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November 18, 2012

Mum tells Modern Family teen: You’re too fat for TV

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Shocking new claims emerge in bitter child custody case.

Ever since Modern Family burst into the TV arena, Ariel Winter, the breakout teen star of the show, appeared to be living every girl’s dream life. But sadly, what appeared to be a Hollywood fairytale is being exposed as a nightmare.

Last week, Woman’s Day reported that Ariel, 14, was trying to legally emancipate herself from her mother and former manager Chrisoula (Chrystal) Workman, amid court accusations of physical and emotional abuse, including slapping, name-calling and food deprivation.

As shocking details continue to emerge about Ariel’s life, sources from the popular show say that until recently, Ariel’s mum was a constant – and highly unwelcome – presence on set. “Chrystal screamed at her in front of the cast and crew,” a source tells Us Weekly. “She would tell Ariel she was fat and had to lose weight.”

Other witnesses allege Chrystal made repeated attempts to “sexualise” her young daughter in the hope of propelling her acting career. “Chrystal would come in with Ariel and ask us to dress her sexy,” says an LA boutique stylist. Another insider tells Us , “Her mum had her looking like a slut with three inches of make-up!” It’s alleged that Ariel’s $75,000 per episode pay cheque is the motivation behind the mother and daughter’s ugly public feud.

Read more about Ariel’s nightmare mum in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday November 19, 2012.

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November 18, 2012

The hot new fang

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Twilight fans are sinking their teeth into the finale of the hit franchise, and chewing through their savings to do it!

Ditch those plastic fangs from the $2 shop for the final instalment of the Twilight series, out now at Australian movie theatres. The hottest new Twihard accessory for viewings of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 are “life-like” vampire veneers fitted to your own canine teeth.

“Every year I put them on for Halloween,” says Sydney’s dentist to the stars Dr David Carr, who has tailored hundreds of Halloween fangs over the years. Lara Bingle even got a pair two years ago. But Dr Carr says the hysteria surrounding the movie has seen unprecedented interest in the procedure.

“Many patients are now saying they don’t want to take them off because of the movie,” says Dr Carr, who takes Twihards like 15-year-old Milana Touaeva from human to creepily undead in as little as an hour.

The vampire veneers are not cheap – they cost between $500 and $1000 a pair depending on the material used – but the effect is scarily real. “All my friends are very jealous,” beams Milana. “They feel like my own teeth. They’re so comfortable. I can’t wait to turn up to the movie wearing these.” But they come with a warning… “Your boyfriend’s going to have puncture marks in his neck,” says Dr Carr. “I can see it coming.”

Read more about this new teen craze in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday November 19, 2012.

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November 18, 2012

Bring aunty Schapelle home for Christmas

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Clinging to hopes of an early parole, Schapelle’s family is preparing for the celebrations.

Schapelle Corby brought out a photo of her dream house to show her sister Mercedes on a recent prison visit. Ripped from the pages of a magazine, it was of an old-fashioned Balinese home surrounded by coconut trees.There wasn’t a fence in sight and it was on the opposite side of Bali to the Kerobokan hellhole she’s called home for the past eight years.

It was the most encouraging sign yet for Mercedes that Schapelle, 35, is slowly coming to terms with her imminent freedom. No-one knows for sure when the Gold Coast beautician, who was convicted in 2005 of smuggling 4.2kg of marijuana into Bali, will be paroled. But her family hopes it may yet be in time for Christmas. Indonesian prisoners, or foreign prisoners with family in Indonesia, are eligible for parole after serving two-thirds of their sentence.

In May, the president cut a further five years from Schapelle’s 20-year sentence, in addition to the 27 months remission already granted. When Schapelle is released, she will have to serve out her parole period living with Mercedes, her Balinese husband Wayan and their children Wayan, 13, Nyleigh, 11, and Nyoman, 5. Mercedes and Wayan built a simple two-storey house when they realised they’d have to say in Bali. Their compound in the heart of busy Kuta comprises six houses and 32 family members.

Mercedes, who has nursed Schapelle through some of the lowest moments – even feeding her when she was in a catatonic state – feels communal living will help Schapelle adjust to the outside. “She lives in a cell with 12 others, so it will be good for her to have people around, and there’s always someone here,” she explains.The children, who have gone from toddlers to teens since their “Aunt Pelle” was locked up, are also excited at the prospect of her coming to live with them.

Read more about Mercedes’ hope for Schapelle in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday November 19, 2012.

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November 18, 2012

Judge Judy’s amazing bikini body

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Judge Judy proved to the world this week that older women can still be sexy – she’s sizzling hot at 70!

