AFL coach’s son lands sizzling new gig

The son of an AFL coach has taken on a surprise new gig after a woman slid into his DMs. And he says his dad is more proud of this than “any other footy thing”.

Kye Beveridge has signed with Precision Modelling. Picture: Johnny Nicolaidis

He was destined to be a footballer, ended up a tradie and is now making waves as a model.

Meet Kye Beveridge, the sizzling son of Western Bulldogs premiership coach Luke.

If ever there was a reluctant model, it’s the 24-year-old, whose life took an unexpected turn after a direct message slid into his Instagram account.

No, not that kind of message.

Ebony Let, his long-time girlfriend since high school was already a model, but in spite of this insight into the industry it was never on his radar.

He was just a typical boy from Bayside who dreamt of following in his dad’s footsteps.

Luke Beveridge played 118 games at Melbourne, Footscray and St Kilda before going to coaching.

A stint in Collingwood’s VFL side was as close as Kye got before he turned his attention to a trade and began working as an apprentice carpenter.

Kye Beveridge was reluctant to model at first but he’s since embraced his new gig. Picture: Johnny Nicolaidis

Kye says his dad, Western Bulldogs premiership coach Luke Beveridge, is more proud of his son’s modelling career than ‘any other footy thing’. Picture: Michael Klein

Kye and Ebony, the easy-on-the-eye couple, headed north after Covid, eventually landing in Sydney.

And then came that DM.

It was from Precision Modelling director Sarah Etinger who’d seen him in some pictures on Ebony’s social media.

They really liked Ebony but they were also taken with the hottie by her side, with the piercing blue eyes, chiselled jaw and a shredded eight-pack.

But for Kye it was a firm, No.

Kye was scouted after he featured in pictures on his model girlfriend’s Instagram. Source: Instagram

Beveridge said at first he ‘couldn’t think of anything worse’ than modelling. Source: Instagram

“I was super against it at first, there is a kind of stigma around male models, you know that you love yourself and you’re a stuck-up person.

“I kept thinking about my mates and it was just so not me,” Beveridge laughs.

“To be honest at the time I couldn’t think of anything worse.”

He sure didn’t want to be an influencer, but he later decided hell with it and gave modelling a crack.

Now he has signed with modelling agent Precision, landing swimwear shoots and shots in campaigns for designer brands, all in between carpenter calls on site.

“I work as a chippie full-time but my boss is pretty chill when a job comes up and I have to take a day off for modelling.

“But I don’t take myself too seriously and now I really do enjoy it.”

So does his father!

“Dad and I are super tight. He was a good looking rooster when he was young so maybe he wishes he had done it. I honestly think he is more proud of this than any other footy thing.

“It’s surprised me how chuffed he is, he is always running his mouth off about it. When you strip Dad back he is very soft, caring and fun.”

A reluctant model no more, Kye admits to being a bit of a handful at photo shoots.

Not because of diva demands – he’s not that kind of model. It’s just his hands are usually covered in glue and gunk from the work site.