Cooking is just a hobby until one chooses it as a profession. And apart from cooking very few chefs involves themselves in the other field.
Poh Ling Yeow is one of those chefs who is also active in the field of acting and painting canvas. However, she is famous for being the runner-up after Julie Goodwin in the first season of ‘Master Chef Australia.’
Many of Masterchef Poh Ling Yeow followers are keen to know details of Poh Ling Yeow as she is off limelight lately. So where is Poh Ling Yeow now, is she involved in any other projects apart from being 1st runner-up of Master Chef Australia season 1?
Also last year she grabbed the attention for her relationship with her estranged husband, are they still together or separated? Get latest updates on your favorite Masterchef Poh Ling Yeow wiki along with her net worth, tv shows, and books details.
Where is Masterchef Chef Poh Ling Yeow Now?
Everyone has to leave ‘Master Chef Australia’ whether it’s through elimination or after winning the show. The ex-contestant Poh Ling Yeow of the first season of the show; where is she now?
Just like many other contestants on the show, Poh dreamt to return to her quiet life in Adelaide where she could make some jam for a fruit shop. But her life planned other things on her way.
Poh’s passion project called ‘Jamface’, a cake and pastry stall opened in the year 2014 at the Adelaide Showground Farmers’ Market. She said,
“There’s nothing pretentious about it.”
During an interview, Poh revealed that the ‘Master Chef Australia’ judges popped up at her Jamface to have breakfast. She expressed,
“Since I’ve had Jam Face, they pop in unannounced and just give me a heart attack.”
“Matt, Gar, and Shannon came and just popped in for breakfast and I wanted to make something special for them. It was really fun because I’ve never been so nervous about making a stupid omelette.”
In the year 2010, the ABC TV series aired Poh’s Kitchen which earned her a Logie nod for Most Popular New Female Talent. And in 2015, a new series aired on SBS called ‘Poh & Co.’
Nevertheless, she is going smoothly with her profession and career. But is she happy with her private life?
Who Is Poh Ling Yeow Husband?
The runner-up of the first season of the ‘Master Chef Australia’, Poh Ling Yeow split with her husband for nine years, Matt Phipps. After separating from her ex-husband, she remarried her fellow contestant from the show, Jono Bennett.
On the other hand, Poh’s ex-husband married her best friend for 20 years, Sarah Rich. But the twist is; all four of them own a café together with still being close friends. (WHAT!!!)
Poh Ling Yeow married her new DJ-carpenter husband after he drove her between the MasterChef studio kitchens and the house. Besides, her new husband doesn’t seem to have a problem with Poh’s ex-husband presence in their lives.
Jono, Poh’s new husband, said,
“‘It was something we all had to work on essentially. I know it’s very human to be jealous, but it doesn’t make it right.”
“They went through a lot when they were together and really helped each other. There’s a lot of history there, so it’s not something that can be taken away. It’s not something that should be.”
Poh Ling Yeow ex-husband:
Previously, Poh and her ex-husband, Matt first met in the year 1990 when they were both Mormons. Even though the two were together for more than a year, they were married for three years.
Speaking to Mamamia, she said,
“We actually met on Master Chef. He was the production runner and he used to shuttle us back and forth from the house to the studio.” Her ex-husband, Matt was also her manager.
When asked about Matt getting married to her best friend, Poh replied,
‘So, Matt and Sara, he’s my ex-husband and she’s my best friend When we broke up they got together and it’s all dandy. He’s like a brother to me now. For about three years it just seemed like we were flatmates.”
She added,
“We were really good mates but couldn’t figure out how to break up with one another. There was so much pressure from both sides of the family to have a child, but in our heads, we knew we couldn’t bring a child into the world with our relationship. “So, we broke up on good terms.”
Poh Ling Yeow Wiki-Bio
Malaysian-born Australian artist, actress as well as a chef was Poh Ling Yeow date of birth is on 1973, in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Poh Ling Yeow age is around 44 years and currently resides in Adelaide, South Australia.
Poh Ling Yeow nationality is Australian and was born into a fifth-generation Malaysian Chinese family. At that time, she attended SMK Convent Bukit Nanas. When Poh was nine years old, she immigrated to Australian with her parents and brother.
Moreover, she went to Seymour College and received a Bachelor of Design degree from the University of South Australia. Poh also worked as an illustrator graphic designer and makeup artist.
Poh Ling Yeow Net Worth 2018
As of 2018, she has a various source of income including the Jamface, her books based on cooking and as an actress. However, Poh Ling Yeow net worth estimation as of 2018 is under review. Stay tuned to know Poh Ling Yeow net worth 2018 updates.
