Tess Crosley has been seen with her estranged husband Ben for the first time since the Lachie and Jules Neale affair saga erupted last year, resulting in their separation.
The mother-of-one, 30, found herself at the centre of the scandal over the Christmas break when Jules publicly declared the end of her marriage to AFL star Lachie, pointed the finger of blame at her former friend Tess, and moved from Brisbane to Perth with her two children.
Tess was spotted looking very tense over the weekend as she pulled up to Ben’s home in Brisbane.
The mood certainly appeared frosty between the pair, with Tess and Ben, who share a three-year-old son, barely making eye contact during the exchange.
Tess did not even get out of her car, sitting behind the wheel of her black SUV, looking straight ahead and sporting a stoic expression.
Ben, meanwhile, was spotted doing some shirtless gardening.
Tess Crosley has been seen with her husband Ben for the first time since the Lachie and Jules Neale affair saga erupted last year
Tess was spotted looking very tense over the weekend as she pulled up to his home in Brisbane
He also didn’t look overly pleased to see Tess, with the finance director barely acknowledging her presence.
The sighting comes after Tess deactivated her Instagram account over the weekend.
While she was active online as recently as last week, sharing a saucy post of herself in a low-cut dress, now the page appears to have been deleted.
No stranger to intense public scrutiny, Tess’ last post drew comparisons to Monica Lewinsky.
She took to Instagram to share a gallery of selfies, including a braless look in a plunging white halter-style dress that left little to the imagination.
The sultry images showed Tess posing in a bedroom mirror and smiling for the camera, accessorising with chunky gold jewellery and soft glam makeup.
She wrote, ‘as of late x’ in the caption, revealing the carefree images were a recent glimpse into her life as she navigates a fresh chapter after months in the public eye.
In the comments section, one of her followers compared Tess to 52-year-old Lewinsky, writing: ‘Monica Lewinsky #2.’
The mood certainly appeared frosty between the pair, with Tess and Ben, who share a three-year-old son, barely making eye contact during the exchange
Tess did not even get out of her car, sitting behind the wheel of her black SUV, looking straight ahead and sporting a stoic expression
Ben, meanwhile, was spotted doing some shirtless gardening
Lewinsky gained international notoriety in the late 1990s due to her sexual relationship with U.S. President Bill Clinton while working as a White House intern.
Tess has not confirmed the status of her marriage to Ben, who said in January she was no longer living at their marital home.
However, confirmation appeared to come last month when Tess was seen packing up large removal boxes at their shared home in the swanky Brisbane suburb of Camp Hill.
Earlier this month, Tess was reportedly spotted on celebrity dating app Raya.
On her profile, Tess leans into a playful persona, listing her occupation as ‘I’m a mammii’ – a tongue-in-cheek nickname that appears to reference her status as a mother.
Her bio keeps things brief, reading: ‘Tell me about you first x’.
The listing is accompanied by a string of glamorous selfies, including one in which she sports blonde hair and a skimpy bikini.
While Tess has stayed silent about her alleged role in the Neales’ marriage breakdown, Tess’s family members have spoken out in her defence.
He also didn’t look overly pleased to see Tess, with the finance director barely acknowledging her presence
The sighting comes after Tess deactivated her Instagram account over the weekend
Tess has not confirmed the status of her marriage to Ben, who said in January she was no longer living at their marital home
The mother-of-one, 30, found herself at the centre of the scandal over the Christmas break when Jules publicly declared the end of her marriage to Lachie, pointed the finger of blame at her former friend Tess, and moved from Brisbane to Perth with her two children
The affair saga came to light last year when Jules publicly told Tess to stop ’embarrassing’ herself and deleted photos of former Brisbane Lions co-captain Lachie from her Instagram.
By January 2, amid intense media scrutiny, Lachie had stepped down as co-captain of the Lions.
‘While I will not go into specifics, I can say that I have let my family down and I apologise for my actions, which have hurt those closest to me. For that, I am deeply sorry,’ he told reporters at the time.
‘I accept this as a consequence of my actions and I need to focus on rebuilding trust with Jules, as the future well-being of our children remains our number one priority.’
Jules allegedly discovered the affair after a fellow Brisbane WAG spotted Lachie and Tess together in a car.
After confiding in another woman within the Lions’ social circle, the unnamed spouse then told Jules what she had witnessed.
Weeks later, on January 18, Daily Mail briefly spoke to Ben on the doorstep of the couple’s marital home in Camp Hill, seeking clarification on the state of their marriage.
‘She does not live here anymore,’ was all he would say.
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