Model mum Miranda in RUSSH Magazine

Homegrown super model Miranda Kerr poses for a sexy new photo shoot in RUSSH Magazine out today. Since the arrival of her son Flynn less than two years ago, Miranda has put in the hard yards to get back to her catwalk-worthy figure (hey, it's her job to look good, she basically gets paid to work out!). She has always promoted a healthy body image and her book Treasure Yourself is all about being kind to your body and mind - she is a great role model for young women.

I admire Miranda's commitment to healthy eating (she has a certificate in nutrition and sticks to organic produce where possible) and living, making exercise part of her daily ritual of looking after her mind and body. I loved her back when she won the Dolly Magazine model comp and I still do - she has done a lot to put Australia and Australian fashion on the map.  

Check out her pics from October's RUSSH Mag and grab a copy at your local newsagent.
 

 

All images are owned by RUSSH Magazine.

2012 Emmy Red Carpet looks

Some of my fave looks from today's Emmy Awards.

 

 

Julianne Hough looked in a stunning Georges Hobieka Couture strapless gown.

 

There's that colour again - Heidi Klum in a beautiful Alexandre Vauthier designed gown.

 

Kelly Osbourne matched her lilac-coloured hair to her Zac Posen dress - love her fearless wardrobe choices!

 

Mummy-to-be Claire Danes looked ravishing in yellow. Dress by Jeanne Lanvin.  



 

Homeland actress Morena Baccarin looked flawless.

 

 

New mum, Giuliana Ranci in Romona Keveza.

This is something different - I don't totally love this look, but I don't hate it either (maybe it's her hair/makeup). January Jones in Zac Posen. 

Ellen Degeneres looks sharp! Love her gorgeous pant suit. Not sure about Portia's choice of outfit however...

 

 

Sarah Hyland from Modern Family looked beautiful and age-appropriate.



 Kat Dennings dressing for her curves - love this dress on her.

 

Alec Baldwin and his new wife Hilaria Thomas made a handsome couple on the red carpet. 

She's just a girl in the world

I think Gwen Stefani is one of the coolest chicks on the planet. I love No Doubt, and grew up listening to songs like "Don't Speak" and "I'm just a girl" - they are still some of my absolute faves. 

GS recently sat down with Harper's Bazaar fashion editor Lori Goldstein and discussed love, lipstick, her boys, fashion and of course, music. She is just so rad, I had to share the amazing photos (taken by none other than Terry Richardson). All credit goes to Harper's Bazaar US (you can read the interview here ).

TV gives us a good dose of reality

I am not ashamed to admit that I like to watch reality television. Having pay TV is great, because most of the shows on it are reality TV shows or ‘docu-dramas’ or whatever you want to call them.

I like to watch other shows as well, like the news, cooking, home renovating and music channels, but there is something about reality TV that gets me hooked.

Guilty pleasure viewing... Jersey Shore.

I think I like it so much because I can’t believe that half of what is aired is actually aired. Like the kids on Jersey Shore who go out night after night and drink, sleep around and fight like it's going out of fashion. It’s the shock and awe factor.

Let's be honest, we usually don't watch these shows because the characters have something to offer us on an intellectual level - we watch because we want to indulge in their crazy antics.

Last night I watched ‘Being Lara Bingle’ one of the newest shows to be added to my must-watch list. It joins Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Guiliana and Bill, Jersey Shore, Real Housewives of Beverley Hills, Made in Chelsea, The Only Way is Essex and the list goes on… then there is the reality competition-style shows like Masterchef, The Voice etc.

The Kardashians have come under fire for how much of their lives they expose for TV ratings.

I have gotta say – these people who appear on these shows have really got balls (yes, even the girls) for putting everything out there. I know that many say that these shows aren’t really ‘reality’ and that they are more scripted than we know, but regardless, it still makes for compelling viewing.

