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New yummy celebrity mummies

Whether they are welcoming a newborn, adopting or announcing a pregnancy, celebrity mums are everywhere! Leading the pack is Kourtney Kardashian who welcomed a baby girl named Penelope Scotland Disick on Sunday July 8.

Sienna Miller also welcomed a baby girl over the weekend naming her Marlow. Meanwhile, Alyson Hannigan is celebrating her new daughter, Keeva Jane and stunning supermodel mum-of-two, Alessandra Ambrosio who welcomed son Noah Phoenix on May 7, is already proudly showing off her post-baby body.

Lily Allen has recently announced she is expecting her second child. So, we can certainly expect to see some cute kids running around Hollywood very soon!

Alyson out and about celebrating the 4th of July with daughter Keeva Jane.

Alessandra seen out on the 4th of July with newborn son, Noah.

Kourtney gave birth to a beautiful girl named Penelope.

Sienna recently gave birth to a baby girl.

Lily Allen pregnant with her first child back in 2011.

Charlize Theron’s very cute adopted son Jackson.

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Tom Cruise and his team hit crisis mode

Tom Cruise and his team hit crisis mode

Tom Cruise and his team are no longer in Cruise control — they’re in crisis mode.

A source close to the 50-year-old star told Us Weekly that since his estranged wife Katie Holmes announced she was filing for divorce and applying for full custody of daughter Suri on June 28, Cruise’s life “has been torn apart”.

“He is on the phone with his lawyers 24/7,” the unnamed source said.

The source also said that while he is seeking top legal advice, Cruise is trying to avoid going to court over custody, child support or property division.

Cruise’s desire not to go to court could have a lot to do with his strong ties to the Church of Scientology and doesn’t want “his entire life laid out for everyone to dissect anymore,” the source said.

Meanwhile, People magazine is reporting that while Holmes was planning her escape from scientology, she was also preparing for a new production, playing the role of a single mother.

She has co-written the film, titled Molly, which will start shooting in New York next month with Holmes in the lead role.

Other projects she has coming up include Responsible Adults with Chace Crawford and she will be promoting her Holmes & Yang fashion line at New York’s Fashion Week for the first time since it launched in 2009.

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How Nicole Kidman saved Katie Holmes

How Nicole Kidman saved Katie Holmes

With her marriage to Tom Cruise crumbling, Katie Holmes was determined she wouldn’t suffer the same fate as his heartbroken former wife, Nicole Kidman.

Of all the lessons Katie Holmes learned while she was married to Tom Cruise, the most crushing one was how his two eldest children effectively turned their backs on their mother Nicole Kidman. “They don’t even call me mum anymore,” admitted a miserable Nicole, who divorced Tom in 2001 and has rarely seen Isabella, 19, and Connor, 17, since.

For Katie, the thought of losing her precious daughter Suri, 6, under the same circumstances is believed to have been the catalyst for her bombshell divorce application and sole custody filing on June 29. It’s now known that Katie, 33, believed her biggest fear was about to become a reality – that her little girl would be shipped off without her parents to Scientology school Sea Organisation, where young children sign a “one billion year” contract as a pledge to the religion.

While the church – in which Tom, 50, is believed to be leader David Miscavige’s right-hand man – denies Suri was destined for the school, Katie refused to take any chances that her daughter would become estranged from her, as Nicole’s kids did from their mother.

“Bella and Connor are devoted to their father and Scientology,” a source close to the family says. “Katie saw this first-hand, and this is one of the reasons she filed for sole custody. She will not be relegated to a secondary role in Suri’s life, and she is prepared to fight Tom in court.” After seeing how Nicole and Tom’s 2001 shock split played out, it’s no wonder the Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark star and her legal team are being so aggressive.

Read more on how Nicole saved Katie in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday July 9, 2012.

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Octomum’s dad reveals she is moving to Australia

Octomum's dad reveals she is moving to Australia

Debt-ridden mum of 14 Nadya Suleman is on her way to Sydney.

Octomum’s despairing dad Ed Suleman is adamant that moving to Australia is the only way to save his destitute daughter. In an exclusive interview with Woman’s Day, the embarrassed and heartbroken 69-year-old says he’s already made secret emigration plans.

“People in America hate my daughter and that breaks my heart, so I think the only solution is for us to all move away,” says Ed. “And I can’t think of a better place for us to go than Australia, as living in California has become toxic for Nadya. She’s constantly being attacked by paparazzi and judged by her peers for going on government funding. “Australians are very laid back … they’re very friendly and I think our family would fit in nicely there.”

The family won’t be at a total loss when they arrive, as one of Nadya’s uncles, John, lives in Sydney and works in the fishing industry. Though his house is bound to be much too small to fit the oversized family, he supports the move.

“He said whenever we’re ready to move he will help us get settled in,” reveals Ed. Nadya already had six children when she gave birth to the octuplets in 2009, and having made no financial provision for them, has since faced crippling debts. Bankrupt and with her house repossessed, she reached an all-time low in May when she starred in a porn film to make ends meet.

