Australian Women’s Weekly NZ December 2021

The once in a hundred year athlete tells his full story for the very first time. This is the must read autobiography of the year. This Christmas, one brave boy and his toy are about to change everything… Love happens when you least expect it…Set in idyllic, smalltown Italy, the new gorgeously uplifting novel from the #1 bestselling NZ author. From declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave to being told to be quiet by the Queen, this book is packed with brilliant, hilarious stories. This Much Is True is as warm and honest, as full of life and surprises, as its inimitable author. In his first fulllength autobiography, comedy legend Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life. Ever wondered what Christmas is like for fairies? Step…

This issue is once again brought to you from the comfort our homes. Thanks to life in lockdown, it’s the third one in a row the team has created from dining room tables/kitchen benches/spare bedrooms/garages with good wifi/livingroom couches/hallway cupboards (look, sometimes the home school is a lot to deal with, alright?). As we hit print on this December edition, it still blows me away that we’re creating magazines in this way. A little over two years ago, I was sitting in meetings with very clever people trying to come up with a feasible work-from-home solution. Back then, working from home was all about creating workplace flexibility, giving people an option to help address the work/life balance. Back then – and don’t forget we’re talking a little over 24 months…

Trying… to snack better. One thing about working from home is you’re also never too far from the pantry, which is why I’ve got some of these Chantal Organics Probiotic Protein Bars on hand. They contain 10g of organic plant-based protein, as well as more than one billion beneficial probiotic bacteria and have less than 8g of sugar per bar. Added bonus, they’re delicious! Perfecting… my manicure skills. Another casualty of lockdown has been my visits to the nail bar, but thanks to Revlon Ultra HD Snap Nail Enamel, I’ve been able to recreate the salon look from my own bathroom. With glossy coverage in just one coat and a 60-second drying time, it’s a game-changer, plus the ergonomic cap helps create a professional controlled application, even with my left…

Sarah’s secret After falling in love in lockdown, Succession star Sarah Snook quietly wed her best friend, comic Dave La wson, at their Brooklyn home in February. Nobel journalism Journalist Maria Ressa has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for exposing abuse of power and growing authoritarianism in the Philippines. Historic role Dame Cindy Kiro was sworn in as the 22nd Governor-General of New Zealand. The former head of the Royal Society Te Aparangi is the first Maori wahine to hold the prestigious position.…

The cascading gown of sequins the Duchess of Cambridge wore to the premiere of the new Bond film No Time to Die has invited comparisons to the silver number her late mother-in-law, Diana, Prince ss of Wales, wore to the premiere of 007’s A View to a Kill in 1 985. Whether Kate deliberately channelled Diana is unknown, but it is indisputable they both looked regal and utterly spectacular in their gowns.…

When the creator of The So pranos began working on a movie prequel, there was only one person he had in mind to play a younger version of Tony Soprano (inset): the late James Gandolfini’s son Mich ael (above, with co-star Alessandro Ni vola). “Mostly because he looks like his father and moves a little bit like him. He is his father’s son,” Dav id Chase told Rolling Stone magazine of casting the late actor’s progeny in The Many Saints of Newark, which is out now. But not only that, he’s inherited his award-winning father’s talent too. “Well, it felt miraculous,” added Da vid of witnessing Michael play the younger version of Tony. “I remember looking across the room at the table read. He was sitting there like this [re-creates…