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Ultimate celebrity mumagers

Celebrity mumagers are making sure their children’s fame and assets stay in order and in the family.

Kris Jenner and the Kardashians

Kris Jenner is the queen mumager (and now grand-mumager) of the Kardashian klan and their kids. Kris’ never-say-never attitude has seen her family make millions and propel their popularity.

Kris manages her entire family including her husband, former olympian Bruce Jenner, daughters Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall and Kylie and son Robert.

Her net worth is said to be around $20 million.

Jonetta Patton and Usher

Usher was discovered after his mother entered him in Star Search, where he won best teen male vocalist.

Jonetta then became her son’s manager, but in 2007 she was “relieved of her duties”. A year later he re-hired her as his manager following poor record sales.

Tish and Miley Cyrus

While Tish is not Miley’s official manager she has made several critical decisions regarding her daughter’s representation.

She signed her daughter with an agency that specialises in creating child stars and took advice from Miley’s godmother Dolly Parton. Tish continues to co-manage her daughter and her career decisions.

Dina and Lindsay Lohan

The original mumager Dina Lohan rose to fame as her daughter Lindsay’s manager.

She now also represents her other daughter Ali Lohan and starred in her own reality TV show Living Lohan about her life as a mumager.

June Shannon and Honey Boo Boo

Six-year-old child beauty pageant participant Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, rose to fame thanks to the TV series Toddlers and Tiaras. Thanks to her mum June Shannon, she now has her own TV series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo which includes her whole family.

Honey Boo Boo and her mum have made numerous TV appearances throughout the US and the family is paid a salary of $50,000 per episode, while Alana’s own net worth is $300,000.

Lynne and Britney Spears

At the beginning of her daughter’s career Lynne Spears with heavily involved in her management decisions. But as Britney’s popularity grew, so did the responsibility.

Britney has had numerous failed managers until her dad finally took over.

Pattie Malette and Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber’s mum Pattie Malette practically started her son’s career. She posted videos of Justin singing as a young boy to YouTube until he was discovered.

Although she isn’t her son’s official manager, she plays a major role in all of the decisions regarding her son’s career. She is heavily involved in all of her son’s career moves.

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The changing faces of Hollywood

These celebrities have gone under the knife to change their look.

The changing faces of Hollywood

These celebrities have gone to great lengths to change their look.

Ashlee Simpson before

Ashlee Simpson famously changed her face by having a rhinoplasty surgical procedure.

She went from this…

Ashlee Simpson after

…to this.

Ashlee’s nose job is praised as some of the best plastic surgery amoung celebrities.

Rose McGowan before

In 2007 Rose McGowan was in a car accident which left scarring under her eye.

She admits to have plastic surgery to eliminate the scarring, but not long after the surgery she looke noticably different.

She went from this…

Rose McGowan after

…to this.

Rose is said to have had fillers injected into her lips and cheeks.

Anjelica Huston – before

Anjelica Huston’s strong features made her famous in the early 90s.

Anjelica Huston – after

Anjelica has admitted she has been put off surgical procedures after a Botox incident.

“He took a huge needle and plunged it into my third eye. The pain was something inexplicable. I gasped, I writhed and when I came to, I had a headache that lasted four days. A serious one.”

Megan Fox before

Before she was so famous, Megan Fox used to look like this.

Megan Fox after

Although her face has changed, she insists that plastic surgery rumours are false.

Jennifer Aniston before

During an interview on Inside the Actors Studio Jennifer Aniston admitted to having nose surgery, well kind of.

She explained that in high school a rogue ball once broke her nose, to which James Lipton replied, “That’s a broken nose?” Aniston, with a smirk, replied, “Sort of — not anymore.”

She went from this…

Jennifer Aniston after

…to this.

Jen’s nose job dramatically changed the look of her face leaving her petite facial features.

Melanie Griffith before

Melanie Griffith has gone from an ageing beauty….

Melanie Griffith after

…to this.

Clearly having had plastic surgery she is said to have had a face lift, a possible nose job. She also has noticeably fuller lips.

Nicole Kidman before

Although Nicole Kidman has never admitted to plastic surgery, her face has certainly changed.

She has gone from this…

Nicole Kidman after

…to this.

She is rumoured to have had a nose job and lip fillers.

Lindsay Lohan before

Lindsay Lohan was once a fresh faced starlet.

