Who is Lachie Neale’s glamorous wife Julie and how she stole the show at the Brownlow medal in THAT dress – as she weighs in after AFL star was slammed for ‘inappropriate’ kiss with presenter

Lachie Neale was pressured to answer controversy over his post-match kiss with TV presenter Abbey Holmes this week.

The AFL star, 31, was interviewed by his good good friend and Channel 7 presenter Abbey, 33, after the Lions performed the Bulldogs in Spherical 13 earlier this month.

Although the chat did not garner a lot consideration on the time, it resurfaced and prompted a furore as many claimed the kiss was ‘inappropriate’.

Lachie then branded the fiery debate, which emerged every week after the interview, as ‘a little bit bit unusual’, whereas Abbey additionally revealed how his spouse Julie Neale weighed in.

Former AFLW participant Abbey described the web outcry as ‘actually upsetting’ and mentioned Lachie’s spouse Julie, also called Jules, had checked in to see if she was alright.

‘Jules Neale … despatched me a message this morning saying, “I hope you are okay — that is ridiculous”,’ she advised Information Corp. ‘I am like, “Mate, I do know. Lachie’s a good friend of mine”.’

Brisbane Lions co-captain Lachie met Julie once they had been simply youngsters, however they did not begin courting till round six years later.

The couple went on to tie the knot in a romantic Perth ceremony in November 2018, earlier than they relocated to Brisbane when Lachie made his transfer to the Lions.

Julie at present works as a hairstylist in Brisbane’s Soja Studios after promoting her enterprise in Perth to maneuver throughout the nation to assist Lachie’s AFL profession.

She boasts greater than 1,250 followers on her hairstyling Instagram account, whereas she has 20,000 extra followers on her private Instagram web page.

Julie steadily provides an perception into her relationship with midfielder Lachie and their household life on their web page, with the pair trying as loved-up as ever.

The couple welcomed their first little one Piper Rose, two, in September 2021, and have spoken brazenly about their struggles to conceive their beloved daughter. 

Julie is seen by her husband’s aspect each on and off the pitch, and infrequently graces the crimson carpet with him, exhibiting off her glamorous sense of favor.

Yearly, she attends the Brownlow Medal together with her husband and by no means fails to disappoint together with her high-glamour and show-stopping outfits on the night time.

The Brownlow Medal recognises the fairest and greatest participant in AFL throughout the home-and-away season, with Lachie taking house the award in each 2020 and 2023.

He turned simply the sixteenth participant in VFL/AFL historical past to win the celebrated award a number of occasions, together with his spouse Julie proudly standing by his aspect after his win.

On each of his victories, Julie fully stole the present together with her extremely glitzy outfits as she pulled out all of the stops for the much-awaited sporting night time.

In 2020, Julie placed on a blinding show in a stunning sheer robe with a daringly excessive aspect cut up which confirmed off her toned legs.

The gorgeous robe featured a corset model bodice and was embellished with an array of silver sequins, whereas the sheer materials additionally gave a flash at her nude underwear.

She accomplished her head-turning ensemble with a pair of strapped heels as she fully stole the present on the night time.

Julie as soon as once more made headlines on the 2023 ceremony when she stepped out in one other effortlessly glamorous ensemble, proving her vogue credentials.

She made certain all eyes had been on her and her husband as she stepped out in an iridescent silver robe with a novel cut up round her waist.

Julie was additionally seen trying each inch the proud spouse on the ceremony as she packed on the PDA together with her husband after his spectacular second Brownlow Medal win.

Lachie paid tribute to his beloved spouse on his massive night time, describing her as a pillar of energy in a candy speech.

‘To Jules, my spouse. She’s my rock,’ he gushed. ‘She places up with manner an excessive amount of from me. So thanks very a lot. I like you.

‘I am unable to put into phrases what you do for me, and the way effectively you let me do my job and assist me. So thanks very a lot.’

When Lachie gained his first Brownlow in 2020, he additionally revealed the large private sacrifice his spouse had made to assist him in promoting her Perth salon amid their transfer.

‘My spouse Jules, she’s a tremendous human being,’ he shared in his acceptance speech.

‘Not many individuals most likely know however she owned a salon in Perth earlier than we determined to maneuver to Brisbane. She needed to promote that to come back over right here and comply with my goals.

‘She was doing very effectively for herself over there however she all the time places me forward of herself when she should not must.

‘She’s probably the most selfless particular person I do know and my largest assist, so thanks very a lot Jules, I like you.’

On the time, Julie was moved to tears after the touching tribute to her private sacrifice and revealed the choice to maneuver to Brisbane was left in her fingers. 

‘I sort of knew [Brisbane] was the proper transfer for Lachie and footy and it was a choice I made a decision to make myself. He did not strain me. He mentioned, ‘We’ll keep right here’. He felt Perth was house. He mentioned ‘It’s fully as much as you’,’ she advised the Courier Mail.

The couple had robust roots in WA, with Julie proudly owning a hair salon in Mosman Park close to Fremantle for 3 years.

However Julie mentioned they knew it was the proper determination after assembly with employees from the Lions, resulting in them organising their new lives in Brisbane. 

She mentioned of the transfer on the time: ‘It has been a troublesome 12 months away from household and pals. We left quite a bit to maneuver right here. It was an enormous determination for us and for me to go away the enterprise I had. I’ve by no means lived away from my household.’

Lachie performed for Fremantle Soccer Membership from 2012 to 2018 earlier than he was traded to the Lions in 2019, and he and Julie have now settled into life on the East Coast.

But it surely hasn’t all the time been clean crusing as Julie was pressured to reply after the Brisbane Lion’s scandalous end-of-season journey to Las Vegas earlier this 12 months.

It was reported {that a} rift developed between Lions teammates over the LA journey and a few gamers have been having ‘powerful conversations’ with one another consequently.

Whereas membership officers had been adamant in saying nothing untoward occurred on the journey, the experiences coincided with an 0-3 begin to the season by final 12 months’s grand finalists, heightening hypothesis of disunity amongst gamers.

Lions soccer boss Danny Daly fronted media final Monday to disclaim there had been a ‘disaster assembly’ after the allegations in regards to the journey to the States had been first aired.

With experiences of strained relationships throughout the membership, Julie revealed that her relationship together with her two-time Brownlow medal winner husband Lachie was ‘strong’.

‘Each relationship has totally different pressures, it is vital to maintain the surface noise out, in any relationship no matter it being within the public eye, sadly, it is inevitable that persons are going to have their very own opinion,’ she advised The Courier Mail.

‘I believe Lachie and I’ve a extremely strong relationship, which is all that actually issues.’

Jules went on so as to add that the Lions’ WAG group is ‘shut’, a far cry from rumours about divisions throughout the group.

‘All of us have nice relationships, nonetheless lots of people neglect that the membership is only a fraction of our lives, so all of us have nice friendships and lives outdoors of this as effectively,’ she mentioned.