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Hugh Jackman’s daughter Ava is his toughest critic

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Hugh Jackman may be a talented actor and heartthrob for many, but his fame and fortune won’t be going to his head if his daughter Ava has anything to do with it.

The 43-year-old Australian actor, whose 16-year career has seen him go from Aussie TV, to London’s West End and on to Broadway and Hollywood, has in recent years hosted the Oscars and been named the ‘sexiest man alive” by People magazine.

But six-year-old Ava isn’t one to be won-over by past performance and it seems she can be relied on to speak her mind, with no sugar-coating in sight when asked for her honest opinion of her father’s performance in his current Broadway show Hugh Jackman Back On Broadway.

Speaking on US talk show Anderson Hugh revealed, “About a week ago [my kids] came on a Sunday matinee. I said, ‘Guys, look, you can be honest with me. Do you like the show?'”

“My [11-year-old] son Oscar says, ‘I really like it.’ I was touched. My daughter said, ‘I find it a little boring.'”

Not only that, but Ava also appeared mortified of her dad’s performance, opting for the safe cover of hiding under the seat when he came into the audience to serenade her mum, Deborah-Lee Furness.

“My daughter, oh, my God. I sing a song for my wife in the show and sometimes I go out to the crowd,” he explains. “My daughter literally hides under the seat in front. She dies.”

Talking about what’s he’s like as a parent, the Real Steel actor admitted he is “more the strict one”, probably due to his own regimented upbringing as one of five kids, a stark contrast to Deborah-Lee’s easy-going only-child early years.

After consulting the advice of various parenting books, the couple avoided potential conflict in their parenting styles by embracing the rules of none other than Super Nanny to help them through the minefield of child discipline.

“I’m one of those parents, I read every book. My son came out and apparently he hadn’t read any of them, so we were really all at sea,” Jackman reveals. “Then we found that show and, I tell you, our daughter has a much easier ride.”

But it doesn’t look like Ava is about to give her dad an easy ride when it comes to being his critic!

Related Video: Watch Hugh talking about Ava.

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Sexy seniors are happier, study shows

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The secret to happiness past your 65th birthday has been revealed — sex, and lots of it.

New research conducted by Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University found that the more often married individuals have sex, the more likely they are to be happy.

Assistant professor Adrienne Jackson analysed data from the 2004 General Social Surveys, an opinion poll that quizzes a national sample of US adults about a number of topics including their sex life, relationships and happiness.

Based on the survey responses of 238 married people over the age of 65, Jackson found a strong link between how often they had sex and how happy they said they were.

Almost 60 percent of people who engaged in sexual activity more than once a month said they were “very happy”, compared to just 40 percent of those who had no sexual activity in the past 12 months.

The relationship between sex and happiness was regardless of gender, age, health status and financial situation.

Jackson said she hoped the findings would encourage health systems to become more active in helping senior people maintain active sex lives.

“Highlighting the relationship between sex and happiness will help us in developing and organising specific sexual health interventions for this growing segment of our population,” Jackson said.

Your say: Do you think sex makes people happier? Tell us at [email protected]

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Di Morrissey on pressure, nerves and penning bestsellers

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Di Morrissey with her 20th book, The Opal Desert.

Di Morrissey has 19 best-selling books under her belt and another one on shelves now — but despite her success she still feels nervous about every new release.

Here, Di discusses her fear of failure, her cadetship at The Weekly and why she once wished she wrote sex books instead of novels.

AWW: Did you ever think when you sat down to write your first book that you’d be penning your 20th 20 years later.

Di: Twenty books in 20 years, it’s pretty amazing. When you start out you don’t think that far ahead. You just think about each book and you just want each book to do well.

Related: Our review of The Opal Desert

AWW: Does it get easier after you’ve got a few best-sellers under your belt?

Di: No! If anything it gets harder. I’ve had 19 novels where each one has sold more than the last one. Given the market at the moment, and the closure of bookshops and the economy, it’s very scary thinking about trying to do as well with this one.

AWW: Most writers would be happy to publish a book a decade — how do you manage one a year?

Di: The work rate is huge and not many authors can maintain that kind of pace. Lots of people think, ‘Oh she’s churned out another book’, thinking it’s done very quickly with no thoroughness, which is far from the case. I can do a book a year because I have a full-time editor that I work with every day. By the time the book is sent to the publisher it’s really been redrafted about five times and it’s ready to print. Other writers finish their draft, send it to their editor, get it back, write another draft, send it to their editor and the process goes on for months.”

AWW: What made you decide to sit down and write that first novel?

