In 2012 the pair started their popular Julia and Libby blog — which led to their best-selling cookbook, Nourished, and a prominent social media presence as well as creating the health brand Two Islands.
They both dated sports stars; Julia for a time was with former Kiwis league star Lewis Brown and Libby is now married to Kiwi football ace Michael Boxall, who plays for US team Minnesota United in the Major League Soccer competition.
Sisters Julia and Libby Matthews. Photo / Supplied
Last year Libby revealed the pair had gone their "separate ways", after Julia bought Libby out of their protein powder company and Libby went on to launch her own competing brand.
"In July last year Julia advised me she wanted to buy me out of Two Islands as she was bringing in investors to make the brand more profitable and mainstream," Libby told Spy in 2019.
"Living in America, dealing with different timezones and lifestyles, it was becoming difficult for me to remain involved in Two Islands from a day-to-day perspective, and with Julia wanting to take it in a new direction, this felt like a good time for us to go our separate ways and explore our own business dreams.
Julia says her sister's recollection of their split is 100 per cent false. "No justification will ever be an excuse to start a brand in direct competition with me."
