New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Issue 49, 2022

It was a night of tears and laughter as the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences honoured four artists for their contributions to cinema at the annual Governors Awards. Among the honourees were songwriter Diane Warren, 66, who finally got her hands on a gong after 13 nominations but never bringing home a win, and Back to the Future actor Michael J. Fox, 61. Michael’s former co-star and longtime pal Woody Harrelson, 61, was on hand to present him with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in honour of his advocacy work around Parkinson’s disease, including raising more than $1 billion for the cause. “Vulnerable, yes. A victim, never. An inspiration, always, and the living, breathing symbol and singular voice to help advance progress towards a cure,” Woody shared in an emotional speech. “Michael J.…

There are so many reasons I love Christmas – the carols, decorating the tree and finding that perfect present for the right person. But most of all, it’s all about family. My four children will be there on Christmas morning when we wake and we’ll open presents, have lots of laughs and take time to catch up because it’s not something we do a lot these days with two of them in different cities. And it’s also a special time here at the Weekly as the team puts together a magazine that celebrates the festive season. This year, busy Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern managed to spend almost two hours with us for our photoshoot. She’d already been working that morning and had to dash off to her next appointment, but as…

It would be easy to describe Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as being tired, worn out and in need of a rest. She has, after all, led New Zealand through the horrific Christchurch terror attack, the fatal White Island eruption and three gruelling years of the Covid pandemic. But when the Weekly arrives on a Wednesday morning, our Prime Minister seems fresh and eager to get into her day. Top of mind is her dad Ross Ardern and his recent cancer treatment. ‘The only thing I think consistently about is just being a mum’ “Dad had cancer last year, so that’s been a bit hard. Mum had breast cancer years ago and is fully recovered, but things like that hang over you a bit,” she says looking out the window, like any other daughter…

Their two-year romance intrigued fans all over the globe. Now it’s over, but insiders say there’s “no bad blood” between Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde. Actress and director Olivia, 38, and former One Direction crooner Harry, 28, are reportedly on good terms after going their separate ways ahead of Watermelon Sugar hitmaker Harry’s world tour. “Harry didn’t dump Olivia or vice versa,” insists an insider. “It’s impossible to have a relationship when he’s in every continent next year and Olivia has her job and her kids. This is the right thing for both of them.” The pair’s paths first crossed when Olivia hired Harry to star in her movie Don’t Worry Darling in September 2020. Two months later, Olivia split from her Ted Lasso fiancé Jason Sudeikis, 47, with whom she shares children Otis,…

At the time, it was one of the biggest scandals to ever hit the royal family. Now, three decades after being photographed sucking the toes of Sarah, Duchess of York, financial advisor John Bryan has spoken out for the first time about the infamous incident. And as well as saying the intimate moment was part of a game he was playing with Fergie’s daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, the American has dropped several other bombshells. He says he was sneaked into Prince Andrew’s home to offer advice to the disgraced royal after his disastrous BBC interview, and that he believes Andrew is innocent of the sexual abuse allegations made against him by Virginia Giuffre. Instead, Andrew’s sex trafficker friend Jeffrey Epstein was trying to use the Duke of York to blackmail the…

A branch of the Kennedy family – who are considered the closest thing the United States has to royalty – has given a special award to Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex for their “heroic” stance against racism in the royal family. But one member of the Kennedy clan says he’s “bewildered” about why the Sussexes are being honoured. The pair will receive a Ripple of Hope award at a prestigious gala in New York on December 6. The award is being given by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights foundation, set up in memory of the US senator who was assassinated in 1968, five years after his brother US President John F. Kennedy. Kerry Kennedy, one of Robert’s 11 children and the president of the foundation, says the couple are getting…