MasterChef star Julie Goodwin shared some exciting family news with her fans on Sunday.

The 54-year-old announced on Instagram that her son Paddy has proposed to his girlfriend Brooke.

Julie posted a photo of the newly engaged couple smiling after her son popped the question.

In the image, Brooke placed her hand on her fiancé’s chest to show off her stunning oval diamond ring.

‘Lots to celebrate and look forward to in the Goodwin and Taylor households,’ she captioned the post.

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MasterChef star Julie Goodwin (pictured) shared some exciting family news with her fans on Sunday

The 54-year-old announced on Instagram that her son Paddy has proposed to his girlfriend Brooke

Julie’s exciting announcement comes just days after she issued a statement defending her weight loss after fans raised concerns about her health.

Julie shared an update on Instagram after a new photo, in which she looked very slim, was posted to her account.

Her dramatic transformation led to comments from worried followers.

‘Thanks to all who have expressed concern about my health. I am well and I am within the healthy weight range. My doctor concurs,’ she wrote.

“For those asking me for guidance or tips, I am not qualified to provide that. Such advice should come from trusted health professionals, not from me. I’m a TV cook,” Julie continued.

“For those wishing to comment on the appearance and state of my body, please do so on your own page because I’m tired of reading it. Because of this, I will be turning off comments on this post.

‘For all of us can we please find something more interesting to talk about. Can we please model kindness to our kids and grandkids and can we please leave this obsession with people’s looks back in the 1980s. Peace and love.’

Julie was prompted to speak out after a selfie shared this week .led to comments asking whether she was ‘sick’.

Julie’s exciting announcement comes just days after she issued a statement defending her weight loss after fans raised concerns about her health

Julie first appeared on MasterChef Australia in 2009 (pictured) 

‘I’m actually concerned… to be honest, but if you are healthy and well there is nothing to worry about,’ one fan commented.

‘Oh Julie…. too much weight loss,’ another chimed in, while one more said, ‘She is sick. She looks shocking.’

‘Julie you are awesome, but are you okay?’ someone else asked, with one more posting, ‘Are you okay Julie? You don’t look okay. Hope there’s nothing wrong.’

‘She looks like a skeleton,’ one more person wrote, with yet another saying, ‘OMG you look so ill.’

Others defended Julie, with one person writing, ‘Love how people speculate she is on the jabs. My bet is she is looking after herself and eating the right foods.’

‘OMG Julie you look amazing! You have a beautiful smile. Keep shining!’ another said.

One more chimed in: ‘Can everyone stop commenting on Julie’s weight and telling her she’s too thin? All you’re doing is projecting on her what YOU think she should look like. If she had always looked like this, no-one would say anything.

‘Just be happy for her that she’s happy, her doctor’s happy, and she’s healthy!’

Julie recently revealed she had lost more weight following her dramatic ‘accidental’ transformation, which saw her drop a whopping 20kg almost a decade ago.