Issue 9: This week in New Idea

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KATE’S NEW BABY BUZZ: I’M HAVING A GIRL!
Is there a baby princess on the way? Buzz over a second pregnancy for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hit fever pitch late last week, with front-page reports trumpeting that Kate is pregnant with a girl – and confirmation from Kate’s oldest friend that the pair have indeed been trying for another child. Find out more in this week’s New Idea.

CASEY DONOVAN TELLS ALL: A FAKE FIANCE BROKE MY HEART
For six long years, Casey Donovan was madly in love with a ghost called Campbell. He was tall, well-built, charming and part-Aboriginal, with a ‘sixpack to die for’ and ‘a smile that would melt your heart’. Insecure, overweight Casey, who had just shot to fame as the 16-year-old winner of Australian Idol, could hardly believe he was interested in her. Her suspicions mounted and the singer reveals the saddest twist in her bizarre love affair.

DAN AND MARNI EWING: OUR BABY JOY AFTER HEARTBREAK
In an exclusive interview, Home and Away star Dan Ewing and his wife Marni Ewing, reveal the happy news that has changed their lives. Onscreen, an unplanned pregnancy is rocking the Summer Bay bad boy’s world. Off-screen, fatherhood is something Dan has craved ever since an unscripted medical drama at work – resulting in a four-hour emergency appendectomy – made him reassess his life last year. Plus, Dan reveals some other news…

FIFI’S JOY – TRIXIE LOVES HER BIG SISTER
It’s the happy ending we’ve all been waiting for, with radio star Fifi Box building a very modern family for her baby girl – including welcoming a doting big sister into her pride and joy’s life. This week New Idea reveals touching, exclusive photos of 10-month-old Beatrix ‘Trixie’ Belle who is besotted with her older half-sister Jaimi Kenny. Although Trixie may not have known her half-siblings in her very early life, the family have gone on to forge a gorgeous bond.

MY KITCHEN RULES: SOPHIA SPEAKS OUT ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL CONTESTANTS
Former My Kitchen Rules star Sophia shares her not-so-subtle opinion about this year’s controversial contestants. With some contestants blaming the editing of the show for being wrongly portrayed and hated by the public, Sophia comments: ‘The contestants need to understand that by participating in a reality television show you are serving yourself up on a silver platter, to be judged by the public and with the compliments will come the insults – both of which you need to accept.’

FAST AND HEALTHY
New Idea this week cooks up some flavoursome 30-minute weeknight dishes that are healthy and ready in a flash. My Kitchen Rules contestants Paul and Blair also whip up some healthy stir-fries – including pork with snake beans and Thai basil and honey chicken with cashews – that will keep the whole family happy.