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*”It’s only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it (were) the only one we had.”
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross*
The Hollywood beauty is already mother to Maddox, six, Pax, four, Zahara, three and 23 month old biological daughter Shiloh, and amidst these new suggestions of increasing the Jolie-Pitt clan even further, many fear she may be taking on too much.
There have been serious concerns surrounding the Hollywood A-lister’s health since pictures began appearing in the press of a pale Angelina looking increasingly thin and exhausted. However the super-mum continues to see to her public duties both on and off the red carpet with partner Brad Pitt and is seemingly more content than ever.
As the Jolie-Pitt family continues to grow, Angelina’s responsibilities outside of family life also seem unwavering. Angelina’s humanitarian work has been a huge focus over the past few years alongside her successful film career.
While filming Tomb Raider in 2001, the Hollywood actress had her first insight into the crises in poverty-stricken Cambodia and was deeply moved by what she saw. In the following months Angelina visited refugee camps around the world to educate herself about the conditions of these areas. Her efforts sparked an interest from the United Nations and in August 2001, impressed by her level of commitment to the Asian nation, the UN named her a Goodwill Ambassador. Since then, Angelina has supported humanitarian projects around the world, setting up schools and rebuilding villages in some of Asia’s poorest areas.
At just 32, Angelina has achieved a great deal in her life and in honour of her much anticipated and imminent birth, and in dedication to her humanitarian work, we take a look back in pictures at Angelina’s journey from party-girl rebel to modern day super-mum.
My son Adam had always been a bit of a tear-away. When he was young, he constantly got detention in school for various misdemeanours like talking back to the teacher, not doing his homework or playing practical jokes on the other kids.
But as he grew older, Adam’s misdemeanours turned more serious. He shoplifted computer games and clothes, and he would go out on Saturday nights and come home drunk. I always returned anything I found stolen, but I’m sure there were a lot of things I never knew about.
I tried confronting him but he turned sullen and wouldn’t speak to me. I tried cajoling and even bribing him to talk to me, to tell me why he was doing these things, but he wouldn’t. I could see him on a downward spiral and I was at my wit’s end over what to do with him.
Then one day, the local police came round to our place. They said Adam was suspected of being involved in a raid on a shop that had left the attendant injured. I was shocked. Although he’d done some terrible things, Adam had never been violent. I didn’t believe them and told them Adam had been with me all night. Adam meekly agreed.
When they showed us the video evidence of a youth dressed in exactly the same hooded top as Adam’s, I thought it was him. And when he wouldn’t look at me, I was sure of it. But still I lied to the police.
When they left, I confronted Adam. I was so angry I could barely speak. Then he did something I’ll never forget. He cried. He told me it had got out of hand, that the crowd he was hanging out with had become violent and, although he didn’t like it, he didn’t know how to stop. He’d become scared of what they’d do next and asked me to help him to distance himself from the group.
What could I do? He was my son and he needed me. So I got him to burn his hooded top, then I grounded him. Whenever a friend from that group called, I told them Adam had left town. Adam went along with this plan and never tried to contact anyone from his old gang again.
He returned to school, got a new group of friends — ones who preferred to study than steal. And he got a job working at a petrol station. Half of the money he earned went into the bank and the other half went to assist the victim of his crime with repaying the medical and other debts incurred because of Adam’s actions.
We never speak of that awful time, but I don’t regret what I did. The way I see it, I saved my son from jail and a life of crime.
Picture: Getty Images. Posed by model.
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By Annette Campbell
Being in a committed, long-term, happy and healthy relationship doesn’t just happen. There’s a lot of work involved to attain such domestic bliss!
And while it’s important to know skills and tips for making a relationship work, we should also be aware of what will absolutely kill it.
Anne Hollonds, the CEO of Relationships Australia NSW, shares her expert insight into the issues that are recipes for relationship disaster.
Schedule time for each other.
Talk. Communicate about the things that matter and agree on goals for your future together.
Look out for the other’s needs, not just your own. Support each other.
Learn how to resolve disagreements without letting them damage your partnership. This includes negotiating on important things as well as letting some things go.
Have fun! “This is really important and so important for sexual intimacy too,” Anne explains. “Be playful and have fun and create the time and emotional energy for each other. To do that, you really do need to look after yourself enough to be in that ‘space’ — especially for women.”
Winter is a time where many of us crave fattier foods to keep us “warm” and sugar for extra energy on dreary days. But come springtime, we often end up regretting having those croissants for brekkie or hot chips as snacks.
Fortunately, Food Coach Judy Davie has come to our rescue with some simple swaps that will sate your craving for warming food, or satisfy that sweet tooth, while making sure the only insulation you install this winter is on your home — not your hips!
