Shane and Simone Warne are more in love than ever — and they no longer care who knows it.
Soon to be man and wife again, the lovers spent the last week soaking up the sun, and each other, on an exotic Fijian getaway.
In their first public display of passion since they reunited, the scantily clad couple kissed and cuddled in full view of fellow poolside guests at the luxury Shangri-La resort.
“Looking at those lovebirds giggling, flirting and kissing made my day,” sighs one bikini-clad tourist, who watched Shane, 37, and Simone, 36, “cavort and kiss” in and out of the resort’s pool.
“They could hardly keep their hands off each other,” the guest adds. “Simone was radiant and beaming and just lapping up all the attention from Shane.”
For the full story, plus exclusive pics of the holidaying lovebirds, see this week’s issue ofWoman’s Day. On sale Jan 29.
In his most revealing and personal interview ever, an emotional Keith Urban has credited his seven-month marriage to Nicole Kidman with saving his life.
Speaking for the first time since his release from a 90-day stint in rehab, the country singer gushes about Nicole, calling her a “good ray of sun in my life”.
“My wife stayed extraordinarily strong and loving,” he says. “I felt very, very loved, and I felt very supported. I never felt alone.”
For the full story see this week’s issue of Woman’s Day. On sale Jan 29.
Eric Nerhus’s all-too-close encounter with a razor-toothed white pointer shark on the far south coast of NSW has captivated the world — and he knows how lucky he is to be telling his story of survival.
“It’s the only time I’ve ever felt true fear in my life,” says Eric, 41, speaking exclusively with Woman’s Day from his hospital bed 24 hours after the horrific attack.
Don’t miss this week’s issue of Woman’s Day (on sale Jan 29) to read of Eric’s miraculous survival from the jaws of a killer shark.
“I need help with the daily meal prep for both my partner and myself (and we both want to lose weight) and my seven-year-old daughter. I don’t want to be preparing different meals for each person.”
There’s no reason why you have to make different meals for the whole family. Whether you need to lose weight or just want to maintain good health the principles of healthy eating are the same. What you need to do is modify your portion sizes, increase the level of physical activity and cut back on treats.
The basic rules of healthy eating include:
Eating five serves of fresh veggies and two serves of fruit each day and including the best choices from each food group with each meal.
One day I visited a singles website out of idle curiosity. Scrolling through photos of all kinds of guys, I was astonished at the immense range of men on offer; old, young, fat, skinny, ugly, and some just plain bloody gorgeous.
I came across a very dishy guy; early thirties, smooth, toned torso with a ‘come hither’ smile. Not too many muscles either — as if he spent too much time admiring himself in the gym. Besides, men with perfectly moulded physiques intimidate me; I become uncomfortably aware of my own neglected and under-exercised body.
However, I still considered him to be way out of my league. I’m forty-ish, overweight and a single mother of three. I would have loved to get to know this guy better, but figured he wouldn’t be interested in someone like me. So, with a sigh of regret, I logged out and started on dinner in an attempt to forget him. If only it was that easy!
It wasn’t just his photo, the accompanying blurb intrigued me. He wrote of how he loved children, would love to have some of his own, loved sailing and dreamed of taking his future family yachting one day. I too had fantasised of sailing with a loving man, together with my children, seeing the world.
Impatiently, I shook myself free of daydreams. “Dream on, girl,” I told myself, “Bet he wouldn’t love three instant children!”
Even a week or so later, I still couldn’t get this guy out of my mind. For a laugh, I thought I’d get in contact, just to prove to myself he was not worth losing sleep over. I e-mailed a short note attached to a scanned photo of an attractive woman from a magazine who reminded me of myself ten years ago.
If he wanted to meet in person, I’d just fob him off with some excuse, pretend I was going away to America, whatever. I was highly skilled at making up excuses..
He emailed back and we began to correspond via e-mail. Soon we were e-mailing daily and sharing our souls and lives with each other. Luckily, he didn’t ever suggest meeting face-to-face.