She has gone from this…

Lindsay Lohan after

…to this.

Looking totally different, she is rumoured to have had a nose job and lip augmentation.

Joan Rivers before

Not one to shy away from admitting she has had plastic surgery, Joan Rivers admitted to having her first procedure, an eye lift, back in 1965.

She has gone from this…

Joan Rivers after

..to this.

The now 78-year-old once said: “My motto is ‘better a new face coming out of an old car than an old face coming out of a new car’. Spend your money on you,” the UK’s Daily Mail reported.

Heidi Montag before

Reality TV star Heidi Montag is known for her plastic surgery.

She famously had 10 procedures in one day taking her from this…

Heidi Montag after

…to this.

But she isn’t entirely happy with her transformation. In 2010 she told Life & Style magazine, “Parts of my body definitely look worse than they did presurgery. This is not what I signed up for.”

Jennifer Hawkins before

And a little closer to home, Jennifer Hawkins says she has never had plastic surgery.

Jen has gone from this…

Jennifer Hawkins after

…to this.

Jen now has much filler lips and is said to have had botox.

Even fellow models including Rachae lFinch and Scherri-Lee Biggs claim that Jen has “gone too far”.

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Middletons slammed for cashing in on royal baby

Kate's parents slammed for cashing in on royal baby

Kate and her mother Carole in 2011 and royal baby-themed merchandise from the Middletons company website.

Michael and Carole Middleton have been branded “tasteless and vulgar” for allegedly “cashing in” on their daughter’s unborn baby.

Before Kate was even out of her first trimester, her parents’ party supplies company Party Pieces was selling royal baby-themed merchandise.

Related: Surprise! William and Kate attend office Christmas party

Their decision to sell miniature castles, plates for ‘A New Little Princess’ and ‘A New Little Prince’ has outraged commentators, who have accused the Middletons of “exploiting” their grandchild.

“It is tacky, tasteless and vulgar and from what I know of William and Kate, I would expect them to be highly embarrassed,” Michael Thornton, royal correspondent at the UK’s Daily Mail, wrote.

“It would appear the arrival of their first grandchild has been seen by Kate’s parents as a marvellous business opportunity.

“Let me be frank: this money-making ploy on the part of the already wealthy Middletons brings a shudder of distaste and unease to all those who admire their royal daughter.”

It’s not the first time the Middletons have been accused of profiting from their daughter’s royal connections.

Related: Kate left hanging in awkward handshake moment

The Party Pieces site sold an extensive collection of royal wedding merchandise in 2011 and last year offered a range of Diamond Jubilee-themed products.

Former flight attendant Carole started Party Pieces in 1987. Michael later quit his job as a pilot to help run the business which is now extremely successful.

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Fifi Box: Why I’ve got no regrets

Fifi Box: Why I've got no regrets

Solo mum Fifi Box prepares to welcome her first child.

Radio host Fifi Box is busy preparing for her baby, shopping for pink accessories, setting up a bassinet in her bedroom and sharing her excitement with fans and friends on Twitter. Fifi, 36, is still coming to terms with the breakdown of her relationship with former champion ironman Grant Kenny, 49, who was recently revealed as the baby’s father, as well as the challenges of becoming a single mum.

But she is refusing to let it get her down, taking to Twitter to urge her fans “to never regret anything that made you smile”. She also posted a picture on Christmas Day of her new baby bassinet, saying, “Away in a manger … and the magic begins.” Fifi, who co-hosts a radio show on 2DayFM with Jules Lund and has appeared on Dancing With The Stars, told listeners she wanted to keep the identity of her baby daddy secret to protect his privacy.

Grant was later revealed as the dad but neither he nor Fifi have publicly confirmed it, although friends say the two are no longer in a relationship. In another tweet wishing her fans a Happy New Year, Fifi said: “Remember life is short. Forgive quickly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably & never regret anything that made you smile.”

Fifi spent the holiday break in Melbourne with her mum, while Grant stayed in Queensland. Grant separated from Lisa Curry, 50, in 2009 but the former golden couple and their children, Jaimi, 25, Morgan, 22, and Jett, 18, looked happy and relaxed in a photograph posted on Christmas Day.

Read more about Fifi’s excitement and baby plans in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday January 7, 2013.

