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07.05.2023 / 10:37
How MasterChef Judge Andy Allen Fell for His Wife Alex
MasterChef win back in 2012 would lead him on a path to meet and marry the girl of his dreams? Now a judge on the show and happily married, Andy owes the cooking show a great deal considering how much of an impact it had on both his professional and personal life. Watch Below: MasterChef's Andy Allen dotes on Poh's 'technically perfect' cakeAndy and Alex met in pretty normal circumstances, bumping into each other at a party. However, she had no clue he had just won Australia's most successful cooking competition. "When we met, she had no idea who I was," he explained in an interview with TV WEEK."We were both at a party just after I won, and a few people were talking about it. She kept saying, 'You won MasterChef?' She thought it was a joke."Whilst they may have initially met during the party, they only dated when they crossed each other's paths again a few years later. After four years of dating, Andy finally popped the question - al though, he recalled being terrified Alex may say no. In an interview with TV WEEK the chef explained the details of his international proposal in New Zealand. "I was so scared about the ring going off in the scanner at the airport and having to drop down on one knee and propose in front of the security guards," Andy told the publication.And it wasn't quite smooth sailing once they landed either! "I drove down to what I was told was a nice secluded beach," Andy shared.