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Reggie: my blindness won’t stop me being a good mum

Reggie Sorensen tells Monique Butterworth that, despite her health dramas, motherhood is nothing but a joy with baby Lucas. Cradling six-week-old baby Lucas close, Regina “Reggie” Sorensen, is taking in every precious moment. After an ectopic pregnancy that brought her close to death 18 months ago, the 2003 Big Brother winner and her husband of […]
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Sarah’s meltdown: Stress & the city

With growing work pressures, twin babies crying for her attention and the memory of her husband’s alleged affair, Sarah Jessica Parker has too much on her plate. Jackie Brygel reports. The pressure of being a mother to three young children, including twin baby girls, as well as a wife, movie star and film producer, is […]
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Cuppa for a cure

Lisa Wilkinson, Jane Flemming and Gretel Killeen all take time out from their busy schedules to sit down with Woman’s Day for a Pink Ribbon Breakfast, and tell Angela Mollard why it’s so important to them. Jane Flemming, Gretel Killeen and Lisa Wilkinson all lead busy, dynamic lives but getting them together for a pink […]
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The farmer is a dad

He found his perfect partner on a hay bale, now Farmer Chris and wife Kim invite Glen Williams to meet their beautiful baby girl, Charlotte Ann. They were the original couple who turned The Farmer Wants A Wife into a television sensation. We couldn’t get enough of the unfolding romance between gentle giant Chris Newsome […]
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Farmer Jenny finds a husband

Eight months after failing to find love on The Farmer Wants A Wife, Jenny Blake introduces her new fiancé to Katherine Chatfield. Jenny Blake flushes with excitement as she proudly shows off her engagement ring. Despite being together for only six months, Mark, 31, and Jenny, 34, are certain their future is together. But while […]
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Police investigate pub assault: Cougar Charmyne bashed by a woman

When Charmyne Palavi spoke out against Australia’s sexist football culture she knew there’d be a blacklash — but she never expected to be brutally attacked by another woman. Jo Knowsley reports. Charmyne Palavi was standing quietly at the bar with her fiancé Michael Browne when she felt the first chunk of ice smack against her […]
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Q&A: *MasterChef*’s Gary Mehigan

If you loved MasterChef, then get ready for the new, exciting Celebrity MasterChef. Gary Mehigan spoke to us about what to expect from the new series plus who his early favourites are. Do you remember the first time you cooked something and thought, “This is what I want to do”? My grandad was a chef; […]
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A summer of herbs

“Grow herbs,” said the girl at the nursery helpfully to the customer standing next to me. “Herbs don’t need watering. They just look after themselves.” Like heck, they do! Okay, most of the herbs we use in cooking survive nicely on Mediterranean hillsides with no water other than what falls from the sky. But they […]
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Prince Harry: The movie

Prince William may have been born for the throne, but his younger brother is bound for Hollywood. At least, his story is. Prince Harry‘s fascinating life has attracted the interest of filmmaker Peter Kosminsky, who plans to make a film about the younger, wilder royal, called The Spare. Kosminsky says he was drawn to the […]
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Madonna to remarry? “I’d rather be hit by a train”

Twice married and recently divorced mum of four Madonna has denied rumours that she’s planning to wed her 22-year-old toyboy Jesus Luz. She says she’d rather be hit by a train than walk down the aisle for a third time. Appearing on Letterman to promote her new compilation album, when asked if she’d consider getting […]
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David Letterman admits to affairs with female staff

Talk show host David Letterman has confessed to having sexual relations with a number of his female staff members. The startling admission, delivered during a live show, comes after the 62-year-old’s colleague Robert Halderman was arrested in relation to the case. Speaking on his own show, Letterman told viewers he’d been the victim of a […]
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*MasterChef*’s George Calombaris

If you loved MasterChef, then get ready for the new, exciting Celebrity MasterChef. We chatted to George Calombaris about all things food. Do you remember the first time you cooked something and thought, “This is what I want to do”? I have always been attached to my mother’s apron strings. I have been around food […]
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Rice: the long and short of it

Rice is the staple food for roughly half the world’s population and it is eaten daily by more than 300 billion people. Like wheat and other grains, rice is a good source of carbohydrate, which supplies the body with energy. It is low in fat (less than 3g of fat per 100g uncooked rice) and […]
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Jen’s new man & baby plans

