5 million.

The couple paid a record price for the stunning home.

The entry hall features black and white marble.

The home has several large glass walls.

The enormous home has angled walls, wood floors and marble accents.

The property’s open staircase is considered a modern masterpiece.

The home has an interior courtyard sheltered by a large tree.

The home has been extensively remodelled in recent years.

The stunning home comes fully-furnished.

The master bathroom boasts a black marble bath.

The home is considered an architectural masterpiece.

There are numerous outdoor areas where Ellen and Portia can relax.

This stylish dining area has black and white marble floors.

A private games nook.

The home features a private 25-metre swimming pool.

This formal lounge has stunning floor-to-ceiling windows.

The home sits in 2.3 acres of manicured gardens.

The house’s impressive tennis courts.

The home’s day spa.

The home is one of LA’s most private estates.

The master bedroom has its own fireplace.

The home has extensive grounds that border on Hugh Hefner’s infamous Playboy Mansion.

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Australian celebrities shine at G’Day USA

Delta Goodrem, Cate Blanchett, Naomi Watts

Some of Australia’s most beloved stars stepped out on the red carpet on Saturday at the annual G’Day USA Black Tie Gala Ball in downtown Hollywood.

Cate Blanchett, who attended the ball wearing a printed ivory silk top and skirt ensemble, presented Geoffrey Rush with the 2014 Excellence in the Arts award.

Cate offered a touching tribute to her fellow thespian by reciting a seemingly neverending list of the Queenslad-born actor’s achievements. Rush then returned the niceties by describing the Oscar-winning actress as a “truly a beautiful friend and great colleague and bodacious actress”.

Naomi Watts, Joel Edgerton, Jackie Weaver were also among the Aussie A-listers in attendance. Who gets your vote for best-dressed?

Delta Goodrem, Cata Blanchett and Naomi Watts.

Actress Cate Blanchett and actor Geoffrey Rush attend the G’Day USA Los Angeles Black Tie Gala.

Cate Blanchett continued her red carpet reign with a delicate printed ivory silk top and skirt ensemble.

Naomi Watts looked like the picture of elegance in this light blue silk and lace dress.

A-lister and Qantas ambassador John Travolta attends the black tie gala ball.

Kylie Minogue looked smoking hot as she checked into the Qantas party wearing a black and white printed mini dress.

It wasn’t an Australian only event. TV hostess with the mostess Sharon Osbourne rocked up to the black tie party too.

Sitcom star Eric Stonestreet and rest of the Modern Family cast made a special appearance at the event ahead of their Australia special episode.

Aussie dreamboat Joel Edgerton looked super sharp at the event.

Songstress Tina Arena took the plunge in this LBD for the LA event.

The Voice judge Delta Goodrem was all smiles at the Hollywood do.

Jackie Weaver looked radiant in red as she posed for pictures with Mel Gibson.

David Jones ambassador Jessica Gomes showed off her fabulous figure in this all-white outfit.

Ever-graceful Miranda Otto looked elegant at the black tie ball.

Curtis Stone’s other half, actress Lindsay Price, glittered in her gold gown on the red carpet.

Former Home and Away actress turned Young and the Restless regular Tammin Sursok did her part to fly the Aussie flag.

Dancing With the Stars host Daniel MacPherson posed for pictures with his other half, actress Zoe Ventoura.

One of our most successful Aussie exports, The Mentalist’s Simon Baker, looked oh-so-handsome on the red carpet.

Aussie born Clare Bowen, the star of music drama Nashville, shimmered in her glistening gown at the event.

Underbelly star, Callan Mulvay, who is in LA trying to crack Hollywood, showed up to mingle with his fellow Aussie expats.

Aussie actress Trilby Glover looked lovely in this lemon gown at the event.

Actor/comedian Tim Minchin and his wife Sarah Minchin attend the Los Angeles black tie gala ball in matching black.

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Prince William and Kate Middleton looking for new nanny for Australian tour

Prince William and Kate are reportedly discreetly looking for a new nanny to accompany them on their upcoming Australian tour.
Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Prince George

The royal couple are planning to bring Prince George Down Under in April but might have to leave him at home in London if they can’t find suitable childcare arrangements.

The couple’s current nanny Jessie Webb – who looked after William when he was a child – is 71 and couldn’t cope with the rigours of a tour alone.

“It took a lot of persuading to get Jessie to take the job in the first place, but she loves William and wanted to help out,” an insider told the Daily Mail.

“I can’t imagine that she will want to be travelling around the world at her age. If she does, she will need an assistant.”

Jessie came out of retirement to take charge of George when he was born but was only planning to work part-time for three months.

