New Idea 4 December 2017

This week is a good week for New Idea – and it’s all down to you! New figures show we reach more than five million of you every month, more than any other women’s brand in the country! Back when we started, more than 100 years ago, who could have predicted this? We pride ourselves on being the brand that reaches you wherever you are – be that via the magazine, our website or on social media, and as a result we are now bigger and better than we have ever been! To celebrate, we’ve updated the magazine’s look, and refreshed our website so it’s faster and easier for you to find the stories you love. I couldn’t be prouder of everyone who works on New Idea, so it’s a big…

THE HOUSE OF WIND-SOR Duchess Kate clearly didn’t factor in the British weather during her tour of The Midlands last week! The duchess was forced to make a quick outfit change and tie her hair up when her visit to a football stadium got a bit windy. WE JUST WANT TO PINCH THOSE CHUBBY CHEEKS! HEIDI KLUM’S STUNNING FROCK GETS TWO THUMBS UP FROM US!…

A SHAMEFUL DISPLAY AT THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP’S 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS ENDS CAMILLA’S CHANCES OF BECOMING QUEEN It was meant to be the royal family’s biggest night of the year – the historic celebration of the Queen and Prince Philip’s 70th wedding anniversary. But sources tell New Idea festivities were marred by Camilla’s ‘disrespectful’ behaviour and ‘fiery’ rants, which resulted in Her Majesty banishing her daughter-in-law from the event – and the palace! It’s the latest scandal to shake up Prince Charles and Camilla’s rocky marriage, which has been on the edge of a $1 billion divorce for months. It’s now believed the Queen has asked her son to split from Camilla, 70 – a decision that Charles, 69, reportedly understands. ‘Camilla really crossed a line at the Queen and Prince Philip’s party…

‘TERRI WANTS TO REALLY FOCUS ON HELPING ROBERT BUILD HIS CAREER AND PROFILE IN THE US’ Has Terri Irwin quit Australia Zoo so she can focus on son Robert’s new career in the US? That’s the bombshell rumour sweeping the Queensland tourist park, after the conservationist mum was a surprise no-show at last week’s Steve Irwin Gala Dinner in Brisbane – the first time the 53-year-old has missed the event since it started in 2006. Insiders tell New Idea whispers are rife that the legendary naturalist has stepped down as boss, giving daughter Bindi the green light to take the top spot at Australia Zoo. ‘It’s all that anyone’s talking about at Australia Zoo – rumours that Terri has given it all up and Bindi is now in charge,’ says a source. ‘We’re hearing that…

‘WHEN THEY WERE AWAY FROM THE SPOTLIGHT THEY WERE INSEPARABLE. BRAD IS BESOTTED’ It’s the royal romance that has shocked the world – and now Brad Pitt and Charlotte Casiraghi of Monaco are set to take things to the next level. Earlier this month the couple made their first public appearance at the same LA event, prompting friends to confirm that the A-list star had been quietly seeing the beautiful royal for several weeks. Now it seems Brad, 53, is set to move to London so he can be ‘a lot closer’ to 31-year-old Charlotte – the daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and granddaughter of actress Grace Kelly – as their fairytale romance heats up. ‘Brad is heading over to the UK to film World War Z 2 – and he couldn’t be…

‘YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE THE TICK HAS BEEN BEFORE YOU AND WHAT IT’S BEEN LATCHED ONTO’ A quiet weekend pottering around in the garden quickly turned into a frightening ordeal for the Koch family. After suffering what they thought was an innocent tick bite, Libby Koch soon developed an extreme reaction and was rushed to Sydney’s Mona Vale hospital for emergency treatment. ‘She woke up the following day and it was quite red and swollen and hot and we went to the chemist,’ Sunrise host David, 61, tells New Idea. ‘They sent us to the medical centre and a doctor there said: “I think you need to go to hospital with this.” ‘We ended up in emergency at Mona Vale and they had her hooked up to an intravenous drip getting antibiotics.’ But the nightmare for…