New Idea 16 July 2018

Days after Sam Cochrane and Tara Pavlovic announced their split last week, Sam’s mum, Rosie Wynter has weighed in with her own feelings about the high-profile relationship. Posting as @aroseinwinter17 below her son’s statement confirming the break-up she seemed to cryptically challenge a poster’s defence of Tara, writing, ‘You cannot imagine the story behind it and I opened my heart and home. I can’t say anymore... please understand. There is so much to it.’ She added in later comments, ‘I have taken the high road more than any could understand,’ and ‘I wish all parties peace but obviously my heart lies with my son’. Two days earlier Rosie had posted a message of love and forgiveness on her own Instagram page, tagging in her son and writing, ‘Life and people can…

samual.cochrane This message goes out to all the beautiful people who shared with me such an amazing journey. The fairytale that I took part in was deep and surreal. My proposal was meant to be forever but life sometimes takes you away from the dream and you wake up. So...deep breath.... this has come to an end. I loved Tara with my whole heap and those two people in Fiji fell completely. It's hard writing this thinking back to those moments. Your joy in our story and the engagement meant so much and I can assure you it is the saddest thing for me to come to terms with. Watching something you valued fall apart and what you love follow a different path is one of the most difficult things. My heart feels broken and…

Craig Turner, the son of legendary singer Tina Turner, died in an apparent suicide last week. Tina’s eldest son, born when she was just 18, was a real estate agent living in California. He was pronounced dead at his home by the Los Angeles county coroner. The 59-year-old was adopted as a child by the singer’s first husband, Ike Turner, when he married Tina, 78, in 1962. She has always been very open about Ike’s violence towards her during their relationship and in 2005 told Oprah Winfrey it took a toll on Craig, adding he ‘was a very emotional kid’.…

Guy Pearce has opened up about his 2015 split from first wife, Kate Mestitz, 51, dispelling rumours he’d instigated the break-up by having an affair with his current partner, Carice van Houten, 41. In the revealing interview with Andrew Denton, the 50-year-old admitted to ‘trying to protect Kate’ by staying silent and admitting it took a ‘long time’ for him to come to terms with the breakdown of their 18-year marriage. Guy also called out his LA Confidential co-star Kevin Spacey saying he had a ‘slightly difficult time with Kevin’ when they worked together, adding he’s ‘a handsy guy.’ Last week it was announced by London police that Kevin was being investigated for a further three assault claims. Guy also admitted having feelings for his one-time Neighbours co-star Kylie Minogue, calling her…

Nearly three months after the event, Alexandra Henkel has confirmed her April wedding to Anthony LaPaglia. Alexandra captioned a wedding photo on her Instagram: ‘28.4.2018. The day I married the love of my life.’ In a series of posed shots and funny clips of the post-wedding party, the 29-year-old bride thanked her bridesmaids, family and friends, as well as her dress designer, for making the Hawaiian occasion so special. The couple started dating three months after the 59-year-old actor split from his wife of 17 years, Gia Carides, who shares custody of their 15-year-old daughter, Bridget.…

He might be The Bachelor’s next super honey, but that didn’t stop Nick ‘The Honey badger’ Cummins from letting his curly hair down after his first official Logies ceremony. A number of sources spotted the former Wallabies star partying with his three sisters. Looking bleary-eyed but clearly happy, Nick Cummins made the most of the event and was even happy to smile for the waiting paparazzi as he stumbled out of the venue. ‘He had a smile on his face all evening,’ says a source. ‘He spent half the night clutching a disco ball he found and carving it up on the dance floor.’ Good thing Nick didn’t have work to get to the next next ning morning s – of he’sially fi ficially finished The filming Bachelor The and Bachelor is now cland…