After a time, it was clear to me that our relationship was special and that it was inevitable that he would want to meet with me in person. I knew I had to tell him the truth. I had to tell him I wasn’t the woman in the photo, that I was actually ten years older and fatter, with considerably more wrinkles.
With shaking hands, I poured myself a glass of red wine and dialled his number. I explained that the photo of me was not really me.
He listened in silence, there was a long pause, then he admitted that the photo of him was not really of him either. A stunned silence, then we both burst out laughing. You see, by then, it was no longer important to either of us how the other looked. We were in love with each other’s souls, not with each other’s bodies.
We did eventually meet and are now planning our first round-the-world sailing trip with the children.
If you’re looking for ways to enrich your own life, equip yourself for a new career, or simply improve your understanding of health and fitness, then a fitness instructors’ course might be for you.
Here’s the low down on three nationally accredited courses of study you can take:
Certificate III in Fitness
The Certificate III in Fitness is aimed not only at people who wish to begin a career in the health and fitness industry, but also at anyone with an interest in health and wellbeing. This course will teach you about the body and how it works, as well as how to train it. The course is also of benefit to people in allied health professions such as physiotherapy, dietetics and massage to complement their existing educational training and enable them to prescribe exercise more effectively for their clients (recognition of prior learning is available).The Certificate III in Fitness contains information on basic anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, exercise screening, exercise programming, resistance training, legal issues and communication skills.
Certificate IV in Fitness
The Certificate IV in Fitness — much like the Certificate III in Fitness — is a nationally recognised qualification which will help you advance your skills and experience to make your mark as a personal trainer in the fitness industry. The Certificate III in Fitness (or an equivalent qualification) is a prerequisite to Certificate IV in Fitness. Courses often provide training in all three specialisation areas within this nationally recognised qualification: personal training, older adults, and special populations.The Certificate IV in Fitness contains information on: intermediate anatomy, exercise physiology and nutrition, exercise for special populations (including an understanding of various medical complications), postural screening, intermediate skills of strength and conditioning, body composition assessment, marketing skills, advanced exercise planning and programming and small business management.
Diploma in Fitness
This new advanced course is aimed at people who not only have an interest in health and wellbeing, but also want to understand thoroughly how the body works, how to help it recover from injury/illness and how to pass on this knowledge to clients. The course will also assist you to manage other staff and work closely with medical practitioners and allied health professionals. The course would also be of benefit to people in allied health professions such as massage and physiotherapy.
The Certificate III in Fitness contains information on basic anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, exercise screening, exercise programming, resistance training, legal issues and communication skills.
The Certificate IV in Fitness contains information on: intermediate anatomy, exercise physiology and nutrition, exercise for special populations (including an understanding of various medical complications), postural screening, intermediate skills of strength and conditioning, body composition assessment, marketing skills, advanced exercise planning and programming and small business management.
Where can I find out more?
To find out more about becoming a fitness instructor, visit the websites of the Institute of Health and Fitness and Kinect Australia.
From Young Talent Time to the European charts, and now with a loving partner and adored baby, our very own Tina Arena has found contentment, writes Michael Sheather.
At 39, Tina, once known as “Tiny Tina” for her childhood years on TV’s Young Talent Time and perhaps spurned in Australia because of it, is hitting the highest notes of her life. Not only has she found happiness with a man who loves her “unconditionally”, but she is revelling in both motherhood and the greatest successes of a career that began as a seven-year-old, spanned the globe and has now drawn her into the affections of an adoring French public, reincarnated as a simmering chanteuse most often referred to as the “ravishing Australian”.
Tina Arena is a bona fide continental star. In France, Spain, Italy, Morocco and, most recently, Canada, her recordings sell in the millions, her face graces huge billboards in Paris’ famous Metro and, last year, her song Aimer Jusqu’a l’Impossible (Love Till The Impossible), a huge hit in France, from the album Un Autre Univers (Another Universe), was named song of the year, over and above a long list of home-grown talent.
