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October 24, 2010

Olivia Newton John: My Chloe’s getting married!

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Proud mum Olivia Newton-John is over the moon about her once-wayward daughter’s engagement.

The look of love and the playful twinkle in her eyes say it all. After years of dramatic and heartbreaking ups and downs, Chloe Lattanzi has finally found the man of her dreams. And she’s wasted no time in announcing her plans –she’s getting married.

The news has taken everyone by surprise. And no-one is happier – or more relieved – than Chloe’s superstar mother, Olivia Newton-John.

A truly smitten Chloe, glowing with newfound health and contentment, says she is more than ready to settle down with her boyfriend of just eight months, LA-based martial arts expert James Driskill.

“He proposed!” the excited 24-year-old confides to Woman’s Day. “Everything is really good with James. We’re going to get married.” The unexpected, “very casual” marriage proposal happened while James and Chloe were enjoying some quality family time with Olivia on a carefree Japanese jaunt.

The trip was part-pleasure and part-business, with Olivia overseeing the promotion of Chloe’s long-awaited and much-anticipated first single, which she will release on November 27. It’s long been Chloe’s dream to make it as a pop superstar on the lucrative Asian music scene, but she says she was stunned when another of her dreams – to get married – also came true when James popped the question.

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October 24, 2010

At home with Lisa Curry and her toyboy lover

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Things are getting serious between them as they settle down to play house.

Lisa Curry and her much younger boyfriend Joel Walkenhorst are celebrating exciting news – they’ve taken the next step and moved in together.

Snuggling up to her adoring partner on a love seat in their cosy home, Lisa gazes up at Joel and smiles. Here she is, playing house with the man she loves, wearing a beautiful commitment ring on her wedding finger, and happier than she’s been in years.

She’s got a man 20 years younger on her arm and a new spring in her step – no wonder she looks so happy!

Joel, 28, and Lisa, 48, have been living together now for several months after moving into Lisa’s canal-side cottage earlier this year. And though many believed their love affair wouldn’t last, the couple are delighted to be proving everyone wrong, happily building a new life together at Mooloolaba on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

“They’re living a cosy, laid-back life,” says a source. “Lisa looks really happy. She is there in the house, cooking in the kitchen, and they’re kicking back with Coronas and what not.”

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October 24, 2010

Jessica Marais: How James won my heart

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Our favourite TV tradie is also a classic romantic, sweeping Jessica Marais off her feet.

From the moment their eyes met, Jessica Marais and James Stewart knew their chemistry was something special. At an audition for Packed To The Rafters, their initial connection was so impressive that 34-year-old James was immediately cast as Jessica’s boyfriend in the show. And now their romance has spilled over from the small screen into real life with the sweethearts officially announcing their engagement.

“It’s really bizarre to find the chemistry we have,” James says. “Obviously she is super beautiful, but she is really smart and funny.”

Holidaying in Queensland with James’s close-knit family two weeks ago, Jess was thrilled when her boyfriend of 18 months made his feelings clear by presenting her with a diamond ring. But Jess knew he was her perfect match well before he popped the question … and her mum Karen agrees.

When the loved-up couple joined Jess’s family on a trip to WA’s Rottnest Island during a recent production break, Karen realised her 25-year-old daughter had definitely found “the one”.

“Jimmy produced this book of Yeats’ poetry he’d bought for Jessica, then two tickets to the Cuban ballet,” Karen recalls. “They not only love the same music, but they sit down and play it together. He’s a classical pianist and sings to her all the time.

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October 24, 2010

Shock delivery: Bec Hewitt has her baby six weeks early!

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The baby’s surprise entrance into the world creates drama.

Tennis star Lleyton Hewitt and his gorgeous wife Bec have welcomed into the world their third child – who arrived early last week.

The delighted couple were celebrating the birth of the bub – a girl named Ava Sydney Hewitt – at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital.

