Poh Ling Yeow Reveals Shocking Love Square Drama

Poh Ling Yeow has revealed that her relationship with her ex-husband is 'volatile' but 'unbreakable'. 

The judge married her first husband Matt Phipps in 1989, but they separated after nine years together.

And the 52-year-old says that she and Matt, who run Jamface café in  together, have a lifelong commitment despite their split. 

'We've been through such stormy seas, we are unbreakable,' she told Women's Weekly.  

'The domestics still flare up from time to time because the volatility that broke us is also what makes us dynamic business partners. 

'Our creative symbiosis is unique and undeniable.' 

Poh went on to tie the knot with Jono Bennett in 2014 after six years together, but they also later split, in early 2021.

After her divorces, Poh ran Jamface with both of her exes and Matt's new wife Sarah Rich, with their 'love square' business arrangement prompting much interest.

Speaking on the Share My Mood podcast, Poh spoke about how she navigates her relationship with Matt, who is now married to her best friend of 20 years Sarah.

She revealed she is still friends with both Matt and Sarah and described it as 'awesome' and 'weird' that they have all managed to maintain such a close bond.

'He's still my ride or die, Matt and we still have the hugest domestics in front of his partner, who's my best friend,' she said.

'That's the part of the whole awesome, weird story. We're all still really good mates.'

Poh said she worked through her 'unresolved love' to form a 'healthy' relationship with Matt which allowed them both to move on. 

She shared: 'I think when people are still triggered by their partners, I think there's something about them that still has a hold over them and you want to be rid of that, so that you're an empty vessel to go on to your new relationship with.'

The chef revealed that she and Matt separated because she felt like she had stopped 'recognising herself' in the midst of their 'dysfunction'.

Poh candidly said it made her realise that their relationship wouldn't work as a marriage, but they instead managed to remain close friends after their split.

'We could just push each other's buttons and you could have an argument about this and that, it was just insane,' she shared.  

'That's when I'm like, I'm getting lost in this bitterness, and I need to find myself again.

'And so when we finally broke up, I was like, wait a minute, this is so cool because we now get to keep all the things that we still love about each other because we loved each other's company like we were great friends.

'But as a marriage, it just didn't work. So we got to just throw all the bad things in the bin and keep all the good things.'

The MasterChef season one runner-up also candidly opened up about her second divorce and how she still phones her ex Jono to discuss their relationship.

She admitted she often reflects on how she would have blamed Jono for certain things and will openly talk to him when she has realisations about their relationship.