Judge Judy shows off her svelte physique in a white bikini and lace gown.

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Taking a dip in tropical waters, Judy looks sensational for 70 in a black one-piece.

67-year-old Academy Award winner Helen Mirren dazzles in a red swimsuit.

Ever-youthful actress Goldie Hawn looks amazing at 66.

American actress and song-writer Bette Midler, 66, clearly keeps herself in shape.

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November 16, 2012

Paraplegic girl’s letter to drunk driver leaves court in tears

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Nine-year-old Chilli Vasquez wrote a heartbreaking letter to the drunk driver who changed her life

Xitclalli “Chilli” Vasquez is nine years old. She lives in Texas, loves her family, enjoys school, and hopes to one day become a doctor.

Last year, Chilli’s hopes were all but dashed when a young drunk driver hit her mother’s car as they were driving from the local shopping mall where she had her hair and nails done.

Chilli was so excited to go home and show her family her new look, but instead she was left paralysed when the car of 21-year-old Jeremy Solis, who was three times over the legal blood alcohol limit, ploughed into the car.

Last week, the brave young girl reduced a Texas courtroom to tears as she read aloud a letter to the man responsible for rendering her wheelchair-bound, describing in heartbreaking detail how he changed her life.

The letter was entitled “From One of your Victom” (sic).

“I don’t remember the first several days. I could not talk, so I had to use my thumb to answer yes or no. While I was in ICU I had very bad moment,” she wrote and read to the convicted drunk driver.

“There were times that I would cry and cry… in therapy they showed me how to lift myself and dress myself. But right now it’s still very hard. My mom does a lot for me but I try myself. There are days that I cry because I can’t do what I used to. Well, I could keep going but my hand is getting tired.”

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Chilli added that she hopes to learn to walk again, and will continue to write to Solis.

She hopes he will respond from prison, where he has been sentenced to spend 10 years.

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November 16, 2012

Padma Lakshmi: Why I married Salman Rushdie

Model turned celebrity cook Padma Lakshmi has opened up about her controversial marriage to author Salman Rushdie.

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Model turned celebrity cook Padma Lakshmi has opened up about her controversial marriage to author Salman Rushdie.

The 42-year-old told Playboy magazine that she wasn’t bothered by whispers surrounding her relationship with her former husband, who was 23 years her senior, when she became his fourth wife in 2004.

“Comments like that came out of ignorance,” she says.

“If you saw us together you would know exactly why we were together.”

She described the man she fell in love with as “somebody who has a great wit and is a great flirt”.

Although the unlikely pair’s marriage lasted only three years, the former model says she does not regret a day of it, but admits it was tiring.

“He has a big life, and it only got bigger when we were together,” she says.

“I’m happy to have stood next to him holding his hand, but we were in very different parts of our lives.”

Rushdie wrote about their relationship in his 2009 memoir. Writing in the third person, he describes the instant attraction he felt when the pair were introduced by journalist and editor Tina Brown.

“He came face-to-face with Padma Lakshmi and at once he realised he’s seen her before … and he remembered thinking, ‘If I ever meet this girl my goose is cooked.'”

Rushdie also describe the words of ‘blistering desire’ with which the Indian beauty seduced him.

Their marriage ended in divorce in 2007, reportedly at Padma’s request.

In the same magazine interview, Padma, who is currently single, reveals what she does and doesn’t want in a relationship.

“I don’t want to be your best friend. I don’t expect you to give me a birthday card or send me flowers … I love to be held. I love massages. I’m just not a Hallmark kind of gal.”

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November 16, 2012

Bullied Tourette’s sufferer, 12, becomes motivational speaker

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Jaylen Arnold is just 12 years old but he’s already suffered years of abuse at the hands of school bullies.

Jaylen, from Lakeland in Florida, has Tourette’s Syndrome, a neurological condition that causes him to have uncontrollable movements and outbursts, which his tormenters mock and mimic.

But instead of letting the bullies get him down, Jaylen has become an anti-bullying crusader, travelling to schools across the US to give motivational speeches and running his own foundation, Jaylen’s Challenge, which raises money to help bullied kids.

He even has his own website, which he started when he was eight years old, which he uses to promote awareness of his condition and sell his glow-in-the-dark “Bullying No Way!” wristbands, which have been seen on the arms of celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio.

This week, Jaylen was rewarded for all of his hard work when he was surprised by his sporting hero, hockey star Dave Andreychuk.

Andreychuk presented Jaylen with his own hockey jersey and a $50,000 cheque made out to Jaylen’s Challenge.

