Media heir Ryan Stokes has fallen in love all over again with starlet Jodi Gordon despite their bitter break-up after her out-of-control partying. LUCIE MORRIS-MARR reports.
After hitting rock bottom earlier this year, a resurgent Jodi Gordon has fought valiantly to restore her tarnished reputation – and now Woman’s Day can reveal she has also won back the heart of her former beau.
The Home And Away actress has undertaken a mammoth lifestyle overhaul since her wild partying ways were exposed in June after an alleged drug-fuelled binge with bikie Mark Judge.
As well as punishing herself with gruelling runs as part of a vigorous new exercise regime, Jodi has also embraced a healthy detox diet and been attending regular Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
After five months of what she describes as “clean living”, the 24-year-old starlet is starting to reap the rewards of painstaking efforts, with billionaire former boyfriend Ryan Stokes, 33, hinting at a possible reunion.
“Ryan wants to get back with her, he’s just waiting until it feels comfortable,” a business associate of Ryan’s tells us.
“She’s broken his trust, but he really loves her and wants to try and make it work again.”
The couple split when Jodi, reported missing by Ryan, was found cowering in bikie Mark’s bedroom after an alleged cocaine binge.
She was found when police responded to a report that five armed men were trying to break into Mark’s Bellevue Hill apartment. Mark later conceded that he and Jodi could have been hallucinating when the pair called for help.
Since the scandal, Jodi has been desperate to make amends for the embarrassment that she has caused Ryan.
She made emotional pleas for his forgiveness at the time of the incident, and has recently apologised to the Channel 7 heir for a second time as part of her 12-step AA rehabilitation program.