Inherited6 Okt 2025

Melissa Leong on why her marriage fell apart

Hello! Today, we speak to Melissa Leong. Melissa is one of Australia’s most beloved food writers and TV personalities. In 2020, she was the first female judge on MasterChef Australia, joining Andy Allen and Jock Zonfrillo, and she has just released her memoir, GUTS – where she bares her truth for the first time. In this conversation, Melissa speaks about the day she got the call-up for Masterchef, and the subsequent success that followed, the reality of being a woman in the hospitality industry, and how she’s processed the shame she has carried, years after being sexually assaulted, and why her previous marriage fell apart. To support Melissa, you can follow her on Instagram @fooderati, and you can buy her memoir GUTS at any good bookstore, or right here. Thank you so much to La Roche-Posay’s Fight With Care initiative for supporting this episode of Inherited. To learn how you can support someone you love through treatment — in both big ways and small — head to cancersupport.com. And shoutout to Skipper, too! If you want in, use code ‘NAKEDINHERITANCE’ or head here for $40 off their best-selling bundle. Inherited is produced by Annabelle Lee and executive-produced by Lucy Hunt. If you enjoyed this episode, click ‘follow’ on your favourite podcast app! We’re also on Instagram and TikTok @inheritedthepod. We’ll be back with another episode next Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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