Innholdsfortegnelse for 2 April 2018 i New Idea

Our all-new crime podcasts are going from strength to strength and we’ve had amazing feedback about them. This week, we talk to Sharon McKell, whose daughter, Emma Jade Pawelski, was tragically murdered in 2005, but the crime has never been solved. We delve into how the details of that awful event in Adelaide and how Emma’s murder changed her family. With a $20,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest, this brave mother’s fight for justice is not to be missed. • Search on iTunes or visit omny.fm/shows/new-idea-investigates…

An explosive new book called Rebel Prince: The Power, Passion And Defiance Of Prince Charles , has exposed claims Charles felt threatened by William’s popularity, and reveals that Prince William was once so furious with his father he asked the Queen to step in. ‘Charles saw Kate and William as the new stars and feared he’d be in trouble,’ recalls Robert Higdon, chief executive of Charles’ charity foundation in America. Charles allegedly snubbed the Middletons, as he felt ‘usurped’ by Kate and Wills’ relationship with them and ‘decided to ignore Carole Middleton on social occasions’. According to author Tom Bower, Charles’ actions ‘so infuriated William that he consulted his grandmother. To counter the hurtful snubs against Carole Middleton, the Queen made a point of inviting a TV…

He is the highest paid person in the Australian television industry, however, despite a week from hell, which exposed an embarrassing conversation where he slammed his Today colleagues and bosses, it seems Karl Stefanovic still thinks he’s ‘untouchable.’ Fresh from his honeymoon with his new younger wife Jasmine, the controversial morning TV host was all smiles for the cameras last week. There were no signs of on-air remorse after details of his infamous car ride with brother Peter went public in New Idea last week, which saw Karl say that Georgie needs to ‘step up big time’ and slam Nine bosses for being ‘out of touch.’ Now, in part two of our exclusive interview with the driver who overheard their late-night embarrassing car conversation, the driver tells New Idea that…

Prince Harry, 33, has sent the palace into a tailspin just eight weeks before his wedding to Meghan Markle, 36, according to royal insiders. Sources reveal the prince has refused to sign a prenuptial agreement to protect his $54 million fortune, leaving some royals furious. After months of lawyers drawing up the watertight agreement, Harry made a sudden U-turn at the last minute. There are several clauses in the contract that he wasn’t happy about, particularly one concerning Meghan not providing children – a move sources say made Harry tear up the contract, despite his future wife agreeing to sign. Insiders reveal how the royals’ lawyers have called an emergency summit with the Queen. This follows fears a divorce from the American actress could not only cost the family millions…

IT WAS IN THE JUICE When Sam Abraham was found dead in his pyjamas in his family’s Epping, Melbourne home, it was believed he’d suffered a heart attack. But an autopsy revealed he’d been fatally poisoned by the deadly drug cyanide. Police spied on his widow Sofia Sam, 33, for months, and she was spotted enjoying several lunch dates with a man called Arun Kamalasanan. Could an affair have been the motive for murder? Investigations revealed Sofia and Kamalasanan, 35, had known each other at university in India. They reconnected when they both moved to Australia. In a secret diary they shared, Sofia wrote: ‘Can you hold me tight? I want to drift away in your love.’ In another entry, Kamalasanan wrote: ‘She is the best match for me –…

Feeling overwhelmed either at work or at home, or both? There is a one-word solution – delegate. According to psychologist Alison Hill ( alisonhill.com.au ), not delegating to others keeps us in a cycle of busyness, which can overwhelm and burn us out if left unchanged. ‘It’s hard to make the transition from being the person who takes care of everything to now becoming the person who asks for help and hands over tasks,’ she says. ‘But for your own health and wellbeing, it’s a key skill to practice.’ Here, experts give us tips on how to let go... DELEGATING AT HOME START THEM YOUNG It’s important to start involving your children in appropriate tasks at an appropriate early age, according to Alison. ‘Start with doing tasks alongside…

