Fitness influencer Kayla Itsines is preparing to tie the knot with her fiancé Jae Woodroffe after a two-year engagement.
But fans of the multimillionaire entrepreneur, 32, may not know about the unusual circumstances in which the couple’s fairytale relationship first blossomed.
From getting back together just months after they left their respective exes, to Kayla’s subsequent falling out with Jae’s ex-girlfriend – things weren’t always that simple.
Kayla debuted her relationship with personal trainer Jae on September 26, 2021, when the couple was spotted packing the PDA outside a kebab shop in Adelaide.
The sighting came just a few weeks after Kayla split from her ex-boyfriend, a videographer known only as “Mitch G.”
Australian fitness superstar Kayla Itsines (right) is about to marry Jae Woodroffe (left) – who used to date her close friend Lauren Belotti
Earlier in September, ‘Mitch G’ had been pictured packing his personal belongings into a moving fan outside Kayla’s house, seemingly confirming that their brief relationship was over.
Coincidentally, Jae also moved on with Kayla shortly after breaking up with his longtime ex-girlfriend Lauren Belotti, who also happened to be good friends with Kayla.
Jae and Lauren are said to have started dating in 2016 as evidenced by beloved Instagram photos Lauren posted at the time.
Kayla debuted her relationship with personal trainer Jae (left) on September 26, 2021, after the couple were spotted packing their PDAs outside a kebab shop in Adelaide. The sighting came weeks after Kayla split from her ex-boyfriend, a videographer known only as ‘Mitch G’
Coincidentally, Jae also moved on with Kayla shortly after breaking up with his longtime ex-girlfriend Lauren Belotti, who also happened to be good friends with Kayla. (Jae and Lauren are pictured together in happier times)
Interesting, an Instagram page presumably Kayla’s private account would regularly comment on beloved images of Jae and Lauren prior to their split.
The last photos of the former couple together were uploaded on May 23, 2021, after a night out with a group of friends – including Kayla.
In fact, a group photo taken during the outing shows Kayla, Jae, and Lauren all side by side.
Kayla and Jae debuted their romance four months later. Daily Mail Australia does not suggest that any party has ever been unfaithful.
Kayla declined to comment when contacted by Daily Mail Australia, but her spokeswoman Sara Bergstrom said the “media narrative” suggesting Kayla and Lauren broke up because of Jae was “false then and remains false today”.
Interestingly, an Instagram page believed to be Kayla’s private account – @kaylajamie_ – regularly raves about loved-up photos of Jae and Lauren before they broke up
The last photos of the couple together were uploaded on May 23, 2021, after a night out with a group of friends – including Kayla (all pictured)
Kayla responded with “EXCELLENT PHOTO” to this Instagram photo of Jae and Lauren. Within just a few months, the couple had called it quits and Jae had moved on with Kayla
Kayla and Lauren’s relationship seems to have soured since then and the pair no longer follow each other on Instagram.
In January 2022, Kayla finally debuted with Jae on her Instagram page, uploading a photo of the pair cuddling alongside a caption describing him as her “best friend for years and now partner.”
The relationship announcement also came almost two years after Kayla confirmed her split from ex-fiancé Tobi Pearce in August 2020.
In January 2022, Kayla finally debuted with Jae on her Instagram page, uploading a photo of the pair cuddling alongside a caption describing him as her “best friend for years and now partner.”
The former couple co-founded the Bikini Body Training Company after meeting in late 2012.
They later ranked joint fifth on the Australian Financial Review’s Young Rich List in 2018, making them the richest self-made twenty-somethings in Australia.
Kayla and Tobi share custody of their daughter Arna, four. Kayla also welcomed her first child with Jae, a boy named Jax, in January.
Kayla confirmed her divorce from Tobi Pearce (left), the father of her four-year-old daughter, Arna Leia Pearce, in August 2020