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Just 12 months after divorcing Chris Evert, Greg Norman is set to wed his long-time lover. Her children already call him dad, but his own daughter is furious. Aussie golf champion Greg Norman plans to marry the woman his family blames for the break up of his marriage to first wife Laura Andrassy – and […]

With heartbroken mum Patti playing guardian angel to her disgraced son, Matthew Newton is slowly recovering from the breakdown that led to his attack on ex-fiancee Rachael Taylor. Faces sombre, heads almost touching, Patti Newton and her troubled son share a quiet moment before embracing, both in tears, at the Sydney psychiatric clinic where Matthew […]

The popular stars of The Circle and MasterChef  have waged a war on weight, and they’re both winning! If you’d told Chrissie Swan six months ago she’d be wearing leggings on national TV, she’d have laughed in your face. At a size 26, the 36-year-old radio and television personality was all too aware that when […]

He’s only just turned 17 but already he makes more money in one year than most of us are likely to earn in our entire lives! Angus T. Jones, who plays Jake in top-rating comedy series Two And A Half Men, has just signed a new contract that will see him receive $300,000 per episode […]

On the eve of their fourth anniversary, Katie and Tom’s relationship seems more fractured than ever before. Married after a whirlwind romance, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ relationship started out as a fairytale. Katie once confidently predicted, “[We] will always be in our honeymoon phase.” But as their fourth anniversary approaches it’s a whole different […]

Former Friends star Courteney Cox and David Arquette had been leading separate lives for years. As far as her friends were concerned, Courteney Cox had it all. A successful career, a loving husband and even a much-yearned-for family after finally giving birth to daughter Coco in June 2004. But behind the brazen facade of fame […]

In Rome to honour Mary MacKillop and meet her hero, the brave youngster talks to Andrew Chesterton. Most nine-year-old girls dream of meeting their Hollywood idols. High School Musical heart-throb Zac Efron, maybe. Or singer Justin Bieber. But not Sophie Delezio. Her little face lights up as she reveals her favourite famous person in the […]

James Harrison has given joy to countless mums thanks to his blood donations. Shy and squeamish, blood donor James Harrison admits he is the unlikeliest of super heroes. But to mums of Australia, the 73-year-old is a medical marvel who has brought happiness to so many families. Not only does James have a heart of […]

Michael Jackson’s two eldest children, 13-year-old Prince Michael and 12-year-old Paris, are looking at buying back their father’s Neverland Valley Ranch in Santa Barbara County where they spent most of their childhood. The children of the pop icon are planning to buy back the property once they turn 21 and inherit the millions of dollars […]

My friend Melissa and I had been “besties” since high school. We had pimples, braces and body image issues together and we always assumed that nothing would ever tear us apart. Even having simultaneous crushes on the same guy in our early twenties couldn’t sour our relationship. We began to think that we were indestructible. […]

An Australia-US study has found that animals with higher metabolisms tend to exercise more than their low-metabolism counterparts and also exhibit more dominant characteristics, including a higher sex drive. In pictures: Walking with the stars University of New South Wales senior lecturer Dr Peter Biro and Professor Judy Stamps, from the University of California, Davis, […]

Did you ever watch a Disney film and find yourself empathising with the baddie? Seeing a bit of yourself in Cruella de Vil? Understanding Maleficent? M.A.C has cottoned on to this and brought out the new deliciously devilish, Venomous Villains range. M.A.C has chosen classic dark ladies Cruella de Vil, Snow White‘s Evil Queen, Maleficent […]

Eating generous portions of protein as you get older equates to a reduced risk of hip fracture, researchers from the Harvard University said in a study published in Osteoporosis International. They looked at the eating habits and risk of hip fractures in 946 older men and women and found those who ate less protein had […]

Myrna Colley-Lee has reportedly pocketed around US$400 million in cash and assets after her 26-year marriage to actor Morgan Freeman came to an end in 2009. In pictures: Most expensive divorces Early whispers put the figure at US$175 million, but US magazine The National Inquirer has claimed the figure is much higher. The settlement includes […]