Yet, for all the accolades that have come her way, it’s in her personal life that Tina has found the peace and satisfaction she’s longed for as a young girl with Sicilian-born parents growing up in Moonee Ponds in Melbourne. Her relationship with 34-year-old French actor Vincent Mancini — “the greatest love of my life” — a talented artist, writer, musician and sometime poet, has given her happiness, a solid foundation on which to build a future and a beautiful son, all blond hair and blue eyes, who illuminates their lives like the street lights along the Champs Élysées.
Read the whole story, only in the February 2007 issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly, watch the video for Tina’s song Italian Love Story and catch up with her latest news on her official website.
The premier of NSW, Morris Iemma, has never forgotten his Italian roots. He and his wife invite you into their home for a family feast with a definite Italian flavour.
Pick up the February issue of The Weekly to read more about lunch at the Iemma’s, complete with the recipes prepared for their Tuscan-style lunch. Plus, get Morris Iemma’s mother’s biscotti recipe only on our website.
With four young children trying to talk at once, life around the dinner table at NSW Premier Morris Iemma’s Sydney home can sometimes out-decibel even the parliamentary bearpit. “Ive always found family to be relaxing, but sometimes when all four are in full flight …,” says the premier, with a laugh. Morris, 45, and his accountant wife, Santina Raiti, 39, who share an Italian heritage, say for them, family always comes first.
Morris and Santina make a point of eating meals with as many family members as possible gathered around the dining table, so they can all exchange news of their days, however orderly — or not.
Often, at weekends and holidays, the family expands to include Morris’ mum, Maria, 65, and dad, Guiseppe, 70, who came from southern Italy to settle in Australia in 1960, and Santina’s mum, Rosa, 70, a migrant from nearby Sicily.
Today, the group has gathered to sit down to a big, traditional Italian meal, served up in true Tuscan style on the patio, accompanied by a glass of the red wine that Guiseppe makes himself, and finished off with Maria and Rosa’s specialty biscuits (you’ll find Morris Iemma’s mother’s biscotti recipe here).
“We don’t tend to do much formal entertaining because it’s too hard with the kids,” says Santina. “But we love having our family around.”
If you’ve always wanted to know more about animals, Bindi Irwin is the little girl to ask. Each month, Bindi will write about a different animal and answer readers’ questions in the magazine.
In the February issue of The Weekly, she tells us all about a precious Australian, the koala.
Pick up a copy of the February issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly to read more about koalas and see below for information on how to ask Bindi your most pressing wildlife questions.
Question
Why do koalas sleep so much?
Nev Zuvelek,
Melbourne, Vic.
Answer
Koalas sleep so much because the eucalyptus leaves that they eat don’t provide a lot of energy, so they have to conserve their energy.
Got a question for Bindi? Send it to Ask Bindi, The Australian Women’s Weekly, GPO Box 4178, Sydney NSW 2001 or send an e-mail to [email protected].
Deborah Thomas — Editorial Director, The Australian Women’s Weekly
After completing a degree in Fine Arts at Caulfield Institute (now Monash University), Deborah turned to full-time modeling where her first stop was Paris in 1978 and a regular job modeling haute couture fashion for Givenchy.
Upon her return to Australia in 1981, Deborah was offered a position at NIDA to study theatre design. While at NIDA she was contacted to take up the position as Head of Graphics for Crawford Productions.
In 1985, a move to Sydney meant a change in direction. Her first job was as an art director/copy writer with a small fashion-advertising agency, Cation Creative Direction.
While working in advertising, Deborah was offered the job of Beauty and Lifestyle Editor at Cleo (May 1987). Three years later (May 1990) she was promoted to deputy editor.
In August 1992, Deborah took on the editorship of Mode. The first issue (October/November) immediately reflected Deborah’s style and was a sellout.
In August 1994, she became editor of Elle Australia and consolidated the magazine’s position through a frenzied period of rival magazine launches.
In July 1997, Deborah was appointed editor of Cleo. During this period the magazine experienced three consecutive circulation increases and two readership increases (June 1998-July 1999).
