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March 15, 2009

April Rose in excess style

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She’s the daughter of INXS musician, Kirk Pengilly but she has shunned the coat-tails of her famous father by gracing catwalks the world over under the pseudonym — April Rose.

This week, the 20 year old model-turned-actor will be the face of the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival, an honor formerly bestowed upon the likes of Australian actors Miranda Otto, Pia Miranda and Emily Browning.

The Australian beauty, born to parents Kirk Pengilly and Karen Hutchinson, dabbled in modeling during her days at the exclusive North Sydney school of Wenona and decided not to follow her friends to further study when she graduated in 2005, instead choosing to pursue a career on the catwalks with her first modeling job in Tokyo.

Pengilly has worked as Youth Ambassador for department store giant David Jones alongside other stunning Aussie beauties like Megan Gale and is signed to various modeling agencies around the world including Chadwicks in Australia, Storm in London and Wilhelmina in New York — this bright 20 year old is certainly in hot demand.

The L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival is one of the highlights of the annual fashion calendar and as well as her ambassadorial duties, Pengilly will take to the planks leading an ensemble of Australia’s finest models and wearing the creations of national and international designers alike such as Aurelio Costarella, Tina Kalivas and Viktor & Rolf for Myer.

While Pengilly may have been modeling since she was in Year 12, the catwalk jitters still get the better of her sometimes. She told The Sunday Magazine recently, “My male friends say, ‘It’s just fashion,’ but it’s very stressful. I have to walk in three shows and that’s always frightening because you don’t know what you’ll be wearing or if the shoes will fit. You worry you’ll fall flat on your face.”

Once the Festival draws to a close on March 22, Pengilly will focused on studying proof-reading and editing and promoting her new film Living Between Days which she stars in with fellow Aussie starlet Gracie Otto.

The L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival runs from 16-22 March. Visit www.lmff.com.au for more information.

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March 13, 2009

Growing through grief

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Grief is like a cyclone – violent and uncontrollable, it rips through us, upending our lives. Even when the shock has passed, we are left dazed, sifting through memories and trying to make sense of an unfamiliar, devastated landscape.

Grieving is a natural response to loss and the more you loved that person, the more powerful your feelings will be. Emptiness, confusion, fury, helplessness, and exhaustion are all part of a painful yet necessary process that will take time to pass.

Cancer survivors invariably refer to discovering a renewed zest for life, and a determination to make the most of every moment. Grieving has a similar effect. As you work through your sadness, you become stronger emotionally. And ultimately, by reminding you that life is short and unpredictable, grief helps you to appreciate everything life has to offer – the many joys as well as the hard times. Keeping these thoughts in mind will help:

Stay present:

h the word ‘should’ from your vocabulary – there is no correct way to mourn, and no time frame when you will ‘start to feel better’. You can’t change the way you feel – the best thing you can do is simply be present to it.

Let it out:

Getting your feelings out in the open lets healing begin – but when and how you do so is a highly individual decision. Some people may take months or years before they are even able to cry; some may crave privacy, others may need another person to be present to validate their feelings. See what feels right for you –writing in a journal, confiding in a friend, or undertaking counselling.

Communicate:

Continuing to talk or write to someone who has died can help. Whether you believe in God, Buddha, or an unnamed Source, if you think loved ones can continue to guide you from the other side, you can develop a spiritual relationship with them that reaches past their physical death. There is a bereavement poem that includes the famous lines, “Do not stand at my grave and weep; I am not there. I do not sleep.” Nobody knows who wrote the poem but it contains a profound truth: you don’t have to say goodbye to that person, they live in your heart forever.

Treat yourself well:

Promise yourself, in your loved one’s name, that you will eat, sleep and avoid destructive and unhealthy behaviours (e.g. drinking too much) for the sake of family and friends who love you.

