They need their mum to help them find a date, but have the unlucky in love contestants on Please Marry My Boy always been so unlucky in love? Have you ever dated one of the contestants on the show? If you have ever dated Brendan Smith, Tony Turco, Matt Kenny Vlad Lalic tell us abou […]

Eggs have had a bad rap in the nutrition stakes for years, most often being criticised as causing cholesterol to climb. But it turns out that they’re not that bad for you, with most evidence suggesting that foods containing saturated fat and trans fat have more influence on blood levels of cholesterol. In fact, a […]

Who would have thought that this humble fruit bowl staple was actually a versatile medicine in disguise? The potential uses for lemons reach far beyond home remedies, too — there’s even scientific evidence that they reduce the risk of cancer and heart attacks. Related: What to eat to avoid cancer Here are more reasons to […]

The silly season is well and truly over, but many of us are struggling to reduce our holiday alcohol consumption. Enter Febfast, which is challenging Australians to give up booze for the month of February to raise money for young people struggling with substance abuse problems. Related: Support Helen’s Febfast campaign The Weekly’s editor-in-chief Helen […]

Alzheimer’s disease is shrouded in mystery but a new study has shed some light on one of its possible causes — a high-fat diet. The research — conducted by the Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Seattle and published in Archives of Neurology — found that people who ate low-fat diets high in fruit and […]

She has been nominated for an impressive four Oscars, six Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards, but Julianne Moore is surprisingly grounded. The mother of two, who is gearing up to play Sarah Palin in Game Change chats to Emily Weaver about her role in her hit romantic comedy Stupid Crazy […]

It’s easy to put on that extra 5 kilos, but it’s just as easy to lose them. Small changes are a big help in reaching a healthy weight, without feeling deprived. Have fibre, first up Breakfasting on fibre-dense multigrain toast or wholegrain cereal makes you less likely to feel empty by mid-morning. In pictures: Gym […]

The Biggest Loser trainer shows off her man, and tells LEIGH REINHOLD why she’s too scared to have a baby! Every so often, The Biggest Loser fitness trainer Michelle Bridges steals a quick kiss from her husband and business manager, Bill Moore, and gazes adoringly into his eyes. Obviously deeply in love, with a super-successful […]

He says she’s lazy, she says he’s a bully…the war of words between these celeb fatties is getting nasty. Controversial paparazzo Darryn Lyons makes no bones about it – he does not like equally controversial former Biggest Loser host Ajay Rochester. “We don’t get along at all,” he confirms. Darren says Ajay is a “manipulative […]

After the Darkness by Honey Brown, Viking, $29.95 There’s a sense of foreboding craftily interwoven with the darkness of sexual desire running right from the first to the last sentence in this achingly powerful suspense thriller. Although it takes a while to realise how every tiny observation and throwaway comment forms a tile in the […]