PERTH A stopover in Perth just got more popular, thanks to the new Qantas Dreamliner 17-hour direct flight to London. A day trip to Rottnest Island via the historic port town of Fremantle is a great way to break up the journey. In Freo, see historic attractions such as the convict era Roundhouse, the maritime museum, and then take the boat across to Rottnest from the ferry terminal and visit as many of the island’s 63 beaches as you can by bicycle, stopping to get a selfie with the island’s loveable mascot – the quokka! STOPOVER: To London on new Qantas Dreamliner, qantas.com. TO GO: westernaustralia.com. GUANGZHOU Guangzhou ranks second on this list of fastest growing tourist cities in the world and it’s easy to see why. This southern Chinese…

ARIES MAR 21 – APR 20 Keeping your cool with emotional family situations this week will avert a clash. Someone who cares will go to special lengths to show you. A meaningful get-together will touch tender chords. Singles, this may be laced with romantic promise! On the job, making the most of an opportunity to show what you can do will raise your professional profile, but step lightly with a superior who’s difficult until you find your feet. LUCKY NUMBERS: 3, 30, 33 TAURUS APR 21 – MAY 21 Balancing commitments this week will test your organisation skills and energy. Proceed calmly to keep stress levels down. A health matter or goal will require positive follow-through and keeping a promise will ask a lot of you too. A get-together too…

Q I’ve been seeing one of my co-workers for a couple of months now, but I’m finding it really difficult as he acts very coolly towards me when we are at the office. We have agreed to keep our relationship under wraps for a start, but I’m finding all this secrecy really hard to take. Shall I tell him it’s time that we got things out into the open? JAN, VIA EMAIL. A I suggest you lie lower than a snake’s belly! All the news of sexual relationships in the workplace and the prime minister banning politicians having affairs with co-workers should be a warning to you that you should keep your private life private. Why do you have to announce to the world you are dating the co-worker? It…

Kylie’s new album will have you dancing! Golden – out April 6 – has a distinctly country feel about it, and she describes it as: ‘Dolly Parton standing on a dance floor.’ The inspiration for her new sound came from a two-week songwriting trip to Nashville. ‘We managed to find this country inspiration, but bring it back into my world,’ Kylie told EW . We last saw the Conners 20 years ago, but now fans will finally get to see what’s happened to the blue-collar family since. A revival season will consist of nine episodes and will feature the original cast. ‘It was like being back with your family,’ Roseanne Barr told Stuff . Roseanne will…

VP Vanguard overcome Spartan’s most difficult obstacles but for team member Stacey, the biggest hurdles she has faced are in real life. In 2014, when Stacey was 37 weeks pregnant with her youngest son Cody, she lost her mother to cancer. Stacey had been looking after her mum at her house in Lithgow but had to fly back home to Queensland for a doctor’s appointment. ‘Mum kissed my belly and said goodbye,’ Stacey tells New Idea. ‘Little did I know at the time that it would be the last time she would kiss me.’ A few days later Stacey’s mother fell into a coma before passing away. Three weeks later Cody was born. However, he was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition, blepharophimosis, ptosis, and epicanthus…

DRINKING GAMES She’s given away cars and trips to Australia, and now Oprah Winfrey is giving challenges to Hollywood celebrities. ‘I can drink her under the table,’ Oprah said of Reese Witherspoon. Ah, but can you out-jump Tom Cruise on a couch? WAR PAINT ‘Just like painting an old house. A lick of paint (aka foundation) and she’s as good as new!’ Ricki-Lee said of her make-up routine. That’s all very well if you’re 32 like Ricki-Lee, but some of us could use more of a renovation... or even a knock-down rebuild! BAD BLOOD Who hasn’t come home blood-splattered after a day at work? Oh, just us then... And Drew Barrymore, as it turns out. ‘We were, um, painting at work today,’ Drew had to fib to her kids after…

