Following his sudden decision to quit cricket for an indefinite amount of time in order to sort out his private life, Michael Clarke has spent the day in his Bondi Beach apartment with fiancée Lara Bingle in an attempt to sort out their relationship. The stress has been beginning to show in the couple ever since they were photographed having a heated discussion at the SCG. The situation has been compounded by the recent publication of a nude picture of Bingle taken by Brendan Fevola.
The pair are now the centre of a media circus and things haven’t been helped by the fact that Bingle has just given an interview to the very magazine which published the nude photograph. It is alleged that she was handed a cheque for $200,000 by Woman’s Day for the interview and photo shoot, an allegation that her publicist has tried to deny.
Sources close to the model say that she has been trying to prepare herself for the possibility that Clarke has flown in from New Zealand to end their relationship. Clarke’s manager, Chris White has stated that Clarke has returned in order to help his fiancée through a turbulent time. The couple did not leave the apartment all day although Bingle was snapped coming onto the balcony looking a little distressed.
Mark Waugh, former test cricketer, in a recent interview said that all the attention was beginning to take its toll on Clarke’s ability to play cricket. He said that he hoped the situation would sort itself out soon so the Australian vice-captain could get back to concentrating on his game.