Issue 34: This week in New Idea

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KATE TELLS: ‘MY LIFE WITH GEORGE’

As a future queen, tradition holds that Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge should have servants to do her bidding, including raising her child. Instead, it is the new mum who is at the beck and call of her little Prince George – and she is loving every minute! Staying at the Middleton family home in Berkshire, under the watchful eye of her mum Carole, Kate has weathered the first month and is going from strength to strength. ‘Kate’s been saying that motherhood just hits you like a ton of bricks,’ says her oldest friend Jessica Hay. ‘She says it is so all-consuming but so special to be in this baby bubble with George.’ As the future king starts to turn his head, New Idea shares Kate’s love of motherhood.

JIM WILSON AND CHRIS BATH: ‘THE LOVE OF OUR LIVES’

Side by side on screen, they are fondly known as the Seven Network’s Mr and Mrs News. Sunday Night presenter Chris Bath and self-confessed sports nut Jim Wilson are TV journalists who work happily together and just happen to be married in real life. They were colleagues for years before Chris discovered ‘Jim was this amazing person I never knew he was’. Following a four-year courtship, Chris, 46, waltzed down the aisle with Jim, 45, at a romantic country ceremony last year as they blended their families. Now, in an all-exclusive interview, New Idea sits down with the dynamic duo who speak candidly about their relationship, on and off the air.

EXCLUSIVE PICS: KIM AND BABY NORTH’S FIRST OUTING!

It has been two long months in hiding for Kim Kardashian since giving birth to baby North West, but the reality star has finally ventured out of her Hidden Hills home. Stepping out for a routine visit to the hospital with bub last week, Kim and partner Kanye West looked happy and relaxed during their first public outing. With baby North being carried by the family nanny in a capsule draped with a blanket, the new parents could not keep their eyes – or hands – off each other. ‘They are both so in love with their little girl,’ an insider says to New Idea.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SCIENTOLOGY SECRETS EXPOSED!

Jenna Miscavige Hill, niece of Scientology leader David Miscavige tells all – ripping apart the Church, revealing secret celebrity followers and explaining how the controversial departures of Leah Remini and Katie Holmes have changed everything. ‘When Katie Holmes left, it was the worst PR disaster Scientology has ever faced. It was amazing, like one woman versus the Church, and she’s winning!’ Jenna tells New Idea. ‘It has made people less afraid to speak out.’

ELLEN AND PORTIA: ‘COME INSIDE OUR COUNTRY HOME’

Crouching by a secluded Californian mountain stream, Ellen DeGeneres plunges her hands into the icy water and bathes her face. ‘Until we get indoor plumbing, this is all we can do,’ she jokes. But the talk show queen may not have been speaking in jest – she is obsessed with renovating. It means she and loving wife Portia live the life of rather well-heeled Hollywood gypsies, ‘We’ve had nine houses in eight-and-a-half years,’ Portia, 40, explains. For the moment, the couple spend part of their time in a 10.5 hectare ranch in Hidden Valley LA, reportedly bought for $11 million in 2009. This week, New Idea reveals exclusive pictures of the Hollywood couple’s country oasis as they speak out about life… and babies.

NEW IDEA FOOD: A SLICE OF HEAVEN

This week New Idea is supporting the Australian Red Cross Big Cake Bake by bringing you tantalising slices, such as choc-mint, pear frangipane and raspberry meringue. Ambassador Maggie Beer also shares her recipe for a scrumptious dried pear cake, while our lemon poppyseed cake is a healthy low-fat treat. Plus, try your hand at New Idea’s delicious eggplant parmigiana for a great vegie dinner.