Following Kristen Stewart‘s on-set fling with married director of Snow White and the Huntsman Rupert Sanders, it got us thinking about other celebrities who have hooked-up with their co-stars.
Here, we take a look at the celebrities who have mixed business with pleasure with their co-stars on set – and, not surprisingly, there’s a lot of them!
From Brad and Ange and Jen and Justin to Miley and Liam and Will and Jada, celebrities certainly make sure they’re in good company when they sign up for a star role.
Take a look at our favourite on-set celebrity match-ups here.
K-Stew met R-Patts on *Twilight* and Rupert Sanders on *Snow White and the Huntsman*.
K-Stew met R-Patts on Twilight and Rupert Sanders on Snow White and the Huntsman.
Will Smith met Jada when she auditioned to be his girlfriend on *The Fresh Prince of Bel Air*.
Will Smith met Jada when she auditioned to be his girlfriend on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams met during the filming of *Brokeback Mountain*.
Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams met during the filming of Brokeback Mountain.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie famously fell in love on the set of *Mr and Mrs Smith*.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie famously fell in love on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith.
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth were all loved up after filming *The Last Song*.
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth were all loved up after filming The Last Song.
Ben and Jen met on the set of *Pearl Harbour* and later co-starred in *Daredevil*.
Ben and Jen met on the set of Pearl Harbour and later co-starred in Daredevil.
Courteney and David met on the set of the 1996 film *Scream*.
Courteney and David met on the set of the 1996 film Scream.
Jennifer Aniston and Juston Theroux met on the set of *Wanderlust*.
Jennifer Aniston and Juston Theroux met on the set of Wanderlust.
Ben Stiller met his wife Christine Taylor while filming a TV special that never went to air.
Natalie Barr. Photography by Grant Matthews. Styling by Judith Cook.
She’s the Sunrise star who lights up our lounge rooms at dawn but when she was 15, Natalie Barr was told she might never walk again.
Natalie was just another country girl growing up in the regional West Australian town of Bunbury when she contracted a serious infection in her vertebrae.
While her friends were gossiping and trying to sneak into pubs, Natalie was wasting away on a hospital bed, hooked up to a drip for two long months.
In addition to the boredom, she had to deal with fear: Doctors warned her that if she moved, she could end up a paraplegic.
“I remember they put me in a wheelchair and I was thinking, ‘This is going to be my life. I am never going to walk again’,” Natalie tells the August issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly.
“I hadn’t stood up for weeks and I was so weak. All my friends were starting to sneak into pubs and I was stuck in hospital thinking I was never going to leave.”
Natalie’s mum, Julie Barr, says she and her husband, Jim, were “beside ourselves with worry” at the time.
“But Natalie is a very positive, very determined person. She wouldn’t be where she is if she wasn’t.”
“I think it made me even more determined and made me think I’ve got to make the most of my life,” says Natalie.
One of the first things Natalie did when she got out of hospital was to organise her own work experience at the Golden West Network, a regional television station.
Having missed an entire term of Year 10, she also had missed the opportunity to take part in a school-organised intern program. The TV stint was, she says, love at first sight.
“I walked into that newsroom and thought, ‘This is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I have no idea how, but I’m going to do this.’ I was just in awe of the vibe of the newsroom and the excitement, the whole tense atmosphere leading up to deadline.”
Read more of this story in the August issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly.
Not the too-cool one who teased all the boys, but the one who was smart, funny, always humble, and floated from group to group because she was everyone’s best friend. You know those people, the super-lovely ones you almost want to hate but couldn’t possibly.
Amina El Shafei is one of them. As soon as you meet her you want to invite her to parties, share in-jokes and introduce her as your BFF.
The 28-year-old is a practising paediatric nurse with a master’s degree, and since finding fame as one of Australia’s most popular amateur chefs on Ten’s MasterChef, an incredible achievement in itself, has been balancing all this with media appearances, restaurant work experience, and planning her upcoming cooking classes and other food-related projects.
