Innholdsfortegnelse for 23 December 2019 i WHO

The fire alarm in the WHO office kept going off on Tuesday this week. But there was no fire in sight – it was the thick blanket of smoke that has hung over Sydney for the last two weeks seeping inside the building. Looking out of the windows, I could barely make out the row of trees across the road. The air quality was officially the worst on the planet – 11 times the levels considered hazardous. And it could linger for weeks. It was a stark reminder of the vast bushfires still burning out of control across the state, and the hundreds of brave first responders battling them. They are such heroes, and I really hope they get respite over Christmas to spend time with their families after such…

At 179cm tall, the supermodel has said her favourite body part is“her height” but says that“sometimes I’m self-conscious about my broad shoulders”. Starting her day with a sweat session is essential, she says.“I prefer to work out in the morning,”she has told Harper’s Bazaar.“I do a lot of ab work and occasionally I’ll take a kickboxing class.”Other moves include“anything core-related”.“I typically eat lean chicken and brown rice and am always snacking on raw vegies with dip and hummus,”she’s said.“I wish I had more time to do grocery shopping because I like picking out my own vegetables.”Starvation, she says, is not on the menu.“I have low blood sugar, so I definitely need things to keep me going (aka lots of food!),”she shared on her app.“Here’s what will forever and always make…

FILM STAR OWEN WILSON pays his ex-girlfriend child support for their 1-year-old daughter, Lyla Aranya, even though he reportedly hasn’t even set eyes on her. He had dated Varunie Vongsvirates, 35, for five years  before they split in 2018. When she revealed she was pregnant soon afterwards, the Wedding Crashers star, 51, demanded a DNA test, which came back positive. He then sent a payment of $102,000 before agreeing to pay $36,000 a month in child support. Earlier this year, Vongsvirates begged Wilson to meet the little girl.“She’s incredible,” she told Mail Online.“You’re really missing out. She looks just like you.” Wilson, who is currently filming rom-com Marry Me with Jennifer Lopez, has two sons, 8-year-old Robert Ford with former lover Jade Duell, and Finn, 5, whose mother is fitness…

To say that it’s been a big year for Allison Langdon is an understatement. Not only did the TV presenter welcome her second child, Scout, the 40-year-old is preparing to host Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight with David Campbell while also looking forward to her biggest career move yet. “I don’t know where this year has gone!” says Langdon, who is waving goodbye to Weekend Today and 60 Minutes for her big stint as co-host of the Today show, alongside returning breakfast show veteran Karl Stefanovic. Looking into the new year, the presenter tells WHO it’s going to be a lot of fun. “Karl and I are mates and we get on really well. I’m going to give him such a hard time,” Langdon teases. The Nine Network revealed in…

Maddison Brown is one of the hottest young Australian actors in Hollywood right now. “I’m very type A, always at home, being normal” At just 22, the Sydney-born beauty stars in the hit series Dynasty as Kirby Anders and is believed to be dating fellow Australian star Liam Hemsworth. With more than 18 years in the industry, it’s no mistake that the young actress’ star is so rapidly on the rise. After landing her first role at 4, Brown tells WHO she eventually decided to leave school to pursue her dream career in the entertainment industry. “I’m a high school dropout,” she admits, laughing. “I didn’t finish year 12! I went to New York and started modelling. “It was really hard, and I just felt like I knew school wasn’t…

Standing on stage at the AACTA Awards, a humbled Sam Neill wondered if there had been some kind of mistake. The Kiwi actor had just been handed the coveted Longford Lyell Award – AACTA’s lifetime achievement gong – by Mad Max director George Miller. “Maybe they’d got me confused with somebody else – Hugo Weaving or someone like that,” Neill, 72, told the audience gathered at The Star Sydney for the event on December 4. “But no, it turned out to be me. So, I’m really pleased and chuffed. I’d prefer if it was called the Longford Lyell Halfway There Award because the lifetime thing sounds a little terminal. I hope they don’t mean it’s the end, because I’m not done. I’d still like to put a few more runs…

