2022 has been a big year for your favourite Kiwi celebs, there have been weddings, babies, and major life changes that have all been documented in the pages of Woman’s Day and the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly so we’ve taken a look back at the top stories of 2022.
1. Matthew and Chloe Ridge: ‘We have to put our kids first’
The sporting legend and his wife reveal why they’re moving their family to France
2. Simon Bridges’ family tragedy that changed it all
Never more sure about what matters most, the National Party stalwart opens up about the frightening event that shocked him into quitting politics
3. Jay-Jay Feeney’s summer of love
The radio diva opens up about her blossoming relationship, why their age gap doesn’t matter and her divorce from Dom
Later in the year Jay-Jay opened up more about her new relationship.
4. Sally Ridge: ‘the baby that’s changed my life’
From society girl to grand mother, the Weekly’s former crafts editor shares her fabulous family news and why she never gives up on love
5. MAFS NZ’s Brett and Angel: ‘Meet our little miracle’
In her own words, reality star Angel Fulljames, 31, reveals how baby Vienna has transformed her and hubby Brett’s lives after a ‘record-breaking’ labour
6. Newshub star Tom McRae’s emotional farewell
Tom McRae and his family are off on an epic adventure on the other side of the world
7. Erin Simpson and Zac Franich’s baby joy: ‘We’re finally having a baby!’
After heartbreak and hesitation, there’s a little one on the way for the TV lovebirds
Later in the year the TV sweethearts welcomed baby Harrison and then shared their Christmas plans as a family of three.
8. Hayley Holt’s second chance
‘I’ve had to face my demons’
9. Polly Gillespie’s triumph after tragedy
As she prepares to make a radio comeback, the beloved broadcaster opens up about her past two years of love, loss and heartbreak
10. Nadia Lim’s sweet surprise ‘our first farm baby’
The celebrity cook can’t wait to welcome the new arrival and she reveals why it feels so different this time