Woman's Day Magazine NZ

Amid the beautiful love stories of Dancing With The Stars comedian Rhys Mathewson and The Block NZ winner Emmett Vallender, there are two interviews that really touched my heart this issue. An actress on her way to big things, Shortland Street star Courtenay Louise opens up about her battle with an ever-evolving eating disorder on page 18. Having had a close friend struggle with anorexia, I know it takes a lot of courage to speak up and ask for help – let alone share your journey with the whole nation – but Courtenay was determined to go public to help other sufferers who might feel isolated. Another homegrown hero getting personal in the mag is ZM radio star Cam Mansell, who talks to us about being bullied for his weight…

Tom’s still on Top! He may be pushing 60 now, but Tom Cruise still looked every inch the suave aviator as he touched down in San Diego for the Top Gun: Maverick world premiere. Sam’s sunshine “Nothing makes me happier than my two little pumpkins,” posted Newshub star Samantha Hayes on Mother’s Day alongside this sweet snap with daughter Amaya, adding she also “tackled several loads of laundry”. Tickled pink Supermodel Bella Hadid said she was “honoured and excited” to be the new face of Swarovski. “I adore you and everything that you are.” ¡Ay, caramba! “Take life with a grain of salt... and a shot of tequila!” Poison singer Rita Ora celebrated the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo with her signature RitaRita cocktail. Streets ahead! “Mother’s Day with my three babies,” Coast radio star Toni Street captioned…

MATILDA’S SECRET FATHER Michelle Williams has revealed Succession star Jeremy Strong stepped in to be a surrogate father to her now-16-year-old daughter Matilda after her dad Heath Ledger’s sudden death in 2008. “Matilda didn’t grow up with her father, but she grew up with her Jeremy and we were changed by his ability to play as though his life depended upon it, because hers did,” says the former Dawson’s Creek star of her daughter, who was just two when the Aussie actor died of an accidental overdose aged 28. “Jeremy was serious enough to hold the weight of a child’s broken heart, and sensitive enough to understand how to approach her through play and games and silliness,” Michelle shares. The 41-year-old mum, who moved her pal into her New York home, along with her…

‘George is missing her and the family life they enjoyed’ With his superstar status, there weren’t too many people in the world who could blow George Clooney away – until his now-wife Amal came along. An icon in her own right in the humanitarian world, George fell for the British-Lebanese human-rights lawyer at very first sight when they were introduced at his home in Italy’s Lake Como in 2013. “George was smitten almost immediately – as the friends who connected them suspected he might be,” says a source. “He said he’d never met such an impressive person, both for her career and her personal warmth.” WORK WORRIES Almost 10 years later, George, 61, is just as head over heels with the woman he married in 2014 – but the realities of juggling her groundbreaking work…

‘Meghan and Harry are again spoiling for a fight’ The Duchess of Cambridge is on a two-week countdown to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – and while the rest of Great Britain is already in celebration mode, Kate’s not quite so excited. Sources say the 40-year-old’s “heart sank” when her brother and sister-in-law, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, revealed last week, in a somewhat snippy statement, that they will be attending the event with their children. Just 18 minutes before their announcement, the Queen, 96, had declared that only working members of the royal family would appear on the balcony for the RAF flypast, meaning the Sussexes, who quit the monarchy in 2020, are out. “The timing of all this shows Meghan and Harry are again spoiling for a fight with the family,…

The five-bedroom Frogmore Cottage on Windsor Castle grounds is about to burst at the seams, with reports that the Sussexes and their two children will stay there during the jubilee celebrations. The couple sub-lease the heritage property to Harry’s cousin, Princess Eugenie, 32, who lives there with her husband Jack Brooksbank, 36, and 15-month-old son August. “Eugenie and Jack moved in knowing they’d have to share with Harry and his family if they returned for a quick stay,” says a source. “It will be a little cramped with two families and their staff, but they’ll make room. Harry and Eugenie have remained great mates despite it all, and it will be nice for Lili and Archie to have August to play with.”…