WHO Issue 6, 2021

While I was on the sofa feeling particularly flat this week, my British bulldog Penny wasted no time launching herself on top of me to offer slobbery kisses and comfort. Penny has been my rock and seen me through some of my lowest days. Animals never cease to amaze me and this week’s story about Penguin – the magpie that helped an Aussie family heal after tragedy and inspired the hit film Penguin Bloom (a must-watch if you haven’t already seen it) – really touched me. Turn to page 36 for the incredible true story. Another inspiring watch is Katie Price: Harvey and Me. The documentary charts the glamour model’s quest to find suitable residential care for her disabled 18-year-old son Harvey. The beautiful bond between the pair is heartwarming and…

1 Kristen’s first look as Di Kristen Stewart got a lukewarm response when it was announced she would play Princess Diana in an upcoming biopic. But the Twilight star has silenced her critics with her unbelievable resemblance to the royal as filming kicks off. 2 The Bold Type’s back – for now Head to the fashion closet, there’s gossip from Scarlet magazine. The word is that while Kat (Aisha Dee), Jane (Katie Stevens) and Sutton (Meghann Fahy), will be back for The Bold Type’s fifth season, it’ll also be their last. “I don’t know if I should be happy or cry,” tweeted one fan. 3 Simon’s sad split Aussie actor Simon Baker and wife Rebecca Rigg have announced they have split after 29 years of marriage. “We remain close friends and our three children will…

For almost three months now, detectives, family and friends alike have been left perplexed over the disappearance of Melissa Caddick. The 49-year-old left her Dover Heights home in Sydney at 5.30am on November 12 for what her husband and son believed was her daily run. Caddick left without her phone, keys or wallet and hasn’t been seen since. She was reported missing by her husband, Anthony Koletti, over 30 hours later. And it isn’t just the financial adviser that is still missing, but the millions of dollars she allegedly took from her clients who had entrusted Caddick to invest their money. Just a day before her disappearance, the Australian Federal Police raided Caddick’s clifftop mansion after an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) into her wealth management business Maliver…

Caddick’s disappearance may have left investigators puzzled but it’s infuriated her former investors, as their hopes of ever recovering the funds they entrusted her with have all but faded. Cheryl Kraft Reid and her wife Faye Reid handed over their $800,000 superannuation to Caddick in 2015. Kraft Reid’s sister Pamela is also one of her four siblings to have trusted Caddick – with the family estimated to have lost over $3 million of their retirement savings. Meanwhile, Caddick’s former personal trainer Michelle Leslie and her partner Billy McMore also invested their nest egg with the mum-of-one. “She’s a narcissist. Evil woman,” Leslie told 60 Minutes. “It’s the betrayal, just the lies and the stories this lady spun.”…

Fans and fashionistas were surprised to see Demi Moore make an unannounced cameo to open Fendi’s show at Paris Fashion Week – and many more were shocked by the star’s altered appearance. Social media commentators quickly fixated on Moore’s prominent pout and seemingly augmented cheekbones. “Is that all bad fillers? Or is there some horrible contouring happening there also? That face just doesn’t look right, but I can’t figure out if it’s all plastics or if the makeup artist was doing something odd,” commented one. “Why would you get so much surgery on your face?” asked another. “Fulfilling a teenage dream”– MOORE The A-list actress, 58, wore an off-the-shoulder satin suit and waist-length earrings as she glided the runway. “Fulfilling a teenage dream,” she wrote on her Instagram afterwards. Her famous friends were…

Evan Rachel Wood has alleged that she suffered “horrific” abuse at the hands of ex-fiancé, Marilyn Manson. Taking to Instagram on February 1, the 33-year-old spoke about her three-year ordeal with the rock singer, 52. “The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson,” she claimed. “I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail. I am here to expose this dangerous man and call out the many industries that have enabled him, before he ruins any more lives.” Wood was just 18 when the pair began dating in 2007, before getting engaged in 2010 and breaking up later that year. “He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years,” she added in her statement. “I…