JODHI Meares has well and truly returned to the Sydney social circuit, turning up at another high profile gig – the Billabong Design for
Humanity Charity Concert. And this time she was adorned with a nice bit of arm candy – surfer Sean Van Doonam, and they caused an eye-catching stir upon arrival. While the laid-back pair looked quite the item, those close to Meares insist they are “just good friends”. “He and Jodhi have been friends for 15 years. She’s such a tomboy and one of the boys, so she has a lot of male friends,” one source said. The Tigerlily swimwear creative director has been notably absent from the party scene in what has been a difficult 12 months. It was also the year that saw her pulling out at the last minute from hosting the live finale of Australia’s Next Top Model on Foxtel. The then single Meares also faced the birth of her former husband James Packer’s first child Indigo with his new wife Erica. But this month there has been a turnaround, first turning up for the Blackberry 10th Anniversary party.
Good looking 30-year-old Van Doonan is an avid surfer and singer in a band, and is built from a different mould to her former husband.