New Idea 24 April 2017

We all have our secret obsessions at New Idea, and it won’t surprise anyone that a lot of ours are entertainment-related, of course! But I don’t think anyone was prepared for quite how much our Photo Editor Sophie was a fan of Home And Away. During a discussion about who we could feature in our ‘Where Are They Now?’ story about past stars of the show (on page 28), Sophie knew the characters’ names, their real names and then told us what year they left the show and what they were doing now – without pausing for breath! Then she admitted that, as a child, she had kept Home And Away scrapbooks with pictures, posters and interviews, and has tucked them away for her children to read in years to come. Now if that…

HEIDI’S HAPPY HOLS She may be set to release a nude photobook, but HEIDI KLUM was slightly more covered up while getting stuck in to some watersports with her kids LENI, 12, HENRY, 11, JOHAN, 10, and seven-year-old LOU during their recent vaycay in Turks and Caicos. While their wives enjoy a girls’ trip to New York, MATT DAMON took time out with his daughters to visit long-time pal CHRIS HEMSWORTH (left) Down Under. And what better way to cement their bromance than with a helicopter ride! Dubbed by French press as ‘Le trio sexy’, Canadian Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU and PRINCES WILLIAM and HARRY joined forces in northern France for a WWI remembrance service. They say elephants never forget, but cheeky DONNA clearly didn’t remember royal protocol as she went to shake THE…

‘You could tell the chemistry between them is very real and they’re totally in love’ They’re the photos that will shock Australia – and break the heart of Karl Stefanovic’s estranged wife Cassandra Thorburn. Captured on camera, new girlfriend Jasmine Yarbrough flung herself into the Today host’s arms, passionately kissing him and wrapping her legs around his waist after he asked her a very important question: ‘Will you spend the rest of your life with me?’ Stopping short of proposing until his divorce is finalised, Karl made the grand romantic gesture after flying to LA to see his much-younger new girlfriend. ‘Karl said he spent the entire 14-hour flight from Sydney to LA thinking of Jasmine and how he couldn’t wait to one day make her his wife,’ an insider reveals. ‘And as soon as…

Casey Donovan has unveiled her amazing new body after dropping an astounding 25kg. The much-loved I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! winner proudly showed off her slender new physique at the Ace Awards in Sydney last week, wowing with a sexy figure-hugging frock that left little to the imagination. Before going on the reality TV show, Casey revealed she was hoping the stint would help her get her health back on track and lose 50kg. She revealed she’d shed 17kg during her time in the jungle – and is believed to have gone on to drop another 8kg since leaving the show. ‘Casey is in the best shape of her life and is really committed to losing even more weight,’ a friend of the singer reveals. ‘She was so proud to show off…

Casey isn’t the only star to reveal her shock new body this week. Steps singer Claire Richards has unveiled her dramatic new look – dropping from a size 20 in 2012 to a size 10. The 39-year-old reveals that overhauling her food choices and not eating large meals has been the secret to her amazing diet success. ‘Portion sizes have always been my downfall,’ she told Bella magazine. ‘I never needed to eat the amount of food I did – I eat a fraction of what I used to now.’…

My Kitchen Rules favourites Della and Tully have lashed out at shock claims they secretly hate each other, denying they’ve had a falling out after a bitter behind-the-scenes blow-up. Branding the claims as ‘complete lies’, the Queensland best friends say they’re ‘like sisters’ and ‘could never hate each other’. The pair have also taken aim at MKR villain Josh, 26, for starting the vicious rumours, telling New Idea that he is ‘full of s***’. The Broome contestant created the firestorm after revealing Della was ‘sneaky’ and was unpopular with the other contestants – including her teammate Tully, 30. ‘If there was one person I could pick out from the whole experience who really was sneaky and trying to be a game player, it would have been Della,’ Josh told New Idea. ‘No-one wanted anything…