Former reality TV star Aisha Jade McKinnon has opened up on her relationship with controversial AFL midfielder Jordan De Goey.
Speaking at an Emirates event, McKinnon has said general perceptions of the Collingwood player were “sad” and far from the truth.
De Goey has the reputation of being an AFL bad boy and that image was only enhanced when he ended up spending the night in a New York prison cell after a nightclub incident in 2021.
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Following that incident, his AFL future was under a cloud and he was stood down by the club.
In 2022, he was again in the news when he took a mid-season break in Bali, and a video surfaced of him during a big night out, when he was partying with a woman and appeared to attempt to expose her breast.
But McKinnon — who was on Big Brother in 2014 and is a fashion designer and influencer — says that is not the De Goey she knows.
“It’s sad because I know a very different Jordy,’’ McKinnon told News Corp.
“He’s really lovely. We definitely value our privacy, we connected on that, and we both have unique jobs and support each other.”
After meeting on Instagram and only going public with their relationship this year, Mckinnon also revealed they had taken a significant step forward and purchased a farm that was about an hour or so from Melbourne.
She said they were having fun as they got their “hands dirty” while they were transforming their new rural retreat.
The first photos of the couple emerged at Collingwoods best and fairest awards this year.
And McKinnon said she had “fallen in love” with the game and also loved the fact that Collingwood was a “family orientated’ club.
McKinnon — who has 280,000 followers on Instagram — is reportedly launching her fashion label Chosen by Tuchuzy this week.
While De Goey returned to pre-season training at the end of November looking svelte and fit which certainly excited Collingwood fans.
The 28-year-old struggled this year and only managed 13 games after battling various issues.
At the end of the season he flew to Doha for a 10-day groin and abdomen conditioning program in a bid to start this pre-season injury free.
“Jordan, together with the club, made the decision to spend 10 days in his off-season with high-performance professionals in Doha, completing a training program aimed at improving the groin and abdominal issues he experienced during the 2024 season,” Collingwood fitness boss Jarrod Wade — who accompanied the player on the trip — said in a statement last month.
“Jordan is committed to getting his body right, working alongside world-leading professionals to ensure he is best prepared for the upcoming pre-season and the 2025 campaign.”
