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Footy star Billy Brownless steps out with new 'lady friend' at Australian Open in Melbourne after split from girlfriend of a year


Billy Brownless has a new woman on his arm, but the footy legend insists she's just a 'friend'.

The former Melbourne captain, 56, controversially went public with Nicky, who is the ex-wife of his close friend and former AFL Footy Show co-host Billy, in 2016. After years of intense scrutiny, Gary got down on one knee and proposed to Nicky during a recent trip to the Mornington Peninsula and presented her with a giant diamond ring. A month after their scandalous relationship made headlines, Geelong legend Billy revealed how the affair had impacted his family, saying 'a good mate wouldn't do that'.

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