As her ex hits rock bottom, Jen finally finds happiness. Matthew Denby reports on her new love. After a string of failed romances with Hollywood hunks, it seems that Jennifer Aniston has finally got the message. She’s now dating a regular guy, and even has a back-up plan for babies. For the first time she […]
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Ange pushes Brad to the brink

With his health faltering, Brad takes a stand against the lifestyle he fears could destroy him, report Matthew Denby and Josephine Agostino. The tired, greying figure who arrived at the San Sebastian film festival in Spain last week has left fans and friends alike wondering what has happened to the real Brad Pitt. And it’s […]
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Rosleigh’s plea: I will swap with Schapelle

Five years after Schapelle Corby was sent to jail, her anguished mum tells Glen Williams she wants to take her mentally disturbed daughter’s place. A mother’s love knows no bounds, and Schapelle Corby’s mum, Rosleigh Rose, is no exception. As Schapelle sinks further into a quagmire of depression behind the bars of Indonesia’s Kerobokan Prison, […]
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Wayne Carey: He proposed, then he cheated

Police were called recently when Wayne Carey’s now ex-fiancée Kate Neilson flew into a jealous rage outside the home the couple shared. She tells Ray Chesterton her side of the story. It should have been the happiest time of her life, but Kate Neilson’s engagement to Wayne Carey was destroyed when he committed the ultimate […]
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Bob Irwin declares: I’m in charge now

The rift between Bob Irwin and his daughter-in-law is growing. Now Bob is fighting to save his son Steve’s conservation legacy. While he was content to toil in the shadow of his famous son, the patriarch of the Irwin clan, Bob, apparently reserves no such favours for the current management at Australia Zoo — and […]
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‘I’m not breaking up their marriage’

She’s been snapped sightseeing, dancing and dining out with Blue Wiggle Anthony Field, but dancer Caterina Mete tells Jonica Bray…’I’m not breaking up their marriage’. Blue Wiggle Anthony Field recently made an extraordinary public defence of his six-year marriage. Now Woman’s Day can exclusively reveal the reason the normally reticent Anthony decided to talk out. […]
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Kirk Pengilly’s recipe for love

The INXS star has left his wild days behind, swapping his guitar for an apron and chopping board. After seven years of cooking for his fiancée, surfing champ Layne Beachley, Kirk Pengilly is finally getting the recipe right. As the INXS rocker begins a stint competing on the highly anticipated Celebrity MasterChef, the happy couple […]
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Pop star Chynna Phillips: My family’s incest horror

In a shocking exclusive interview, former Wilson Phillips star Chynna Phillips opens up about the incest scandal that has torn her famous show business family apart. Following the disturbing admission by her actress sister Mackenzie that she willingly indulged in a ten-year incestuous relationship with their pop legend father, John Phillips of The Mamas & […]
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Ding Dong’s delight: *Hey Hey* I’m back

Denise Drysdale’s sudden exit from Hey Hey It’s Saturday sent shockwaves through Australia 20 years ago, her return is no less dramatic, Glen Williams and Steve Jackson report. Her name may be synonymous with the golden era of Hey Hey It’s Saturday, but Denise Drysdale reveals she endured an excruciating wait before receiving a last-minute […]
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Shocking evidence in Anna Nicole’s death

Two-and-a-half years after Anna Nicole Smith‘s death, unsealed affidavits allege her psychiatrist prescribed a quantity of drugs amounting to what one pharmacist called “pharmaceutical suicide”, the Los Angeles Times reported. Unsealed this week in Los Angeles, court documents allege that Anna Nicole’s psychiatrist faxed a prescription to a pharmacy for a range of different drugs […]
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I broke up my brother-in-law and his girlfriend

I had been dating my now-husband for nearly two years when I finally met his brother’s long term girlfriend. She lived in South Korea and we had always missed each other during her various trips to Australia. I was really looking forward to meeting her, thinking about how our children would probably grow up as […]
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Jude Law’s love child arrives

Jude Law has become a father for the fourth time after the woman he had a brief affair with gave birth to a baby girl last night. Samantha Burke has reportedly named the child Sophia, but Jude is yet to meet his newborn daughter and wasn’t present at the birth. “Besides the financial support, he’s […]
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Ashleigh: I dropped out of high school for *Idol*

