Mary Fowler and Nathan Cleary were initially linked together after reportedly being seen sharing ice cream together. But after playing it off as a friendly hang-out session, things took a serious turn towards romance when the NRL player showed up to support the Matildas star at the Olympic Qualifiers in Perth.
But their relationship was taken to the next level when Nathan shared their first couple photo to Instagram in January 2024, with the caption: “That’s life…🍦”
In January 2024, they hard launched their relationship.
(Credit: Instagam)Mary also posted a photo of the couple in March 2024, captioning it “Gratefuls ♡”.
Fans were quick to show their support to the lovebirds, with one person even commenting “Australia’s royal couple”.
In November, the Daily Mail shared images of the pair cuddling and holding hands in a Perth park before the Matildas Olympic qualifying match against Chinese Taipei. Nathan flew to the city in support of Mary as she starred in Australia’s win against Philippines the weekend before.
Neither Nathan or Mary have made any comments regarding the displays of affection. However, he was seen cheering for his rumoured girlfriend at the game.
Although, not everyone is happy about this appearance, especially Mary’s Matildas teammate Mackenzie Arnold.
Jokingly Mackenzie said she banned him from the field during Matildas games after he beat her favourite NRL team, Brisbane Broncos in the Grand Final in October.
She revealed to 2DayFM, “Seeing Nathan Cleary in the crowd was a little bit different for us, I was salty from the Grand Final to be honest.”
“So I wasn’t happy about it, I let Mary know he couldn’t come on the field.” she added.
Nathan cheered for Mary during her game.
(Credit: Getty)Previously, they both attended an event for their shared sponsor, Adidas then were seen leaving together to go get a frozen treat according to Hello Sport Podcast.
Fowler has become a household name after being one of the star players for the Matildas in the World Cup. Meanwhile, Cleary has quite the reputation as one of the most high-profile NRL players.
The two currently follow each other on Instagram but have yet to show any connection on social media.
Many experts say that Cleary is the best in the game having won NRL’s halfback of the year title in 2020 and 2021. He has led the Penrith Panthers to the premierships not only in 2021, but also 2022 and 2023.
Nathan during a game against the Titans.
(Credit: Getty)Fowler was named soccer’s ‘next big thing’ by teammate Sam Kerr and ex-coach Alen Stajcic, who recruited her for a national debut at just 15.
Alen is not afraid of praising Fowler saying she was the “most talented female player” he’d ever seen.
These two can easily be Australia’s next IT couple!
