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May 22, 2011

Jamie’s New Zealand adventure

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Jamie Durie has travelled the world but he’s never found anywhere like Dunedin on New Zealand’s South Island.

I’ve been to New Zealand more than 15 times but every time I go back, I’m blown away all over again by the rare forms of plant life found there, the friendly people and the spectacular cities – not to mention the world-class wines!

And although the whole of New Zealand boasts this mix of breathtaking scenery and unique vegetation, one of the most fascinating places in the country is Dunedin – the second largest city on the South Island.

Besides the natural beauty of the landscape of Dunedin Botanic Gardens, during the colder months there’s a special feeling about the evenings, when the people gather in front of open fires at lavish restaurants and drink wine, making the large city feel more like a cosy village.

The days and nights might be cold but the rich autumn colours on display will warm you up. The months of March and May are the most spectacular times to visit to see the cascades of red and orange blossoms.

For a garden boy like myself, the plants that grow in Dunedin are like nothing else on the planet. It’s extraordinary what can and does grow there, like New Zealand native silver fern, seen on the All Black uniforms.

Find out what Jamie can’t travel without and his essential travel tips in this week’s Woman’s Day, on sale now!

To book a trip to Dunedin see www.flypacificblue.com for booking details. Packages start from $564 pp including airfares and four nights accommodation.

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May 22, 2011

Three generations, one beautiful wedding gown

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Guest editor of our real life stories Nine presenter Leila McKinnon has chosen this big-hearted story for us this issue.

“This first story about Jill, Rita and Betty is about more than a wedding dress – it’s about family and love. One of the beautiful things that struck me was Betty being shocked to realise how long ago it was she wore the dress herself. I wish Jill all the joy in marriage that her mother and grandmother found. Enjoy!”

On Jill Coenen’s wedding day she knew exactly what her “something old” would be. Her wedding dress was bought 63 years ago, and had been worn down the aisle by her mum and grandmother before her.

“It’s a pretty special club,” smiles the 25-year-old bride, smoothing the satin folds of the long-sleeved, full-skirted gown. “Mum and Grandma are both blessed with long and happy marriages and I’m thrilled to share their good-luck charm.” The dress is a post-World War II classic, complete with full train and a sweep of delicate buttons down the back. It even has a magnificent bustle.

“That part goes way beyond booty-licious,” laughs Jill. “I joked with my friends that I wouldn’t bother to lose weight for the wedding. Who was going to notice with all that extra material piled up behind me?!”

Jill first fell in love with the heirloom dress as a child, when she saw photos of her grandmother, Betty Wolfe, at her 1948 wedding. And just like her mother, Rita, the Sydney teacher treasures the history of the dress, which Betty bought in Milwaukee in the United States in 1948. She picked it off a sale rack and paid $70, well over the average weekly wage in the US at the time.

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May 22, 2011

Johnny Depp: I’m no star

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Forget blockbuster movies and award-winning roles, Johnny Depp says meeting his partner Vanessa Paradis and having children has been his greatest achievement.

He splits his time between a mansion in LA, an ancient villa in France and his own private island in the Bahamas. His movies gross millions and his latest turn as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is set to win him more legions of screaming fans. Yet despite this, Johnny Depp remains refreshingly down to earth and – dare we say it – normal.

Deliberately shying away from the spotlight, the 47-year-old, who started out life as a teen heart-throb in the 80s drama 21 Jump Street, lives an anonymous life with his partner of 13 years, French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, 38, and their two children, Lily-Rose, 11, and Jack, 9. As Johnny tells Woman’s Day, he wouldn’t have it any other way.

How do you avoid the attention that comes with being a celebrity?

It’s a compromise. I can’t really do things like take the kids to Disneyland. But we have a garden in France where they can play and I live very simply. I spend my time looking after my garden, relaxing with a book and a bottle of wine at the end of the day. It’s not a hard life.

You’ve said you finally found peace after years of feeling at war with the world…

It was more a war with myself. It took me a while to figure out what I wanted – and then I met the woman who made me see what I was missing. Raising a family and spending so much time with our kids is what has really had the most calming influence on me.

How has your life changed since meeting Vanessa and having a family?

They became my focus and put things into perspective. Nothing makes me happier than watching Vanessa and my kids – just realising that they’re my world. It’s pure joy. That’s why I’m glad to be able to have the freedom to live my life the way I want, and to give my kids and family the best possible life I can give them.

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May 22, 2011

Sad Oprah’s TV farewell: I made the wrong call

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As the talk show queen signs off, friends worry she’s already regretting her decision and is becoming dangerously depressed.

When Oprah Winfrey’s legendary chat show comes to an end this week, it will be the finish of a 25-year journey that has captivated the world. But while her achievements over the last quarter of a century are the stuff of legend, those closest to Oprah say the ending is a sad one – and that Oprah is already showing frightening symptoms of being seriously depressed.