Later, give back:

Everything that happens to us contains a lesson that helps us to grow. Consider Candace Lightner, whose 12 year-old daughter Cari was killed by a drunk driver; she then went on to form Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD, www.madd.org). Every loss is devastating, but it always offers the opportunity to keep that person’s memory alive and share the legacy of their story.

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March 10, 2009

Allergy fears cause party-poopers in schools

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Growing fears about allergies are fuelling schools and kindergartens to ban parents from bringing in birthday cakes and other party treats to celebrate their children’s birthdays.

Gone are the days when you could send your child off with a tray of cupcakes to share with their classmates as parents are being told that it is too risky to share food with a growing number of kids suffering from different allergies.

But while education authorities haven’t actually outlawed the sharing of food in schools, the guidelines for dealing with severe allergies such as anaphylaxis, do strongly discourage it.

Research suggests that the number of children who develop food allergies is on the rise and there are a several theories that attempt to explain why this is so. Some research blames the increasing Western obsession with hygiene and cleanliness as having altered the human immune system toward the development of allergic diseases. Other reasons focus on the introduction of foods too early on in a child’s diet before the immune system is mature enough to cope.

While there is evidence to suggest that the incidence of allergy development has been on the rise over the past couple of decades, part of this rise can be attributed to the fact that society is more educated and aware of these possible allergies.

Victoria is the first state to legally require schools and kindergartens with anaphylactic students to have a management plan, but other schools are expected to introduce a ban on birthday food sharing and a heightened importance on the washing of hands before and after eating. Not only do well-meaning parents risk the severe allergic reaction of their children’s classmates, but celebrating birthdays with other items like special stickers, toys or the like, may prevent these allergic children from feeling left out when birthday cakes are brought into class.

Safety is obviously the number one issue, however, Parents Victoria spokeswoman Elaine Crowle urged schools to consult their community widely before opting for bans saying: “We have to look at children’s safety, but in some cases perhaps we are going too far with some of the restrictions in schools nowadays.”

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March 8, 2009

Bec and Lleyton: It’s over… Why their fairytale life is coming to an end

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Following a string of disappointments on and off the court, Bec and Lleyton’s fairytale existence has come crashing down around them.

The marriage of Bec and Lleyton Hewitt is facing its toughest battle as they cope with a series of disappointments while separated from their family and friends.

Lleyton’s tennis career looks to be on increasingly shaky ground, with some fearing his time as a player on the world circuit is over.

He’s still hurting after his performance at the Australian Open in January, where he was knocked out in the first round. Tennis insiders worry that he may have pushed himself too hard after a hip operation just five months before.

To add to Lleyton’s woes, he now faces a multi-million dollar court case with his former management company, which claims he owes them a larger cut of his earnings, while Bec and Lleyton’s business, eSwap, also appears to be struggling.

To make things harder, the Hewitts don’t even have their friends and family close by, as Lleyton decided to move his wife and children to Dallas in the US just weeks after the birth of baby Cruz.

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March 8, 2009

Miranda and Orlando’s romantic Aussie break

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Talk of a special announcement builds for the lovebirds, amid a string of passionate clinches.

Aussie supermodel Miranda Kerr and her actor beau Orlando Bloom have added fuel to rumours an engagement is on the cards during their romantic break Down Under. The passionate couple have been showering each other with public displays of affection, as Orlando accompanies his 25-year-old love on her tour for retailer David Jones.

While in Sydney, Orlando couldn’t keep his hands off his girl, taking her in his arms on their hotel room balcony for a long, steamy embrace. Miranda, dressed in a shoulder-baring blue dress, appeared ready to leave for an event, but it was clear her boyfriend had other things on his mind.

“He is gorgeous isn’t he? He really is a sweetheart,” the girl from the NSW country town of Gunnedah has previously enthused.

The loved-up pair have rarely strayed from each other’s side during their visit. Orlando, 32, has become a regular front-row fixture at his girlfriend’s fashion shows. They’ve also had time to sneak away for a string of romantic dates, including a picnic at Victoria’s famous Bells Beach and a cosy lunch at the Stokehouse restaurant in St Kilda.