By Jackie Brygel She may have been the first of the top 12 to be eliminated from Australian Idol, but talented 18-year-old singer Ashleigh Toole promises we certainly haven’t seen the last of her. How are you feeling? You must be more than a little disappointed. Yes, I definitely am very upset, but these things […]
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My love for Rove

Their love was forged in friendship and a shared loss, and for actress and author Tasma Walton husband Rove McManus has brought her a happiness she never knew, she tells Larry Writer. In her new novel, Heartless, Tasma Walton’s heroine’s heart is broken again and again. Her father abandons her. She is emotionally and physically […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Matt the cravat

We came to know him as the flamboyant judge on hit show MasterChef, but behind the foppish, internationally renowned food critic is Matt Preston the devoted family man, with a wife who is the icing on his cake.
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Belinda Neal: I will fight for my marriage

She may have her own public image problems, but nothing prepared Belinda Neal for her husband John Della Bosca’s confession of infidelity, writes Tracey Curro. It’s not easy to reconcile the gentle image of the well-groomed blonde woman posed wistfully by the window of a Canberra hotel room with Belinda Neal’s reputation as the volatile […]
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Tracy’s year of living dangerously

After 29 years in journalism, A Current Affair’s Tracy Grimshaw is finally getting the recognition she deserves, thanks in part to a series of bruising public encounters this year, writes Michael Sheather. Tracy Grimshaw couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Driving home on a Saturday afternoon, she took a call from Grant Williams, executive producer […]
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Are you feeling satisfied?

Do you always feel hungry, or do you feel as if you’re always eating? Hunger is a complex feeling which can be easily influenced by many factors. Read on for practical tips to help you curb your appetite without starving. Understanding when we are truly hungry is important not only if we want to lose […]
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Brad Pitt: Why we will never marry

Twice voted the sexiest man alive, heart-throb Brad Pitt seems to have it all. Dotson Rader goes behind the headlines to find a star who is in love, but who has vowed not to marry until homosexuals are given the same right. “My life has been about big changes,” says actor Brad Pitt. “It’s always […]
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Exclusive extract: *Pearl In A Cage*

Download your exclusive extract from Pearl In A Cage by Joy Dettman here. About the author: “What we remember from childhood we remember forever – permanent ghosts, stamped, inked, imprinted, eternally seen,” observed prominent American short story writer and novelist Cynthia Ozick. Glimpses of the landscape of Joy Dettman’s early years reveal how her permanent […]
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Personal trainers: for you or not for you?

Once upon a time, it was only the famous and very rich who enlisted the help of personal trainers to help keep them in shape. But these days, personal trainers are popular with a wide variety of people. “Personal trainers are now very accessible and are considered to be effective,” says Lauretta Stace, Chief Executive […]
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Sonia Kruger’s new role: stepmum to five

After the toughest year of her life, Sonia looks set to take her love affair with her TV boss to the next level, Angela Mollard writes. Strolling hand in hand with her new love, Sonia Kruger finally seems to have found peace after one of the worst years of her life. In the strongest sign […]
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Dicko’s weight loss mission: “It was diet or die”

The Australian Idol judge, who’s been named as the new spokesman for Jenny Craig, tells Phillip Koch why he’s determined to ditch his blubber. Australian Idol judge Ian “Dicko” Dickson has been a harsh critic of overweight wannabe pop stars, so it came as a nasty shock when a doctor labelled him obese and told […]
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Nicole’s message to Katie: Life’s better without Tom

Finally at peace with herself, Nicole Kidman’s relaxed new life couldn’t be further from her former husband’s highly regimented world with Katie, Naomi Toy writes. Nicole Kidman couldn’t be happier as she enters her fourth year of marriage to Keith Urban. Nic spent years trying to work away her pain with a string of back-to-back […]
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Patrick’s final words of love

When Patrick Swayze discovered he was dying, he sat down with his beloved wife Lisa Niemi to write about their life together. Woman’s Day shares this yet to be released extract from The Time Of His Life. Since Patrick Swayze passed away from pancreatic cancer last week, fans and peers have been paying tribute to […]
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Stressed Ange’s weight crisis