George is now six months old and Jessie is still caring for him, with no end to her contract in sight.

William and Kate will travel to Australia and New Zealand in April. They will bring nannies, their press team, Kate’s personal hairdresser Amanda Cook Tucker, a private secretary and possibly a dresser or lady’s maid.

The trip will be George’s first overseas tour, mirroring his father William’s 1983 trip to Australia when he was the same age.

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Lara Bingle reveals: I’m quitting Australia

Lara Bingle reveals: I'm quitting Australia

The sunny starlet has long courted attention… now she says she’s over it.

She first made a name for herself in 2006 as the bikini-clad beauty who beckoned travellers to our shores in the “Where the bloody hell are you?’’ tourism campaign.

Now Lara Bingle says she’s had it with Australia and wants to move offshore for good to live with her new boyfriend, fellow Aussie Sam Worthington. And the problem with this wide, brown land of ours? She’s fed up with her lack of privacy.

“Sydney’s my home but I don’t like it,’’ she confided exclusively to Woman’s Day’s photographer last week. “I can’t even go to the supermarket without getting papped [snapped by paparazzi].

Read more about Lara’s decision to move offshore and the unwanted attention from the paps in this week’s issue of Woman’s Day, on sale Monday, January 13, 2014.

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Grant Hackett moves on with Miss Teen Australia!

Grant Hackett moves on with Miss Teen Australia!

The former swim star beams alongside a Miranda Kerr lookalike 13 years his junior.

Putting his public breakdown and marriage troubles far behind him, a fit looking Grant Hackett has revealed a new girlfriend, 20-year-old model Tahlia Giumelli.

Tahlia, who won the Miss Teen Australia crown three years ago, has been instrumental in helping the Olympic gold medallist move on from his bitter and very public divorce battle with Candice Alley.

And while it is still early in their relationship, the two have been growing closer and are starting to spend more time together.

Friends of the couple say Tahlia is the perfect person to distract Grant, 33, from his woes. “She is a very sweet girl,” we’re told. “She’s really bubbly and outgoing and very social. Grant seems to love the energy she has.”

Read more about Grant Hackett’s new love interest in this week’s issue of Woman’s Day, on sale Monday, January 13, 2014.

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The truth behind Bec’s shock new look

The truth behind Bec's shock new look

Her dishevelled looks and out-of-character no-show at Lleyton’s final signals bad news.

When Bec Hewitt sat in the stands to watch her husband Lleyton Hewitt work his way towards the final in the Brisbane International, all eyes were – as usual – on her. But this time it was for different reasons.

The usually glam and tanned former soap star looked gaunt and drawn, nervously playing with her phone and fidgeting throughout her husband’s match.

Then when Bec wasn’t in the crowd to see Lleyton beat Roger Federer to take out the final, speculation was rife as to why the 30-year-old blonde was missing – with those in the know on the tennis circuit all speculating the couple must have had an argument for Bec to miss out on such an important event in her famous husband’s career.

Others whispered she might be pregnant with their fourth child and, as such, couldn’t bear another day of blistering summer heat courtside at the Queensland Tennis Centre.

See the exclusive pictures and read more about why bec missed Lleyton’s big match in this week’s issue of Woman’s Day, on sale Monday, January 13, 2014.

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Meet Grant Hackett’s new love

Miss Teen Australia, Tahlia Giumelli, is putting a smile back on Olympic gold medallist Grant Hackett’s face – but is she about to score her own gold in the modelling industry?

The pair have been spotted together, despite their 13-year age gap, with the father of two said to be smitten with the Sydney model.

So who is this stunning Miranda Kerr look-alike? The 20-year-old is already signed to Chic Model Management Australia, Next Model in London/Milan and Modelwerk in Germany, so we are sure we are going to be seeing a lot more of her.

Check out her sizzling modelling portfolio here.

Is this the face of the next Australian supermodel?

The smile that’s melting Grant’s heart.

Tahlia starring in a Cotton On Body shoot.

Does Tahlia remind you of another famous Australian model?

Striking a pose by the gorgeous Maroochydore coastline.

She even makes bath time look glamorous.

Shabby Apple photo shoot.

Her Chic Model Management casting card.

Tahlia’s favourite picture of herself.

She’s only 20 but she knows how to work Spring Carnival headwear.

The young model rocks red lipstick in a London photoshoot.

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Meet Margot Robbie: Our next superstar

It's time you get to know the 23-year-old former Neighbours star who is tipped to be Hollywood’s next big thing.

It’s time you get to know the 23-year-old former Neighbours star who is tipped to be Hollywood’s next big thing.

