Congratulations! MasterChef Australia star Hayden Quinn announces engagement to model girlfriend Jax Raynor on Christmas Eve
MasterChef star Hayden Quinn and his American model girlfriend, Jax Raynor, have announced their engagement.
The couple shared their happy news on Christmas Eve, uploading a sweet photo of them posing with Champagne flutes in hand.
‘Merry Christmas and Happy Engagement from us to all of you!!!’ Hayden, 36, captioned the post.
![MasterChef star Hayden Quinn (left)and his longtime American model girlfriend, Jax Raynor, (right) surprised his followers by announcing their engagement on Christmas Eve](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12/24/21/65913843-11572209-MasterChef_star_Hayden_Quinn_and_his_longtime_American_model_gir-a-1_1671917107791.jpg)
MasterChef star Hayden Quinn (left)and his longtime American model girlfriend, Jax Raynor, (right) surprised his followers by announcing their engagement on Christmas Eve
Their post was quickly inundated with comments from well-wishers from their celebrity friends.
Home and Away star Ryan Clark wrote: ‘Congrats mate’, while Aussie DJ Fisher wrote: ‘Epic, congrats guys’.
Fellow MasterChef star Sarah Tiong wrote: ‘Congratulations’.
![Their post was quickly inundated with comments from well-wishers from their celebrity friends](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12/24/21/65913841-11572209-Their_post_was_quickly_inundated_with_comments_from_well_wishers-m-4_1671915885706.jpg)
Their post was quickly inundated with comments from well-wishers from their celebrity friends
The couple began dating in 2016.
Hayden previously admitted that he wanted to propose earlier but the pandemic has made it ‘tricky’ to make their engagement plans official.
Raynor relocated from Los Angeles to Sydney in the second year of their relationship to be with the MasterChef star.
![The couple began dating in 2016](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12/24/21/65913845-11572209-image-a-2_1671915866316.jpg)
The couple began dating in 2016
The couple reside in a beachside apartment in Manly.
Hayden was a breakout star on MasterChef in 2011, before returning to the franchise for an all-star season in 2012 and the Back To Win season in 2020.
He also hosted Nine Network cooking show Family Food Fight in 2017.
![Hayden previously admitted that he wanted to propose earlier but the pandemic has made it 'tricky' to make their engagement plans official](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12/24/21/42545978-11572209-Hayden_previously_admitted_that_he_wanted_to_propose_earlier_but-a-2_1671917107960.jpg)
Hayden previously admitted that he wanted to propose earlier but the pandemic has made it ‘tricky’ to make their engagement plans official
![Hayden was a breakout star on MasterChef in 2011, before returning to the franchise for an all-star season in 2012 and the Back To Win season in 2020](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12/24/21/65914439-11572209-image-a-3_1671917678145.jpg)
Hayden was a breakout star on MasterChef in 2011, before returning to the franchise for an all-star season in 2012 and the Back To Win season in 2020
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