Ex- Hi-5 member Lauren Brant in Auckland during a promotional tour of New Zealand in 2013. Photo / Dean Purcell.
Ex- Hi-5 member Lauren Brant in Auckland during a promotional tour of New Zealand in 2013. Photo / Dean Purcell.
Former NRL star and TV host Beau Ryan has reportedly confessed to cheating on his wife of three years, Kara, with former Hi-5 member Lauren Brant.
Brant's devastated ex-fiance, Warren Riley, has spoken out about his heartbreak and described the moment he found out about her betrayal as "a punch in the stomach".
Riley, a Gold Coast personal trainer, was holidaying with Brant in New Zealand when he suspected something was amiss on the first night of their trip when she was behaving "very differently" to her usual self, Woman's Day reported.
The 27-year-old took it upon himself to get to the bottom of Brant's strange mood when he popped back to their hotel room from a nearby bar and looked through her phone.
On Brant's mobile, Mr Riley discovered a text exchange between the former Hi-5 member and her friend who asked her what was going on with Ryan.
When she was pushed, Brant, 26, admitted she had sex with married Ryan - who has become a beloved household name for his segment on Australian sports show The NRL Footy Show, Beau Knows - twice when they starred together in Sydney's production of Aladdin And His Wondrous Lamp back in July.
Cara and Beau Ryan earlier this year. Photo / Getty Images
Following news of the cheating claims, a Channel Nine spokeswoman said: "Beau and his family are on holiday spending much needed time together and we have no comment to make on their personal life."
When Ryan's manager, Wayne Beavis, was approached for a statement he said he had "none whatsoever" on the matter. Neither did Brant's representative Ros Bellenger.
Mr Riley said he was devastated by Brant's confession and could not believe what he had discovered.
"It's kind of a punch in the stomach. I felt completely sick and didn't know what to do," he told Woman's Day.
When he confronted Brant about it after returning to the bar, Mr Riley said she revealed she had sex with Ryan twice in her hotel room at Sydney's Holiday Inn following rehearsals for their show.
Mr Riley said Brant insisted she was going to tell him after their New Zealand getaway and begged for forgiveness.
"She owned up to everything. She said she'd slept with him [Ryan] on two occasions in her hotel after rehearsals," the personal trainer said.
According to Mr Riley, the 26-year-old said it all started when Brant kissed Ryan when they were mucking around during a photo-taking session in the rehearsal venue's stairwell.
"She said after they'd taken the photos they were still kind of staying pretty close to each other and then they started making out," Mr Riley - who has since separated from Brant - said.
From that moment, their tryst escalated and the next week after having a few drinks Brant and Ryan went back to her hotel room.
Mr Riley also revealed Ryan did not want to confess the affair to his wife of three years, Kara, with whom he has a two-year-old daughter named Remi.
But a source told Woman's Day Ryan was "apologetic" and "extremely remorseful" after confessing to Kara, his manager Wayne Beavis and Channel Nine bosses, and will be on a brief hiatus from the network's The NRL Footy Show.
The couple have gone on holiday with his family to "clear their heads" and work on "rebuilding the trust" in the relationship.
