AFL nice Billy Brownless has gone public along with his new girlfriend Justine for the primary time.
The Geelong legend attended the TAB Champions Stakes Day final Saturday along with his new love curiosity, in addition to his daughters Lucy and Ruby.
The 55-year-old was pictured alongside Justine on the Birdcage at Flemington Racecourse, with the pair each brandishing big smiles.
The Herald Solar stories the pair obtained “heat properly needs” from different punters at Stakes Day, in addition to from the companions of Billy’s daughters, Aussie guidelines gamers Paddy McCartin and Josh Wallis.
The completely happy couple had been reportedly launched by Brownless’ good mate and fellow AFL nice Leigh Montagna and his spouse Erin.
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The 2 {couples} not too long ago holidayed collectively in Fiji, in keeping with stories.
Their completely happy time out on the races got here after Brownless revealed to the Herald Solar in August that he had been “taking it sluggish” in a brand new relationship, six years after his marriage breakdown left him in a bitter feud with former finest mate Garry Lyon.
“It’s actually new and a pleasant little friendship. We’re going all proper and taking it slowly,” Brownless mentioned.
It comes after Brownless’ Triple M colleagues had joked concerning the former All-Australian being noticed on dates with a thriller lady.
Chatting with the Herald Solar in July, the media persona mentioned he was seeking to fall in love once more.
“We’re maintaining our choices open and we’re simply on the market,” Brownless mused.
“It’s a huge ocean so we’re fishing.
“I’m not an excellent fisherman, by the best way, however I’m a fisherman.”
Brownless endured a messy break up along with his now ex-wife Nicky in 2016 in a saga that noticed an unsightly feud between the Geelong nice and Lyon.
The footy greats turned commentators marriages had each ended earlier than Lyon and Nicky started courting in 2016.
The previous buddies had a bitter falling out but it surely seems the pair and their companions have let bygones be bygones and rekindled their friendship in recent times.
In 2020 and 2021, the pair spent Christmas collectively, burying the hatchet after loads of dangerous blood.
It got here after Brownless declared on Sam Newman’s You Can’t Be Critical podcast in September 2020 that “there’s no Christmas playing cards but however now we have spoken a few occasions”.
“On the time you undergo all totally different feelings in fact,” Brownless instructed Newman on the time.
“‘Why me?’ and a little bit of hatred in fact.
“However now mate, it’s been 4 or 5 years, I’ve come round and everyone seems to be in a great place to be sincere. Garry and Nicky are — that’s nice — and the youngsters are (too).
“That was the opposite huge drawback (on the time). Younger Maxy was about 10, Oscar was about 14, the ladies (Lucy and Ruby) had been 16, 17.
“It was so public that was the largest drawback. It was so public. On TV, within the papers, entrance web page of the Geelong Addy.
“It was onerous on the time as a result of it was so public. I’d stroll right into a espresso store and I’d swear everybody was me and speaking about it they usually weren’t.”
Brownless mentioned he’d been instructed early on it will take two years for him to recover from the betrayal however “two wasn’t proper”.
In late 2021 Brownless retired from TV after 27 years on display.
