WHO Issue 37, 2021
As Australia’s Number 1 celebrity weekly magazine, we deliver a compelling mix of credible celebrity news, interviews, portraiture and intriguing human interest stories, told from the perspective of the people directly involved. Thanks to trusted relationships with some of the world’s biggest names, we report the facts and never make it up!
in this issue
welcome
Love is in the air! Well, it certainly is in Hollywood it seems. This week the team at WHO are super-excited to bring you news of both Kate Hudson and Britney Spears’ engagements. Read all about the stars’ proposals, rings and future wedding plans on pages 10 and 14, respectively. We’re also living for the return of Bennifer! When we heard whispers that their nuptial planning is well underway – on the down low, that is – our daily Zoom catch-up team meeting went off! That they made their first official red carpet appearance at the Venice Film Festival as a couple and packed on the PDA certainly added fuel to that fire. To find out exactly where Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez‘s rekindled romance is at, turn to page 12. If…
5 things we’re talking about this week!
1 When one Brad is not enough ... We’re fairly certain that there were quite a few pairs of eyes on the grandstand rather than the players when Brad Pitt and Bradley Cooper attended the US Open tennis championship on September 12. Turns out the pair have been secret celeb besties for years! 2 Pip and Michael’s reunion They’re on and off on the reg, but it appears that Pip Edwards and Michael Clarke might just be dating again! The pair were spotted leaving the former cricketer’s Rose Bay home for a day out on Sydney Harbour on his boat on September 12. 3 Dylan’s big win! Wheelchair tennis star Dylan Alcott has made history by being the first man to achieve the “Golden Slam” sweep after winning the US Open. His victories this year…
met gala 2021 back to the ball
It might not have been the first Monday in May, as Met Gala protocol normally dictates, but that didn’t stop celebrities descending upon the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City for the annual Costume Institute Gala. After taking the year off in 2020 and being delayed until September 13 this year, stars were ready to pull out all the stops for fashion’s biggest night out. While it was a chance for many A-listers to simply dust off their stilettos and tuxedos, designers delivered the goods with their own interpretations of this year’s theme, “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.” Billie Eilish donned a voluminous Oscar de la Renta peach tulle gown, inspired by Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe. While Hailey Bieber’s strapless Saint Laurent column gown was another…
kate engaged! our powerful connection
Two years ago, Kate Hudson was asked about her wedding plans on the heels of her brother Wyatt Russell’s nuptials to actress Meredith Hagner at their mother Goldie Hawn’s home in Aspen, Colorado. “Oh God! I’m not thinking about that,” she told Entertainment Tonight of walking down the aisle with beau Danny Fujikawa. “Yeah, especially after one wedding, you’re like, ‘Whew!’ It’s a lot of work. Not anytime soon, but I love the man!” It seems the time has come to start planning. The Almost Famous star, 42, announced on September 13 that she and the musician are set to wed after nearly five years together. “Let’s go!” she captioned a sweet snap on Instagram, which showed her embracing Fujikawa, 35. The actress also added bride, groom and wedding chapel emojis. The couple…
kate’s ex-files
OWEN WILSON Hudson struck up a romance with the funnyman after they met on the set of their 2006 film, You, Me & Dupree. They split a year later and briefly reconciled in 2008. DAX SHEPARD The pair dated briefly in 2007 after her split from Wilson. “It got hot fast … and I wasn’t prepared,” she said of the romance. MATT BELLAMY Hudson started dating the Muse rocker in mid 2010. They called it quits in 2014. CHRIS ROBINSON Hudson wed The Black Crowes frontman less than a year after they started dating. The marriage lasted for six years. LANCE ARMSTRONG Hudson and the cyclist dated for a few months in 2008. A-ROD The pair dated for seven months in 2009. At the time, Hudson was regularly seen cheering her beau from the sidelines while he played for the Yankees.…
ben & j.lo secret wedding plans
Draped in an ivory mermaid-style Georges Hobeika gown and dripping in Cartier diamonds, Jennifer Lopez was beaming – and looking positively bridal – as she stepped out to support Ben Affleck at the premiere of the actor’s new film, The Last Duel. The glamorous outing at the 2021 Venice Film Festival on September 10 marked the couple’s first red carpet appearance since rekindling their romance earlier this year. “Jennifer is very happy that she is able to join Ben in Venice,” a source tells WHO’s sister publication People magazine. “She is excited to be by his side and to support him. They are still very happy together.” And, it would seem, ready to take the next step. “Jen and Ben both know everything about each other – the good, the bad and…