Read more about Octomum’s plans to move to Australia in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday July 9, 2012.

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Delta and Darren’s LA love lunch

Delta and Darren's LA love lunch

The double Ds are going from strength to strength.

They’ve been doing their utmost to keep their blossoming romance under wraps, but The Voice’s hottest couple, coach Delta Goodrem and host Darren McMullen, just can’t seem to stay away from each other. And now the smitten pair have followed each other all the way from our shores to sunny LA!

Certainly the two – who were spotted holding hands and stealing kisses at Lady Gaga’s recent Sydney show – looked loved-up over lunch at a popular eatery. And onlookers say Darren couldn’t take his eyes off Delta as they shared a laid-back meal.

While chatter has circulated for months that the Aussie songstress, 27, had fallen for the Scottish-born TV presenter, 30 – with a source from The Voice set telling The Daily Telegraph back in May, “It’s been on for a while” – the pair kept mum on the rumoured romance.

“Darren spent a lot of time with Delta at her rented penthouse apartment in Kings Cross, but both went to great lengths to keep their romance secret, with even Darren’s closest friends kept in the dark while The Voice was taking Australia by storm,” a well-placed source tells Woman’s Day.

Read more about Delta and Darren in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday July 9, 2012.

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Charlene and Albert…and they said it wouldn’t last!

Charlene and Albert...and they said it wouldn't last!

Despite speculation it was never meant to be, Monaco’s “runaway bride” looks radiant as she celebrates her first wedding anniversary.

This time last year, she was dubbed “Her Miserable Highness” and “Runaway Bride” after three alleged attempts to flee Monaco in the weeks leading up to what should have been the happiest day of her life.

But a year on from Charlene Wittstock’s tear-stained $75 million wedding to Prince Albert II – a wedding that was nearly overshadowed by sensational allegations that the groom had a lover who was pregnant with his third illegitimate child – it seems the blonde princess has finally found her fairytale ending.

The stunning Zimbabwe-born Charlene, a former South African Olympic swimmer, is clearly enjoying royal life far more these days. While Princess Charlene hails from a down-to-earth family a world removed from the aristocratic and glamorous Grimaldis, she’s now at ease in her marriage to the ruler of Monaco.

Whether she’s looking radiant and relaxed at a glamorous Jubilee lunch at Windsor Castle, or laughing her way through a sleigh ride in Finnish Lapland, the statuesque princess appears to have settled into her spot in the global limelight. And through it all, Charlene, 34, has had her prince by her side.

Read more about Princess Charlene in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday July 9, 2012.

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Katie’s kidnap fears

Katie's kidnap fears

She is free of her husband, but the actress now lives in terror of something far more sinister.

Katie Holmes turns to her security chief, who is leading her new team of five highly trained bodyguards, and asks the same question she’s already asked three times that morning: “Are they still out there?”

It’s no wonder Katie is frightened. The New York apartment she holed up in after filing for divorce from Tom Cruise was supposed to be her haven. But now it’s being staked out by two mysterious burly men inside SUVs with darkened windows. The men wear permanent scowls and each has an earpiece in one ear and a mobile phone pressed to the other.

Some reports suggest they’re armed. The licence plates are from Tennessee, the home of a Scientology base and “celebrity centre”. At first glance outsiders might find it hard to take Scientology – with its stories of ancient alien wars and bizarre sci-fi babble language – seriously. But those who have crossed the church in the past can understand only too well why Katie, 33, is terrified of being stalked, kidnapped and perhaps even worse.

A former Scientologist, who played a leading role in the church for almost 10 years before leaving 18 months ago, agreed to speak to Woman’s Day on condition of anonymity. “Katie has never been liked or trusted by the top tier of Scientology leadership,” she explains. “But now she’s enemy number one as far as they’re concerned. She has been downgraded to a minus 40 on the ‘tone scale’ – that’s the lowest value that a person’s soul can be given. Lower than a person who has died or even a paedophile. I am scared for what they might do to Katie.”

Read more about Katie’s fears as well as Tom’s fighting words in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday July 9, 2012.

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What would Suri be asked during an interrogation?

What would Suri be asked during an interrogation?

Marc Headley, a prominent former Scientologist, reveals the secret list of questions that Scientology’s founder, Sci-fi writer L Ron Hubbard, created to be asked during interrogations of children (known as security checks) after any kind of tantrum or misbehaviour.

Here is s a handful of random selections from the list.

  • What has somebody told you not to tell?

  • Have you ever decided you did not like some member of your family?

  • Have you ever pretended to be sick (ill)?

  • Have you ever wanted something very much, but never told anybody about it?

  • Have you ever gotten yourself dirty on purpose?

  • Have you ever refused to eat just to worry someone?

  • Have you ever refused to obey an order from someone you should obey?

  • Have you ever told another child something that wasn’t true, just to frighten

  • or upset him?

