Footy star Billy Brownless celebrates one-year anniversary with girlfriend Justine six years after the end of the marriage: ‘She deserves a medal’
Geelong great Billy Brownless has revealed that things are going well in his romance with girlfriend Justine.
The 56-year-old tells The Herald Sun that the couple recently celebrated their one-year anniversary.
“We are still together, believe it or not,” the former footballer joked to the newspaper.
“It’s been over a year, poor thing, I feel sorry for her, but she’s a good girl. She has her children and I have mine.
“When you’ve been single for a long time, it’s damn hard work. She deserves a medal.’
Geelong great Billy Brownless has revealed that things are going well in his romance with girlfriend Justine. The 56-year-old tells The Herald Sun that the couple recently celebrated their one-year anniversary. Taking a picture together
Billy first opened up about his new relationship after attending the Australian Open with his girlfriend.
He told the Announce sun at the time he is “very happy” with Justine.
‘Everything is OK. Take it one week at a time as they say. We are very happy and it is nice to be outside,” he said.
The couple met at the AFL Grand Final September Club in 2019 and started dating almost six months later.
Justine works in customer relations and is a mother of two.
“We’re still together, believe it or not,” the former footballer joked. “It’s been over a year, poor thing, I feel sorry for her, but she’s a good girl. She has her children and I have mine. When you’ve been single for a long time, it’s damn hard work. She deserves a medal’
She recently vacationed in Fiji with Billy and their friends Erinn Montagna and Leigh Montagna.
No doubt Footy fans will be pleased to see Billy open to love again after his 18-year marriage to wife Nicky ended sensationally in 2016 after she began dating his best friend, fellow AFL star Garry Lyon.
Both men’s marriages had ended before Nicky and Lyon announced they were a couple, but Billy still felt betrayed because they had assured him they were nothing more than “just good friends.”
After five years of bad blood, Billy and Garry began taking steps towards reconciliation in 2021 when Brownless said they were in a “good place,” before spending Christmas Day together.
Billy’s 18-year marriage to wife Nicky ended sensationally in 2016 after she began dating his best friend, fellow AFL star Garry Lyon. Billy and Nicky Brownless (left) are pictured with Garry and Melissa Lyon (right) in 2012
Billy’s daughter Lucy described the lunch between the blended families as “very special.”
“It worked really well and was all very positive. We are all happy and happy to be all together. It was a fantastic day. We were all really excited about that,” she told the Herald Sun at the time.
Billy discussed the matter with fellow AFL greats Sam Newman and Don Scott on an episode of the pair’s You Cannot Be Serious podcast in September.
He admitted, while he hadn’t fully mended his friendship with Lyon, he said the pair could “maybe” be friends like before at some point.
Billy first opened up about his new relationship after attending the Australian Open with his girlfriend. He told the Herald Sun at the time that he is “very happy” with Justine