New Idea 10 December 2018

It’s been a rough week for PRINCESS MARY following marriage trouble headlines, but nevertheless, the Aussie royal glowed during a trip to Kenya. Looking stunning in traditional dress, the 46-year-old Danish crown princess paid a visit to the Kalama Conservancy nature reserve to promote sexual and reproductive health for women in the region. He’s been hot on the promotional trail for his smash hit A Star is Born , but BRADLEY COOPER enjoyed some much needed R and R during a beach day in Santa Monica, California, with his 1-year-old daughter LEA. Dare we say, Carrie Bradshaw 2.0? ANNE HATHAWAY battled the wind in the Big Apple during filming for her new TV series, Modern Love . NATALIE PORTMAN is getting into the spirit of all things Aussie on her trip Down Under.…

Stepping out at the ARIA awards in Sydney last week, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban couldn’t have looked happier. The couple were seen sharing tender moments as they walked the red carpet together before Keith took to the stage to host the annual event. In fact, just minutes into the award ceremony, Keith, 51, made a shout-out to his actress wife during his opening speech. “Hi baby, right in the front row — hi!” he said. He then went on to make a number of jokes about Nicole, describing her as an “up-and-coming new actress”. Keith and Nicole’s most recent display of affection comes just weeks after the country crooner broke down at the Country Music Awards while gushing over his wife. “Baby girl, I love you so much,” he said,…

He shocked fans by breaking the hearts of both finalists on The Bachelor . And now producers are demanding Nick “The Honey Badger” Cummins joins the Bachelor in Paradise line-up to “redeem himself”. “The pressure is on and they are really trying to strong-arm him into this,” says our source. “In many ways Nick is partly blamed for Ali’s low ratings [in The Bachelorette ] and making the franchise a laughing stock.” But after the public backlash the sports star received when he confessed he was not ready to settle down – in what’s been dubbed the most dramatic finale to date – he has genuine concerns about returning to TV. “Firstly, some of the girls he sent packing are going to be sipping cocktails by the pool and he knows that’s going…

Reality stars Keira Maguire and Jarrod Woodgate look to be back together again as they flaunted their rekindled romance on Instagram last week. Keira shared a video to her Instagram stories of the couple in the car together before they shared a cosy lunch at a Melbourne cafe. Jarrod and Keira first found love on Bachelor in Paradise before they split following the finale. Speculation mounted they were together just for show, but Keira hinted the demise of their relationship happened after Jarrod claimed she was obsessed with Instagram. “I was depressed because of our relationship – I wasn’t depressed because of Instagram,” Keira told Newscorp. Could they have put their differences aside and found love again?…

Oprah Winfrey’s mother Vernita Lee died aged 83 at her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Thanksgiving. She was laid to rest in a private funeral last week. She had four children, including Oprah, and two who passed away before her – son Jeffrey Lee, who died in 1989, and daughter Patricia Lee Lloyd, who died in 2003. Another daughter, Patricia Amanda Faye Lee, was put up for adoption. Vernita spoke of how proud she was of Oprah, saying, “I loved her the way that she loves people now,” and that her proudest moment was when she “did The Color Purple” [film] in 1985. Previously Oprah spoke of her childhood, including the difficult relationship she had with her mother when she was young, while she was living between Vernita’s and her father Vernon Winfrey’s…

Watch out, Meghan. It seems there’s another Hollywood actress keen to take over the royal family. Taking a break from the custody battle currently unfolding between her and her ex Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie recently spent time with Sophie, Countess of Wessex, at a film festival in London. It’s not the first time Ange has made it her mission to rub shoulders with members of the royal family. Earlier this year she attended an anniversary event honouring military service, looking every part a duchess. The 43-year-old was also heavily involved in the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy, where she travelled to Namibia to plant a nursery.…