Exclusive pics show Bec and Lleyton leaving the hospital where Mia was born.
Is Bec Hewitt pregnant, or isn’t she? The star was seen leaving the private hospital where daughter Mia was born in the same week that Bec and Lleyton admitted that their two-year-old daughter would love a baby brother or sister.
During a radio interview on 2Day FM’s Kyle and Jackie O Show — done the day after our exclusive photos were taken — Bec danced around questions about whether she was pregnant, but the couple made it clear it would be hard to have another baby with them on the tennis circuit.
In the photographs, gorgeous Bec is protectively clutching her stomach, which appeared slightly more rounded than usual, as she and Lleyton left Sydney’s North Shore Private Hospital.
“[Mia] would probably love it now,” Lleyton said when asked if he and Bec were planning more kids.
Bec also said, “I just want to feel on top of the clouds for a little while. She [Mia] would love it, though.”
For the full story and exclusive pics, see this week’s Woman’s Day (on sale May 19).
Jen throws caution to the wind, publicly showing off her affection for new beau John Mayer, despite infidelity rumours.
A smitten Jennifer Aniston has proudly flaunted her love for new boyfriend John Mayer, less than a week after the womanising singer was reportedly seen hitting on a blonde at a New York nightclub.
Steaming up a crowded hotel pool in tropical Miami, the once cautious pair clearly didn’t care who was watching as they kissed, caressed and hugged during a marathon public love-in.
“They were in full view of everyone at the pool,” a fellow guest at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel told E! News. “They looked like they were completely into each other. She put her arm around him while they were in the pool. It was intimate, and they both looked very happy.”
While friends told magazine The National Enquirer that Jennifer was initially “stunned” by reports John was last week caught flirting with a mystery blonde at popular nightclub Butter, they add that the unlucky-in-love actress is so smitten by her toyboy she’s decided to “write off John hitting on the blonde as a rumour”.
For the full story, see this week’s Woman’s Day (on sale May 19).
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By Jacqui Lang
TV’s famous Wheel Of Fortune is finally spinning again, with energetic entertainer Tim Campbell, 32, as its host. The former Home And Away star tells Woman’s Day he’s having a blast getting into the role made famous by John Burgess.
You and Anthony Callea came out as a couple a few weeks after you told a newspaper you were gay. Was that a big deal for you?
Yes and no. I came out when I was 20 and my family and friends were very supportive. Most people have never asked me about my personal life. The only thing I was a bit nervous about was, will it affect my chances if I audition for more roles like “the sensible dad” I played on Home And Away? I hope people will see me as the same actor I’ve always been, not as “the gay host”. I mean, is it really that interesting?
Well, it certainly hasn’t affected your work, has it?
No. I’m soon to be hosting a celebrity version of Singing Bee on Nine. Plus Ed and Shelley Craft and I have just been competing together in an episode of Hole In The Wall, in which we have to wiggle around in silver lycra, trying to hide our butt cracks — but that’s another story!
Do you and your partner Anthony Callea sing around together much at home?
We do, but it’s a bit intimidating because Anthony has a much stronger voice than me. He’s really busy with his own projects, of course. Right now he’s preparing for his role in the musical Wicked.
Will you bring your own style to this hosting role?
Yes. It’s an old show but we want it to make it look and feel contemporary. If I ever wear a suit, it will probably be with no tie, just an open shirt. But they’ll have to get me to clip my chest hairs first — I have a forest there!
Million Dollar Wheel Of Fortune premieres Monday, May 26 at 5pm in Queensland, 5.30pm all other states, on the Nine Network.
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On sale Monday May 19, 2008
Exclusive pics show Bec and Lleyton leaving the hospital where Mia was born.
Jennifer Aniston throws caution to the wind, publicly showing off her affection for new beau John Mayer, despite infidelity rumours.
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Michael Johns: My wife’s my idol
Aussie American Idol star Michael Johns and the love of his life talk about his wild ride to stardom.
Helen Hunt still isn’t sure what women want, but the Oscar-winning actress knows she has all she needs.
TV’s famous Wheel Of Fortune is finally spinning again, with energetic entertainer Tim Campbell as its host.
True life: ‘I had two sex changes’
Seven years after becoming a woman, Charles realised he’d made a massive mistake.
Only weeks before the birth of her first baby, marathon swim star Susie is contemplating the wreck of her marriage to banker Rob Daniels. In a life that has known such highs and lows — from ocean triumphs to the tragedy of her twin brother Sean’s death, followed by the loss of two unborn babies — this is another devastating blow.
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