TV chef Heston Blumenthal ‘engaged to French businesswoman’ after ‘split’ from Stephanie Gouveia-Rachael O'Connor-Entertainment – Metro

Heston Blumenthal is reportedly engaged to French businesswoman Melanie Ceysson after splitting from Stephanie Gouveia (Picture: Getty Images for Waitrose)

TV chef Heston Blumenthal is reportedly engaged, after splitting from Stephanie Gouveia.

The Michelin star chef, 56, married Stephanie, 20 years his junior, in a non-religious ceremony in 2018, joined by their then-three-month-old child.

It was reported this week that the pair had split up, five years after the wedding ceremony while on holiday in the Maldives.

Now the Mail Online has revealed Heston is engaged again, to French businesswoman Melanie Ceysson – and plans to ‘officially’ marry her.

Heston told the outlet that he has ‘found my other half,’ with the pair living together in France.

He added: ‘I am going to get officially married to Melanie.’

Heston and Stephanie were married in the Maldives in 2018 (Picture: WireImage)

The TV chef is known for appearing on the likes of Masterchef Australia and Channel 4’s Crazy Delicious (Picture: WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The Crazy Delicious star was also previously married to ex-wife Zanna, with whom he shares three children: Zack, 30, Jessie, 27, and 25-year-old Joy. as well as his five-year-old with Stephanie.

He and Zanna were divorced in 2016, two years before he married Stephanie in a last-minute ceremony while on holiday in the Maldives.

A spokesperson confirmed his marriage to Stephanie in 2018, telling Metro.co.uk: ‘Heston and Stephanie are delighted to announce they’ve got married.

‘They were spending some quality time together and decided to seize the moment.’

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While Heston lives in France, he is greatly involved in his UK restaurants, including Michelin star restaurant The Fat Duck based in Berkshire.

As well as his own Channel 4 show Crazy Delicious, Heston has also starred on MasterChef Australia, where he was a judge until 2020.

Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Heston for comment.

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