In an historic break from time-honoured tradition, the cover of the November issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly has been given over to a bloke.
Award-winning actor, stage star and ‘sexiest man alive’ Hugh Jackman can now add cover-man to his list of achievements.
It’s been 15 years but it’s not the first time a man has fronted the magazine.
From Stuart Diver’s incredible survival story and former Prime Ministers to Kermit the Frog and even a portrait of Stalin, many men have graced our cover in the magazine’s 79-year history. Here are our favourites.
Hugh Jackman on the November 2012 cover.
Even Joseph Stalin got his own Weekly cover. 1945.
Richard Nixon made the cover in 1965 as US president-elect.
Robert Redford ‘superstar plus’ made the cover in 1976.
Kermit the Frog is one of our very favourite male cover models.
Ray Martin shared his mid-life crisis with Weekly readers in 1995.
Prince Charles seemed stunned on the cover in 1981.
The Weekly also remembered Bobby Kennedy when he was assassinated in 1968.
Mickey Mouse was also a favourite.
Santa was an obvious choice for a Christmas cover in 1975.
Hugh Jackman has graced the cover before, here in 2003 with wife Deborrah-lee Furness.
Prince Charles has covered The Weekly many times, but only once with a moustache.
The first men on the moon also made the cover in 1969.
Prince William has been a cover favourite since he was a little boy.
Popstar Pat Boone was a handsome cover choice.
John F Kennedy and family were magazine favourites in the ’60s.
In 1965 The Beatles were definitely cover-worthy.
Thredbo survivor Stuart Diver was the last lone man to feature on the cover.
Harold Holt was honoured on the cover in 1968.
Prince Phillip occasionally graced the cover without the Queen.
A young Prince Edward beat Humphrey B. Bear to the cover in May 1977.
We celebrated Graham Kennedy’s birthday with a cover shoot with his dog.