Shocking new pictures of Angelina Jolie taken in Africa last week show the toll of her relationship dramas with Brad Pitt, Matthew Denby reports. Angelina Jolie’s emaciated appearance while visiting an African refugee camp has sparked new health fears — amid reports that that her weight is plummeting rapidly. With tension rising in her relationship […]
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Posh’s sister: “You’re too skinny”

Victoria Beckham’s little sister Louise confronts her over her shock weight loss, Katherine Chatfield reports. One lives in a $25 million mansion in LA with her famous footballer husband and is always seen draped in designer brands. The other is a divorced mum-of-three who lives around the corner from her parents and works hard to […]
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Katie stands tall: I’m not ashamed

Since her bitter divorce from Aussie singer Peter Andre, British model Katie Price has been called everything from a “despicable mother” to a “disgrace”. But now we finally get to hear from one of the most reviled women in Britain. Katie explains that she won’t be apologising for moving on with cage fighter Alex Reid, […]
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Jennifer Aniston sings live on TV!

Jennifer Aniston appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show, Ellen, in the US yesterday and indulged the audience with a little singsong. The 40-year-old actress is training to do her own singing and guitar playing in The Goree Girls, a drama based on a real-life all-female country band in a Texas prison in the 1940s. This […]
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She’s still got it!

The pulling power of Whitney Houston is still as high as ever. Her exclusive interview, her first in seven years, helped the rating of Oprah’s Winfrey’s 24th season premiere soar. Rather than calling it a comeback, Oprah referred to Whitney’s re-emergence as a “coming-through” when talking on American television showEntertainment Tonight. And it seems Oprah […]
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Film review: *Blessed*

Blessed is based on the award-winning Australian play, Who’s Afraid of the Working Class?, which is a collection of four short, loosely overlapping plays, written by award-winning writers. The short plays in Who’s Afraid of the Working Class? were Trash, written by Andrew Bovell (who also wrote the screenplay for Lantana, and the play on […]
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Skip the sugar

A sweet tooth can be harder to tame than a nicotine addiction, says Pamela Allardice. Here’s what you can do about it. The average Australian eats over 27 kilograms of sugar a year; and that’s without counting added sugar, courtesy of sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup, which is found in many processed foods. This avalanche […]
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Trans fats — the bad fats

In some countries they’re banned. In Australia, our federal government is advocating the reduction of them in our food supply. So what are trans fats? And why do we need to avoid them? Trans fats are formed when an unsaturated fat (a good type of fat) undergoes a process called hydrogenation. This changes it from […]
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Berried treasure

Love your heart. It seems a spoonful of strawberries makes the cholesterol go down. According to a new study published in Metabolism, eating strawberries daily caused a significant reduction in LDL (‘bad’) cholesterol. Even better, the participants’ LDL levels were less prone to oxidation, the chemical process that really damages your heart and arteries. Another […]
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The odd couple

Sweet… Dark chocolate can help you eat less by curbing your cravings for sugary, fatty, or salty foods, say researchers from the University of Copenhagen. Their study set out to find whether eating milk or dark chocolate had any effect on hunger levels and on the amount of food eaten. Sixteen men were enrolled in […]
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Half of Australia’s fat population think they’re healthy

More than half of the nation is not healthy, with 54 percent weighing in at an overweight or obese level, but one in six obese Australians believe their weight is in the healthy weight range, a new study had found. Researchers commissioned by the Heart Foundation and insurer Zurich interviewed 1200 respondents aged 20 and […]
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Spring clean your kitchen

What a great feeling after a long winter to be able to throw open the windows, discard a few layers of clothing and catch a few rays of warm spring sunshine. Spring is a time that inspires most of us to wash the windows, clean the car, repaint the fence and give every room in […]
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How dieting gave me an eating disorder

In my teens, I was slightly overweight, so my mother offered to send me to a well-known weight loss centre in an attempt to lose approximately 5-10kg. I was placed on a strict diet, and had to visit the centre regularly to use their exercise equipment. I was losing weight steadily, until one week my […]
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The return of the family dinner

There’s no doubt the current global financial crisis has been tough – but it’s also proved to have a silver lining for families. One in six families report spending more time together as a result of the downturn. And when it comes to the dinner table, more time together is good news for your health. […]
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Danielle Vico’s gastric banding diary