Di: I wanted to write a book since I was seven, but it’s not something you can just go and do straight out of school. That’s why I became a journalist. I was a cadet on the Women’s Weekly and that training was the best I could have done. It helped my writing and my researching. It took quite a while to get to the point where I had a contract to write my first book, but I think all the other things that have happened in between have made my life richer and given me more things to draw on.

AWW: Where does your inspiration come from?

Di: Every book is inspired by a particular place. I go and live in that place for up to two months so I get to know the background, the culture, the rhythms of the season and what the people are really like. There is a lot of credibility to my stories, because I’ve been there.

AWW: What do the locals think of the books you write about their hometowns?

Di: Most of them have been over the moon. I’m always very nervous. Some people feel they recognise themselves, so they get a kick out of imagining who the characters are based on, but mostly they’re really thrilled because it puts their place on the map. Everybody goes to the places I write about.

AWW: What has been your biggest challenge over the years?

Di: To get people to take me seriously. I couldn’t get any publicity for my first book. Everyone thought, ‘Oh, well, she’s about to turn 40, she’s not on TV anymore — what do they do? They write a book’. People were saying to me, ‘Look, if you’d written a diet book or a sex book we might be interested, but a novel? No way.’ No one would give me any air time so I dragged myself to every book shop in the country that would have me, talking to anyone who would listen. That word of mouth slowly built up and then everyone started to take notice.

AWW: Have you had an ‘I’ve made it’ moment?

Di: It was lovely when I had my 20th anniversary party and old friends and my wonderful daughter made this amazing speech and suddenly I thought, ‘Wow, look at what I’ve done’. You don’t often stop and pat yourself on the back, you’re too busy running forward and writing the next book. It was a lovely moment.

Related: An extract from Di Morrissey’s Barra

AWW: Will there be a 21st book or is The Opal Desert your swansong?

Di: No way! I’ve got about five books standing in the wings. In fact, I set out to research the next one in a few weeks! I’ve got plenty more in me.

Di Morrissey’s 20th book The Opal Desert, published by Macmillan Australia, $32.99, is on sale now.

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Celebrity Apprentice grand final form guide

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Our top picks to take out the title: Julia Morris and Jesinta Campbell.

Given the eclectic bunch that we are, it’s not often that a single TV show will become the subject of water-cooler chat here at The Weekly, but Celebrity Apprentice is that rare beast.

As the last remaining contestants square-up for the grand final showdown tonight, I’ve been charged with the responsibility of assessing the form of the field and indulging in a bit of crystal-ball gazing to predict who among the celebrity apprentices is going to emerge victorious.

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JASON COLEMAN — 25/1

So let’s start with the runner with the longest odds. Jason, God bless him, must surely be the least favourite to win tonight.

Despite what can only be described as unwavering self-belief (he’s staged 464 shows this year AND has only recently gotten back from Moscow, don’t you know?), Jason has become the celebrity contestant we all love to dislike.

The mealy-mouthed pandering to “Mr Bouris”, the complete lack of self-awareness, the persistent use of words he clearly doesn’t know the meaning of — it all boils down to a reality TV show contestant who exists to annoy us.

Be under no illusion, gentle viewers: the only reason Jason is still in the competition is because we love to tune in and rail against him. To squirm every time he opens his mouth and hurl objects at the telly every time he appears on the screen.

From the producers’ point of view, he is reality TV manna from heaven. A winner, though, he ain’t.

SHANE CRAWFORD — 10/1

Look, there’s little not to like about Shane. He’s been so damned likeable in the series that he almost disappears into the background.

He’s the series’ wallflower. Pleasant enough, inoffensive enough, but not exactly charismatic winner material.

Unless he pulls it out of the bag tonight and makes a late dash for the finish line, or, unless he continues to skate calmly along in the background while his more vocal, showy opponents trip over one another allowing him to step over them and slide to victory (a la Aussie speed skater and accidental Olympic medallist, Steven Bradbury), I can’t see it happening. But I could be wrong. Never underestimate the power of nice.

JESINTA CAMPBELL — 5/1

On the subject of nice, the former beauty queen has developed quite the following thanks to her consistently pleasant performance in this dog-eat-dog competition (just ask Didier…).

Deni’s attempts to undermine Jesinta during last week’s challenges only upped the public’s sympathy ante for the fresh-faced ingénue whose challenge throughout has been to shuck off the airhead beauty queen tag and prove she has more to offer than a great silhouette in a bikini and a plan for world peace.

