MasterChef Australia star Huda reveals: "I married my sister's husband"
<p>She made it through to <em>MasterChef Australia</em>, but life for Saudi Arabian-born Huda was not easy. At the tender age of 16, the now mother-of-three lost her elder sister, Zainab, due to a pregnancy incident.</p>
<p>It was only three years ago the 34-year-old found out about the tragic circumstances that led to her sister's passing.</p>
<p>“I knew she had a miscarriage, but I didn’t really know anything,” she told <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/reality-tv/masterchef/masterchef-australia-huda-husband-55351" target="_blank">TV WEEK</a>.</em></p>
<p>“And I didn’t have the courage to ask my mum about it. It was tragic.”</p>
<p>Two years later, when Huda turned 18, her parents arranged for her to marry her late sister’s husband, Abdulmunem.</p>
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<p>“It was awkward, and I didn’t know if it was the right thing to do, but I was young,” she explains. “My parents knew he was a good man and it’s the traditional way of marriage [in Arab culture].”</p>
<p>But despite the unconventional path, Huda couldn’t be happier, saying Abdulmenem is a “gift” from her dear sister.</p>
<p>“I’m so lucky to have a supportive husband,” she says. “I just want to say thank you to her.”</p>
<p>The couple have been together for 15 years and have three children.</p>
<p>“I’m doing this for all of us,” she says of her <em>MasterChef </em>journey.</p>
<p><em>MasterChef Australia</em> airs Monday to Thursday, and Sunday, 7:30 pm on Channel 10.</p>
