Wayne Cooper’s wife is banned from STALKING the designer just months after they married – as she channels Princess Di in a savage message to his ex

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The newlywed wife of top designer Wayne Cooper has been banned by a court from stalking her husband, despite her claims that the couple are more in love than ever.

But Elizabeth Adams, 47, admits the shadow of Cooper’s ex-wife still hangs over their marriage, nine months after they wed, causing a breakdown that landed her in court.

“As Princess Diana said, ‘There are three of us in this marriage’, so it’s getting a bit crowded,” Ms Adams told Daily Mail Australia at the couple’s home in Myocum, near Byron Bay in northern New South Wales.

“But despite the uncertainties, my commitment to Wayne is unwavering. Our love for each other is infectious and we are more committed than ever.”

The former UBS banker and mother of two appeared in court in Byron Bay last month over an assault order issued by NSW Police to protect her husband.

Last month, Magistrate Kathy Crittenden imposed a two-year AVO banning Mrs Adams from assaulting or threatening her husband, and from stalking, harassing or intimidating him.

The measure also includes intentionally or recklessly destroying or damaging Mr Cooper’s property, as well as causing harm to an animal belonging to him or in his possession.

Fashion designer Wayne Cooper (left) proposed to Elizabeth Adams (right) after eight months of dating

Wayne Cooper told Daily Mail Australia his wife’s AVO was ‘a storm in a teacup’

But this week both Ms Adams and Cooper insisted their fledgling marriage is still strong and denied the impact the court’s harsh ruling has had on their relationship.

Cooper, 61, stressed that the couple is still happily together despite the lawsuit.

“Everything is fine,” he told Daily Mail Australia. “It’s a storm in a teacup. We’re together and we’re happy and that’s it.”

Mrs Adams previously admitted that Cooper’s ongoing ties to his first wife and mother of his two children, Sarah Marsh, created “huge pressure” on the couple.

This week she admitted that it had brought her to the point of mental breakdown.

“My recent breakdown underlined the difficulties I thought I could overcome to allow Wayne to be creative again,” she told Daily Mail Australia.

“It repeats to me, like the warning sign on cigarettes, ‘Family Court Will Kill Your Finances.’ Leave your old grievances out of court. No one wins.

‘In the midst of all the chaos, my daughters’ support was a source of comfort.

“This support was especially meaningful and reminiscent of a roundtable discussion that served our girls well. It allowed us to heal and find harmony today.”

But she added: “I hope we can prioritise the domestic violence crisis in Australia above a small legal issue and focus on what really matters in our community.”

Cooper proposed to Adams when he hid an engagement ring in a bowl of caviar during a romantic dinner at Bondi Icebergs in Sydney’s east.

Despite the uncertainties, the two are more in love than ever

Sarah Marsh (above) will leave Waverly Court House in August 2023

Cooper and Mrs. Marsh were married for 14 years (pictured Wayne Cooper with his estranged wife Sarah Marsh in 2011)

They married in December, surrounded by close friends and family, after dating for eight months. Cooper’s 14-year marriage to Ms Marsh had ended in divorce.

His second marriage took place after Cooper himself became the subject of an AVO, when police set one up on behalf of Mrs Marsh, a former model.

But Cooper was acquitted of two charges of domestic violence relating to common assault at Waverley District Court in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in August last year.

Magistrate Emma Manea said she doubted Ms Marsh’s reliability and her allegations that he had assaulted her twice, in 2015 and 2016.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Marsh for comment.