Issue 11: This week in New Idea
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Molly Meldrum's ex-fiancé tells all
It’s the first time Joy – a Melbourne-based designer, tattoo artist and mother-of-two – has spoken out about her colourful affair with Molly Meldrum. It was a relationship that made headlines around Australia and even featured in the recent Molly mini-series. ‘He was probably the sweetest, most generous and gentlemanly boyfriend I ever had,’ confides Joy, who was engaged to the Countdown legend for two crazy, tumultuous, tender years in the early 1980s.
My Kitchen Rules' ‘fair dinkum Aussie couple’ Nev and Kell – whose earthy warmth on the show has won them fans across the nation – feel ready to share their exciting news with the world. 'We’re engaged!’ beams Kell, 44. The smitten love birds chat to New Idea exclusively about their upcoming wedding plans.
The singer reveals the dark road she went down following her Australian Idol win. After beating Matt Corby to win Australian Idol, Natalie, now 34, reveals it was her dark journey through an identity crisis and a battle with drugs that held her back. ‘I went into a bit of a time where I took a lot of drugs and I became really paranoid about what people were thinking of me,’ Natalie explains. Now, four years sober, Natalie opens up to New Idea about reinventing herself.