IS GEORGIA’S FLOATY DRESS HIDING HER BABY BUMP? Talk about couple goals! Bachelorette lovebirds LEE ELLIOT and GEORGIA LOVE looked as smitten as ever at the Glamour On The Grid Party in Melbourne. And Georgia did nothing to dispel baby whispers with her choice of floaty dress. Dare we say #babybump? ROYAL DUTY CALLS! Speaking of baby bumps... a beaming Kate showed no signs of slowing down as she stepped out for an event in partnership with the Royal Foundation to discuss childhood mental health. The eight months pregnant duchess is just weeks away from giving birth – we can’t wait! AT 53, ELLE STILL ROCKS A BEACH BOD! ELLE ‘THE BODY’ MACPHERSON graced Bondi with her impossibly fit physique during the autumn heatwave last week.…

After recently announcing he has ended his eight-year marriage to Rosie, weatherman Steve Jacobs has been reportedly involved in an altercation with his estranged wife’s Canadian lover Dylan Nash. According to the Daily Mail , the incident took place at Ultimate Fitness gym in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on February 24. ‘The gym was pretty busy and Dylan was standing there talking to someone, when all of a sudden Steve came up to him... and shouted something about moving in on his wife,’ a witness told Daily Mail Australia . The incident came after Rosie went to police in Vanuatu and took out an AVO against her former husband. In 2016, Steve and Rosie moved to Vanuatu in a last ditch attempt to salvage their…

It was one of the most explosive scenes in the Married At First Sight finale last week - Tracey Jewel and Davina Rankin going head-to-head one last time over cheating groom Dean Wells. The ladies battled it out in private at the reunion dinner party before laying their feud out publicly in the final episode, which aired last week. However, New Idea can now exclusively reveal the shocking pact that reunited the two wives – in the name of revenge against Dean. While Tracey and Davina ‘played along’ for the cameras in the explosive reunion, behind-the-scenes in the lead up to the final episodes of MAFS it was a very different story. Just hours after Botox-loving single mum Tracey ditched husband Dean at the altar, telling him that he didn’t…

She won fans over with her down-to-earth personality and quick wit, but behind the scenes on Bachelor In Paradise , Tara Pavlovic shocked everyone with her dramatic behaviour. Labelled their ‘most difficult’ contestant, producers endured daily temper tantrums, diva demands and downright refusal to accept dates – because she already had a boyfriend! ‘She was out of control,’ a Channel Ten insider tells New Idea. ‘She was actively causing trouble, stirring things up and spreading gossip. They didn’t know how to deal with someone who was being so blatantly destructive to the whole concept.’ It was after the pretty nanny shot to fame during her appearance on The Bachelor last year that TV executives were keen to keep cashing in on her fan base. ‘People loved her,’…

Horrified by how she looked at one cousin’s wedding (left), Kayla trimmed down for another. Clutching a bouquet of white flowers, with her hair in soft curls and her pale pink gown flowing around her, Kayla Hatcher should have felt like a million dollars. But after the 117kg bridesmaid and mum-of-two walked down the aisle on her cousin Rachel’s wedding day, she was in for a shock. Seeing a photo of herself on the happy occasion in October 2015 brought size 22 Kayla back to earth with a jolt. ‘That picture changed my life. I stared at it for hours, and knew things had to change,’ Kayla tells New Idea. ‘I was so annoyed with myself for letting things get so out of hand.’ At first Kayla was angry at…

Mocha Hot Cross Bun Layer Cake Serves 8-10, Prep 30 mins ¼ cup instant coffee granules ²/ ³ cup boiling water 6 traditional hot cross buns 250g block cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature ¾ cup icing sugar mixture 300ml tub thickened cream 50g dark cooking chocolate, coarsely grated Whipped cream, to serve 1 Invert base of a 22cm springform pan (base measures 20cm). Grease and line base and side with baking paper, extending paper 4cm above pan. 2 Dissolve coffee in boiling water in a heatproof jug. Cool slightly. 3 Cut each bun horizontally into three even slices. 4 Beat cream cheese and sugar in a small bowl of an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in 1 tblsp of the coffee. Add cream. Beat until soft peaks form. 5…

When my eldest daughter was four she bit her little sister really hard. So hard you could see the teeth marks! Not that I needed to see the teeth marks because my younger daughter was screaming so much, clearly something had gone on while I was out of view. My first reaction – after checking my younger child was OK – was to insist my eldest apologise, which she duly did. But it turns out I may have been wrong in insisting she say ‘sorry’. Several parenting experts have recently spoken out against forcing children to apologise saying it can actually lead children to be less kind and thoughtful. The theory is that empathy is one of the last social skills for children to develop and so when we ask…

