Heartbroken Michelle COMMANDO’S IN LOVE WITH HIS EX... AGAIN!
The fitness trainer is devastated that her ex has gone running back to his former wife
Michelle Bridges has been left reeling at the heartbreaking news her estranged partner Steve “Commando” Willis has gone running straight back to his ex-wife, Froso.
The news, which comes just weeks after a humiliated Michelle, 49, publicly apologised after being charged with drink driving on Australia Day, is said to be yet another blow for the former Biggest Loser trainer, who has been desperately trying to win her partner back.
Steve, meanwhile, has confessed to close friends that he has always loved the mother of his two children and “deeply regrets” the way their seemingly perfect union ended.
“Steve feels terrible for hurting Froso and breaking up their little family,” says one friend. “Now he wants nothing more than to have a second chance.”
SEDUCED BY FAME
It was during filming of The Biggest Loser in 2013 that Steve and Michelle first got together, after Steve, 43, turned his back on the mother of two of his children, Ella, 11, and Jack, eight.
Friends say the now fatherof-four – he also has an adult daughter, Brianna, as well as a four-year-old son, Axel, with
Michelle – was swept up in the hype of television and fame.
“It seemed so exciting at the time. Michelle was a big name back then and she was showing him a lot of attention. There were red-carpet invites and glamorous events, he got caught up in it all.”
And while Steve moved in with his co-star under a cloud of controversy after ending things with Froso, the former couple always remained close, working through their problems as a family.
“They’ve co-parented well together,” says our source. “Froso and Michelle are very different personalities and Steve always enjoyed being around Froso’s level-headedness and calming persona. Michelle is a livewire and even from the beginning of their relationship they argued a lot.”
In fact, his close bond with his ex was often a cause of contention between the famous couple, with Michelle jealous when Steve spent “too much time,” with Froso, who she always feared he would go back to.
“Of course it was on her mind,” adds our source. “Froso is younger, a beautiful woman and a great mum. Michelle always felt threatened by her and was paranoid Steve would end it all and return to the family home.”
CRAVING A QUIET LIFE
Since their bitter split on New Year’s Eve, which saw the former military man storm out of the inner Sydney apartment they shared, Steve has found comfort with his ex – leaving Michelle living out her worse nightmare.
“He is determined to right his wrongs and prove himself,” says the friend. “He wants to woo Froso and win her back again. He had some of his happiest times when they were together. There wasn’t any drama and he craves that quiet life now.”
But having watched the unravelling of his on-again offagain relationship with Michelle, Froso has confided in friends that Steve is “broken” and she can’t be the person who fixes that.
“She has watched it all play out and while he has remained a great father, she doesn’t think he will make a good husband at the moment,” says our source. “It took a long time to heal her own heart after everything that happened so publicly.”
‘Steve always enjoyed being around Froso’s calming persona’