Socialite Eleanor Baillieu announces engagement to restaurateur Tom Sutterby during romantic holiday in Florence, Italy
Eleanor Baillieu has announced her engagement to restaurateur Tom Sutterby.
The daughter of former Victorian Prime Minister Ted Baillieu shared the news on Instagram on Tuesday, alongside a photo of the couple in Florence, Italy.
Eleanor, 29, beams in the loved-up photo as she proudly displays her ring finger to show off her dazzling engagement ring.
Her handsome fiancé kissed his beloved tenderly as he hugged her for a naughty impression.
The couple captioned the photo with a simple caption, timestamping the exact moment Tom got down on one knee.
“Shopping in Florence,” they wrote alongside a smiley face emoji, before adding the date “20.7.24.”
Other photos showed the couple looking clearly elated as they posed for loved-up selfies on the streets of Florence during their romantic and extravagant vacation.
Eleanor explained that the happy couple had “the most delicious pasta to celebrate their engagement.”
Eleanor Baillieu has announced her engagement to restaurateur Tom Sutterby. The daughter of former Victorian Prime Minister Ted Baillieu shared the news on Instagram on Tuesday, along with a photo of the couple in Florence, Italy. Both in the photo
Further images showed the couple looking clearly delighted as they posed for loved-up selfies on the streets of Florence
The couple’s announcement was quickly flooded with people wanting to cheer on the marriage, including Eleanor’s mother, Robyn.
“So we can tell everyone now?” Robyn asked, before adding, “Congratulations, you two, on having a very romantic vacation together.”
“Oh wow!!! Congratulations Elle!!!!!” added TV presenter Rebecca Maddern.
“Congratulations darling,” wrote Love Island Australia’s Anna McEvoy, while Amy Pejkovic left a string of heart-eye emojis.
Bachelor’s Florence Alexandra joined the conversation: “OH HELL YESSSSSS,” accompanied by a series of diamond ring emojis.
Eleanor explained that the happy couple had ‘the best pasta to celebrate their engagement’
Eleanor may have a former prime minister as a father, but the footballer-turned-model has proven she has a very different calling in life than politics.
In 2019, she opted for a more glamorous career: the Miss Universe Australia pageant.
The beautiful lady participated in the competition, in which she was a finalist.
Baillieu is a full-time breeder of guide dogs and a footballer with Old Geelong in the VAFA. He has lived in London and New York.
“I’ve been modeling on and off since 2010 and I had a friend who became Miss Universe last year and she encouraged me to do it and I thought, why not,” Baillieu said at the time.
In 2019, Elanor competed in the Miss Universe Australia competition and was a finalist
Baillieu is a full-time guide dog puppy breeder and footballer with Old Geelong in the VAFA
Sutterby now owns trendy venues including Lennox Coffee and Kitchen in Melbourne
Baillieu isn’t all about the glamorous life, however, and even said she loves “having a beer with the guys” and doing things outside her “comfort zone.”
Her father Ted was Premier of Victoria from 2010 to 2013.
Now that he has stepped down, he has plenty of time to support his daughter from the sidelines.
“He was always there at school and he came home and we had dinner as a family. He was really my father,” Baillieu said.
Sutterby now owns trendy restaurants including Lennox Coffee and Kitchen in Melbourne.