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THE football love rat said to have been in a "steamy affair" with Dublin Wives star Danielle "Dr Botox" Meagher, can now be revealed as Lote Tuqiri.
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Tuqiri, a father-of-two, has rushed home to Sydney to save his marriage to wife Rebekka, after being caught in the month-long affair.
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Tuqiri reportedly lied to 'Dr Botox' for the past month, insisting his five-year marriage to wife Rebekka was over.
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Lote Tuqiri in action for the Wallabies. Photo: Craig Wilson
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Lote Tuqiri in action for the Wallabies. Photo: Craig Wilson Source: News Limited
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The pair had reportedly met in a Dublin nightclub.
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Sources have confirmed the affair to The Daily Telegraph.
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When contacted this morning by The Telegraph, Dr Meagher said she was completely unaware the footballer was married.
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"I did not know this man was married, I'm shocked, saddened and disappointed. I have no further comment," Dr Meagher said.
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Tuqiri's steamy affair with Ir…
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Danielle Meagher from Dublin Housewives. Source: Supplied
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The truth reportedly came out during a tearful showdown last Monday morning.
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Tuqiri did not answer The Telegraph's calls, nor respond to messages. His manager said "no comment".
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Danielle Meagher is evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house at Elstree Studios in England. (Photo by Ferdaus Shamim/Wire...
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Danielle Meagher is evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house at Elstree Studios in England. (Photo by Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage) Source: Supplied
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But friends say Dr Meagher and Tuqiri were together for three weeks before she found out he was married with kids.
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"Danielle is a true professional and had no idea he was married until last week," the friend said on the phone from the UK.
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"What a car crash. What a mess this has turned out to be.
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Lote Tuqiri took up a short-term contract with Leinster Rugby Union after last season at the Tigers.
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Lote Tuqiri took up a short-term contract with Leinster Rugby Union after last season at the Tigers. Source: News Limited
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"She didn't know who he was when they met," the male friend said.
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"Danielle isn't a party girl. He was a complete gentleman at first.
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"He told her he was going to fall hard for her and she told him to relax, there are worse things in life than two people being in love and falling for each other. But then he told her he has a wife."
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Meagher, a doctor specialising in Botox, appeared on Dublin Wives before being cast in September's Celebrity Big Brother, alongside Louie Spence, Charlotte Crosby, Abz Love and Sophie Anderton.
THE football love rat said to have been in a "steamy affair" with Dublin Wives star Danielle "Dr Botox" Meagher, can now be revealed as Lote Tuqiri.
>
Tuqiri, a father-of-two, has rushed home to Sydney to save his marriage to wife Rebekka, after being caught in the month-long affair.
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Tuqiri reportedly lied to 'Dr Botox' for the past month, insisting his five-year marriage to wife Rebekka was over.
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Lote Tuqiri in action for the Wallabies. Photo: Craig Wilson
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Lote Tuqiri in action for the Wallabies. Photo: Craig Wilson Source: News Limited
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The pair had reportedly met in a Dublin nightclub.
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Sources have confirmed the affair to The Daily Telegraph.
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When contacted this morning by The Telegraph, Dr Meagher said she was completely unaware the footballer was married.
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"I did not know this man was married, I'm shocked, saddened and disappointed. I have no further comment," Dr Meagher said.
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Tuqiri's steamy affair with Ir…
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Danielle Meagher from Dublin Housewives. Source: Supplied
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The truth reportedly came out during a tearful showdown last Monday morning.
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Tuqiri did not answer The Telegraph's calls, nor respond to messages. His manager said "no comment".
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Danielle Meagher is evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house at Elstree Studios in England. (Photo by Ferdaus Shamim/Wire...
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Danielle Meagher is evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house at Elstree Studios in England. (Photo by Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage) Source: Supplied
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But friends say Dr Meagher and Tuqiri were together for three weeks before she found out he was married with kids.
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"Danielle is a true professional and had no idea he was married until last week," the friend said on the phone from the UK.
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"What a car crash. What a mess this has turned out to be.
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Lote Tuqiri took up a short-term contract with Leinster Rugby Union after last season at the Tigers.
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Lote Tuqiri took up a short-term contract with Leinster Rugby Union after last season at the Tigers. Source: News Limited
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"She didn't know who he was when they met," the male friend said.
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"Danielle isn't a party girl. He was a complete gentleman at first.
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"He told her he was going to fall hard for her and she told him to relax, there are worse things in life than two people being in love and falling for each other. But then he told her he has a wife."
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Meagher, a doctor specialising in Botox, appeared on Dublin Wives before being cast in September's Celebrity Big Brother, alongside Louie Spence, Charlotte Crosby, Abz Love and Sophie Anderton.