But the little one’s arrival was not without drama. Bec was rushed from her Dural home to hospital, well before the December due date she spoke of back in May. Arriving with her parents, Darrel and Michele, in the back seat of their car, Bec was taken by wheelchair straight to the hospital’s birthing suite. “They moved her inside pretty quickly,” says a hospital visitor.

Shortly after, Bec’s sister Kristy arrived with her two children, before Lleyton dashed to the airport to collect his parents, Glynn and Cherilyn, who live in Adelaide.

“As soon as they heard the news they flew straight to Sydney,” says a family friend. “They were determined not to miss a thing.” Just a few hours later, the baby arrived, leaving all four grandparents relieved and beaming with pride. Bec and Lleyton had always wanted a third child, but they didn’t expect their wish to come true so soon. “We were thinking we’d wait until Lleyton retires, because travelling with two is plenty,” Bec told OK magazine. “It’s a happy surprise though.”

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October 24, 2010

Terri Irwin’s victory: Steve’s place is safe

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Terri Irwin beats a mining giant to save Steve’s sacred land.

After years of heartache and legal battles, Terri Irwin finally knows her late husband Steve can rest in peace, now that justice has been delivered.

It’s a final, fitting epitaph for her conservationist husband, and it comes after Terri triumphed in her fight to save his spiritual home, the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve, on Queensland’s Cape York, from a proposed billion-dollar mining project.

The reserve was one of the last places the Crocodile Hunter visited before he died in 2006, aged 44, and has long been rumoured to be the site of his final resting place.

Since Steve’s untimely death, the peaceful rainforest haven has become a regular place of refuge for Terri, 46, and her children with Steve. It’s where she and young wildlife warriors Bindi, 12, and Robert, 6, can escape the pressures of their schedules and connect with their father’s spirit.

“His spirit is everywhere in this area,” Terri says of the site she affectionately calls Steve’s Place. “It’s sacred land … one of the wonders of the world. It boasts the most gorgeous wildlife … and spectacular wetlands. The waterways are the lifeblood to a vast array of plants and animals, including Steve’s beloved crocodiles. It’s a pristine paradise.”

Related video: Life with the Irwins.

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October 24, 2010

The battle for Diana’s crown

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Keira Knightley, 25, is the first choice to star as the late Princess of Wales in a movie that will span Diana’s unhappy marriage to Prince Charles, the births of her sons Prince William and Prince Harry, and her untimely death in a car accident in 1997.

Dame Helen Mirren, 65, is also rumoured to be up for a role – that of Diana’s mother, Frances Shand Kydd.

Who do you think would portray Princess Diana best? Vote here.

Read the full story in this week’s Woman’s Day, on sale Monday October 25, 2010.

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, has officially returned to public royal duties

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Princess Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are pregnant with their second child

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Prince Harry has honoured his mother through praising the recipients of the Diana Legacy Award

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October 23, 2010

Did Justin cheat on Jessica Biel?

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Justin Timberlake has been accused of having a fling with actress Olivia Munn last month, while still in a relationship with actress Jessica Biel.

An unnamed source told US magazine Us Weekly 29-year-old Justin and 30-year-old Olivia met at a MySpace event on September 26, 2010, and that Justin pursued her from there, culminating in two nights in a hotel, where they were said to be “openly affectionate”.

The source said Justin “has been telling people it’s over with Jessica, even though the reality is he’s just doing it behind her back”.

Justin’s representative has strongly denied the allegations while Olivia’s rep said they do not comment on their client’s personal life.

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Actress Olivia Munn is said to have had a fling with Justin Timberlake.

Olivia and Justin met at an event in September

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October 23, 2010

My loveless, sexless marriage

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I want my child to see the love people share, but my wife has nothing to share with me. We have a 3 year old daughter who is all my soul but my wife has taken charge of her and my wife doesn’t need me now that she has her daughter to hug.

They sleep together in the spare bedroom, she says I move too much. She won’t let me care for her. She will redo anything I do for my child.

We are like flat mates but I pay the bills and still get yelled at. She says she likes me, not loves me.