The surest sign is, as always, the 57-year-old TV favourite’s weight. “Oprah is definitely at least six or seven kilos heavier than she was in March,” reveals a close friend of Oprah, speaking exclusively to Woman’s Day. “Her designers are doing their best to hide it, but this is much more than her usual kilo-or-two fluctuation.

“She’s gaining weight because she’s been eating more and more sweets late at night in order to cheer herself up. It’s always been her coping mechanism for depression. The problem is that then she gains weight, and that only makes the depression worse!”

When Oprah revealed her show would come to an end this year, she told her celebrity friends, including favourite guest Jennifer Aniston, that she wanted to “go out on top” and “move on to even bigger things”. But with her final show just a few days away, that sense of optimism has evaporated and Oprah is spending her private hours wallowing in self-doubt and worry.

“What you need to realise is that Oprah has always been a tremendously emotional person – that has always been a big part of her success,” explains our source, who used to work for Oprah’s company Harpo Productions.

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May 22, 2011

Alisa Camplin’s heartache: I miss my baby everyday

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The Olympic gold medallist opens up to Clare Rigden about the tragic death of her baby son Finnan, who lost his courageous battle for life 10 days after he was born.

It should have been the happiest time in their life. Newly married, Olympic aerial skiing champion Alisa Camplin and her husband Oliver Warner were preparing for the birth of their son and looked to the future with unflagging optimism and a sense of excitement. Alisa’s pregnancy had been an easy one, and the 36-year-old was, as her friends kept telling her, a picture of good health.

“I am a little girl, and our baby was going to be a big boy with long bones, so I looked big – but I also looked healthy,” she explains. “I had been super-careful. I didn’t have any caffeine, alcohol or diet products, just fish, lean meat, fresh fruit and vegetables. With a balanced diet I didn’t put on too little or too much weight, so we thought we did everything right and that everything was going well.”

But during a trip to Canberra for work, Alisa got the news any expectant couple dreads to hear. There was something wrong with their baby.

“I had food poisoning, which was totally unrelated to the pregnancy, but quite severe,” she explains. “So I went to Canberra hospital to make sure everything was OK. I thought I was just being conservative, but when they did some routine scans, they noticed something unusual with the baby’s heart.”

“The doctors went into diagnostic mode, trying to see what was wrong – which was hard, because a baby’s heart is only the size of its fist and our baby was only 32 weeks at that stage,” Alisa explains. As the days wore on, a clearer picture emerged. Alisa and Oliver’s child was suffering from severe congenital heart disease.

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May 22, 2011

Magda Szubanski: I’m fab at 50!

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Our guest health editor Magda Szubanski says small steps make a huge difference in becoming the best you can be.

I am incredibly excited to be editing the health pages of Woman’s Day because it’s an enormous number of readers to, hopefully, positively influence. Really, I am chuffed and honoured.

I strongly believe that if you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything. The whole thing for me about losing weight is, yes, you can wear fantastic clothes but it really is about health, improving your fitness and your enjoyment of life.

I caught up with a friend I went camping with a couple of Easters ago on the south coast of New South Wales. She reminded me that I used to drive from where my camp was to where hers was, about 200 metres, because I couldn’t walk that far easily. How sad is that?

It’s really hard and demoralising when you get that overweight and that unfit. So my first hope would be to get the message out to people before they get to that point that life can be so much better, richer and rewarding.

My second message, though, is that even if it has got to that point, you can still do something about it. It’s never too late! I think things are made a lot harder these days by the ridiculous pressure to be perfect – that if you can’t look like Kate Moss then there’s no use. Personally, I think the body Nazi in our head is much worse than the one we think is in other people’s minds.

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May 22, 2011

Miranda Kerr: ‘I’ve become more of a woman’

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It’s only been four months since Miranda Kerr welcomed her son Flynn into the world, but the model mum has already hit the catwalk.

So what does she think of her body after baby? The Victoria’s Secret model has revealed that her pregnancy has helped her to feel like “more of a woman”.

“My hips are wider and my boobs are obviously bigger. I feel like I’ve become more of a woman now, and I’m really embracing those curves,” she told People magazine.

The 28-year-old, who is married to Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom, hit the runway recently for the first time in more than five months and has confessed she was a “little nervous” to get back into it.

“I hadn’t been in high heels for a while. It was probably a good five months since I’d worn heels, but it was kind of like riding a bicycle,” she said.

And although she is embracing her new body and loving being back on the runway, it’s clear Miranda’s number-one priority is playing mum.

“When I see him smile it brightens my whole world,” she said.

“It’s so rewarding to watch him smile and laugh. It just makes everything better. When I see him smile it makes me realise just how lucky I am.”

Miranda is currently promoting Victoria’s Secret’s “What is Sexy?” list and is set to return home to Australia in July to head up the launch of the latest collection from David Jones.

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May 21, 2011

Harry’s keen on Pippa – but she’s not interested

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The world is abuzz with rumours of a potential romance between Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton

But body language expert Allan Pease says there’s no chance the pair’s friendship will blossom into anything more — but not because Harry isn’t trying.

