New Idea 28 August 2017

ALL GROWN UP BACK TO SCHOOL They grow up so fast! PRINCESS MARY and PRINCE FREDERIK sent their youngest – adorable twins PRINCESS JOSEPHINE and PRINCE VINCENT – off for their first day at the Tranegard School in Copenhagen. SHEER DELIGHT Move over Scary Spice – Sparkle Spice is in town! MEL B got her shimmer on at an America’s Got Talent event in Los Angeles. ROCK ON! Dance floor divas! Co-stars REBECCA BREEDS and MAGDA SZUBANSKI tore it up at the Melbourne International Film Festival after a screening of their movie Three Summers. LUNCH IS ON ME! What a sticky situation! We know a few people who’d like to do this to GORDON RAMSAY – but a bunch of lucky kids got to smother the potty-mouthed chef in all types of sauce, lollies and cerea When you’re as…

FRESH REIGN OUR NEW KINGS AND QUEENS! When William and Kate (above) and Fred and Mary (right) take over, experts say it will ‘ensure the future of both royal families’. ‘It is very clever what Queen Margrethe and Queen Elizabeth II have done,’ says a royal historian. ‘These young royals are immensely popular and the future of their respective monarchies are in safe hands.’ For the first time in history, two royals – Duchess Kate and our very own Princess Mary – look set to become queens at the same time. In a sensational new twist, Queen Elizabeth, 91, and Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, 77, are tipped to hand power down to the adored royal mums as both reigning monarchs face a wave of unprecedented crises. Queen Margrethe has already temporarily handed over power to Mary’s husband…

DELTA & NICK REUNITED! Delta and her former flame Nick have certainly been busy in recent weeks. Not only did the exes get hot and sweaty during a gym work-out in LA, they followed it up with a coffee date straight afterwards! With Delta posting flirty photos with her handsome ex, no wonder Seal is jealous. Could Seal and Susan Sarandon be Hollywood’s hottest new couple? The unlikely pair were recently spotted out on a date in LA, sharing an intimate meal at Beverly Hills’ Matsuhisa restaurant, where onlookers described them as ‘incredibly cosy’ and ‘very flirtatious’, before leaving together in the same car. ‘They were hanging off each other’s every word and looking for any excuse to touch each other,’ an onlooker tells New Idea. ‘At one point, she leaned over and whispered…

'When diamonds are out of your budget, buy ring pops instead!' RUSS’ COFFS PAD The young lovers will soon make it official – with help from a famous friend It’s the photo that sent social media into meltdown – the moment Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell debuted her ‘engagement ring’. The fun photo showed the young Australia Zoo favourite wearing a candy pop ring on her engagement finger with the caption: ‘When diamonds are out of your budget... buy ring pops instead!’ – and it prompted her legion of fans to wonder if Chandler had proposed. But while Bindi and Chandler refused to confirm or deny the speculation, wellplaced sources reveal to New Idea that the couple are ‘secretly engaged’, and are planning their top-secret wedding. ‘Chandler proposed a couple of weeks ago, but they’ve decided…

Exclusive interview When Alex Nation revealed her new lesbian romance, noone was more shocked than her Bachelor boyfriend Richie Strahan. Devastated Richie has finally broken his silence on the stunning developments, which have left him heartbroken, refusing to eat and ‘crying a lot’ – telling friends that he was ‘completely blindsided’ by Alex’s controversial new relationship with her football teammate Maegan Luxa. The 32-year-old rope technician had even put his Perth home on the market just days before the scandal broke, planning to relocate to Melbourne so he could move in with Alex and her young son. ‘Richie wanted nothing more than to settle down with Alex and her little boy,’ says a close friend of Richie’s. ‘He is a homebody who had started planning their own kids and a proper future. ‘He had no…

She’s known as one of Hollywood’s most honest and frank stars – and in Pink’s latest interview, she certainly doesn’t hold back! The singer, who has millions of fans Down Under, has made a series of heartfelt confessions about her marriage and her love for Australia, as well some humorous takes on family life. The revelations come amid claims that Pink, 37, has become ‘close friends’ with Prince Harry’s soon-to-be fiancee Meghan Markle – and is in negotiations to play at their rumoured upcoming wedding. ‘Pink first met Meghan Markle years ago on the showbiz circuit in LA. She’s a bit of a closet Suits fan,’ says a source. ROYAL PALS Family day out ‘She’s met Harry, and Meghan has said she’d love Pink to sing at the wedding if and when it happens. Pink has…