Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke has finally acknowledged his relationship with fashion designer Pip Edwards.
Just one week after the couple were spotted enjoying a romantic dinner in Bondi, Michael confirmed the romance on his Big Sports Breakfast radio show on Monday.
The 39-year-old was asked by his co-host, NRL journalist Phil Rothfield, about his date with Pip, 40, and he didn’t seem in the least bit embarrassed.
CONFIRMED: Michael Clarke (right) finally confirmed his relationship with designer Pip Edwards (left) during a radio interview on Monday
The cheeky discussion started when Phil brought up that Michael had been featured in the ‘spotted’ section of a newspaper, but he didn’t mention who with.
‘You know what? I did the right thing by him, I didn’t mention your female company at the table,’ Phil said.
Michael responded with a laugh: ‘Why not? Listen buddy, you can always mention my female company. How dare you leave that out.’
The father of one appeared to be referring to Pip, who had accompanied him to dinner at Bondi’s Society Pizza restaurant last week.
‘You can always mention my female company!’ Michael (pictured) seemed to refer to Pip on Monday’s Big Sports Breakfast radio show
The couple didn’t hold back during their outing, and at one stage Pip was spotted nuzzling her head into Michael’s shoulder.
They had been spotted together a day earlier in Rose Bay, and even appeared to be holding hands.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Michael has been telling friends he wants to keep the relationship ‘low-key’ for the sake of his and Pip’s respective children.
Going public: The father-of-one appeared to be referring to Pip, who he was spotted dining with at Bondi’s Society Pizza restaurant last week. (Pictured together)
Michael shares four-year-old daughter Kelsey Lee with ex-wife Kyly Clarke, while Pip is mother to Justice Maximus, 12, with former Ksubi designer Dan Single.
Last Wednesday, Pip appeared to confirm her romance with Michael with a rather cheeky Instagram post.
The Bondi socialite shared a mirror selfie and said that she was wearing her ‘boyfriend’s blazer’.
‘Me in my boyfriend’s blazer’: On Wednesday, Pip appeared to confirm her romance with Michael Clarke by posting this rather cheeky Instagram selfie
In the image, Pip looked stylish in straight-leg jeans, a white T-shirt and a black jacket, which she teamed with Burberry boots.
She captioned it, ‘Me in my boyfriend(‘s) blazer,’ adding three wink-face emojis.
A boyfriend blazer is an oversized, boxy style of blazer, but Pip’s telling use of parentheses suggests it was actually the blazer belonging to her boyfriend.
Moving on: Michael and Pip first hooked up after the sportsman’s split from his wife, Kyly (left), in September last year. Their romance didn’t become public knowledge, however, until after the Clarkes had announced their separation on February 12
Michael and Pip first hooked up after the sportsman’s split from his wife, Kyly, in September last year.
Their romance didn’t become public knowledge, however, until after the Clarkes had announced their separation on February 12.
Interestingly, Kyly has maintained a dignified silence by not posting on social media since the photos from Sunday night were published.
Just friends? When news of the relationship surfaced, Michael and Pip both denied they were anything more than friends. But despite their denials, it’s understood they were in fact an item
When news of the relationship surfaced, Michael and Pip both denied they were anything more than friends.
But despite their denials, it’s understood they were in fact an item.
The couple reportedly ended things in April because Michael couldn’t handle the publicity that came with dating Pip, and she later spoke of ‘being alone at 40’ in an interview with Gritty Pretty magazine.
On and off: The couple reportedly ended things in April because Michael couldn’t handle the publicity that came with dating Pip. But the latest sightings – and Pip’s less-than-subtle Instagram post on Wednesday – seem to suggest they are back on