Nathan Cleary and Mary Fowler have posted touching photos of their most recent time together on the NRL star’s European holiday as they celebrate the one-year anniversary of their romance being published.
The Penrith premiership winner and Manchester City’s promising youngster spent a few weeks together after this year’s NRL grand final as he flew to be with her in England and followed her to Switzerland to watch her play for the Matildas .
Their relationship appeared to take a step forward when Cleary was photographed holding Matildas star Katrina Gorry’s daughter Harper as he watched the Australians take on Germany – the first time he has been photographed spending time with his closest friends. your partner.
Cleary had to return home earlier this month to undergo shoulder surgery in time to be fully healthy for the start of the NRL season on March 1 next year, but he and Fowler posted touching photos of their getaway while maintaining your long distance relationship.
The NRL star included a photo of him with Fowler in an Instagram post he called ‘Downtime’, which also included photos of him celebrating this year’s grand final win with his teammates, driving a Mercedes in Europe and enjoying some of the stunning views. on the continent and, finally, a photo of Fowler posing with a portrait he painted of her.
That last photo sparked a reaction from Fowler, who commented: ‘Mems (memories) for a lifetime…that last slide though.’
Shortly after Cleary’s post appeared, it was his girlfriend’s turn.
Fowler posted a photo of the couple hugging while in England, along with a short video of her walking uphill, which appears to have been taken by Cleary, who responded to the post with a smiling face.
Mary Fowler and Nathan Cleary are half a world away from each other a year after their romance became public, but they both posted reminders of their time together when he visited her in England after the NRL grand final ( in the photo).
The couple posted new photos (pictured) of them spending several weeks together in the UK and mainland Europe before the NRL star had to fly home for surgery.
Cleary received a playful reaction from his girlfriend when he posted this reminder of the portrait he recently painted of her.
Their posts came just over a year since their relationship became public thanks to a Daily Mail Australia exclusive that showed them in a very romantic display in a Perth park.
That history helped make them the most popular couple in Australian sport, and they were later seen in Sydney on several occasions, as well as on the Gold Coast when she joined him after spending last Christmas apart.
Shortly before the NRL grand final, Cleary gave fans a revealing account of the beginning of their relationship.
“Every time I was with her I felt like we were two normal people… and then all of a sudden people were taking pictures of us, and then they were posting them, and then there were articles, then there were people waiting.” in front of my house,” Cleary said.
‘One day I was driving and I noticed this car was following me.
‘Then I did some laps, I did some laps, and they did exactly the same laps. I was practically in a car chase.
“That was kind of mind-blowing to me. I get it, I guess, because people care about (romance).
“It all happened so fast, and now that their relationship was in the public eye, it was hard to understand.”
The Penrith premiership winner was pictured with Harper, the daughter of Matildas star Katrina Gorry (above), when the Matildas beat Germany last month – the first time he was pictured with Fowler’s team-mates.
Cleary also spoke about rumors that he staged the photos of him and Fowler hugging in Perth, and the fact that he was shirtless at the time fueled speculation that he tipped off the photographer.
“I swear to God I had no idea,” he said.
‘Before that, we were probably pretty blasé about how much people really cared.
“After the park we went back to the car and then we saw someone with the big camera there, and almost a couple of hours later it all came to light.”
Last month, Nathan’s father and coach Ivan revealed that his son had made a huge sacrifice to be able to see Fowler in the UK.
The Panthers boss said Nathan had delayed his much-needed shoulder operation so he could make the most of his chance to escape.
Ivan added: “I met Mary…she is a lovely girl and very mature for her age.”
“They’re very happy together, so that’s the main thing.”