Danielle Vico is a 29-year-old mother of two young children. She’s funny, smart, pretty and happily married to the man she’s been with for 13 years. But for years Danielle has battled with her weight to the point she recently tipped the scales at 156.3 kgs. With Woman’s Day by her side, Danielle recently became […]
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Patrick Swayze dies

Actor Patrick Swayze today lost his two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. Swayze, who trained with the Joffrey Ballet School in his twenties, had his major breakthrough aged 35 as Johnny Castle, the dancing instructor from the wrong side of the tracks in the coming-of-age classic Dirty Dancing. His celebrity rose further with […]
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I can’t lose my kids a second time

In 1992, Jacqueline Pascarl’s two eldest kids were kidnapped by their dad, a Malaysian prince. Now she tells Angela Mollard of her terror at learning she could be parted from her youngest children forever. ForJacqueline Pascarl, it seemed like the sickest of jokes. As she looked at the images of two ominous looking growths on […]
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A father’s anguish: my wife killed our baby

Devastated Perth dad Chris Nicholls tells Natalee Furhmann about the day his perfect life was shattered. When new mum Rebecca Morley told her husband Chris to go back to sleep after they both woke to their baby Freddy’s early morning cry, Chris happily agreed. Four hours later, Rebecca told him she had killed their son. […]
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Stop the bullying, Kyle

Both Magda Szubanski and Jackie O have endured a week of hell at the hands of radio’s Kyle Sandilands, writes Jonica Bray. With her usual good grace and wit, Magda Szubanski put on a brave face last week after shock jock Kyle Sandilands launched into a bizarre string of on-air insults about her weight battle. […]
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Mat Rogers & Chloe Maxwell: How our son is beating autism

The star couple were devastated when their young son retreated into a shell. Now he’s been diagnosed with autism, they tell Katherine Chatfield he’s responding to treatment in leaps and bounds. Max shrieks with delight as his mum chases him round the house pretending to be a monster. Giggling, he throws his arms round her, […]
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Kate Ritchie: I’m marrying my perfect man

After years of being a serial bride on TV, Kate Ritchie finally gets the chance to plan her own wedding. Erin Craven and Angela Mollard report. Even as a child, Kate Ritchie’s romantic side was obvious. In between scenes on Home And Away, the now 31-year-old could often be seen singing into a mirror about […]
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John & Kelly: torn apart by grief

An inconsolable John Travolta is retreating from the world and, writes Glen Williams, from his wife Kelly Preston. In the still, quiet hours of a Florida morning, John Travolta casts a lonely shadow. Another sleepless night has brought him to his private tarmac, where he loses himself in his dark heartbroken thoughts. Here, away from […]
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*’Bold’* star Hunter Tylo: I’ve dumped my cheating lover

She’s come back from the dead twice on The Bold And The Beautiful, but Hunter Tylo’s dramatic off screen life continues to rival anything the show’s writers can come up with. Talking exclusively to The Lowdown, tragedy-plagued Hunter, 47, reveals she has been forced to kick out her musician partner Corey Cofield and take out […]
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Fat that satisfies

A study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, published in Cell Metabolism, shows that foods which are rich in a “good” monounsaturated fat called oleic acid — namely avocadoes, olive oil, and nuts — actually curb hunger pangs. How? The oleic acid triggers production of a fat-derived hormone called oleoylethanolamide (OEA): this carries […]
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The secrets of billionaires

You are probably so sick and tired of hearing about setting goals to achieve what you want. Some of you may even tune out when someone asks you to set goals because they have never really worked for you, in the past. Don't tune out now, because here are a few hints on how to make your goals work for you!
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The secrets of billionaires

You are probably so sick and tired of hearing about setting goals to achieve what you want. Some of you may even tune out when someone asks you to set goals because they have never really worked for you, in the past. Don’t tune out now, because here are a few hints on how to […]
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Janet Jackson: Michael’s kids are “doing well”

Michael Jackson‘s sister Janet has opened up about her brother’s tragic death almost two months ago, speaking to Harper’s Bazaar about her memories of Michael and about how his children are coping since losing their father. “He loved to laugh,” says Janet. “The last time we were together, he’d laugh so hard, he would just […]
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Nicole Richie names her son after a bird!

