Woman’s Day New Zealand – September 02, 2019

TEXT:

CARMEN

LICHI.

HAIR:

JAZ

GARNER.

LOCATION:

TE

HIHI

ESTATE,

AUCKLAND.

a Perthnightclub.Justweeks

aftertheybecamea couple,

theaspiringmodelmoved

totheGoldCoastto

chaseherdreams.

“I thoughtwe’dhave

tosplitbecausethere

wasnowayZanewould

come,”sheadmits.

Theyendedup

movinginwithsome

fellowMozzies(Maori

Aussies)JadeRuwhiu,Jessi

NugentandTameNoema,

whichledtothegroupbeing

approachedtostarin 2012

realityTVseriesTheGC.

“Theshowdefinitelygave

usa thickskin,”tellsRosie.

“Welearnedtodealwiththe

haters.SoI knewwhatI was

lettingmyselfinforwhenI

wasapproachedforCelebrity

TreasureIsland.”

“I saidsheshouldgofor

it – I washappyforher,”tells

Zane,whoworksstintsinthe

minesforuptofourweeksat

a time.“Itwasgoodtiming

becauseI wasgoingaway.”

Theexperienceoflosinga

boxingmatchtofellowKiwi

modelandTVpersonality

JaimeRidgeconsolidated

Rosie’sdecisiontogoonthe

TVNZ2 show.

“You’vejustgottoput

yourselfoutofyourcomfort

zone– that’swhenbigthings

happen,”shesays.

Somemightsaythat

if Jaimewonthebattle,then

Rosie– whosemulti-million

Instagramfollowingdwarfs

Jaime’s48,000fans– haswon

thewar.

Hersocialmediarisehas

beenmeteoric.A selfieshe

tookwearinga greyonesie

propelledherfromanalready

impressive600,000Instagram

followerstoovera million

withina coupleofweeks.

Since then, it’s “blown up” and

Together 10

years,Rosie

andZane

continueto

leada cruisy

shecommandsmorethan life on the GC.

$3000perpost.“I’mproud

ofwhatI’vedone,”shesays.

“I nevereverthoughtI’dbe

doingthis!”

Andshe’srefreshingly

unapologeticabouthaving

hadcosmeticsurgery.

“Peopleshoulddowhatever

theywantandnotcareabout

whatotherpeoplethink,”she

enthuses.“Peopleshouldnot

commentonotherpeople’s

looksanyway.Theyhaveno

righttomakesomeonefeel

s***aboutthemselves.It’sup

toyouif youwanttochange

something.

“MainlyinNewZealand,

I’vefoundthere’sa bigissue

withthat.I’mallowedtosay

that’cosI’ma Kiwi!Butit’s

totallydifferentinAustralia

andotherpartsoftheworld.

“ObviouslyI’vehadmy

boobsdone.I’vehadmyteeth

straightenedandwhitened

aswell.”

HowaboutherInsta-

famousperkyposterior?

“Allnatural!”shelaughs.

Zaneadmits,“The

commentsfromfansdidannoy

mea bitatthebeginning,but

notanymore.”

Especially as he’s the one

FINDS HER

From GC to Fiji

taskedwithtakingthepics.

“She’srealhardtotake

photosfor,”helaughs.“I don’t

reallyknowwhatI’mdoing,so

she’llbeyellingandgettingin

a mood!Oh,andwhenshe’s

hungryit’sevenworse.”

SmilesRosie,“He’swhat’s

knownintheindustryasan

Instahubby.I wouldn’tbeable

todowhatI dowithouthim.

Wetrusteachother.He’sman

enoughtositbackandlet

hiswomanshine.He’sa Leo

andI’ma Libra,soI haveto

goforthings.

“I’mtotallya starsign

believer,”sheadds.“AndI

believeeverythinghappens

fora reason.I’lldoangelcards

if I’m feeling lost or things

aren’tgoingquitetoplan.”

Sofar,thingsseemtobe

rightontrack.Thecouple

boughta houseontheGold

Coastthreeyearsagoand

leada “blessed,cruisylife”.

“I loveeverythingabout

Rosie– apartfromthe

annoyingwayherteethclick

whensheeats!”grinsZane.

“Wewilldefinitelygetmarried

andhavekids,butinourown

sweettime.”

Rosieagrees.“Zane’sa

reallygoodfatherandhe’s

greatwithourdogs,soI know

thatwhenwehaveourown

children,he’llbeamazing.

“NowthatI’veturned30,

kidsaredefinitelyonmymind

• so watch this space!” #

WithTreasureIslandteammates

Barbara KendallandMosesMackay.

OWN T REASURE!

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