The women rallying behind Kyly Clarke after her divorce to former cricketer Michael Clarke

These are the women close to Kyly Clarke, who will be supporting her in the wake of her marriage split from former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke.

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From yoga enthusiasts to artists and mothers with fashionable bubs, these are the women behind former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke’s wife, Kyly.

Almost a week on from calling it quits with the widely-recognised father of her daughter, Kelsey-Lee, all eyes are now on the 38-year-old former model turned businesswoman and newly crowned TV host’s inner circle of friends.

Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke (right) and wife Kyly have officially called it quits. They are pictured on the red carpet at the 2013 Allan Border Medal in Melbourne. Picture: Joe Castro

About the time the Clarkes separated – in September last year – Kyly took to Instagram to honour and show her appreciation for five of her girlfriends.

“Love you all to bits. Having you all in my life makes it worthwhile. You bring me sunshine on the dark days, happiness and laughter to our fun days and overall joy daily with our chats, adventures, dinner and kid dates,” her post read.

Kyly Clarke (front) and the glamorous women she surrounds herself with. Picture: Instagram

Pet portrait artist Carley Anne Walsh, one of the women pictured alongside Kyly and friends, has appeared in a number of posts by the mother of one – including the most recent, captioned “Friendships”, on January 11.

Kyly Clarke with pet portrait artist Carley Anne Walsh. Picture: Instagram

Kyly Clarke (left) captioned this post: “Making my world a better place, just being with your guys. Weekend vibes with the ladies.”

The duo appear to be very close friends, with posts of the two dating back more than six months.

“Making my world a better place, just being with you guys. Weekend vibes with the ladies,” another post, uploaded by Kyly on August 24, 2019, read.

Kyly has also been a client of hers when she commissioned her to a portrait of her dog Poochie.

Dominika Fulara, a self proclaimed “Fashion Mama of 3”, is another woman Kyle is close to.

Kyly Clarke with her dog who was illustrated in a portrait by her friend Carley Anne Walsh. Picture: Instagram/Carley Anne Art

Kyly Clarke (right) with former sister-in-law Leanne Quinn at the beach. Picture: Instagram

She has appeared in a number of posts on Kyly’s social media, as well as Danielle Elkorr, yoga teacher Jessica Stewart and former sister-in-law Leanne Quinn.

“Sistas. Friendship that’s every inch family,” Kyly posted on Wednesday alongside Elkoor.

Kyly Clarke with friend Danielle Elkorr in her latest Instagram post, captioned: “Sistas. Friendship that's every inch family.”

Kyly Clake and friend Jessica Stewart. Picture: Instagram

Most recently, Kyly has posted solo pictures, alongside photographs of her four-year-old daughter on social media, as well as imagery of her latest renovation project.

The last picture she uploaded with Clarke was on Christmas with their daughter.

The last post Kyly Clarke posted of Michael Clarke and daughter Kelsey-Lee together, as a family, on her Instagram. Picture: Instagram

It was posted about two months before the duo publicly announced they were splitting in a statement, saying: “After living apart for some time, we have made the difficult decision to ­separate as a couple, amicably.”

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