Yahoo Lifestyle Issue 51: This week in New Idea
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Maggie Kirkpatrick: 'I knew I was innocent!'
The star says her legendary role in Prisoner played into her abuse conviction - which was quashed last week. As a judge upheld the veteran actress’ appeal against her conviction for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl more than 30 years ago, family and friends sighed with relief that the long ordeal was finally over. ‘I just couldn’t take it in, I was overwhelmed,’ Maggie reveals in an exclusive interview with New Idea. Now it’s over, I just feel the most incredible elation and, most of all, relief.’
Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough romantically linked
Bindi Irwin has gone public with her hunky Dancing With The Stars partner Derek Hough in Australia, confirming their shock new romance. Insiders say that Bindi has ended her relationship with US teen Chandler Powell, revealing that the 17-year-old couldn’t fight her growing feelings for Derek any longer. ‘Derek and Bindi have grown incredibly close these past few months,’ an insider tells New Idea exclusively. ‘It’s gone way beyond a professional relationship, and it’s no exaggeration to say Bindi is mesmerised by him.
Bec Hewitt calls in the lawyers; Lleyton takes the kids
Bec Hewitt has taken the unprecedented steps of calling in a crack team of lawyers, as her husband Lleyton settles into a lonely life without the former soap star by his side. Tennis legend Lleyton – who will end his career on the court next month – has announced plans to take care of his three kids while Bec attempts her showbiz comeback in 2016. '[Lleyton]told Bec that he’ll take the kids – she should just worry about becoming the actress she knows she can be,’ an insider tells New Idea.
Alyce Platt: 'Becoming a mum wasn't mean to be'
Bubbly singing star, actress and beautiful TV favourite Alyce Platt says being a realist helped her accept that her long-held dreams of motherhood may never be realised. 'I always imagined one day I’d become a mum. But when it didn’t happen naturally, so began a painful odyssey that lasted more than a decade,’ Alyce, 50, tells New Idea exclusively. The star says her husband of 11 years, rocker Claude Carranza has been her rock through some tough, emotionally trying times. 'We're not heartbroken. It's how life goes.'
