Tess Crosley no longer lives with husband Ben.
That is the claim the Mormon missionary’s husband has made as he broke silence about friend Lachie Neale’s marriage collapse.
Ben Crosley escaped to Bali recently as the drama surrounding his wife and the Brisbane Lions star made national headlines.
It was revealed last week Tess and Neale were allegedly having an affair for up to six months before their romance was made public.
Tess has since been wiped from former friend Jules Neale’s Instagram page after the popular hair stylist last month said she had “been betrayed in the most unimaginable way”.
The saga has now taken another twist with Ben addressing the situation for the first time.
The Daily Mail reports Ben was blunt when approached at his Camp Hill house in Brisbane.
“She [Tess] does not live here anymore,” he told the publication.
The address is just a three-minute-drive to the Neale’s former family home in Seven Hills.
Police recently attended the Camp Hill property where police performed a welfare check on Tess and Ben.
Jules has now moved back to Perth with her young children and is being supported by family.
Neale has since moved into a Brisbane apartment.
The mother-of-two posted a heartfelt message to social media in December.
“I want to make it very clear that I am not ‘working through’ anything,” Jules wrote to Instagram.
“I have been betrayed in the most unimaginable way.
“All I can do now is try to heal and do what’s best for my children.”
The Herald Sun earlier revealed that it was the partner of another Lions AFL player who caught Lachie and Tess in a car.
After debating what to do, the woman sought advice from another player’s partner and then decided to break the news to Jules.
Neale addressed the drama earlier this month where he also announced he was standing down from his position as co-captain of the club.
With questions lingering surrounding the breakdown of the marriage, Neale was asked bluntly during his press conference if he had cheated on his wife, to which he responded: “No I can’t address those rumours”.
He answered another question by saying he has “regrets” about his personal life.”
The saga erupted when Jules responded to a report she and Lachie were experiencing marriage problems.
She has also done a major purge of her Instagram account, removing photos of her and the Neales celebrating Brisbane’s grand final victory over Geelong in September.
Tess became embroiled in the saga in late December after it was reported she fell out with Jules.
Jules commented on a recent Instagram post of Tess, calling her out for not deleting the pictures of the Brisbane Lions’ grand final celebrations in September, which contained both her and Lachie.
“Take these (pictures) down, you idiot you’re embarrassing yourself,’’ Jules wrote in a comment that has since been deleted.
Tess has not been seen wearing her wedding ring since she was implicated in the Neales’ marriage breakdown.
Ben earlier took to Instagram this week to declare he is “starting 2026 right” in Bali.
He posted a number of stories, including a topless picture of himself with friends, on the popular holiday island as they train at luxury gym Bambu Fitness in Uluwatu.
He has also been spotted without a wedding ring on his finger this month.