Although her indelible smile, warm personality, and of course the mouth-watering dishes she served up on the program have seen her shot to a state of national recognition, the modest chef says she never imagined being the popular girl.
“I wouldn’t say I was always popular, I’ve always had good friends all the way around but I never expected the support since being on Masterchef, it’s been crazy,” she tells The Weekly only days after her elimination from the show.
Although Amina’s always felt “a bit different” she’s never been marginalised or faced any negativity.
“I think being half-Korean and half-Egyptian, people look at you differently, they think, ‘she’s got a mix in her, what’s going on with her?’ But then they ask and they go oh, that’s awesome,” the Sydney girl says.
“Going to a school predominantly with Australian girls, from The Shire as well, no one has said or done anything towards me that was offensive.
“It’s made me very proud, because I think if you treat other people with respect, you only are going to get respect back, so that’s my way of seeing life,” she says.
Amina says the reception she’s had since MasterChef has been overwhelming.
When joined Twitter shortly after her elimination, a necessity for any small-screen celeb, one of her first tweets was directed at the incredibly well-liked Chrissie Swan.
“The reason I thanked [Chrissie] was because she as a public figure was very involved in terms of the support and the cheering-on for me, and she has a huge fan base so she was a huge influence in terms of getting me out there,” she says.
Amina said she had “no idea” why the popular radio personality and former TV star had taken a liking to her, but there are clear similarities between the two. Also introduced to the public via reality TV, former Big Brother contestant Chrissie Swan is one of those people you “just want to be mates with”.
Earlier this year Chrissie told The Weekly “it’s not a Beatles reaction [when people meet me], it’s ‘Hi Chrissie’, like we’ve known each other for years.
“And I go, ‘Hi, how are you going?’ We’ve never met each other before, but I know them, they know me.”
On meeting Amina, I had the same reaction. And yes, deveoped a bit of a girl crush.
Read more about Amina in the August issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly.
Your say:Which celebrity would you want to be friends with?
In a rare and awkward TV interview, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco have spoken about their first year of marriage.
The couple, who celebrated their first wedding anniversary on July 1, invited CBS This Morning into their home to discuss what life is like as a married couple, however neither spoke in detail about much at all.
When asked about married life Prince Albert answered: “Well, I think it’s, wonderful.”
“I can’t speak for Charlene, but she will be able to answer you. But we’re having a wonderful time.”
Princess Charlene agreed saying: “Great. I recommend it”.
But while the pair offered somewhat positive answers about married life, their body language told a different story (see the video above) and didn’t do much to dispel rumours that they are unhappily married.
In the past year Charlene, a former Olympic swimmer from South Africa, has certainly experienced a change in lifestyle and now lives in a 700-year-old palace, perched on a cliff top overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
As the interview went on, it was clear that the 34-year-old was yet to find her feet as the Princess of Monaco.
When asked about what life is like as a princess she struggled to answer saying: “Yeah, it’s great. It’s I don’t know how to answer that, honestly. What’s it like being a princess?”
At this point the 54-year-old prince asked to take a time out from the interview. He was then asked about his reaction to his wife being compared to his late mother, Princess Grace of Monaco.
“Now I think you know every human being is unique. And that’s the beauty of the human race,” he said.
“I knew that whoever I choose to marry, that she would be compared to my mother. And I was ready for that. But I think Charlene has her own very wonderful personal qualities to be able to shine.”
When he was asked about the qualities that drew him to Charlene, the shy princess squirmed saying she didn’t want to hear it and a palace official stepped in saying that question was too personal to answer.
The pair has been under watchful public eye since a French newspaper reported just days before their wedding that Charlene had tried to escape the marriage. Then, while the couple were on their honeymoon there were claims they had stayed in separate hotels.
When asked about the press coverage Princess Charlene said that she mostly ignores it.