When video footage emerged of Katherine Heigl talking to police outside her Los Angeles home wearing nothing but a tiny gold bikini, it seemed no-one could explain the bizarre scene. Online sites reported that the incident was due to a noise complaint but that didn’t explain why both Katherine and her husband Josh Kelley answered […]

Finding it hard to make it through the day without a bar of chocolate to top up your energy levels? There are better ways to keep your brain active throughout the day, all involving our diet and the way we eat. Master the menu To keep you body and brain powering through the day, focus […]

In spring salvias bloom red, blue, purple and yellow. They have enormous bushes, taller than I am, with spires of flowers and dozens of eastern spinebills and other birds sipping at the nectar. By midsummer there are great banks of rich purple flowers that keep giving a stunning show all summer long. At Christmas the […]

It looks like Keira Knightley is bringing the bob back. The chic star was spotted sporting her new ‘do at the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week recently. The 25-year-old actress is one of the most recent celebrities to have trialled the tailored look. From Victoria Beckham to Anne Hathaway, many celebrities have chopped and […]

After 60 successful years in showbiz, Joan Collins has slammed today’s Hollywood actresses saying that classic Hollywood beauty is over and the public are “starved of gorgeous people”. In an interview with Hello! magazine the 77-year-old said the faces on today’s silver screen have changed dramatically over the years. “When I was young, everybody on […]

Australia’s most famous opera singer, Dame Joan Sutherland, died in Switzerland on Sunday aged 83, after a long battle with illness. “The family of Dame Joan Sutherland … wishes to let all her friends and admirers know that she passed away very peacefully in the evening of October 10 at her home in Switzerland after […]

Have you ever sat at home on your bed with your beloved teddy and wondered “Am I the only one doing this?” The answer is no. A survey of 6000 UK adults, commissioned by hotel chain Travelodge, found that 35 percent of British adults admitted to sleeping with a stuffed animal, LiveScience reported. One of […]

This much longed for baby’s brave mum beat cancer to have him. Rodger Corser strokes the face of the baby boy he cradles in his arms. “Hey Buddy,” he says in the softest of whispers, as his son looks up at him all wide-eyed and solemn. “How are you, mate?”Z Action hero on the small […]

Stuart Diver doesn’t believe in miracles in the traditional sense, but the arrival of baby Alessia has come close to changing his mind. The Thredbo landslide survivor opens up about his own little “miracle”. It almost crushed Stuart Diver’s indomitable spirit when his second wife Rosanna Cossettini was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer just three […]

She’s one of TV’s bubbliest personalities, and with the birth of her first baby, Shelley has even more reason to smile. When a couple bring their first baby home, they naturally expect there to be a few dramas. But, in the case of Shelley Craft and her husband Christian Sergiacomi, their daughter Milla – born […]

Tom Cruise is 48 but looks 35 … so what’s his youthful secret? Tom Cruise has always displayed a youthful exuberance, but now he appears to have the face to match. As the star starts work on his latest film, Mission: Impossible IV, in Prague, the 48-year-old is looking younger than he did when the […]

Discovering she had close relatives in Australia came as a big surprise to Kim – and to them as well. Irene Winters and John Baugh will never forget the day they found out actress Kim Cattrall is their niece. Little did the Aussie siblings know the news would bring them a new half-sister. The revelation […]

Instead of having much needed surgery, Cheryl has chosen to follow her TV dream. You’d never guess it by looking at her as she polishes and paints on The Block, but contestant Cheryl is hiding a deadly secret. Just days before entering the house, the 28-year-old real estate agent from Melbourne was diagnosed with an […]

The couple tell Jonica Bray and an incredulous world why their five babies are miracles. When Brisbane same-sex couple Melissa Keevers and Rosemary Nolan found out they were expecting quintuplets, they knew it was a big deal. But never in their wildest dreams did they think it would be a global phenomenon.Since sharing their remarkable […]