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are the proud new parents of baby Sparrow James Midnight, a younger brother for their 19-month-old daughter Harlow Winter. “In the middle of night, the very early hours of September 9, 2009, Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden,” read an announcement on Nicole’s website. […]
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When food is not a friend

Food allergy and food intolerance – what’s the difference? You hear people all the time say they can’t eat a particular food because they are allergic. However, a true food allergy is not as common as you may think. In fact, the adverse reactions to food that are commonly thought to be an allergic reaction […]
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The botox boom

Can you ever be too old (or young) for Botox? Apparently not. It’s being embraced by all ages – from teens to women in their 80s – and is becoming the century’s hotshot anti-ageing treatment. In pictures: have they or haven’t they tried botox? What is it? Botulinum Toxin A was first used therapeutically in […]
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Organic food: is it really better for your kids?

Mum-of-eight Kate Gosselin is famous for her organic-only stance when it comes to feeding her kids. But are there any health benefits and is it worth the extra expense? Love her or hate her, most people give kudos to Jon & Kate Plus 8 star Kate Gosselin for choosing to feed her kids organic food. […]
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Are *you* drinking too much?

Your glass or two of sav blanc each night may not make you a binge drinker – but it doesn’t mean you don’t have to watch your pour. Find out how much is too much and how to safely enjoy a tipple. Binge drinking remains the focus for the media when it comes to alcohol […]
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Tasma reveals: ‘How I proposed to Rove’

Tasma Walton and Rove McManus’s engagement wasn’t your standard ‘down on one knee’ affair, but who would expect this colourful couple to do things the old fashioned way? They may have kept their recent wedding a secret, but Tasma is happy to share how she proposed to her TV host boyfriend some months earlier. Having […]
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Lisa Curry caught in love triangle

Far from finding new love with a much younger man, Lisa Curry has learnt she was actually sharing him with a string of women, Jo Knowsley reports. When Lisa Curry and Melbourne businessman Adrian Hunter embarked on a passionate relationship last month, the golden girl’s obvious happiness was the talk of her Mooloolaba hometown. The […]
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Magda’s catwalk debut

The comedienne has shed her shyness along with extra kilos to show off her fabulous new figure. She has made a nation laugh and inspired thousands of women with her personal weight-loss journey, but never in her wildest dreams did Magda Szubanski expect to become a fashion icon. This week, however, Magda will make her […]
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My secret heartache

Country music star Adam Brand talks to Ray Chesterton about the tragedy that helped propel him to the grand final of DWTS. Four months ago, Adam Brand really couldn’t dance to save his life and knew he was probably going to embarrass himself, but he didn’t hesitate to step up to the challenge of Dancing […]
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Why I love my Aussie wife

Ellen DeGeneres invites Judith Newman into her Beverly Hills home — where she opens up about her love for Portia de Rossi. With a top-rating TV talk show, a year-old marriage and a new career as a model, it seems Ellen DeGeneres has finally hit her stride after a bumpy ride that included a cancelled […]
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Liam’s tangled love triangle with Miley Cyrus

Just days after kissing Miley Cyrus goodbye at Nashville Airport and breaking up with his girlfriend Laura Griffin, Liam Hemsworth seemed oblivious to the heartbreak he has caused, heading out surfing with mates off Phillip Island. The 19-year-old actor ended his five-year relationship with Victorian student Laura when he returned home last week, and his […]
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Kidnap nightmare — Jaycee’s stolen childhood

If she’s lucky Jaycee might eventually recover from her unspeakable ordeal at the hands of kidnapper Phillip Garrido, but the 18 years he stole from her life can never be regained. Ray Chesterton writes how a monster robbed an innocent young girl of her childhood. Theft is not one of the 29 charges sex-obsessed religious […]
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Get vulnerable

Picture this… You’re at a bar with your partner. You have some great chats with another man. As you leave, your partner makes cutting comments about your “flirting”. You feel attacked and make nasty comments back. When you get home, doors are slammed and there’s tension in the air for the next 24 hours. There’s […]
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A touch of spice

A few hundred years ago, you needed a fortune to fill your larder with spices. They were brought by sailing ship from the “spice islands”, and tasted of adventure and luxury. These days cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, etc, can be bought for a few dollars at the supermarket: tired, elderly spices months or, more likely, years […]
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Spring clean your mind

