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Erica Packer and celebrity chef boyfriend Shannon Bennett have ended their romance
Don't miss out on the headlines from Hook Ups & Break Ups. Followed categories will be added to My News. Erica Packer and her celebrity chef boyfriend Shannon Bennett have ended their romance. The mother of three and the part-time MasterChef judge are said to have split earlier this year. Friends say distance played a key role in the breakdown of the couple's 18-month union. Packer, the ex-wife of billionaire James Packer and the mother of his three children, lives in London having relocated to the UK with her children in 2023 to be closer to her sister. Melbourne-born Bennett, whose business Culinary Wonderland is based in Sydney, lives at Belongil Beach near Byron Bay. 'The distance was always going to be a challenge for them,' said one friend. Erica Packer and celebrity chef Shannon Bennett have called it quits. Picture: Media Mode. A year ago Bennett admitted the then 46-year-old Erica was spending a fair bit of time travelling. 'She's really good. (Erica is) going back and forwards a lot. It's a fun and amazing adventure. It's amazing we haven't met earlier. We're loving life. I'm a very lucky man.' According to sources the travel became less 'fun and amazing' with the passage of time. Further complicating matters was the couple's combined brood of nine children.. Bennett has six children with former partner, ex Neighbours actor Madeleine West. The couple welcomed five daughters, Phoenix, Xascha, Xanthe, Xahlia and Margaux and a son, Hendrix, during their 13-year relationship, which ended in 2018 when their youngest children, twin daughters, were just two. Erica Packer settles in for a stay with new love interest Shannon Bennett at his Belongil Beach home. Picture: Media Mode. The chef and onetime owner of Melbourne's Vue du Monde restaurant later told the Herald Sun the couple's six children live with him. Packer's three children, Indigo, Jackson and Emmanuelle are heirs to their businessman-investor father's billion-dollar fortune. The chef and the onetime model reportedly met at the wedding of Sydney chef Guillaume Brahimi and chicken heiress Tamie Ingham in Paris in June 2023. They managed to keep their love affair under the radar until photographers captured the entire clan cavorting together on a Byron Bay beach at Christmas in 2023. Originally published as Erica Packer and celebrity chef boyfriend Shannon Bennett have ended their romance
Courier-Mail
19-06-2025
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Delta Goodrem shows off her curves as she heads to the beach to celebrate wedding
Don't miss out on the headlines from Entertainment. Followed categories will be added to My News. Delta Goodrem showed off her slim physique in a bold blue swimsuit as she stepped onto a beach in Malta. The Australian singer looked to be in good spirits as she soaked up the sun on the busy beach days after secretly tying the knot. Last week, Goodrem wed her new husband Matthew Copley in a private ceremony surrounded by her family and some close celeb pals. Delta Goodrem spotted arriving at a beach club in Malta days after secretly tying the knot. Picture: Media Mode. Goodrem showed off her physique in a blue one-piece swimsuit as she flashed a smile. Picture: Media Mode. The singer was seen enjoying some time off from the stage by relaxing in the sand with her new husband while her flashy wedding ring was on display on her left hand. The newlyweds partied the day away with celebrity mates, including Renee Bargh, Airlie Walsh and Richard Wilkins, who stripped off for a swim with girlfriend Mia Hawkswell. Goodrem was later seen sporting a huge grin as she hugged friends who were no doubt congratulating her on her big day. Goodrem's wedding ring was visible on her finger as she hugged pals. Picture: Media Mode. Goodrem and her fiance Matthew Copley. Picture: Instagram. The happy couple have been together for almost a decade, and finally walked down the aisle on Monday, according to reports. Source: Instagram. According to New Idea, Goodrem, 40, and Copley, 38, wed on June 16 in a ceremony attended by celeb friends, including Goodrem's bestie Renee Bargh, Nine entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins and his son Christian. The magazine reports that Goodrem's mother Lea and brother Trent were among the other guests in attendance. In keeping with their private approach to their relationship, neither Goodrem nor Copley have posted anything about the wedding on social media, several days after they reportedly tied the knot. The happy couple have been together since 2017, with Copley popping the question in 2023 when they were on holiday in Malta, where he has family. Goodrem's near-decade-long relationship with Copley came after a string of high-profile romances with other celebs earlier in her career, among them Nick Jonas, Brian McFadden, Mark Philippoussis and Blair McDonaugh. Originally published as Delta Goodrem shows off her curves as she heads to the beach to celebrate wedding
