New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Issue 13, 2023

Star news Who caught our eye this week There were no slaps and nobody announced the wrong winner. But while this year’s Oscars ceremony was free of controversy, there was still plenty of emotion when the winners of the big awards stepped up to collect their prized golden statuettes. Comeback king Brendan Fraser, 54, was in tears after winning Best Actor award for his role in The Whale, while Ke Huy Quan, 51, gave an emotional speech when he was named Best Supporting Actor for Everything Everywhere All At Once, which scored most of the major awards. “Mum, I just won an Oscar!” beamed the former refugee. Similarly, Best Supporting Actress winner and former Scream Queen Jamie Lee Curtis, 64, referenced her late parents, movie stars Tony Curtis and Janet…

It may seem like an unlikely friendship, but this week’s cover stars, Ryan Bridge and Mike McRoberts, are the best of mates. After their photoshoot, our writer Fleur sat down and enjoyed some lunch with the pair, who regaled her with hilarious stories, as well as far more serious ones about helping each other in challenging times. Mike was, he says, in a low point in his life when Ryan made him laugh again and that put him in a position where he was able to meet his new wife Heidi. It’s an emotional story about the power of friendship. We also catch up with Suzy Cato, page 18, who has been entertaining Kiwis for more than 30 years. She stars in an upcoming film, Red, White and Brass, which…

Cover story Enduring male friendships – ones that share deep, emotional moments and a seemingly infinite capacity for mocking each other – aren’t often talked about. Unless you’re broadcasters Mike McRoberts and Ryan Bridge, whose loyalty to each other is right up there with the affinity of other famous TV “bromances” like Kirk and Spock from Star Trek or Joey and Chandler from Friends. Despite a 22-year age gap and never working together onscreen, when it came time for Mike to choose a best man at his wedding to partner Heidi Ettema last month, it “wasn’t a hard decision” to pick Ryan. “From the moment we started hanging out socially six years ago – which was a pretty pivotal time in our lives when we were both at a crossroads…

The wrap up... Yet another round of shots have been fired in the dispute over the bill for Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s lavish $5.5 million wedding. Late last year Nicola’s billionaire father Nelson Peltz, 80, lodged a lawsuit against wedding planners Nicole Braghin and Arianna Grijalba, demanding they return the $250,000 deposit he paid them for their part in arranging Brooklyn and Nicola’s April 9, 2022 nuptials. Last month, the wedding planners filed a countersuit, laying bare excruciating details of the chaotic lead-up to the couple’s big day. In the suit, they labelled Nelson a “bully billionaire” and named Nicola and her mother Claudia Peltz, 68, as third party defendants. Now, Nelson has made a motion that his daughter and wife be removed from further legal proceedings, stating that…

She’s dated everyone from Warren Beatty to Tom Cruise, but these days Cher, 76, is singing I Got You Babe to 37-year-old music executive Alexander Edwards. The pair, who have been together since November last year, made their official red-carpet debut as a couple this month at the Versace Fall-Winter Fashion Show in West Hollywood. Sources explain that the couple don’t give a hoot about their 39-year age gap. “Cher knows full well that there’s a lot of scepticism about this romance, but she couldn’t care less,” says the insider. “She’s revelling in the attention, saying she and Alexander have something very special going on that has made her feel more alive and sexier than ever.” Ever since her 1974 split from musician husband Sonny Bono, Cher has been known…

The wrap up... Ronan Keating is a grandfather! The Irish singer’s reality TV star son Jack, 23, recently announced his new father status on social media, sharing a snap of himself with his newborn daughter together with the words, “Welcome to the world, my little princess.” Former Boyzone heartthrob Ronan, 46, was quick to share his joy, calling his new granddaughter a “little cutie”. Jack has since revealed he’s no longer with his daughter’s mother Keely Iqbal, but they are co-parenting and intend to keep their baby’s name private for the time being. The Dublin influencer was a competitor on the reality TV show Love Island last year and earlier this month he insisted, “I’m still single and ready to mingle,” adding, “I’m on [dating app] Hinge, but I don’t…