Melissa Leong shows off her cleavage in a low-cut dress following split with husband

She confirmed her split from her husband Joe Jones in December, almost four years after they tied the knot in California.

And MasterChef star Melissa Leong certainly showed him what he is missing on Friday.

The 40-year-old looked stunning as she flaunted her cleavage in a low-cut dress to celebrate Lunar New Year. 

The TV beauty accentuated her flawless complexion with a wing-tipped eye and bright red lip. 

Melissa wore her brunette locks in soft waves and accessorised her sexy frock with a pair of gold chandelier earrings.  

This week, the TV star penned an article for HuffPost Australia in which she reveals how she is eager to turn over a new leaf as the Lunar New Year approaches.

In the piece, which was published on Thursday, the Channel 10 personality explained why the celebration was so significant to her.

‘Like many cultures across the world, the end and the beginning is a chance to reset and forgive. It’s also a time to reflect, consolidate and project hopes as a family and a community,’ she wrote.

In light of Covid restrictions, she said many families won’t be able to have a big community get-together, which is a defining feature of the Lunar New Year.

‘Suffice to say, the longing for connection and the easing of those pangs through writing about cooking, and most crucially eating food, is something truly special,’ she added.

Melissa also said that focusing on her main passion – food – gives her strength during trying times.

‘Food, I find, has a magical ability to provide a soothing balm from the aches of the world, and generate hope. Is that a lot to ask for? Sure. But it’s pretty powerful, this stuff that sustains us,’ she wrote.

Melissa’s essay comes days after her estranged husband was pictured holding hands with a female friend as they took a stroll through Melbourne.

Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting they are anything more than friends. 

Tattooed Joe, who owns the Romeo Lane cocktail bar, wore a white linen shirt which he teamed with smart black trousers.

His female companion kept things casual in a jumper and leopard-print shorts.

Before they briefly held hands, Joe and his friend had entered a house together as he clutched two bottles of champagne.

They were inside the property for a few minutes, during which time the woman changed out of her grey jumper and into a black one.

That same day, Joe shared a video to Instagram of the pair strolling down the street with a male pal, which he captioned: ‘Day for the favourites.’ 

The sighting came weeks after Melissa confirmed the couple’s split in a post shared to Instagram on December 20. 

‘It has brought us such happiness to walk together, but the time has come for Joe and I to part ways and walk on, apart,’ she wrote.

‘We ask for your kindness and consideration for our privacy, we will not be making any further comment as our private lives have, and will always remain exactly that.⁣⁣

‘We wish you peace at the end of such a challenging year for all.’

Before the break-up, Joe was last seen on Melissa’s account in late June, when she uploaded a photo of him holding their cat Ghost. 

The pair married in a small ceremony at California’s Joshua Tree National Park in February 2017, after dating for just five months.

‘I first met him briefly at his bar in Melbourne, Romeo Lane,’ Melissa previously told TV Week of their whirlwind romance.

‘Then we met again properly about 18 months later at a function. We started talking there and we’ve just not ever ceased since really. It’s pretty cool.’

While the reason for their split has not been disclosed, Joe hinted in February last year as they celebrated their three-year anniversary that Melissa’s filming schedule for MasterChef had taken a toll on their relationship.