TORI & DANNII’S FEUD
THE 2017 MY KITCHEN RULES RUNNER-UP REVEALS HER HAPPY NEWS
While there have been plenty of fights between the couples and their parents on Bride & Prejudice: The Forbidden Weddings, Sunday night saw Tori go head-tohead with Dannii.
In what was meant to be a fun activity, the couples wrote each other anonymous questions. But the dinner party quickly turned into a nightmare for Tori when someone asked her why she had been drinking earlier in the show if she was pregnant.
Tori, who had only found out she was pregnant while filming for the show, was seeing red when the question was asked.
“I was absolutely disgusted because we had only just found out I was pregnant 24 hours prior so, yes, I had been drinking but I wasn’t drinking any more,” Tori tells New Idea.
“That’s why I was so upset and so angry. I was dealing with the fact that I had just found out myself and I hadn’t even processed it and I was being asked these questions and I was taken aback by it and so lost for words and angry and upset.”
Indeed, the drinking had also been a concern for Tori, who sat down with her doctor after she found out the pregnancy news.
“When we found out, it was the biggest shock ever, a welcome shock but a shock, and
I was like, ‘I have been drinking, normally I would stop that if we were planning’,” she says.
“We sat down with my obstetrician and we went through everything and he said, ‘as long as you’re not drinking now it’s fine’.
“I WAS TAKEN ABACK BY IT AND SO LOST FOR WORDS AND ANGRY AND UPSET”
“He said often people don’t find out [they’re pregnant] until later on … and they still have healthy babies. That took away the stress.”
However, during the dinner party Tori accused Dannii of asking the question, as earlier in the day there was an incident between James and Dannii after he intervened in an argument she was having with Denton.
“There were a lot of whispers going around at the time that Dannii was saying things,” Tori says. “With the whispers and the way she spoke to James earlier, we were like, ‘it’s Dannii’.”
Of course, this didn’t sit well with Dannii, who stormed out of the dinner party.
“That was not fair,” Dannii says. “I would never do that to someone ever ... I had to cop that and that’s not fair to me.”
But, did Dannii really write the question or is someone else responsible? It will all come to light tonight.
They were able to keep their cool on My Kitchen Rules, but sitting down with New Idea after coming from her most recent ultrasound, Courtney Ferdinands and her mum Valerie couldn’t hide their excitement as they revealed Courtney is expecting her first baby in April.
“We had one of the scans that measures everything from head to toe, it looks like a fully formed baby now, not a little tadpole,” she laughs. “I’m so excited to meet the little one.”
Courtney tied the knot with her beau, Daniel, in November last year, and the couple didn’t waste any time starting their family. “We were planning. We knew that we wanted to have children and there was a lot of pushing from mum,” she teases.
“I CAN IMAGINE WHEN THE BABY COMES ALONG HOW SPOILT SHE WILL BE”
“We went on our honeymoon and the baby was made in Italy. When we came back, I had missed a period and, what do you know, I was pregnant!”
Courtney and Daniel wanted to find out the baby’s gender as soon as they could, however she was shocked to discover they were having a girl.
“I was 110 per cent sure it was a boy,” she reveals. “But Daniel predicted that it was a girl – I think he wanted a girl. He has grown up with lots of sisters, so he is over the moon.”
Valerie is also thrilled to welcome another girl
‒ and her first grandchild
‒ into the family.
“I can’t wait, I’ve got a lot of things to teach this baby,” she says. “I am so happy for a little girl because our family is full of independent women and I can’t wait to share my life’s recipes with her.”
And, for Courtney, telling her mum the news was an unforgettable moment.
“We missed Mum’s birthday because we were in Europe,” she says. “So we had a belated celebration for Mum, and I ended up wrapping up two of my pregnancy tests and gave them to mum and dad and said, ‘This is a gift we bought for you in Italy’. She opened it and was in shock but very happy.”
“I was screaming in the restaurant,” recalls Valerie. “My husband and I, we live for our children, and we are going to spoil this one rotten.”
“Daniel and I have a little dog called Harry and that dog is so spoilt,” adds Courtney.
“I have never seen my mum dote over something so much, so I can imagine when the baby comes along how spoilt she will be.”
Of course, Courtney will be turning to her mum for plenty of advice and perhaps the occasional babysitting.
“My mum has taught me to be strong and independent, keep traditions alive, and to be
kind and considerate, and that’s what I want to pass on to my daughter as well.”
While Courtney is thrilled to be expecting, the pregnancy hasn’t always been easy, as she suffered terrible morning sickness in the early days.
In fact, it almost forced her to announce her pregnancy early as she struggled through the cooking demonstrations she and her mum do around the country.
“I’ve said to Mum, if the food sets me off and I have to run off, cover for me,” she shares. “But it’s settled now so I am back to eating normally.”
Of course, given Courtney and Valerie’s talent in the kitchen, one thing Courtney is hoping is that her daughter loves food and cooking.
“Both her parents are foodies and she will be surrounded by food, so she will have no option really,” laughs Courtney. “We will teach her to cook.”
Indeed, cooking is a skill that Courtney is hoping to pass on to future children as well.
“I would definitely like to have more,” she says. “I’ve always said three, that’s always been my number.”