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Mahalia Barnes: How I dropped nine kilos in 10 weeks!

Mahalia Barnes: How i dropped nine kilos in 10 weeks!

The Aussie rock princess tackles her first-ever weight-loss plan, with amazing results!

Mahalia Barnes, the beautiful daughter of rocker Jimmy Barnes, has a big voice, but she has decided she doesn’t want the body to match. The singer’s weight has ballooned over the past five years, often leaving her feeling listless and exhausted. “I’ve never owned scales in my life,” Mahalia happily admits. “But I’m unfit and I’m heavy. I notice it when I’m on stage. I can feel it.”

“I turned 30 this year, and I’ve noticed changes in my body over the past few years, which come with childbirth and age, and before it gets really out of control, I want to get a handle on it.” Mahalia turned to Weight Watchers to help with her weight-loss journey, becoming the company’s first celebrity ambassador in 10 years – and it’s already working, with the singer dropping an impressive 9kg in the first 10 weeks of the program.

“I’m doing Weight Watchers because I can still eat whatever I want – and it works!” she explains. “I’m a really big foodie and love to cook and love to eat. A big part of my family life is [being] around the dinner table. My whole family is into cooking and I’ve never even considered dieting. It’s not realistic for me to give up something I feel passionately about – and the beauty of Weight Watchers is, I don’t have to.”

Mahalia, a self-professed sweet-tooth, says she hasn’t given up anything she loves to eat during the 10 weeks she’s been secretly doing Weight Watchers, although she has learned the benefit of portion control, using the program’s points system. “I’ve eaten chocolate, I’ve eaten pavlova and I’ve had a burger,” confesses Mahalia, adding that the best tip she has discovered is frozen dates. “They don’t actually freeze, but they go chewy and taste like caramel. It’s just about being responsible with your choices and portion control, and that is something that really appealed to me.”

Read more about Mahalia’s amazing weight loss in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday January 7, 2013.

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Kim and Kanye’s $350 million baby!

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We can expect the entertainment power couple’s bank account to rocket up to a massive $350 million – just for successfully making a bub.

Her every move is documented by her TV show and a flock of paparazzi, so quite how Kim Kardashian managed to keep her pregnancy news secret is anyone’s guess. But at a concert in the US last week, her boyfriend of eight months, rapper Kanye West, let the cat out of the bag.

With the words, “Make noise for my baby mama right there,” Kanye told fans the happy news – while Kim beamed in the audience. “It’s true! Kanye and I are expecting a baby,” she confirmed on her blog afterwards. “We feel so blessed and lucky.” “Kimye”, as Kim and Kanye have been dubbed, stand to make a pretty penny to add to their combined net worth of $150 million.

“Kim’s baby will take her brand to the next level – and give her a licence to print money,” Hollywood showbiz consultant James Desborough tells Woman’s Day. “Kim’s appeal is now so broad that she could make over $200m in the next 18 years. In just hours after the announcement, Kim was bombarded with $100m worth of endorsement offers asking for mum and child to be the faces of everything from prams and diapers [nappies] to car seats and baby food, and that is growing by the day.”

The US magazine industry is already in a brutal bidding war for the first baby pictures, with offers reaching six figures, says James. “And this will continue for milestones like birthdays, christenings, holidays and school events,” he adds. Already 31-year-old Kim has started sharing details, telling E! News that pregnancy is “not fun” and she’s having “growing pains”.

Read more about Kim and Kanye’s baby plans in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday January 7, 2013.

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Kim Kardashian offered $250,000 for pregnancy website

Kim Kardashian offered $250,000 for pregnancy website

Since news of her pregnancy broke, Kim Kardashian has been offered a number of lucrative deals to cash in on her baby.

Her latest has been an offer to run an exclusive website documenting her pregnancy.

But Kim’s mumager, and now grand-mumager it seems, Kris Jenner has politely declined the offer.

Movie producer David Dginguerian pitched the idea to launch the membership-only website named mypregnancy.com so fans can follow every detail of Kim’s countdown, Radar Online reports.

In the pitch letter, David suggests the site would generate around $100,000 per month and that Kim would be able to distribute the money to a Christian charity of her choice.

But Kim won’t walk away empty handed. He has offered her $250,000 as a “signing bonus”.

Kim, who is still married to her estranged husband Kris Humphries, is expecting her first child with boyfriend Kanye West in late June.

