New Idea 12 March 2018

My husband’s ability to talk at the TV never fails to amuse me, and now he’s turned his running commentary to Australian Spartan. He watches the show, which features super-fit athletes competing over a tough assault course, with a beer in one hand and a bag of Doritos in the other, yelling at where they’re going wrong and how exactly they should tackle it. “How hard can it be?” he says, wiping chip crumbs off his not-very-athletic chest. Um... does he really want me to answer that? Now if only they launched Armchair Spartan he would definitely be in with a shot! Have a great week.…

GIRL POWER! It was A-list overdrive at the premiere of A Wrinkle In Time in LA. Leading the charge was a svelte-looking OPRAH WINFREY, who was joined by REESE WITHERSPOON and her daughter AVA, SALMA HAYEK and her daughter VALENTINA, and EVA LONGORIA with her baby bump. WORK IT, RICKI! Steaming up the stage at the NBL MVP Awards in Melbourne, RICKI-LEE COULTER channelled her inner Beyonce – wind machine included! ‘I always get a bit of nervous energy before I perform, but it’s really just adrenaline and excitement to get out there – and once I hit the stage, the nerves disappear,’ she says.…

Paul Hogan has teased fans with the possibility of a fourth Crocodile Dundee film. Rumours of a new movie started swirling after Tourism Australia’s clever mock Crocodile Dundee trailer aired during the Super Bowl last month. And now, the 78-year-old star of the iconic Australian movie franchise has revealed that he isn’t totally ruling out the idea of a reboot. ‘I would never say never, but I’d say it’s highly unlikely,’ Hogan told Samantha Armytage and David Koch during a segment on Sunrise last week. ‘I haven’t come up with an idea to do a reboot and I find if I do stuff that wasn’t my idea in the first place, like the third [Crocodile Dundee] one, [it doesn’t work]...’ he continued. The beloved actor then went on to downplay the recent buzz over a…

Kensington Palace is preparing to hear the pitter patter of royal feet, with confirmation a baby is on the way for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Sister-in-law Erin Specht has revealed the bombshell pregnancy news in an exclusive interview with New Idea, announcing that she believes the newlyweds will try for a baby straight away on their honeymoon. Revealing that Meghan is ‘desperate to have a family of her own’, Erin adds: ‘She wants kids. She will be an amazing mother. ‘Meghan will get pregnant in her first year of marriage if she can. For certain she will be trying for a baby on their honeymoon – she is going to be a brilliant mum. ‘Having a family is going to be a priority for her in their first year of marriage. She also…

Just two years ago Jennifer Lawrence was Hollywood’s darling as she walked the Oscars red carpet as a nominee for her role in Joy but this year, the actress had zero nominations to her name. Having taken out the main gong in 2013 for Silver Linings Playbook at just 22, J. Law’s career was on the rise. But now there is one word on everyone’s lips – Margot. ‘Jen definitely feels threatened by Margot Robbie,’ a source tells New Idea. ‘A few years ago she could do no wrong – she was receiving award after award, her movies were huge successes and everyone loved her down-to-earth candour. Now she feels like Margot is stealing her spotlight.’ Indeed, running into Margot at the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards late last year, Jen revealed…

Russell Crowe is finalising his split from ex-wife Danielle Spencer by holding a divorce auction – and it’s all thanks to close friend Terri Irwin. The sale – listed as ‘The Art of Divorce’ – is set to take place at Sotheby’s and will feature 227 of his most-prized possessions. ‘Divorce has its way of making you really examine the things that are essential in life – and the things that are not,’ said the 53-year-old of his split from Danielle in 2012. ‘Through the process I had a look around and realised I had a lot of stuff. Career stuff, stuff I’ve collected, and stuff in general. Boxes and boxes of stuff... so in the spirit of moving forward into fresh air, here’s a portion of that collection of stuff.’ The auction is…