Once the queen of Melbourne’s high society, with opulent mansions and champagne dinners, Brynne Edelsten’s life has taken a dramatic and confrontational turn.
The former socialite, once living in multimillion-dollar properties in exclusive Port Melbourne and the CBD, is now reportedly holed up in a cramped $300-a-week apartment above a graffiti-painted FoodWorks in Fitzroy – a grim symbol of her shocking fall from grace.
Edelsten, now 42, rose to fame after her high-profile marriage to eccentric Australian multimillionaire Geoffrey Edelsten in November 2009.
Their glitzy $3 million wedding at Crown Casino, complete with celebrity guests and a speech from Seinfeld star Jason Alexander, cemented her status as a fixture on the Australian social scene.
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Born Brynne Gordon in Oklahoma in 1983, the US-born glamor model maximized her fame with endless red carpet appearances, appearances on reality TV shows such as SAS Australia and Dancing with the Stars, and even her own show, Brynne: My Bedazzled Life.
In better times, the couple shared a penthouse apartment in Melbourne, with Geoffrey also owning a number of luxury investment properties.
After living in multi-million dollar mansions, Brynne Edelsten’s life has taken a devastating turn.
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Edelsten now lives above this graffiti-covered shop on the corner. Source: Google image
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The apartment complex is adjacent to an alley reportedly frequented by drug users and often littered with used needles and vomit. Source: Google image
However, the lavish lifestyle began to unravel after her marriage to Geoffrey ended in divorce in 2014.
It is understood that Brynne, who was declared bankrupt in 2016, did not receive any money from her ex-husband after the divorce.
During the Seven News Spotlight: The Fame Game in 2022 on Sunday evening, Edelsten opened up about the destructive path she took after the breakup of their marriage.
“I probably haven’t had the best relationships since (the divorce)… There’s been domestic violence, at one point I became homeless and went to a crisis shelter,” she revealed.
“To actually rebuild myself, love myself again and stand on my own two feet again… I was so lucky to have support behind me.”
Geoffrey passed away in Melbourne in June 2021 at the age of 78.
Brynne Edelsten leaves the court. Credit: 7NEWS
Noblesse during happier times in one of her luxurious homes.
Brynne and Geoffrey Edelsten from Seven’s reality show My Bedazzled Life. In the background Josh Horner, Nick Bracks and Paul Licuria
A series of drug controversies followed, culminating in Edelsten’s current grim reality.
Her current home, a mid-rise apartment building on the south side of Brunswick Street, paints a grim picture.
According to The Daily Mailit is next to the commission’s housing towers full of refugees and borders an alley reportedly frequented by drug users, littered with used needles.
The Daily Mail watched as two ambulances arrived at Edelsten’s complex in less than an hour, as the media waited for her to appear to address her latest legal troubles.
Edelsten faced the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday after Victoria Police allegedly discovered commercial quantities of illegal substances in her home.
There was a time when Aussies couldn’t get enough of the socialite.
It is understood police raided her Fitzroy home on Monday where they reportedly found a significant quantity of drugs.
On Tuesday, a court heard it could take up to 12 months to analyze her phone records to determine her alleged involvement in the case, according to 7News.
The 42-year-old mother was reportedly in tears when she appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon and denied any knowledge of substances in her home.
She was granted bail on the condition that she report to a police station three times a week.
Previous drug trafficking charges have been dropped against Ms. Edelsten.
On Wednesday, Edelsten stayed home and politely declined to speak to the media.
Edelsten will appear in court again on January 7.
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