Q Do you see me ever getting a new boyfriend? And having kids? I’m trying dating apps but nothing seems to work. I joined a gym thinking its a good place to meet guys. So I feel like I’m trying to get out there to meet guys, I really don’t want to be alone forever. Christine, via email. A Christine, meeting people is half the battle so it’s good that you’re putting yourself out there. People who are constantly bettering themselves and like who they’ve become are very attractive to others. If you’re secure with who you are, you’ll have no problem finding someone great. I can understand you wanting a companion but, until you meet Mr Wonderful, try to enjoy your friends, family and life in general. When you’re…

BUCKET LIST Thank you NI for finding me an all-new bucket list, with your Top 5 Foodie Festivals (NI Mar 5). I would love to try the Noosa Food Festival and Adelaide’s Tasting Australia and then travel to all corners of the globe sampling local cuisines, culture and communities. Who doesn’t want to enjoy great food, good wines and amazing landscapes? And what better way than to time it with fun, festive food festivals? CHRISTINA HATZIS, YOKINE, WA. BABY MAGIC Love is sweeter the second time around, it seems, for Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt (NI Mar 5). It would really be nice to see this Hollywood golden couple back together again, and the baby they are expecting to adopt will surely cement their relationship. CHRISTINA PINER, CHRISTCHURCH, NZ. ALL…

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No, your eyes are not deceiving you – that is actually Samuel L. Jackson and Judith Sheindlin hanging out together in LA! Samuel made the internet’s day when he posted a picture to Instagram of his surprise meet-up with the famous judge, captioning the image: ‘Dinner with a Boss!’ This isn’t the first time the unlikely duo have been spotted in each other’s company. They hung out with Barack Obama in 2014, and attended an event together way back in 2012.…

After battling her weight for decades, Oprah Winfrey is finally in a healthy place – and it’s all thanks to her new philosophy. The well-known business mogul famously lost a staggering 20kg last year by following the Weight Watchers program. In a new interview and cover shoot with Australia’s InStyle , the slimmed-down 64-year-old says ‘feeling happy’ with herself is the key to maintaining her figure. ‘I feel healthy. I feel strong. I feel like this is where I can maintain and not go up and down,’ she revealed. ‘I don’t like, binge-binge anymore. My doctor said to me, “Get to a place where you feel happy with yourself and maintain.”’…

It looks like Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are doing their best to dispel recent reports that they’ve fallen out over Eugenie’s upcoming wedding. The royal sisters were all smiles as they attended the wedding of Alessandra de Osma and Prince Christian of Hanover in Peru earlier this month. Last week, New Idea exclusively reported that single Beatrice was jealous of younger sister Eugenie’s impending nuptials to fiance Jack Brooksbank later this year. However, the pair appeared to have kissed and made up, with Eugenie posting a sweet tribute to her ‘beautiful big sissy’ on her newly-opened Instagram account.…

With Prince Charles and Camilla due to touch down in Australia in two weeks for the Commonwealth Games, there’s one person very excited about their arrival – Simon Dorante-Day, the man who believes he’s their secret Aussie son. Now in a bombshell new revelation, the Queensland grandfather – who has a mountain of credible and alarming proof to back up his explosive claim – has revealed plans for a highly anticipated secret meeting with the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. In an exclusive interview with New Idea, 51-year-old Simon says he’s ‘very confident’ his meeting will come off after the royal couple land in Queensland in April, and says he can’t wait to finally sit across from them. ‘I would love nothing more than to come face-to-face…

The road to true love has been a long and winding one for MAFS duo Tracey Jewel and Sean Thomsen, both 35, from Perth. But the lovebirds are convinced they have found love and will be together – no matter what. So what’s happened? TRACEY After ending it with Dean I was upset over the whole experience so flew back to Perth. Telv was in Melbourne with Sarah and I needed to speak with someone who understood what I’d been through, so I texted Sean and we met for a drink. SEAN It came as a massive shock but it was a pleasant surprise hearing from Tracey. I’d planned to ask her out before she even contacted me. I didn’t know if it would work out…

