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Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and is active in publishing, broadcasting, merchandising, and electronic commerce. In 2003, Stewart was indicted on nine counts, including charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice, and in 2004 was sentenced to a five-month term.

Born

3 Aug 1941

Industry

Entertainment, Food

Job Title

Businesswoman, media personality

Although most people get their recipes online these days, many of us still appreciate a good recipe tome -- like this Le Creuset cookbook, published by Assouline. Photo: Handout

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Old-fashioned cookbooks remain popular, including with many professional chefs

Social media may be awash with recipes, but book fans cite their appreciation for high-quality narratives and photography in a tangible form.

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3 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM

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Meet the fashion influencers thriving in their sixties – and over

18 Oct 2025 - 6:00AM

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10 stars over 80 who are ageing beautifully, from Helen Mirren to Martha Stewart

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25 Aug 2025 - 6:15PM

Rita Moreno, Joan Collins and Priscilla Presley are all over 80 but still looking fabulous. Photos: Getty Images, @joancollinsdbe/Instagram

Beauty

Meet Martha Stewart’s make-up artist Daisy Toye, who’s in talks to join RHONY

Toye has been behind Stewart’s flawless look for 17 years – including her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover.

23 Aug 2025 - 6:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Is TikTok chef Meredith Hayden Gen Z’s Martha Stewart?

Hayden worked in marketing before her stint cooking for a rich family in the Hamptons brought her viral fame – now she’s signed a cookbook deal worth half a million dollars.

29 May 2025 - 6:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Recap | Martha Stewart, her ex Andrew Stewart, daughter Alexis and journalist Andrea Peyser all involved in Netflix fallout

Martha Stewart is back in the headlines thanks to a new Netflix documentary which has been blasted by her ex-husband, a journalist it claimed was dead and, not least, Stewart herself. Meet the people involved in the backlash and find out more.

8 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM

A new Netflix documentary sheds light on the self-made billionaire Martha Stewart’s marriage – and affair. Photo: AFP

Fame and celebrity

Meet Martha Stewart’s ex Charles Simonyi, the Hungarian-born billionaire

Bill Gates hired Simonyi as his 40th employee while Microsoft was a start-up; Simonyi dated Stewart for 15 years, including through her incarceration, then broke up with her to marry someone else.

6 Nov 2024 - 5:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Martha Stewart’s only daughter Alexis Stewart

The podcast and TV host – and mum of two – says she had a tough childhood yet remains close to her domestic doyenne mum; Alexis’ ex-husband John Cuti represented Martha at her insider trading trial.

31 Oct 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Martha Stewart’s ex-husband Andrew Stewart, father of her daughter Alexis

Martha Stewart, who married Andrew when she was 19, was the ‘first to divorce’ in her family; Andrew’s current wife called the former couple’s marriage ‘painful and abusive’.

30 Oct 2024 - 5:52PMvideocam

Who is Martha Stewart’s ex-husband Andrew, father of her daughter Alexis? A new Netflix documentary sheds light on the self-made billionaire’s marriage – and affair. Photos: AFP; Shyla Nelson Stewart/Facebook

Wellness

Why are so many celebrities obsessed with LA’s Flamingo Estate?

Everyone from Meghan Markle and LeBron James to Martha Stewart and Oprah are in a flap over the LA farm and lifestyle brand – but why?

8 Jul 2024 - 1:23PM

Richard Christiansen, founder of Flamingo Estate. Photos: Handout

Fame and celebrity

8 celebrities who have admitted going commando in public

From Matthew McConaughey and Lenny Kravitz to Chrissy Teigen and Drew Barrymore, these 8 stars positively hate wearing underwear …

11 Mar 2024 - 5:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Martha Stewart’s lookalike granddaughter, Jude?

TV personality and lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is clearly proud of her only granddaughter, Jude, who she recently twinned with at a red carpet event in New York – here’s what we know

30 Dec 2023 - 6:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Why Martha Stewart, 81, and Helen Mirren, 77, are the new arbiters of cool

Far from toning things down, these two power women are crushing stereotypes and living their best lives in the spotlight – with blue hair and swimwear shoots

29 May 2023 - 10:50PM

Martha Stewart and Helen Mirren looking fabulous on the red carpet at recent events. Photos: EPA/AFP

Fame and celebrity

Martha Stewart, 81, becomes oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model

The lifestyle guru and self-made billionaire says she wanted to show people that ‘a woman my age can still look good, feel good, be good’.

