Michael Clarke and his girlfriend Jade Yarbrough were pictured having a tense chat at their holiday home in Noosa just two days before their wild park brawl.
The couple looked frosty and distant on January 8 as they chatted by the pool during their summer vacation, where they were joined by Today presenter Karl Stefanovic, his wife – and Yarbrough’s sister – Jasmine, as well as celebrity accountant Anthony Bell.
The photos suggest things were tense between Clarke, 41, and Yarbrough, 30, ahead of their blazing late-night row on January 10.
During that confrontation, which was filmed on camera by a bystander, Yarbrough slapped her boyfriend in the face and accused him of cheating on her with his ex, Pip Edwards.
Michael Clarke and his girlfriend Jade Yarbrough were pictured having a tense chat at their holiday home in Noosa just two days before their wild park brawl
The couple looked frosty and distant on January 8 as they chatted by the pool during their summer vacation
Both wore simple black outfits consisting of t-shirts and shorts. They may have been crying, but their eyes were hidden behind sunglasses
Their earnest discussion seemed to last for hours as they went from relaxing together on an outdoor couch to going into the shade to work things out.
Both wore simple black outfits consisting of t-shirts and shorts. They may have been crying, but their eyes were hidden behind sunglasses.
At one point, interior designer Yarbrough seemed annoyed as she grilled the former Australia cricket captain while he sat on a poolside lounge.
As their conversation wound down, Clarke helped Yarbrough to her feet
But she quickly turned her back on Clarke and pushed him away as soon as she got up
Their earnest discussion seemed to last for hours as they went from relaxing together on an outdoor couch to going into the shade to work things out
Eventually, as their conversation wound down, Clarke helped Yarbrough to his feet, but she quickly turned and pushed him away as soon as she got up.
It comes after extraordinary footage emerged of Stefanovic engaged in a late-night heated exchange with his good friend Clarke in front of shocked onlookers at a public park.
The Today show host, 48, and the retired cricket great met on March 10.
At one point, interior designer Yarbrough seemed annoyed as she grilled the former Australia cricket captain while he sat on a poolside lounge
The photos suggest things were tense between Clarke, 41, and Yarbrough, 30, ahead of their blazing late-night row on January 10
All all broke loose after Clarke, Stefanovic and their partners had dinner with Bell at a beachfront restaurant in Noosa.
The melee is understood to have been about Clarke’s ex-girlfriend, high-profile fashion designer Edwards and recent text messages between the two.
Dramatic footage from The Daily Telegraph shows a shirtless Clarke being yelled at and hit by his hysterical girlfriend while others in the group try to defuse the commotion.
‘Am I wrong? I’m damn wrong! You are a fucking liar. i can see everything You called her,” Jade yells.
It comes after Michael Clarke got involved in a late night argument with his girlfriend Jade Yarbrough before venting his anger on good pal and Jade’s brother-in-law Karl Stefanovic
Clarke tries to reassure Yarbrough that he hasn’t cheated on her and swears on the life of his young daughter Kelsey Lee that he was with Bell on the night in question last month.
“Baby, you’re wrong, you’re wrong,” he insists.
‘Baby, baby, Belly was in the house. I swear on my life, I swear on my life… That’s not true, that’s not true.’
But Yarbrough doesn’t believe his protests and claims she spoke to Edwards.
“You’re damn king to lie to me. You are a piece of shit. I just spoke to her. What’s wrong with you?’ She screams.
Clarke replies: ‘It’s not true, it’s not true.’
Stefanovic’s wife Jasmine finally intervenes, grabs her distraught sister’s arm and leads her away.
“Go away with Karl, go away with Karl,” Jasmine tells Clarke as he unleashes his anger on Stefanovic.
“Karlos, I can tell you now, c**t, don’t the fuck go away. She can, she can hit me, but you, you shit,” says Clarke.
The fiery argument between Clarke and Yarbrough in a public park in Noosa was filmed by shocked onlookers. (They are pictured in Sydney in November)
This comment incites anger in Jade, who defends her brother-in-law before punching Clarke in the face.
“You piece of shit, don’t fucking talk to him,” she yells.
Bell is heard telling the couple to stop, which falls on deaf ears.
“Go hit me, hit me… do it again, you’re wrong, you’re bloody wrong,” Clarke tells his girlfriend.
Jade yells, “Oh, am I wrong? you fucked her [Edwards] December 17th you fucked her…you’re a fucking dog…I’ll show her every fucking message you’ve ever fucking sent me.
She then refers to a text she saw on Clarke’s phone inviting Edwards to come to India with him.
“Oh yes, ‘You’re the love of my life, Pip, come to India,’ Jade growls.
Clarke replies, ‘Never speak to me again.’
Stefanovic and his wife Jasmine had to intervene in the ugly altercation
The two-minute clip ends with Jasmine and Bell breaking up the feuding couple.
“Stop, Jade, stop it,” Jasmine pleads, to which Bell adds, “Let it go, Jade.”
According to witnesses, the ugly altercation happened in front of small children nearby.
A remorseful Clarke has taken full responsibility for what happened.
“I am absolutely disappointed that I have brought into this position people I value most in this position. My actions leading up to this altercation were downright shameful and regrettable,” he said on Wednesday evening.
“I’m devastated that my actions have drawn women of class and integrity and my buddies into this situation.”
His former partner Edwards distanced herself from the “debacle” as she delivered a brutal punch to Clarke.
“It’s not my circus. Once again, Michael in his true nature took no responsibility for his actions and I was blatantly lied to,” Edwards said in a statement.
The altercation came just a day after Clarke and Jade silenced recent breakup rumors as they packed their PDA while on holiday on Noosa’s main beach.
A week earlier, Clarke had attended a New Year’s Eve party alone at Sydney’s Bondi Icebergs while Jade was across the world in Aspen, Colorado with Jasmine and Karl.
The couple’s separate plans over Christmas and the New Year sparked speculation that the couple had called it quits after a short-lived romance.
Michael Clarke dated Pip Edwards (pictured in happier times) for 18 months before ending things for good a year ago
Clarke’s relationship with his former partner Edwards began in June 2020 after he split from his wife Kyly, whom they announced four months earlier.
He and Pip had been friends for more than a decade before that, but became closer when they worked on a fashion project together.
The couple called it quits in December 2021.
A source close to the couple confirmed the split, saying: “The decision was mutual. They are two best friends who decided to break up as a couple earlier this month but to continue their friendship.
After their split, Pip had an affair with Bondi restaurateur Cameron Northway for around four months, but that fizzled out and she reunited with Michael.
Michael and Pip recently attended the New Year Celebration at Sydney’s iconic Icebergs.
The hitter was married to former model Kyly Clarke (née Boldy), 40, from 2012 to 2019, but the couple didn’t announce their split until February 2020.
The Clarkes had kept their split a secret for several months before releasing a statement on Instagram saying their daughter was their priority.
In a statement at the time, the couple said the “amicable” decision to separate was “the best way forward” for their daughter.
Ex: Michael was married to model Kyly Clarke, 40, from 2012 to 2019 but they only announced their split in February 2020. They are pictured here with their daughter Kelsey Lee