“He’s got a lot of courage to stand in front of his peers and talk about those things,” Andreychuk told ABCactionnews.com. “For us, it’s a no-brainer. He’s a kid who is well deserving of our community hero.”

Jaylen was thrilled with the surprise, and vowed to use the money to continue to help kids who are suffering at the hands of school bullies across the US.

“That was so shocking,” he said. “That was so amazing! That was so cool. He gave me the jersey and the check. This is going to help Jaylen’s Challenge a lot.”

Jaylen first experienced bullying when he changed schools, moving from a private school to a public school because he wanted to have a “normal” education.

“One day, I decided I was a big boy and I wanted to go to regular school,” he writes on his website. “My disorders became worse with the stress and mocking that began to take place.

“I witnessed a lot of fighting and bullying. I don’t like fighting or bullying. I was really scared for the other kids to see my ‘tics’ and think that I was different.

“I tried so hard to hold them in. I would go to the hall and try to get them out. Eventually, I couldn’t hold them in. It’s like a big sneeze…you can hold it only for a few seconds, but then it just blows out really hard. I was soon ‘ticcing’ all day long. The other kids were copying my tics.”

Jaylen’s tics became so violent under the stress of bullying they began hurting him. He was soon covered in bruises. Eventually, he ended up in hospital.

It took weeks for his tics to calm down and when they did, Jaylen gladly returned to his old school.

“I love my school,” he wrote. “The kids do not bully or tease me. They love me for who I am and I want all kids to experience the same feeling. I am going to do my best to make that happen!”

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November 15, 2012

Catherine Zeta-Jones reveals her secret to staying slim

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Catherine Zeta-Jones has one of the most enviable figures in Hollywood but unlike many other stars, she doesn’t have a personal trainer or weight-loss coach.

Revealing her slimming secrets in the December issue of InStyle magazine, the 43-year-old says she has enough determination within herself.

“I don’t have a trainer. Crazy, right?” she tells the magazine.

“But I don’t need anyone to motivate me.

“I love exercise, even things like the elliptical machine and stretching. It’s a legacy of dancing all those years.”

Catherine hits the gym just like the rest of us, often working out alongside her fellow New Yorkers at Equinox in Manhattan. She also has a gym at her home in Westchester County, NY, and is always finding new ways to work out, trying anything from lap swimming to hula-hooping.

“I’m obsessed with hula-hooping,” she says.

“I do it 20 minutes a day. I don’t use the old-fashioned hollow plastic kind we had when we were kids, but I discovered a new one that’s smaller and weighted.”

Catherine, who was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder in 2011, said she works out for at least 45 minutes a day, seven days a week, which not only benefits her health, but her mental and emotional wellbeing.

“It really helps my mood too, which, with the bipolar thing, is important,” she says.

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November 15, 2012

Officeworks kick starts big ideas

These young women all have big dreams, and now they are one step closer to getting their projects off the ground.

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Competition winners with The Weekly's Editor-in-Chief Helen McCabe

Julie Cockle, a nurse, Emily Anders, designer, and Emilia Kostovski, a writer, are now launching their big ideas by building their dream workspace thanks to Officeworks.

The three young women told Australian Women’s Weekly Editor-in-Chief Helen McCabe about their big ideas.

“The three winners of our Officeworks competition were young women starting out in small business,” she said.

“It was terrific to spend time hearing about their exciting projects. Although they came from quite different parts of the country they had a lot in common.”

Emily Anders wishes to embark on her long awaited dream in creating her own kids wall art range.

Julie Cockle has seen many young people come through her hospital as a result of bad decision making and would like to be able to educate young people on sexual and mental health as well as drug and alcohol use.

And Emilia Kostovski has just completed a journalism and law degree and dreams of pursuing a career in writing and fashion.

“At Officeworks we make it our business to support the dreams of Australia’s women – from the entrepreneurs, small business owners and managers to parents and office administrators – by providing the raw materials and expert knowledge and advice to help bring their ideas to life,” an Officeworks spokesperson said.

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November 15, 2012

Sharon Osbourne: I’ve lost 13kg in three months

Sharon Osbourne is no stranger to fad dieting but at 60, she says she's finally found one that works.

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Sharon Osbourne is no stranger to fad dieting but at 60, she says she’s finally found one that works.

The reality TV star has shed 13kg in three months on the controversial no-carbs Atkins diet, and is planning to lose another 3kg in the next few weeks.

Sharon has struggled with her weight for more than 30 years. She had unsuccessful lap-band surgery in 1999, putting on more than 20kg when the band was removed.

Her weight has yo-yoed since then, but she hopes her current diet will keep her slim for good.