AFL bad boy Wayne Carey has found a new lover.
The 51-year-old is said to be “quietly seeing” the Melbourne businesswoman and TikTok star Catie O’Neill, 28.
The couple spent a romantic weekend in Bundalong last week, where she was joining him on a business trip, according to the Herald Sun.
Former AFL star Wayne Carey, 51, views Melbourne businesswoman and TikTok star Catie O’Neill, 28, ‘quietly’
Carey performed at a local tavern on January 25 for his “Evening with Wayne Carey” event.
The scheduled appearance was a meet and greet where the footy legend chatted to fans and opened up about his life.
It also raised funds for Outside the Locker Room and Good Bloke Society.
O’Neill (pictured) is a director and co-founder of skincare brands My Glow 2 and Huxden alongside Olivia Burrows
With more than 115,700 TikTok followers and 10,300 on Instagram, she has also built a sizeable following on social media
Attendees said the newlyweds looked “happy and in love” at the event.
O’Neill is a director and co-founder of skincare brands My Glow 2 and Huxden, alongside Olivia Burrows.
With more than 115,700 TikTok followers and 10,300 on Instagram, she has also built a sizeable following on social media.
It was Carey’s first major public appearance since his white powder scandal.
The former North Melbourne player was booted out of Perth’s Crown Casino in September last year after he was caught carrying a zip-lock bag of white powder
The former North Melbourne player was booted out of Perth’s Crown Casino in September last year after he was caught carrying a zip-lock bag of white powder.
Carey was escorted out of the casino on September 1 after a bag fell out of his pocket while gambling.
The zip-lock bag ended up containing anti-inflammatory medication that he was taking for pain from his football career, Carey claimed.
Carey was the captain of North Melbourne Football Club and a star of the game. Pictured in 2000
Carey was reportedly banned from entering the Crown grounds for two years, resigned from his Triple M radio show and was banned from broadcasting the Brownlow Medal on Channel 7.
Carey has had multiple love interests in the past.
He was previously married to his longtime partner Sally McMahon, who tied the knot in 2001 after he met at a party in Wagga Wagga when he had just turned 20 and she was 17.
But the couple’s relationship soon made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Just a year after tying the knot, the North Melbourne captain was embroiled in a sordid affair with Kelli, the wife of his former team-mate Antony Stevens.
Carey married his longtime partner Sally McMahon in New South Wales back in 2001 (pictured) and separated in 2006. These days, Sally keeps a low profile on social media but appears to have found happiness with a strapping gentleman whom she uses as a cover, according to the photo on Facebook (right)
The couple’s relationship was met with scandal when the North Melbourne captain became involved in a sordid affair with Kelli, the wife of his former team-mate Anthony Stevens, just a year after their marriage. Pictured: Carey and Sally in 2005
To make matters worse, Stevens served as Carey’s best man at his wedding.
Carey and Sally managed to mend their relationship and had a daughter, Ella, now 17, before separating in 2006 — just months after she was born.
After their split, Carey began a relationship with model Kate Neilson.
After his split from Sally McMahon in 2006, Carey began dating model Kate Neilson. Pictured in happier times during a trip to the US
The couple were briefly engaged in 2009 but split shortly thereafter amid allegations that Carey was unfaithful.
He moved on with Stephanie Edwards in 2011 before announcing their engagement four years later.
But it turned out to be another failed romance for the AFL star, and the couple confirmed they had split in 2016.
Stephanie Edwards announced she was engaged to Carey (both pictured, left) in 2015, four years after the couple began dating. They split in 2016. Stephanie has largely stayed out of the spotlight in recent years, but her LinkedIn profile reveals that she’s now Regional Vice President of Digital at a global organizing company (right).
Carey’s manager in 2016, Chris Giannopoulos, confirmed Carey and Stephanie had split earlier that year and said they were “solving their issues.”
The couple share a seven-year-old daughter named Charlotte, whom they welcomed in 2014.
Carey was most recently linked to Victorian model Jessica Paulke after the pair were spotted cuddling at the Australian Open in January 2018.
Paulke became pregnant that same year and welcomed their first child, Carter Michael Carey, in February 2019.
Carey was first linked to Victorian model Jessica Paulke in January 2018 at the Australian Open. The couple became pregnant the same year and welcomed their first child, Carter Michael Carey, on Saturday February 2, 2019
WAYNE CAREY’S SCANDALS
1996: Carey was charged with indecent assault after allegedly grabbing a woman’s chest. The matter was settled out of court
2000: Carey testified in court for Jason Moran, a Melbourne organized kingpin. Moran was later shot dead in 2003.
2002: Carey was forced to leave the North Melbourne Kangaroos due to a party affair with his teammate and his best friend’s wife.
2006: Carey announced he was splitting from his pregnant wife to pursue a relationship with model Kate Neilson.
2007: Carey was arrested for “glazing” his new fiancé, Neilson, and assaulting the police.
2008: Police are forced to hold Carey with paprika spray after he assaulted officers in Port Melbourne. Then he leaves Channel Nine and 3AW.
2012: Carey is discovered to have cocaine while entering Barwon Prison in Victoria to talk to inmates.
2017: Carey was rumored to be dating Jessie Murphy, wife of ex-Carlton captain Marc Murphy, which he denies.
2022: Carey is demoted from Friday Night Footy to Saturday Nights by Channel Seven as he faces criticism for continuing to disown Neilson.
2022: Carey got into a fight with Anthony Stevens in a Yarraville pub. Witnesses claimed Carey accused Stevens of “talking behind his back,” which led to a heated exchange
2022: Carey is banned from all Crown venues after being caught with a bag of white powder at the company’s casino in Perth.