Tyra Banks confirms family move to Australia for her ice cream business

In spring 2025, model and TV host Tyra Banks confirmed that she had moved to Australia with her partner, Louis Bélanger-Martin, and her young son, York. She said the decision was tied to her ice cream company, SMiZE & Dream, which she had been building for several years.

Banks explained that she had travelled to Australia often because much of the company's ice cream is made there, and that she worked with the team on recipes and production. She described the move as a family decision about whether to stay in the United States or commit to Australia, and said the family chose to go. She also spoke of plans for a flagship shop in Sydney.

The announcement mattered because it showed how far Banks had shifted from her television career toward business, and it placed Bélanger-Martin at the centre of her family's new life abroad. Reports differ on exactly when the family first settled in Australia. The move later became the backdrop to coverage of their relationship, including news that the couple had separated after seven years.