“I mean, to be honest with you, I really do not read anything that’s printed,” she said.
“I think rumours, the word is, says a lot about itself, I suppose.”
Prince Albert supported his wife saying that the rumours were “completely unfounded, completely untrue”.
Princess Charlene, who is currently hosting the South African swim team as they prepare for the London Olympics, says she often misses the competitive spirit of swimming and is now using that determination to adapt to her new job as a princess.
“I’m still in the process. You know, it’s a process. Everything is a process,” she said.
Katie Holmes was widely criticised for allowing her daughter Suri to wear makeup but that hasn't discouraged Heidi Klum from sharing her bright red lipstick with her daughters.
Katie Holmes was widely criticised for allowing her daughter Suri to wear makeup but that hasn’t discouraged Heidi Klum from sharing her bright red lipstick with her daughters.
Supermodel Heidi raised eyebrows yesterday when she took her daughters Lou, two, and Leni, eight, to a children’s birthday party wearing lashings of lipstick.
The trio were photographed with matching blood red lips as they arrived at the Children’s Museum of the Arts in New York.
Coincidentally, the museum is a favourite of New York’s other tiny diva Suri Cruise.
Suri and Katie have been photographed visiting the gallery several times in the past few weeks.
Heidi, 39, has four children. Henry, six, Johan, five, and Lou, two with her former husband Seal. Her eldest daughter Leni is from a previous relationship with Italian businessman Flavio Briatore.
Comparing our lives to our friends on Facebook is making us sad.
We’re all guilty of flicking through our friends’ holiday snaps on Facebook, but how much do we let it affect us?
Have you felt little pangs of jealousy when you saw how much better a Facebook friend’s vacation looked than yours? How their clothes looked more expensive and their hair more glamorous? Their children seemed happier and their lives just, easy, right?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, it’s more than likely you’re suffering from Facebook Envy. But don’t worry, it’s not just you.
While overcoming Facebook Envy doesn’t come with an easy 12-step recovery program, it’s very, very common.
The old idea of “keeping up with the Joneses”, meaning making comparisons between your life and others by setting your neighbour’s lifestyle as a benchmark for your own social achievements, has been taken to a whole new level thanks to social media.
A UK study has found that more than half of 16-24 year olds admitted to spending much of their time trying to measure up to the lives of their friends, as posted on Facebook.
A third of 25-44 year olds said the same, while more than one in ten 45-54 year olds measured their social status against their online networks.
Psychological consultant Dr Sandra Scott said that with the rise of social networking, there are just more “Jones’s” to keep up with in today’s society.
“We all have a tendency, to varying degrees, to be concerned about how other people view us and this can lead us to compare our lifestyle unfavourably to others who appear more affluent.
“The key is to keep perspective and to focus on the positives of who we are, and what we do have,” she says.
It’s also worth keeping in mind that Facebook and other social networking sites allow people to present the version of their lives that they want their friends to see, and even be jealous of.
In an interview with CBS News, psychologist Dr David Swanson said, “What you put on display is how great your life is — the cars you drive, the vacations you go on.
“Nobody’s life is that perfect and so, whenever you start to compare your life to those images, you’re going to be depressed, because you’re going to feel like your life is lacking,” he says.
So next time you consider adjusting your behaviour to keep up with your social networking neighbours, remember, they could be doing the same when they see the pictures you’ve chosen to post.
Your say: Do you compare yourself with your Facebook friends?
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson at the Teen Choice Awards.
Kristen Stewart has issued a public apology after she admitted to cheating on Robert Pattinson, her boyfriend of two years, with married director Rupert Sanders.
The apology came after pictures appeared in US Weekly magazine of the 22-year-old Twilight actress together with 41-year-old Saunders, who directed her latest movie Snow White and the Huntsman.
“I’m deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I’ve caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected,” Kristen wrote in a statement to People magazine.
“This momentary indiscretion has jeopardised the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I’m so sorry.”
