New Idea 20 February 2017

MONSTER TOUCHDOWN Football? What football?! LADY GAGA stole the show with her high-octane half-time extravaganza at this year’s Super Bowl. Hey twinsies! REESE WITHERSPOON (um, right), 40, and lookalike daughter AVA, 17, dazzle at the LA premiere of her TV show Big Little Lies. Later, the actress hit up her co-star NICOLE KIDMAN and husband KEITH URBAN for a selfie. If you can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen! MKR contestant BETTY BANKS swaps her apron for a series of bikinis for a photoshoot in Sydney. Work it! RYAN REYNOLDS receives his Man of the Year roasting by Harvard’s theatrical society with his trademark good humour. Usain Bolt, eat your heart out! PRINCE HARRY leaves his brother WILLIAM and sister-in-law KATE in his dust as the trio take to the track in London…

Life’s a beach for Jessica Mauboy, with the Aussie star enjoying all the spoils of Sydney’s summer alongside the love of her life. Unable to wipe the grin off her face as she hit the waves at Bondi Beach with her boyfriend Themeli Magripilis and some pals, The Secret Daughter star says she has a new zest for life now that her long-time beau has joined her in the harbour city. ‘We’re finally living under the same roof,’ Jess tells The Australian Women’s Weekly of taking the big step. ‘Waking up with each other and seeing each other every night when we come home. It’s all so new and lovely.’ Looking happy and healthy in her black one-piece, 27-year-old Jess says the move was a longtime coming, as the couple have spent a…

‘It’s a huge step and shows just how much Brad wants to make Kate a bigger part of his life’ After months of speculation, Brad Pitt and Kate Hudson appear to have confirmed their rumoured romance. In what is the biggest sign yet that the Hollywood A-listers are officially an item, US sources report that a ‘healthy and happy-looking’ Brad, 53, was recently spotted introducing Kate to his brood during an intimate Malibu beach play date. ‘I heard they were laughing and running around chasing a Frisbee along the shore,’ a source informed Star. With Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 10, and twins Vivienne and Knox, both eight, in tow, the newly formed family looked to be having a perfect day out. ‘Everyone kicked off their shoes and got their feet wet. They stayed for hours and…

Get ready for the most explosive week in My Kitchen Rules history, as fiery showdowns, bitter confrontations and a shock walkout send tensions soaring. At the centre of the angry clashes is Group Two’s resident villain Josh, who takes on fellow competitors Alyse and Court throughout the week. The rows become so bad that light-hearted Sydney sisters Kelsey and Amanda threaten to quit the show, as the foul language and raised tempers take their toll. But it’s the showdown between Broome troublemaker Josh and Queensland newlywed Alyse that raises the most eyebrows, as they go head-to-head all week long. ‘Josh is 110 per cent horrid and that’s his nature,’ Alyse tells New Idea. ‘I don’t think he is acting or doing it for publicity, it’s just his personality – he is nasty. ‘I was really…

It’s not just the showdowns that come thick and fast during Group Two’s instant restaurant round. Audiences will be shocked by the biggest cheating scandal that’s ever rocked the show, with fellow contestants describing the incident as ‘humiliating’ and ‘so shocking’. With Alyse and Matt caught out, Josh says: ‘I don’t feel sorry for them in the slightest. They are very competitive and definitely on that night and post-fight interview, I said it was cheating.’…

DINNER TABLE, BUT BEHIND THE SCENES IT’S A DIFFERENT STORY... While all eyes were on Bek and Kyle as their steamy My Kitchen Rules romance sizzled on – and off – our TV screens, it seems another secret romance has been bubbling behind the scenes. New Idea understands that rival contestants Amy and Tim have fallen for one another, secretly dating for several months. The competitive pair, who have taken no prisoners in the kitchen – battling it out for first place in Group One’s instant restaurant round with record-breaking scores – quickly went from enemies to lovers once the cameras stopped rolling. And while the two unlikely secret lovebirds have been curiously coy about their rumoured romance, several contestants have confirmed to New Idea that Tim did find love on the show. ‘I can’t…