Vue De Monde chef Shannon Bennett and Madeleine West leaving for Byron Bay
SHANNON Bennett and his soap star wife Madeleine West have recently weathered headlines about marriage woes. Now the Vue De Monde owner and MasterChef star is setting the record straight, revealing a move to Byron Bay.
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CELEBRITY chef Shannon Bennett and his soap star wife Madeleine West are “reconnecting” with plans to leave Melbourne to start a new life in Byron Bay.
Vue De Monde chef Bennett and Neighbours star West, who have six children, have recently weathered headlines about marriage woes and a rumoured split.
But Bennett, at a launch event in Byron Bay on Wednesday, told the Herald Sun: “There were all these rumours about us and to be honest I know we’re reconnecting and it’s great.
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“The bottom line is Madeleine and I care about each other deeply and we’re not letting anything go at all.
“The kids are starting school up here next month so it’s exciting. I’ve had a property up here for 10 years and we’ve got two bases. I needed to be in a place that makes me happy and Byron makes me happy.”
Bennett said he needed a break from his full work schedule which will include not returning to MasterChef next year.
He had long been a guest judge on Ten’s cooking show and says he leaves on good terms.
“My primary goal now is looking after my children and Madeleine has gone out and done what she’s wanted to do for years,” Bennett said.
“I just needed a bit of a sea change. We’ve got six amazing kids and that’s our dynamic.”
West, a successful author and actor, has just finished filming Ten’s new WAG drama Playing For Keeps.
It hasn’t been a great year for Bennett, who in May denied claims he underpaid staff and ripped off suppliers.
Bennett was in Byron Bay this week to help launch Stella Artois’s partnership with Matt Damon’s water.org and the Buy a Lady a Drink campaign to raise awareness of the global water crisis.
Bennett will also open a new live music venue in October on King St in the city.
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