Just as too much booze and junk food can make your body sluggish, emotional baggage — in the form of negative thoughts, mental blocks and limiting self-beliefs — can clog up your mind. These three steps can help you to change: Do the opposite If something feels comfortable, it’s natural to keep doing it. But […]
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Exit the (comfort) zone

Staying put in life is a bit like sitting in a boat that’s tied up: you might be afloat, but you’re not going anywhere — and you’re probably not having much fun, either. A routine is one step away from a rut. If you sense it’s time for a change, but you’re unsure, here’s how […]
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Water bottle warning

For your health (and the planet’s), you might want to rethink what you drink out of. Pamela Allardice explains why. Chemical question-mark. Along with tin-can linings, hoses, paints, dentistry composites and plastic containers, some plastic bottles are made from polycarbonate (PC) plastic (No. 7 recycling code), which contains the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). BPA is a […]
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Bec’s Bahamas nightmare

The look of fear on Bec Hewitt’s face when she leaves the high-security Bahamas mansion she and Lleyton call home is warranted, Annette Witheridge discovers. When her tennis ace husband Lleyton Hewitt announced they were moving to the Bahamas, Bec probably expected to find a sizzling new social life among the rich and famous. If […]
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Miley Cyrus stole my boyfriend

Aussie actor Liam Hemsworth’s love affair with Miley Cyrus has left his girlfriend at home heartbroken, writes Jonica Bray. When Victorian teenager Laura Griffin saw her actor boyfriend of five years Liam Hemsworth passionately kissing the world’s most famous teenager, Miley Cyrus, on the set of The Last Song, she believed he was only doing […]
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Jen loses it again

Fresh from being dumped by Bradley Cooper in favour of rival Renée Zellweger, an emotional Jen struggled to hold back tears amid a series of tense phone calls on the Manhattan set of her new movie The Bounty. “She honestly feels screwed over,” a close friend told Us Weekly magazine of Jen’s reaction to Bradley […]
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Is David Mary MacKillop’s third miracle?

Bashed backpacker David Keohane’s family were told to say goodbye. Glen Williams tells how he lived, thanks, they believe, to an Aussie nun. David Keohane is renowned for his compassion. A hard-working tiler, the Irishman gave much of his spare time to voluntary counselling for Lifeline. He was 29 ? in his prime ? when […]
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Inside the sad life of Brian’s little girls

Brian McFadden’s children have suffered at the hands of their drug-addicted mother for years, Josephine Agostino reports. Kerry Katona, the mother of Brian McFadden’s kids, is so addicted to cocaine she only sees them a few hours a week and has been “too wasted” to take them to school, her stepsister Pat Ferrier claims. Pat, […]
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Hope for Schapelle

As Schapelle Corby’s mental health reaches a new low, Erin Craven reports on moves to bring her home. The campaign to bring Schapelle Corby home has gained new strength following revelations that her mental health has been in serious decline while serving out her 20-year sentence for drug smuggling in Bali’s notorious Kerobokan jail. Queensland […]
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Martina’s tragic beauty queen fiancée

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova had a very public coming out last week with new fiancée, former Russian beauty queen Julia Lemigova. The once ultra-private pair flashed matching engagement rings and hit the dance floor together at a St Tropez party. The inside word is that the couple are hoping their upcoming wedding will mark the […]
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Idol love affair

Convincing country music star Brooke McClymont that he was the man of her dreams was not easy for highly rated Australian Idol contender Adam Eckersley. When then 16-year-old Brooke, now one-third of popular and successful country music group The McClymonts, rode her bicycle past 17-year-old Adam’s family home in Grafton, NSW, the long-haired teenager would […]
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Posh and Becks face off over move

The Beckhams have spent the last few years living it up in Los Angeles, but now the location of their dream home is turning into a nightmare. David and Victoria are said to be stuck in a constant squabble over whether the family should stay put in California or move back to the UK. Soccer […]
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Farrah Fawcett’s secret love affair

It was her partner of three decades, Ryan O’Neal, who was at Farrah’s bedside when she passed away, but was part of the Charlie’s Angel’s actress’s heart with another? According to Ryan’s son, Griffin, Farrah had been secretly seeing former flame Greg Lott for eleven years before she died. The Mail Online reports Griffin confessed […]
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