THE grandparents-in-law of tobacco millionaire Travers Beynon, the self-titled Candyman, said on A Current Affair last night he had “destroyed” their granddaughter.

Graham and Yvonne Appleby said they had been estranged from their granddaughter Taesha since her marriage to Mr Beynon and have never met their three and four-year-old great-granddaughters.

media_camera The grandparents of Travers Beynon’s wife Taesha are concerned about what happens in their Gold Coast mansion. Pictures: Instagram

media_camera Travers Beynon boasts about his decadent parties at his Gold Coast mansion. Picture: Instagram

Mrs Appleby sobbed for her great-grandchildren on screen who she said were being influenced by parties at Mr Beynon’s $4m Gold Coast mansion.

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“I just want to hold them (great grandchildren) for the first time,” Mrs Appleby said.

She said she avoided viewing photos of her granddaughter Taesha Beynon posted on Instagram.

“What he has done is destroyed her, absolutely destroyed her,” she said.

media_camera Yvonne Appleby broke down as she discussed the ‘borderline cult’ that had consumed her daughter. Picture: Channel 9 / ACA

media_camera Taesha and Travers with their two daughters, aged three and four, in the mansion. Picture: Instagram.

Mr Appleby described the activity in the house as a “borderline cult”.

“Shattered, absolutely shattered — I don’t spend a lot of time looking at the photos because it breaks my heart,” Mr Appleby said.

“It is the mums and dads of all those girls who go through there who need to see where they are going to.”

media_camera His Instagram page is filled with images like this and subtle promotions of tobacco brand. Picture: Instagram

media_camera Anything appears to go at Travers’ parties. Picture: Instagram

media_camera Absolutely anything. It’s believed Taesha is the dark-haired woman on the leash. Picture: Instagram

Beynon was also criticised on social media last night.

Lilly Sellers stated that Beynon appeared to have “no respect for himself, women or his kids.”

However, several people got behind the colourful character posting messages of support, including “Good for you dude. Enjoy” by riffbear.

Beynon is believed to run more than 200 tobacconists across the country. He has two other children, by former Miss World 1991, Ninibeth Leal.

Last night he took to Instagram again to defend himself, describing himself as a protector, a provider and a role model, who loved his children even more than throwing ‘the biggest and best parties’.

media_camera The multi-millionaire has all the trappings of wealth including a massive garage of cars. Picture: Jerad Williams

media_camera Gates open at the opulent home of the Candyman at Hope Island. Picture: Jerad Williams

media_camera And there’s nothing he likes more than the attention. Photo: Instagram

Originally published as ‘We’ve never seen our great-granddaughters’