Heartbreak for Aussie surf king Taj Burrow as he SPLITS from model wife Rebecca. Months ago, they were loved-up in the Maldives - now I hear worrying whispers: LUCY MANLY
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Taj and Rebecca Burrow, one of Western Australia’s most beloved surfing couples, are currently the subject of widespread speculation regarding the status of their marriage. These rumors arise just months after the pair publicly celebrated their relationship with a romantic holiday in the Maldives.

Renowned for his surfing prowess, Taj Burrow, hailing from Yallingup, is adored across Western Australia. However, it is believed that he and his model wife, Rebecca, may have quietly ended their seven-year marriage. This unexpected news has sent ripples through their close-knit community in the South West.

Speculation about a potential separation intensified when Rebecca, who gained fame as a contestant on the fourth cycle of Australia’s Next Top Model in 2008, changed her social media handles back to her maiden name, Jobson, in recent months.

When approached for comment, Rebecca simply responded with, “No thank you,” to the Daily Mail, adding fuel to the ongoing rumors.

The couple, who have married twice, first exchanged vows in a private ceremony in late 2018. The proposal was uniquely memorable, with Taj offering a Burger Ring in lieu of a traditional engagement ring. The wedding was organized swiftly to ensure Rebecca’s terminally ill mother could attend.

Western Australian surfing golden couple Taj and Rebecca Burrow are facing mounting rumours their seven-year marriage is over

Western Australian surfing golden couple Taj and Rebecca Burrow are facing mounting rumours their seven-year marriage is over

Bec has ramped up her travel recently, appearing in photos with socialite Jade Yarborough (second from right), AFL WAG Jessie Murphy (left) and interior designer Chloe Matters (right)

Bec has ramped up her travel recently, appearing in photos with socialite Jade Yarborough (second from right), AFL WAG Jessie Murphy (left) and interior designer Chloe Matters (right)

They would later stage a star-studded knees-up in the Margaret River wine region in February 2019, with friends flying in from around the globe for the lavish celebration at Caves Road Collective (then known as Black Brewing Co.) in Wilyabrup, WA.

The guest list included Grammy-nominated DJ Fisher and his wife Chloe, nightclub wrangler Shane Moran, and fellow Top Model alum Montana Cox.

Rebecca announced the wedding on Instagram with gushing words and a gallery of dreamy photos.

‘My heart is so full,’ she wrote at the time. 

‘I can’t believe how lucky I am to have struck gold like this. So thankful for all of these special, special humans.’

The couple had gone public with their romance in 2014, before welcoming their first child the following year. They now share two children, Arabella Rose and two-year-old Robbie Lou, and had been seen as one of WA’s most popular couples.

More recently, Rebecca ramped up her travel, appearing in photos with socialite Jade Yarborough, AFL WAG Jessie Murphy and interior designer Chloe Matters. 

The former Bondi model, originally from Wollongong, has also been building her empire as the founder of gender-neutral clothing label Moda Mitsu.

The couple were sharing loved up posts from the Maldives last September

The couple were sharing loved up posts from the Maldives last September

This was the last photo Rebecca shared of husband Taj

This was the last photo Rebecca shared of husband Taj

On Sunday, she posted photos with fellow Australia's Next Top Model alum Tahnee Atkinson

Bec appeared on cycle four of Top Model, while Tahnee won cycle five

On Sunday, she posted photos with fellow Australia’s Next Top Model alum Tahnee Atkinson

Chloe Fisher (left) and her husband DJ Fisher (right) attended Rebecca and Taj's 2019 wedding

Chloe Fisher (left) and her husband DJ Fisher (right) attended Rebecca and Taj’s 2019 wedding

The groom was seen carrying a cold one as he celebrated on the wharf

The groom was seen carrying a cold one as he celebrated on the wharf

Among the famous guests at their 2019 wedding was model Montana Cox (third from left) and Jasmine Yarbrough's socialite sister Jade (second from right)

Among the famous guests at their 2019 wedding was model Montana Cox (third from left) and Jasmine Yarbrough’s socialite sister Jade (second from right)

Interestingly, an article by Beauticate published last August shaved seven years off her age, reporting it as 29, despite it being widely understood she is 36.

Of course, this may have simply been a typo by the journalist.

She last made headlines in 2021 for her commentary on the COVID-19 vaccine, saying that Australians who did not want to be vaccinated – who were facing criticism from some in the community at the time – still cared ‘about the state of… the world’.

‘Just because people are advocates for medical freedom and are against restrictions being made to our civil human rights because we are not willing to take a vaccine that is still in trial, does not mean they don’t also care about the state of the rest of the world,’ she wrote.

Meanwhile, Taj was last in the news when he joined the WA surf community in protesting a proposed real estate development in front of a popular Yallingup surf spot.

He said the developers ‘didn’t have a clue’ how the project would affect the swell and risked ruining ‘one of our best surfing beaches down here’.

Taj Burrow was contacted for comment.

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