It’s official — Nathan Cleary and Mary Fowler are an item.
The three-time NRL champion and Matildas superstar have gone public with their fledgling romance, being pictured in loved up scenes in Perth.
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The Daily Mail reported that Fowler had left the team hotel on Wednesday morning, grabbing a coffee before meeting up with Cleary.
Cleary took his shirt off as the pair cuddled, chatted, laughed and even drank from the same water bottle.
The pair also held hands and had a brief chat before Cleary left in a black SUV and Fowler returned on foot to the team hotel.
When asked about the rendezvous by the Daily Mail, Fowler said: “Sorry, I just want to get back to my hotel.”
The scenes all but confirm the youngsters are an item, months after the rumours began.
In August, the duo were reportedly spotted enjoying an ice cream and went for a walk together after attending a promotional event for Adidas, a sponsor they both share.
However, Cleary said he was “annoyed” when the speculation began that the 25-year-old NRL star and 20-year-old football gun were the nation’s newest sporting power couple.
“It is what is, it’s a little bit annoying to not have a private life but I like to not talk about it too much and keep anything I can private,” he said on Monday at the NRL’s finals launch.
“Things take off pretty quick with social media but I’ll try to keep a private life if I can.”
But his teammates may not have got the memo with Jarome Luai spilling the beans on the relationship on the eve of the NRL Grand Final.
“Yeah, we’re into them, definitely,” Luai told the Kyle and Jackie O Show.
“He was a bit shy about it, that’s all,” he said referring to Cleary’s refusal to speak about the romance rumours.
“I’ve been trying to get some information out of him.
“I wanna see my bro happy, he’s on the lookout for some love.
“Yeah, but we’ll see how they go.”
The rumour mill kept turning earlier in the week when Cleary was spotted in the crowd at the Matildas’ 8-0 win over the Philippines in Perth on Sunday.
While they still haven’t spoken publicly, a loved up display in a public park says a thousand words.
