WHO Issue 39, 2022

The saying goes that you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family. No-one would know that better than the Beckhams and the Sussexes. For the Beckhams, they seem to have been a house divided since eldest son Brooklyn wed Nicola Peltz earlier this year. For a once tight-knit clan, it’s shocking and sad to see them as a fractured family. All eyes will be on the front row of Victoria’s Paris Fashion Week show on September 30, to see if her daughter-in-law will take her seat as a sign they can put their differences behind them. I had the pleasure of meeting Grace Tame and, while she’s a diminutive young woman, she’s an absolute powerhouse when it comes to fighting for survivors of sexual assault. I loved her…

Gwyneth Paltrow turned 50 on September 27, taking to Instagram to share a black-and-white, bikini-clad photo of her leaping in the air and some lengthy musings on life to date. “I accept the marks and the loosening skin, the wrinkles,” she says. “I accept my body and let go of the need to be perfect, look perfect, defy gravity, defy logic, defy humanity. I accept my humanity.” In the short essay, the actress went on to say that her body is “a map of the evidence of all the days”. “Scarred from oven burns, a finger smashed in a window long ago, the birth of a child,” she continues. “Silver hair and fine lines.” The Shakespeare in Love star also shares more of her relationship with husband Brad Falchuk, explaining that despite feeling scared,…

Embellished garments and graphic prints were the big trend on Milan Fashion Week’s runways this month. From sequins and beading – à la Kim Kardashian’s Ciao, Kim collection for Dolce & Gabbana – to embroidery and fringing, Italy’s style capital dictated what we’ll be wearing come spring and summer 2023. Another trend was celebrities on the catwalk. Paris Hilton proved Barbiecore will still very much be a staple trend in our wardrobes in the year to come. She sashayed down the runway in a hot-pink, sequinned Versace party frock, reminiscent of her famous 21st birthday dress. She called the look “bridal Barbie vibes”, and praised the label’s founder and designer, Donatella Versace. “Thank you Donatella for having me close your Versace runway show in Milan. It was such an honour and…

Some of our favourite stars were dressed to the nines to celebrate Baz Luhrmann’s 60th birthday at the appropriately named New York hotspot, The Nines, courtesy of Vogue. The Australian director was serenaded with ‘Lady Marmalade’ and ‘One Day I’ll Fly Away’, both nods to his Oscar-winning film Moulin Rouge!. And in lieu of ‘Happy Birthday’, guests belted out ‘Time After Time’, a tune from his iconic flick, Strictly Ballroom. Aussie stars Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, Joel Edgerton and partner Christine Centenera, and Olivia DeJonge were in attendance, as were Florence Welch, Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz-Beckham, his Romeo + Juliet leading lady Claire Danes, and Anna Wintour. In a recent interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Luhrmann opened up about turning 60 and the hilarious way he and…

We’re crazy, stupid in love with Ryan Gosling and his wife, Eva Mendes, calling Australia home while he films The Fall Guy in Sydney. So when the actor touched down wearing his Canadian tuxedo this month, we were thrilled to catch a glimpse. The 41-year-old was seen arriving with Mendes, 48, and their daughters Esmeralda, 8, and Amada, 6, weeks after the actress revealed a little about the family’s “chaotic” but private life in a very rare interview. She told Forbes how Gosling is the cook in their household. “Hopefully it’s showing my girls that there are no gender-specific roles that one must take on, and that we are partners in this and that we’re all partners in this, not just Ryan and I, but our children as well,” she…

Alec Baldwin has welcomed his eighth child – his seventh with his “exhausted and happy” wife, Hilaria. Ilaria Catalina Irena arrived on September 22. “How grateful we feel to welcome our newest little daughter into this world,” the pair told People. “Just as magical and filled with love as every other little person we have been blessed with.” Alec, 64, and Hilaria, 38, added, “Her Baldwinito siblings are so excited.” The ‘Baldwinitos’ include sons Rafael, 7, Leonardo, 6, Romeo, 4, and Eduardo, 2, and daughters Carmen, 9, and Maria, 1. Alec is also dad to 26-year-old Ireland, whom he shares with ex-wife Kim Basinger.…