New York City mum Meredith Berkman and two other mothers started the group Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes (PAVe) in 2018, after learning their teenage sons were Juuling. Here are the clues they say you should look for if you suspect your child is vaping. 1 UNEXPLAINED SWEET ODOUR  Kids tend to choose scented or flavoured vapours that can leave a sweet odour in their room or on their clothes. 2 SECRETIVE BEHAVIOUR  They may make frequent excuses to go to the bathroom or outside to vape. 3 MOOD SWINGS  The nicotine in vaping can produce extreme anxiety, irritability or explosive anger. 4 UNFAMILIAR ELECTRONICS Some e-cigarettes look like flash drives, and most require batteries or charging cords.…

Every afternoon in Sydney’s CBD, I drive past a striking, 10-storey mural of Wiradjuri elder Jenny Munro created by Melbourne-based street artist Matt Adnate. I’ve long been an admirer of Adnate’s work; the sheer scale of his pieces and his attention to detail – all created with spray cans – is absolutely awe-inspiring. So, when I found out Accor had named its 9th Australian Art Series Hotel, and first West Australian property, The Adnate, I couldn’t wait to check it out. Located in Perth’s heart in the luxury lifestyle destination of King Street, the 250-room hotel is impossible to miss given the exterior is Adnate’s biggest canvas yet. The mega mural, which features three large-scale portraits and took the street artist one month to complete, spans a staggering 25 storeys.…

In the first episode of this season, there is a scene in a sex shop. Do you intentionally push the boundaries with this show? OKINE There are moments like that through the whole season. At least once in every episode there’s something that will make you go, “Far out, I didn’t expect them to go there.” But the show also has a lot of heart. DYER I think it’s important to show a friendship like AJ and Stevie’s on telly, because they don’t have a sexual storyline – it’s totally platonic. Guys and girls can be best friends if they just know they can. Also this season, AJ is considering being part of the fictional show Celebrity Fight Club. Has either of you ever contemplated reality TV? OKINE I got…

THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 2019 Attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this year’s show (airs Thu., Dec. 12 at 8.30pm; UKTV) is hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, and features singers Robbie Williams (right), Lewis Capaldi, Mabel and Emeli Sandé, as well as the cast of stage show Mary Poppins. DROWNING IN PLASTIC Hopefully giving pause to anyone who thinks chucking a plastic cup in the river isn’t a big deal, this documentary (airs Sun., Dec. 15 at 8.30pm; SBS) follows wildlife biologist Liz Bonnin as she gets to grips with just how serious a problem there is thanks to the trillions of plastic items in our waterways. THE YEARLY WITH CHARLIE PICKERING If anyone can find a funny side to the year we’ve just had…

A PERFECT STORM Subtitled The True Story of the Chamberlains, this series revisits one of the most infamous cases of all time: the death of 9-week-old Azaria Chamberlain at Uluru in 1980. Host John Buck methodically goes through the events, evidence and trial of the baby’s mother, Lindy, who was convicted of murder before later being exonerated. Even for those who lived through the case, which regularly made the front pages of newspapers at the time, the new details discovered make A Perfect Storm well worth a listen. CLAREMONT: THE TRIAL Earlier this year, the first season of this true-crime podcast examined the Claremont murders. Now, Bradley Edwards, the man accused of killing three young women in the late 1990s, is on trial, and Season 2 recounts each day’s proceedings…

With Victoria’s Secret’s annual fashion show officially canned for 2019 amid backlash over its lack of body diversity and claims that it promotes an unrealistic body type, supermodels Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid seem to be making the most of their freed-up time. In sunny Florida to attend fashion events ahead of Miami’s A-list-packed Art Basel weekend, the super-slender supermodel pals had all eyes on them as they hit the beach on December 4. Hadid previously shut down critics who accused her of being too thin after she posted a pic of herself ahead of the 2018 Victoria’s Secret parade. “All body types are different and react differently to a great workout routine and a healthy diet,” she wrote on Instagram. “Feeling happier and healthier than ever.” In Miami, as…

