New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Issue 8, 2023

Star news Who caught our eye this week She may have missed out on the top award of the evening, but it was still Beyoncé’s night as her four other wins were enough to make her the most-awarded person in Grammy history. The 41-year-old, who now has 32 Grammys, beat out Hungarian conductor Georg Solti, who held the record for more than 20 years with 31 wins. Beyoncé was humble as she accepted the award, while her husband Jay-Z, 53, watched on. “I’m trying not to be too emotional,” she said. “I’m trying to just receive this night. Thank you, God.” Despite her historic achievement, Beyoncé has still never won Album of the Year, even though she has been nominated four times. Fans were outraged when Harry Styles took the…

In our cover story this week, we chat with Shorty’s villain, actress Antonia Prebble. It’s a role she has embraced with gusto but like many mums, Antonia juggles young children with a busy career. From page six, she talks about how she manages her priorities and acknowledges that she is working at a time when parents are receiving more support than previously. As a mum of four grown children, I’m pleased things are getting easier for many women and hope this continues. We also sat down with entertainer Suzanne Prentice (page 16), who has had a big year with her health after suffering from a heart attack. She is sharing her story in order to raise awareness and to support the Big Heart Appeal, which kicks off this month. Suzanne…

She may have missed out on the top award of the evening, but it was still Beyoncé’s night as her four other wins were enough to make her the most-awarded person in Grammy history. The 41-year-old, who now has 32 Grammys, beat out Hungarian conductor Georg Solti, who held the record for more than 20 years with 31 wins. Beyoncé was humble as she accepted the award, while her husband Jay-Z, 53, watched on. “I’m trying not to be too emotional,” she said. “I’m trying to just receive this night. Thank you, God.” Despite her historic achievement, Beyoncé has still never won Album of the Year, even though she has been nominated four times. Fans were outraged when Harry Styles took the honour instead. In another history-making moment, Viola Davis’ win for Best Audio Book…

In our cover story this week, we chat with Shorty’s villain, actress Antonia Prebble. It’s a role she has embraced with gusto but like many mums, Antonia juggles young children with a busy career. From page six, she talks about how she manages her priorities and acknowledges that she is working at a time when parents are receiving more support than previously. As a mum of four grown children, I’m pleased things are getting easier for many women and hope this continues. We also sat down with entertainer Suzanne Prentice (page 16), who has had a big year with her health after suffering from a heart attack. She is sharing her story in order to raise awareness and to support the Big Heart Appeal, which kicks off this month. Suzanne says…

‘It’s hands down the most gruesome thing I’ve ever done in my career’ When you talk to women who juggle a career with raising children, they don’t always want a medal for it or to be referred to as a superwoman. They love what they do, as hard as it is, and there is always another project on the go. Westside actor Antonia Prebble is one of those women. At the moment, she is appearing on our popular soap Shortland Street as the nasty televangelist Rebekah Anderson. One reviewer has described her character as “fabulously creepy”. “I’ll take that,” laughs Antonia, between takes at the Shorty studios. “It’s super-fun.” Antonia explains that when Shortland Street producers first approached her to play Rebekah, one of the big reasons she wanted to take the job was because…

Cover story ‘It’s hands down the most gruesome thing I’ve ever done in my career’ When you talk to women who juggle a career with raising children, they don’t always want a medal for it or to be referred to as a superwoman. They love what they do, as hard as it is, and there is always another project on the go. Westside actor Antonia Prebble is one of those women. At the moment, she is appearing on our popular soap Shortland Street as the nasty televangelist Rebekah Anderson. One reviewer has described her character as “fabulously creepy”. “I’ll take that,” laughs Antonia, between takes at the Shorty studios. “It’s super-fun.” Antonia explains that when Shortland Street producers first approached her to play Rebekah, one of the big reasons she…