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Katie Holmes and Jake Gyllenhaal’s shock romance

Katie Holmes and Jake Gyllenhaal's shock romance

No, we’re not Jakeing – things are heating up for GyllenHolmes.

Tom Cruise might be grabbing headlines around the world for romancing a hot restaurateur half his age – but Woman’s Day can reveal that his ex-wife Katie Holmes is quietly working on a new love of her own, with one of Hollywood’s hottest bachelors.

While Tom was reportedly openly kissing New Yorker Cynthia Jorge last week, Katie has been seeing none other than Brokeback Mountain hunk Jake Gyllenhaal, our sources say. The pair’s flirtation apparently dates back to September, when Jake invited Katie to see his stage debut in the off-Broadway play If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet. And his work must have impressed Katie, with friends telling us that they began texting and calling each other almost immediately.

“It started out as a lot of playful flirting – Katie was being coy because Jake has had a string of famous girlfriends in the last year or two,” says the close confidant. “And she wanted to make sure he was really interested in her and not just looking for a quick fling.” But now Jake’s exes, including Reese Witherspoon, Kirsten Dunst and Taylor Swift, are clearly the farthest thing from Katie’s mind.

At a telethon in November to support New York’s Hurricane Sandy relief, witnesses say Katie and Jake unintentionally took their secret flirting public. “Jake was standing very close to her and talking discreetly, whispering in her ear. I don’t know what he said but she quite clearly said, ‘Stop it… not here!’ ” an onlooker assisting with the event that night tells Woman’s Day. “She was blushing and they appeared to be very, very close friends.”

Read more about Katie and Jake’s new romance in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday January 7, 2013.

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Broke Aussie gran: My daughter took $300,000

Broke Aussie gran: My daughter took $300,000

A distraught grandmother says her daughter has siphoned her bank accounts to build luxury villas in Fiji.

Queensland great-great gran Mary Douglas-Crandley cringes with embarrassment at the prospect of disclosing her family’s sordid secret. But heartbroken pensioner Mary, 82, is swallowing her pride to warn others of the perils of power of attorney privileges. Mary wants readers to know that even if a legally appointed “attorney” thinks they’re acting in your best interests, it may backfire with disastrous results.

She alleges that her estranged daughter Kim Wind, 60, abused her trust to the tune of $300,000 – and now she fears she won’t get a cent of it back. Mary had assigned emergency control of her finances to Kim years ago, then locked the paperwork away in her writing cabinet, not giving it any more thought.

In March last year, Mary’s second husband John – Kim’s stepfather – died, and Kim moved in with her mother. Their relationship soon broke down, and just a few weeks after John’s death, Mary underwent major heart surgery. It was only when a hospital social worker asked Mary if she had someone to handle her affairs that she remembered the legally binding document giving power of attorney to her daughter.

At that frightful moment, she realised just how vulnerable she was. Mary immediately tried to revoke Kim’s control of her cash – but it was already too late. She alleges that Kim stole the paperwork from her writing cabinet two days earlier and bolted to Fiji with Mary’s life-savings, including term deposits of $190,000, and a series of unauthorised ATM withdrawals from John’s bankcard. “When I asked Kim for the money back, she refused point-blank,” says Mary.

Read more about Mary’s difficult situation in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday January 7, 2013.

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Hard luck Harry! Prince’s former flame engaged

Hard luck Harry! Prince's former flame engaged

Prince Harry and Florence Brudenell-Bruce

He’s one of the world’s most eligible bachelors, but Prince Harry has lost a love interest to another man for the second time in as many months.

Lingerie model Florence Brudenell-Bruce, 26, is now engaged Henry St George, the multi-millionaire she left Harry for.

Henry proposed during a New Year’s Eve holiday in New York, and the pair is reportedly planning to marry this year.

Related: Prince Harry’s love battle on the home front

Harry dated Florence for several months in 2011, but she quickly tired of life in the spotlight and went back to Henry, who she had previously dated for several years.

It’s not the first time the Prince has lost out to a love rival. Last month it was reported that his current girlfriend, aristocratic model Cressida Bonas, was considering ending their romance and reuniting with her ex-boyfriend, Harry Wentworth-Stanley.

Harry will end his tour of duty in Afghanistan this month and is expected to return to London within days.

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