Erica Packer and new chef Shannon Bennett looked in love as they took their extended families for a lunch date in Byron Bay

Erica Packer and chef Shannon Bennett have been mingling their sprawling brood as their romance progresses.

Last week the pair headed out for a big family lunch to The Hut restaurant in the hinterland of Byron Bay.

The model looked casually chic in a powder blue T-shirt dress with a rolled-up neck.

She appeared to have a natural makeup look with a pink lip gloss and wore her brunette hair down her face.

Erica wore a denim jacket over her arm and chatted warmly with Shannon as they went inside.

Last week the pair headed out for a big family lunch to The Hut restaurant in the hinterland of Byron Bay

The model looked casually chic in a powder blue T-shirt dress with a rolled-up neck

The MasterChef Australia star wore a graphic long-sleeved T-shirt and black shorts and wore his hair in a ponytail.

Shannon, 48, is the ex-partner of actress Madeleine West.

Eric and Shannon are reportedly staying at Bennett’s $2 million beachfront property on the Belongil Beach Peninsula, with his six children Phoenix, Hendrix, Xascha, Xanthe, Xahlia and Margaux.

Erica’s children Indigo, Jackson and Emmanuelle – who she shares with ex James Packer – are also apparently staying at the sprawling mansion.

She appeared to have a natural makeup look with a pink lip gloss and wore her brunette hair down her face

Erica wore a denim jacket over her arm and chatted warmly with Shannon as they went inside

The MasterChef Australia star wore a graphic long-sleeved T-shirt and black shorts and wore his hair in a ponytail

James and Erica got married in 2007 and later split in 2013, but they are on good terms as they are parents to their three children together.

Erica reportedly received a $100 million divorce payment, and bought a family home in Los Angeles shortly after the breakup.

James also bought a mansion in Los Angeles worth $80 million so he could be closer to Erica and their children when he was in town.

When Erica visits Sydney, she often lives with her former husband and their children in James’ $72 million Crown penthouse.

Shannon, 48, is the ex-partner of actress Madeleine West

Eric and Shannon are reportedly staying at Bennett’s $2 million beachfront property on the Belongil Beach Peninsula, with his six children Phoenix, Hendrix, Xascha, Xanthe, Xahlia and Margaux

Erica’s children Indigo, Jackson and Emmanuelle – who she shares with ex James Packer – are also apparently staying at the sprawling mansion

James and Erica married in 2007 and later split in 2013, but are on good terms as they are parents to their three children together

The ex-couple are so close that they often go on family holidays together.

In contrast, Shannon’s relationship with ex-partner Madeleine is not so amicable.

Shannon, who shot to fame on MasterChef Australia, split from Madeleine in September 2018 after 13 years of dating.

Madeleine later stated that the divorce process “became love-toxic.”

Two years after their breakup, she left Melbourne and moved to the Byron Bay area to be near their six children, where she bought her own $4.6 million estate overlooking Tallow Beach.

In May 2022, Shannon said Madeleine saw their children biweekly, while they spent the rest of the time with him.

“The children live with me full-time and visit their mother every fortnight for a few days,” he told the Herald Sun at the time.

In contrast, Shannon’s relationship with ex-partner Madeleine is not so amicable