Phoebe Burgess remained silent after her ex-husband Sam and girlfriend Lucy Graham tied the knot over the weekend.
The former NRL star, 35, and his new wife shared the news on Instagram on Monday alongside a carousel of stunning images captured in Rome, Italy.
Phoebe hasn’t posted on Instagram in over two weeks or reacted to the wedding news.
He shares two children, daughter Poppy and son Billy, with Sam. The couple was married for four years before separating in 2019.
Sam was last photographed with his children in October 2022, and the sports star posted a photo of the little ones sitting on his lap at a restaurant.
The former prop and his two children were later seen taking a walk in Coogee with his brother Luke and daughter Grace.
Sam also shares a one-year-old daughter called Robbie with his new wife Lucy, 33.
Former Rabbitohs star Lucy and her daughter moved to the UK in October 2023, when she took up the head coaching role at Warrington Wolves Rugby League Club.
Phoebe Burgess has gone silent after her ex-husband Sam and girlfriend Lucy Graham tied the knot over the weekend.
The couple tied the knot at Villa Aurelia, a 17th-century baroque property located at the highest point within Rome’s walls and offering stunning views of the city.
Weddings in this picturesque setting start at $18,000 and the venue can accommodate up to 300 guests.
Lucy looked heavenly on Sunday in a champagne-toned dress by designer Paula Nadal that featured a structured bodice that fell to a voluminous floor-length skirt.
The blonde beauty added a touch of drama to her look with a long veil that fell behind her, reaching the floor, as she held a delicate bouquet.
She wore her frosty hair parted for the ceremony and highlighted her delicate features with a subtle makeup palette.
Meanwhile, Sam appeared to channel fictional character James Bond in a tailored black suit paired with a white pocket square.
The former Rabbitohs player proposed to Lucy in June last year, just nine months after they went public with their relationship.
He previously revealed he was extremely nervous when he proposed to the glamorous hairdresser.
The former NRL star, 35, and his new wife shared the news on Instagram on Monday alongside a carousel of stunning images captured in Rome, Italy.
Sam and his ex-wife Phoebe married in 2015, separated in late 2018, and resumed their relationship in early 2019.
They separated permanently on October 2 of that year and later divorced.
Phoebe moved to Bowral with her children while Sam became embroiled in a series of legal problems following the breakdown of his marriage.
At the time, he was acquitted on appeal of bullying his former father-in-law, Mitch Hooke.
Phoebe revealed intimate details of the breakup on her podcast during an emotional chat with Sky News journalist Jacinta Tynan, a single mother of two.
The blonde beauty shared with Jacinta that once the breakup with Sam happened, she wasn’t sure what was “next” for the family.
“When you look at practice, your four- and six-year-olds need you to get up off the floor, because they need breakfast, uniforms and to get to school,” he said. saying.
And I think preserving the innocence and simplicity of their little routines, their little expectations, and what they know Mom provides, for me, was my life raft.
‘That was the only solid thing I held on to. That was it. They needed me.
“So I still had to be here, I had to get up and do it all again, and everything else is just noise.”
Phoebe shares two children, daughter Poppy and son Billy, with NRL star Sam. He was last photographed with the children in October 2022.
She also previously insisted she will keep her ex-husband’s surname and has no plans to revert to her maiden name, Hooke.
The influencer was asked about changing her name during a wide-ranging interview with journalist Mia Freedman on the No Filter podcast in 2021.
Phoebe told the Mamamia founder that although her passport and email still have the surname Hooke, she wants to have the same surname as her children.
“I drop my kids off at school every day and I have a big sign on my car that says Burgess, and there are three of us Burgesses because that’s their name, so I deserve to have the same name as my kids,” she said. saying.
Phoebe described the decision as “choosing to be part of a family unit” and a “personal preference,” regardless of the fact that she is now divorced.
‘I’m choosing to own it a little bit. This is my story. “That’s where I come from,” he said firmly.
‘And they were decisions that I made with all my heart at that time. And it’s almost like wearing those scars with a little bit of pride.”