Foodie blogger Brenda Loveday speaks out after celeb chef Leonardo Moreira Loureiro pleads guilty to abuse

A food content creator has spoken out after her celebrity chef ex-boyfriend admitted to abusing her.

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A food content creator and blogger has spoken out after her celebrity chef ex-boyfriend admitted to violently abusing her.

Brenda Loveday, who runs food blog and social media page Freaky Feeds, shared a heartfelt message to her Instagram on Saturday, thanking the “hundreds of messages filled with love and support” she’s received since speaking out in the wake of chef Leonardo Moreira Loureiro’s guilty plea.

Brenda Loveday, who runs the food blog Freaky Feeds, has spoken out after her ex-boyfriend admitted to abusing her. Picture: Keryn Stevens

“To the many women who’ve shared their own stories with me: I see you, I believe you, and I will continue to use my platform to speak up and advocated for all of us,” she wrote on Saturday.

“To the women closest to me: thank you for offering me a safe place when I needed to escape, for holding me when I was falling apart behind the composed exterior I tried so hard to maintain, and for listening to the same story, over and over, without judgement.

“This will be the last time I speak about this publicly until my Victim Impact Statement in June.”

Brenda Loveday shared a heartfelt message on her food blog Instagram, Freaky Feeds, on Saturday.

Ms Loveday, in an Instagram story on Friday, wrote that she had sat “in silence” for nine months while “something horrific” that happened to her was made public.

“Yesterday confirmed what I’ve known all along: I am a victim of domestic violence,” Ms Loveday wrote.

“With that truth finally acknowledged, I can begin to close this chapter, start rebuilding my life, and most importantly, speak up about this issue.”

The foodie wrote that decision made in the prosecution of the case were choices made to “spare” her from a “broken system”.

Celebrity chef Leonardo Moreira Loureiro, of Seaton, has admitted to assaulting former girlfriend and business partner Brenda Loveday. Picture: NewsWire / Dean Martin

“In June, I’ll finally have a voice in the Adelaide Magistrates Court,” Ms Loveday said.

“I’ll be able to speak my truth – not just for closure, but because I deserve to be heard.

“And I will do so for every woman who has been silenced by fear, shame, or the threat of not being believed.”

Adelaide chef Leonardo Moreira Loureiro and ex-partner Brenda Loveday who he assaulted. Picture: Instagram.

On Thursday, Moreira Loureiro, who she previously co-owned the Nina restaurant with, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated assault without a weapon.

The assault occurred on July 21, 2024, and the offence was aggravated by the fact he was knowingly in or previously in a relationship with her.

A second count of the charge, and one of choking, suffocating or strangling a person in a domestic setting was withdrawn by prosecutors.

Moreira Loureiro was remanded on continuing bail, and the matter will return to court in June, where Ms Loveday will have the opportunity to provide a victim impact statement.