Woman’s Weekly New Zealand – July 29, 2019

THE VEG

FACTOR

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lvis is back in the building!

After a lengthy search,

Australian director Baz

Luhrmann has announced that a

relatively unknown actor will put

on the legendary singer’s blue

suede shoes in an upcoming

epic about the singer’s life.

Austin Butler (27), who was

until now best known as being

High School Musical star

Vanessa Hudgens’ boyfriend,

has secured the coveted role.

Big-name stars such as Harry

Styles and Ansel Elgort (both 25)

were considered for the gig, but

the Moulin Rouge! director has

confirmed Austin landed the

part. Austin posted a picture

I

t was a trimmed-down Simon

Cowell who stepped out in

Malibu last week, with the star

creator crediting his new vegan

lifestyle for his lithe physique.

Simon (59) has lost more than

10kg since embracing a healthier

lifestyle due to a scary hospital

admission in 2017, after he

fainted due to low blood pressure

while going down a set of stairs.

“I went to see this specialist

and he said to me after doing

some blood work, ‘You can’t have

red meat, dairy, sugar, bread or

gluten,’” says Simon.

He is allowed alcohol, though

“maybe not quite as much”.

The X Factor judge says it’s

easy to stick to his new regime

• and it’s clearly working!

I

t’s a Titanic question that’s plagued many

since 1997 – could Jack have fit on that

blimmin’ door as well as Rose? Though

it’s been more than 20 years since the epic

movie, Leonardo DiCaprio (44) is still being

hounded for an answer, at least by his

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood co-stars

Brad Pitt (55) and Margot Robbie (29)!

“I have no comment,” he said when

asked in an interview last week – but Brad

and Margot refused to let him off the hook.

“Could you... Could you have squeezed

in there? You could’ve, couldn’t you?”

pressed Brad, while Margot piled in with,

“Did you mention it at the time? Were you

like, should we make the door smaller?”

“Again, no comment,” a grinning Leo

said. It’s obviously no open-and-shut case!

of himself and The King

side-by-side on his Instagram

page, with a line from Love

Me Tender.

While little else is known

about the film, it’s set for

release in 2021.

ONCE UPON A DOOR

Simon says he

was motivated

to get healthy

for the sake of

his five-year-old

son Eric.

HAIL TO THE NEW KING!

BEFORE

AFTER