New Idea 17 April 2017

Happy Easter! Is it me, or does it feel like it was Christmas just last week? This year is rattling along so fast that sometimes I feel like I just can’t keep up... and I still have to remember to write 2017 as the date instead of 2016! I hope that whatever you’re doing this Easter, you get a chance to relax and enjoy a couple of days off from the busyness of daily life. I know that rarely happens when there are lunches, family chaos and those oh-so-scary Easter Egg hunts to organise with kids on a never-ending sugar high! We’ve tried to help out with a mag that’s jam-packed, and we’ve even added an extra dose of puzzles (there are 10 pages, starting on page 72) so that you can disappear for…

AND THE ONGOING PDA AWARD GOES TO... As usual, NICOLE KIDMAN and KEITH URBAN couldn’t keep their hands off each other at the ACM Awards in Las Vegas, whispering sweet nothings and butt-grabbing their way down the red carpet. Still loved up after 11 years! If it weren’t for the non-khaki jeans, we’d mistake KARL STEFANOVIC for an Irwin, as he poses with CHANDLER POWELL, BINDI, BOB and TERRI at Australia Zoo. For the latest on the Today host, turn to page 16. No marriage troubles here! JUSTIN THEROUX and JENNIFER ANISTON prove that the couple who dress together stay together at the season three premiere of The Leftovers. There’s something about Disney that makes even the most serious person crack a smile. KIM KARDASHIAN ditches the pout in favour of a grin while…

MAY HAVE WRAPPED, BUT THE DRAMA CONTINUES! ‘Anthony has become the villain, but in reality he was trying to get out of a difficult and volatile situation’ Heartbroken bride Nadia won support across Australia when she was dumped by her television husband Anthony just hours after the cameras stopped rolling. And while the controversial race commentator has since been on the receiving end of public outrage for calling it quits on their short-lived union with little explanation, New Idea can exclusively reveal the real reason he had to end their toxic relationship. With a shocking criminal past, stunning air hostess Nadia has been living a secret life vastly different to her onscreen girl-next-door image. ‘To begin with, Anthony was smitten with Nadia, but as time went by he started to notice she drank a lot,’…

She didn’t find love with husband Jesse on the TV experiment, but Michelle has wasted no time in moving on, finding happiness in the arms of a hunky firefighter. And just weeks after being snapped with former contestant Jono, the reality star has been spotted getting cosy with her new beau Adam at a Perth football game. ‘They were all over each other like giggly teenagers,’ an onlooker says. ‘She was absolutely glowing and clearly in love.’ The genetically blessed pair have been officially dating for two months after meeting at the beach, and friends say they’re a perfect match. ‘Michelle was having a picnic with Sharon when she met Adam,’ a pal says. ‘There was an instant connection. With a bit of prompting from her sister, they arranged to meet up again.’ And while it’s…

‘Jen’s seen Brad at his best and couldn’t stand to see this divorce eat away at him’ Jennifer Aniston is leading the charge of Hollywood stars rushing to frail Brad Pitt’s side after shock new photos reveal his dramatic 13kg weight loss. The Allied star stepped out in Los Angeles looking unrecognisably skinny – his signature good looks and fit physique replaced with sunken cheekbones, a gaunt face and a slender, bony body. Friends say the stress of his ugly divorce and custody battle over the future of his and Angelina Jolie’s six kids has taken its toll, leading him to go days without eating or even leaving the house. ‘He’s incredibly unhappy over the divorce and seeing his kids so infrequently,’ says a friend of the actor. ‘Those kids are Brad’s whole world, and…

Angelina is set to be rocked by a new drama, with her former drug dealer threatening to sabotage her custody battle. Franklin Meyer, who in 2010 released photos and video of the actress during her cocaine and heroin days in the 1990s, claims to have more photos of the star at the height of her addiction – and plans to sell them to the highest bidder. This upsetting development comes amid Ange’s efforts to portray herself as a clean human rights activist and perfect mum. ‘He couldn’t care less about Angelina... He needs the cash,’ says an insider. Only last week, former Paramount Pictures CEO Sherry Lansing revealed Ange, 41, was forced to undergo drug tests during the filming of Lara Croft and the studio provided her with ‘psychological’ support.…