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Melissa Leong: ‘Life is not easy. Life is ugly and hard and unpredictable’

Not wanting to ‘sugar-coat the less-than-ideal things’ in her life, the former MasterChef judge says the years she rose to fame were ‘a lot about survival and not much else’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAt home in Melbourne’s Carlton North, Melissa Leong is feeling apprehensive. She’s preparing to spend the day talking about her new memoir, Guts, which reveals personal struggles she has never before spoken about publicly.“This part – laying yourself bare, so to speak, multiple times a day – is challenging,” she says. “It’s mentally challenging. It’s emotionally challenging.”Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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