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Middleton brother goes public with millionaire cougar girlfriend

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James Middleton and TV host Donna Air

With his sister the Duchess of Cambridge having locked down a prince and Pippa getting serious with her new banker boyfriend, pressure is on for James Middleton, the youngest of the Middleton clan and the only one not to have had a serious relationship.

But 26-year-old James, one of Britain’s most eligible bachelors is off the shelf, going public with his relationship with millionaire UK TV presenter Donna Air.

The 33-year-old mother of two met James, who is seven years her junior, at an exclusive London pub in February according to The Mail on Sunday.

Friends tell the paper the two have been carrying on a secret romance for three months, but have confirmed with those close to them they are officially a couple.

“It’s still early days but James thinks she’s great,” says a close friend of the pair.

“They’ve been out together a few places — but they always choose discreet restaurants where they are less likely to get spotted.”

The pair had been spotted together at a party last month, it didn’t click that they were actually an item, particularly since the TV star was noticeably absent at James’ 26th birthday last week, holidaying in Barbados.

James is said to have met Donna’s daughter Freya, and she is acquainted with James’ sister Pippa.

She also counts Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice among her friends.

James, a keen sportsman with a healthy lifestyle, is set to become an uncle in the coming months as his older sister Kate welcomes a royal baby.

Kate is expected to move back into the family’s rural home for several weeks, where James enjoys spending time when he is away from the family flat in Chelsea, which he shares with Pippa.

Said to have several female admirers in Scotland where he studied at Edinburgh university, James has reportedly felt pressure to find a girlfriend since Pippa began to settle down with her stockbroker boyfriend Nico Jackson.

In the past he has dated Australian Amy Bradshaw and Japan-based model Emily Steel.

The older woman he’s been seeing has previously been engaged to Damian Aspinall, the son of a zoo tycoon John Aspinall.

“Donna thinks James is a kind and wonderful guy. He is a real gentleman and very generous and he is showing her a good time,” a friend said.

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Dawn French marries in lavish secret wedding

Dawn French, 55, has reportedly married her new boyfriend in a secret ceremony.
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Dawn French, 55, has reportedly married her new boyfriend in a secret ceremony.

The comedienne is rumoured to have tied the knot with charity boss Mark Bignell, 49, who she has been dating for 13 months.

The “big but very classy and understated” ceremony took place at the Scarlet Hotel, an exclusive eco-friendly hotel on the coast in Cornwall, south west England.

Dawn is believed to have hired out the whole venue for the occasion, which would have cost more than $40,000.

“The hotel looked stunning,” a source told the Daily Mail. “They had rented out the whole place exclusively for the weekend.

“The wedding was up in the lounge with the white leather seats, looking out over the water.

“At about 9.30pm everyone went outside and watched fireworks from the hotel. They were on the beach below, big shells that went up in all different colours.

“Inside in the hotel garden there was a red heart, five foot wide and high, with the letters M and D in white in the heart. They all let off lanterns later. It was quite small — probably about 100 people there — but it was a proper celebrity wedding.”

Guests included Dawn’s comedy partner Jennifer Saunders and screenwriter Richard Curtis and Dawn’s daughter Billie — from her first marriage with comedian Lenny Henry — sang at the event.

Dawn and Lenny separated three years ago after 25 years of marriage.

She started dating Mark in January last year after meeting him when he took over her mother’s charity, drug and alcohol abuse centre Hamoaze House, after she died.

It was love at first sight and shortly after meeting Mark, Dawn gave an interview stating she hoped she would spend the rest of her life with him.

“I did do some dating and it was excruciating and difficult as I’m not an accomplished flirter,” she said.

“Then, bang, I met somebody else. I started to claim my life back. It’s a life with him. I know that I will make a good life for myself with all sorts of things as armour.

“Including stuff my new chap is teaching me that I never knew. Now my life is in Cornwall with him. I hope it is a life together.”

It is Dawn’s second marriage and Mark’s third.

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Graphic anti-anorexia campaign goes viral

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Star Models' shocking anti-anorexia campaign.

A graphic new anti-anorexia ad campaign has been shared hundreds of thousands of times on social networks.

The ‘Say no to anorexia’ images — created by Brazilian modelling agency Star Models — use Photoshop to stretch shockingly thin women to resemble life-size fashion illustrations.

The digitally manipulated models appear next to a typical designer’s sketch to show how unrealistic and exaggerated fashion drawings are.

