In a revelation that has intensified the public fascination with the breakdown of AFL star Lachie Neale and wife Jules Neale’s marriage, photos and an awkward video from their last holiday together with the woman at the centre of the scandal and her husband have surfaced. The images and clip, from a November 2025 coastal getaway, show the two couples—once inseparable friends—posing happily, unaware of the storm brewing. The emergence comes days after Jules’ explosive Instagram statement alleging she was “betrayed in the most unimaginable way,” with speculation centering on former close friend Tess Crosley.

The holiday photos, originally posted by Crosley and later deleted amid the fallout, depict Jules and Lachie Neale enjoying beach days with Crosley and her husband Ben. One image shows the women in bikinis on the sand, another captures Lachie and Ben in the backyard of their rental. The video, uploaded to Crosley’s TikTok in June 2025 but resurfacing now, features the foursome participating in the viral “hope our husbands like each other” trend, ending with Lachie and Ben arm-in-arm, drinks in hand, captioned “Four best friends.”

The “awkward” vibe in hindsight is palpable: smiles now seen as strained, knowing Jules’ December 19 statement and subsequent unfollows/deletions. Jules demanded Crosley remove grand final celebration photos, commenting “Take these down, you idiot—you’re embarrassing yourself.”

Lachie, 32, Brisbane Lions co-captain and dual Brownlow medallist, has not commented. The couple, married since 2018 with children Piper and Freddie, once appeared unbreakable. Jules has returned to Perth with the kids.

The holiday memories—once joyful—now underscore betrayal’s sting. Fans mourn the “perfect” couple’s end.