For instance, last night while I was watching Lara Bingle go about her thing, I saw a young woman who really has made a pretty successful modelling career for herself, who has some great friends who have stuck by her and a family who have been through some immense struggles. She hasn’t hurt anyone by being famous or for once being engaged to a sports star… she's just another Sydney chick trying to make her mark on the world (for the record I couldn't imagine being on the front page of a magazine with a story about my obvious cellulite and weight gain like Lara did).

For some reason, people love to hate Lara Bingle. I don't.

I guess with any of this TV, if you don’t like it, you do have the option of changing the channel. There are so many armchair critics in Australia (many of them employed by the television networks to bag the opposition) and they all love to rip shreds off each other.

I am sick of hearing about The Shire – I watched the first episode of it and it wasn’t for me, so I haven’t tuned in again. Simple as that. I am not out there kicking and screaming about how it ‘dumbs down’ Australians and makes us look like a bunch of vain, Botox-obsessed airheads like many commentators have.

Sophie and Vernessa from The Shire, Channel Ten's latest reality TV offering.

I think that reality TV is there to give a snapshot into the lives of people to show how very different we all are. Whether we would like to admit it or not, we are a voyeuristic society – the popularity of Facebook and Instagram proves that we are a bunch of sticky-beaks who love to know other people’s business.

I think that reality TV shows just give us an open outlet to indulge in this and compare our own reality to the lives of those we see on our flat screens (by compare I don’t mean literally, because lets face it, most of us won’t have an extravagant $1 million plus wedding like Kim Kardashian and then get divorced after just 72 days).

And yes, for the record, I will be tuning in to Channel Nine's revamped Big Brother - it's filmed in my home town and I am genuinely amazed at the careers some of the contestants from this show have been able to carve out for themselves.

Whether we want to admit it or not, a majority of what we are watching on television these days is deemed 'reality' TV and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere.

Reality hits a second time for Kourtney...

Another Kardashian girl joins the fold - congrats to Kourtney and Scott on the arrival of little Penelope Scotland Disick.

Very odd middle name - not sure how I feel about it. Was she conceived in Scotland? That's about the only reasonable thing I can come up with for giving a child a middle name like that!

Oh well each to their own.

Read the full story on E Online here: http://au.eonline.com/news/Kourtney_Kardashian_Scott_Disick_Welcome_a_Baby_Girl_And_Her_Name_Is/325821?cmpid=sn-111021-facebook-na-enews

I think Kourtney has the best maternity fashion sense - the woman should be pregnant all the time!

Girl crush: Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis gives me girly goosebumps

Ever since I saw the hilarious Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I have loved Mila Kunis. I found her really annoying on That 70s Show, but now, I can’t get enough of her. Yes, I even love her as the voice of Meg in Family Guy…

Being the ex-ballerina, I really enjoyed Black Swan – I know it wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea and I thought Mila did a great job of embracing the dark, competitive side of the dance industry.

In a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar US (their Fabulous at Every Age edition), Mila said her preparation for Black Swan involved her shedding 9 kgs and since then, her body has not been the same.

‘My shape is different. When I got down to 95 pounds, I was muscles, like a little brick house, but skin and bones. When I gained it back, it went to completely different areas. I’d be happy if my arse got bigger. All the weight that left my chest went to my side hip, my stomach,’ she said.

She goes on to say that she would have to think pretty hard if another role came up that would require her to transform her body in such a drastic way. Even so, she’d be up for the challenge.

'I’m not going to say I’d look forward to it, but if an offer came along, I’d do it,’ she said.

When it comes to plastic surgery, the 28-year-old says she is currently adverse to cosmetic procedures, but wouldn’t rule them out in the future.

‘I will not put a needle in my body unless I have a medical reason. But ask me in ten years. Right now, I’m like, “I’m going to embrace it,” but … I’m probably going to want to have something done. I have no doubt,’ she said. 

