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Women of Dubbo: The Weekly wants you!

The Australian Women's Weekly heads to Townsville in search of stories

As part of its 80th Birthday celebrations, Australia’s biggest-selling magazine, The Australian Women’s Weekly has launched a nationwide search to uncover the best stories in the land — and the first-stop on its story-hunting tour is Dubbo.

If you are a woman based in the Dubbo region and you have a story you think is worth sharing as part of our Great Australian Stories initiative, then get in contact with us now.

The Weekly’s Editor-in-Chief, Helen McCabe and News Editor, Bryce Corbett, will attend the Dubbo Show on Friday May 3 and, in a special presentation, showcase some of the local stories they have uncovered.

“Stories of Australian women — their triumphs and tragedies — have formed the backbone of the magazine since it launched in 1933,” explained Helen McCabe.

“To mark the magazine’s 80th birthday, and to celebrate the central role Australian women have played in its history, we have decided to scour the country for Great Australian Stories.”

Women of the Dubbo region who feel they have a story to tell — or know someone locally who has a compelling story worth sharing — should email News Editor, Bryce Corbett before April 29 at: [email protected].

“If The Australian Women’s Weekly has learned anything in the last 80 years, it’s that everyone has a story to tell,” said Helen McCabe.

The Weekly’s search for Great Australian Stories will continue throughout the year, with visits planned to the Hamilton Show (Victoria) and the Townsville Show (Qld).

If you are a woman from either of those regions with a compelling story to tell, please get in touch with us at the above email address.

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Simpson gains only half the pregnancy weight this time

Jessica Simpson gains only half the pregnancy weight this time

Jessica Simpson during her first pregnancy and now during her second. Picture: Getty

Jessica Simpson’s second child is due in a matter of weeks… and she’s proud to say she hasn’t gained nearly as much weight this time around.

The singer stacked on 27kgs last year while pregnant with her first child, daughter Maxwell, but this time she’s managed to keep her cravings in check – with amazing results.

“Now I’m working out three times a week, I’ve only gained half of what I did in my first pregnancy!” Jessica told People magazine.

The Weight Watchers spokeswoman has made a conscious effort to stay in shape and has adopted a healthier approach to food and exercise during her second pregnancy.

She admits she “let herself go” last time and didn’t pay enough attention to her diet and fitness regime.

“With my first pregnancy, I really let go. I felt like I deserved to eat whatever I wanted,” she says.

The Texas-born singer tells the magazine she has taken a relaxed approach to her second pregnancy, swapping her high heels for comfy flats.

“I’m a lot less anxious this pregnancy. I’m a lot more easygoing,” she reveals.

“This time around, I’ve been less about the fashion and more about the comfort. With Maxwell, I tried to wear heels the whole time but it hurt my knees. Now I’m wearing more flats.”

In a Weight Watchers commercial released at the end of last year announcing her second pregnancy, Jessica stated that 2013 would be a new start for her, and being healthy is part of that.

“This year is all about new beginnings for me. I lost over 50lbs [23kg] on Weight Watchers and did not have to be perfect to do it,” she said.

“Being healthy has become a part of who I am – which is great timing, because I am having another baby.”

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Has Brad Pitt still got it?

He has had a number of looks throughout the years and has recently been appointed as the face of Chanel NO 5, but does Brad Pitt still have it? His status as a sex symbol certianly plummeted when he grew his beard out of “boredom”. But despite recently shaving his beard back to a manageable state, does he still have what it takes to be crowned the world’s sexiest man?

It seems his partner Angelina Jolie doesn’t have a problem with how he looks. In an interview with US magazine Vanity Fair, Ange revealed how she feels about Brad, beard or no beard. “I love Brad in every state,” she said.

Flick through our pictures of Brad through the years and decide for yourself if he is still the sexiest man alive!

Then and now: Has Brad Pitt still got it?

Brad in Thelma and Louise.

Brad back in 1991.

A young, fresh-faced Pitt.

Looking sexy with some stuble.

His clean-cut look while dating Jennifer Aniston.

At one poin Brad said goodbye to his signature locks.

When he started seeing Angelina Jolie, his look changed.

Brad starting sporting a grey beard.

Brad is one super stylish dad.

Brad grew just a mostache for his role in ‘Inglorious Basterds’ .

Brad’s ‘boredom’ saw his beard get out of control.

Brad even decided to bead his beard.

Thankfully, he decided to cut it back.

But his bearded look about made a comeback.

Brad arrives at the 65th Cannes film festival, 2012.

Brad pulls his hair back in Los Angeles.

Brad in New York in 2012.

Brad at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards.

Brad attends CinemaCon 2013.

