New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Issue 43, 2022

Who caught our eye this week She can soothe babies, mix a mean cocktail and whip up a batch of “no bake” energy bites in a flash. If Catherine, Princess of Wales ever gets sick of her current day job (which we sincerely hope never happens), she’s got plenty of abilities to pop on her CV, as she displayed during a brief visit to Northern Ireland with husband Prince William. While there was plenty to smile about during the trip, it also had its solemn moments. Kate and William, both 40, visited two organisations that help young people experiencing emotional difficulties and dealing with suicidal thoughts, and talked to clients and staff about the work they do. Kate also had an awkward encounter during a walkabout when a woman she shook hands with told…

Nadia Lim had been keeping quiet about her pregnancy simply because, as she told our journalist Fleur Guthrie, she was so busy she hadn’t gotten around to telling her friends and family! With a new television series, Nadia’s Farm, now screening, the Weekly caught up with her to find out all of the exciting details about “Snowball”, as big brothers Bodhi and River have affectionately called their new baby sister or brother. Always down to earth and open, Nadia also shares that while the early weeks of pregnancy weren’t very easy on her, she’s now feeling great – but she and husband Carlos need to make some decisions around the birth! You can read Nadia’s story from page six. Elsewhere, we chat with two rugby greats – Melodie Robinson and Ron…

She once described herself as “all talent and no looks” and for a woman trying to make her way in Hollywood during the golden age of cinema, that could have been a problem. But Dame Angela Lansbury rose above all of that to become one of the most beloved and successful actors of her generation. The star, most well known for her role as mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher on the hit TV show Murder, She Wrote, died on October 11, just five days shy of her 97th birthday. Born in London in 1925, Angela was 15 when her family moved to New York to escape the Second World War. By then, her Irish mother Moyna already knew Angela had talent and enrolled her in acting classes. Not long after, the Lansburys moved once again…

Spring weather may have finally made its presence known at Nadia Lim’s Otago farm, but there’s a wee snowball causing a flurry of excitement around the place. Yes, there’s still some of the white, fluffy stuff lingering on the hills, but the snowball Nadia is talking about is what her two young boys, Bodhi, six, and River, four, have affectionately named their new baby brother or sister, due in late summer. As the culinary guru and her husband Carlos Bagrie sit down with the Weekly over a café lunch to share their exciting news, she’s relaxed and glowing. At five months’ pregnant, she is adjusting to her sweet surprise. “I don’t seem to be as big this time around and I’m finally feeling much better now,” she smiles, before digging into a roast…

She has a penchant for dressing in designer clothes, dining at swanky establishments and taking luxury international holidays – all at other people’s expense. Now, celebrity swindler Anna Sorokin is out of jail and flogging pieces of her art for up to $35,000 a piece! “She acknowledges that some things she did were wrong, but now she wants to continue to pursue her vision in the world of art and fashion,” Anna’s art dealer Chris Martine said after his client moved from prison to a down-market, one-bedroom flat in New York, where she remains on house arrest while she fights deportation. “I think if you give her six months to a year, then you will see that she’ll prove all the haters wrong.” The once Louboutin-heeled hustler must wear an ankle monitor to…

Nearly three years after walking away from royal life and falling out with their family as a result, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are planning a year of reconciliation in an effort to patch things up. The couple are hoping to thaw their frosty relationship with Harry’s father, the King, and brother Prince William, along with other senior royals, and will put lots of energy into that in 2023, according to royal sources. However, there could be a couple of large spanners in the works – their controversial fly-on-the-wall Netflix documentary series and Harry’s tell-all memoir. Palace insiders say their attempts to get back in the royals’ good books could fail spectacularly depending on what the Sussexes have to say about them on the screen and page. Some of their anticipated…