Tess Crosley has been seen with her estranged husband Ben for the first time since the Lachie and Jules Neale affair saga erupted last year, resulting in their separation.

The mother-of-one, 30, found herself at the centre of the scandal over the Christmas break when Jules publicly declared the end of her marriage to AFL star Lachie, pointed the finger of blame at her former friend Tess, and moved from Brisbane to Perth with her two children.

Tess was spotted looking very tense over the weekend as she pulled up to Ben’s home in Brisbane.

The mood certainly appeared frosty between the pair, with Tess and Ben, who share a three-year-old son, barely making eye contact during the exchange.

Tess did not even get out of her car, sitting behind the wheel of her black SUV, looking straight ahead and sporting a stoic expression.

Ben, meanwhile, was spotted doing some shirtless gardening.

Tess Crosley has been seen with her husband Ben for the first time since the Lachie and Jules Neale affair saga erupted last year

Tess Crosley has been seen with her husband Ben for the first time since the Lachie and Jules Neale affair saga erupted last year

Tess was spotted looking very tense over the weekend as she pulled up to his home in Brisbane

Tess was spotted looking very tense over the weekend as she pulled up to his home in Brisbane

He also didn’t look overly pleased to see Tess, with the finance director barely acknowledging her presence.

The sighting comes after Tess deactivated her Instagram account over the weekend.

While she was active online as recently as last week, sharing a saucy post of herself in a low-cut dress, now the page appears to have been deleted.

No stranger to intense public scrutiny, Tess’ last post drew comparisons to Monica Lewinsky.

She took to Instagram to share a gallery of selfies, including a braless look in a plunging white halter-style dress that left little to the imagination.

The sultry images showed Tess posing in a bedroom mirror and smiling for the camera, accessorising with chunky gold jewellery and soft glam makeup.

She wrote, ‘as of late x’ in the caption, revealing the carefree images were a recent glimpse into her life as she navigates a fresh chapter after months in the public eye.

In the comments section, one of her followers compared Tess to 52-year-old Lewinsky, writing: ‘Monica Lewinsky #2.’

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