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Charlotte Dawson’s new 23-year-old toyboy

She's had a tough few months but things appear to be looking up for Charlotte Dawson, who has bagged a gorgeous new toyboy 24 years her junior.
Charlotte Dawson

She’s had a tough few months but things appear to be looking up for Charlotte Dawson, who has bagged a gorgeous new toyboy 24 years her junior.

Charlotte, 47, set tongues wagging when she was seen snuggling up to Tyrone Corban, 23, at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Sydney last week.

She appeared to confirm the romance yesterday, posting a photo of her rumoured new beau on her Instagram account.

Charlotte shared a picture of Tyrone with her Australia’s Next Top Model co-star Didier Cohen during a break in filming for the reality show in Melbourne yesterday.

Tyrone is a Sydney-based estate agent who works out of Double Bay.

The new romance comes seven months after Charlotte split with former policeman-turned-entrepreneur Ryan Brustolin.

She dated Ryan for a year after they were introduced by mutual friends.

Charlotte was hospitalised last year after a suicide attempt brought on by a highly-publicised battle with internet trolls.

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Isla Fisher: “I’ve lost 31kg but I’ll never have a flat stomach again”

Celebrities seem to snap back into shape like rubber bands after giving birth, but Isla Fisher says her body will never be the same post-baby - and she's glad.
Isla Fisher in *Fitness* magazine

Celebrities seem to snap back into shape like rubber bands after giving birth, but Isla Fisher says her body will never be the same post-baby — and she’s glad.

The 37-year-old actress has two daughters — Olive, five, and Elula, two — with funnyman husband Sacha Baron Cohen.

She put on 25kg during her first pregnancy and 31kg in her second and has spent the past two-and-a-half years trying to regain her pre-baby body.

She has now reached her ideal weight, but says her stomach will never be the same — and she doesn’t care.

“Even though [my stomach] will never be flat again, it’s still my favourite because it reminds me of my greatest achievement: my babies,” Isla tells the new issue of Fitness magazine.

Isla Fisher in Fitness Magazine

“For me, so much about life is acceptance. You can look in the mirror and find a million things wrong with yourself. Or you can look in the mirror and think, ‘I feel good, I have my health, and I’m so blessed.’

“That’s the way I choose to look at it. I don’t need to be perfect. I’m doing just fine.”

Isla Fisher in Fitness Magazine

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Gwyneth Paltrow tops most hated celebrity list

Gwyneth Paltrow has found herself at the top of the world's best dressed list, but the most recent listing sees the actress named the most hated celebrity in Hollywood.
Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow has found herself at the top of the world’s best dressed list and sits comfortably in the number one spot on a New York Times best-selling book list, but the most recent listing sees the actress named the most hated celebrity in Hollywood.

Paltrow sits just above Twilight star Kristen Stewart on the Star magazine list, and is apparently more hated than accused domestic abuse perpetrator Chris Brown and presumed celebrity adulterers Ashton Kutcher and Jesse James.

But what is it that makes the actress so intolerable?

There is the wacky diet she forces on her kids, the botox and cigarettes, and the time she recommended almost half a million dollars worth of warbrobe essentials for the average woman.

But could it also have something to do with her best-selling healthy eating book that apparently actually works, looking amazing at 40, her happy marriage, or her successful foray into entrepreneurialism with her lifestyle website and e-commerce project.

Facebook COO and author of modern feminist manifesto Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg, who herself was pictured on the cover of TIME magazine with the tagline “Don’t hate her because she’s successful”, has a theory about women, success, and being liked or hated.

1. Gwyneth Paltrow

2. Kristen Stewart

3. Jennifer Lopez

4. John Mayer

5. Katherine Heigl

6. Matt Lauer

7. Madonna

8. Justin Bieber

9. Anne Hathaway

10. Kris Jenner

11. Kim Kardashian

12. LeAnn Rimes

13. Ashton Kutcher

14. Jay Leno

15. Angelina Jolie

16. Lindsay Lohan

17. Shia LaBeouf

18. Taylor Swift

19. Jesse James

20. Chris Brown

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Hugh Jackman: “I’ll do anything to protect my family”

Family man Hugh Jackman has vowed to 'do anything' to protect his brood following a bizarre attack on the actor by an alleged stalker who is said to have previously targeted his children.
Hugh Jackman

Family man Hugh Jackman has already been named the sexiest man alive once before, and his odds are shortening for being crowned Father of the Year as well.

Following a bizarre attack by an alleged stalker who is said to have previously targeted his children, the Aussie actor has vowed to ‘do anything’ to protect his brood.

Jackman’s morning workout was interrupted two days ago when a deranged woman burst into his New York City gym, making a wailing declaration of love before hurling a dirty razor at him.

