After a difficult few years, James Packer appears to have put his troubles behind him.
The Australian billionaire, 54, who resigned as director of his Crown Resorts casino empire for mental health reasons in 2018, looked happier than he’s been in years as he joined his ex-wife Erica, 44, on holiday in Saint-Tropez on Wednesday.
The former couple, who remain on friendly terms following their separation almost a decade ago, were seen docking their yacht at the world-famous beachfront restaurant Club 55.
James Packer looked happier than he’s been in years as he joined his ex-wife Erica on holiday in Saint-Tropez on Wednesday. In a rare public display of affection for the former couple, who split in 2013, Packer placed a hand on Erica’s back while she wrapped her arm around his waist
In a rare public display of affection for the exes, who split in 2013, Packer placed a hand on Erica’s back while she wrapped her arm around his waist.
They were accompanied by American television presenter Ayda Field, who is the wife of British singer Robbie Williams.
Packer dressed casually for the sun-soaked outing in a baggy T-shirt, matching navy pants, black sneakers and sunglasses.
He wore a cap bearing the initials of his three children from his marriage to Erica, IJE, which also happens to be the name of his $250million superyacht.
The exes, who remain on friendly terms following their split almost a decade ago, were seen docking their yacht at the world-famous beachfront restaurant Club 55
Erica, a former model and singer, wore a black swimsuit covered with a floor-length sheer dress, adding chunky sandals and oval sunglasses
After a difficult few years, Packer appears to have put his troubles behind him
The casino mogul, 54, couldn’t wipe the smile off his face as he gazed at his former wife, 44
The Packers, who were married in 2007 and called it quits six years later, are parents to daughters Indigo, 13, and Emmanuelle, nine, and son Jackson, 12.
Erica, a former model and singer, wore a black swimsuit covered with a floor-length sheer dress, adding chunky sandals and oval sunglasses.
She carried a beige straw handbag and styled her dark hair straight.
He wore a cap bearing the initials of his three children from his marriage to Erica, IJE, which also happens to be the name of his $250million superyacht
Packer dressed casually for the sun-soaked outing in a baggy T-shirt, matching navy pants, black sneakers and sunglasses
Ayda looked summer chic in a blue-and-yellow striped co-ord set comprising wide-leg trousers and a crop top with gold buttons.
The Loose Women host accessorised with brown sandals and silver hoop earrings.
Packer’s last confirmed girlfriend, Kylie Lim, wasn’t spotted with the group. The pair haven’t been pictured together in about a year.
They were joined by Ayda Field, the wife of British singer Robbie Williams, who wore a blue-and-yellow striped co-ord set comprising wide-leg trousers and a crop top with gold buttons
The Loose Women host accessorised with brown sandals and silver hoop earrings
Packer said last month he was the ‘happiest’ he’s been in years, after shedding 25kg in 75 days and ditching the seven mood-altering drugs he was taking to help with his mental health.
The former executive chair of Crown Resorts will return to Sydney next March with his ex-wife and their three children.
‘I’m roughly 130kg now and want to be back to 100kg by the end of 2022. I want to swim with my kids at Bondi when we’re all in Sydney together next year and be 100kg,’ he told The Weekend Australian in June from his home in Mexico.
The Packers, who were married in 2007 and called it quits six years later, are parents to daughters Indigo, 13, and Emmanuelle, nine, and son Jackson, 12
Erica carefully lifted up her sheer dress as she walked across the sand
Packer said last month he was the ‘happiest’ he’s been in years, after shedding 25kg in 75 days and ditching the seven mood-altering drugs he was taking to help with his mental health
The businessman said he’d quit the antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs he was prescribed in March, and was now looking to ‘rehabilitate’ his reputation in Australia.
‘I am very much looking forward to seeing Crown Sydney… it hasn’t been appropriate for me to be in Australia for the last few years,’ he said.
In a more recent interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Packer said he’d lost a total of 33kg and counting by quitting alcohol, following a strict diet and exercise regimen and limiting his daily calorie intake.
He told the newspaper last week his life was ‘pretty good right now’, adding: ‘My mental health is the best it’s ever been.’
Packer (pictured on October 26, 2017) said he’d quit the antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs he was prescribed in March, and was now looking to ‘rehabilitate’ his reputation
Packer sold Crown to private investment company Blackstone for $8.9billion in a deal that was finalised in June, pocketing $3.3billion in the process.
The sale marked the end of a major chapter in his life which at times was mired by controversy amid inquiries into the company and allegations of money laundering.
Despite the investigations, the billionaire credited his casinos in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney for changing the cities ‘for the better’.
The father of three said he was now excited to begin his ‘third act’ and plans to ease back into public life in Australia.
Packer is seen here at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on December 21, 2003. He recently said he hopes to visit Bondi with his children next year after getting his weight down to 100kg
Originally posted 2022-07-13 22:28:49.