Bette Midler talks frankly to Bryony Gordon about sex, self-respect and survival.

Baby-faced yet self-assured, Leonardo DiCaprio has just turned 40. Robbie Collin applauds an actor who is truly ageless.

She is best-known for playing a high-flying Manhattan socialite, but Kim Cattrall has become embroiled in a furious row with Liverpool's mayor over the future of the city's green spaces.

We didn't know who she was, then Bleona stepped out at the American Music Awards wearing this.

A surge in the number of deadly Legionnaires' disease cases has health authorities worried.

Sonny Bill Williams is a father, his wife having given birth to a girl in the early hours this morning, but he'll have to wait a while to see her.

The family of AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd have broken their silence for the first time since his controversial arrest in Tauranga last week.

A man who police claim was approached to kill two people at the behest of AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has refused to discuss his apparent links to an alleged murder plot.

A concrete wall and a mega-mansion Sir Russell Coutts is building on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula is causing controversy even before they are fully built.

Lorde turns 18 today, and can legally take control of the finances of a burgeoning career that has seen her earn at least $11 million.

We've scoured the world's red carpets to bring you the best frocks and shocks from Hollywood and beyond. Here are this week's must-see looks.

Lorde ended her Pure Heroine tour with a hit-packed show at Vector Arena that came with fresh covers and new visuals. Rachel Bache was there.

Lorde brought the curtain down on her 86-show tour last night, thanking the Queen city for its musical inspiration.

Comedy queen Amy Poehler’s new memoir spills the beans on her divorce and her dalliance with cocaine. Now, the much-feted comedian is on a new mission — to get rid of the cult of cool and promote humour that’s for everyone, writes Hephzibah Anderson.

"I'm not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes," Oscar de la Renta said in 1963. Here are 20 of the designer's most iconic looks.

Here are 20 of Oscar de la Renta's most iconic red carpet looks.

From pregnant nuns to Rhianna with a black eye, for some, Halloween is just an excuse to dress inappropriately. Here are eight celebrities who have shocked with their controversial costume choices.

With her rock star lineage and teen modelling career, Liv Tyler could easily have become a Hollywood wild child. Instead, she chose the school run.

Sally Ridge has won her High Court bid to avoid bankruptcy and will continue her claim for half her ex-partner Adam Parore's business.

Sally Ridge claims her ex-partner Adam Parore's bid to bankrupt her will leave her homeless.

American pop superstar Justin Timberlake takes to the stage tomorrow night at Vector Arena for the first of three concerts, but the question is, will he wear his personalised All Black jersey?

Comedian Ewen Gilmour has been farewelled at a private ceremony for family and friends this afternoon.

At 24 his virginity passed on! It ceased to be - expired and gone to meet its maker! An ex-virginity. Thanks, NZ.