When I was pregnant with my son, a few years ago now, I looked a lot like Natalie Bassingthwaighte does in her final stages (see pg 115). As though I'd taken one big gulp and swallowed a basketball whole! And with all the poking and kicking my little man gave me, I thought I'd be giving birth to an octopus.So ...

KATIE UNDERWOOD is nothing if not an honest kind of gal. The former Bardot songstress has been refreshingly upfront about everything from her battle with drugs to her divorce.But a now happy and healthy Katie, enchanting audiences with her Beautiful Jazztour and Ain 't Nobody's Baby album, says she wouldn't tell it any other way."There's this misconception that people in ...

THEY'RE FETED AS STARS, but ask any celebrity parent who their kids think are stellar and it's likely they won't even get a look-in. It's all about Mickey, Minnie and Pluto, and Disney princesses in sequins and tiaras - as these famous mums and dads discovered when they succumbed to their kids' persistent pleas and took them to Disneyland over ...

You don't arrive on King Island in Bass Strait unnoticed. And as tourism hasn't quite taken off on the island, your best bet is to hire a car and mingle with the locals to find out where to go and what to see.Local artist and unofficial King Island ambassador Caroline Kininmonth can usually be found at her studio, The Pottery. ...

Holy wedding bells, Batman! This wacky wedding between the Caped Crusader and Wonder Woman was enough to leave the Incredible Hulk green with envy.Comic book lovers Neil and Sharon Vaughn were hoping their wedding would be that extra bit special. So it seemed natural they would bring their hobby to life by staging a comic book heroes and villains ceremony ...

Robert didn't know why he was here. Couples moved around the wooden dance floor, disturbing the sawdust, laughing and flirting to the brassy music blaring from the big band. Expectancy charged the air. Victory in the Pacific was imminent. Everyone knew it. Hiroshima had just been bombed. It was only a matter of time.It should have filled him with joy, ...

Symantha Perkins proudly points out the gaping hole between her kitchen and her lounge room."I knocked down that wall myself," she laughs. "The kids think I'm deranged. And Kieren was a bit confused when he got home and realised nothing was in the same place."Being able to take to a wall with a sledgehammer is a huge achievement for Symantha, ...

My twin brother Charlie's friend, Adelle Price, said, "It's certainly a change from Mudgee. Beautiful, but I don't think I could cope for long with a city's noise and bustle."As she and Charlie examined the wine list, discussing the merits of various whites and reds, I examined Adelle more closely.She was tall, slim and fashionably dressed, as you would have ...

High-flying star John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston have thrown a lavish baby shower to celebrate the imminent arrival of their third child - and they certainly did it in style. Five hundred friends attended the swanky gathering, with the party raging well into the night."The star-studded party looked more like a movie premiere," a guest tells Woman's Day. ...

The tears soon turned to white hot fury when Dancing With The Stars favourite Tamara Jaber discovered her famous husband is moving on since their split, forming a relationship with an exotic dancer in Los Angeles.'As soon as she heard about the story, Tam phoned Kyle and demanded answers," says a close friend in Melbourne she's been learning on since ...

Skipping along happily as she runs errands with her mum, Michelle Williams, little Matilda is growing up fast - and it's impossible not to notice the striking resemblance to her late father, Heath Ledger.With her compelling brown eyes and pensive features, the spirited four-year-old is, as her mother once remarked, "the spitting image of her father".Matilda has grown up away ...

For Stefan Dennis, his first visit to Ramsay Street in 1985 was supposed to be a brief one, six months at the most, as resident womaniser Paul Robinson. But 25 years and almost 6000 episodes later, he is the only original cast member left on Neighbours, Australia's longest-running drama series."I was actually very reluctant to take the role," Stefan admits. ...

"My first baby, Montanna, was born on August 4, 2004. As I squeezed her tiny hand and gazed into those beautiful blue eyes, I finally knew what unconditional love meant."When Montanna was about three months old, Mum noticed she had no movement in her arms and didn't kick her little legs like other babies.'A few weeks later we were told ...

