Joanna Burgess puts her extended family’s dramas aside as she shares a sweet photo of husband George and their children to mark one year living in England
Her in-laws have been making headlines in the Australian press in recent months.
But Joanna Burgess her extended family’s dramas aside on Monday in order to celebrate her one-year anniversary of living in England with her husband, George.
Taking to Instagram, the socialite shared a sweet throwback photo of herself and George with their children at Carr Hall Castle in Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Family milestone: Joanna Burgess put her extended family’s dramas aside on Monday as she shared this throwback photo to Instagram to mark one year of living in England with her husband, George, and their children, Boston, Bridie and Blainey
‘A little England trial two years ago. I didn’t have a clue I was pregnant with Blainey… I thought it was jet lag that didn’t wear off for the three weeks,’ she wrote.
She added: ‘I can’t believe it’s coming up one year since the five of us moved here.’
Joanna and George, 28, have three young children: Boston, Bridie and Blainey.
Memo roes: ‘A little England trial two years ago. I didn’t have a clue I was pregnant with Blainey… I thought it was jet lag that didn’t wear off for the three weeks,’ she wrote in the caption. Joanna is pictured here with her three children
George is part of the Burgess family of rugby league players who moved to Australia from the north of England. His brothers are Sam, 31, Tom, 28, and Luke, 33.
It comes amid bombshell allegations about Sam relating to his supposedly wild lifestyle and marriage to ex-wife Phoebe Hooke.
On October 2, Sam was formally stood down from his coaching role at the South Sydney Rabbitohs after extraordinary claims about his personal life were published in The Australian.
Connected: Joanna is married to George Burgess of the Burgess rugby league dynasty
The NRL and NSW Police have both launched investigations into the allegations.
The lawyer acting for Sam Burgess, Mark O’Brien, has strongly denied all allegations.
‘The allegations are false and constitute an indefensible defamation against my client,’ Mr O’Brien said.
The article included text messages Phoebe allegedly sent to Hollywood star Russell Crowe, who part-owns the Rabbitohs NRL club, in November 2018.
Scandal: It comes amid bombshell allegations about Sam Burgess (left) relating to his supposedly wild lifestyle and marriage to ex-wife Phoebe Hooke (right). Pictured in 2016
Rabbitohs staff members have also been accused of covering up Sam’s alleged indiscretions. It is not alleged that Russell was involved in any cover-up.
‘I thought we had the world at our feet together,’ Phoebe allegedly wrote to the actor. ‘He might need a good friend because he is just not our Sam.’
The article also included text messages Sam allegedly sent to Phoebe, after her initial conversation with the club owner came to light.
‘Phoebe why did you message RC saying everything,’ Sam allegedly wrote. ‘What are you trying to solve here?’
Explosive claims: On October 2, Sam was stood down from his coaching role at the South Sydney Rabbitohs after claims about his personal life were published in The Australian