{"id":401572,"date":"2026-01-09T08:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/401572\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T08:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:15:17","slug":"nathan-buckleys-ex-wife-tania-looks-radiant-as-the-former-afl-wag-emerges-on-social-media-for-the-first-time-in-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/401572\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Buckley’s ex-wife Tania looks radiant as the former AFL WAG emerges on social media for the first time in months"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tania Buckley has emerged on social media for the first time in months.<\/p>\n

The ex-wife of AFL star Nathan Buckley has been maintaining a low profile, setting her Instagram account to private following the couple’s 2020 split<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The former AFL WAG popped up on Instagram this week courtesy of her eldest son Jett.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old took to his Instagram Story on Thursday to share a photo of himself enjoying an alfresco dinner with a youthful-looking Tania.<\/p>\n

Sitting at a table on the back deck of what appeared to be a holiday home, Tania cut a casual figure as she tucked into an evening meal that was accompanied by a glass of white wine.<\/p>\n

Looking radiant with a healthy tan, Tania wore a sleeveless black tank top and tied her hair back for the low-key, family gathering.<\/p>\n

\"Tania <\/p>\n

Tania Buckley has emerged on social media for the first time in months. The ex-wife of AFL star Nathan Buckley has been keeping rather a low profile, setting her Instagram account to private following the couple’s 2020 split<\/p>\n

Tania and Nathan’s youngest son Ayce, 17, appeared to be elsewhere, with the photo showing a table set for two.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Dinner date with @taniabuckley,’ Jett captioned the photo.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Once known for their show-stopping red carpet appearances and seemingly rock-solid marriage, Nathan and Tania shocked fans in 2020 when they confirmed they’d secretly parted ways 11 months prior, after 18 years of marriage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a statement posted to Tania’s Instagram, the Buckleys confirmed they’d broken up in January and had since been co-parenting Jett and Ayce.<\/p>\n

‘It has been a tough and challenging year for every family and for ours included,’ the statement read.<\/p>\n

‘It is with the utmost of love and respect for each other and a true commitment to our sons, that we made a decision to separate in January.<\/p>\n

‘We remain dedicated parents and in the interests of our boys, we ask for our family to be given the privacy that is needed.<\/p>\n

‘We thank everyone in advance for understanding our request and for the unconditional love and support we have received throughout our marriage.’<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The former AFL WAG popped up on Instagram this week courtesy of her eldest son Jett. The 19-year-old took to his Instagram Story on Thursday to share a photo that showed him enjoying an alfresco dinner with a youthful-looking Tania<\/p>\n

\"Once <\/p>\n

Once known for their show-stopping red carpet appearances and seemingly rock-solid marriage, Nathan and Tania shocked fans in 2020, when they confirmed they’d secretly parted ways 11 months prior, after 18 years of marriage<\/p>\n

Speaking about the split in 2023, Nathan told News Corp that it was one of the\u00a0most painful things he had ever been through.<\/p>\n

‘The most traumatic thing that’s happened to me recently was my marriage breaking down,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘The two most important things to me were family and footy. When the family element started breaking down, my immediate family, I leaned on football even more.’<\/p>\n

Nathan added he was grateful his AFL mates were there for him during the difficult time and said they helped him get his life back on track.<\/p>\n

He also admitted he was struggling to let go of the past, as he battled with ‘a lot of emotion’, ‘a bit of anger’ and ‘still a bit of mourning’.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following the split<\/a>, Tania sold the sprawling Toorak mansion she bought with Nathan, making a tidy $9million profit in 2025.<\/p>\n

After languishing on the market for a year, the stunning house in Melbourne’s inner southeast sold for an impressive $13million.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tania has since moved on with new beau, Formula 5000 champion Marcus ‘Marco’ Kelly, with the couple going public with their relationship in May 2024.<\/p>\n

\"Following <\/p>\n

Following the split, Tania sold the sprawling Toorak mansion she bought with Nathan, making a tidy $9million profit in 2025<\/p>\n

\"Tania <\/p>\n

Tania has since moved on with new beau, Formula 5000 champion Marcus ‘Marco’ Kelly, with the couple going public with their relationship in 2024<\/p>\n

\"Meanwhile, <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Nathan moved on with partner Brodie Ryan, whom began dating in 2022. However, that union was not to be, with the couple announcing their split in May 2025<\/p>\n

‘We’re very happy,’ Tania told the Herald Sun in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Nathan moved on with partner Brodie Ryan, who began dating in 2022.<\/p>\n

However, that union was not to be, with the couple announcing their split in May 2025.<\/p>\n

‘To the followers of the “Brodes and Bucks” journey. After much reflection and consideration, Nath and I have decided to part ways,’ Brodie wrote on Instagram at the time.<\/p>\n

‘Thank you for your kind messages and support over the past couple of months of heartache. I am truly grateful for your kindness and consideration.<\/p>\n

‘This decision was not made lightly, and we are grateful for the time we shared, the memories we created, and the support we received from each other and all of you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tania Buckley has emerged on social media for the first time in months. The ex-wife of AFL star…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401573,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,100,85,2017],"class_list":["post-401572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-dailymail","tag-sports","tag-tvshowbiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}