Disturbingly, this woman was known to Jackman, having approached the actor at other locations including allegedly appearing outside his seven-year-old daughter’s Manhattan primary school.

The incident has prompted Jackman’s agent to release a statement saying “Mr Jackman will do anything, under the law, to protect his family.”

Shortly after the incident theLes Miserablesstar gave a radio interview and took the high road, saying he was worried for the woman who clearly needed help, and that his primary concern was for his family.

“For me, my main concern is for my family,” he said.

“I just hope the woman gets the help she needs.”

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Black Caviar’s brilliant career in pictures

We take a look back at the career of Australia's greatest racehorse Black Caviar.
Black Caviar horse

She never met a race she couldn’t win but Black Caviar’s brilliant career on the racetrack came to an end this week.

With tears in his eyes, the mare’s trainer Peter Moody announced that her record-breaking race at Royal Randwick on Saturday was her last.

Black Caviar will now go to stud to breed a new generation of champions.

To celebrate her incredible 25 victories, we’ve put together a collection of pictures of her wonderful career.

Black Caviar at Emirates Stakes Day in Melbourne in 2011.

Black Caviar after arriving in the UK ahead of Ascot in June 2012.

Caulfield Guineas Day in October 2010.

Black Caviar at Ascot in June 2012.

Distinctive Homes Goodwood Handicap Day in Adelaide in May 2012.

Black Caviar ahead of Ascot in the UK in 2012.

Peter Moody and Black Caviar in April 2011.

Racing in Adelaide in May 2012.

Black Caviar at a media call in Melbourne in February 2013.

Emirates Stakes Day in November 2010.

Black Caviar in her flight suit as she prepared to fly to the UK in 2012.

Lightning Stakes Day in February 2013.

Super Saturday at Flemington in March 2011.

At Moonee Valley in March 2013.

Cox Plate Day in Melbourne in 2011.

AJC Derby Day in Sydney in April 2011.

Community raceday in Melbourne in 2009.

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Bradley Cooper: I still live with my mum

Bradley Cooper: I still live with my mum

Bradley Cooper lives with his mother … and isn’t afraid to admit it.

The 38-year-old actor reveals he moved back in with his mother, Gloria, in 2011 following the death of his father, Charles Cooper, who succumbed to cancer.

“Let’s face it – it’s probably not easy for her, by the way, to be living with her son. It’s life. And right now, two years after my father’s death, this is where we are,” he told Details magazine.

“My family is very close, and my dad dying was brutal for all of us. It was a schism, and its aftershock has not stopped. And we need each other. So here we are.”

The Hangover star says he is incredibly close to his mum and the pair have a really good relationship.

“Don’t get me wrong, it’s not without complications,” he admits. “It’s not like I live in a compound and she’s in the guesthouse. No, she’s in the next room.

“But here’s the thing – she’s a cool chick. We can hang, and she can roll with the punches. If that wasn’t the case, there’s no way.”

Bradley says the death of his father also made him realise that life is short and that he should just be himself.

“I just don’t sweat the s**t, the small stuff. My mind is just less busy now. There were so many times when I would sweat the small stuff. All through my life. High school. College. As an actor.

“My dad’s death allowed me to be more at ease with being myself,” he continues. “And if someone’s not going to like me, that’s just the way it is.

“I used to think, ‘Oh, my God. I don’t want to make anyone not like me. I don’t want to ruffle any feathers’. Now it’s like, ‘I’m just going to be myself and trust that.’ And I’m enjoying life more.”

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Beyonce’s bikini designs

Beyonce Knowles is certainly one busy queen Bey! Her documentary Life is but a drem recently aired in the US and she is preparing for her world tour.

But Beyonce always has time for fashion!

Her latest shoot for H&M shows the singer looking super sexy in a bikini, but the singer doesn’t just model them, she designed them.

“What makes these pieces even more special is that Beyonce herself had input into the design, and they are full of her own personal style,” Ann-Sofie Johansson, H&M’s head of design said in a press release.

Beyonce’s H&M clothing line will be available in May in H&M stores and online.

See some of Beyonce’s most beautiful shoots here!

Beyonce for H&M.

Beyonce for H&M.

Beyonce posted this image to her Tumblr page.

Beyonce’s sexy shoot for *Shape*.

Beyonce’s sexy shoot for Shape.

A beautiful Beyonce on the cover of *Vogue*.

A beautiful Beyonce on the cover of Vogue.

Beyonce sizzles on the cover of GQ magazine.

Beyonce on the power issue of *Vogue*.

Beyonce on the power issue of Vogue.

A glowing Beyonce on the cover of *Vogue*.

A glowing Beyonce on the cover of Vogue.

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