New Idea 9 September 2019

You’ve got to feel sorry for the Queen. She’s 93 and has spent 67 years on the throne. By rights she should be enjoying her twilight years, safe in the knowledge the monarchy she has dutifully upheld will endure long after her passing. Instead she is having to process the tawdry allegations that are swirling around her favourite child. The Queen has endured plenty. But as she copes with an ailing husband, warring grandchildren and a nation jittery over Brexit, despite Prince Andrew denying his involvement, her son being caught up in the Epstein scandal will have hit her hard. However implacable she may appear, we know the Queen is deeply affected by scandals and disasters that impact her family. She declared 1992 an “annus horribilis” – a horrible year – due to the…

Miley Cyrus was out to make a statement during her recent public appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards. However, one person who wasn’t watching was her estranged husband, Liam Hemsworth. According to RadarOnline, the Aussie actor deliberately opted not to tune in. “He didn’t see it,” a friend of the actor revealed. “It wasn’t on his radar.” Since the fallout from their messy split, the 29-year-old has reportedly retreated to Australia to spend time with his actor brother Chris in Byron Bay. The source adds Liam was too busy “hitting the waves” to worry about Miley’s antics. Liam may not have seen it, but Miley’s performance at the annual awards event clearly signalled that she was moving on, too. Miley, 26, chose to perform her new song, ‘Slide Away’, which features lyrics…

Pink has plenty of reasons to celebrate this week. The singing superstar is set to ‘raise a glass’ to celebrate her milestone 40th birthday – but also to mark the end of an epic world tour and the start of a much-needed family break. The singer’s recent social media post gave fans a glimpse of what touring has been like. “This was 2½ years of blood, sweat, and many tears,” Pink posted. With her schedule cleared, the mother of Willow, 8 and Jameson, 2, is set to swap the stage for her home. Although her family joined her on tour, husband Carey Hart, 44, recently revealed that it involved a lot of juggling. “Record-setting tour, chart-topping album, amazing mother, and loving wife … can’t wait to celebrate life with you after the tour,”…

Former couple Emma Watkins and Lachlan Gillespie are well and truly ready to move on with their lives, as Yellow Wiggle Emma reveals she still has hopes of having children, just as her ex has reportedly found new love. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph a year after she and Lachlan announced their split, Emma spoke about her plans for the future, including kids. “All of my friends have children but I’m thinking I’ve still got a lot to do,” she said. The dancer and singer also opened up about the fertility challenges she expects to face due to her ongoing battle with endometriosis. “I would actually have to try quite hard and I know with the endo I probably wouldn’t be able to plan it out anyway.” Her comments came as news broke of…

JASMINE AND KARL Pregnancy rumours have swirled around Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough since their lavish 2018 nuptials. Things reached fever pitch last week when the 35-year-old was pictured wearing loose-fitting clothes, leaving fans saying she was hiding a bump! JESINTA AND BUDDY Jesinta Franklin and her AFL-player husband Buddy revealed last week that they are expecting their first child. The 28-year-old made the announcement via her health app, along with an honest message about the couple’s struggle to conceive. LARA AND SAM Lara Worthington and her actor husband Sam are already the proud parents of Rocket and Racer – but could baby number three be on the way for the star couple?…

Australian model Kristy Hinze is planning to kick off her 40th birthday celebrations with a bang … in New York! According to an insider, VIPs and close friends and family are booking their flights ahead of the extravagant bash, to be held next month. “Jim [Clark, Kristy’s husband] is pulling out all the stops to spoil his wife with a two-day celebration in NYC in mid-October, booking two of the city’s most exclusive venues,” the source tells New Idea. “He has booked out the exclusive Rainbow Room on the 65th floor of the iconic Rockefeller Plaza for the formal dinner and party.” Gold Coast-born and bred, Kristy has been married to American IT billionaire Jim since 2009 – and it looks like the 75-year-old is ready to give his wife a birthday to…