‘HE BEATS HIMSELF UP ABOUT IT A FAIR BIT – HE’S A LITTLE TORTURED INSIDE’ After explosive claims surfaced last week that he could be on the brink of divorce, Keith Urban, 50, has made a shocking confession. The husband of Nicole Kidman revealed he was a terrible boyfriend after he was slammed as a ‘hypocrite’. ‘I sucked at relationships,’ confessed the Graffiti U crooner to Grammy Museum’s Scott Goldman for SXSW. ‘I would write these songs about love and relationships – I remember writing Somebody Like You and playing it for my girlfriend at the time, and she just looked at me and said: “You’re a f****** hypocrite,” and I couldn’t argue that.’ Keith referred to the time in which he was battling an alcohol addiction and revealed at…

In a shocking new scandal, New Idea can reveal that Susan Hannaford faces being thrown in jail accused of scamming businessmen out of tens of thousands of dollars. The 64-year-old is currently being sued in America for fraud over renting out the family’s $7 million home as vacation accommodation, billing it as ‘the Palazzo Beverly Hills’ used by celebrities and royalty. Bombshell court documents list a series of shocking allegations against the The Sullivans actress, her mum Norma – who allegedly died in 2009 – and Susan’s pretty daughter Marquessa. After being lured in by fancy reviews, when clients arrived at the property they found it to be a decrepit mess filled with broken furniture, dirty laundry and blocked drains. LA-based Jeremy Shepherd, 44, is one of two businessmen now…

As Rebecca Jones looked up, she smiled at the brand-new front door of her recently renovated home. With new carpets, windows, paint and fittings, it had been a work in progress since she and her new husband Barney, 27, bought the Cobden property two years before. But now it was finally done. ‘We’d just put up photos from our wedding and started replacing all the hand-me-down appliances and things,’ 25-year-old Rebecca sighs. ‘It was the house we were going to have our children in.’ That night of March 17, Rebecca and Barney left their staffy, Otto, in the backyard as they went to a 40th birthday party in the next town. ‘The first thing I heard about any danger was when Dad rang about 9pm. He said there was a…

A68-year-old shopkeeper has been hailed a super-gran after she took on an axeman during her morning shift. Ann Sage, a grandmother of 14, was finishing up at her shop, which she has run for 38 years with her husband Richard, when she found herself under attack – by a masked robber! Ann was at the back of the convenience store collecting her bag to go home after her Wednesday morning shift when she heard a commotion from the till at the front of the shop and rushed to investigate. ‘I was just putting on my coat when I heard our shop assistant, Sue, yelling my name from the till,’ Ann tells New Idea. ‘I rushed down the aisles to see what was going on and I’ll never forget what I…

Baby Chick Cupcakes Makes 12, Prep 50 mins, Cook 20 mins 410g packet vanilla cupcake mix Jelly beans (9 orange and 3 red) Icing sugar mixture and edible black writing icing, to decorate FROSTING 250g unsalted butter, chopped, at room temperature 1 tsp vanilla extract 1¾ cups icing sugar mixture Yellow food colouring, to tint 1 Line a 12-hole muffin pan (¹/ ³ -cup capacity) with paper cases. 2 Prepare cake mix according to packet directions, reserving icing sachet. Divide evenly among the paper cases. 3 Cook in a moderate oven (180C) for about 20 minutes, or until cooked when tested. Stand in pan 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. 4 Cut orange jelly beans into quarters. Cut red jelly beans lengthways into thin strips. 5 To…

Teriyaki Lamb with Cabbage and Spinach Salad Serves 4, Prep 8 mins, Cook 16 mins 2 tblsps teriyaki sauce 1 tblsp honey 8 lamb leg steaks (850g), trimmed 150g snow peas, trimmed Toasted sesame seeds, to serve CABBAGE AND SPINACH SALAD ¼ red cabbage (350g), thinly shredded 60g baby spinach leaves 3 green spring onions, sliced diagonally ¼ cup bottled Japanese-style salad dressing 1 Combine teriyaki sauce and honey in a large bowl. Add lamb. Toss to coat. 2 Heat an oiled, large, non-stick frying pan over a high heat. Add lamb in two batches. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until cooked. Remove. Rest, loosely covered with foil for 3 minutes. Cut in half. 3 Meanwhile, add snow peas to a medium saucepan of boiling…