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March 8, 2009

Fergie’s bizarre claim: ‘Diana made me fat’

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Sarah says her relationship with Princess Diana added to her weight hell.

The former Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, has spoken out about her years of yo-yo dieting, comparing her struggle to that of an alcoholic, and saying her friendship with the late Princess Diana contributed to her weight-gain hell.

Speaking to the UK Sunday Telegraph‘s Stella magazine, a frank Fergie has revealed that her unhealthy competitive relationship with Diana had added to her body image woes.

“I remember Diana saying to me, ‘Well, it’s easier for you. I’m at the top of the pedestal, and I have only one way to go. You’re at the bottom, so you can only really go up’,” Sarah recalls.

Admitting she found unflattering comparisons between herself and Diana devastating, the 49-year-old former Weight Watchers spokesperson says she was caught in a cycle of emotional eating. Her weight ballooned to more than 90kg in the mid-1990s, and she was labelled the “Duchess of Pork” by the British press.

“I was so unhappy I ate all the time, and then I was pilloried for being overweight, and on the cycle went. I didn’t know how to break it,” says the mother of Princesses Beatrice, 20, and Eugenie, 18.

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March 8, 2009

Farrah Fawcett’s final farewell

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The cancer-stricken former Charlie’s Angel leaves her home and family to grasp at a miracle.

Farrah Fawcett has all but given up hope she will survive the experimental stem cell therapy she once believed would save her life, saying goodbye to family and friends for a last attempt at treatment in Germany.

The actress, who gained international fame as Charlie’s Angel Jill Munroe in the late ’70s, recently left the US for what she reportedly fears is the final time.

Farrah, 62, was so sure she would not be returning to her Los Angeles home that she even let go her employees before leaving for the radical treatment. “She has told friends it is likely she won’t come back. She is exhausted and very ill,” a friend told Britain’s Sunday Mirror newspaper.

In a desperate effort to defy her LA doctors’ reported prognosis that she has just weeks to live, Farrah has returned to Germany for alternative therapies.

“She’s a hero. She’s fought so hard and so long, but she finds it very hard to go on with so many treatments,” the friend said. “It’s been a few years now since she’s had a normal life where she can just be herself.”

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March 8, 2009

Katie Holmes: ‘I’m just a normal mum’

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The actress hits back at attacks on her looks, insisting she’s simply a busy working mum.

Katie Holmes has hit out at cruel criticism of her looks, amid mounting concerns about her rail-thin figure and increasingly tired appearance.

Following a string of unflattering US magazine reports, the 30-year-old wife of Tom Cruise has hit back at accusations that she’s too thin and haggard, telling friends she’s just an ordinary working mum struggling to find enough time in the day to take care of herself, as well as rambunctious toddler Suri.

“I feel really, really lucky. I feel the best response [to unflattering reports] is just going about my life: enjoying life, making movies, being a good mom and a good wife, and focusing on that,” she told US magazine Glamour.

In the past two months, Katie has gone straight from performing a gruelling eight-show-a-week stint on Broadway to travelling around the world to help promote Tom’s movie Valkyrie, and is now back on a movie set shooting The Extra Man in New York.

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March 8, 2009

I’m a rent-a-gran!

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Patricia Gilchrist discovered a little girl who needed a nanna, so she applied for the job.

As 12-year-old Louise runs around the garden happily calling out to her nanna, the pair look like any other grandmother and granddaughter enjoying an afternoon together.

But Patricia Gilchrist is no ordinary grandma ? she’s Louise’s rent-a-gran.

Patricia has been Louise’s “nanna” for four years, after Louise’s mum Ushi, a single parent with no family nearby for support, decided Louise needed an older maternal figure in her life.

