Cloe Willetts

Journalist at Freelance

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Kylie and Ben Collins share their stillbirth heartbreak

3 weeks ago | nowtolove.co.nz | Cloe Willetts

Parents Kylie and Ben Collins were snuggled up at home watching the 2021 Olympics when their unborn son began kicking and flipping inside Kylie’s rounded belly. Excited for the arrival of their fifth child, whose sex was a surprise, the Christchurch couple joked their energetic bub was a future Olympian. But just a day later, following a routine midwife appointment, the terrified mum, who was 42 weeks pregnant, was rushed to hospital by ambulance.
Rangi-Arahina Renee Daniels opens up about her medical crisis

1 month ago | nowtolove.co.nz | Cloe Willetts

Rangi-Arahina Renee Daniels had just finished delivering a speech about kotahitanga, the power of community, in a work meeting last year, when she suddenly felt excruciating pain in her head. Collapsing, the Wellington mum of five suffered a seizure in front of her colleagues, including a doctor, who frantically phoned for an ambulance. Terrifyingly, a small brain aneurysm Rangi-Arahina was diagnosed with seven months prior had ruptured, leaving her on the brink of death.
Social media sensation Uncle Tics' stunning wedding

Mar 26, 2025 | nowtolove.co.nz | Cloe Willetts

When Leighton Clarke sees his soulmate Olivia Campbell in a heartfelt “first look” on their wedding day, the Hamilton funnyman is instantly overcome by emotion. Smiling and welling up, the TikTok superstar best known as “Uncle Tics” raises his arms in triumph. Dabbing away her own happy tears, Olivia, who looks radiant in a figure-hugging Trish Peng gown, is careful not to ruin her immaculate bridal makeup before they head to the altar.
Social media sensation Uncle Tics' stunning wedding

Mar 26, 2025 | nowtolove.co.nz | Cloe Willetts

When Leighton Clarke sees his soulmate Olivia Campbell in a heartfelt “first look” on their wedding day, the Hamilton funnyman is instantly overcome by emotion. Smiling and welling up, the TikTok superstar best known as “Uncle Tics” raises his arms in triumph. Dabbing away her own happy tears, Olivia, who looks radiant in a figure-hugging Trish Peng gown, is careful not to ruin her immaculate bridal makeup before they head to the altar.
'I used to starve myself'

Jan 10, 2025 | nowtolove.co.nz | Cloe Willetts

Not many people can say that stumbling across an island full of influencers in Fiji changed the trajectory of their life. But New Plymouth plus-size model Megan Wright can. The content creator was on a solo island getaway in 2019, weeks after being dumped on Valentine’s Day, when she was approached by New Zealand-born influencer Riley Hemson, who has amassed more than 640,000 Instagram followers as a plus-size model.
Chelsea Gill’s vision: A business built around family and community

Dec 15, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Cloe Willetts

Paraparaumu business owner Chelsea Gill was midway through a busy workday as a real estate agent last year, when something caught her eye in a window and made her heart drop. While working from home, the mum of four noticed her reflection as she chatted on the phone to a potential home buyer. But what Chelsea saw wasn’t the patient, attentive and family-focused mother she’d always striven to be.
Kāpiti Learn to Swim celebrates 30 years and three generations of passion

Dec 2, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Cloe Willetts

Top left Summer Stevens and daughter Poppy Bazley. Bottom left Jacqui McKenzie and Mandi McKenzie. Three decades ago, Mandi McKenzie was in her mid-thirties and working as a swim instructor at Raumati Pool, when she decided to start her dream business from scratch. With four children in tow, her husband Duncan in the trades, and handwritten paperwork strewn across her lounge floor, Mandi successfully launched Kāpiti Learn to Swim on the coast.
Kiwi woman reveals why she chose to marry herself

Nov 9, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Cloe Willetts

At 2.22pm on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Jessica Vear married herself. Photo / Woman's DayThe Auckland entrepreneur now helps other women do the same. In an intimate forest ceremony, under a canopy of pine trees, Jessica Vear watched a silver wedding ring slip on to her finger. Clutching heartfelt self-penned vows in her other hand, the entrepreneur wept and said, “I do”. However, in a special twist, there was no actual partner standing with Jessica at the altar.
Why Jessica Vear married herself in an intimate forest ceremony

Nov 7, 2024 | nowtolove.co.nz | Cloe Willetts

In an intimate forest ceremony, under a canopy of pine trees, Jessica Vear watched a silver wedding ring slip onto her finger. Clutching heartfelt self-penned vows in her other hand, the entrepreneur wept and said, “I do.” However, in a unique twist, there was no actual partner standing with Jessica at the altar. Instead, at 2.22pm on Tuesday 22 February 2022, the kimono-wearing bride married herself.
Meet K'Lee's beautiful baby boy

Oct 30, 2024 | nowtolove.co.nz | Cloe Willetts

When K’Lee McNabb went into premature labour on a Wednesday morning in July, she and fiancé Lama Saga didn’t know the sex of their sixth child. Having not planned this pregnancy, the pair decided to continue the element of surprise by waiting until the newest addition to their brood was born. “All the kids had bets on the gender, but it was my 10-year-old son who really wanted it to be a boy,” laughs the former Mai FM radio star and pop singer. “He said, ‘I’ll cry if it’s a girl.