Alert – AFL legend Wayne Carey, 53, and model girlfriend Jessica Paulke, 33, expecting second child after getting back together following split

Wayne Carey and his ex Jessica Paulke are back together and expecting their second child. 

The pair, who dated for a number of years and already share four-year-old son Carter, shared the good news on Sunday.

‘We are both incredibly ecstatic, as is Carter who is looking forward to having a sibling in January,’ the 53-year-old told the Herald Sun. 

‘Mum is healthy and happy,’ the former footballer added of his 33-year-old model partner. 

Carey and Paulke got back together last year, after his whirlwind fling with Catie O’Neill came crashing down.

The athlete quickly moved on from his TikTok flame, 29, and fell back into the arms of his son Carter’s mother, reported the Herald Sun last year. 

The pair were keeping things under wraps as they reignited their romance.

Wayne and Jessica were first spotted getting cosy at the n Open in January 2018.

Wayne Carey and his ex Jessica Paulke are back together and expecting their second child. The pair, who dated for a number of years and already share four-year-old son Carter, shared the good news on Sunday. Both pictured 

The Victorian model fell pregnant the same year, and welcomed their first child, Carter Michael Carey in February 2019.

Wayne also shares a 13-year-old daughter, Ella, with his first wife Sally McMahon and four-year-old Charlotte Milla with former fiancée Stephanie Edwards.

It’s unclear when Wayne and Jessica initially split up, but he went public with his relationship with Catie in March last year.

The pair first met in January at a local tavern when he was hosting an event.

However, the pair called time on their whirlwind romance in August last year when Catie ‘moved on’, reported the Herald Sun at the time. 

‘We are both incredibly ecstatic, as is Carter who is looking forward to having a sibling in January,’ the 53-year-old told the Herald Sun

Carey was previously married to his longtime partner Sally McMahon, tying the knot in 2001 after meeting at a party in Wagga Wagga when he had just turned 20 and she was 17.

But the couple’s relationship soon hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. 

Just one year after tying the knot, the North Melbourne captain was involved in a sordid affair with his former teammate Antony Stevens’ wife, Kelli.

Carey and Sally did manage to mend their relationship and had a daughter, Ella, before parting ways in 2006 – only months after her birth.

Carey and Paulke got back together last year, after his whirlwind fling with TikTok star Catie O’Neill (pictured) came crashing down