Australian Women’s Weekly NZ May 2022

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When is the right time to have a baby? It’s one of those questions that everyone has a view on, but no one has the right or wrong answer. When I was in primary school, we were given an exercise to map out an illustrated timeline of our lives. Like most children of the early ’80s, my life was going to take a very traditional linear line that, according to this now-ancient document, would find me becoming a mother at 25. That would naturally follow my university graduation at 21 and my marriage at 23, apparently. Spoiler alert – none of that happened. Instead, I became a mother at 33, minus the marriage certificate and the degree. Did I feel ready to have my son at that point? In some…

Reading… The Bookseller at the End of the World. This extraordinary memoir shares the tales of Ruth Shaw, who runs three tiny bookshops in Manapouri, Fiordland. Both funny and heartbreaking, the pages tell the story of a life full of adventure, chaos and triumph. Journalist Emma Clifton, who writes regularly for our magazine, helped Ruth stitch together the book, which is a stonking read. Trying… some of the curry recipes in our food section this issue. You already know I love my air fryer, but I’m also very fond of my slow cooker. I can prepare these meals in the morning, switch things on and, come hometime, dinner will be sorted, plus there will be leftovers for the next day – and everyone knows curry just gets better and better!…

The Duchess of Cambridge wore a kaleidoscope of colour in a wardrobe of bespoke gowns, vintage pieces, hot new brand names and high-street finds for a Caribbean tour in which the 40-year-old royal dazzled. Prince William and Catherine visited Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas on the frenetic eight-day visit to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and in the sultry Caribbean heat, they were frequently treated like celebrities. Her Majesty also loaned jewellery to the mum-of-three, including stud pearl earrings. Find out why the tour caused widespread controversy on page 24 “Our children, George, Charlotte and Louis, love being by the sea, so I hope they’ll be able to experience your clear waters and beautiful beaches before too long.”–Duchess of Cambridge…

Bruce Willis’ family broke the terrible news themselves: “Our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia … As a result, Bruce is stepping away from a career that has meant so much to him.” In a loving show of unity and support, the statement was signed by the 67-year-old blockbuster star’s five children, his former wife Demi Moore and his wife Emma Heming Willis. It explained memory issues colleagues had worried about for years.…

Two years after losing three cherished children in a car crash, Danny and Leila Abdallah’s hearts are full again. The Abdallah family welcomed a baby daughter on March 18. And they have named her Selina – a tribute to Sienna and Angelina, who were killed with their brother Antony in February 2020. Leila first shared news of her pregnancy in The Weekly in December last year. And she welcomed Selina with a post on Instagram in March, saying, “God has answered our prayers.”…