DEB REPLIES I want to wrap you up in a blanket and nurture you. This feeling that I have to look after you is incredible.Your sister was very friendly, quite flirtatious, but true to her commitment. Her heart was given and she was very happy in this relationship. Now she keeps saying there are two children. I hear boys. She ...

She's 91 years old, but " yoga teacher Tao Porchon-Lynch will literally bend over backwards to promote the fountain-of-youth benefits she says the practice brings.While most women Tao's age are lucky to walk without the aid of a Zimmer frame, this sprightly American is one of the world's oldest yoga teachers."I teach students who are less than a quarter of ...

Back on Australian soil, his beloved surf breaking within earshot, Simon Baker is in the mood to let down his guard.Perhaps it's the invigorating Bondi waves, or that he can blend in as just another "local looking for the perfect break" - whatever the reason, the blond Aussie boy made good in Hollywood is elated about being on home turf.And ...

Warwick Capper has been called many things in his life - suave, debonair and stylish have never been among them. But all that's changed, says footy's one-time wild boy.With his trademark mullet hairstyle gone and Italian chic replacing polyester, the glam new Warwick is barely recognisable.Proclaiming himself a blend of Donald Trump and David Beckham, Warwick insists the change is ...

Former Prisoner toughiejane Clifton has been a show business all-rounder for 40 years - actress, singer, fashion model, radio star, crime novelist. Now she's added weddings, funerals and naming days to her impressive resume.Jane, 61, who hit the TV big-time as thuggish bookie Margo Gaffney in the 80s, is still acting, singing and writing, but she's now also a celebrant."Since ...

In his new film Matching Jack, acclaimed Aussie actor Colin Friels plays an oncologist treating a boy with cancer, and the prognosis isn't good. Rewind 13 years, and this boy's story could very well have been Colin's.In 1997, with his hit TV series Water Hate in full swing, his famous actress wife Judy Davis enjoying international success, and his family ...

With her punk-rock shaved hair and tattoos, Staci Child, the previously estranged daughter of the Prime Minister's partner Tim Mathieson, will certainly make an interesting addition to the Lodge should Julia Gillard win this week's Federal election.While she has kept a low profile on her native shores, Woman's Day can reveal Staci, one of the most talked about and sought ...

Princess Mary let none of her exciting news slip when she calmly left a message for her brother John to phone her, just hours before announcing to the world she was expecting twins.Recalling the moment the Donaldson family learned two new royal babies were on the way, the Tasmanian-born Princess's sister-in-law tells Woman's Day how Mary remained tight-lipped up until ...

Legendary Australian sprinter Betty Cuthbert looked invincible when, shoulders hunched and head down in her trademark style, she dashed to three gold medals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.No-one could have predicted back then that a day would come when the powerful runner and vibrant character would rely on others for help with day-to-day tasks. But over the past 20 years, ...

For years the dominant product rinsed through Leisel Jones' hair has been chlorine, the chemical in pools which causes dry skin and for some, green hair. But Olympic triple gold medallist Leisel is planning a life after swimming that will battle these elements, and plenty more.Now in training for her third Commonwealth Games in October, Leisel is also putting the ...

Most people on MasterChef use their 15 minutes of fame to carve out a career in cooking, but Matt Caldicott . is taking a very different approach after his stint on the reality series. While the aspiring chef is working as a kitchen hand at Neil Perry's chic Chinese restaurant Spice Temple in Sydney, he says he is keen to ...

DURING A PARTY at his Beverly Hills home last fortnight, Robbie Williams told friends that he believed his girlfriend of three years, Ayda Fields, was "his destiny". Six days later, the 36-year-old reformed playboy made the 31-year-old actress his wife during what he described as a "magical" intimate ceremony in the couple's backyard.Dressed in a traditional black tuxedo, while Ayda ...