Issue 28: This week in New Idea

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HOUSE RULES FINALE FALLOUT: CAROLE’S MELTDOWN!
New Idea – the official House Rules magazine – reveals the truth behind TV’s biggest night. A mortgage-free life is something every Aussie dreams of, so it’s no wonder emotions were running high at the House Rules grand finale. With personal dramas behind the scenes of the hit show reaching boiling point, New Idea has all the details.

INXS STAR MICHAEL’S GIRL TURNS 18!: “COME HOME, TIGER LILY”
On the eve of her 18th birthday, Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof has received a heartfelt letter, reminding her of her late dad Michael’s love, and urging her to reconnect with her Australian roots. In the open letter, Michael’s sister Tina Hutchence recalls the happy times the INXS star had with his daughter, and asks her to come home.

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ELLEN & PORTIA’S HELL: FORCED INTO REHAB
Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia fled to Croatia last week, amid explosive claims their troubled marriage drove the 41-year-old Aussie actress into rehab earlier this year. Things allegedly got so bad between them that Portia was reportedly admitted to the $85,000-a-month Passages Malibu Addiction Treatment Center for 30 days in May. Will they survive the greatest test of their 10-year relationship?

GRAN’S CONFESSION: I SPENT MY KIDS’ INHERITANCE ON A BOOB JOB!
Devoted Aussie granny Beryl Snodgrass, 62, used to save every cent for her family. But now she’s spent her children’s inheritance on making herself happy through plastic surgery, upsizing her boobs from an A cup to a DD. The grandmother-of-four’s new outlook on life came after doctors discovered a brain aneurism that could have killed her at any time. Since then, Beryl decided to make the most of the time she had left and do the things she’d always wanted to.

10 SLOW-COOKER FAMILY FEASTS
New Idea shares recipes and tips for 10 warming slow-cooker family feasts, including soups, casseroles and more, that the whole family will love.

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