In September 1999, she was appointed editor of The Australian Women’s Weekly, Australia’s highest-selling magazine and a national icon. In July 2001, The Weekly announced its first circulation increase in four years.
In May 2002, The Weekly scooped the pool at the Magazine Publisher’s of Australia Awards (the magazine equivalent of the Oscars). The awards included Magazine of the Year 2002, General Excellence (News and General Interest) and two advertising awards. Deborah also received the highest accolade, Editor of the Year.
In March 2004, she was appointed editor-in-chief of The Australian Women’s Weekly magazine and books divisions. In March 2005, she was promoted to editorial director responsible for all aspects of this iconic brand.
Outside work, Deborah is wife to Vitek and mother to four-year-old Oscar and is actively involved in many community fundraising projects.
THE FOOD TEAM
Food Director of The Australian Women’s Weekly, she is co-host of Fresh, daily on the Nine Network and appears on Mornings with Kerri-Anne every Friday. She has written for innumerable publications on food and wine, and hosted Internet chat shows. Her unflagging energy sees her on the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society, past president of both The Food Media Club Australia and the NSW Wine Press Club and member of the Tourism NSW Food and Wine Advisory Committee. In 1995, she was awarded the inaugural Restaurant and Caterer’s Association Award for Excellence for Outstanding Contribution to Food Media Journalism, was a finalist in 1996 and won again in 1997. In 1998 she became a judge.
A lecturer in wine appreciation, cooking demonstrator and hospitality lecturer, her particular field of expertise is in the matching of food and wine. Her book Balance. Matching Food and Wine. What Works and Why which she co-authored with wine educator Colin Corney (Lothian) won Best Food and Wine Writing at the Vittoria Australian Food Media Awards in 2006. An inspector for The Good Food Guide since 1987, she previously authored four best-selling cookbooks, including Flavours, A Fresh Approach (New Holland), an innovative guide to food and wine matching.
Alexandra Elliott — Food Editor
Alex has been with The Weekly for more than 17 years. She began in the Test Kitchen in 1989, became the assistant food editor in 1993, and then food editor in 1999. Alex’s role as food editor involves overseeing and organising the food section of the magazine, from brainstorming ideas to writing briefs for the Test Kitchen’s recipe developers and from tasting each recipe to editing them for print.
Alex has made regular TV appearances and radio interviews and has been a member of judging panels for The Grand Dairy Awards, The Royal Agricultural Society Cheese Show and some recipe competitions as well. Her passion for food has taken her around the world and she has also undertaken professional development in olive oil tasting, cheese judging, coffee and overseas cooking schools. In 2001, she travelled with a photographer capturing the food of Greece for a food guide book. With attention to detail her hallmark, she was a key part of the award-winning food team honoured in the World Food Media Awards in 2001 and The Vittoria Food Media Awards in 2003.
Alex married Tom, a widower, in July 2005 and is now a busy stepmum to four children.
Fran Abdallaoui — Deputy Food Editor
Fran has extensive experience in the food publishing and hospitality industries. She holds a degree in Home Economics, and began her career freelancing for several food writers before working as a home economist in The Weekly’s Test Kitchen and as an assistant food editor for ACP books. Fran joined The Australian Women’s Weekly magazine team in 1999 as deputy food editor, where she prepares the recipes for photography. When not shooting, Fran is researching feature ideas, writing and editing recipes, tasting and testing to ensure the recipes are relevant and appealing to The Weekly’s readers. Fran has a wide and varied knowledge of many cultures and cuisines as she has experienced the food first hand travelling to many parts of Europe and North Africa where many of her relatives reside.
Fran has also owned and operated several successful businesses: a café, a catering business and more recently a restaurant. Fran is married to Jamal and has two children.
Pamela Clark — Test Kitchen Director
Pamela’s first venture into cooking as a career occurred in 1962 when she joined a public utility company (St George County Council) where she trained “on the job” as a cookery demonstrator and teacher.
