In what looks like one man’s meat another’s poison, disgraced rugby league star Joe Westerman has ended up in loving relationship with the wife of a former friend, MailOnline has revealed.
Mr Westerman was dumped by his wife after being caught on camera performing a lewd sex act with a woman in an alleyway behind a Greggs in his hometown.
The embarrassing headlines last February, sparked by the footage that went viral on social media, also landed the 33-year-old player in hot water with his Super League club Castleford Tigers.
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But six months on Mr Westerman appears to have found happiness with local estate agent Alison Hopkinson, 34.
Speaking from her family home in Castleford, Ms Hopkinson confirmed she was in a relationship with Mr Westerman.
Asked about their relationship she said ‘yes that’s right but I don’t want to say anything further thanks.’
The rugby star went public with the relationship six weeks ago when he posted a photo of them on his Instagram account laughing and sitting close together.
Friends commented ‘Awww cuties’ and ‘looking happy pal.’
Then a week ago Mr Westerman, a father-of-three, posted another picture on social media of him posing with his attractive blonde companion at Pontefract races and put a love heart emoji next to her name.
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It prompted Sue Robinson to comment: ‘You look so happy I’m so pleased for you xx.’
Ms Hopkinson has two young children of her own. She is understood to be estranged from her husband Carl, 35.
And judging by the loving photos of the couple any hopes of Mr Westerman repairing his marriage to primary school teacher wife Lauren, 33, appear to be over.
The drunken 6ft 4in forward was filmed performing a sex act on a ‘friend’s wife’ after a night out in Pontefract town centre. He was then left humiliated when a graphic seven second clip showing him with his trousers down appeared on social media.