The images run alongside the tagline “Say no to anorexia. You are not a sketch”.

It’s a message that has resonated with more than 200,000 girls and women, who have shared the photos on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social networks.

“This is a BRILLIANT idea! I AM NOT A SKETCH! I am a real woman, the girl next door, the mother, the daughter, the best friend, the wife,” one fan wrote.

“I am not a sketch and I embrace each extra kilo with every passing year!”

Another, UK teenager Chloe Manuel, added: “This is a brilliant idea. I’m a 14 year old girl, and the majority of people don’t know just how bad the media affects us young girls.

“Body image issues need to be taken way more seriously. I know people in my year who have eaten nothing but ice cubes and sunflower seeds, as they read it was ‘the best diet trick’ around.

“Hopefully this campaign can drill through not just to vulnerable girls but to adults as well who are naive to this kind of thing.”

But others have criticised the campaign as shifting the focus from fashion magazines, modelling agencies and catwalk shows to designer’s sketches, something most women have limited access to.

“Unfortunately, this smacks of passing the buck,” Dodai Stewart wrote on women’s website Jezebel. “Studies show that girls and women of all ages are influenced by magazines when it comes to how they picture an ‘ideal’ body. These magazines feature models, not sketches.

“It’s as though Star Models wants to shift the blame away from themselves, suggesting that if the designers would create clothes for average bodies, the agency wouldn’t have to seek out and hire very thin women.

“Maybe there’s some truth in that. But our society’s fetishisation of thinness goes a lot deeper; it’s tied to concepts of wealth, glamour, health, aspiration, sex appeal, self-control, socio-economic dominance and aesthetics, and changing it will take a lot more than a ‘just say no’ ad campaign.”

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Reese Witherspoon and husband arrested

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Reese Witherspoon and her husband Jim Toth were arrested and briefly jailed last weekend after being pulled over for suspicion of DUI.

The pair were driving through Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday morning when they were stopped by police, People magazine reports.

Jim, 42, was charged with DUI after driving in the wrong lane, while Reese, 37, was handcuffed and arrested for disorderly conduct after disobeying instructions from the arresting officer to stay inside the vehicle.

The police report states that Jim was seen weaving across a double line. When they stopped him, he had watery, bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol, which prompted the officer to administer a breath test. He returned a reading of .139, well above the US limit of .08.

Reese became agitated at this point and “began to hang out the window and say that she did not believe that I was a real police officer”, the report states.

Reese then exited the car and was instructed to get back in, but refused. She resisted the officer as her husband tried to calm her down.

The officer claims in his report that, “Mrs Witherspoon asked, ‘Do you know my name?’ I answered, ‘No, I don’t need to know your name.’ I then added, ‘right now’. Mrs. Witherspoon stated, ‘You’re about to find out who I am.’ “

The two were released on bond at 3.30am Friday and a court date is pending.

Witherspoon’s rep did not respond to requests for comment.

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Charlotte Dawson: I’m 47, he’s 23 – so what?

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The reality TV judge and her besotted young boyfriend take their love to the next level.

Beautiful TV star Charlotte Dawson is dating a man less than half her age – and she couldn’t be happier. Friends say the 47-year-old hasbeen secretly dating handsome real-estate agent Tyrone Corban, 23, for the past two months, only recently going public with the relationship.

“Age has never been a factor,” Tyro tells Woman’s Day. “I’ve admired Charlotte for years and she is just such a gorgeous girl. I think she is beautiful inside and out and I feel extremely lucky to be dating her. She is beautiful, smart, sexy, funny and a great cook! What more could you ask for?”

The “blissfully happy” couple, who met through mutual friends, went almost unnoticed at the TV Week Logies a fortnight ago in Melbourne, where Tyro also escorted the glamorous Australia’s Next Top Model judge to several other A-list events.

But there was no hiding their love when they were spotted arm-in-arm enjoying unexpected sunshine on Sydney’s waterfront last week. “They were kissing and cuddling and looked so happy,” reports one onlooker. Charlotte, who celebrated her 47th birthday earlier this month with Tyro, has never had an issue with dating younger men and is arguably one of Australia’s pioneering cougars, given her relationship history.

Read more about Charlotte and her new beau in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday April 22, 2013.

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Delta finally reveals: Why I love Seal

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The Voice coach can’t contain her affection for Seal any longer, and with live shows to come, there’ll be even less room to hide.