Michael celebrates his own love story by giving away this fabulous diamond ring. Michael Hill is best known for his gorgeous engagement rings – and now, inspired by his own prevailing love, he’s encouraging everyone to get a little bit romantic. Michael met his wife Christine in 1964 after she travelled from England to teach […]

Dogs can improve our health without us even realising it. You don’t have to run endlessly around the local park with your dog to lose weight. When low-income, sedentary people with chronic illness were given “loaner” dogs to walk, they lost an average of 6.5kg a year, a study from the University of Missouri found […]

Dogs can improve our health without us even realising it. You don’t have to run endlessly around the local park with your dog to lose weight. When low-income, sedentary people with chronic illness were given “loaner” dogs to walk, they lost an average of 6.5kg a year, a study from the University of Missouri found […]

When I was working in a shopping mall, a very handsome musician named Doug worked in the music store next to me. We used to do some harmless flirting all the time, but it never went any further than that. I had recently broken off a long term relationship and the last thing I wanted […]

Just when you thought the season of feeling sick was over and the nasty cold and flu bugs were out of the picture, think again. There are still bacteria lurking in everyday places and on everyday items in your home and workplace. These bacteria can be contributing to the spread of illness more than you […]

Although there are hundreds of different essential oils, all you need are the following three — calming lavender, stimulating eucalyptus and delectable rose — to create a variety of natural health and beauty treatments and recipes for your home. Lavender A versatile all-purpose remedy and an ideal choice for treating burns, bites, stings and other […]

It’s official: sitting at your desk all day is making you fat, according to a new Canadian study. Researchers at the University of Montreal compared eating and exercise habits of people in 2004 to behaviour in the 1970s and found that despite eating more healthily and exercising more these days, we are still getting larger. […]

A US study has found that teenagers diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are far more likely to have suicidal tendencies compared to other teens. The University of Maryland research team surveyed 248 young people aged nine to 18 years, of whom half had been diagnosed with ADHD as young children, the UK’s Daily […]

It has long been thought that carrying weight on your lower body was not as harmful to your health as carrying it around your stomach, and US scientists now think they know the reason. Contrary to the previous understanding that adults cannot produce new fat cells, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota have found […]

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After visiting seven countries in 30 days , it seems the Jolie-Pitt clan have settled in Hungary, where the eldest children are said to be starting school, People magazine reported. With Brad in Boston working on his new film, Moneyball, Ange has packed up the pair’s six children and moved them to Hungary, where she […]

Melissa and Rosemary’s unborn quins, conceived without IVF, are a one-in-60 million miracle. Nervously holding her breath, Melissa Keevers’ eyes widen as she fixes them on the sonographer’s screen. Slowly, the doctor runs his wand over her protruding belly and, without blinking, Melissa leans towards the blurry image. “There’s a heartbeat,” the doctor says, before […]

Black and white twin sisters Marcia and Millie Biggs are off to school. Bounding through the school gate hand-in-hand, four-year-old twins Marcia and Millie Biggs see nothing special about their kindergarten debut. The rest of the world disagrees. With their matching bags and uniforms, this cute duo are million-to-one miracles – one born black, and […]

She’s gone from Young Talent Time to international star, now she’s ready to tell it like it is about sister Kylie, plastic surgery, and the women who’ve made her life hell. Dannii Minogue has lifted the lid on her personal life, penning a no-holds-barred autobiography. In the book, which hit UK stores last week, she […]

Hugh Jackman’s body and soul are in harmony as he plays Wolverine again. He may be in his forties, but Hugh Jackman’s up-and-at-’em approach to life suggests there’s no midlife crisis on the radar. In fact, the actor, who turns 42 on October 12, claims he’s in peak physical and spiritual condition and can just […]

