Jess Ingham, heiress to the Ingham’s Chicken family fortune, received a sweet gift on Valentine’s Day, months after Daily Mail Australia broke the news of her shock split from second husband, building tycoon Roger Zraika.
The mother-of-two, 36, sparked questions when she uploaded to Instagram tories a photo of a box of chocolates and a rose with no explanation.
Followers immediately wondered whether the romantic favours were gifts from a special someone, but an insider has confirmed the gifts were from her three-year-old son.
The granddaughter of the late poultry producer and racehorse owner Jack Ingham also uploaded a photo of herself dressed in a Valentine’s Day-inspired ensemble (featuring a top with a love-heart cut-out and a red handbag).
Her $40,000 wedding ring was, notably, nowhere in sight.
Back in November, Daily Mail Australia reported that Roger had moved on with a well-known local identity from a famous family.
Jess Ingham , heiress to the Ingham’s Chicken family fortune, received a sweet gift on Valentine’s Day, months after Daily Mail Australia broke the news of her shock split from second husband, building tycoon Roger Zraika
The mother-of-two, 36, sparked questions when she uploaded to Instagram tories a photo of a box of chocolates and a rose with no explanation. Followers immediately wondered whether the romantic favours were gifts from a special someone, but an insider has confirmed the gifts were from her three-year-old son
In November, Daily Mail Australia reported that Roger (above, with Jess on their Port Douglas holiday in March 2021) had found love with a well-known local identity from a famous family
At the time, the woman had been trying to keep her romance with Roger out of the public eye, even engaging a lawyer to protect her reputation after enquiries were made about her relationship status.
Whispers of a rift between Jess and Roger began swirling after the mother-of-two didn’t post about her husband on Father’s Day last year.
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.
The split brought down the curtain on another headline-making romance for Jess, whose love life has long fascinated Sydney’s social set.
The pair wed in typically extravagant fashion in 2021, after four years of dating.
The bride and her daughter wore matching Vera Wang gowns for the ceremony at The Mint on Macquarie Street, which was followed by a champagne-fuelled dinner party at Merivale’s Establishment.
Roger had proposed at Jess’s waterfront penthouse surrounded by 1,200 red Ecuadorian roses, a glowing ‘Marry Me’ sign, and heart-shaped balloons.
A bikini-clad Jess is seen with Roger on their honeymoon in Port Douglas in March 2021, a week after they married in Sydney
He dropped to one knee presenting a $40k diamond sparkler from jeweller-to-the-stars Nicholas Haywood.
Even Jess’s little girl from her previous marriage received a matching miniature ring.
It was the second trip down the aisle for Jess, whose first marriage to Alex Macris – with whom she shares an eight-year-old daughter – was even more lavish.
That 2013 Great Gatsby-themed wedding reportedly cost more than $500,000 and featured a heavily fortified marquee on Bennelong Lawn, near the Opera House, complete with 45 crystal chandeliers and a fireworks display over Sydney Harbour.
