Billy Brownless and Garry Lyon celebrate Christmas together after love tryst fractured friendship

AFL TV star Billy Brownless has celebrated Christmas with Garry Lyon after their friendship was almost ruined when his ex-wife began dating his colleague. 

Brownless was photographed enjoying the festive lunch with his children Lucy, Ruby, Oscar and Max and his ex-wife Nicky and her new partner Lyon.

Nicky and Lyon announced they were an item shortly after she and Brownless ended their marriage in 2016.

Billy Brownless and Garry Lyon have celebrated Christmas together after their friendship was almost ruined by a love tryst

Brownless was photographed enjoying the festive lunch with his children Lucy, Ruby, Oscar and Max and his ex-wife Nicky and her new partner Lyon

Brownless reportedly still felt betrayed because the pair had assured him they were nothing more than ‘just good friends’. 

Lyon had appeared on the ‘Footy Show’ with Brownless but left the sports show shortly after the announcement. 

After years of bad blood, Brownless and Lyon began steps toward reconciliation and spent Christmas Day together in 2020. 

The latest lunch marks the third time the friends have set aside their differences to come together with the celebration having a dual purpose this time around.

Ruby and her fiance Josh Wallis, son of famous Western Bulldogs player Stephen Wallis, were able to celebrate their engagement with family after Wallis popped the question to her on Hayman Island earlier this month. 

Brownless has moved on and has been dating his new partner Justine for several months with the pair spotted at Stakes Day at Flemington in November. 

The latest lunch marks the third time the friends have set aside their differences to come together with the celebration having a dual purpose this time around

Brownless addressed the fractured friendship with Lyon in a conversation with AFL greats Sam Newman and Don Scott on an episode of the pair’s podcast ‘You Cannot Be Serious’ in September, 2020.

‘You know I’m going to ask you this – people want to know how you and Garry Lyon are going on,’ Newman said.

‘At the time you go through all different emotions of course,’ Brownless responded. ”Why me?’ and a bit of hatred.

‘But now mate, it’s been four or five years, I’ve come around and everyone is in a good spot to be honest. Garry and Nicky are – that’s fine – and the kids are.

‘That was the other big problem. Young Maxy was about 10, Oscar was about 14, the girls [Lucy and Ruby] were 16, 17.’