Angela Thomson’s Christmas Magic Makers shop might be packed with 40,000 decorations and more than 100,000 lights, but she’s still planning to add more. “That’s all I do in my spare time – I google!” she laughs. “What’s out there? What else can I bri

If you have a few tricks up your sleeve, an at-home manicure isn’t as hard as it may seem. Here’s how to achieve that salon-worthy look. The secret to a long-lasting manicure is all in the preparation. Start with clean, dry nails and ensure any oils

FRYER BITES SERVES 6 (AS A STARTER) PREP 15 MINS COOK 25 MINS • 1.25kg pork belly • 2 tsp mixed spice • 2 tsp garlic salt • ½ cup cranberry jelly • 1 tbsp red-wine vinegar • chopped parsley, to serve TIP Depending on the size of your air frye

Desperate Mum MITCHELL SAYS My heart and healing go out to you. I have a lovely older lady from your mother’s side coming through. She’s sending you her love and says you’ve done nothing wrong. She knows how important family is to you and tells me h

PARIS HILTON & CARTER REUM That’s hot! The hotel heiress, her husband and their son Phoenix are leading the celebrity trend for matching Christmas sleepwear. Meanwhile, is Kate’s clan gearing up for Boxing Day?! SABRINA CARPENTER Espresso singer S

When two rugby legends tie the knot, there are a few givens. It’s bound to be big, it’s going to be fun and the sporting heroes will take any drama in their stride – even when everything threatens to fall to pieces. “It’s been a bit of a s**tshow, to

Welcome to our special Christmas issue, which is fizzing with festive cheer. The Woman’s Day team is counting down the sleeps until we can flop on the beach and/or head to our hometowns for big family reunions. My husband and I will spend 25 December

“I was frightened of both of them,” Sir Elton says of his late parents, Stanley and Sheila Dwight. “They were abusive. I used to walk on eggshells in case I did anything wrong. My mother, when I was a year old, beat me till I bled with a wire brush t

1 When Ohio police pulled over a BMW on Christmas Eve in 2012, they saw the boot was packed with presents, which the driver of the car was supposedly dropping off to a nearby family. However, the beautifully wrapped gifts didn’t contain toys but almo

Former Shortland Street star Rebekah Randell and her husband Bevan took their adorable girl Isla for her “first family Santa photo” in Auckland. Eva Longoria looked perfectly at ease cuddling up to two cute capybaras at Abu Dhabi’s Aquarium. Her son

A culinary tradition is celebrated on the Epiphany (6 January), a day known as when the Three Wise Men arrived in Bethlehem to visit baby Jesus. On this day, the French eat the galette des rois – king cake – a frangipane tart made with buttery puff p

“With budgets a little tighter this season, planning is the key to not overshopping, cooking and wasting food. I think a leg of ham is a great way to feed a crowd, both on the day and beyond – I look forward to a toasted ham-off-thebone sandwich come

NETFLIX Pairing Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) with Adam Brody (The OC) has proven to be a stroke of genius! When podcast host Joanne falls for newly single Noah, it feels like a true fairytale romance, except she’s agnostic and he’s a rabbi. In what

The Princess of Wales couldn’t have predicted the challenges 2024 would bring, but as the year draws to a close, she was her usual vibrant self at her annual Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey. Looking radiant in red and smiling warmly at g

Could an engagement be on the cards for Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid? The couple, who have been dating since 2023, were recently spotted enjoying dinner with 29-year-old Gigi’s father, Mohamed Hadid, with sources revealing to Woman’s Day that Bradle

As a nanotechnologist and mother of two-year-old twins, Dr Michelle Dickinson is a very busy woman. So saving time by cleaning smarter, not harder, is a cause close to her heart. “Many of us Kiwis vacuum without thinking about the science behind how

1 In my twenities, I drank an offensive number of free beers in England by pretending to be related to famous Samoan athletes. The strangest one was where I talked my way into a cricket club social by saying I was Ross Taylor’s cousin and Stephen Fle

The picture-perfect farm in rural Waikato could not have been a more fitting setting for Olympic javelin thrower Tori Peeters to marry the love of her life, Cam Moorby. A nod to their rural roots was an important part of their special day and the Red

Like a lot of people, Christmas Day is busy as I’m often in the kitchen cooking dishes for my friends and family, so I often don’t get to really enjoy the day. But I love putting my Christmas tree up and decorating it on 1 December – that’s my favour

Amid the excitement, joy and chaos of Christmas with their three little cherubs, Art and Matilda Green will be sure to take a moment to reflect on a very special milestone. The couple – who are parents to Milo, five, Autumn, three, and Penelope, one

When she’s not busy matchmaking bikini-clad bombshells on Love Island Australia, Bardot beauty Sophie Monk is busy being the queen of Christmas. With the big day just around the corner, Sophie reveals she has her gifts wrapped and menu sorted – and h

Legendary singer Harry Connick Jr’s daughter Kate has moved permanently to Australia to join the cast of Neighbours as Fallon Morell, the half-sister of Krista Sinclair! The 27-year-old actress has embraced life in Melbourne, even getting a second pi

SERVES 6 PREP 1 HOUR 15 MINS COOK 20 MINS • 6 bamboo cocktail skewers • 200g round brie, at room temperature • 1 tbsp cranberry jelly • 300g watermelon, cut into 5mm-thick slices • 300g red and green grapes • 135g tub roasted capsicum, pecorino,

Hell hath no fury like a woman wronged! After years of resolutely staying silent, Katie Holmes finally snapped and took to Instagram to set the record straight about her relationship with ex-husband Tom Cruise. After the Daily Mail published a headli