Former NRL star Alex McKinnon has posted a photo of himself and a mystery new woman on social media after his ex-wife Teigan Power went public with her new love in December.

McKinnon and Power split in January 2022 after five years of marriage and three children together, but their divorce was only made public three months later.

When they split, both parties confirmed that the split was amicable and that they remained committed to co-parenting their children, twins Audrey and Violet, and eldest daughter Harriet.

Power announced her new love Jake Nelson late last year, almost two years after the marriage ended.

On Sunday, just hours before the NRL season opener kicked off, McKinnon posted a series of photos to Instagram, including a photo of himself and a mystery brunette.

The former footy star simply captioned the post with a cake emoji.

Last year, McKinnon said he and Power were still connected by a strong, close friendship.

“We are still very close,” he told News Corp.

‘Being a parent is such an important job and having a strong relationship with their mother is just as important.

‘We are still good friends, we both realize that we are role models for the children and we have to show them that supporting each other is the only way to be that.’

McKinnon proposed to his high school sweetheart from his hospital bed just days after his promising NRL career was cut short in March 2014 when he suffered a devastating spinal cord injury aged just 22.

He suffered fractures to his C4 and C5 vertebrae after a dangerous tackle just before half-time of a Round 3 match against the Melbourne Storm and was paralyzed.

McKinnon and Power married in October 2017 in an intimate ceremony in the NSW Hunter Valley. The former Knights star promised his bride that he would get up from his wheelchair when he popped the question, and he did just that at their wedding.

The couple welcomed Harriet a day before their first wedding anniversary the following year, and were soon followed by Audrey Jill and Violet John, who turn two this week.

And McKinnon said that while parenthood was difficult under his circumstances, his daughters made his job much easier.

“Parenting while physically healthy is difficult, we all have to adapt,” he said.

“But the girls are great. Even at their age, they are so caring, very aware and very accepting.”

Now in his third year of psychology studies, McKinnon wants to mentor those who have suffered similar injuries, or their families.

NBC’s Saturday Night Live just revealed the hosts and musical guests for the final two original episodes of 2023.

And it turns out Lorne Michaels and company didn’t skimp on star power when planning the end of the season.

Marriage Story star Adam Driver will return as host of the sketch comedy show for a fourth time when he takes the stage on December 9.

The former Girls star is in the middle of his promotional tour for his new Michael Mann-directed biographical drama Ferrari, which hits theaters on Christmas Day.

The ever-popular SNL holiday show on December 16 will feature Kate McKinnon in her debut as host after her departure from the SNL cast a year and a half ago.

In addition to Driver, the December 9 show will also feature the music of pop star Olivia Rodrigo, who recently released her second studio album, Guts.

The three-time Grammy winner makes her second appearance on the legendary late-night show.

Released in late September, Guts topped the album charts in 14 countries, including the United States, Australia, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

She received a sales push behind her three hit singles on the record: Vampire, Bad Idea Right? and Get Him Back.

For Kate’s final episode, the master of impressions shares the stage with musical guest Billie Eilish.

Eilish is on a roll with her latest single, What Was I Made For?, which was featured on the Barbie soundtrack and earned five of her six Grammy nominations this year.

Despite being only 21 years old, the pop star is making her third appearance on SNL.

Since McKinnon played the role of Weird Barbie and Eilish was tasked with writing one of the songs for the hit movie’s soundtrack, fans can be treated to a hilarious Barbie-themed skit.

When asked why she decided to leave SNL during an appearance on Live With Kelly And Ryan, McKinnon revealed that it was simply time to move on to other endeavors after realizing her dream for more than a decade.

“I thought about it for a long time, and it was very, very difficult because all I wanted to do in my entire life was be on Saturday Night Live, and I did that,” she shared, before adding : ‘I’ve thought about it for a long time. loved it. I was having the best decade, and then I thought, my body was tired and it felt like it was time.’

While McKinnon saw her star rise as a cast member of SNL, she began receiving two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series in 2012 (in 2016 and 2017).

As previously announced, The Curse star Emma Stone will host the December 2 episode, with Noah Kahan taking the stage as the evening’s musical guest.