{"id":612907,"date":"2026-04-17T12:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/612907\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:35:14","slug":"andy-allen-baby-masterchef-australia-judge-welcomes-first-child-with-wife-alex-son-jude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/612907\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Allen baby: MasterChef Australia judge welcomes first child with wife Alex, son Jude"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\ufeffndy Allen<\/a> has just dished up some very exciting news: he’s a dad!<\/p>\n

The MasterChef Australia<\/a> judge and his wife Alexandra have welcomed their first child, a son named Jude Jackson Allen.<\/p>\n

\ufeff”Our perfect little boy was welcomed into the world on April 13th,” the couple announced in a joint Instagram post.<\/p>\n

“Couldn’t be more proud of what we’ve created, we love you so much already!”<\/p>\n

The Allens, who married in 2022, shared two photos \u2013 one of their newborn asleep and one of the couple holding him.\ufeff<\/p>\n

The couple had announced their pregnancy news in November, writing, “We’ve been cooking up something pretty special.”\ufeff<\/p>\n

Fellow Aussie food personalities and stars of MasterChef \ufeffwere among those who congratulated the Allens on Jude’s arrival in the comments.<\/p>\n

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\"AndyAndy Allen and wife Alex have welcomed a “perfect little boy” named Jude. (Instagram\/Andy Allen)<\/p>\n

“Yas!!!! Congrats mate,” fellow Aussie chef Curtis Stone wrote.\ufeff<\/p>\n

“Congratulations mate!” Callum Hann wrote, while \ufeffSumeet Saigal said, “What a wonderful moment! Enjoy every bit of this new chapter! Labour has only just begun.”<\/p>\n

“Congratulations Andy & Alex ! He is adorable, welcome to the club \u2764\ufe0f” Depinder Chhibber wrote.<\/p>\n

\ufeffThe news comes two days after Allen’s MasterChef co-stars were joined on set by a special guest: Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.<\/p>\n

\"DuchessAllen’s MasterChef co-stars were joined by Meghan on the set of the cooking show on Wednesday. (Instagram\/@masterchefau)<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the duchess, who is in Australia for a four-day tour with Prince Harry, filmed a guest judge spot for the upcoming season of the cooking series.<\/p>\n

The show’s Instagram account shared a photo of Meghan with judges\ufeff \ufeffPoh Ling Yeow, Sofia Levin and Jean-Christophe Novelli.<\/p>\n

Allen missed the photoshoot due to the impending arrival of baby Jude, but he will return to the judging panel for this season.<\/p>\n

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