New Idea 24 June 2019

ROYAL RUN FOR PRINCESS MARY Princess Mary of Denmark has always been a keen runner, and now it looks like the kids are following in her footsteps – quite literally! The Danish royal family put on their sneakers last week to take park in the 2019 Royal Run held across Denmark, which Prince Frederik launched last year for his 50th birthday. While Frederik didn’t run this year due to a herniated disc, he cheered on Mary, who ran 5km in Aalborg, before their children – Christian, 13, Isabella, 12, and 8-year-old twins Vincent and Josephine – ran 10km in Copenhagen, crossing the finish line before being awarded medals for their efforts. TIGER’S EX ELIN PREGNANT Since their split, Tiger Woods’ ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, has been staying out of the spotlight. But new pictures of the…

Sophie Monk was spotted in Sydney looking very clucky, as she doted over an adorable baby. The former Bachelorette was with her boyfriend Joshua Gross, who is based in America, when she took the time to hold and play with the bub. In February 2018, Sophie revealed to A Current Affair that she wanted to have children in the future and was eager to freeze her eggs. “Everyone thinks I’m having a baby but the reason I’m doing it is because I’m not ready for one, you know?” she told the show. “It’d be a dream. I’d love to be a mother, I love children.” But since then, the Love Island Australia host has now undergone the process and with her looking loved up than ever with Josh, could Sophie now be ready…

Since leaving the Today show, Karl Stefanovic has been lying low – spending time with his wife Jasmine and travelling – but it looks like the breakfast TV favourite is back in demand. A source reveals exclusively to New Idea that the current hosts of the show, Deborah Knight and Georgie Gardner, want Karl to return to the desk he sat behind for over a decade. “They have both come up with the same idea and want to co-host alongside Karl,” a well-placed insider tells New Idea. According to our source, both Deborah and Georgie want to save the show and apparently the co-hosts believe bringing Karl back could be the answer. “They both have very different reasons about why they want to work with Karl again,” added the source. “And they both bring…

It seems former Today host Lisa Wilkinson hasn’t looked back since leaving Nine, as she has settled into her role on The Project. Since announcing her resignation in a tweet back in October 2017, Lisa has been keeping busy interviewing people around the world for the Channel Ten show, as well as appearing on Sunday Night Takeaway and Celebrity Name Game, and being an ambassador for different brands. But despite having many successes since going solo, fans still miss seeing Lisa and Karl on Today and would love for them to work together again. TV Blackbox’s Rob McKnight tells New Idea this is because their on-screen chemistry is hard to find on television. “Lisa knew how to play Karl and make him a better performer. While he took the accolades, she was giving him…

Over the past few years there have been reports that Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary’s relationship has been under pressure. But despite the rumours, their marriage has remained strong and in May the couple celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary. However, after the Danish royal was recently spotted embracing his good friend Flora Montgomery, the speculation is once again mounting. Even though their friendship is just that – friendship – a source now tells New Idea exclusively that Frederik’s behaviour is still the talk of Copenhagen. “Frederik is raising a lot of eyebrows around the palace,” says a source. “FLORA AND FREDERIK HAVE BEEN SPOTTED GETTING VERY COSY AND IT’S OBVIOUS THEY’RE VERY CLOSE” “Flora and Frederik have been spotted getting very cosy and it’s obvious that they’re very close – only last week she was…

As if she hasn’t had enough stress, Princess Mary is now terrified her family might be targeted by kidnappers. A new biography of Queen Margrethe’s sister, Princess Benedikte, reveals that kidnap fears were at their highest during the ’70s when the Danish royal family was a possible target of the far-left Baader-Meinhof, in what was then West Germany. It’s common for high-profile individuals to train for kidnap and rescue situations. The Daily Express reported Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, had to undergo a two-day royal security training course that included a kidnap scenario.…