Heartbroken wife of rugby league player Joe Westerman ‘will never take him back’ and their ‘marriage is over’ after alleyway sex act was revealed, her friends say
- One friend of Lauren’s said: ‘The marriage is over for good and Joe knows that’
The heartbroken wife of sex shame rugby league player Joe Westerman has told friends how she has booted him into touch for good.
Devastated Lauren Westerman, 33, was spending Valentine’s Day alone with her three children after the star was filmed performing a sex act on a woman down a dark back alleyway.
The woman is alleged to be the wife of one of the back rower’s best friends who is also a mother of young children.
Joe, 34, was forced into making a grovelling public apology to his family and friends after the graphic video caused a worldwide storm when it was posted on social media.
Devastated Lauren Westerman, 33 (left), was spending Valentine’s Day alone with her three children after the star was filmed performing a sex act on a woman down a dark back alleyway
Westerman was caught (pictured) performing a sex act on a woman who was not his wife over the weekend
One friend of Lauren’s said: ‘The marriage is over for good and Joe knows that. There is no way Lauren will ever take him back.’
Yesterday MailOnline revealed how Lauren – who married the loose forward in 2014 – hadn’t spoken to her husband since the footage emerged and was focusing on protecting their children.
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The primary school teacher said: ‘I just wish it had never happened. My poor children!’
Now she has told friends there is no way back for the Castleford Tigers player.
Lauren told how she was left ‘shocked and numb’ by the betrayal and the impact it would have on their children, particularly their 15-year-old daughter.
She reportedly told friends: ‘There’s no way you can come back after something so horrific.
‘It is one trillion per cent finished.
‘What kind of example would I be setting to my children – particularly my girls – if I were to give it another go?
‘I want them to know that this is not alright, that it isn’t acceptable behaviour in a relationship and that we all have self-worth.
‘I now have to think about my children and begin rebuilding our future together. It’s daunting, but he’s got no one to blame but himself.’
Lauren told friends how her husband had texted her ‘a few times’ to say sorry.
It’s believed Joe has also been shunned by his friend who he has known for many years.
He was a member of his pal’s wedding party when he tied the knot more than 10 years ago.
A friend said: ‘There’s two families whose lives have been shattered by this.
The rugby player – who was handed a ‘substantial fine’ by his club said he was ‘incredibly remorseful’ after being caught out.
The club also ordered the back-rower to help educate young people on the effects of alcohol and ‘dangers of social media when in the public eye’.
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