17 May 2023 - 2:53AM

Martha Stewart attends the opening of the Tiffany & Co flagship store in New York in April. Photo: AFP

Fame and celebrity

Martha Stewart, lifestyle queen and fashion influencer, is on a roll

Martha Stewart, 81 on August 3, is a bona fide fashion influencer, has collaborated with streetwear brand Anti Social Social Club for a line and counts Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber and Drake as friends.

2 Aug 2022 - 6:15PM

Fame and celebrity

Working the weed: 7 celebrities selling branded cannabis products

From Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa, to Martha Stewart and Whoopi Goldberg – Hollywood figures are lighting up the medical marijuana market

7 Dec 2020 - 6:00AM

Long-distance call

4 Apr 2010 - 12:00AM

Domestic diva completes the perfect makeover

6 Mar 2005 - 12:00AM

SFC could need $10m to bring crooks to book

10 Jun 2003 - 12:00AM

The homely side of gift-giving

13 Dec 1998 - 12:00AM

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Martha Stewart

Old-fashioned cookbooks remain popular, including with many professional chefs

Social media may be awash with recipes, but book fans cite their appreciation for high-quality narratives and photography in a tangible form.

How does Martha Stewart look so young? The 84-year-old icon’s skincare secrets

Meet the fashion influencers thriving in their sixties – and over

10 stars over 80 who are ageing beautifully, from Helen Mirren to Martha Stewart

For celebrities like Priscilla Presley, Sophia Loren and Jane Fonda, age appears to be just a number – so what are their beauty secrets?

Meet Martha Stewart’s make-up artist Daisy Toye, who’s in talks to join RHONY

Toye has been behind Stewart’s flawless look for 17 years – including her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover.

Is TikTok chef Meredith Hayden Gen Z’s Martha Stewart?

Hayden worked in marketing before her stint cooking for a rich family in the Hamptons brought her viral fame – now she’s signed a cookbook deal worth half a million dollars.

.css-t3o2dm{color:#4585FF;}Recap | Martha Stewart, her ex Andrew Stewart, daughter Alexis and journalist Andrea Peyser all involved in Netflix fallout

Martha Stewart is back in the headlines thanks to a new Netflix documentary which has been blasted by her ex-husband, a journalist it claimed was dead and, not least, Stewart herself. Meet the people involved in the backlash and find out more.

Meet Martha Stewart’s ex Charles Simonyi, the Hungarian-born billionaire

Bill Gates hired Simonyi as his 40th employee while Microsoft was a start-up; Simonyi dated Stewart for 15 years, including through her incarceration, then broke up with her to marry someone else.

Meet Martha Stewart’s only daughter Alexis Stewart

The podcast and TV host – and mum of two – says she had a tough childhood yet remains close to her domestic doyenne mum; Alexis’ ex-husband John Cuti represented Martha at her insider trading trial.

Meet Martha Stewart’s ex-husband Andrew Stewart, father of her daughter Alexis

Martha Stewart, who married Andrew when she was 19, was the ‘first to divorce’ in her family; Andrew’s current wife called the former couple’s marriage ‘painful and abusive’.

Why are so many celebrities obsessed with LA’s Flamingo Estate?

Everyone from Meghan Markle and LeBron James to Martha Stewart and Oprah are in a flap over the LA farm and lifestyle brand – but why?

8 celebrities who have admitted going commando in public

From Matthew McConaughey and Lenny Kravitz to Chrissy Teigen and Drew Barrymore, these 8 stars positively hate wearing underwear …

Who is Martha Stewart’s lookalike granddaughter, Jude?

TV personality and lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is clearly proud of her only granddaughter, Jude, who she recently twinned with at a red carpet event in New York – here’s what we know

Why Martha Stewart, 81, and Helen Mirren, 77, are the new arbiters of cool

Far from toning things down, these two power women are crushing stereotypes and living their best lives in the spotlight – with blue hair and swimwear shoots

Martha Stewart, 81, becomes oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model

The lifestyle guru and self-made billionaire says she wanted to show people that ‘a woman my age can still look good, feel good, be good’.

Martha Stewart, lifestyle queen and fashion influencer, is on a roll

Martha Stewart, 81 on August 3, is a bona fide fashion influencer, has collaborated with streetwear brand Anti Social Social Club for a line and counts Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber and Drake as friends.

Working the weed: 7 celebrities selling branded cannabis products

From Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa, to Martha Stewart and Whoopi Goldberg – Hollywood figures are lighting up the medical marijuana market

Long-distance call

Domestic diva completes the perfect makeover

SFC could need $10m to bring crooks to book

The homely side of gift-giving

Recap | Martha Stewart, her ex Andrew Stewart, daughter Alexis and journalist Andrea Peyser all involved in Netflix fallout