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Our dearest Ruby died unexpectedly last year and we are still grieving. Ruby left us within hours of my daughter moving home from a stressful job, and she was looking forward to spending time with her adored dog. We were all devastated, and we could see that Ruby was upset too. We are still confused as to why. Could you please let us know if she is OK, and if she knows how much we loved her? GEORGINA, VIA EMAIL. Ruby says she does not want you to try too hard to make links as to why she passed that day. She wants you all to know you did nothing wrong. You gave her your world of love and if it was purely up to her she would have stayed…

BAR IS OPEN My MM uncle is 80 and his doctor suggested he get a bar installed in the shower. You should have heard him grumbling on the way home. ‘A bar in the shower! I mean, I don’t mind a glass of wine in the bathtub, but a bar... ’ NAOMI REYNOLDS, MACKAY, QLD. SAFE SLEEPING My MM brother-in-law waits up for his teenage daughter if she goes out at night. But one night, MM must have been very tired and just left a note by the front door. It said: ‘Wake me when you get home because you know I can’t sleep a wink until I know you’re safe.’ ZANDER GREEN, CHRISTCHURCH, NZ. UP, UP AND AWAY My son-in-law recently purchased a small helicopter drone for his son.…

Josh Sheehan has taken up the Australian Spartan challenge with fellow X Games competitors Harry Bink and Jackson Strong, but it hasn’t been an easy road. Daredevil dirt-biker Josh made history in 2015 after doing a triple backflip on a motocross bike. But sadly, just months later he lost his older brother, Chris, in a trail bike accident. Chris lost control of his bike and crashed into a tree in bushland in Western Australia. Josh was riding ahead of his brother but when he discovered Chris had crashed, Josh raced back and paramedics were trying to revive Chris. ‘I went from the biggest high from doing the triple flip, to a few months later the biggest low in my life when Chris died,’ he told the…

She’s arguably one of the most beautiful women in the world, so you’d be forgiven for thinking Angelina Jolie would be terrified at the prospect of ageing. However, the 42-year-old actress admitted in a recent interview that she actually can’t wait to grow old! ‘I look in the mirror and I see that I look like my mother, and that warms me,’ Ange told InStyle . ‘I also see myself ageing, and I love it because it means I’m alive — I’m living and getting older.’ And, the Maleficent star’s number one beauty tip is refreshingly down to earth. ‘The people I see as beautiful are those who don’t bend to somebody else’s opinion of what is appropriate or beautiful.’…

It looks like someone has been telling porky pies! Ben Affleck was quick to insist that the giant back tattoo he was spotted with in 2016 was a fake for an upcoming movie role. However, the erm, interesting inking is back! The 45-year-old actor showed off the apparently real body art – two designs on his shoulders and a large phoenix on his back – while he was on the beach in Hawaii earlier this month. Ben’s previous denials came after he copped flack, not only from online commentators but also some of his ex-partners. ‘I would tell him, “What are you doing?”‘ Jennifer Lopez said of the tattoo in 2016. ‘It has too many colours. His tattoos always have too many colours. They shouldn’t be so colourful.’ Meanwhile, Ben’s…

There’s no denying that The Voice is a thrilling show and that the contestants are genuinely talented, but it takes a lot more than an amazing voice to make it in the music industry. Let’s take a look back at the six winners and see what they’ve been up to... ALFIE ARCURI 2016 After winning the show, Alfie released his debut single Cruel , but it was a flop on the ARIA charts. ‘I sort of had a feeling it wasn’t going to do too well,’ he told AAP. ‘I guess people on the show connected with me for certain songs and I was a ballad guy, and then I come out with this song, which is a bit different.’ Alfie went on…