Poh Ling Yeow has taken to social media to share what goes on behind the scenes of her glamorous life as a TV personality – and her fans are surprisingly sympathetic.
The 51-year-old MasterChef Australia judge and artist posted a photo of her very messy bedroom.
‘Hello universe. Honestly, I’m trying,’ she captioned the snap, which featured an overflowing washing basket and clothes left in piles on her bedspread.
Her followers were quick to sympathise with the highly relatable image, which Poh shared to her Instagram on Monday.
‘Oh, I hear you! I wish abracadabra would’ve worked at my place. Yours looks pretty neat,’ one person commented.
‘Same girl, same,’ added another, while a third said simply, ‘Thank you, Poh, we are all trying.’
Poh Ling Yeow (pictured) has taken to social media to share what goes on behind the scenes of her glamorous life as a TV personality – and her fans are surprisingly sympathetic
The 51-year-old MasterChef Australia judge and artist posted a photo of her very messy bedroom. Her followers were quick to sympathise with the highly relatable image, which Poh shared to her Instagram on Monday
Also seen in the picture is Poh’s little shaggy dog Tim, who appeared to be transfixed by his owner’s clean-up activity.
‘Tim is doing a great job overseeing all the activity,’ one fan joked.
Added another: ‘Tim found just the one bit of clear-ish space he could squeeze himself in!’
‘I don’t know how you find time to do all the things you do, let alone normal stuff!’ one more commented.
It comes after Poh recently opened up about the hidden challenges of fame, revealing she turns down lucrative offers if they don’t align with her values.
Speaking on the Mental As Anyone podcast last month, she described navigating life in the public eye as difficult.
‘It is a treacherous path actually, because I think you have to be very careful about what you say yes to,’ she said.
‘I think you’re as defined by what you’re saying no to, so opportunities will come, but a lot of them are yucky and will leave a little trail of badness.
Poh was one of seven stars nominated for the Gold Logie last month. Pictured at the Logies
‘I’ve made mistakes. I’ve said yes to things before and then later regretted it. I have done things before where I’ve … had a weird feeling about that and now I feel like it was a mistake, not huge ones, but just like, probably not as aligned with my brand as it should have been.’
Poh revealed she is highly selective about brand partnerships, preferring to keep her platform authentic.
‘It is mainly commercial opportunities that are about money and using my platform,’ she explained.
‘I really make sure that the things that I attach myself to, like endorsements and stuff, are things that I really genuinely love. It is sort of very nuanced, but I am very particular.’
Poh was one of seven stars nominated for the Gold Logie last month, alongside Julia Morris, Ally Langdon, Sonia Kruger, Lisa Millar, Hamish Blake and the eventual winner Lynne McGranger.
The chef joined the judging panel in 2022 following the shock death of Jock Zonfrillo and the departures of Melissa Leong and Andy Allen.
