Grant Hackett

The Aussie swimming champion has finally found love again

finds love

Strolling out of Melbourne Airport on January 14 with a spring in his step and grinning from ear to ear, it’s clear Grant Hackett is winning at life again – and it’s all thanks to his gorgeous new girlfriend Sharlene Fletcher.

“They’re adorable together,” a close friend, who asked not to be named, tells Woman’s Day of the couple, who went public with their romance last week.

“Shar is so supportive, very calm and completely gets the best of him, as he does of her.”

Days before the lovebirds were spied strolling hand-in-hand through the airport, they enjoyed a romantic getaway at Olivia Newton-john’s health resort Gaia in Byron Bay.

“Feeling very blessed!” the Aussie swimming great captioned a photo of the couple snuggling together. Sharlene, a raw food chef who was raised in South Australia, wrote, “Such an amazing start to 2019 with my love.”

Grant, 38, and Shar, 34, first met almost four years ago through mutual friends.

“Grant knew she touched on his incredible passion for healthy y living,” reveals the source. “But the timing wasn’t right for either of them. Still, they struck up a lovely friendship. Then last year, around July, Grant contacted Sharlene. They got chatting and they’ve been together ever since.” .”

The pair are now living together in Grant’s new Melbourne home.

Shar has already met Grant’s nine-year-old twins Charlize and Jagger, who he shares with ex-wife Candice Alley. Our source says the he twins absolutely “adore adore her her”. .

“We know she’s The One for Grant. There’s no doubt he will marry Sharlene and there’s a very real chance they’ll start their own family, too,” gushes the friend. “He is back to the Grant we knew and loved all those years ago.” ago.

‘Shar is so supportive and gets the best out of him’