New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Sally Ridge’s joy THE BABY THAT’S CHANGED MY LIFE

She may have been the Weekly’s crafts editor a decade ago, but don’t expect Sally Ridge to be bedazzling baby onesies just yet for her precious new grandson Porter.

Her trusty hot-glue gun has been sitting idle of late while the 52-year-old juggles life as a busy real estate agent, interior designer and devoted mum.

As she sits down to reminisce over her popular former column for the magazine’s upcoming 90th birthday – the only interview and photoshoot she has done in a number of years – Sally is clearly smitten with the new little man in her life, who is affectionately known as Portie-pants.

He’s her first grandchild after eldest daughter Jaime and husband Tommy Bates welcomed their new baby into the world in March at their Los Angeles home base. Sadly, due to Covid restrictions, Sally wasn’t able to be at the birth as she had hoped.

“I just couldn’t wait to meet him! But I finally

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