Former Home And Away star Beau Brady breaks his silence on the real reason behind his shock split from former fiancée Bec Hewitt. Beau Brady laughs out loud when asked if he is jealous of the multimillion-dollar mansions, fast cars and jetset lifestyle his former fiancée Bec Hewitt now enjoys as the wife of tennis […]

As she opens up on her life before fame, Ajay Rochester tells Glen Williams that for years “running around making fat funny” was her greatest joy. Ajay Rochester loves looking at her “fat photos”. They cause her to roar with laughter and reflect on what has been a “very big” life. Indeed the former host […]

If she thought that looking after eight babies was difficult, imagine what life is like for Nadya “Octomum” Suleman now that her famous clutch of kids is about to reach the terrible twos! Looking harried and distressed, the 35-year-old mum tried to keep a handle on her energetic 21-month-old children – Noah, Maliyah, Isaiah, Nariyah, […]

Respected royal watcher Judy Wade says the younger prince and his girlfriend Chelsy Davy can’t wait to marry! During the past week, reports have been circulating that Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy have finally called it quits, with Harry’s solo partying the final straw for his long-time, on-off girlfriend. Chelsy is said to be angry […]

As she turns heads on the red carpet, the actress lashes out against plastic surgery. Hollywood stalwart Jamie Lee Curtis is leading the charge for growing old gracefully, striking out against the celebrity trend for cosmetic enhancement. The 51-year-old actress, who looks amazing with her cropped grey hair, stunning figure and toned pins, has become […]

The talk-show host will reside in five-star opulence when she hits Australia later this year. She says she’s coming to see the real Australia, but Oprah Winfrey will be treated to a view of Sydney very few tourists ever see – from the penthouse of the harbour city’s lavish Four Seasons Hotel. The TV queen’s […]

When we got back home I didn’t actually see Ben or Kelly for nearly four weeks and I was so busy with the kids, Rob and work that I almost managed to put them out of my mind. A few times I lay in bed thinking about my reaction to Ben but I convinced myself […]

What do you do when you see a snake in your yard? If you’re Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt, the answer is call emergency services. Los Angeles Fire Department officials confirmed that a unit was dispatched to the socialite’s home to try and bring in the slithering creature. Unfortunately, the snake could […]

Racing is as much about the fashions on the field as it is about the horses. We take a look back in time at how racing fashions have changed since the early 1900’s. The styles may be vastly different, but the frocks and fancy of the races are always a great excuse to bring out […]

Mel Gibson’s ex, Oksana Grigorieva, will reportedly be one of the guest stars on the 25th and final season of The Oprah Winfrey Show. In pictures: Famous heartbreaks The Russian beauty and actor Mel Gibson had a nasty separation earlier this year, including a bitter custody battle over their daughter, Lucia. The publicity surrounding the […]

Tilda Swinton’s life is as intriguing on-screen as it is in real life. The unique beauty talks to Josh Jackson about her unconventional film roles and how she openly loves two men at the same time She attended boarding schools in England and Scotland before graduating from Cambridge University in 1983. Two years later, she […]

Kristy Hinze and Jodhi Meares share a friendship that stretches back almost two decades. Now, as both women tell Bryce Corbett, they find themselves at personal and professional crossroads. In pictures: Billionaire boyfriends Kristy Hinze — Style inspiration This is a tale of two lives less ordinary. The story of a couple of Aussie girls […]

It’s not just padded bras and lipstick – girls are experimenting with sex way too soon and teen pregnancies are on the rise. Bryce Corbett reports on this disturbing new trend. It’s two o’clock on a Saturday afternoon in suburban Melbourne. A pink limousine pulls into a driveway and disgorges a gaggle of excited 10-year-olds. […]

Being imprisoned for a crime you did not commit is the stuff of nightmares. Sue Williams talks to the wrongly convicted about their call for justice reforms. Alexis Keogh is curled up in a chair, looking through a big box of letters. She smiles as she re-reads some, a shadow of sadness passes over her […]