FOUR AUSTRALIAN ACTRESSES WERE THIS WEEK nominated for Golden Globes, but Tuesday’s announcement was overshadowed by a lack of females on the shortlists. The locals recognised include Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies), Margot Robbie (Bombshell), Cate Blanchett (Where’d You Go, Bernadette) and Toni Collette (Unbelievable).  But there were no women among the five directors nominated; all 10 of the films short-listed had a male director and all five screenplays were written by men. Not only that, nine of the 10 films in contention have predominantly male casts, the only exception being divorce drama Marriage Story. The Golden Globes will take place in Los Angeles on January 6 at 10am AEDT.…

HE HAS CONFESSED TO KILLING HIS WIFE, BUT hasn’t revealed how or why it happened. And last week Borce Ristevski’s refusal to reveal any of the details led judges to increase the time he’ll spend behind bars by four years to 10 years. Karen Ristevski’s body was found in parkland near Macedon, north of Melbourne, in January 2017, eight months after she’d been reported missing from her home in Avondale Heights. Her husband was arrested and, at first, maintained his innocence. He only confessed to manslaughter on the eve of his trial and admitted he drove her body to Mount Macedon and concealed it under logs and foliage. By the time the 47-year-old’s remains were found, it was impossible to determine the cause of death. There was outrage when he…

1 Did Margaret overdose after Roddy disappeared? YES According to the Daily Mail, the princess was so distraught after Roddy disappeared for three weeks that she did take an overdose. “This was confirmed to me by one of her closest confidants. ‘Yes, she did take an overdose, although how much it was done to create a drama, I shall never know. Remember, she was a great actress,’” the paper quotes, adding that it took the princess a long time to regain consciousness. 2 Did Philip say the royal family was running out of money? HE DID During his 1969 Meet the Press interview, Philip was asked by one journalist about reports that the Queen had not had a pay rise in almost 18 years and the royal family’s…

As a new decade begins, so too does an influx of fresh new celebrities. While it’s hard to believe that the year 2000 was now 20 years ago, as the years go by, the pile of ‘former teen stars’ grows bigger and bigger. While obviously there are still a fair few going strong after their rise to fame in the noughties (Hilary Duff, Zac Efron, Dakota Fanning), there’s no denying for every Miley Cyrus, there’s a Macaulay Culkin. We take a look back at some of the most well-known faces on our screens in the 2000s and find out where they are now! Meredith Monroe as Andie McPhee DAWSON’S CREEK Almost all of the main cast from the popular high school series went on to achieve huge fame, but many…

Thank goodness for Instagram. Two years ago, Erin Holland posted a photo on the social media platform of herself celebrating her partner cricketer Ben Cutting’s inclusion in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Mumbai Indians team. Intrigued IPL organisers reached out to the former Miss World Australia. “Do you do sports presenting?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “but I love the game.” They asked her to send an audition tape, “and that’s how I began cricket broadcasting”, the 30-year-old says matter-of-factly. Howzat for good fortune? “The world works in mysterious ways,” she says. “I’ve managed to fall into something that I absolutely love.” If you turn on the TV this summer, there’s a good chance you’ll see Holland’s face beaming back at you. Holland will be a ‘boundary rider’ for the…

WHAT: RED PADDLE CO INFLATABLE 10’6 RIDE COST: $1599 (WITH FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY) Having never been on a stand-up paddleboard (SUP), I was a little nervous to test-drive an inflatable SUP. Thankfully, I had James, from Red Paddle Co, as my instructor for the day. We met at Balmoral Beach in Sydney where he introduced me to the board and showed me the ropes. First off, Red Paddle Co SUPs are inflatable, which means you don’t need to struggle getting them on and off your roof racks and they easily fold down to fit in the boot of your car. It was easy to inflate and I was surprised how lightweight and durable it was. It’s also small enough to fit in a cupboard at home. Bonus. But on to the…