In 1969, Pamela was offered the position of chief home economist in The Australian Women’s Weekly Test Kitchen. The Australian Women’s Weekly, at that time, had the largest circulation, per capita, of any the world’s lifestyle magazines. During her four-year tenure, she was involved in the production of nine cookbooks in addition to The Australian Women’s Weekly Original Cookbook, which became the first Australian cookbook to sell overseas rights. Pamela was also responsible for the Test Kitchen’s operations, organising testing and photography for all the food features that appeared in The Australian Women’s Weekly.
Pamela moved to Tasmania in 1973 (a move which necessitated her resignation from The Australian Women’s Weekly) to work as the presenter on two local television programs and a radio program, all food related. She also taught Adult Education food classes and was involved in the organisation, opening and running of a restaurant in a new hotel in Hobart.
Asked to return to The Australian Women’s Weekly Test Kitchen in 1978, again as chief home economist, Pamela was instrumental in the production of The Golden Cooking Library, Cookery Cards, AWW Home Library Cookbooks and recipes for The Weekly.
In 1984, Pamela became food editor for The Australian Women’s Weekly and its AWW Home Library Cookbook offshoot, then in 1999 was appointed AWW Test Kitchen Director. During this period of time, she has written and/or edited more than 100 cookbooks (a dozen more of which are in production at present), and appeared on a regular basis on Channel 9’s What’s Cooking? for five years during the 1990s. Today finds her writing and featuring in the station’s Short Cuts food segments; overseeing the Test Kitchen’s operations (which include both a separate catering division for Australian Consolidated Press and the company’s executive dining room); and, with an office staff of four and a Test Kitchen comprising eight home economists and chefs, continuing to produce and edit material for all AWW cookbooks.
FASHION AND BEAUTY
As the executive style director, Jane creates many of the concepts and visual imagery for the covers, celebrity features, fashion and beauty in the magazine. Her countless photographic shoots, with Australia’s top photographers, have portrayed many of Australia’s most beautiful, influential and successful women.
Jane is one of Australia’s leading fashion commentators and for many years in her previous roles as fashion editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and more recently as editor-at-large at Harper’s Bazaar, she reported on the International and Australian fashion collections.
Jane has curated major fashion exhibitions, as well as lectured on fashion and design history. The exhibitions Jane has curated include Art Knits for the Bicentennial shown at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and regional galleries and then in Tokyo and Seoul (1988-1989); Australian Fashion: The Contemporary Art which was shown at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Powerhouse Museum and then in Tokyo (1989-1991) and Christian Dior: The Magic of Fashion for the Powerhouse Museum (1994).
Kate Mahon — Beauty Director
Kate Mahon has more than 25 years experience in the media, beginning with a career as a newspaper reporter before entering the magazine world.
She has worked as a writer and sub-editor on such publications as Cosmopolitan, SHE, House and Garden, Practical Parenting and The Sunday Telegraph and freelanced for titles including Cleo, Elle, Good Medicine, The Sun-Herald, Good Taste, Slimming Australia, Wish and New Idea.
From 1998 to 2001, Kate was editor of SHE and SHE’s Having a Baby.
Following this appointment, she taught and co-ordinated the News Media program at TAFE, St George.
Before joining The Weekly, she was employed as beauty editor at New Idea.
Kate’s interest in beauty is longstanding. To further her knowledge in this area, she completed a Diploma of Beauty Therapy in 1992, accredited with the Advanced Association of Beauty Therapists (AABTh), and the internationally-renowned Comité International D’Esthétique et de Cosmétologie (CIDESCO) in 1993.
HEALTH
Helen has also been a member on a number of key national cancer and health committees and was recently appointed a member to the National Health Committee of the NHMRC for the triennium 2006-2009. Helen was also named a finalist in the 2006 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.
In addition, Helen is also a practicing breast physician and has a staff specialist appointment at the Rachel Foster Breast Clinic, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.
The National Breast Cancer Centre will be on board the Road Train providing potentially life-saving health information that every woman should know. Free information sessions will be held across the country empowering women to be proactive about their breast and ovarian health — to know the symptoms to look out for and to see their GP promptly if they find a new or unusual change in their body.
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