Amy Prebble

Managing Editor at Scout Magazine

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Articles

Block battlers Jess and Norm risks it all to bring new show to life

6 days ago | nowtolove.co.nz | Amy Prebble

Aussie reality TV stars Jess Eva and Norm Hogan are absolutely fizzing that their renovation show Budget Battlers is being shown in New Zealand. “We’re just so grateful!” exclaims Jess. “When we found out the programme was going to screen here, I said to Normie, ‘We’ve got to come and tell people about the show’, because the cost-of-living crisis in New Zealand is similar to in Australia.
Broadcaster Nigel Latta shares journey with inoperable cancer diagnosis

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Amy Prebble

Six months after Nigel and Natalie's wedding, the broadcaster found out he had cancer. Photo / Amalia OsborneThe psychologist says wife Natalie is his rock. Renowned broadcaster Nigel Latta says 25 November 2023 was easily one of the best days of his life. It was when he married fellow clinical psychologist Natalie Flynn at Auckland’s Glasshouse venue in a stunning ceremony filled with love and laughter. Smiles Nigel, “To quote SpongeBob SquarePants, it was the best day ever.
Nigel Latta opens up about the reality of his cancer battle

1 month ago | nowtolove.co.nz | Amy Prebble

Renowned broadcaster Nigel Latta says 25 November 2023 was easily one of the best days of his life. It was when he married fellow clinical psychologist Natalie Flynn at Auckland’s Glasshouse venue in a stunning ceremony filled with love and laughter. Smiles Nigel, “To quote SpongeBob SquarePants, it was the best day ever. The truth is, I love Natalie more than anything, but trying to describe that in a bunch of words seems a bit inadequate.
More FM presenter Ash London tells all on her new Kiwi life

2 months ago | nowtolove.co.nz | Amy Prebble

Throughout her media career, radio star Ash London has interviewed Taylor Swift five times, hosted her own TV show, made appearances on hit comedy series like Have You Been Paying Attention?, fronted two podcasts and even written a book. With a work schedule as relentless at that, she jokes that she had no choice but to marry a colleague. “Where else was I going to meet anybody?” she laughs.
How Jodie Rimmer took herself from despair to the dating scene

Feb 19, 2025 | nowtolove.co.nz | Amy Prebble

Midway through 2024, Jodie Rimmer was on top of the world – resplendent in a red vinyl jumpsuit and platinum wig, she had audiences in stiches, as well as tears, with her stunning performance in one-woman show Nicola Cheeseman Is Back. Even her rheumatoid arthritis had taken a backseat. “I think my body just knew I was happy,” grins Jodie, who was diagnosed with the extremely painful autoimmune disease in 2021. “It was amazing.
Wilhelmina Shrimpton and Ben O'Keeffe on their big engagement

Oct 23, 2024 | nowtolove.co.nz | Amy Prebble

Broadcaster Wilhelmina Shrimpton wasn’t at all suspicious when her rugby referee beau Ben O’Keeffe set up a tripod to snap perfect shots of the pair at Chapman’s Peak lookout just out of Cape Town – of course he’d want to capture the stunning sunset views of Table Mountain, as well as the vintage AC Chevy Cobra V8 they were touring in. But then he dropped to one knee to propose, holding out a stunning diamond ring. “There were definitely tears,” shares Wilhelmina.
Wilhelmina Shrimpton and Ben O’Keeffe reveal plans for marriage, children in future

Aug 2, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Amy Prebble

Wilhelmina Shrimpton and Ben O’keeffe celebrated their one-year anniversary recently. Photo / Amalia OsbourneAfter falling head-over-heels for each other a year ago, the broadcaster and rugby ref are planning their future together – kids and marriage included. For most Kiwi couples, ideas of where to go for a third date include the movies, the beach or even mini golf. But Wilhelmina Shrimpton and Ben O’Keeffe really stepped things up.
Wilhelmina and her beau Ben tell all on their 'perfect' whirlwind romance

Jul 31, 2024 | nowtolove.co.nz | Amy Prebble

For most Kiwi couples, ideas of where to go for a third date include the movies, the beach or even mini golf. But Wilhelmina Shrimpton and Ben O’Keeffe really stepped things up. They went to the Taj Mahal, the world-famous monument to undying love, after a whirlwind start to their romance. When Woman’s Day meets the couple at the cosy home they’ve moved into on Auckland’s North Shore, it’s clear the broadcaster and rugby referee are completely smitten.
Below Deck star Captain Sandy shares her beautiful boat wedding

Jul 6, 2024 | nowtolove.co.nz | Amy Prebble

Below Deck Mediterranean star Captain Sandy Yawn is made of stern stuff. The fan favourite has been chased through the Red Sea by pirates, left for dead after a motorcycle accident in 2015 and survived 14 arrests when she was battling addiction in her youth. But Sandy reveals a softer side when she talks about her wife, gospel singer Leah Shafer. “I just love everything about her,” Sandy, 59, tells Woman’s Day during an interview held, fittingly, on Auckland’s waterfront.
To celebrate her 50th, Jay-Jay Feeney shares her life makeover

Apr 10, 2024 | nowtolove.co.nz | Amy Prebble

Arriving fashionably late to her own white-themed 50th birthday bash, Jay-Jay Feeney slinks into the rooftop bar of an Auckland hotel wearing a cosy white dressing gown, prompting wolf whistles from the 80 close friends and family who have gathered to help her celebrate. They’re also wearing white, as per the instructions on the invitation. But wait… Is Jay-Jay in her PJs? Or has she just given up on dressing up now she’s reached her half-century?