The Australian Cricket WAG community remains divided on the topic of Nathan Lyon‘s relationship with real estate agent Emma McCarthy.
According to the Daily Mail, their 2017 affair – which ended his 10-year relationship with Mel Waring – has “split the WAGS in two.”
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On Monday, an Australian publication reported that many of the wives and girlfriends of the Australian Cricket WAG community have sided with Mel.
“I don’t think it’s surprising that after spending 10 years with Nathan, Mel built some very strong friendships with some of the other WAGs, who still support and love her,” said a source.
“I know they still find it hard to stomach Emma.”
In particular, it appears that there is animosity between Emma and Steve Smith’s wife Dani Willis, as Dani’s loyalty to Nathan’s ex-partner has prevented her from accepting his new relationship.
“Dani knows how bitter the split is and how devastated Mel was when she found out about [Nathan’s] affair, so she doesn’t have any time for Emma,” a source revealed.
At the time of their breakup, the mother-of-two wrote to her blog Life of Lyons.
“I wasn’t sure what being really alone would feel like, being shut out from him,” Mel shared in a candid post, adding:
“Since saying goodbye it hadn’t really hit me. We have lived a life where he has constantly travelled, cricket was life and touring was a given. Daddy’s at cricket, it’s easy to forget.
“Today has been different, I have been strong, I have been brave but today I feel weak, I feel small and I feel alone.
“I’m constantly reminded that the team of people who were once there for us both are no longer my friends but my enemy,” the mum went on.
According to the Daily Mail, friends of Nathan have said that he is “very much in love” with his new girlfriend.
The cricketer’s relationship with is serious and the pair have since embarked on several romantic getaways to Australia, Greece, France and South Africa.
Emma – who is currently in England supporting the Aussie cricketer during the Ashes series – shared photos of herself trying on wedding dresses at a boutique in London with her friends Bonnie Paine and Cat McAteer.
According to the Daily Mail, the women reportedly “gatecrashed” a bridal photoshoot for Vogue and sampled around $400,000 worth of items by Pallas Couture.
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