Tyra Banks Reveals Why She Moved to Australia with Her Family: 'I'm Happy Here'

Tyra Banks is enjoying her new life in Sydney! The 51-year-old model gave new details regarding her decision to move her family, including her partner Louis Bélanger-Martin and her 9-year-old son York , to Australia. Tyra explained that she was frequently visiting the country because her ice-cream company, SMiZE and Dream, has a facility in Sydney. Keep reading to find out more.

.. “I just fell in love with it.



Every time I went back, and went back ...

and the three countries that eat the most ice cream: America, New Zealand and Australia. So I was like, ‘I’m happy here and they love to eat some ice cream, so, are we going to do this family?’ And we did,” she said while co-hosting Today with Jenna & Friends . In a segment on the show, she also showed fans around her 3,000-square-foot flagship store.

“Making ice cream has been a lifelong dream of mine and it’s all happening right here in Australia,” she said in the video. Last month, Tyra responded to some of the controversies surrounding America’s Next Top Model ..