It’s hard to dislike Jesinta, whose dedication to the cause has been absolute, whose enthusiasm has been unrivalled and whose big brown eyes just get you every time. Or is that just me?

That said, I wonder if she has the gravitas required to carry home the trophy?

JULIA MORRIS — 4/1

Which brings us neatly, and inevitably, to the last woman standing — the effortlessly wonderful Ms Julia Morris.

Why do I think J.Mo deserves to walk away the winner? Because she alone among the celebrities has brought a practical, mother-of-two sensibility to proceedings.

If the object of the program was to show the true colours of this handful of celebs, Julia has come out as the most likeable. Not least because she alone among the grab-bag of famous faces has consistently been able to step back from the madness and laugh at it for the silliness it all represents.

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In what must surely rank as one of the most understated performances in the history of celebrity reality TV (and here we must doff our caps to the camera operators and editors who masterfully capture every one of her raised eyebrows) Julia has managed to walk that fine line between taking the competition deadly seriously, but not taking herself at all seriously. And for this reason alone, she deserves to take out the gong.

Your say: Who do you think should win tonight’s Celebrity Apprentice Final, and why?

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Kate Middleton’s fury as Pippa breaks down

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The Duchess of Cambridge is furious after her sister is dumped by her snobby boyfriend.

After showcasing her shapely derriere and perfect poise at April’s royal wedding, Pippa Middleton became an overnight sensation and one of the most desirable women on the planet. Other women wanted to be her. Men wanted to be with her. Top fashion designers lined around the block to dress her, and the media followed her every move. More recently, it was reported she was in talks to sign a $1.5 million book deal. The world was her oyster.

But earlier this month that world came crashing down when Pippa’s boyfriend Alex Loudon broke off their romance of one-and-a-half years, amid talk his family didn’t approve of the relationship. A close friend even told the press that Pippa was regarded as “sweet but not wife material”. Understandably, Pippa, 28, is heartbroken. Handsome high-society banker and former England cricketer Alex, 31, was the man of her dreams, the one she expected to marry and spend the rest of her life with. The pair were described as “all but engaged” by friends.

Now suddenly single, Pippa is inconsolable, crying on the shoulders of her family and friends, who are also desperately trying to hide their own disappointment. “The split was very much out of the blue,” royal biographer Katie Nicholl explains. “Everyone thought this relationship would end in a proposal. They are all genuinely shocked. Alex had become part of the family. They loved him.” Kate, 29, was the first person Pippa turned to after the split – and the duchess is said to be “very upset” by the news.

“She was always a big fan of Alex,” Katie, author of The Making Of A Royal Romance, says. “Kate was close to him. He was the one non-family member at her confirmation. She knew how much Pippa adored him and thought they were a good fit.” Alex is also a friend of her husband, Prince William, and attended their wedding, so Kate had no concerns about inviting him into the intensely private couple’s inner circle. Perhaps more than sadness, those in that inner circle say Kate feels angry. She’s infuriated by reports that Pippa was dumped because of old-fashioned snootiness on the part of Alex’s upper-class family.

See the exclusive pictures of Pippa’s heartache and read more about Kate’s fury in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale November 21, 2011.

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Pauline Hanson: Meet my new man!

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The unlucky-in-love former politician has settled down on the NSW north coast with a popular local man.

She’s been burnt by love more times than she might care to recall, so maybe that’s why former One Nation leader and The Celebrity Apprentice contestant Pauline Hanson is coy when it comes to matters of the heart. Many would believe that the woman Australia loves to love – and hate –has no romance in her life. “I am single,” Pauline, 57, publicly declared on radio as recently as last week.

This, despite the fact that she shares a home, cars and shopping duties with a former real-estate agent, and that the closeness of the couple’s friendship in the coastal hamlet of Nelson Bay, NSW, is widely known and acknowledged. In fact, neighbours and residents are only too happy to point out where the couple live, shop and eat, and say they are pleased for Pauline and the widely liked Tony Nyquist. “They live together down by the real estate place,” says a Nelson Bay resident. “They go out together. I’ve seen them in the Salamander Bay Shopping Centre together… seen them in Kmart. [Locals] accept her, they are happy to have her here. She’s very welcome.”

It’s understood the ex-politician formed a close bond with Tony about 12 months ago. Not long afterwards, one of her sons told Woman’s Day the family “loved Tony” and hoped he’d finally bring their mother the happiness that has eluded her in the past. “We would love Mum to settle down with Tony,” he said at the time. Pauline has been spectacularly unlucky in love. Who could forget the man, claiming to be an ex-boyfriend, who peddled sexy photographs – purported to be of a young Pauline but later found to be fake. Pauline has been married twice. She met her first husband, Walter Zagorski, at 15 and married him a year later when she was pregnant with their son, Tony.

