Air New Zealand Fashion Week got a big beat up in the press last week. Our fashion may be world class, but the calibre of our celebrity guests are no Paris, Milan, London, New York, Sydney ...you get my drift.

While other cities get Demi Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett gracing their front rows, we have Kate Hawkesby, Alison Mau and Suzanne Paul's husband. But the star quotient was upped significantly by local supermodel Rachel Hunter and her celeb spawn Liam and Renee, covered in depth by all three of the Kiwi women's mags.

Sadly there's no mention in any of the mags of the alleged catfight between wannabe Aja Rock and veteran gossip columnist Bridget Saunders which ran in the papers over the weekend.

Keisha Castle-Hughes was there with her cute daughter, who could have the longest name in the world. Imagine trying to sign Felicity-Amore Castle-Hughes-Hull everywhere you went. But the five-monikered one is an undisputed cutie, as is Shane Cortese's son Kees.

Posh and Becks are beefing up their security after news of a lone intruder breaking through their security system. If it makes her feel any better, I don't think they're after her. It's David they, and all of us, love.

Victoria has proved underwhelmingly popular in the US, with one media outlet 'last week hurtfully calling her 'a pointless collection of body parts.'

Victoria, in rehearsals for the upcoming Spice Girls reunion tour, has an irrational fear of being shot dead while performing. While no jury in the land would convict such a shooter - surely hearing Victoria sing is an extenuating circumstance in itself - that's all the more reason for Posh to stay off the stage.

What was already a bad week got so much worse for Britney Spears, with testimony from a former bodyguard resulting in the fallen pop tart being ordered to undergo twice weekly drug tests and parenting classes in order to keep shared custody of her sons. If that's not enough, she was also dumped by her manager and her lawyer.

Word is that Britney's parents and her ex, Kevin Federline are preparing to stage a super intervention in order to get Brit's life back on track. They've rounded up staff, friends and family to try to get the train wreck to long term care. It shouldn't be hard. They could lure her there with a bottle of Jack Daniels and some chicken wings.

Meanwhile, NW has Britney in agony over her less than trim appearance at the VMAs. "I looked like a fat pig!" the star wailed - and while she's no porker by any stretch of the imagination, she's certainly doesn't have the super slim figure of old.

The reaction to her show from other celebs was swift. "I don't sugar coat like most people do - she's pathetic." piped up Kanye West. Akon put it more politely: "It definitely could have been better."

Someone having no problems in the smokin' body department is Jennifer Aniston, who's publicly embracing the figure she's worked so hard for. Jen's pictured in the New Idea is the skimpiest of bikinis, with bottoms so brief one slip would reveal her Little Jennifer.

"She's put 'Poor Jen' in the closet and vowed never to let her out again," a friend says. Amen, sister! Been working on your positive affirmations with your old pal Oprah?

NW has Jen playing the rock to vulnerable Owen Wilson after his recent suicide attempt. They'd make a cute couple, but any fledgling relationship may not go down well with Jen's great friend Sheryl Crow, Owen's ex.

Oprah's been feeling sick according to the Weekly and I'm not feeling the love. She already dominates the airwaves - is anyone else fed up with the big O dominating our weekly publications?

And in an ironic twist, Oprah explained her illness to readers of her magazine O. in the first stage of her illness, hyperthyroidism, most people lose weight. Oprah didn't.

Damn! Girlfriend may be loaded but she can't catch a break.

Before flying to France to play his part in the quest to claim back the Webb Ellis trophy, Canterbury halfback Andy Ellis presumably had enough time off training and grabbing lots of Adidas goodies to pose for New Idea with his new fiancée, childhood sweetheart Emma Bainbridge.

The very young twosome hooked up over a cheesy rendition of Kenny Rodgers' The Gambler while at high school. He wrote her a poem - no mean feat for a footy player, Anton Oliver excluded - and popped the question in a no holds barred romantic evening.

My only concern is that one of our supposed All Black hard men owns a bichon-poodle cross. Call me presumptuous but I would have expected a slightly more manly dog. Like a rottweiler. Or even a sausage dog.

Get the tissues handy, guys. In The Gossip Mags' favourite weather presenter, the smiley Brendan Horan speaks exclusively to the Woman's Day about being given the boot from TV One's news bulletin.

"Bound by a strictly worded confidentiality clause," (read that as not being able to dish much dirt) the biggest shock is that Brendan is 45 years old. 45! Debbie Harry could use some of that, looking every day of her 62 years in the back of the Day.

In Jolie-Pitt watch this week, there's trouble in paradise (isn't there always?) with Angie allegedly overheard complaining about Brad's lack of financial smarts, saying "Brad knows there are times he should just be quiet and look pretty."

Ouch, Angie. Ouch.

And the last word this week goes to the Malawian official sent to London to assess Madonna's adoption of little David Banda. He reported back that her carpets were"like walking on live sheep."

And that's all from the mags this week!