WHO Issue 46, 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
A close friend of mine told me that 33 is my“Jesus Year” – a time of change. Now, after 11 years in this building, I am taking a very scary and exciting leap to another industry, and this will sadly be my last editor’s letter. Magazines don’t exist without our loyal readers and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support for this brand over the years. Speaking of new beginnings, Britney Spears is finally free! The star was officially released from her restrictive conservatorship and with that came an eruption of celebrations from fans around the world. To find out what’s next for Spears, go to page 14. It’s also a new chapter for Paris Hilton after she said“I do” with her beau Carter Reum…
5 things we’re talking about this week!
1 Lindsay’s festive new role After a rather long hiatus, Lindsay Lohan is returning to our screens! The actress will star alongside Glee’s Chord Overstreet in an as-yet-untitled Christmas rom-com for Netflix, which will be available on the streaming service next year. So grool! 2 Tom’s big romance news Downton Abbey: A New Era is set to hit our screens in March, but fans have already been delivered a sneak peek – with a wedding to look forward to! The nuptials are that of Tom Branson, with the driver-turned-heir marrying for a second time following the death of his beloved Sybil. 3 They’ve put a spell on you! The Sanderson sisters are officially back together and ready to make some magic! Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker have been spotted on the set…
paris hilton’s lavish wedding!
Paris Hilton was still basking in her post-wedding glow the day after she exchanged ‘I dos’ with venture capitalist Carter Reum. “I finally got to kiss my prince and begin the happily ever after I’ve been dreaming of since I was a little girl,” she blogged on her website. “It was a true fairytale wedding.” The extravaganza peaked on November 11 with a star-studded soirée held at the former Bel-Air estate of her late grandfather Barron Hilton, which sold in May to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt for $83.5 million. International DJ-turned-business mogul Hilton wore a custom Oscar de la Renta gown to walk down the aisle. “We spent months designing my dress to perfection,” Hilton told Vogue of her ceremony look. “I love how it turned out. I wanted something…
adele gets real
“I’m trying to sort my own life out” - ADELE Before every interview, Oprah Winfrey asks her guests their intention for their conversation. “I went to see Adele as she was getting ready in my guesthouse to ask her,” Winfrey shared on social media of her introduction to the superstar singer. “She said she wanted an in-depth, explanation to the past six years of her life – and that’s exactly what you’ll be getting.” In the years since she released her last album, Adele, who is mother to 9-year-old Angelo, was left reeling after announcing her split in April 2019 from husband Simon Konecki. “I’ve been obsessed with a nuclear family my whole life because I never came from one,” the singer, whose father left home when she was 2 years old,…
william tyrrell breakthrough at last
“We’ve never given up” - FULLER It’s been over seven years since William Tyrrell vanished without a trace from his foster grandmother’s home in Kendall, NSW. The 3-year-old boy, on a road trip from Sydney to the NSW Mid North Coast with his foster parents, was last seen wearing a Spider-Man suit and playing in the yard with his 5-year-old sister. Since then, there have been more than 3000 calls to Crime Stoppers NSW, more than 600 persons of interest interviewed and the offer of a $1 million reward, but the mystery has devastatingly remained unsolved. On November 15, police announced a new major operation and a “high-intensity” search that is grounded in a case breakthrough. “This activity is in response to evidence we’ve obtained in the course of the investigation,” Detective…
‘we love seeing the world through her eyes’
Since Bindi Irwin and her husband, Chandler Powell, welcomed their daughter Grace Warrior on March 25, life has revolved around their happy little girl. “Time has no meaning for us anymore,” says Bindi. “If you ask me what the date is today, I have no idea, but I can tell you that Grace is making a new squeaking sound. It’s really funny. That’s how we calculate our days now. We are just so absorbed with everything that has to do with her.” Bindi, 23, and Powell, 25 – who appear together on Crikey! It’s the Irwins as they carry on the wildlife conservation work of her late father, Crocodile Hunter’s Steve Irwin – recently enlisted Bindi’s mum, Terri, to babysit for their first date night as parents. “We went out to…