Meanwhile, Sanders, who has two young children with his model wife Liberty Ross, has also issued a statement.
“I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family,” he wrote in a statement to People magazine.
“My beautiful wife and heavenly children are all I have in this world. I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we can get through this together.”
The photographer who took the pictures of the pair, which shows them with their arms around each other (see them in the video below), said the pair looked like they were very involved with each other.
“He was all over her. (They) would only take a break when they thought someone was walking by. It seemed like they couldn’t get enough,” the photographer said.
Stewart, who took time out from promoting the Twilight series to focus on the new $170 million movie, has been seen promoting the film alongside Ross who played Queen Eleanor in the movie.
The 44-year-old actress alluded to the heart-breaking affair through a series of tweets writing: “WOW” and quoting Marilyn Monroe, writing: “Good things fall apart so better things can fall together”.
Stewart and Pattinson were last seen together at the Teen Choice Awards just days before news broke of the affair. Pattinson is yet to comment on the events publicly.
The pair seems set for an awkward reunion come November as they share promotional commitments to the final instalment of the Twilight series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn − Part 2.
She’s only 10 months old, but Valentina Guerrero is already a superstar.
The gorgeous little girl shot to fame over the weekend when she became the first person with Down syndrome to front a major fashion campaign.
Valentina is the face of Spanish swimwear designer Dolores Cortes’ new children’s collection, modelling a range of cute swimsuits for the US market.
Images from the campaign have gone viral so due to popular demand, we’ve put together a collection of the most inspiring models and actresses with Down syndrome.
Valentina Guerrero for DC Kids swimwear.
Valentina, 10 months, is from Miami, Florida.
Valentina has won millions of fans around the world.
Dolores Cortes has been praised for seeing Valentina’s beauty.
Valentina has become an internet sensation.
Taya Kennedy is signed to the Urban Angels modelling agency in the UK.
Ella Kinder. Photo by Carrie at photographybycarrieperez.com.
Six-year-old Ryan Langston (far left) has modelled for US Target.
Ryan has also modelled for US department store Nordstrom.
Five-year-old Natalia Goleniowski (right) for Frugi.
Katelyn Reed stars in *American Horror Story*.
Katelyn Reed stars in American Horror Story.
US Target featured Reid in a 2011 catalogue.
Lauren Potter, who plays the character of Becky in *Glee*.
Lauren Potter, who plays the character of Becky in Glee.
Australian target included this girl in a 2011 catalogue.
This little beauty was in US Toys R Us catalogue.
Another lovely little model for US Target.
Jamie Brewer from *American Horror Story*.
Jamie Brewer from American Horror Story.
Australia’s own Logie-winning actress Tracie Sammut.
From the moment Karise Eden stepped onto the stage and into our living rooms as a contestant on The Voice, she captivated the country — not only with her remarkable talent, but with her compelling back story.
We came to learn that even though she was only 19, her life had already been marred by extended stints in women’s refuges and prolonged estrangement from her family.
As she stood on stage in the blind auditions and belted out the Janis Joplin classic, ‘It’s A Man’s World”, her ‘foster parents’ — a kindly old couple from the NSW Central Coast — stood in the wings and wept tears of pride.
But weeks later, when she was crowned winner of the TV show juggernaut and proclaimed by her mentor, Seal to be the “new queen of Australian soul” — the foster parents, Auntie Marilyn and Uncle Frank were gone and in their place was the mother and sister we had all believed had no role in her life.
And so people began to ask: what exactly is the Karise Eden story?
In a series of exclusive interviews in the August issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly, Karise’s friends and family explain the troubled childhood that gave rise to the country’s newest singing sensation.
Karise’s relationship with her mother, fears among friends on the NSW Central Coast about her capacity to handle the sudden onset of fame, plus the exact nature of her relationship with ‘foster parents’ Frank and Marilyn and their reaction to being left out of the post-victory proceedings are all revealed.
