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Tammy Hembrow faces criticism after attending Melbourne Derby Day
Tammy Hembrow attended Derby Day in Melbourne on Saturday with her boyfriend, Grayson Te Moana.
Some social media users criticised her, saying she had skipped her family’s annual Halloween tradition to go to the races.
Hembrow has shared Halloween costumes and celebrations with her three children in previous years.
One commenter noted that she dressed up with the children earlier in the week, so they had not missed out entirely.
Hembrow has two children with former fiancé Reece Hawkins and one with former fiancé Matt Poole.
Her relationship with Te Moana, who is nine years younger, has drawn public attention since they went public in February.
The criticism reflects public scrutiny of her family and relationship choices.
Tammy Hembrow faced social media criticism after attending Derby Day at Flemington in Melbourne on Saturday.
Some users said she had skipped her family’s annual Halloween tradition with her three children.
Another user said Hembrow had dressed up for Halloween with the children earlier in the week.
Hembrow attended the event with her boyfriend, Grayson Te Moana, who is 23; Hembrow is 32.
- Who
- Tammy Hembrow, an influencer and mother of three, attended with her boyfriend Grayson Te Moana.
- What
- Hembrow faced criticism from social media users over attending Derby Day instead of the family’s annual Halloween tradition.
- When
- Saturday; the article was published on 1 November 2026.
- Where
- Derby Day at Flemington in Melbourne.
- Why
- Some users criticised her for seemingly missing the family’s Halloween tradition; another said she had celebrated with the children earlier in the week.
Social media critics
User who said Hembrow did Halloween earlier
Halloween plans
Social media critics
One user said Hembrow had ditched the children’s Halloween dress-up and family tradition to go to Melbourne.
User who said Hembrow did Halloween earlier
The user said Hembrow had done the Halloween dress-up earlier in the week, though also noted she does it every year.
Hembrow reportedly dressed up for Halloween with her children.
Hembrow attended Derby Day at Flemington with Grayson Te Moana.
The Daily Mail published its report on the criticism.
- Event
- Derby Day at Flemington, Melbourne
- Attendees
- Tammy Hembrow, 32, and Grayson Te Moana, 23
- Children
- Wolf, 11; Saskia, nine; and Posy, four
- Publication date
- 1 November 2026
What people are saying
So she ditched her kids' Halloween dress up, family tradition to go to Melbourne
She did the Halloween dress up earlier in the week. But yeah, she does it every year. Truly sad
They actually met... it was nothing, really! They didn't even shake hands, Grayson said hi, but it was a bit of a tense encounter