- Cleary and Fowler are the most powerful couple in Australian sport
- Panthers superstar says he’d like to have kids with Fowler
- Explains the difficulties of maintaining a long-distance relationship.
Penrith Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary has revealed he is interested in settling down and starting a family with Mary Fowler, but also explained the difficulties of maintaining a long-distance relationship.
Fresh from leading Penrith to their fourth consecutive premiership, Cleary and Fowler 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 see her play with 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 in November 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 have been busy posting photos of each other on social media while keeping your long-distance relationship alive.
However, Cleary has admitted that the distance between them is taking its toll on them.
“It’s been difficult, it’s definitely not something I ever thought I’d do,” he told the Keegan and Company podcast.
Nathan Cleary says he is interested in settling down and starting a family with Mary Fowler.
Cleary says she thinks Fowler would be a great mother and that the couple has talked about having children together.
“I think it kind of helped us that as soon as we met and started talking, we knew it was going to lead us down that path, and if we wanted to do it, it was going to be a long one.” distance.
‘Sometimes you come home and want a little hug, but I think it’s helped us in some ways to connect on more than just a physical level and have genuine conversations.
‘We just cruise around it and when we see each other, it’s the best thing ever. You are truly grateful for those moments we spent together. We talk constantly on FaceTime or whatever and we kind of find a way to get through it.’
The Panthers playmaker said both he and Fowler have talked about having children, but the arrangements currently aren’t ideal for a family.
“It’s obviously difficult with both of us being pretty caught up in our sport,” he said.
‘I definitely want to (have children) in the future. I would love for it to be with Mary, I just think she will be the best mother.
‘But yeah, we’ll see. “There’s no rush right now, but definitely in the future…after football, I’d love to have a little family of my own.”
Cleary said a key to their relationship is that they both understand each other’s world.
The NRL star said it was difficult to navigate a long-distance relationship.
“It is and she definitely gets it… people look at us and think we’re talking about our sport all the time, but sometimes it’s nice to just sit there like two human beings and enjoy each other’s company and talk about something.” more than sport”. ‘ said.
“I think probably for both of us, a lot of people want to talk about sports all the time and I think when we’re together, we just enjoy each other’s company, but there’s always that support and trust that if something goes wrong, “We can talk to each other. us about it and sharing ideas, it’s been really nice.
Meanwhile, Fowler recently decided to withdraw from the national team for recent international matches against Brazil and Taiwan.
He said he needed to “take this time to prioritize recovery in order to refresh myself both mentally and physically, so I can continue to give my best for both club and country.”
On Monday morning, Fowler returned to action for Manchester City with a magnificent goal in their 4-0 thrashing of Leicester.