EXCLUSIVE
AFL legend Billy Brownless and his new female companion Lizzie appear to be closer than ever – with the football legend even making a grand gesture to her at his new car wash.
Brownless and his Lizzie first performed together at the Australian Open in January, and he insisted the Melbourne mother of four was just a “friend” to him at the time.
Now a reliable source has revealed that Billy, 57, appears to have honoured the pretty brunette with a cartoon drawing on a sign at his new car wash in Geelong.
The image shows a woman resembling Lizzie, wearing her signature headband, plus a white top and denim shorts.
“(He) is paying tribute to her by painting a caricature of her above his new car wash,” the source said.
The source described the sexy photo the Amazing Race contestant took of his girlfriend as a “grand gesture” towards her.
It comes a few months after Billy and Lizzie looked friendly as they drank champagne together at an Australian Open event at Melbourne Park in January.
Things seem to be getting serious between Billy Brownless and his ‘friend’ Lizzie, if the new sign at a Geelong car wash is any indication. Above, the pair together at Melbourne Park this year
Billy appears to have paid tribute to the glamorous mother of four with a cartoon image of her at his new car wash
Billy snuggled up to Lizzie for photos and beamed as he put his arm around her waist. The football star told the media at the time: ‘She is a friend who loves tennis.’
Lizzie explained that she and Billy were friends for a number of years and that they have “recently developed a new friendship.”
The sighting came after the former footballer reportedly split from his girlfriend Justine. The couple were together for over a year before splitting.
Meanwhile, Billy’s ex-wife Nicky Brownless became engaged to AFL star Garry Lyon last year.
The news came seven years after their relationship began under scandalous circumstances, when Lyon, 56, went public with their romance, surprising Brownless.
Garry entered into a relationship with Brownless, to whom he was married for 18 years, just 12 months after they split.
Garry and Nicky have put that stressful chapter behind them and Nicky has previously spoken about their truly blissful relationship.
“We planned to go and we did (we have so much to celebrate). We’re really happy,” she told the Herald Sun of their trip to New York after Garry proposed.
After years of intense scrutiny, Garry got down on one knee and proposed to Nicky during a recent trip to the Mornington Peninsula, presenting her with a giant diamond ring.
Lizzie is seen here in her signature headband and short shorts
Billy’s ex-wife Nicky Brownless (front) got engaged to AFL star Garry Lyon (back) last year
A month after their relationship broke, Brownless revealed the impact it had on his family, saying: ‘A good friend wouldn’t do something like that.’
He also sensationally confessed that the secret relationship between Garry and Nicky may have been going on for years.
“I couldn’t believe it. I found out about it three or four months ago. I asked Garry and Nicky earlier what was going on and they said they were just good friends.
“That’s what hurts the most,” he said at the time on The AFL Footy Show.
Billy has four children with Nicky: daughters Lucy and Ruby and sons Oscar and Max.
Lyon surprised his best friend Billy by starting a relationship with his wife of 18 years, just 12 months after they split