WHO Issue 16, 2022

With the Easter and Anzac Day long weekends in April, it’s the perfect time to catch up on some must-see TV or finally curl up with that good book – so our TV and Books Special, starting on page 76, will come at the perfect time. Featuring an exclusive interview with Irish author Marian Keyes, who opens up to WHO on how she found peace after battling severe depression and alcoholism, it may inspire you – like it did me – to revisit the Rachel, Again author’s amazing back catalogue. All too often we hear about stars behaving badly – at the time of going to press, Will Smith has just been whacked with a 10-year Oscars ban after that shock Chris Rock slap. So I’m really proud that WHO is…

What is the only thing better than finding true love’s elusive kiss? Discovering it twice! It was a sight for sore eyes when Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey reunited in New York on April 5 to film scenes for Disenchanted, the upcoming sequel to their 2007 hit rom-com Enchanted. The flick, which will air later this year on Disney Plus, picks up the story a decade and a half later. Giselle (Adams) and Robert (Dempsey) are now happily married in the city before a new hex sends them hurtling back to the Kingdom of Andalasia. And it turns out that we aren’t the only ones excited to see what comes next. James Marsden, who plays the rather dashing Prince Edward, couldn’t wait to reprise his role. “I’ve been looking forward to making this…

The title“supermum” gets thrown around a lot these days, but Jana Pittman has definitely earned it. Showing off her adorable newborn twins, Willow Jacomina and Quinlan Jay, in an exclusive interview with New Idea, the former Olympian has revealed that she went into early labour after saving her 16-month-old son Charlie from a nasty fall down the stairs. Pittman, who is now mum to six children, explains that she fell down seven or eight steps while trying to catch her toddler, and later that day her contractions began despite still being at just 35 weeks. “At first I was in shock because I wasn’t prepared for an early childbirth,” said Pittman, who made history as the first Australian woman to compete at both the summer and winter Olympics. “I had a few tears…

Britney Spears and the man she calls her“husband”, Sam Asghari, are expecting their first child together, having taken a spur-of-the-moment pregnancy test while in Hawaii. The 40-year-old superstar told her adoring fans this week that an unexplained weight gain led her to take the test.“I thought ‘geez … what happened to my stomach?’” But not even aspiring actor Asghari could anticipate what came next.“My husband said:‘No, you’re food pregnant silly.’ So I got a pregnancy test and uh, well …I am having a baby.” Asghari, 28, made his own announcement via Instagram. He wrote:“Marriage and kids are a natural part of a strong relationship filled with love and respect. Fatherhood is something I have always looked forward to and I don’t take lightly. It is the most important job I will ever do.” Spears…

Kate Winslet and her daughter Mia Threapleton will star side-by-side in the first feature-length episode of critically acclaimed drama I Am. The female-led anthology show, created by Dominic Savage, will be the first to feature Winslet, 46, and Threapleton, 21, in major roles together. Winslet gushed: “I have always admired Dominic’s work and, in particular, his commitment to telling real stories.” After making her adult acting debut in 2020 thriller Shadows, Threapleton told Variety that she was thrilled to finally show her skills and prove she has as much to offer as her Oscar-winning mum.…

Aussie legend Hugh Jackman is a true romantic! The 53-year-old actor professed his love for wife Deborra-Lee Furness via social media in celebration of a very special milestone. “Today I celebrate 26 years of marriage to my extraordinary wife,” he began the swoon-worthy message, posted alongside a candid selfie with his wife, 66. “Every single day is filled with so much laughter, joy and backgammon! Deb you light up my life. I love you with all my heart!” Jackman and Furness, who share two adopted children (Oscar, 21, and Ava, 16) met on the set of Aussie drama Correlli way back in 1995, and they’ve never looked back. “From nearly the moment we met … I knew our destiny was to be together,” the Wolverine star said in 2021. It’s no wonder they…