Jessica Te Huia, the woman thrust into the spotlight after her ex-partner filmed her in bed with his son, has now been seen house-hunting on the Gold Coast with 19-year-old Lorenzo Hilton.
Te Huia, 38, and Lorenzo were photographed on Wednesday inspecting a waterfront mansion in Helensvale with a reported price tag of $2.3 million. She is understood to be preparing to bid when the property goes to auction on Friday.
The home, which sits along the waterway near Saltwater Creek, features five bedrooms and five bathrooms. During the inspection, the pair were seen embracing and kissing as they looked through the property.
Photos from the outing show Lorenzo helping Te Huia into her car after the couple shared a kiss.
Their relationship drew widespread attention in early June after Te Huia’s former partner, Levi Hilton, allegedly entered her bedroom and found her in bed beside Lorenzo, who is his son.
Levi filmed the confrontation, during which he questioned whether the pair had slept together, pulled back the bedcovers while they were in their underwear, and declared that “the proof is in the pudding.”
He posted the video to Instagram Stories, which spread like wildfire and became an international scandal.
Lorenzo declared his love for Te Huia in a text to his father, who then shared a screenshot of the message on his social media.
Jess Te Huia and Lorenzo Hilton were spotted enjoying an intimate moment on Wednesday
The pair shared a kiss on a street in the Gold Coast after attending an open home
The pair toured a $2.3 million mansion for sale in Helensvale
The waterfront home is set to go to auction on Friday, with Te Huia intending to bid
However, the extraordinary viral moment quickly took a dark turn.
Te Huia claimed Hilton had entered her home in the middle of the night, and unlocked her bedroom door with a butter knife – which Hilton, also 38, later confirmed to the Mail.
Days later, Hilton posted and deleted a video to Instagram appearing to threaten his son’s life.
‘I brought you into this earth and I’ll take you f***ing right out of it too, boy. I f***ing wrote the book, son,’ he said.
During an online tirade last Tuesday, Hilton said: ‘I’ll happily rot in a cell, so long as I get my s**t out.’
Hilton was arrested on Monday and now faces six charges relating to a string of alleged offences that occurred between late May and early June.
The various charges include one count each of distribute prohibited visual recordings (domestic violence offence), enter dwelling and commit domestic violence offence, and driving of motor vehicle without a driver licence.
He was denied police bail initially, but released on bail after fronting the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Te Huia said she is looking for a new home for her family – but Lorenzo will not be moving in
Te Huia has inspected multiple properties and is keen to move on from the scandal
Lorenzo cowered as his father filmed him and Te Huia in bed in her home in early June
In the viral video, Hilton demanded to know if Te Huia and Lorenzo had sex
He walked free on Wednesday – the same day his ex and his son were happily touring mansions for sale.
Despite Te Huia and Lorenzo’s public display of affection, she insisted to the Mail that they were not officially together – and he would not be moving into her new home.
‘No, Lorenzo is not moving in and we’re not in a relationship,’ she said, when contacted for comment.
‘We love each other so much, we’re spending time together, and we’re trying to figure it all out.
‘I’m standing by that because I don’t want to commit to a 19-year-old, he still has so much life to do and things he needs to figure out without me.’
It is understood Te Huia lives in a mansion north of Helensvale with her parents and children, and has built a real-estate portfolio after working since she was 13.
She also received a payout from a former employer.
Te Huia has inspected multiple homes this week, together with Lorenzo.
Te Huia insists that while she loves Lorenzo, they are not officially a couple
The incredible home features five bedrooms and five bathrooms, with water views
Gentlemanly Lorenzo helped Te Huia into her car after the real estate viewing
As Te Huia grows her empire and hopes to ‘move onwards and upwards’ from the scandal created by her ex, he was released from jail on $10,000 bail, and turned to social media to plead for financial help from his followers.
In a series of Instagram Stories posted Wednesday night, Hilton said: ‘I am going through a serious personal situation that has turned my life upside down.
‘The last couple of days, I’ve been in custody. I got picked up and managed to get bail on some pretty hard-out conditions, which quite frankly, they want me to fail.
‘I’ve got an ankle bracelet, you name it. Just to get me bail was a real pretty penny, over $10k… honestly I can’t even move out of this house, it’s f***ing crazy – ridiculous, really.’
Hilton said he had received advice that fighting his charges would cost more than $100,000 in legal fees.
Many followers expected him to launch a GoFundMe, but instead Hilton encouraged people to hit a referral link to an online gambling portal.
His username is ‘The Proof is in the Pudding’ – in a nod to his comment in the viral video of Te Huia and Lorenzo in bed.
‘Look, if you don’t gamble, that’s fine, I’m not forcing it down people’s throats,’ he said.
Meanwhile, Levi revealed he had walked from jail on more than $10,000 bail
Hilton shared a screenshot of his son’s text message declaration of love for Te Huia
‘A lot of people mentioned a GoFundMe or whatever… but least by playing pokies, you actually get a return if you do win.’
He then shared another story saying, ‘Tap the link above if you enjoy a slap or wanna help me with my legal fees. If not, your love and support is more than suffice (sic).’
Soon after, his Instagram account vanished – it is understood Hilton may have breached Instagram’s strict rules surrounding promoting online gambling and had his account suspended.
Those who breach the rules rarely get their accounts back.
Since the viral ‘stepmum in the bed’ video, Levi’s follower count had exploded from around 6000 to 50,000.
His most recent stint in lockup is not Hilton’s first brush with the law.
In 2020, he pleaded guilty to multiple traffic offences, including handing over a fake driver’s licence, driving while disqualified, and riding an unregistered, uninsured Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
Representing himself in court, Hilton told the magistrate he was in the process of selling the Harley and hoped to receive $24,000 for it before asking whether she was ‘interested’.
Hilton’s Instagram account has vanished after he promoted online gambling
‘No,’ Magistrate Rosemary Gilbert replied.
She fined Hilton $2,310 and disqualified him from driving for two years.
In 2022, he again faced court over his role in a violent street brawl, in which frontline workers were assaulted.
Hilton later pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting a police officer and one count of assaulting an ambulance officer.
The court heard he became violent after witnessing his younger brother’s arrest. It was also told that his brother had grown hostile due to an alleged delay in paramedics arriving.
The following year, Hilton was back before the courts after an altercation involving an elderly retired police officer and decorated Army veteran.
Beenleigh Magistrates Court heard on July 20, 2023, that Hilton went to collect a vehicle safety certificate from the then 84-year-old man at Waterford on January 18, 2022.
A dispute broke out and the court heard Hilton grabbed the veteran’s hand while attempting to take the certificate, causing the elderly man to lose his balance and fall to the ground.
The veteran said he had become ‘withdrawn and scared’ since the attack.
Hilton pleaded guilty to one count of common assault and was sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for nine months.
