She’s the effervescent former co-host of Perfect Match.
But these days Nicky Buckley has swapped glamorous gowns for a pair of garden gloves and a shovel.
The 52-year-old revealed to New Idea this week that she and her family have permanently located to an idyllic bushland property near Bells Beach, Victoria.
Making a change: These days Nicky Buckley has swapped glamorous gowns for a pair of garden gloves and a shovel after she and her family have permanently located to an idyllic bushland property near Bells Beach, Victoria
The presenter, along with her husband Murray Bingham, and her sons, Cooper, 21, Jasper, 19, and Baxter, 15, made the change after frequently holidaying in the area.
They also own a business in the area, a restaurant, so it made sense to make the move.
‘We had started running a restaurant down this way and we had also been holidaying down here a lot,’ Nicky told the magazine.
Changes! Things are very different for the former Perfect Match co-host. Pictured in 2005
Happy family: The presenter, along with her husband Murray Bingham (far right)and her sons, Cooper, 21 (far left) Jasper, 19 (second from left) and Baxter, 15 (centre) made the change after frequently holidaying in the area
Happy! While friends worried that the property was ‘too isolated’ Nicky insists it’s perfect
Working on the property: ‘We found that this was where we really wanted to be,’ she said
While friends worried that the property was ‘too isolated’ Nicky insists it’s absolutely perfect.
‘We found that this was where we really wanted to be. I remember when we first made the decision to move here for good, people said: ‘But won’t you feel isolated?’ That’s never, ever been the case,’ she told the magazine.
Nicky added: ‘It’s so easy to drive back to Melbourne whenever we need to and the lifestyle here is amazing.’
Nicky added: ‘It’s so easy to drive back to Melbourne whenever we need to and the lifestyle here is amazing’
Rugged: She also rolls up her sleeves and does painting and renovations around the home, and can even be seen collecting firewood on a truck with her sons
Gardener: The former TV star often posts images of her garden, ripe with tomatoes, snow peas and herbs , and even keeps chickens
The sprawling property features a private tennis court and a half-pipe skate park for the boys.
The former TV star often posts images of her garden, ripe with tomatoes, snow peas and herbs, and even keeps chickens.
She also rolls up her sleeves and does painting and renovations around the home, and can even be seen collecting firewood on a truck with her sons.
Cosy! The wood is for the home’s fireplace, where the media personality and her husband of 26 years curl up with wine
Off in the sticks: The former teen model says that the privacy suits her perfectly despite her high-profile work
The wood is for the home’s fireplace, where the media personality and her husband of 26 years curl up with wine.
Located close to Bell’s Beach, the family also like to visit the ocean often, when not in their five-bedroom, two-bathroom, four-hectare property.
The former teen model says that the privacy suits her perfectly despite her high-profile work.
She told the Herald Sun: ‘I am private even though you work in this industry that is public. I’m very much a private person, I keep to myself a lot, so to do this is the opposite to what people would expect of me’.
Mod cons: The sprawling property features a private tennis court and a half-pipe skate park for the boys. Nicky is pictured at home with husband Murray and son Baxter
Read more: Pick up this week’s New Idea magazine for the full interview