Serial celebrity dater Sophie Monk has found love with an ex Parramatta Eels player

SOPHIE Monk has found love in the arms of ex rugby league star, Eric Grothe jnr. The Daily Telegraph can reveal that the couple have been secretly dating since August.

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SOPHIE Monk has found love in the arms of ex rugby league star, Eric Grothe Jnr.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal that the couple have been secretly dating since August, and are believed to have met through mutual friends.

It is believed the pair met through mutual friends. Picture: Christian Gilles

Eric Grothe Jnr largely played for Parramatta Eels. Tim Hunter.

After playing for the Parramatta Eels, Grothe ended his career with the Cronulla Sharks in 2014. Picture: Tim Hunter  

The son of NRL powerhouse Eric Grothe, the new man in Monk’s life is the latest in a string of high-profile boyfriends for the 36-year-old who splits her time between Sydney and the Gold Coast.

She was engaged to Benji Madden, but that relationship soured in 2008, and the Good Charlotte singer went on to marry Charlie’s Angels star Cameron Diaz.

Monk was engaged to Benji Madden from band Good Charlotte before it ended in 2008.

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After that relationship broke down, she went on to date American millionaire Jimmy Esebag who was nearly 20 years her senior.

She also dated Avatar star Sam Worthington, before he married Lara Bingle.

The blonde bombshell also once dated Sam Worthington, who is now married to Lara Bingle. Picture: Stuart Walmsley

In 2013, Monk spoke of her pain after discovering he had moved on with the former Tourism Australia model, saying “it really hurts.”

“I wanna be happy for them, but it really annoys me,” the one-time Bardot singer said at the time.

A serial dater of celebrities, Monk has also linked been to Ryan Seacrest, Russell Simmons and Jason Statham.

A Cleo Bachelor of the Year nominee in 2012, Eric Grothe Jnr was previously linked to Kate Ritchie before she was married.