Nathan Buckley proves he has a guy when it comes to dating.
The divorced soccer legend, 50, has been attracted to glamorous brunettes since splitting from his blonde ex-wife of 18 years, Tania Minnici.
Buckley’s latest sweetheart is 34-year-old CEO Brodie Ryan, and she bears a striking resemblance to his last girlfriend, beautician Alex Pike.
The couple both have wavy brunette locks, dazzling white smiles and a similar sense of style.
Brodie and Alex both love to share photos of themselves strutting around Melbourne in sportswear or attending red carpet events around the city.
see double! Nathan Buckley’s new girlfriend Brodie Ryan (left) looks a lot like his ex-flame Alex Pike (right).
In fact, the two lookers narrowly avoided some awkward altercations with one another.
Both attended Glamor on the Grid in March, and last year Alex sat alongside Brodie and Buckley at the Justin Cassin X Redken show at Melbourne Fashion Week.
Buckley started dating the CEO last year and he hasn’t been shy about expressing his affection on social media.
Smitten Buckley (right) moved in with Brodie (left) shortly after splitting from Alex last year
It’s unclear what caused Pike (left) and Buckley (right) to split, but the former couple appeared to be hot and strong until he moved in with chief executive Brodie
The lovestruck footy star frequently comments on her Instagram page, often posting words of praise or flame and heart emojis.
In one post, he gushed, “Brodes, you don’t have to prove anything to anyone.”
He continued, “You don’t need validation or approval.” Because the people who matter don’t care.
“Live your life as you see fit; than the kind, intelligent, sensitive woman you are.’
Brodie (left) recently stepped out in a glamorous black dress similar to the style Alex (right) usually wears
In another post, Buckley suggested that Brodie wear an aqua colored dress instead of the purple dress she wore in the photo.
In a January post in which Brodie gushed about spending time in celebrity hotspot Bondi, the private couple also appeared to take a dig at social media influencers.
“Is there even fluencing up there?” Buckley commented scathingly.
“Hehehe, you know I’m not good at fluencing…” she replied.
Brodie (left) and Alex (right) both love to share photos of themselves strutting around Melbourne in sportswear
Buckley’s ex-girlfriend, cosmetic nurse Alex Pike, is an aspiring influencer with over 37,000 followers and a podcast focused on the plastic and cosmetic surgery industry.
Over the past two years she has also become a favorite at red carpet events, attending runway shows and F1’s Glamor on the Grid.
Not to be outdone, Brodie has also begun to make a name for himself on the Melbourne social scene.
The CEO visited Glamor on the Grid in March and attended the opening of chic South Yarra restaurant The Beverly last month.
CEO Brodie appears to have a similar sense of style to Alex’s as she dons a flirty floral print dress and poses with a designer handbag
While the couple likes to flaunt their love on social media, mum-of-three Pike is taking steps to grow her beauty brand.
The brunette has been studying to become a registered nurse in America so she can expand her Face by Alex Pike beauty clinic and is starting a podcast about plastic surgery.
She also has her own eight-week beauty bootcamp program called Inside Out to help people transform their lives and get in shape.
The glamorous brunettes both wore prom dresses at Glamor on the Grid in March
Though it’s unclear what caused Pike’s split from Buckley, it appears the former couple went their separate ways at some point last year.
“I’m definitely not dating anyone, I’m keeping to myself,” Alex told the Herald Sun in December.
“I was studying in the States for my Registered Nursing exams, so that’s when I’m visiting,” she continued.
“I’ve traveled a lot and it’s been really wonderful.” “I’m very fortunate to have a great network in America.”
Brodie rocked a stylish brown ensemble at an event in April, exactly a year after Alex wore something similar
After breaking up with Alex, Buckley quickly moved on with Brodie.
“We have such a normal relationship and we want it to stay that way,” Brodie gushed to the Herald Sun last October.
“If he wasn’t who he is, we would still enjoy our time together in a relaxed environment and be in our element making dinner at home.”
Nathan separated from his ex-wife Tania in December 2020 after 18 years of marriage and they have two teenage sons together, Jett, 15, and Ayce, 13.
Buckley is pictured with his 18-year-old ex-wife, Tania Minnici, in 2013