Here are the strict rules that the girlfriends residing in Australia’s extravagant mansion, reminiscent of Hugh Hefner’s lifestyle, must follow.
Tobacco tycoon Travers Beynon, 52, famously known as ‘The Candyman’ by his wife and girlfriends, gained notoriety for hosting extravagant parties at his ‘Candy Shop Mansion’ and maintaining multiple romantic relationships.
Over the past year, Beynon and his wife Taesha have begun to step back from their hedonistic lifestyle. In December, the businessman listed their sprawling mansion for sale as they prepared to welcome their newest child, a son named Santiago, born in June. Despite these changes, the legendary stories of their wild years at the mansion will continue to resonate in Australian pop culture.
The Australian businessman has previously shared how he balances his time between his wife and his numerous girlfriends, insisting that they all get along well.
In fact, they are so close that they all sleep in one giant bed together and gather for a weekly ‘family meal’ where mobile phones are strictly banned.
However, when it comes to selecting new girlfriends, Travers enforces ‘strict rules’ to ensure harmony within his household.
Despite this, he admits to having encountered “every scenario you could think of” over the years. However, he emphasizes that he’s “always clear and never unclear about the rules” when introducing new girlfriends.
In a 2018 interview with LADbible, Beynon opened up about his extravagant lifestyle, detailing what a typical “experience” at the Candy Shop Mansion is like.
“We’d have a party at the mansion, then move up to the bedroom, which has a str!pper pole, mirrored ceilings, and all the lights, smoke machines, LEDs, and everything,” he said.
“She [Taesha] recalls one moment when it all turned s3xual and about 10 to 12 girls jumped on me.”
“And my wife told me she couldn’t actually see me under the pile of girls; she said it was almost like I was being eaten alive.”
“And I can tell you, there was a moment when that happened when I could see the ceiling, and I thought to myself, ‘OK, I think I can go now.’ I felt, ‘If my time’s up now, I can happily go.'”
“And it happened quite a few times after that, so I feel pretty lucky. I’ve been waiting for the white light many times, but it hasn’t come yet.”
A lifestyle involving intimacy with so many women surely comes with its fair share of rules, you’d imagine.
Indeed, Travers mentioned that his experience in ‘people management’ within the business sector has been instrumental in his pursuit of polygamy.
He continued, “If you’re a girlfriend, you’re part of the family. We have a mandatory family dinner on Sunday nights where everyone sits down at two large tables, and I collect everyone’s mobile phones and put them in another room.”
“We order takeaway for our special family night when everyone gathers together—the kids, the teenagers, the girlfriends, and the wife.”
“There aren’t any more arguments than usual—in fact, I believe the girls benefit from having a boyfriend or husband like me and also their best friends living with them.”
“They enjoy it as well, I think. They have their arguments, of course, but most of the time, they get along and really appreciate each other’s company.”
So how do you keep everyone happy in this scenario?
One of his solutions was that everyone should share the same bedroom. It might sound cramped, especially if you live in a three-bedroom semi-detached with just one double bed. But, as you might expect by now, that’s not quite how he does things.
He explained, “The bedroom has three large king-sized beds. Plus, I have another bedroom in the house just for myself, so if it ever gets overwhelming, I can escape there.”
“Managing relationships with girls who are romantically or emotionally involved can be challenging, but the more you do it, the better you become at handling it.”
And you thought keeping one partner happy was challenging enough.
We can’t help but wonder, though—has he ever found himself in a tricky situation? (No, not that kind.)
He told us, “Every scenario you could imagine has happened. It’s normal for me now, but I’m extremely strict. I could have 10 or 20 girls here all the time, but I enforce such strict rules that it works long-term.”
“There have been girls who flew in from the US and the UK, and if their attitude wasn’t right, they lasted only an hour before leaving.”
He continued, “There have been girls who did the wrong thing, were rude, or wanted more—just me. I’ve had to deal with every scenario you can imagine.”
“I never struggle with tricky situations; I’m always clear about the rules. My wife is my wife, and the rewards are there if you do the right thing.”
Speaking of his wife Taesha, how does she fit into all of this? He met her when she was 18, working as a hostess at one of his parties.
He explained, “I was upfront about who I am, how things would evolve, and the Candy Shop Mansion. She told me that she had kissed a lot of girls and would often text me about pretty girls she saw on the street.”
Ah, we see where this is headed.
“She was definitely into girls, so that was a big help,” he continued. “There was a lot of fun to be had, and I can be quite creative in bed, so I suppose that helps.”
“I think, at the end of the day, she was secure in the fact that she was the wife, and that means more than just a pretty girl coming along. She enjoys the parties and the other girls.”
“We all sleep in the same bed, and we’re s3xually involved with each other. It’s all integrated—that’s one way to keep things under control.”
“I’m very picky. We’ve had girls from Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Europe, Turkey, the UK, and what happens is they apply, I review their looks, and they have to write a description of why they would make a good girlfriend.”
“Then we do a FaceTime call to see what they actually look like because there are many clever programs out there that can make girls look quite different from reality.”
Ah, even Candyman has been wary of the old Photoshop or AI tricks!
He continued, “I fly them in from anywhere in the world, whether to Australia or wherever I am overseas, and then we go through a trial period.”
Like a job?
“That’s one way to put it,” he chuckled. “It’s probably more like online dating.”