Margot Robbie, who began her career as Donna Freedman on the hit Aussie soap opera, is the latest starlet to make it big in LA.

The blonde beauty stars alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in new flick, The Wolf of Wall Street, which is due for release in Australia later this month.

Directed by Martin Scorsese, the film is already up for several award nominations, including a BAFTA nod for Leo, but the question many people are asking is: Who is Margot Robbie?

Here, we introduce you our newest household name.

Margot with her dashing Wolf of Wall Street co-star Leonardo DiCaprio.

Margot was radiant in red at the UK premiere of ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’, a film many tip will launch the former Neighbours star into megastar status!

Margot posing for pictures with her co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. Margot and Leo shared many sex scenes in the film which Margot said were handled “tastefully” by the film’s director, Martin Scorsese.

Since leaving Neighbours Margot’s star has been steadily on the rise and her fashion sense has been turning heads. At the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars after-party she wore this gorgeous lacy Georges Hobeika Atelier dress.

Margot migrated to New York while filming The Wolf of Wall Street and battled the bitter city winds with this Paule Ka coat.

Like any actor, Margot has had her fair share of hiccups on her road to fame but the Aussie actress told reporters that she approaches her journey with resolute optimism: “Everything happens for a reason, or at least you tell yourself that. Everything that’s wrong in your life, it must be because something better’s around the corner. And if you don’t tell yourself that you’ll go crazy.”

Margot got her first taste of the red carpet fashion at the Logies. While it’s not the Oscars, the starlet turned heads in 2010 when she dazzled in this white bejewelled floor length gown.

Back in 2011 the starlet looked lush in a little black dress for the My Week with Marilyn premiere.

The down-to-earth actress is pictured here days before Christmas enjoying a hockey game in New York City with some friends.

While some actors are sheepish about their soapy experience, Margot says shooting Neighbours was a perfect platform to cultivate her work ethic: “It’s harder than anyone gives it credit for. A movie shoots six months for two hours of film. We shot an episode a day … There are three cameras, booms everywhere; you have to hit your mark perfectly every time. There’s no room for error.”

Margot looks every bit the blonde bombshell in this white floor-length Armani Prive gown she wore to the New York premiere of The Wolf of Wall Street.

Margot films scenes for her new rom-com flick with mega star Will Smith in Argentina.

While she may be the latest Hollywood bombshell to shoot to fame, Margot says she’s not in a rush to start taking her clothes off for her films: “It’s not just the repercussions on myself; my brothers have to deal with that, my grandparents have to deal with that. It’s not just something that affects me; it affects everyone around me. So it’s not something to be taken lightly. I obviously put a lot of thought into it.”

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So, does Rhonda end up with Ketut or Trent?

One of Australia's greatest modern love stories has reached its epic conclusion – but does Rhonda chose Ketut or Trent?
Rhonda and Ketut.

One of Australia’s greatest modern love stories has reached its epic conclusion – but does Rhonda chose Ketut or Trent?

Breathe easy romantics – the final instalment in AAMI’s cult ad series aired today, revealing Rhonda will live happily ever after with her Balinese boyfriend Ketut.

The clip sees the couple reunited on the dance floor where we last saw Rhonda dancing with her high school crush Trent.

The finale was the result of a public vote, which saw viewers choosing who they wanted their unlikely heroine to end up with – obviously, Ketut won.

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Nicole Kidman goes topless in daring new ad

Nicole Kidman has stripped off for her second sexy ad for luxury shoe company Jimmy Choo.

Nicole Kidman has stripped off for her second sexy ad for luxury shoe company Jimmy Choo.

The 46-year-old actress posed topless for the shoot, with just a well-placed blazer and bag covering her modesty.

“It was fun to shoot,” Nicole said. “It felt a little bit daring and dangerous. I loved the styling and how the shoes and bags became like a sensual second skin to me.”

Nicole has modelled for the upmarket brand for three seasons. The latest shots are from the Spring Summer 2014 campaign.

Nicole said the risque shoot felt “daring and dangerous”.

In this shot, Nicole has just a bag covering her modesty.

Nicole’s legs seem impossibly long in this shot.

Nicole Kidman’s first Jimmy Choo ad saw her play a femme fatale in a sexy video.

The video was based on Alfred Hitchcock’s film noir heroines.

Nicole showed off her fabulous figure in the ad.

Nicole said she loved being “sexy and in control” in the clip.

Her hair was styled into a sexy tousled bob.

She could be seen biting her lip in one frame.

The ad was very different from Nicole’s current Swisse campaign.

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