Jess Ingham’s ex moves on with prominent Sydney woman… Plus, new love for cop-slapping socialite – and the son of Tinder-loving Fairfax boss ties the knot: THE GROUP CHAT

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Flown the coop

There’s talk that Roger Zraika, who is getting divorced from Jessica Ingham, has already started dating someone new.

Just a week after I first reported that Jess and Roger, parents to a two-year-old, had separated after four years of marriage, a source shared that Roger has started seeing someone new.

Who is the lucky lady?

Let me tell you, I’m hearing whispers about a well-known Sydney socialite – a name you’d likely recognize – who’s quietly dating Roger. She’s a bit private, though, and definitely isn’t ready to share the details with everyone just yet. She’s taking things slow, and wants to keep it under wraps for now.

She hired a lawyer to defend her reputation when people started asking about her personal life.

We thought the reaction was excessive. How can suggesting two single people are dating be considered damaging to their reputation?

But that’s just us! 

Rumors started circulating that Jess and Roger were having trouble after Jess didn’t mention him on social media for Father’s Day.

Two sources later confirmed to the Daily Mail that the pair had ‘amicably separated’.

Jess has since wiped almost all traces of her ex from social media. 

Love is in the air

The Hywood family is known for going all-out – whether in their professional lives or when celebrating special occasions like weddings.

Tom Hywood, whose parents are media executives Greg Hywood and Kate Legge, married Jenny Matiz in a beautiful wedding last week. The ceremony was held at the Raes on Wategos resort in Byron Bay.

‘It was such a beautiful wedding,’ one guest confided.

The 33-year-old, an alumnus of Melbourne Grammar, gained previous attention when he wrote a personal article for a Nine publication in 2020 detailing his positive Covid-19 test after returning from Hong Kong. He shares a son with his former fiancée, Elizabeth Anile, a psychotherapist in Melbourne.

His call for calm during the early days of the pandemic drew both praise and criticism at the time.

Tom’s parents, well-known figures in Australian media, split up after being married for almost thirty years.

Greg is well-known for being direct and his passion for speed. He’s often in the news, and people still talk about the time he bought a $140,000 blue Maserati when his company, Fairfax, was laying off employees.

Or remember that uncomfortable moment in 2021 when he confessed, a little embarrassed, that he’d been using Tinder casually for years?

In 2023, Tom’s mother published a memoir about love, heartbreak, and her divorce, which many people believed was based on her husband’s affair.

During a book event for Legge’s memoir, a powerful question was raised: after learning that betrayal has happened repeatedly in Hywood’s family history, she questioned whether a tendency to be unfaithful is something people are born with, or something they learn.

We have every faith in young Tom that he’ll break the generational curse.

Vanessa’s soft launch

Given last year’s highly publicized incident – being arrested after a car crash in Bellevue Hill and declining to take a breathalyzer – most people would assume Vanessa Jacobs Fennell would try to stay out of the public eye.

Instead, it seems she’s leaning into it with a Gen Z-coded ‘soft launch’.

A Sydney socialite caused a stir online after being spotted in Hong Kong with two men, one of whom was noticeably using a lot of emojis in their online communication.

If you’re wondering, ‘situationship’ basically means I’m seeing someone new, but I’m not ready to share details about him just yet.

Earlier this year, actress Jacobs Fennell was rumored to be dating Melbourne businessman Nathan Sable. They seemed very close, but their relationship reportedly ended shortly before Valentine’s Day.

Before her relationship with Sable, she was married to Tom Fennell, a private equity banker known for his playboy lifestyle. Interestingly, he lives very close to the Bellevue Hill location where she was arrested in March.

The situation concluded with her admitting guilt to four offenses, including failing to provide a breath sample.

In August, Waverley Local Court handed down a $1,300 fine and a six-month licence suspension.

After the hearing, Jacobs Fennell expressed deep regret for her actions, but also stated that everyone deserves a chance to learn from their errors.

And finally… guess who, don’t sue 

Rumors are spreading in eastern Sydney about a well-known socialite whose partying has reportedly led to some consequences.

He used to be the life of the party, famous for his confidence and wild nights, but now he seems to be growing old very quickly.

This year, he’s been to the hospital six times due to overdosing on GHB, often referred to as ‘liquid ecstasy’.

He might still act confident and powerful in the city, but even his closest friends are beginning to have concerns about him.

People close to him are starting to worry that he’s becoming a problem, and they’re afraid he’ll eventually burn out completely due to his late-night habits.

  • The subject of this blind item is not named or pictured elsewhere in this article.

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2025-10-30 16:04