Apart from her blossoming movie career (her recent movie Friends with Benefits with Justin Timberlake was a hit in theatres and she is has also recently competed the Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz: The Great and Powerful with Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz and James Franco) she has just been named the new face of fashion house Dior, and shot a campaign for the brand in Paris last week.

I am glad we are seeing more of her in gutsy roles (like Black Swan) and I for one count myself devoted fan. 

Doing it her way

I love myself some Gwenyth Paltrow. My favourite Gwennie movies are definitely Great Expectations and Shakespeare in Love. And whether or not you're a lover, a hater or a GOOP reader, I'd like to just post some love for one of my fave actresses.

I have always admired this classy, gorgeous blonde woman and want to share some snippets from her recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar US where she discussed Botox, marriage, family and fashion.

On marriage:

Not a day goes by when we don’t read about yet another celeb couple calling it quits. Gwyneth’s refreshing stance on her nuptials to Chris Martin show why they are still going eight years strong.

‘I think you do fall in and out of love and you just keep going, and every time you go through a really difficult phase, you rediscover something new and it just gets better. We’ve been married for more than eight years now, and we’re still into it.’

She is quoted crediting her father for offering practical marital advice and admires his 30-year marriage he had with her mother, Blythe Danner.


On Botox and diets:

With her gorgeous complexion and killer bod, you’d think that she was privy to a few cosmetic enhancements here and there, but it’s all down to eating things in moderation and her desire to age gracefully.

When she’s not detoxing, Gwenyth says she lets herself splurge now and again – she doesn’t have any strict rules that she adheres to.

‘I eat whatever I want. I like bread and cheese and wine, and that makes my life fun and enjoyable.’

And she definitely won’t be turning to synthetic injectables in her bid to keep her youthful looks.

‘I’ll take my wrinkles. I don’t like the Botox thing,’ she says.

 

On fashion:

Something she wants to pass on to her daughter Apple, is her fashion and style – she has kept some of her most cherished red carpet looks for her little girl.

‘I've been saving my clothes for her since before she was born,’ she says. 

'She likes anything that's pretty, pretty, pretty or has a bow or a ruffle or is pink.'

The March edition of Harper’s Bazaar comes out February 14.

Loving Lively

So I am girl-crushing on Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively (aka Serena van der Woodsen) and I am not making a secret of it – this girl is hot!

Lively plays Serena in the dysfunctional, New York-based drama series – the always groomed, upper East-side princess who can’t seem to keep her life together, but always seems to have the perfect handbag.

Not only is she known for her amazing ensembles on screen, she has become fashion’s It Girl off set as well.

Lively has gone on the record confirming that she doesn’t employ a stylist and does her own hair and makeup before events. Given that she hardly ever makes a fashion faux pas, the girl obviously is confident in her ability to pick the perfect frock. Can I just say I think it’s so refreshing to see someone not worry about being fussed over in order to look amazing.   

At 23 she was made the face of Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle handbag line and it’s no secret she is Lagerfeld’s current obsession, having courted her to several recent fashion week events in Cannes and New York. She has also been invited as US Vogue Editor Anna Wintour’s plus one at a handful of front-row fashion shows.

With all the publicity she has been receiving lately (not to mention the suspicious nude photos that were released last month) it’s no wonder she has caught the attention of perennial womaniser, Leonardo DiCaprio, who she has just come home from spending several weeks in Europe with. 

I watched an interview between Lively and her Green Lantern co-star Ryan Reynolds (now they would make a cute couple) and unlike her messed up GG character, she seems completely grounded, relaxed and 100 per cent in control of her destiny. She actually reminded me of Cameron Diaz – both with that fun-loving, sunny disposition, from California and obviously have a great sense of humour. 

Blake is featured in this month’s US Glamour Magazine and was interviewed by friend and muso, Florence Welch. I’ve posted some pics from the 70s-inspired magazine shoot below. 

I am excited to see what Blake will do next – I think she is the Californian-ray-of-sunshine that the fashion and entertainment industries needed.