Michael Clarke’s ex-wife Kyly dating supercar driver James Courtney
Kyly Clarke has found love again. The Daily Telegraph can reveal the fairytale romance with a high profile sportsman rekindled 20 years after the couple first dated.
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Kyly Clarke has found love with supercar driver James Courtney.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal the fairytale romance has rekindled 20 years after the couple first dated.
The pair were spotted trackside in Bathurst, kissing passionately by Courtney’s garage as practice racing took place at the track.
“It is early days but they are very happy,” a source close to the couple said. “They dated about 20 years ago after meeting through friends and family.”
Clarke’s family are passionate go-karters while Courtney raced at the same club as her brother, Troy, when she was a child.
It is understood Clarke first met Courtney when she was just 11 years old and the pair recently got back in touch on social media.
“Kyly loves motorsports, it is something she has been passionate about since childhood,” the friend said.
“They just clicked when they reconnected and everything is going well. It is like a fairytale because they were together all those years ago so it has come full circle.”
The romance comes after Clarke split from husband of seven years, cricket legend Michael Clarke, last year.
He is now dating fashion designer Pip Edwards. The Clarkes are parents to daughter Kelsey Lee.
Courtney separated from his wife, Carys, with whom he has a son and a daughter, three years ago.
The 40-year-old professional driver is in Bathurst ahead of the 2020 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 on Sunday, where he is racing as part of the Tickford Boost Mobile team.
The Bathurst 1000 is the finale event for the Supercars 2020 season calendar.
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Clarke is understood to have driven to Bathurst on Thursday and shared a post on Instagram.
“And just like that, the weekend begins,” Clarke wrote, sharing video from Courtney’s garage trackside. “Line em up.”
Courtney also shared an image on social media of his V8 car today, which Clarke gave a thumbs up on social, marking the first indication of the burgeoning romance between the pair.
“This place definitely puts a smile on my dial,” Courtney wrote in the caption.
Originally published as Michael Clarke’s ex-wife Kyly dating supercar driver James Courtney