Supermodel Elle MacPherson is standing by her new man Brian Burgess after details of his shady past as a drug smuggler emerged in the press.

The catwalk beauty, 44, recently began dating 56-year-old Burgess, who now owns a London removals company. It is thought the pair met when he helped her move home. Their relationship came under scrutiny on Sunday when it was revealed that Burgess is a convicted drug smuggler, who was deported to his native Britain from Australia in 2000 after serving four years for dealing cocaine.

However, Macpherson is reportedly unfazed by the revelations. A close pal says, "She knows about his past and is fine with it. He's a good man inside." And Burgess appears to have left his bad boy days in the past.

John Hess, a manager at Burgess' Aussie Man & Van firm, says, "I'm not sure of the precise details, but that's all in the past. Brian's a good man now who does a lot of charity work and spends his time counseling addicts."

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