New Idea 12 February 2018

Who would have thought that in 2018, with all the access kids have to phones, social media and the internet, that there would be a national obsession with making slime?! But it’s true! Making slime, playing with it, selling it, swapping it and coming up with crazy recipes has become the biggest thing in my kids’ lives and I know our family is not unusual! That’s why we decided to get 12-year-old expert, Queenie, to give us her top four favourite new slime recipes – this may just be the greatest gift you can give to any school-age kid! See page 70 for all the crazy, slimy details. Have a great week!…

She may have been the picture of poise and elegance as she commenced her royal tour of Sweden and Norway alongside Prince William last week, but behind her smile, the Duchess of Cambridge had an altogether more worrying matter on her mind – her bitter rivalry with the Duchess of Cornwall. Things are getting nasty behind the scenes at the palace, as Camilla has raised the stakes in her feud against Kate, 36, and Meghan Markle – teaming up with Princess Eugenie in a war of the weddings. Things came to a head at a recent visit to St George’s Chapel, where both Meghan and the recently engaged Princess Eugenie are planning on holding their weddings later this year. With Camilla in tow to help the 27-year-old go over plans for her wedding…

‘NIC OVERHEARD KEITH TALKING TO SOPHIE ON THE PHONE, AND LET’S JUST SAY SHE WASN’T THRILLED’ As her dream of a fairytale ending with Stu Laundy went up in flames, Bachelorette Sophie Monk has turned to another high-profile man in the wake of her sensational split – country singing legend Keith Urban! Sources tell New Idea that the 38-year-old blonde has decided to put her search for Mr Right on hold after her failed romance with Stu, and is now focusing on reviving her music career in 2018. And it seems she’s turned to four-time Grammy winner Keith to help make her singing dreams come true. ‘They met in Los Angeles when Sophie was trying to forge a career in Hollywood, and they have stayed friendly over the years,’ says an insider. ‘With…

Isabella Cruise has been accused of trading in on mum Nicole Kidman’s name in a desperate bid to make money. The 25-year-old has long gone by the name Bella Cruise, but with her new online fashion store about to open, she’s attracted criticism by adopting her mother’s surname just for the business. The store – titled Bella Kidman Cruise – sells jewellery, clothes, computer gadgets and luggage, and has already been trademarked and registered in the US. But while her label is already said to be a hit with close friends, it’s the claims that she’s ‘using her mum to make money’ that have really raised eyebrows. ‘Bella didn’t invite her mum to her wedding [to Max Parker], but she’s happy to use her name to make money,’ says one critic. ‘Nicole’s won more Oscars,…

She’s built a reputation as Hollywood’s most feared and ruthless divorce lawyer. But with Tinseltown’s leading attorney Laura Wasser set to launch a new website it’s not surprising that her A-list clients are ducking for cover. Stars such as Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Seal, Gwyneth Paltrow and Elle Macpherson are reportedly among those who have been rattled by the famous lawyer’s new online site, called It’s Over Easy. Laura says her new website is all about helping everyday people get through the legal issues surrounding everyday splits. She’d never spill the beans but Hollywood’s biggest names are worried she’ll let slip some of their break-up secrets while doing high-profile TV and media publicity. ‘All of Hollywood’s biggest names are very nervous right now,’ says a source. ‘Obviously Laura hasn’t represented everyone in Hollywood…

She’s been talking about retiring from Hollywood for a while, and now Angelina Jolie is making good on her promise to quit the business – and plans to relocate to the UK to become a special advisor to the government! Having stepped behind the camera in recent years in the hope of winning critical acclaim, Ange’s most recent directorial effort, First They Killed My Father, was snubbed for a recent Oscar. And if her waning popularity wasn’t enough of a blow to the ego, she’s still reeling from the fallout of her nasty divorce from Brad Pitt – and the fact that everyone who’s anyone seems to be on his side... ‘I never expect to be the one that everybody understands or likes,’ Ange acknowledged late last year. ‘And that’s okay, because…