“He was my first boyfriend and I lost my virginity to him at 16. I was too frightened to tell my parents because I knew it would devastate them,” Pauline reflected. The marriage lasted four years and produced a second son, Steven, before they split in 1975 when Pauline claims she found out Walter had had an affair. They reconciled briefly in 1977, but it was not to last. A year later, she met her second husband, Mark Hanson, whose name she still carries. They tied the knot in 1980 when Pauline discovered she was pregnant with her third son, Adam.

See more pictures of Pauline’s new man plus read more about their relationship in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale November 21, 2011.

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Grant Kenny and Lisa Curry fight for millions

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The swimming champ fears losing her home as she fights her estranged husband, ironman Grant Kenny, over their $80 million empire.

Just when Lisa Curry thought she had found happiness with her toyboy lover, the swimming champion has been left heartbroken after estranged husband Grant Kenny made moves to sell her home. A devastated Lisa broke down, telling friends and insiders on hit show The Celebrity Apprentice how she fears she could struggle to make ends meet, despite sharing in a business empire once estimated to be worth $80 million.

The final straw came when Lisa, 49, discovered Grant had enlisted real estate agents in their hometown of Mooloolaba, Queensland, to value the home she shares with musician boyfriend Joel Walkenhorst, 29 – in preparation for its sale. isa was very upset about how she felt Grant was treating her,” confirms a Sunshine Coast realtor, one of several agents called in to assess the investment property Lisa has called home for the past six months. “I made enquiries about doing as he asked [putting the house on the market] but found myself in the middle of an unpleasant tug of war between the two of them. It was pretty embarrassing and I know she felt humiliated.”

Friends say Lisa, who was once one of Australia’s highest paid sports stars, has faced some financial struggles since splitting with Grant in May 2009, but she was stunned when he recently indicated he wanted to sell the canal-front mansion she shares with Joel. “I’ve learned that, no matter what happens, how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow,” brave Lisa recently tweeted. “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as making a ‘life’.”

Lisa even broke down in tears on the set of The Celebrity Apprentice as the war between her and Grant over their once booming financial empire erupted. She is fighting for a slice of their multimillion-dollar fortune. “Lisa has never had to worry about money and she does lead what, to some people, might seem quite an extravagant lifestyle, so it came as a shock when she left Grant and found herself short of cash,” confides an insider.

Read more about Lisa and Grant’s feud in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale November 21, 2011.

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Crown Princess Mary’s family crisis

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Her plans for an extended summer family holiday back home in Australia have been dashed by the rigours of royalty.

It was meant to be the ultimate happy homecoming, Crown Princess Mary’s chance to show her four children a true-blue Aussie Christmas. Sadly for Mary, the demands of her royal duty as the future queen of Denmark have seen her forced to shorten her dream holiday, throwing her family into crisis. Yet again, she has been forced to make the agonising choice between following her heart and the demands of the palace.

It was widely reported and expected by her Australian family that Mary, 39, would be here for a traditional family Christmas – a time when the Donaldsons get together for barbies, sumptuous seafood and rowdy, impromptu games of backyard cricket and footy. But according to the Danish Royal Court, Mary and her family must return to Copenhagen, heading off any anticipated furore from Danes that the future queen and heirs to the throne would be celebrating Christmas in another country. It seems Denmark’s royal family and Queen Margrethe have their own traditions which must be observed.

It’s not known when Mary will depart Australia, but she certainly won’t be having the extended holiday that was originally planned. Asked if Mary had been ordered to cut her time in Australia short, a spokesperson from the Danish Consulate remained tight-lipped, only saying, “I cannot comment either way on that.” Showing her customary grace and poise, Mary remains determined to make the most of what must be an emotionally testing time. Radiant and thrilled to be back home under her cherished blue skies, she can’t wait to show off her delightful twins.

Kicking off with the “official’’ part of the visit that will see Mary and Crown Prince Frederik take in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and a surprise outback visit to Broken Hill, the popular princess is making sure this shortened summer trip Down Under will be more pleasure than business. It is more about renewing her romance with her homeland. Mary wants her family to experience an Aussie summer holiday, to take in the sights and sounds of her childhood. The trip is also her chance to introduce her twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, 10 months, to her Aussie family and friends.

Read more about why Mary won’t be seeing her Aussie family when she visits Australia and see the itinerary for her trip in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale November 21, 2011.