“The girl has demons that she has to deal with,” says one friend interviewed for the article.
As the singer’s debut album enjoys its fourth week at the top of the music charts, those closest to her provide a revealing account of a young woman with a remarkable talent and a chequered past.
As one friend puts it: “She’s an amazing young lady who has had to deal with so much in her life and to have come through with such confidence really is a credit to her.”
Read more of this story in the August issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly.
News Queensland's David Fagan; Australian Financial Review's Michael Stutchbury; News Limited's Campbell Reid; Fairfax's Garry Linnell
News organisations agree they need to do more to attract women readers. The question is — what? Jordan Baker talks to Australia’s leading newspaper publishers and editors.
Garry Linnell, editorial director at Fairfax, admits that newspapers have failed women readers in the past. Until about five years ago, he says, “there was a fairly large hangover from the chauvinistic days”.
John Hartigan, former chief executive of News Limited, agrees. “Publishers have been very concerned [about attracting more women readers] for a long time,” he says.
Declining readership has put Australia’s print media companies under intense pressure. Women don’t read newspapers or news sites as often as men, so for the August issue, The Weekly spoke to senior figures in the industry about how it can attract more female readers.
They said newspapers and websites needed to be less aggressive, to mix dry reporting with narratives with a greater focus on the human drama behind the story, and, most importantly, promote more women to editorships.
Garry Linnell at Fairfax says attracting more female readers requires stories that reflect women’s lives and interests.
“They don’t want news headlines to be dominated by political spats that are clearly just he-said, she-said spats in the chamber,” he says. “They want more meaningful stories that affect them.”
Women appreciate the art of storytelling, he says. “It requires more of a narrative and story arc. Women identify more with stories about people, which is the essence of our business.” He predicted the return of the serial story, which breaks a long story into chapters published over several days.
Campbell Reid, the group director of editorial at Australia’s biggest newspaper company, News Limited, says women are “incredibly important” to the company: 46 percent of its consumers were women.
“We would like that figure to be higher, of course, and we are working hard to achieve that,” he says in a statement. “The reality is that newspapers do an extraordinary job of reaching women and we believe that women make more valuable life choices and decisions after consuming newspaper content than that from any other media.”
The editorial director of News Queensland, David Fagan, says women are busier than men, and want to spend the little time they have on a quality product. “I think that to be attractive to women is being attractive to men,” he says.
“You have to respect that people have a limited amount of time, you have to tell them things they don’t know, you have to give them insights into things they do know. You have to thrill them, entertain them sometimes.
“I think that women want quality information, they don’t want to be lectured to. We have to make sure we are delivering that up to them.”
At the Australian Financial Review, women make up 28 percent of readers during the week and 36 percent on the weekend. The editor, Michael Stutchbury, says the paper targets senior executives, business leaders and investors. “Most of this audience is male,” he says. “So it is not surprising that our readership is skewed towards men.”
The newspaper is committed to women, he says; it has a weekly Corporate Woman column, has begun a new Enterprising Women column, and recently hosted a 100 Women of Influence award lunch.
“Other than this, we tread carefully when considering women-based events or clubs because some of the feedback in the past has been that women don’t want to be treated differently, they are business people just like men.”
The editor of Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, Paul Whittaker, says more than 50 percent of senior staff at his news conference are women. “We are representative of modern Australia,” he says.
“Perhaps in the past, when women had children, that was the end of their career. We do everything we can to keep women in the workplace.
“I don’t think it will probably be that long before we have female editors of all the major newspapers.”
Paul says he is careful to ensure that the treatment of stories does not alienate women readers.
“I think the tone [of the newspaper] is very important,” he says. “In terms of all readers, you think about how you display and portray something. A lot of thought goes into the paper every day.”
Read more of this story in the August issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly.
Your say: Are you a newspaper reader? What do you like about newspapers and news sites, and what would you like to change?
Video: Job cuts the beginning of the end for newspapers
