According to the Mail Online several of the rugby star’s family member’s have been spied befriending bookie’s favourite Brittany Hockley on Facebook, as well as commenting on her posts.
Before the 30-year-old made her social media pages private, screenshots have appeared on a fan forum of Nick’s sister Bernadette wishing Brittany a happy birthday.
'Happy birthday for yesterday,' she commented under a photograph Brittany uploaded of her first kiss with Nick.
According the fan site, Nick’s brother Leigh has also become Facebook friends with Brittany.
The news comes shortly after it was revealed that Brittany appeared to hint to her friends that they should place bets on her winning with Sportsbet.