New Idea 19 February 2018

It’s a big week for New Idea because as of now, we are venturing into the world of podcasts! In each totally free episode we bust open the cold case files to explore what really happened in some of Australia’s most famous crimes, speaking to victims’ families and detectives to uncover the facts that have never been reported. This week it’s a crime that’s haunted Australia since 1973 – what really happened when 11-year-old Joanne Ratcliffe and four-year-old Kirste Gordon vanished from a football game at the Adelaide Oval? We speak to Joanne Ratcliffe’s sister, Suzanne, for the inside story. YOU CAN LISTEN HERE • omny.fm/shows/new-idea-investigates or download from • iTunes: itunes.apple.com/au /podcast/new-idea-investigates-podcast/id1344649849 GIVE IT A LISTEN AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!…

It was an emotional interview for Sophie Monk, as The Bachelorette star sat down with A Current Affair last week to spill the beans on the breakdown of her relationship with Stu Laundy. The 38-year-old said despite declaring before the show aired that she was looking for a man to settle down and have kids with, she genuinely fell hard for the separated but still married father-of-four who’d had a vasectomy. Speaking through tears, Sophie admitted: ‘I was just hoping and he was the person I had a connection with.’ However, while the former Bardot singer declined to give a reason for their split, she mysteriously stated they had ‘different morals’, alluding to the fact that the millionaire publican had done something she couldn’t forgive. And Sophie also came clean about those…

Titanic besties Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio have used their star power to save a mum’s life! After refusing cancer treatment in order to save her unborn baby’s life, Gemma Nuttall, 29, was told by doctors in the UK she had less than 12 months to live following the birth of her daughter Penelope (above). When Kate read Gemma’s story online, she called up her pal Leo and the two auctioned off ‘Jack and Rose’ date nights to raise funds to send Gemma to a German ‘wonder clinic’. ‘I was able to help raise an enormous amount of money and Gemma is cancer-free today,’ says Kate. ‘The greatest privilege has been learning how to use my voice to help others.’…

Meghan Markle’s half-brother says he has been dealt a ‘slap in the face’ after his soon-to-be-royal sister ignored his pleas when he reached out for help. Speaking with In Touch , Thomas, 51 – who shares a father with Meghan – explained he reached out to the Suits star via his lawyer after her engagement to Prince Harry brought him unwanted media attention, but was met with a ‘harsh’ response. ‘My lawyer had a phone meeting with her lawyer, and he emailed me some of her direct words. She said, “That’s distant family and I don’t know those people.” That’s pretty harsh,’ said Thomas. Although Thomas – who was thrown in jail for two days last year after a drunken fight with his fiancée and was also recently arrested for brandishing a gun…

‘I LOVE BRAD. I REALLY LOVE HIM. I WILL LOVE HIM FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. HE’S A FANTASTIC MAN’ They were once the ultimate Hollywood couple who appeared to have it all, and now the next chapter of Brad and Jen is set to begin, with the duo preparing to take their relationship public. Having stayed in touch on-and-off over the years since their shock split in 2005, the couple have taken their friendship to a new level following the actor’s break-up with Angelina Jolie in 2016 – and Brad’s camp are officially confirming reports of a reconciliation with Jen. ‘[Brad and Jen] have connected and are in fact in touch,’ a source close to Brad told Gossip Cop, describing the initial reaching out as ‘friendly communications’. Now, with reports claiming Brad’s…