  • Have you ever deliberately got another child, or a grown-up, into trouble?

  • Have you ever been mean, or cruel, to an animal, bird or fish?

  • Have you ever forgotten to give food or water to a pet entrusted to your care?

  • Do you have a secret?

  • Have you ever noticed something wrong with your body that you were afraid to tell anybody about?

  • Is there anything about you your parents could not understand, even if you told them?

  • Who have you made guilty?

  • Have you ever done something you shouldn’t when you were supposed to be in bed or asleep?

  • Have you ever tried to make others believe that your parents, or teachers, were cruel to you?

  • Is there anything you should tell your parents, and never have?

  • Have you ever done something to your body that you shouldn’t have?

  • Have you ever done anything to someone else’s body that you shouldn’t have??

  • Have you ever decided never to talk to someone again?

  • Have you ever made your parents or teachers work harder than they should?

  • Have you ever decided that you were too bright, or too smart for the other kids?

  • Have you ever run away when you should have stayed?

  • Have you ever cried when you shouldn’t have?

  • Have you ever been a coward?

  • Have you ever made too much fuss over a little hurt?

  • Have you ever decided “Someday, when I’m grown up, I’ll get even”? If so, with whom?

  • Have you ever hurt anyone by telling them you didn’t love them any more?

  • Have you ever made out that you were more badly damaged than you were in order to make someone stop picking on you?

  • Have you ever pretended to like someone that you didn’t like in order to satisfy your parents?

  • Have you ever done anything wrong according to your own religion?

  • Have you ever made friends with people your parents didn’t approve of?

  • Have you ever thought someone was crazy?

  • Have you ever done something to someone that you’d hate to have done to you?

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Kate and Pippa at Wimbledon Final

Looking effortlessly stunning and exemplifying the definition of good genetics, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge and her sister Pippa Middleton attracted much attention at the men’s final of Wimbledon 2012.

The pair had an excellent view of the match from the front row of the royal box, with Kate looking chic in all-white, with a jacket and dress all by upmarket London high street store Joseph. Pippa wore a baby blue bird print peplum dress by Project D, the label designed by Dannii Minogue and Tabitha Somerset Webb.

Though the entire crowd was sad to see Murray lose to six-time champion Roger Federer, Kate and Pippa joined in on respectfully applauding Federer on his seventh Wimbledon victory.

The resemblance between these two sisters is undeniable.

Kate wore a chic white outfit by London designer, ‘Joseph’.

Pippa wearing peplum dress by ‘Project D’.

Kate and Pippa applaud Federer.

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Choosing the right dog for your family

Choosing the right dog for your family

Getting a new puppy isn’t, and shouldn’t, be as simple a matter as heading off to the local RSPCA or pet store and selecting the one that best takes your fancy. Before you start puppy shopping you should seriously consider what factors will help you find the right fit not only for your own, but also the dog’s, essential needs.

“The wrong choice can be horrendous,” says Val Edwards, director of Bark Busters Australia.

“We see many people who have made the wrong choice and while we can turn many dogs around we believe that prevention is better than cure,” she says.

“The wrong choice of dog can turn out to be a dog that is destructive, especially if it spends too much time alone, and can cause families a lot of unhappiness and anguish, whereas the right dog will bring years of happiness and joy and can become an integral part of the family.”

Edwards believes the single most important factor to consider is how much time you can devote to the dog’s training and education. Knowing this can help determine whether you should consider a full-grown dog as opposed to a puppy.

Other key things to think about include the size of your home and garden; the age of the children in the family (small children can be overwhelmed by a large dog); your budget and the cost of health care and insurance; the dog’s training needs and method of training; and whether or not you will need to buy two dogs for companionship.

John Harkin, canine behavioural consultant and professional dog trainer from AUSDOG says that most people don’t put nearly enough time into researching the right selection and that it can be hard to do so because “rarely will you ever find a critique written about a breed that does not say they are a fantastic dog”.

“Most are fantastic, but for what? Border collies were bred for herding, beagles for hunting, golden retrievers for retrieval, huskies for pulling sleds,” Harkin says.

“All the above are good dogs but do you have anything for them to do to occupy their minds short of a boring walk around the block or a half hour running in the park?” he says.

“Twenty-four hours is a long time for a dog that has been bred to do something to do nothing, and then people wonder why dogs spend their time barking and being destructive.”

His best advice is to give it a lot of thought and speak with many dog owners and professionals. Consult vets, dog trainers, groomers, and kennel proprietors that handle and work with a multitude of breeds and have the opportunity to observe breeds in many different environments.

“The big plus is if you put in the time and effort to select the right dog, you will never have a better friend for you and your family for many years to come,” Harkin says.

Best breeds for families include:

  • West Highland white terrier;

  • Jack Russell terrier;

  • King Charles spaniel;

  • labradoodle;

  • spoodle;

  • cavoodle;

  • German shepherd;

  • Golden retriever;

  • labrador;

  • Rottweilers; and

  • all mixed breeds.

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