MasterChef: The truth about Poh’s love ‘triangle’ and how now he can’t find a partner

MasterChef success story Poh Ling Yeow has opened up about her offbeat love life and what it was like to return to the cooking show that made her famous.

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia this week at her new pop-up restaurant in QT Melbourne, the 49-year-old brushed off the public’s fascination with her ‘love square’ business arrangement as nothing as ‘salacious’ as people might think.

Until recently, Poh ran the Jamface cafe in Adelaide with her two ex-husbands, Jono Bennett and Matt Phipps, as well as Matt’s new wife, and Poh’s best friend, Sarah Rich. Jono has since left the business.

While this partnership may seem unusual to some, Poh said their unique dynamic was “no big deal.”

“I think everyone wants to paint this really lewd picture, but we’ve just transitioned into it.” [being friends and business partners] so easily that for us it’s not a big deal,’ he said, referring to the public interest in the unorthodox association.

‘we all run [Jamface café] together, so we are equal partners. This is how the cookie fell apart. We don’t really think anything weird, because that’s what happened to us.

“I think everyone wants to think that there is this love triangle. There is no love triangle, believe me!

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia this week at her new pop-up restaurant in QT Melbourne, the 49-year-old brushed off the public’s fascination with her ‘love square’ business arrangement as nothing as ‘salacious’ as people might think.

Until recently, Poh ran the Jamface cafe in Adelaide with her two ex-husbands, Jono Bennett and Matt Phipps, as well as Matt’s new wife, and Poh’s best friend, Sarah Rich. Since then, Jonathan has left the business. (Pictured: Poh and Jono in December 2016)

Matt’s first husband, Matt Phipps (left), is now married to his best friend, Sarah Rich (right).

The Snackmasters host went on to say that she “felt really sad” about the end of her marriage to her first husband, Matt, so she kept up their friendship and business ties because she didn’t want to “throw the baby out with the bathwater.” ‘.

“As soon as we didn’t have to be together as a married couple, we were like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is so much better. This is everything we love about our relationship without all the egregious parts.'”

Poh followed the same pattern when she split from her second husband Jono in 2021 after six years of marriage, and the couple remain close to this day.

After concentrating on her career for the last year, Poh is now ready to return to the world of dating, but admits that she finds it difficult with dating apps due to her high profile in the media.

‘There is no interest towards me, there is nothing. And I don’t know how to do it! I don’t know how someone who works in media…like, how do you navigate the apps?’ she said.

While Poh’s association with his ex may seem unusual, he said their dynamic “wasn’t a big deal.”

But the Malaysian-born chef seems content to take her time and do things face-to-face rather than try to navigate “ruthless” dating apps.

Poh also revealed what it was like working with MasterChef judge Melissa Leong when she returned to the cooking competition for the Back to Win season in 2020.

‘It was really lovely to have that feminine energy from Melissa. I felt like she really brought such a different vibe and sensibility to the judges that I really appreciated,” she said.

She went on to reveal that she developed a “cultural bond” with Melissa, 42, of Chinese-Singaporean descent, and was grateful to have “someone in [her] side’.

Poh also revealed what it was like working with MasterChef judge Melissa Leong (pictured) when she returned to the cooking competition for the Back to Win season in 2020. “It was really lovely to have that feminine energy from Melissa. I felt like it really brought a such a different vibe and sensibility to the judges that I really appreciated,” he said.

Poh Ling Yeow, 49, Reveals the Skincare Secrets Behind Her Incredibly Ageless Complexion

Poh Ling Yeow looks younger every year despite being just under 50 years old.

Now the 49-year-old MasterChef success story has revealed her skincare routine that keeps her face looking so youthful.

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia this week, she said she only uses a foaming facial cleanser and moisturizer.

‘Neutrogena foaming face wash with Aveeno. All my life. That’s what I’ve always worn and I swear by it,” she said.

Poh Ling Yeow looks younger every year despite being just under 50

Poh also revealed that he had been eating “very clean” recently, picking up fresh produce from the farmers’ market near his Jamface Café in Adelaide.

“The other day for dinner I had half a melon with very well done local prosciutto,” he said, along with steamed limes and mushrooms.

Although she often puts her culinary talents to good use in her own kitchen, the TV host said she also enjoys chocolate and two-minute noodles.

“I eat very clean because the products are delicious, but I will go from that to eating chocolate for breakfast. I can also be a really gross person,’ she joked.

Poh also revealed that he had been eating “very clean” recently, picking up fresh produce from the farmers’ market near his Jamface Café in Adelaide.

‘I love two minute noodles. That is my vice. If I’m a little down or a little stressed, that’s my go-to.

That and some lettuce or Wombok and then some frozen fish balls or whatever I can find in the freezer.

It comes as Poh revealed that she will be returning to MasterChef this year as a guest judge after enjoying her last run on the show alongside Melissa Leong.

She returned to competition cooking for the Back to Win season in 2020.