New Idea 29 January 2018

When it comes to the kitchen, cooking is definitely something my husband and I should not do together. Whether it be arguing over baking or roasting, whether there’s enough salt or even how to stack the dishwasher – we are polar opposites! And don’t even get me started on our ongoing debates about keeping tomato sauce in the fridge or pantry (fridge!) and whether use-by dates should be ignored (absolutely not!). So it’s with awe that I tune in to MKR every year to watch couples compete in the kitchen together, knowing that my hubby and I would last two minutes on the show! This week, we introduce you to all the fabulous contestants on this year’s show, which promises to be a cracker! Turn to page 37 for all the juicy…

THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE had a busy day opening a children’s medical centre in London, before swapping her heels for sneakers to participate in the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative. Meanwhile, speaking with a young girl and her mum at a religious education award ceremony last week, Queen Elizabeth let slip that two-year-old Princess Charlotte bosses around her big brother, four-year-old Prince George! THE CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS MARGOT ROBBIE couldn’t hide her joy at winning Best Actress in a comedy for her performance in I, Tonya. And it was no surprise when REESE WITHERSPOON and NICOLE KIDMAN took out several wins for their TV series Big Little Lies . KALEY CUOCO AND MAYIM BIALIK MADE A BIG BANG AT THE AWARDS! GOLDIE HAWN once again shows us that age is just a number…

Hitting rock bottom in recent years after a string of setbacks, Grant Denyer has revealed he and wife Chezzi have managed to put the va-voom back into their marriage. Speaking candidly while on-air for his new gig on 2DayFM’s Breakfast With Em, Grant & Ed the dad-of-two revealed that disconnecting from the world has played a key part in reconnecting with his wife of almost eight years. Explaining to his co-hosts that they had only just connected the internet to their Bathurst farm after three years, 40-year-old Grant couldn’t stop raving about the benefits of their internet-free existence. ‘You sleep better, 100 per cent better, because you are not scrolling like a poker machine at 11pm at night on your phone in bed,’ he said. ‘All of a sudden, you are so much…

It’s the marriage split that’s rocked the palace, and left even the most hardened and experienced of royal commentators shocked and lost for words. But while news revealing the surprise break-up between Tom Parker Bowles and his wife of 12 years Sara has stunned the royal family, it’s the catastrophic effect the split has had on his mum Camilla, 70, that’s caused the most shockwaves. Quick to release a statement revealing that she and husband Prince Charles, 69, were ‘deeply saddened’ by Tom and Sara’s separation, sources close to the duchess confirm that she is now using the break-up news to re-evaluate her own marriage. ‘Tom and Sara married just a few months after Camilla and Charles, so it’s understandable that it’s really hit home for the duchess,’ says the source. ‘She is…

ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT An ex-cop has claimed that a teenager came close to assassinating the Queen during a royal visit to New Zealand back in 1981 – but the government covered it up! Christopher John Lewis, 17, joined the cheering crowds in Dunedin to see the monarch. Armed with a rifle, he shot at the Queen when she stepped out of her vehicle. While it was a close call, Queen Elizabeth wasn’t harmed and the crowd were unaware of the incident, so the parade continued as scheduled. THE QUEEN FIRES HER BRA-FITTER What happens in the palace, usually stays in the palace – but it seems that isn’t always the case. Queen Elizabeth has fired her official lingerie fitter, June Keaton, after she published a tell-all book detailing her work with the royal family.…

He’s the handsome Perth fireman who fought for the heart of Georgia Love on The Bachelorette in 2016 and while Cameron Cranley didn’t get the girl he won hearts across Australia. Now, in a twist set to shock fans of the Channel Ten reality dating show, rumours are swirling the 27-year-old has been given a second chance at love after being offered the highly coveted role of the Bachelor. And in yet another bombshell, rumour has it that it’s going to be a family affair as he is bringing his hot younger brother Kyle along for the ride, making history as the first ever double Bachelors. ‘The two brothers are practically inseparable anyway,’ says our spy. ‘They have a great friendship, are always socialising together, making fun of each other and will work well…