With pet names, public kisses, wedding jokes and red-hot chemistry, Delta Goodrem is falling even more in love with Seal before our very eyes. Now a close source in Delta’s camp has confirmed to Woman’s Day the couple are “definitely” on, saying she was left with no doubts after hearing the couple speak on the phone when they spent a week together in LA recently.

“When Seal called she couldn’t wipe the smile off her face. She ended the call with a ‘Love you’ ,” reports the insider. When they stepped out together last month for the launch of the US version of The Voice, backstage staff were shocked by the chemistry between the two stars, with one saying, “It was an absolute flirt-fest.”

Fans can only be excited for unlucky-in-love Delta, 28, with the singer and actress appearing happier and more confident than ever. And as much as she cherishes her privacy, she wears her heart on her sleeve when it comes to the handsome star, declaring last week: “I love it when Seal kisses me!” In a recent interview, Delta said she and Seal had a “connection”. “There’s a real love there. He is the first person, when things go down, to protect [you]. He always steps up when you need him.”

While Delta still denies the relationship, their body language continues to scream “romance” to millions of viewers. The beautiful singer positively glows when she gazes at Seal, 50, and looked blissfully happy last week as she jumped on his lap and cuddled the superstar, who she repeatedly declares she “loves”. Viewers flooded Twitter with their suspicions. “The sexual tension between Delta and Seal, my goodness,” writes one fan. “Can Delta and Seal stop the PDA [public displays of affection]?” comments another.

Read more about why Delta loves Seal in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday April 22, 2013.

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Breakfast wars!

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Read more and find out who else is in the breakfast wars mix in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday April 22, 2013.

b>Wake up to Sunrise, Today… or something new? Get set for a morning TV shake-up as Ten has another try.

No matter how bad your morning is, the faces of breakfast TV – Mel, Kochie, Karl and Lisa – are there to greet you with a smile. But a look behind the scenes may make you choke on your crumpet. As Ten prepares to have another crack at a breakfast show, producers are exploiting old rivalries and tensions over pay cheques – and egos – with TV’s favourite pairings set to go head-to-head.

Having licked its wounds from ratings dog Breakfast, dumped last November, Ten is now courting former Australian Idol host James Mathison to lead its dawn assault. The 35-year-old Sydney-based presenter, who took over from Jono Coleman as movie reviewer on Weekend Sunrise last year, would be the first defector from Seven and, sources claim, there will be others. “Whispers James and others are being targeted has taken the already volatile cast of Sunrise to breaking point,” says an insider. “And there’s a new wave of paranoia sweeping through the Today show studio too.”

The man making everybody nervous is Ten’s new Director of Morning Television, Adam Boland, a 14-year veteran at Seven who took Sunrise to the top with Mel and Kochie, then launched ratings winner The Morning Show. “Adam wants to smash every idea of breakfast TV and invent a whole new way of doing breakfast and mornings,” an insider tells Woman’s Day. “He’s looking to his old friends and colleagues from Sunrise to fill some spots, but he has also been looking at some of the Today show stars and other Nine celebrities to see if they could be a good fit.”

There’s no word yet on who will take the coveted female hosting role, but sources say Adam is casting a wide net, and even big-hitters like Today’s Lisa Wilkinson are in his sights. However, plenty of names have been thrown into the breakfast bowl: popular Today newsreader Georgie Gardner; The Morning Show’s Kylie Gillies, known to be on a substantially smaller salary than co-host Larry Emdur; and Weekend Sunrise co-host Samantha Armytage.

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The Voice’s Lauren: Im happy in my own skin

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The Voice singer tells SHARI NEMENTZIK why her unusual looks are a blessing in disguise.

Lauren Dawes hasn’t always been comfortable with the shade of her skin, but these days, the singer celebrates her striking features. “Being an albino has really worked in my favour in the entertainment industry, because I have that edge that a lot of people haven’t seen before,” the 29-year-old, a new recruit to Team Seal, tells Woman’s Day. “I want to portray it as a positive thing and I’d love for everybody to know what albinism is – that it really doesn’t change the person, just the superficial look.”

Growing up, Lauren was at the mercy of school bullies. “They used to say, ‘Look at you, you’re albino,’” she says. “But I kept a positive attitude. I turned it around and said, ‘At least I don’t look like everybody else – it’s boring!’” That inner-confidence would be crucial living on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. “The one thing everyone does with their friends is go to the beach, and I never could because my skin would burn so quickly. “As an albino, I have no pigment in my skin to stop me burning. I was always self-conscious, because I had to cover up more than anyone else. I hated it.”