DEAR MUM I don’t know many people that wouldn’t appreciate a bottle of French Champagne. Anyone who loves entertaining will really love it. This particular bottle is one of BWS’ top selling champagnes for 2019 – and for good reason! FOR DAD This is definitely not an everyday purchase – it’s a splurge and shows you have really made an effort. And coming from one of Australia’s most respected winemakers, it’s a great conversation piece too. Just make sure it’s out of reach of your tipsy uncle. AUSTRALIAN MADE With only 4000 bottlings, this Christmas whisky is Starward’s largest limited-edition release. To create the Tawny cask expression, Starward matured its signature single malt whisky in a combination of fresh Tawny barrels from Yalumba and charred Tawny barrels from SA Cooperage.…

ARIES MAR. 20–APR. 18 Key issues are your home, personal life and closest emotional relationships. You feel quieter and more reflective and you feel a need to be connected to family and to love ones, rather than skip around the country. You can draw a lot of strength and satisfaction with home matters and gardening. Trust your intuition, rather than reason; act more on feelings. TAURUS APR. 19–MAY 20 Work done in your own time is what you want, and you may feel less competitive and ambitious about practical and mundane matters. It’s OK now to relinquish certain duties that have burdened you in the past. To be a winner, stay on the course you have set for yourself and enjoy a little time for holidays and relaxation with family…

The only problem with this new special episode is that there isn’t more where it came from. Hurry up, Season 2! In the Christmas-themed ep, Bluey and her extended family are preparing for Santa’s arrival, which is via the verandah in houses without a chimney. As the kids and Dad play a game of Verandah Santa, valuable lessons about saying sorry – and accepting an apology – are learnt.  (Airs Thu., Dec. 12 at 6.20pm; ABC Kids and streams from 6am; iView)…

AWARD WINNERS SYDNEY, DEC. 4 TV funnyman Hamish Blake and actress Deborah Mailman both won gongs at the AACTA Awards at the Star Casino. His was for Lego Masters, hers for Total Control. WIG WHAM! NEW YORK, DEC. 3 Goddess of Pop Cher wowed the Madison Square Garden crowd with her Here We Go Again show, dressed in an electric blue, sequinned bodysuit. It’s her first world tour in 14 years. LILY’S SAFE HARBOUR MIAMI, DEC. 4 UK singer songwriter Lily Allen, 34, stepped out during a sunny vacation with her new beau, Stranger Things sheriff David Harbour, 44. MAD ON HER KIDS MIAMI AND LONDON, DEC. 3 & 6 Two of Madonna’s kids stepped out in style. Lourdes Leon, 23 (left) took part in a mock orgy at the…

Boxing is Hadid’s favourite way to stay in shape. “I run nonstop for 20 minutes followed by a boxing session and finally a series of weights targeting the abs and glutes,” she has told Vogue Paris. “We keep the routines varied, so the sessions are always fun.” And hard. “I train and I work out hard for two hours,” she told E! News. “I don’t like to do the whole yoga thing. I think yoga is calming, it’s amazing, but if I’m going to go for it, I’m going to go hard.” Her diet, however, is more balanced. “If I have the morning off, I’ll either make eggs and sausage and eat breakfast at home or go to the bagel store below my apartment,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. “For lunch,…

HE’S RETURNING TO THE TODAY SHOW NEXT month, and now Karl Stefanovic will also have to find time to decorate a nursery! His wife Jasmine, 35, sent pregnancy rumours into overdrive this week when she appeared on a friend’s Instagram story, cradling an apparent baby bump. She was at an intimate baby shower with a small group of girlfriends in New York. Tellingly, the designer was tagged in several pictures accompanied by the baby emoji, with one friend confirming that she and Stefanovic, 45, are ‘over the moon’ to be expecting. “They’ve told their closest friends,” another source revealed to The Daily Telegraph. “They couldn’t be happier.” It hasn’t been a smooth journey to pregnancy for the couple, with Stefanovic reportedly having to undergo two surgeries to reverse a vasectomy…

WHEN JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE WAS snapped in New Orleans canoodling with his movie co-star Alisha Wainwright last month, rumours swirled that he was cheating on his wife Jessica Biel. The former boy band singer was forced to issue a grovelling apology on Instagram, admitting it was a “strong lapse in judgement” and denying that anything had happened between the pair, who play lovers in the coming film, Palmer. He added: “This is not the example I want to set for my son. I apologise to my amazing wife and family for putting them through such an embarrassing situation.” The crisis brought into focus the prenuptial agreement the couple signed before their $10 million Italian wedding in 2012, which reportedly states Biel would be entitled to $730,000 if he is unfaithful. It’s…

