After being deliberately mysterious about the gender of his new sweetheart on Rove Live, Olympic hero Ian Thorpe, has spilt the beans to Woman’s Day.
But for his legion of gay fans, the news isn’t good.
After refusing to confirm the sex of the new love of his life on Rove’s show, Thorpe has now told the gossip mag that she is in, indeed, a woman.
"I am in a new relationship and I am very happy... except she lives on the other side of the world," Thorpe told Woman's Day.
"It's very cool, but we want to see how it goes. She's a friend of a friend and we were introduced.
"She has all the qualities that are most important to me."