Thanks to her older sister Carlie, 35, who’s also an albino, Lauren wears her pale skin with pride. “Carlie would always say, ‘Who cares what other people think?.’” Lauren and mum-of-two Carlie have two other siblings – Melissa, 31, and Brenton, 39 – who aren’t albinos. Their parents, Jackie, 59, and Ray, 67, have been towers of strength to their blue-eyed girls.

“They’ve never said I can’t do anything because of my albinism,” explains Lauren. “They would never treat Carlie and me any different to Melissa and Brenton, but if we needed things done for us, they’d help us.”

Read more about Lauren in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday April 22, 2013.

For more on The Voice go to the official site: www.thevoice.com.au

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Kate proudly shows off bump

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With just three months of her pregnancy left to go, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge has stepped out showing off her very noticeable baby bump.

The Duchess was at Windsor Castle for the National Review of the Queen’s Scoutson the weekend, filling in for The Queen who is celebrating her 87th birthday in private.

Catherine looked lovely in a pastel Mulberry coat, fawn pill box hat, which she regularly wears, and her favourite nude LK Bennett heels.

Catherine and Prince William are expecting their first child in July.

Catherine shows off her baby bump.

Catherine chats to some of the Queen’s Scouts there on the day.

Catherine shared a laugh with some of the scouts.

Kate stands with Chief Scout Bear Grylls as she watches a march.

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Winter immune-booster meal plan

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Winter immune-booster meal plan

Throughout the cold and flu season it’s important to consider the immune system. While many people elect to have cold and flu shots, you can take a healthier, more natural approach and eat immune-building and rejuvenating foods.

Foods rich in antioxidants and zinc combined into hearty casseroles and soups will nurture and protect you against the threat of infection.

For as long as you are well and free of disease and can stick to an exercise program, you will continue to lose weight while so many others are gaining it.

Day one | Day two | Day three | Day four | Day five | Day six | Day seven

  1. Heat a wok over high heat. Add oil and heat until hot. Add ginger and stir-fry for 30 seconds or until aromatic.

  2. Add button mushrooms to wok and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add shiitake mushrooms and stir-fry for 1 minute or until well coated with oil mixture.

  3. Add sweet chilli sauce and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until mushrooms are just tender. Remove from heat and add green onions. Toss well to combine.

  4. Serve immediately with ½ cup of brown rice, grilled chicken and steamed bok choy.

  1. Toss the oil over the vegetables and season with salt and pepper.

  2. Cook for 35 minutes or until tender turning the vegetables occasionally.

  3. When the vegetables are cooked, remove them from the oven and toss the rocket and capers through until the rocket leaves are evenly wilted and distributed through.

  4. Serve with grilled steak.

  1. Pre heat the oven to 180°C

  2. Score the fish lengthways through the thickest section of the fillets taking care not to cut straight through. Mix the mugi miso and honey into a smooth paste with water. Pour the marinade over the fish and leave for up to 1 hour.

  3. Heat a well-oiled grill plate and cook the fillets for 2 minutes on each side, turning once only. Transfer to a baking tray and place in the oven for 7-10 minutes while the greens are being prepared.

  4. Wash and trim the Asian greens. Heat the sesame oil in a wok and stir fry the shitake mushrooms for 1 minute. Add the greens and toss through. Add some water (about 2 tbsp) to the remaining marinade and stir it through the greens while they are cooking. Remove from the heat while the greens are still crisp and serve under the salmon fillets, with ½ cup brown rice.

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C. Lay the pizza ingredients on the kitchen counter and arrange them evenly on the pitta bases. Place on a baking sheet and cook for 15-20 minutes.

  2. Serve with rocket and parmesan salad dressed with olive oil and balsamic.

  1. Heat the oil in a pan and add the onion and sage to gently sauté for 10 minutes. Toss through the capers and set aside.

  2. Wipe the omelette pan with a little oil and heat gently. Beat the salt and pepper into the egg mixture and add the mixture to the pan. Gently ease the edges of the omelette away from the side of the pan to spread any uncooked mixture to the bottom of the pan to cook. Continue to do this until the top of the omelette is only slightly moist. Spoon the onion mixture over the top and fold the omelette in half.

  3. Serve with a cup of steamed broccoli with 1 tbsp olive oil drizzled over the top and 1 tbsp roasted slivered almonds.

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