In a skin-tight green-screen suit, singer-turned-actor Jason Derulo glides on all fours around the oversized set of the feline world. “It was a deep-sea dive into the world of Cats,” the 30-year-old tells WHO. The job of morphing the iconic tale of Cats into a film fell to Academy Award winning director Tom Hooper, producer Steven Spielberg and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. The star-studded cast also includes Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Idris Elba, Ian McKellen, Rebel Wilson and James Corden. The A-listers faced a gruelling four-month training regime, aptly called ‘Cat School’, where the group dived into the minds of famous felines. “It [the set] was such an unbelievable place to be every day because the chair that you’re sitting on is the size of this room, you…

GEORGE MICHAEL George Michael was found dead at 53 on Christmas Day, 2016. Authorities later revealed he died of natural causes related to heart disease and a fatty liver. AMY WINEHOUSE Grammy-winner Amy Winehouse, famous for her song ‘Rehab’ passed away from alcohol poisoning at 27 on July 23, 2011. CARRIE FISHER In December 2016, movie fans were shocked when Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher, 60, fell unconscious on a flight from London to Los Angeles and died on December 27. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Hunger Games star Philip Seymour Hoffman died at age 46 of an accidental overdose on February 2, 2014. DAVID BOWIE Influential British rock star David Bowie died on January 10, 2016, two days after his 69th birthday after a private battle with liver cancer. PAUL…

Shades of cerulean and royal blue create a tranquil first impression at Glenn McGrath and Sara Leonardi-McGrath’s home, echoing the peaceful waters nearby that lap gently at the rear edge of their property in Sydney’s south. The sea casts its spell, drawing visitors like a magnet to its outdoor terrace, but along the way, there’s a feast of curated riches to seduce the eye inside too. “Our home is definitely a reflection of my travels and background, but also the things Glenn and I have collected through the years,” says Sara, an art dealer turned tie-dye fashion entrepreneur. “I love a home that tells you a story about the people who live in it.” Here, the beloved retired cricketer and his creative-powerhouse wife of nine years have created a space…

They are remembered in aching detail: their last words spoken, the clothes they were wearing, a crooked smile, a missing tooth. Whether a child vanished just weeks ago, like 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez who went missing from a New Jersey playground, or decades ago, like then-10-year-old Kevin Collins, whose 1984 disappearance is featured in the November 18 episode of People Magazine Investigates, the pain for their families remains unyielding. “It is the not knowing that haunts them,” says Robert Lowery, vice president of the Missing Children Division for the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children – which saw 24,602 missing children reported so far this year. “No matter how long it takes, our goal is to reunite them.” TAKEN FROM A PARK IN BROAD DAYLIGHT Nineteen-year-old Bridgeton, NJ,…

1 MEAT “Have a few meat-free days a week. You may find that this acts as a mini cleanse for your system and as a result, you end up with more energy.” Rick Hay, Healthista nutritional director 2 EXERCISE MACHINES “Instead, find something that offers variety, full-body movements and resistance through weights. Think boxing, circuit training and HIIT where you can get an effective workout in under 45 minutes [and] see greater progress at a faster rate.” Tim West, co-founder and managing director of 12RND Fitness 3 TIME WASTING “How you spend your time should be a priority and above all, intentional. Take an honest look at your use of time and ask yourself if you are wasting or wishing time away and if you are, then give it up!”…

Pooch owners rejoice – your dog’s Instagram account is potentially about to go through the roof thanks to Pawfie. Created by dog food brand FurFresh, the Pawfie is a way to take Instaworthy photos of your pooch every time. How? You simply stick the Pawfie to the back of your phone (it’s adhesive), then place a treat in the Pawfie holder and give Pikachu a holler. If you’ve ever tried to balance a treat on your phone while holding it to take a pic, get the lighting right, and more to the point, get Pikachu to look at the camera, then the Pawfie will be your new best friend this Christmas. Available via furfresh.com.au (RRP$14.95).…

