Now to Love

Baby rumours swirl as the couple move in together. In the seven years since her devastating divorce, Jennifer Aniston thought she’d never again be a bride. In fact, after a string of dud boyfriends, each leaving her feeling more lonely and disappointed than ever, she felt cursed when it came to love. But now, after […]

Will Munsie’s cheery smile hides painful stories of life in the Aussie bush. Don’t be fooled. Although he’s known for his high spirits and taking girls for a twirl on the dance floor, The Farmer Wants A Wife contestant Will Munsie knows first-hand the toll that isolated country life can take on relationships, and the […]

When actress Danielle Cormack first met Pana Hema-Taylor, she couldn’t take her eyes off him. Yet the single mum from New Zealand did all she could to keep her feelings in check. After all, she reasoned, Pana was 19 years her junior. How could they possibly have a long-term relationship? Two years on, Danielle, now […]

When young Arwa imagined the man she would spend her life with, a rugby league player was not top of her thoughts, she tells Michael Sheather. Then she met Hazem. Love sometimes appears in the most unexpected places. For Arwa El Masri, wife of rugby league star Hazem El Masri, it arrived with a jolt […]

Many of today’s women fear for their personal safety but with these simple preventative measures you can protect yourself. Five years ago, Lilian, then in her late 80s, arrived home to find a man in her house. He fled as soon as he saw her, taking her jewellery with him, but the experience left her […]

Hamish Blake and Andy Lee are two of Australian’s most-loved comedians. Here, their mothers reveal what they were like growing up. Andy’s mum Margaret Lee In one word, describe your son’s most regrettable quality: Accident-prone and willing to have a go at anything. Tell us one thing about your son that the world doesn’t know […]

Have you ever wondered why most engineers are men while most nurses are women? A new study suggests that is has nothing to do with societal pressure and everything to do with hormones. Psychologists at Penn State University have investigated why certain professions are predominantly one sex. Related: Fitness fanatics likely to have higher sex […]

Big is beautiful but fat should not be in fashion. That statement, made by The Australian’s fashion editor Damien Woolnough last week, sparked fierce debate in The Weekly office. It started with Myer’s plus-size runway show at Fashion Festival Sydney, showcasing their size 16-24 clothes. While most of the models in the show were professional […]

Despite being one of the most talked-about celebrities, Jennifer Aniston says she gets a kick out of gossip tabloids. The Horrible Bosses star admits to flipping through the pages of tabloid magazines from time to time and told Glamour magazine she doesn’t take the articles too seriously. “There’s not nearly as much stealing and obsessing […]

Elizabethby J. Randy Taraborrelli, Pan Macmillan, $24.95. The obituary writers were probably right when they claimed Elizabeth Taylor was the last Hollywood icon, but she was also the first celebrity to live every moment of her life publicly. Operations, romances, tragedies, break-ups, rehab, never before had a star shared everything with the world. Yet Taraborrelli […]