Once deemed over the hill, 50 is now the age of personal and professional success. These three well-known women sing the praises of their age to Kelly Baker. In pictures: 50+ and fabulous A generation or two ago, we lived in a vastly different Australia to the one we live in today. Telephones had cords, […]

In a battle worthy of one of his hugely successful books, author Stieg Larsson’s untimely death has pitted his partner, Eva Gabrielsson, against his family, as she tells William Langley. On a November afternoon in 2004, 50-year-old Stieg Larsson, an overweight, chain-smoking, Swedish news agency reporter, arrived at his office in central Stockholm. The lift […]

According to a study from the Universities of Bristol and St Andrews in the UK, published in the Journal of Primatology, we regard people with a pink or yellow tinge to their skin as being the healthiest. Researchers used computer software to tweak the colour in photos of Caucasian faces, and they found that upping […]

I Came To Say Goodbye, By Caroline Overington, Bantam Australia, $32.95. The reality of the often hidden child welfare system is revealed by this powerful story of a broken family in an Australian country town. The themes in this brilliant book are played out on news bulletins across Australia every week. A young woman in […]

Holly Kerr Forysth is a writer, photographer and passionate gardener. She takes time out of her busy schedule to share her favourite books in Book Club. What was the last book you read? I try not to read too much fiction, as intriguing, involving fiction can prevent me reading research [non-fiction] material. I have just […]

STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG, KATE ATKINSON, DOUBLEDAY, $32.95. Tracy Waterhouse retired from the West Yorkshire police force with a shell so thick there was scarcely anything left inside. Now over 50 and doing the rounds as security chief of her shopping centre, she spots prostitute and druggie Kelly Cross cruelly dragging a little girl. […]

MEDIUM RAW, BY ANTHONY BOURDAIN, BLOOMSBURY, $35. Knives at 20 paces! Bad boy Bourdain is back. As fans of his best-selling Kitchen Confidential know, he is a writer who never uses a polite phrase if an obscenity is available. “A loud, egotistical, one-note arsehole” is how one critic described him, which strikes Bourdain as “entirely […]

APE HOUSE, BY SARA GRUEN, ALLEN & UNWIN, $32.99. I so loved Gruen’s last book, Water For Elephants, that I’ve been waiting for this one. And it starts with a bang – a fire-bomb, actually, thrown by animal activists trying to “liberate” a family of Bonobo apes from a research facility, where they are being […]

THE SLAP, BY CHRISTOS TSIOLKAS, ALLEN & UNWIN, $32.95. Melbourne’s inner suburbs and family and friends gather for a barbecue. A child acts brattishly. One of the guests (not his parents) delivers the boy a stinging slap – and sets off a chain of events both extraordinary and familiar, which is the key to this […]

Solo, BY VICKI MCAULEY, MACMILLAN AUSTRALIA, $34.99. When Andrew McAuley set out to cross the Tasman Sea in a kayak, his wife, Vicki, his family and even Andrew himself had grave doubts about the wisdom of the mission. Minutes after he farewelled his wife and young son, he worried about ever seeing them again and […]

Serenade For A Small Family, BY INGRID LAGUNA, ALLEN & UNWIN, $24.99. It’s hard to write this review without thinking of the feelings of the author. After all, Laguna has totally bared her soul on love, babies and her winding road to happiness. And though the first chapters sing with the naïve joy of a […]

A Photographic Portrait: Queen Elizabeth II, BY PHILIP ZIEGLER, THAMES & HUDSON, $90. Queen Elizabeth has been photographed since the day she was born and, largely, by the best photographers. This book pulls together those official portraits we know, with a clutch of revealing, relaxed shots and rarely seen documentary photographs, which offer an insight […]

Trick Of The Dark, BY VAL MCDERMID, LITTLE BROWN, $32.99. Val McDermid is a master of the complex crime thriller and her latest combines flawless, suspense-filled storytelling with a sharp contemporary eye on human behaviour and relationships, which culminate in possibly her most menacing, emotional whodunnit yet. Oxford University in England (where Scottish journalist and […]

