Kayla Istines' husband shares photo of couple when they were 'just friends' after complicated start

By Kinta Walsh-cotton For Daily Mail Australia 06:40 25 Jun 2024, updated 06:45 25 Jun 2024

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Kayla Itsines' husband Jae Woodroffe has shared a photo of the couple from when they were 'just friends'. 

Jae moved on with the multimillionaire fitness influencer shortly after splitting with his long-time ex-girlfriend Lauren Belotti, who also happened to be close pals with Kayla. 

In the snap, Kayla, 33, is seen showing off her incredibly toned figure in a black bikini as they spent time by a pool.

The pair both brandished wide smiles and she flashed a peace sign for the camera. 

Jae responded with the image after a fan asked 'Pic of you and Kayla when you were just friends?'

It's unclear exactly when in the timeline of their relationship the picture was taken, as the pair may have just broken up with their respective exes, Lauren Benotti and Mitch G.

Kayla and Jae tied the knot in December last year following a two-year engagement, but their fairytale romance first blossomed under unusual circumstances.  

From getting together just months after leaving their respective exes to Kayla's subsequent falling out with Jae's ex-girlfriend - things weren't always so simple.

Kayla debuted her relationship with personal trainer Jae on September 26, 2021, when the couple was spotted packing on the PDA outside a kebab shop in Adelaide.

The sighting came just a few weeks after Kayla had split from her former boyfriend, a videographer known only as 'Mitch G'.

Earlier that month, 'Mitch G' was pictured packing his personal belongings into a moving van outside Kayla's home, confirming their brief relationship was over.

Coincidentally, Jae also moved on with Kayla shortly after splitting with his long-time ex-girlfriend Lauren, who also happened to be close friends with Kayla.

Jae and Lauren are believed to have started dating in 2016, as indicated by loved-up Instagram photos posted by Lauren at the time.

The last photos of the former couple together were uploaded on May 23, 2021, following a night out with a group of friends which included Kayla. 

A group photo taken during the outing even shows Kayla, Jae and Lauren all posing side by side. 

Kayla and Jae debuted their romance four months later. Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting any party has ever been unfaithful.

Kayla declined to comment when contacted by Daily Mail Australia, but her spokeswoman Sara Bergstrom said the 'media narrative' suggesting Kayla and Lauren fell out because of Jae 'was false then, and [is] still false now'.

Kayla and Lauren's relationship appears to have soured, and the pair no longer follow each other on Instagram.

In January 2022, Kayla finally debuted Jae on her Instagram page, uploading a photo of the pair cuddling alongside a caption describing him as her 'best friend for years and now partner'.

The happy couple welcomed their first child together, a boy named Jax, in January last year, with Kayla sharing custody of her daughter Arna, five, with ex Tobi Pearce. 

Kayla and Tobi share custody of their daughter Arna, four. Kayla also welcomed her first child with Jae, a boy named Jax, in January.