2019-10-01_Australian_Womens_Weekly_NZ

Photoshootswithour
coverstarsareoften
oneofthemost
funpartsof
puttingThe
Australian
Women’sWeekly
togethereach
month.Spending
timewithsome
oftheamazing
womenwefeature
in a relaxedsetting
andmakingthemlook
andfeelwonderfulis a
highlightforourteam.But
ourincredibleshootwithRachel
Hunterthismonthis onelikenoother.Fora
startit wasshotin India!Ourdeputyeditor
EmmaCliftonspentmonthsorganisinga
smallteamtotraveltoRajasthan,where
Racheljoinedthemafterspendingtime
leadinga yogaretreatin SouthernIndia.We
hadwantedtocreatesomethingveryspecial
tocelebratetwomajormilestonesforRachel

• turning 50 andthereleaseofherfirst
  book,RachelHunter’sTourofBeauty,
  whichis outnextmonth.
  Weknewdoinga shootin Indiawouldbe
  anepicundertaking,butalsobreathtakingly
  beautiful.Rachelbeganspendinga lotof
  timein Indiafollowingthedeathofher
  belovedmotherJaneenin 2017,embarking
  ona spiritualjourneyandlearningthe
  ancientformsofyogaandmeditation.Being
  abletophotographherin a majesticcountry
  thatmeanssomuchtoher,ontheeveofher

milestonebirthday,wasa privilege.

It wasalsofittingthatourdeputyeditor

Emmawaspartofit.Sheco-wroteRachel’s

newbook,spendinga yearonandoff

workingonthemammothproject– doing

interviewswithRachelin personwhenthe

supermodelwasbackin NewZealandfrom

timetotime,andcorrespondingbyemail

andphonewhenshewasbackat herhome

in LA.Theresultis a stunningguidetothe

firstseriesofTourofBeauty. Rachelwanted

thebooktoexpandourmeaningofbeauty

andtopaytributetotheculturesand

countriesthathaveopenedhereyesup

duringthefilmingofherTVseries.

At50,Rachelis morebeautifulthanever

• sheis funny,genuineandextremely
  down-to-earth.Familyis all-importantto
  her– herchildrenReneeandLiamareher
  truestjoy– andexploringherspiritualside
  hasgivenhernewperspective.
  Inourexclusiveinterviewthismonth– one
  ofhermostintimateever– shetalksto
  Emmaaboutheartbreak,healingand
  happiness,andfindinga newdirection.Sheis
  openandhonestandsoveryRachel– funny,
  genuineandKiwithroughandthrough.
  “She’sverynormalandit’seasytoforget
  she’ssofamousuntilyougooutwithher,”
  saysEmma.“Thenyou’reremindedthat
  she’sa Kiwiiconanda supermodeland
  everybodylovesher!”

MicheleCrawshaw,Editor

Editor ’s letter

THREE THINGS I

IN THIS ISSUE

LOVE

PETRA BAGUST

AND HER MUM

Their healing journey

Pa ge 2 4

VALERIE TAYLOR

The extraordinary

shark lady

Pa ge 30

LUNCH WITH

FRIENDS

Zesty cocktails and

delicious eats

Pa ge 130

TOP OF

THE

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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said,

people will forget what you did, but people will

never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou

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