BY NIGHTFALL, BY MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM, FOURTH ESTATE, $27.99. Manhattan art dealer Peter Harris is struggling with the kind of concerns only the rich can afford to contemplate at length. Am I happy? What is art? What is beauty? Pulitzer Prize-winning author (for The Hours), Michael Cunningham, writes so exquisitely it’s almost possible to forgive his […]

MINI SHOPAHOLIC, SOPHIE KINSELLA, BANTAM PRESS, $32.95. Beguiling Becky Bloomwood Brandon has many fans. She’s shopped her way through five successful books and her sixth is more of the same kind-hearted blundering and insatiable purchasing. Becky now has a two-year-old daughter, Minnie, in tow and, worryingly, she’s almost like her shopaholic mother. Becky is struggling […]

AT HOME WITH THE TEMPLETONS, BY MONICA MCINERNEY, MICHAEL JOSEPH, $32.95. The Templetons are a feckless, charming English family of seven and they’ve just moved into a stately home in rural Australia. They seem to have it all, especially in the eyes of neighbour Nina Donovan, a lonely young widow with a robust son, Tom. […]

BLUE HEAVEN, BY C.J. BOX, ALLEN & UNWIN, $22.99. If you like Clint Eastwood movies, you will love Blue Heaven. It’s a story that’s just waiting to star and be directed by the movie icon. Twelve-year-old Annie and her brother, William, sick of their mother’s boyfriend, take off to go fishing in the woods. There, […]

Fall Of Giants, BY KEN FOLLETT, PAN MACMILLAN, $49.99. Ken Follett is perhaps best known for his two historical novels, Pillars Of The Earth and World Without End. And his reputation as a master storyteller is again confirmed. It is the first in the Century Trilogy and introduces the reader to the five families whose […]

A Darker Music, BY MARIS MORTON, SCRIBE, $32.95 To budding authors out there, it’s heartening to see that teacher and artist Maris Morton was 72 when she snatched the inaugural CAL Scribe Fiction Prize 2010 (awarded to an unpublished manuscript by an Australian writer over the age of 35). Her novel is a “derring dip” […]

Forget the face lift. The latest cosmetic surgery craze is the bum lift. Miami-based surgeon Dr Constantino Mendieta told a conference in London this week there was a steady rise in the number of women who craved curvier bottoms, the UK’s Daily Mailreported. The “Miami Thong Lift” procedure, which was presented at the conference of […]

It has long been known that living a full and active life helps people sleep better, but a new US study has pinpointed aerobic exercise as a key element in making sure you get enough rest at night. A study at Chicago’s Northwestern University followed the progress of 23 previously inactive adults on an exercise […]

Some stress on the body is positive as it helps you grow, change and achieve your goals. However, when stress becomes a problem and you feel unhappy and unable to handle the situation, or it affects your health and wellbeing, it is important to identify the problem and adopt strategies to help you feel more relaxed.

Some stress on the body is positive as it helps you grow, change and achieve your goals. However, when stress becomes a problem and you feel unhappy and unable to handle the situation, or it affects your health and wellbeing, it is important to identify the problem and adopt strategies to help you feel more […]

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Think that there is nothing you can do once the wrinkles start to set in? Think again. Melissa Hoyer and Kaye Scott talks through the latest skin care developments for the more mature skin. In pictures: 50+ and fabulous In pictures: Smokin’ at 60 Cosmetic professionals are noticing a trend in their patients – they’re […]

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If you thought these kids were kitchen whizzes wait until you discover their other secret talents. CASSIDY Sports star: Overachieving Cassidy might have mastered the art of chicken and mushroom risotto but her other passion is sport. A fan of 2009 AFL Premiership winners Geelong, this 12-year-old only child is a title holder in her […]

