Tony Armstrong’s new girlfriend Rona Glynn-McDonald feared ‘death threats’ after going public with ‘Australia’s husband’: ‘I was ready to break hearts’

Tony Armstrong and Rona Glynn-McDonald began their romance late last year.

But Rona admitted she was excited to let the world know she had found the man known as ‘Australia’s husband’.

The couple gives a joint interview to this week’s issue Stellar Magazineand star together in a stunning cover shoot, in which Rona expresses her initial concerns.

“I was really nervous leading up to it. Given the way people refer to Tony as ‘Australia’s husband’ or ‘everybody’s boyfriend’, I was prepared for the death threats,” the musician told the publication.

“I was ready to break hearts. We talked about it for months and months and months and it just felt right,” she added.

Fortunately, Rona said, “the positive response has been overwhelming.”

“I think right away, half an hour later, people were writing articles saying I had great hair. I never thought I was someone with great hair, but they were giving me slogans and saying really sweet things,” she said.

DJ Rona joked that the 34-year-old ABC News Breakfast sports presenter was “stalking” her, before explaining that they ran in the same circles.

Rona said they almost met a few times before finally meeting at one of Rona’s performances and hitting it off right away.

Former AFL star Tony gushed about their romance: ‘It’s been amazing, it really has been, fantastic.’

Rona also confessed that she was unaware of Tony’s fame and public profile before they met, only finding out when other people told her about his career.

She confessed: ‘I saw your Instagram and I think a few people had mentioned your name, and I was like, “Who? Tony who?” I don’t look at that often [Tony’s] 06:00 am [ABC News Breakfast show].

The couple have been together since they made their romance official on Instagram in November last year, after secretly dating for “a while”.

The pair ‘started’ their romance late last year. But Rona admitted she was nervous about letting the world know she had found the man known as ‘Australia’s husband’

“I was really nervous leading up to it. Given the way people refer to Tony as ‘Australia’s husband’ or ‘everybody’s boyfriend’, I was prepared for the death threats,” the musician says.

Just weeks after going public with their relationship, they reached a major milestone in their relationship when Tony introduced Rona to his beloved mother at Christmas.

On Boxing Day, he shared a heartwarming photo of Rona on Instagram showing them celebrating the holidays together as he hugs his mother Margaret.

“Full of hearts, can’t lose,” Tony captioned the photo, proving just how serious their relationship is becoming.

Tony told Ny Breaking Australia at the 2023 TikTok Awards that things have gotten serious between the two and said he’s happy his fans are embracing the relationship.

“It’s just nice that people know now,” Tony said. “We’ve been together for a while now. I’m happy. [Life] has just been good lately.’

Rona is a successful Kaytetye woman who grew up in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in Arrernte Country.

“I was ready to break hearts. We talked about it for months and months and months and it just felt right,” she added

In addition to her work as a musician, she works primarily with First Nations organisations to develop and advise on economic systems that assist Indigenous Australians.

Rona is the founder and CEO of Common Ground and Director of First Nations Futures. She was also previously Director of First Nations at YLab.

During her successful career, the Central Australian woman has also worked in policy at the Central Land Council.

Besides her many awards, Rona also enjoys working as an electronic music producer and DJ under the name RONA.

According to her website, she combines ‘the soundscapes of Country and Place with synthesizers and melodies that carry an emotional charge’.

She has played the Falls Festival and opened for Cut Copy and Rufus Du Sol on tour, and recently completed a residency at TripleJ.