AFL star Garry Lyon and his partner Nicky Brownless got engaged last year and now they are happier than ever.
The good news came seven years after their relationship began under scandalous circumstances.
The former Melbourne captain, 56, controversially went public in 2016 with Nicky, the ex-wife of his good friend and former AFL Footy Show co-host Billy Brownless.
Garry, 56, dazzled his best friend by starting a relationship of 18 years and 54 years with his wife just 12 months after they split.
The couple have put that dark past behind them, with Nicky revealing the engagement was a truly blissful moment.
AFL star Garry Lyon and his partner Nicky Brownless got engaged last year and now they are happier than ever. Both shown
“We planned to go and we did (we have so much to celebrate). We are very happy,” she told the newspaper Herald Sun of their trip to New York after Gary proposed.
After years of intense research, Gary got down on one knee and proposed to Nicky during a recent trip to the Mornington Peninsula and presented her with a giant diamond ring.
Nicky posted a photo of the couple lovingly embracing on Instagram and captioned it: “The best surprise.”
She tagged New York, where the couple is currently enjoying a romantic winter getaway.
Lyon dazzled his best friend Billy Brownless (right) by starting an 18-year relationship with his wife just 12 months after they split
A month after their scandalous relationship made headlines, Geelong legend Billy revealed the impact the affair had had on his family, saying ‘a good friend wouldn’t do that’.
He also sensationally confessed that Garry and Nicky’s secret relationship could have lasted for years.
‘I could not believe it. I found out three or four months ago. I asked Garry and Nicky earlier what was going on and they said they were just good friends. That hurts the most,” he said on The AFL Footy Show at the time.
Billy shares four children with Nicky, daughters Lucy and Ruby and sons Oscar and Max.
It was one of the most dramatic breakups in AFL history, involving Geelong veteran Billy Brownless (left) and his ex-wife Nicky (second from left), who had an affair with his friend Garry (second from right) . Right: Garry’s ex-wife Melissa Lyon. Pictured on October 20, 2012