I’m 49 years old, my wife 40, but she makes me feel like all my years of wisdom are a waste of knowledge and the mistakes I make are never forgiven. I’m not perfect. I have too much love to give to someone at this stage of life, lucky I have my god. I’ve given everything else.

Now I’m thinking of treating myself to a holiday to Thailand. She won’t care. More than likely she’ll tell my daughter Daddy is going away for good. Maybe I should?

You’re not just the person who pays the bills, but a father and husband and you need to take some definite decisions.

Does your wife want to stay married to you? If she does and is unable to offer any changes herself then counselling could help, especially with situations such as not being interested in sex, redoing anything you do for your child, or effectively cutting you out by sharing a bedroom with the child and leaving you alone.

Your child deserves to have two parents playing an equal role and affording each other the same respect and if your wife can recognise that or work towards it then you need to decide whether or not you can continue with your marriage like this.

If not, running off to Thailand is not the answer. Your daughter needs an assertive father and you can co-parent effectively, even if you are no longer a couple, but it is not good for her to be brought up in a home where parents are yelling at each other in a destructive atmosphere.

Stay very calm and drop the self pity – simply tell your wife what you’re unhappy about and don’t threaten her by saying you might go away for good – but have a clear plan in your mind and a positive approach and changes you could list which would help.

Ask her what sort of home life she wants and try and come to an agreement which reintroduces respect and communication so that you both know if the marriage is worth working for.

Your say: Have you experienced a similar problem? How did you deal with it? Tell us your story below…

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October 21, 2010

Cashing in on the high Aussie dollar

It's the news online shoppers and travellers have been waiting for, with the Aussie dollar almost on par with the US.

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THE dollar reached a 27-year high of US$0.992, the highest since the dollar was first floated in 1983, which means buying in from the boys across the pond has never been cheaper.

Many commentators expect the new high to encourage a boom time for online shopping and travelling. Products such as clothes, books, beauty and electrical products are all flying off the shelves in the US and heading Down Under, as Money magazine’s Effie Zahos explains in the video above.

Specialty fashion products, such as larger-size shoes and clothes are often more readily available in the US with many online stores offering international shipping.

As with all online purchasing, be careful with the credit card you are using, it might help to have a card with a very low limit, check that the site is secure and also carefully read the returns policy before finalising the payment.

Your say: What are your favourite sites to buy from? Does an increase in the Aussie dollar tempt you to buy more online? Does the value of the dollar encouraged you to head to the US? Email us on [email protected]

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October 21, 2010

Five fashion must haves for summer

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Here at AWW.com.au HQ we are constantly asked “What fashion pieces should I bother picking up this season?” And what a good question. Inspiration for trends comes from runways the world over but it can be hard to identify which styles and pieces you should seek out.

We’ve done the hard work for you and enlisted the help of style blogger and all-round fashion expert Rosie Findlay (http://fashademic.blogspot.com) to help you sort the flash-in-the-pan fashion from the long-term style relationship for this summer. Here are the five pieces she says are worth dusting off the credit card for.

1. A well-cut straw hat

Whether it’s a fedora, boater or a snappy little trilby, there’s no better way to combine “sun-safe” and style.

2. Classic pale blue denim

If it’s good enough for Stella McCartney, it’s good enough for me! It will be everywhere. It is easiest to wear as a buttoned-down skirt that grazes the knee, a pair of well-cut high-waisted trousers or the ever classic denim jacket slung over a pretty dress.

3. A one-piece swimsuit

This universally flattering style is supportive for women with larger cup sizes. An unbeatable choice. For a different shape, try looking for a never-worn vintage one!

4. A straw basket- straw again!

But there’s a hankering for the carefree style of the ’70s, so channel Jane Birkin and sling one over your arm (or bike).

5. A pair of woven leather sandals

No, not gladiators. And no, definitely not made of rubber or plastic! Keep it chic, keep it simple. They’re comfortable and go with anything. I’m looking for something with a sturdy sole for walking, preferably handcrafted.