They found each other through a charity called Aunties & Uncles, which matches up caring adults with disadvantaged children. Now, after four years, Pat and Louise can’t imagine their lives without each other.

“Louise is a beautiful girl,” Pat says proudly. “It’s a delight to have her in my life.”

Pat, 60, has three children and four grandchildren of her own, but wanted to open up her life to a child who didn’t have the luxury of coming from a large family.

“I thought it would be lovely to help a child who really needed another adult in their life,” she says. “I approached Aunties & Uncles, who interviewed me and my husband John.”

Aunties & Uncles celebrates its 35th birthday this year. For more information go to www.auntiesanduncles.com.au

For the full story, see this week’s Woman’s Day (on sale March 9).

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March 4, 2009

I caught my fiance’s mum having an affair

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I had been with my partner, Dale, for 7 years. We shared everything, told each everything, we trusted each other no matter what. That all changed on one particular weekend.

Dale and I lived with his parents as we were trying to save for our first house deposit. His parents lived in a huge home and we stayed in one of their five spare bedrooms. Even though the house was huge, we always spent most of our time with his parents as Dale was very close to them both.

From the day I met them, I could tell that Dale’s parents had marital problems. Fights and abuse was a regular occurrence in their house. At first I found it really difficult and awkward being around that. I came from a close family and had never witnessed that type of relationship.

Dale was close with both parents but their constant bickering put a lot of strain on his relationship with them. Dale was always trying to mend the rough patches between them and it started to affect our relationship. I know it was wrong of me to think like that, but Dale and I were trying to start our own life without having to worry about his parents.

One weekend, I decided to go out for lunch with friends. I was having a great time and was really enjoying myself. But then I saw something which made my stomach turn and I knew I must have turned totally white with shock. Over at the other restaurant I could see Dale’s mum intimately touching, kissing and holding hands with another man.

She was sneakily tucked away in the back of the restaurant but I could still recognise her. I was dumbfounded. I couldn’t believe my eyes. My mother-in-law was blatantly cheating on Dale’s father and appeared to be having the time of her life.

I excused myself from lunch and told my friends that I was getting a terrible migraine. I rushed home not sure what to do. Dale’s father was home and looked happy for once and felt so terrible about what I just saw.

Dale came home an hour later and I pretended everything was fine. He asked me how lunch was and, at that moment, was about to disclose what I saw when his mum came home and looked so happy. She even gave Dale’s dad a big welcoming cuddle.

I couldn’t bring myself to tell him. As I looked at his parents, actually smiling at each other for once, and then looked at Dale at how relieved he was to see his family happy, I couldn’t do it. I thought that, perhaps, whatever she was doing was taking the pressure off her relationship. Maybe it was doing them some good, and who was I to stick my nose in their business? I told Dale that lunch was OK — apart from my headache.

The next day, Dale’s mum said she had to go to the shops to run some errands and I couldn’t help but wonder what she was really up to. I felt a pang of guilt and started to rethink my decision to hide the truth. But I knew if I mentioned it now, Dale would be so mad at me for not saying anything sooner — not to mention the fact that his parents were finally getting along.

As selfish as it sounds, Dale and I had finally been getting along well again too — there wasn’t the added pressure of his parents fighting all the time with Dale acting as mediator. It was nice to concentrate on our own relationship for once.

It has been six months since I spotted Dale’s mum at lunch and I can’t say that things have improved for his parents. In fact, they are now discussing separation and possibly selling their home. Soon we’ll need to find a place to rent.

I still haven’t mentioned it to Dale and I do feel very guilty about that. I convinced myself that it was better for all of them to withhold the truth, but in fact I was mainly thinking of myself and my situation. The sad thing is, no one knows the actual reason behind the split for Dale’s mum… and me.

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She’s the daughter of INXS musician, Kirk Pengilly but she has shunned the coat-tails of her famous father by gracing catwalks the world over under the pseudonym — April Rose.

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