Bayly is known for judging My Kitchen Rules NZ alongside Gareth Stewart.
He appeared as a VIP guest during a challenge in MasterChef New Zealand season seven, episode 16.
[1] In September 2020 Bayly opened the restaurant Ahi, meaning fire in Māori, in Commercial Bay.
[3] In 2023, Bayly, partnered by dementia expert Lynette Tippett, embarked on opening a pop-up fine dining restaurants staffed by eight volunteers all suffering from Parkinson's disease or dementia and Alzheimer's.
[6] He embarked on becoming an advocate for degenerative diseases after his maternal grandmother passed away in 2022 from dementia.