My first hour in Seattle did not go according to plan. Exhausted from the long-haul flight from Sydney to the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States, I pick up my generic blue suitcase from the baggage carousel and begin my journey to my hotel. Checking in at The State Hotel in Downtown Seattle is a painless process and as I make my way to my room, I prepare myself for the warm embrace of a hot shower. Throwing open my suitcase to fetch some much-needed toiletries, I discover an array of unwashed and crumpled men’s clothes. It turns out, I’d picked up the wrong suitcase. Frazzled, I hurry down to reception and explain my situation to the staff behind the desk and I’m met with the smiles and…

The Cold Chisel guitarist, 64, and his bandmates head back out on the road from New Year’s Eve to tour their new album, Blood Moon (go to coldchisel.com for full details). Cold Chisel has been quite good at getting back together to record new music this past decade. What keeps you all coming back? Bottom line? We enjoy working together. We love and are proud of Cold Chisel and what it has achieved. Whenever we get back into a rehearsal space, the impending excitement is palpable – we’re excited as we were when we first got together as teenagers. Scheduling issues aside, does it take any convincing to get the band back together? None at all. Scheduling is possibly the only issue. Was there anything different about this recording process or…

The 41-year-old actress suits up one last time as Lagertha, the shield maiden turned Queen of Kattegat, for the sixth and final season of Vikings (continues Wed., Dec. 18 at 8.30pm; SBS). What was the last day of work like? Extremely emotional. I still have yet to feel I’ve been able to close that chapter. One day I look forward to binge-watching all six seasons back-to-back. Lagertha was a powerful role – what was your favourite part of playing her? Her strong moral character. Sometimes, when I have a conflict I need to deal with, I ask myself, ‘What would Lagertha do?’. Did you get any good Vikings souvenirs? I got Lagertha’s sword – it’s a good one. Also, her very first armour, her battlefield outfit, and her shield, which…

CHRISTMAS SOUNDS BETTER THIS YEAR! Sick to death of ‘All I Want for Christmas’ and ‘Last Christmas’? Host Kumi Taguchi asks five different musical acts to come up with some new holiday tunes in the hopes of creating a new holiday classic. (Airs Tue., Dec. 17 at 9.35pm; ABC) GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF FESTIVE SPECIAL Four former contestants head back into the tent to compete for the title of Christmas Star Baker in the baking show’s annual holiday episode. And then rock band The Darkness turn up to play. (Airs Tue., Dec. 17 at 8.30pm; Lifestyle Food) SAMMY J: HOW GOOD IS CHRISTMAS? The comedian looks back at the highs and lows of the year gone by with a selection of his satirical sketches from throughout 2019, all tied up…

EMMA STONE IS ENGAGED! Congratulations are in order for actress Emma Stone, who is engaged to longtime boyfriend Dave McCary. It was McCary, 34, a segment director and writer for Saturday Night Live, who posted a pic of the two of them smiling and with Stone, 31, wearing her new engagement ring on December 4. The simple message featured a heart emoji. The pair met when Stone hosted SNL in late 2016 and starred in the sketch ‘Wells for Boys’, which McCary directed. Speaking with Elle magazine last year, Stone revealed her attitude towards motherhood and marriage had changed over the years. “As a teenager, I was like, ‘I’m never getting married, I’m never having kids’,” she said. “And then I got older and I was like, I really want…

“I made a fake ID, and I was so dumb I put my height at 5’12.” Paul Rudd on the ID he used to get into bars while in high school. “I don’t want all that pressure on me ’cause I’m gonna lose my hair, and then I’m gonna have to really wear wigs all the time.” Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish on why she wouldn’t host the Oscars. “It was fun. When you’re 13 and you’re a boy … boys are pretty on it.” The Vampire Diaries’ Ian Somerhalder admitted he lost his virginity at 13 to a girl who was 16. “I just googled thirst trap – 100% true.” Liam Hemsworth responded to his Isn’t It Romantic co-star Adam Devine calling him out for posting a sexy pic on…