The marriage between AFL star Brendan Fevola and wife Alex is over… again, reports JONATHAN MARSHALL
It seems Brendan Fevola’s demons keep catching up with him – and have once again triggered his wife to walk out. The well-known gambling addict and his stunning Dancing With The Stars wife Alex are living separately, Woman’s Day can announce.
Alex, who owns a photographic studio near her home, confirmed the story to Woman’s Day, but added: “I’m not sure I’m ready to talk about this.”
“Alex has had enough – she wants to focus on saving her business before it starts getting affected by Brendan’s financial situation,” says a friend. “He’s had too many chances.”
The couple, who have two daughters together and another from Alex’s previous relationship, married in 2005 but 14 months later announced they were separating after Brendan was caught having an affair with model Lara Bingle. They later reunited.
The couple’s children are living with glamour girl Alex in the Melbourne suburb of Hampton. Brendan is given weekend access and the split is not expected to end up in court.
The star player moved to Yarrawonga and has been appointed coach of the O&M interleague and is well known to staff at the town’s RSL and TAB.
Brendan has been dogged by financial problems in recent times. In November it was reported he owed almost $75,000 to creditors, including $13,000 on a credit card and $3200 to the ATO.
His gambling issues have been more than problematic and the severity was illustrated when he took his family to Vanuatu in August last year and was photographed visiting a casino in the afternoon while Alex and the kids remained in the hotel.
A few months later, reports surfaced that Brendan borrowed money to pay school fees for his children, something Alex says she knew nothing about.
Brendan made no comment when approached by Woman’s Day.
