Sophie Cachia reveals she’s in a long-distance relationship after Maddie Garrick moves to Italy

Influencer Sophie Cachia is officially engaged after her WNBL star fiancé Maddie Garrick moved to Italy for work.

Maddie, 30, moved to Florence last month after signing with local basketball club Polisportiva A.Galli Basket, leaving Sophie back in Melbourne with her two children, daughter Florence, five, and son Bobby, eight.

Prior to Maddie’s departure, Sophie, 32, shared a heartfelt Instagram post insisting their new long-distance relationship was a blow of fate.

“When I named my daughter Florence, it was because it’s my favorite city in the world. With our strong beliefs about how the universe works in this magical world, you are now confirming that you are moving to Florence, the fact that you have always been a part of my story,” she wrote.

“My children find comfort and confidence in you that makes me sure I’ve done something right in life – and that’s you. Too bad of course. But I’m so excited that you have fulfilled a lifelong dream of yours,” the nightwear entrepreneur added.

Sophie ended her message with a bittersweet message about how much Maddie will be missed by her family.

“Even when you weren’t with us, Mads, you were always with us, and that won’t change the rest of our lives in this little hot air balloon. Bobby & Floss will keep your side of the bed warm. See you all soon mia bella xx.’

Maddie’s departure also came just days before Sophie celebrated her 32nd birthday.

Sophie documented the milestone on Instagram, sharing a photo of herself posing next to a birthday cake with her kids.

The mummy blogger accompanied this with a heartbreaking caption about feeling lonely, before revealing that Maddie had sent her a surprise birthday cake.

“I was quite surprised by how much my heart hurt today by not having my twin flame here for my birthday,” Sophie began, adding: “But a surprise cake that arrived from her and helped all the hugs in the world of my favorite people get the edge off,” she wrote.

Maddie also wrote a birthday tribute to her wife-to-be and uploaded a gallery of images of the women looking in love on Instagram.

“I miss you so much and am sad that I can’t be there to celebrate the wonderful person you are, but no matter the distance, I love you so much!” the athlete wrote, in part.

Maddie has also shared a glimpse of her idyllic new lifestyle in Italy via Instagram.

Her first photo abroad showed the blonde hanging out the laundry in her chic new apartment.

“Beep beep MFs, nonna has arrived,” she joked in the caption.

Sophie proposed to Maddie in March by offering her a huge ring with three diamonds.

The Australian Survivor star was previously married to AFL star Jaryd Cachia, which ended before she started dating women.

“I had a beautiful man in my life, and I still do. He’s an incredible father and an incredible friend to me, but why can’t women search more?’ she said during a candid interview with the No Filter podcast in July 2020.

“That married life that I realized wasn’t what I wanted. And it wasn’t that I realized, ‘Oh, I love women now, I’m going to leave my marriage’, it wasn’t. I realized I wanted more.’