MCoBeauty founder Shelley Sullivan split: Emotional beauty boss is consoled by her mum after sudden break-up from husband Anthony
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Beauty industry trailblazer Shelley Sullivan looked emotional as she was consoled by her mother on Monday following the abrupt split from her husband Anthony.
MCoBeauty founder Ms Sullivan and her husband of seven years parted ways two weeks ago after an explosive argument.
The acrimonious fight prompted Mr Sullivan to leave the country and head to the US, while his wife moved into the five-star InterContinental Hotel in Double Bay.
Shelley was seen in Sydney's financial district being consoled by her mum
The couple split abruptly two weeks ago, with both the beauty mogul and her accountant husband moving out of their marital home in Bellevue Hill
On Monday, the devastated mum-of-two was seen being comforted by her mum Kerrie in Sydney's financial district, where her multi-million-dollar business is based.
The pair looked visibly distressed as they shared a tender moment in the midst of her marital breakdown.
Ms Sullivan told Daily Mail Australia she would not be commenting on her break-up.
‘Shelley is absolutely shattered by the split,’ a close friend told Daily Mail Australia.
‘Anthony was her rock, she’s devastated - her marriage was everything to her.’
The business woman's close-knit group of friends are doing their best to support her as she deals with the split.
‘She has an amazing network that has just put their arms around her at this time.’
The pair looked to be visibly distressed as they shared a tender moment between mother and daughter in the midst of her marital breakdown
The pair were seen having a serious conversation before embracing each other
Shelley Sullivan and her husband Anthony are pictured on their wedding day seven years ago
Mr Sullivan is an accountant and CEO of Quantaco which provides financial services to companies in the hospitality trade.
The couple had known each other for years and were friends before starting to date, and then tying the knot in a lavish ceremony in Point Piper in 2016.
The pair have since moved out of their $11,000-a-week heritage-listed rental mansion Leura in Bellevue Hill.
Ms Sullivan made her mark in the 1990s with her model and talent agency before launching her thriving 'masstige' beauty brand ModelCo in 2016.
Masstige is a retail term referring to a product that is marketed as 'prestige' or premium but is in fact mass-produced and inexpensive.
The beauty boss launched her brand's Tan Airbrush In a Can more than 20 years ago and it still sells a bottle every 36 seconds worldwide.
She is also credited with introducing the world to the first heated eyelash curlers.
ModelCo has overtaken legacy beauty brands like L'Oréal, Maybelline and Rimmel in the Australian market.
The likes of Kendall Jenner, Hailey Baldwin, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Elyse Knowles have represented the internationally famous line.
In 2022, MCoBeauty was approached by a large Australian conglomerate that acquired a portion of the business.
The brand is on track to generate $247million in the 2024 financial year.
The couple were living in the heritage listed mansion Leura in Sydney's eastern suburbs
Ms Sullivan is now calling celebrity hotspot Intercontinental Double bay home
The couple split abruptly two weeks ago, with both the beauty mogul and her accountant husband moving out of their marital home in Bellevue Hill
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Despite the problems at home, Ms Sullivan is staying focused on her work, her friend said.
‘With her business going from strength to strength, she is throwing herself into her work,' the pal told Daily Mail Australia.
'In true Shelley style, she has not missed a beat. ‘
It is not known whether a third party is involved in the break-up.
Ms Sullivan recently fell out with former close friend and eyebrow artist Kristin Fisher, who was noticeably absent from the beauty mogul's 50th birthday soiree last July.
Ms Sullivan had vouched for Ms Fisher's character after she was caught with cocaine at her feet inside a teenage drug dealer's car back in 2021.
The 50-year-old provided a character reference during Ms Fisher's subsequent court hearing, saying she would support her friend regardless of the conviction.
A friend close to Mr Sullivan told Daily Mail Australia they hoped the couple would reconcile.
‘Shelley is such a generous nice person - this couldn't happen to a nicer girl and I hope they work things out.