Issue 46: This week in New Idea

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BABY MIRACLE AT 44! JEN’S FINALLY PREGNANT

It is the news Jennifer Aniston’s fans from around the world will be happy to hear – a bub is finally on its way. Seen leaving the obstetrics offices of Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers, head down and lips pursed tight, it is as if Jennifer is struggling to suppress a secret she is bursting to share. Jennifer’s visit to the prestigious hospital towers – where some of America’s best obstetricians are based – appears to confirm what friends have hoped for some time: the clucky 44-year-old and her fiancé Justin Theroux are expecting a baby.

NEW IDEA EXCLUSIVE: MANU FEIDEL ENGAGED!

Blissfully happy couple Manu Feildel and Clarissa Weerasena share their exciting engagement news exclusively with New Idea. Manu may have received hundreds of marriage proposals from fans over the years, but he had convinced himself he was not the marrying kind – until he met Clarissa. Now the charismatic My Kitchen Rules judge is happy to announce he is most definitely the marrying kind – having popped the question to his beautiful long-time girlfriend during a recent trip to Hong Kong.

JULIAN McMAHON: MUM, DANNII & MY MID-AIR PROPOSAL

Aussie actor Julian McMahon opens up exclusively to New Idea about his joyous engagement news, the pain of losing his mother and his break-up with Dannii Minogue. ‘It just felt like the right time,’ the 45-year-old actor tells New Idea of the unique and spontaneous proposal he made to partner of
11 years, Kelly Paniagua – with the help of his 13-year-old daughter Madison – during a recent trip to Europe.

DIANA’S TOUCHING MESSAGE FOR WILLS AND KATE

‘Stay close to your baby’ are the wise parenting words passed onto Wills and Kate from Prince George’s late grandmother, Princess Diana. In a poignant tribute to the mother-in-law she sadly never met, Kate is intent on embracing the parenting wisdom that Princess Diana passed on to her son William. ‘Diana is never far from either William or Catherine’s minds, and they’re very keen to include her in their lives now they have a baby,’ Kate’s old school friend, Jessica Hay tells New Idea:

JA’MIE STAR CHRIS LILLEY’S TOTALLY RANDOM ROMANCE

With glistening pink lip gloss, layered tresses and a seriously sharp tongue, Ja’mie King would seem to have little in common with her creator and alter ego Chris Lilley. And no-one knows that better than the comedian’s surprise girlfriend, stunning Sydney DJ Milly Gattegno - who first caught Chris’ attention in London last year. With intensely private Chris a self-confessed homebody, the unexpected coupling has some friends baffled. This week, New Idea reveals Chris is a real ladies’ man and very much taken by Milly…

NEW FOOD: SCHNITZEL FOR DINNER!

This week, treat your family to crisp, golden schnitzels – like spiced sesame chicken tenderloins with coleslaw and American-style fried chicken schnitzels. For a delicious side, look to celebrity chef Maggie Beer’s beetroot, blood orange and pumpkin salad as well as recipes from the new CSIRO and Baker IDI Diabetes Recipe Book guaranteed to improve your health. To finish, whip up a traditional French frangipane tart – a perfect sumptuous dessert!