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Beware of the sun!

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Fiona Bigmore used to love going to the beach and would lie for hours in the sun perfecting her golden tan.

“I used to make a mixture of olive oil and vinegar — the theory was that because vinegar is acidic, it makes you burn faster!” she says. “Anyway, I’d coat myself in it before getting out into the sun.”

Fiona — a 44-year-old registered nurse and mother-of-three who now lives in Katoomba, NSW, with her husband Ian — spent her early childhood in Sydney’s beachside Maroubra before moving to the western suburbs.

Fiona liked having a tan because she thought it looked healthy.

But ironically, her attempt at looking healthy nearly killed her. At the age of 41 — only weeks after giving birth to her youngest daughter, Avalon — Fiona was diagnosed with a very rare melanoma.

“I was devastated,” she says. “I think I cried for two days, then composed myself and decided to get on with it and do the best I can.”

In July, 2001, Fiona underwent surgery at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital to remove the melanoma and find out if it had spread into her lymph nodes.

“Fortunately it hadn’t spread and the surgery was successful,” she explains. “But with melanoma you never know if or when it will reappear. So I’m still going for six-monthly appointments with my specialist and he goes over my whole body with a magnifying glass.”

Fiona learned the hard way about the dangers of tanning. And now she insists her children don’t follow in her footsteps. “I don’t let them go anywhere without a hat!” she says. “And if they want to swim, we go to an indoor pool or to the beach early in the morning or late in the day.”

Fiona has a very strong message for the rest of us. “Anybody can get melanoma,” she says. “So cover up and forget about trying to get a tan. It could kill you.”

“The sun protection message is starting to cut through, with teens more aware of the risks of tanning and sunburn,” Professor Ian Olver the CEO of the Cancer Council Australia said.

“While these are encouraging results, we’ve still got a big job to convince remaining teens to ditch the tan.”

For more information:

The Cancer Council’s Cancer Helpline: 13 11 20

The Cancer Council Australia website: www.cancer.org.au/sunsmart

SunSmart Victoria website: www.sunsmart.com.au

Australasian College of Dermatologists website: www.dermcoll.asn.au

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Princess Mary’s Australian visit

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Princess Mary has ended her official tour of Australia with a bang, looking stunning in a sea green Grecian-style gown at a charity gala in Melbourne.

The event was the Danish royal couple’s last official engagement for this visit, but they will remain in the country for a few more days on a private holiday.

Mary, Frederik and their 10-month-old twins Vincent and Josephine flew to Mary’s native Tasmania today, where they will be joined by their older children Christian, six, and Isabella, four. They will visit Mary’s family and friends before returning to Copenhagen next month.

Mary and Frederik at a charity gala in Melbourne.

Mary looked stunning in a flowing green Grecian-style gown.

Mary and Frederik in Melbourne.

The royal couple on their way to an evening event in Melbourne.

Mary and Frederik in Melbourne.

Mary in a white suit in Melbourne.

Mary chats to one of her young fans in Melbourne.

Mary and Julia Gillard in Melbourne.

Mary and Frederik attending an event in Melbourne.

The Danish royal couple in Melbourne.

Mary looked lovely in a silk blouse in Melbourne.

Mary and Frederik visit the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

Mary comes face-to-face with her portrait at the National Portrait Gallery.

Frederik pulls a cheeky face during his Parliament House speech.

Mary and Julia share a joke at a Parliament House reception.

Mary greets Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Mary signs the guest book at Parliament House in Canberra.

Mary looked elegant at the event at Pyrmont’s Doltone House.

Mary and Frederik at the Danish Ambassador’s dinner.

Mary looked lovely at an event in Sydney on Sunday night.

Mary looked stunning at the evening event.

Mary clutching flowers from well-wishers.

Princess Mary at the event in Sydney.

Mary and Frederik with NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and his wife Rosemary.

Princess Mary couldn’t stop smiling on her first day back in Australia.

Crowds of fans turned out to greet Mary in Bondi.

Mary looked stunning in a white sleeveless blouse and white pencil skirt.

Mary wore her hair in a sleek ponytail.

Mary and Frederik seemed to enjoy viewing Sculpture by the Sea.

Mary laughed often during her first Australian engagement of this trip.

Mary and Frederik.

Mary was visibly thrilled to be back in Australia.

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Mary and Frederik with their twins at Admiralty House.

The Danish royals with Governor-General Quentin Bryce.

Mary pulled faced for baby Josephine.

Mary and Frederik.

The latest Danish royal family portrait.

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