Meet the wives and girlfriends of Australia’s top summer sportsmen
The sporting — and social media — stage is theirs. They’re the WAGs of summer sport and they’re about to grab the spotlight.
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Footy season is over for the year so now the media landscape has opened up for WAGs of the non-football kind to grab the spotlight.
Cricket, motor racing, tennis all have competitors who are supported by talented and accomplished significant others.
Meet the “other” WAGS.
KYLY CLARKE
Former promotional model and pageant regular Kyly Clarke has gone from cricket wag to Supercar wag. Clarke was married to former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke. The pair split in February and Clarke recently went public with her new love, Supercar driver James Courtney. In a case of everything old is new again, she dated Courtney before her marriage to Michael Clarke. Things must be serious, Clarke has even given her and Courtney their own nickname ‘Jaly’ – an unusual move to say the least and a very 2020 way of showing that a relationship is serious.
TAHAN LEW
The former Big Brother housemate, Tahan Lew, is expecting her first child with supercar driver David Reynolds early next year. Lew, a part-time model, appeared in the 2013 season of Big Brother. She was a Miss Universe Australia contender in 2018. Lew and Reynolds are based in Melbourne.
ANUSHKA SHARMA
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is a superstar in his home country as is his wife, Bollywood actor and producer, Anushka Sharma.
While Kohli is in Australia preparing for the upcoming test series against Australia, Sharma has stayed in India. She is expecting the couple’s first child in January. The power couple are social media sensations. Sharma has 43.9 million followers on Instagram while Kohli has 82.7 million.
CANDICE WARNER
Former Ironwoman competitor Candice Warner is proving herself to be a contestant to be reckoned with on the Channel 7 reality series SAS: Australia. Warner is married to Australian cricketer David Warner and the couple have three young daughters. She is one of the highest profile Australian cricket WAGS and has dabbled in reality TV having taken part in Hell’s Kitchen Australia and the singing competition It Takes Two before signing up for SAS: Australia.
BECKY BOSTON
English-born interior designer Becky Boston, the fiance of fast bowler Pat Cummins, showed her fashion flair in a stunning Pallas Couture gown at this year’s Allan Border Medal. It was a ‘wait, stop, who’s that’ moment proving the power of a good dress and an important red carpet. Cummins, who is the vice-captain of the Australian test squad, proposed to Boston in February
BONNIE PAINE
Bonnie Paine’s profile among the significant others of cricket has grown substantially since her husband, Tim, was elevated to Australian test captain in 2018. Paine, a registered nurse, is mum to Charlie and Milla.
DANI SMITH
Dani Smith is the wife of former Australian cricket captain, Steve Smith. The qualified lawyer met the talented batsman when she was a law student. They got engaged atop the Rockefeller Center in New York in 2017 and married the following year. The couple recently purchased a home in the upmarket Sydney suburb of Vaucluse for $6.6 million.
EMMA MCCARTHY
Real estate agent and part-time model Emma McCarthy is the partner of Australian cricketer Nathan Lyon. The couple started dating three years ago following the end of Lyon’s relationship with Mel Waring with whom the spin bowler has two children.
RIANA CREHAN
A former Miss V8 Supercars, Riana Crehan met ace Supercars driver, Will Davison in 2006 in New Zealand at a racing function. The couple wed in Queensland in January. Motorsport isa shared passion for the pair. Davison is a two time Bathurst 1000 winner and Crehan is a TV reporter who covers the action in pit lane.
ERIN HOLLAND
A former Miss World Australia, Erin Holland has made inroads in the past year into TV presenting and reporting with Channel 7’s cricket broadcast team. Holland is engaged to Big Bash cricketer, Ben Cutting. The pair delayed their wedding because of the COVID-19 lockdown. Holland is a trained singer and dancer and took part in the revealing charity special, the All New Monty: Guys & Gals on 7 earlier this year.
BECKY LAMB
Blogger Becky Lamb gives fans a look inside her life with Supercars driver Fabian Coulthard via her various social media platforms. Lamb, a mum of twins, was a model and firefighter and is now a content creator and manages a modelling and social media agency.
BEC HEWITT
Bec Hewitt remains a fascinating figure 15 years after quitting Home And Away to start a family with tennis star Lleyton Hewitt. Now a devoted mum of three, the Hewitts call Melbourne home with tennis still being a major part of their lives. Lleyton remains a significant figure with Australian tennis. Their son Cruz is already showing great ability with a racquet.
CHIARA PASSARI
Chiara Passari has been dating Australian tennis ace Nick Kyrgios since June and the pair have shared their happiness regularly over the past five months on social media. No doubt Passari’s profile will grow in January when Kyrios returns to grand slam tennis at the Australian Open.
CHLOE STROLL
Chloe Stroll and snowboarding champion Scotty James can thank her brother, Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll, for playing matchmaker. Lance encouraged his sister to meet James, which finally happened in January 2019 and they have been together since. Stroll is the daughter of Canadian billionaire and Formula 1 team owner Lawrence Stroll. She works in venture capital. Melbourne born James is an Olympic level snowboarder. Their first official outing together was last year’s Met Gala.
SILVANA PHILIPPOUSSIS
Silvana Philippoussis was a successful model when she met and fell in love with former Australian tennis star, Mark Philippoussis. The couple married in 2013 and have two children. After moving back to Melbourne after a prolonged stint in the US, Philippoussis has become a social media influencer, brand ambassador and author.
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