Ben Cousins arrived at the Brownlow Medal red carpet with his alleged wife Kelley Hayes. With the footballer’s return to the esteemed event after a long time, certain speculations have been raised about his dating life.
Ben started his career at the AFL at the age of 17 and since then been recognized not only for his skills on the field, but the young Australian was also compared to Football’s Brad Pitt.
However, the AFL star wasn’t far from any legal issues and had trouble with the authorities due to drug abuse and other offenses that led him to serve time.
Ben Cousins Net Worth
Ben has an estimated net worth of around $1million-$5 million.
He was one of the most valued players in the AFL whose net worth was also increasing every season that he played.
Cousins’ career as the player of the All Australian team in the late 1990s got him a contact of a million-dollar with his former team West Coast where he was even awarded Best and Fairest runner up.
The player’s recent appearance at the Brownlow ceremony might be his way of a fresh start to be back to the AFL’s prestigious event that he won in 2005.
Ben Cousins Parents
Ben was born to his parents Stephanie and Bryan Cousins, in Geelong, Australia.
His father Bryan was a rules football himself and had moved to Geelong to play for the Geelong football team at the Victorian Football league.
Cousins parents moved back to Perth when he was young, and he was brought up playing junior football and then got recruited for the WAFL during his senior year. The former AFL star had the advantage to join Geelong FC at the AFL as per the father-son rule but decided to stay and play in Western Australia.
Is Ben Cousin Gay?
Ben Cousins have never stated that he is gay.
The footballer wasn’t famous on the news for his sexuality but the long year of drug addiction that sabotaged his career and personal life.
Cousins’ addiction resulted in him being imprisoned on several occasions. A few years back, he was sentenced to prison for drugs, possessions, threats, and breaking a violence restraining order.
Ben Cousins Wife Or Partner
Ben Cousins has not given any signs of having a wife or partner.
However, with his appearance with Kelley Hayes, people have been wondering if she is her wife or a life partner.
He was previously in a relationship with his partner Maylea Tinecheff, but the couple separated before becoming his wife. The pair separated due to Cousins’s drug use that even destroyed his successful career in a blink of a time.
Maylea gave birth to their son Bobby Ernest Cousins in September 2011 when Ben had left AFL and was struggling to stay at a mining job in Western Australia.
The former AFL star was admitted to a rehabilitation center various times. He didn’t get rid of his addiction, due to which his partner left him with their son.
Cousins recently appeared alongside a gorgeous blond named Kelly Fergus at the Brownlow Medal ceremony, insinuating that they might be in a relationship. The duo seemed very cozy, and Ben even put his arms around Kelly while getting their pictures taken.