New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Issue 23, 2022

While some may think of the Cannes Film Festival as a place for artistic cinema to show off, it was the new Top Gun sequel that stole the show during the first week of the famous French event. After years of delay due to Covid, Tom Cruise, 59, was finally able to soak in the praise for Top Gun: Maverick, which critics have been raving about. The sequel, which comes 30 years after the original, even received a six-minute standing ovation. Sharon Stone, 64, made a fashion statement as she attended one of the festival’s many premieres. Her stunning Dolce and Gabbana blue-and-white mandala-print gown transformed halfway down the red carpet into a sleek ccolumn dress. Another fashion standout from the three-week event was Anne Hathaway, who stepped out in countless eye-catching looks…

There are so many great people who bring this magazine to life every week. From the writers and photographers who tell the stories, to the clever designers who lay out the pages and our wonderful sub-editor who makes sure we get it right every issue! They each care deeply about what they do, and love that they can provide both inspiration and information with you each week, and maybe just a little bit of joy! Part of the fabric of the Weekly is our beloved columnists. Dancing queen Kerre has been sharing her candid confessions for more years than she cares to remember. Jeremy and Michele make sure they bring the laughs with a side of thought, and Kevin, well, Kevin is just a national treasure, and you love him and…

‘It’s exciting for Mum because she was starting to wind down’ One thing every mother hopes to do is pass down her own wisdom and values to her daughter, which is something Annabel Langbein has certainly done for her daughter Rose. But in a wonderful twist on tradition, Annabel, 64, is now receiving a boost of creativity and energy from Rose, 28, which has been a springboard for Annabel to create and diversify when she might otherwise be slowing down. Already the mother/daughter team has collaborated on successful cookbook Summer at Home and now Rose has new plans for her famous mum. “I have a lot of energy,” laughs Rose as she talks to the Weekly on her screen from Auckland. She is a beautiful young woman, and the picture of health and vitality. “It’s…

Ed Sheeran is on cloud nine after welcoming his second child with wife Cherry Seaborn. The Perfect singer, 31, announced recently that Cherry, 30, had given birth to their second daughter – a sister for their toddler daughter Lyra. The pair kept the pregnancy under wraps for the full nine months and fans were taken by surprise when Ed shared a photo of a baby’s booties in an incubator on social media. “I want to let you all know we’ve had another beautiful baby girl,” said the hitmaker, adding, “We are both so in love with her and over the moon to now be a family of four.” The songster, who has yet to confirm a name for the new addition to the family, confided last year that he would love more kids, “but…

Charles and Camilla are making a guest appearance in a special episode of the TV soap EastEnders, surprising the residents of Albert Square at a street party to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The episode, which was filmed in March, shows the pair being greeted at the Queen Vic pub by landlord Mick Carter, played by Danny Dyer, saying, “Welcome to your great-great-great-grandmother’s boozer!” Actress Letitia Dean, who plays Sharon Watts, revealed that thoughtful Charles gave her his coat to wear because she was cold. “It was made all the more special for me when the Prince of Wales handed me his coat to keep me warm – what a gentleman.”…

It’s something that has concerned courtiers for some time. Unlike his mother the Queen, who always keeps her opinions to herself, Prince Charles has a habit of speaking out on issues that are often contentious. It’s led to the royal household fearing that once he’s king, he’ll feel that he has free rein to say what he likes on topics the royal family has always been impartial about, like politics. But they have been able to breathe a sigh of relief as it has been revealed that according to the game plan mapped out by his team for when he takes over as monarch, Charles will do his best to avoid controversy. The future king has been slammed in the past for some of his views, which have included speaking out against what…