EXCLUSIVE
A court has banned the new wife of top designer Wayne Cooper from harassing her own husband, despite her claims the couple are more in love than ever.
But Elizabeth Adams, 47, admits the shadow of Cooper’s ex-wife still looms over their marriage nine months after they tied the knot, triggering a meltdown that landed her in court.
“As Princess Diana said, ‘There are three of us in this marriage’, so we’re a bit crowded,” Adams told Daily Mail Australia at the couple’s home in Myocum, near Byron Bay in northern New South Wales.
“But despite the uncertainties, my commitment to Wayne is unwavering. Our love for each other is contagious and we are more committed than ever.”
The former UBS banker and mother of two faced Byron Bay Local Court last month over a domestic violence order issued by NSW Police for the protection of her husband.
Last month, Magistrate Judge Kathy Crittenden imposed the AVO for two years, preventing Ms Adams from assaulting or threatening her husband, as well as stalking, harassing or intimidating him.
The order also includes intentionally or recklessly destroying or damaging any property of Mr Cooper, as well as harming an animal belonging to or in his possession.
Elizabeth Adams, the newlywed wife of top designer Wayne Cooper, has been banned by a court for harassing her own husband, despite her claims that the couple are more in love than ever.
Fashion designer Wayne Cooper (left) proposed to Elizabeth Adams (right) after eight months of dating.
Wayne Cooper told the Daily Mail Australia that his wife’s restraining order was “a storm in a teacup”
But this week, both Adams and Cooper insisted their budding marriage was still strong and dismissed the impact of the court’s strict ruling on their relationship.
Cooper, 61, insisted that despite the court proceedings, the couple remains happy together.
“Everything is fine,” she told the Daily Mail Australia. “It’s a storm in a teacup. We’re together and we’re happy and that’s it.”
Ms Adams had previously admitted that Cooper’s continued ties with his first wife and mother of his two children, Sarah Marsh, had created “immense pressure” for the couple.
She admitted this week that this had driven her to the point of mental breakdown.
“My recent breakdown underlined the difficulties I thought I could overcome to get Wayne creative again,” she told Daily Mail Australia.
“I’m reminded over and over again, like the warning sign on cigarettes: ‘Family court will wipe out your finances.’ Leave your past grievances out of court. Nobody wins.
‘In the midst of the chaos, the support I received from my daughters was a source of comfort.
“This support was especially meaningful and recalled a roundtable meeting that was very helpful for our girls, allowing us to heal and find harmony today.”
But she added: “I hope we can prioritise the domestic violence crisis in Australia over a minor legal matter and focus on what really matters in our community.”
Cooper popped the question to Adams when he hid an engagement ring in a bowl of caviar during a romantic dinner at Bondi Icebergs in Sydney’s east.
Despite the uncertainties, the couple is more in love than ever
Sarah Marsh (above) seen leaving Waverly Court House in August 2023
Cooper and Ms Marsh were married for 14 years (pictured, Wayne Cooper with his ex-wife Sarah Marsh in 2011)
They married in December in front of close friends and family after eight months of dating, following the breakup of Cooper’s 14-year marriage to Marsh.
His second marriage came after Cooper himself became the subject of an AVO, when police filed one on behalf of Marsh, a former model.
But Cooper was acquitted of two charges of common assault related to domestic violence at Waverley Local Court in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in August last year.
Judge Emma Manea He said he doubted Ms Marsh’s reliability and her allegations that he assaulted her twice in 2015 and 2016.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Marsh for comment.
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