Footy great Billy Brownless has hit the headlines but it’s his love life that’s turning heads now, not his ball skills.
The former AFL star has confirmed he’s found love with a new partner – a footy-mad mum of three, Crystle Fleur, who he’s been dating since mid 2024.
“We love our footy and racing,” Billy told the Herald Sun last year. “She doesn’t like to get in pictures but it’s going well.”
Crystle joined Billy at the Geelong Best & Fairest awards ceremony in October, as well as went to the September Club with him after the 2024 AFL grand final, where his ex-wife Nicky Brownless and her fiancé Garry Lyon were also in attendance.
The pair, who divorced in 2015 after 18 years of marriage, share four children: Lucy, Ruby, Oscar and Max.
Despite being initially heartbroken over his ex-wife’s new relationship, Billy shared that the former couple were amicable now.
“We have Ruby’s wedding in March, so we’re big boys and girls now and we talk,” he said.
Crystle is not the first girlfriend Billy has had since his divorce and he was seen at the Australian Open in 2024 with a female friend, Lizzie, and before that he dated Justine for a year.
Debuting his new relationship came as Billy hit Aussie screens as a contender on The Amazing Race Australia 2024.
He was paired with his footy-playing son, Oscar.
“You live together when you are younger, then he moved out with his mates for a while and then, all of a sudden, we are back together, so it was interesting,” Billy told Daily Mail about their experience on the show.