Little Jemimah Friend’s infectious giggle and merry personality mask her excruciating pain. The happy-go-lucky five-year-old suffers from the brittle bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta, so her bones are easily fractured. “We’ve lost count of how many times she’s broken bones,” says her dad, Mark. “Let’s just say there are well over 35 documented incidents where she’s […]

The star’s big day was all she’d dreamed of – traditional, elegant, intimate – and shared with her “perfect partner” Stuart Webb. The dappled, golden sunlight streams through the massive glass windows, catching the tears gently pooling in Kate Ritchie’s eyes as she gazes at the man she adores, former professional rugby league player Stuart […]

After a whirlwind romance, the cattle farmer lasoos his high-spirited soul mate. A s Stacie Marmion walks up the aisle to wed farmer Brad Crane, she doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry. But when she sees her handsome groom, whom she met on hit series The Farmer Wants A Wife, the exuberant bride goes […]

The cast of the popular sitcom reunite as Julie McGregor weds her long-time love. Glen Williams reports exclusively for Woman’s Day. Julie McGregor’s wedding was never going to be conventional. The 61-year-old actress who convinced Australians she was a clueless secretary named Betty from Walgett on the Aussie sitcom Hey Dad..! wouldn’t be caught dead […]

Angelina Jolie has always taken her responsibilities as a UN Goodwill Ambassador seriously, but some are asking at what cost to her children? In the past month, Angelina has travelled more than 50,000 kilometres, visiting seven countries – including the UK, Pakistan, Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina – either leaving her kids behind in LA […]

A series of phone messages threaten to bring down one of Hollywood’s most intriguing marriages. After five years of marriage, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher’s relationship is facing its toughest challenge yet, with Star magazine publishing text messages from Ashton to the woman who claims she had an affair with him. As Woman’s Day reported […]

When I first met Rob, I thought my older sister, Clare, was so lucky to be with a guy like him; he was handsome, kind and so sweet to her. Being the baby sister, I was only 19 when I first met him and he was 27 just like Clare. I idolised him but I […]

When it comes to maintaining a (very) happy and healthy sex life within your long-term relationship, the key is good communication. “Since the tongue is the most useful tool for sex, we need to use it honestly to share our attitudes, thoughts, and experiences with our partner,” says Clinical Psychologist and Sex Therapist, Dr Janet […]

It is estimated that up to 30 percent of people experience odontophobia, or anxiety when they visit the dentist. A further one in 20 people suffer from such extreme fear that they cannot go at all. Anaesthetic drugs and nitrous oxide, or “happy gas” can both help to numb pain, but they do not necessarily […]

When it comes to your partner’s health, US researchers have found that serving up three solid meals a day will keep them healthier than if they graze on smaller meals throughout the day. New research conducted on a group of 27 overweight men by researchers at Purdue University in Indiana found that eating three solid […]

Is there anything that this antioxidant-rich superfruit can’t do? So far, research has linked it to preventing heart disease, better post-exercise muscle recovery, improvements in erectile dysfunction, and even visibly reducing the appearance of wrinkles. Now, according to a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, it appears that this multitasking fruit […]

Being obese doesn’t just put a strain on your health, it hits your hip pocket too. Researchers at George Washington University in the US have calculated the annual cost of being obese to a person’s wage at US$4879 ($5105) for women and US$2646 ($2769) for men, the Associated Press reported. The researchers took into account […]

It’s only a few months until her due date, but the princess is busier than ever. Her twins are due in just over three months but there’sno slowing down for Crown Princess Mary. With her bump now clearly showing, the popular royal is as duty-bound as ever. Renowned for her dinky-di work ethic, the energetic […]

Funny girls Jane Turner and Gina Riley will bring their Kath and Kim characters to life in a new live show. The comic duo will headline Sydney’s World’s Funniest Island comedy festival at Cockatoo Island on October 16 and 17 joining a line-up including Wil Anderson, the Umbilical Brothers and Julia Morris. Event organiser John […]