The death of a superstar and the emergence of a new one lead the local gossip mags this week.

All the local mags run final tributes to the late Whitney Houston, who died too late for the deadline on last week's editions. How inconsiderate of her. Within their pages you'll find a wrap up of the news you would have already seen about the singer's death, as well as photos of her through the years. Wasn't she divine looking? Such a shame.

"Whitney's last few days were a total haze," a source tells New Idea. "In the days leading up to her death she had no idea what time it was, she had to be told what to do and where to go, she wasn't sleeping and was relying on prescription drugs to keep her going."

New Idea runs an unfortunate pic of her holding up a sign reading 'Say 'No' To Drugs.'

US tabloid Globe goes so far as to allege Whitney may have been murdered to cover up a US$1.5m drug debt to dealers.

"It would have been easy for a hit man to get her loaded and overwhelm her, dunk her head in a bathtub and hold her underwater until she died - as pure revenge for the massive amounts she owed dealers," claims a dodgy Hollywood private eye.

No offence mate, but I suspect Whitney was her own worst enemy.

"Whitney was very lonely and self-medicating at the end," a friend of the singer's tells the Woman's Day. "She felt she was losing control. Her career, her love life and her daughter. She was numbing herself to it all."

New Idea's cover girl is Grammy darling Adele and the news that she's to pack in her stellar career for love. The mag reports the 23-year-old Londoner was 'spooked' by Whitney Houston's death and she's reassessing what's important in her life - namely her charity worker boyfriend Simon Konecki. The pair has been dating for 14 months, and Adele got tongues wagging at the Grammys sporting a big sparkler on her ring finger.

"I am f**king off for four or five years," Adele confessed in an interview with Vogue recently.

"If I am constantly working, my relationships fail. Now I can have enough time to write a happy record and be in love."

Konecki is the boss of Drop4Drop, a charity working in developing nations to supply fresh water.

Adele has said she is a great girlfriend. "I am attentive. I will do anything for my man. I am a good cook. I'm funny. Always want to have sex - well, most girls don't."

New Idea reports Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux have adopted a puppy together, a pit-bull boxer mix called Sophie. Puppy joy aside, the mag says the actress has 'once again been thrown into self-doubt and emotional torment' after finding out her fella is in touch with Heidi Bivens, the former girlfriend he was with for 14 years.

"She's terrified he will go back to her and can't imagine why they're talking at all unless it's about reconciling," says a pal.

New Idea runs Valentine's Day photos of Jennifer Lopez publicly gallivanting with her toyboy lover Casper Smart. The couple is even snapped sharing a playground swing. Doth the lady publicly flaunt how happy she is just a bit too much?

Possibly. NW reports all is not so rosy for the couple of three months when the cameras aren't around.

"She treats him horribly," blabs an insider of a recent argument between the superstar and her dancer beau. "She just lost it on him and started screaming all sorts of things, like he'd be nothing without her and to do as she said. Casper knows he's onto a great thing, so he just does as he's told. But it's embarrassing and uncomfortable to watch."

The superstar juggles her younger man, three year old twins, two hours working out daily and two hours spent in hair and makeup as well as a ten hour work day. No wonder she's crabby.

Magda Szubanski is gay, which is apparently a long-time open secret in Aussie showbiz circles. She's been privately out for some time but made the decision to announce her sexuality publicly in a recent TV interview.

"I'm 1000% in favour of gay marriage," she says in Woman's Day. "We pay taxes, fight wars, nurse you when you are sick, make you laugh, sing and dance for you. Chances are the gay people designed whatever it is you're wearing!"

The Weekly leads this week with the headline 'New Fears For Kate! Shock Pics Inside'. I opened the mag lickety-split to see what shock awaited me, only to see the rogue shadow of a shoulder blade poking through the Duchess' winter coat. Kate Middleton is thin? Hold the phone.

NW reports Kim Kardashian's woes continue with the reality star 'tormented by her expanding booty.'

And here you were thinking you had actual problems.

The mag says Kim K has actually cancelled plans because of her expanding figure and 'stays home crying about how fat she is.'

"Kim's hating her body right now!" an insider tells NW. "She just can't seem to get herself to the weight she wants, no matter how hard she tries, and that's got her in a state of total panic."

Even her ever-present sisters can't offer any solace. "Kourtney can't really relate and Khloe usually winds up getting insulted because she's so much bigger than Kim is," says the source.

Apparently it's not just the star's voluptuous booty that's growing, it's also her hips and thighs. And her recent marriage breakup has caused Kim to comfort eat.

In other Kardashian news, Kourtney K has supposedly offered to carry a baby for sister Khloe and her husband Lamar Odom if the younger Kardashian doesn't fall pregnant by the end of next year.

"Khloe feels incomplete as a wife - and as a woman - and Kourtney can't stand to see her so affected by it all. She wants her sister to be as happy as she is, which is why she came up with the idea."

Woman's Day shines the spotlight on Kiri Danielle, a regional TV presenter from Rotorua who has been referred to as the 'Maori Kim Kardashian'. The newsreader says it's 'an honour'.

"Kim's beautiful. I love her dress sense and business nous."

Ms Danielle also suffers from psoriasis and was nicknamed 'beefy bum' as a child. It's like they're soul sisters.

NW also reports Kim is squabbling with Katy Perry for the affections of devoutly Christian NFL fullback Tim Tebow. No offence Kim, but with your track record I don't think a God-fearing boy would go near you with a bargepole. I mean, your vadge is all over the internet.

Katy, on the other hand, is being talked into the chase by her Christian pastor parents.

"At this point, it's not so much about dating Tim as it is about beating Katy, because Kim has a very competitive streak and she loves to win."

Just when you think little Harper Beckham couldn't possibly get any cuter she's photographed with dishy daddy David in New York City poking her tongue out at the cameras. Adorable!

As an aside, I love the image I have of Victoria Beckham taking business meetings over Skype in the wee small hours in her dressing gown.

Says she of Harper's early days: "I spent the whole summer with my boobs out, breastfeeding. It was heaven."

NW reports Victoria is rather peeved at husband David for discussing plans for more Beckham babies on a UK TV chat show.

"He's done it before in interviews, come out saying he wants more kids when Victoria's not ready.

"She thinks it's really selfish and puts pressure on them that they don't need. She's photographed enough as it is, she doesn't need every picture being examined for the slightest bump."

Disturbing news from the front of the Weekly: Chris Brown's reported chat-up line to a pretty brunette at a Grammy party.

"Can I get your number? I promise I won't beat you."

And disturbing news in the back of the Woman's Day: 'Susan Sarandon has revealed her daughter was conceived on Rome's Spanish Steps.'

Sarandon has been known for her sexually liberated movie roles, but I certainly hope that's a typo.

And that's all from the mags this week!