Newly-single AFL coach Nathan Buckley has been romantically linked to a fashion model 15 years his junior.
The Collingwood coach announced his separation from his wife Tania Minnici in December 2020 after 18 years together.
They actually separated 11 months earlier, but co-parented their two sons Ayce, 12 and Jett, 14 for the remainder of the year before confirming the split.
He has since reportedly struck up a fledgling relationship with 33-year-old model Christina Dietze, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Ms Dietze, who goes by suga possum on social media, has not commented on the supposed relationship.
The SMH reported that Buckley struck up more than a friendship with the photogenic brunette.
78 shares It s come as a complete shock to her, especially as she recovers from brain surgery. She thought the marriage would be forever, but now it s completely over.
The pair married in 2001, after a whirlwind romance of six months. They share two children together, aged 18 and 13.
The couple married in 2001 after a whirlwind romance of six months and share two children together, aged 18 and 13
Melissa had microvascular decompression surgery on her brain about a year ago, to relieve abnormal compression of a cranial nerve.
She has been open in the past about suffering from trigeminal neuralgia, which carries sensation from the face to the brain - whereby even mild stimulation, such as brushing your teeth, can cause a jolt of excruciating pain.
AFL coach and newly single Nathan Buckley has set tongues wagging after following a glamorous cosmetic nurse on his private Instagram account.
Buckley s online friendship comes just weeks after the Collingwood coach and champion midfielder announced his split from his wife of 18 years, Tania Minnici.
The glamorous cosmetic nurse under the spotlight is Alex Pike, a single mother-of-three, who is based at South Yarra, just outside Melbourne s CBD.
She is best known for her thriving cosmetic business, Face by Alex Pike.
With Buckley s social media locked away from the public, the innuendo surrounding arguably Melbourne’s most in-demand bachelor could reach fever-pitch levels over the coming weeks.