At a glance…
- Former footie player and current radio host, Brendan Fevola is father to four.
- Brendan and his wife Alex first married in 2005; they divorced in 2014, but reconnected two years later. They are currently engaged!
- He is currently a co-host on The Fox’s Fifi, Fev & Nick show (he’s Fev).
While Brendan Fevola is known for his football career, he is also a dedicated father to four girls.
Brendan’s family attracted more attention after competing on The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition in 2025 with his daughter Leni. His daughter Mia also followed in Brendan’s footsteps and entered the jungle on I’m A Celebrity in 2026.
Below, The Australian Women’s Weekly have answered all your burning questions.
Who are Brendan Fevola’s children?
As previously mentioned, Brendan is the father of four daughters: Mia, 26, Leni, 19, Lulu, 16, and Tobi, 7, whom he shares with his wife, Alex.
Brendan is not the biological father of the eldest Mia, given that she is from Alex’s previous relationship. However, there are no blurred lines in this family.
The former footy star has been in Mia’s life since roughly 2003, making her three years old at the time.
In a 2022 interview with Woman’s Day, Mia revealed why she loves her dad, Brendan.
“I love my dad because he is always happy and always making dad jokes. But most of all, I love him because he chose me, he chose to be my dad,” she said.
Mia spoke with The Weekly about her time in the jungle and how Brendan shared some insights before she went in.
“He said boredom is the most difficult part of this show!” read our conversation here.
Who is Brendan Fevola’s partner?
Brendan Fevola met his now-wife, Alex, when he was just 22 years old and a rising star in the AFL. At the time, Alex was 25 years old when they met at a pub.
“Our dynamic was always fun, and he is very charismatic and a fun person; he’s full of energy and always positive and happy, and he was amazing with Mia. It was important for me to be with someone who clicked with her,” she previously confessed to 9Honey.
Alex and Brendan exchanged vows in 2005.
However, shortly after the birth of Leni, the pair temporarily split after Brendan had an affair with Lara Bingle, now Worthington. Brendan and Alex reunited in 2007.
Their romance has faced its fair share of ups and downs, having divorced in 2014. But their break-up was short-lived after reuniting that same year, and they got engaged in 2016.
“I was a bit nervous, I didn’t think she’d say yes … but it was really beautiful with the kids there,” he said on his Fox breakfast radio show. “I’ve got an ex-wife who’s now my fiancée, how confusing.”
While Brendan enjoyed his bucks’ party in 2018, we have yet to see the couple remarry.
“We’ve already been married; people are like you’re doing it again?” Brendan told the Herald Sun in 2023.
Alex, 48, is a makeup artist who founded and is now CEO of cosmetics brand Runway Room. She also released a memoir titled Silver Linings: A Journey to Happiness in 2022.
What happened to Mia Fevola’s father?
Mia’s father, Lonny, sadly passed away by suicide in 2000.
In Alex’s novel, she revealed that Lonny was involved in a serious car accident and was “never the same.”
“Something had changed; his whole demeanour was different. He even looked different,” she wrote.
The pair met when Alex was 18 years old.
Does Brendan Fevola still play footie?
Although he has retired, Brendan often takes part in special events like the AFL Legends. Sadly, in August 2026 he suffered a major injury and revealed on his radio show that it was a suspected quad tear and he may require surgery.
“I’m in a bit of pain, I can’t move,” he admitted on The Fox’s Fifi, Fev & Nick. “I can’t lift my leg, but the doctor did say that he thinks it’s a partially torn quad tendon. I googled it, and it says [recovery] is 6 to 12 months. And this was the good one [leg]!”
“I did tell the doc that my other knee is cooked, so I’m going in for a double scan and will probably need a double operation.”
The injury happened when his friend and co-host Nick Brody fell on Brendan’s leg, and Brendan said he “felt a pop”.
“I am so sorry, mate,” Nick said in response to the injuries. “The All-Stars guys were saying to me, ‘It’s just footy, you didn’t do anything wrong.’” But Brendan holds no grudges, but he did say that his daughter Tobi was scared.
“I think [daughter] Tobi is still crying! So, thanks Nick,” he teased his best mate.
“My kids were crying too! They were saying, ‘What have you done to Fev?’” Nick said back.
Despite his injury, Brendan also teased his other daughters for using him for content!
“I’m just a person they use for content! I was in the medivac and Leni, Lulu and Mia all had their phones out, filming me, and TikToking the crap out of it! I’m like, ‘No worries!’ We’re on the way home and Lulu was like, ‘I have 400 new TikTok followers, thanks Dad!’ (laughs) I won’t be able to play footy again it’s career-ending.”
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