MKR's Emily: 'I proposed to my boyfriend'

Emily spent the past few months cooking up a proposal, and the answer was a resounding yes!

They’ve been dating for nearly nine years and own a house together, so it’s hardly surprising friends of My Kitchen Rules star Emily Cheung and her boyfriend Matt Davenport have been wondering when the two might say “I do”. “It’s hilarious,” Emily, 27, laughs. “Everyone always asks us when we’re going to get married. And I just say, ‘You know every time you ask us that, we’re going to add another year, right?’”

And although the topic often came up in conversation, Emily managed to avoid making any serious plans. “I was having a conversation not long ago with my mum and she’d been asking me whether we might get married soon,” Matt says. “I said, ‘Nah, Mum. She’s not ready yet. When she starts showing me some signs, then I’ll start moving on my plan to propose.’” Little did Matt know that Emily, who along with her sister Carly, 29, became an audience favourite, had other plans.

“I decided to propose,” she explains. “I know, it’s not very traditional but I don’t really do things normally.”Emily got to work organising her dream proposal – complete with a stunning Georg Jensen engagement ring for Matt, 30, and a lavish meal, of course! “We were watching the episode of My Kitchen Rules where we cooked up the seafood platter, and Matt said, ‘You need to make me that!’” says Emily.

For the finishing touch, Emily planned to present Matt with the pet they always dreamed of adopting – a gorgeous Rottweiler puppy. While she had no problem finding the perfect dog, a purebred named Chevy, he wasn’t old enough to leave the litter. “I scoured the shops for a soft toy version,” laughs Emily.