“She’s defensive around him, you can tell that by the fact she’s always got her hands in front of her when he’s around,” Pease told New Zealand’s TV ONE.

“When he’s around her he does lots of male courtship signals – he does lots of pelvic thrusting, a lot of things a guy keen to get her home would do. There’s no romance there, if he had the opportunity he would, but she’d rather not.”

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Pippa kept her hands in front of her, a ‘defensive’ action, and turned her head away

Harry was constantly leaning in to Pippa, while she was leaning away

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May 18, 2011

Brad Pitt ‘loves the chaos’ of a big family

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He is the father of one of the biggest celebrity families in the world, and despite the “chaos”, Brad Pitt wouldn’t have it any other way, the UK’s Daily Mail reported.

Speaking in an interview to promote his new movie, The Tree of Life, at the Cannes International Film Festival this week, 47-year-old Pitt explained how he and partner Angelina Jolie, 35, handle their six children aged from nine to two.

“I know it seems extreme from the outside, but I’ve always kind of operated this way. When I know, I know, and why mess around?” he said.

“I had a friend who had a big family when I was a kid. I just loved the chaos around the breakfast table and the fighting and the ribbing, and the mom making pancakes for everyone or the dad making pancakes.

“And I just decided then if I was ever going to do it — this left some indelible mark on me — if I was ever going to do it, that’s the way I was going to do it.”

The Jolie- Pitt clan includes Maddox, who was adopted as a baby from Cambodia in 2002 by Angelina, and then she and Pitt together adopted baby Zahara from Ethiopia in 2005. Then in 2007, the pair adopted Pax as a three-year-old from Vietnam.

The couple also has three biological children including four-year-old Shiloh and two-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.

Pitt says whenever a movie offer is on the table, he now considers his children when deciding whether to take it on or not.

“I think my focus before was more irreverence, by nature,” he said.

“I’m a dad now. It’s more important to me that if I’m going to do the film, there’s something I can bring to it, it’s not generic. And most of all, I’m painfully aware that my kids are going to see these when they’re older, and I want them to understand something about their dad, and I want them to be proud of their dad.”

And can we expect to see he is Jolie in on the big screen together again?

“We’re not ones to repeat ourselves, but we’d like to, because right now, we’re hopscotching with films so one can be with the kids and one’s free to work,” he said.

“And why aren’t we doing them together? Why aren’t we doing everything together?”

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May 18, 2011

Seven ways to beat the bloat

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Feeling like you’ve swallowed a balloon or two? Dietitian Caitlin Reid reveals simple tips to help you beat the bloat.

When it comes to bloating (or gut health in general) many of us shy away in embarrassment. However, most of us have experienced discomfort and tightness in our abdomen at some stage. Not only does bloating make us feel uncomfortable, it also makes us look like we’ve swallowed a balloon. The good news is though, these few tweaks to your diet and lifestyle can help you beat the bloat.

1. Slow down your eating

Eating too quickly makes swallowing air likely. Excessive air in the stomach leads to distension and discomfort of the stomach. Slow down your eating and enjoy your food. This not only helps to reduce the likelihood of bloating, it also makes you more mindful of your hunger levels, reducing the likelihood of overeating.

2. Cut back on gassy foods

Foods such as beans and cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage are notorious for producing gas or bloating. These foods contain a carbohydrate called raffinose, which can be difficult for some people to break down, causing an increase in gas production. Instead of avoiding these foods completely, try enjoying smaller amounts such as quarter of a cup.

3. Increase the fibre

Fibre helps keep you regular, with inadequate amounts leading to constipation and bloating. Avoid this by eating a diet containing plenty of wholegrains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Gradually bump up your fibre intake so that you minimise any side of effects such as intestinal gas. Each day, women need at least 25g of fibre, while men need 30g.

4. Drop the salt

Excessive salt intake causes the body to retain water, leading to bloating. Reducing the amount of salt in the diet will help reduce fluid retention and bloating. Lower your salt intake by ceasing to add salt to your food and by purchasing foods that are either low salt, salt-reduced or contain no added salt. Use herbs and spices to boost flavour.

5. Enjoy probiotics

These healthy bacteria improve the balance of good bacteria in your gut, which keeps your intestinal tract working properly and helps reduce feelings of bloating, constipation and pain. Probiotics can be found in some yoghurts as well as fermented milk products.

6. Get active

Exercise causes muscles to contract, which propels waste products through your digestive tract. This helps keep your bowels regular. Enjoy at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each day.

7. Rule out food allergy or intolerance

Sometimes food allergies and intolerances cause bloating, but these need to be confirmed by your doctor. Many people self-diagnose and unnecessarily limit foods such as dairy and wheat from their diet. If you suspect you have a food intolerance or allergy, consult your dietitian or doctor. Don’t remove foods from your diet without professional advice.

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