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Footy's hottest new WAG Chelsea Becirevic has left the country and her footy star boyfriend because she can't bear living in Adelaide after moving there to be with him just seven months ago.
The marketer and influencer told her more than 65,000 social media followers she was 'excited for a change' when she followed her man Ivan Soldo to the City of Churches last November when he was traded from Richmond to Port Adelaide.
However, she proved the novelty of living in 'Radelaide' has well and truly worn off in an Instagram post on Thursday in which she announced she is moving to Dubai to start a new life working for an airline.
Responding to questions from her followers, the 23-year-old said she has 'always wanted to work for Emirates, live in Dubai and travel the world. So that's exactly what I'm gonna do'.
Chelsea Becirevic wasn't 100 per cent sure about how she'd deal with living in Adelaide when she moved there with her footy star boyfriend last November
The 23-year-old's partner, Ivan Soldo (pictured together) made the switch when he was traded from Richmond to Port Adelaide after the 2023 AFL season ended
Asked if she was taking anyone with her, Becirevic replied, 'Doing this one solo. Never moved anywhere by myself so will be good to gain some independence.
'I've always wanted to move overseas, so I think it'll be an exciting new chapter for me.'
While stressing she and Soldo have no issues, she did reveal, 'He had to move to Adelaide for his career and tbh it's been a struggle for me.
'It [living in Adelaide] is just not for me permanently,' she added, followed by a black heart emoji.
'Temporarily it's fine. But long term in aus I think Melbourne or Gold Coast are for me... maybe even Syd.'
Before she moved to the City of Churches, the influencer said she'd heard 'mixed reviews' - and now she says living there permanently 'is just not for me'
Soldo (pictured left playing against Melbourne) hasn't said anything publicly about the huge change in his love life
Asked how Soldo was dealing with the news, Becirevic showed her sense of humour by posting this photo of him accompanied by the words 'taking it really well'
When a follower inquired about how Soldo was taking the news, Becirevic showed her sense of humour by posting a photo of him facing the corner of a lift with his hands down by his sides accompanied by the words 'surprisingly taking it really well'.
She also wrote that they plan to keep their relationship going 'long distance for a while' and have him travel with her in the off-season, but also admitted they'll struggle with his inability to visit her before Port's campaign ends later this year.
Becirevic's worries about Adelaide were foreshadowed when the biomedical science student first announced the move last November, shortly after she turned heads and announced herself as one of Australia's hottest WAGs when she and Soldo attended Richmond's best and fairest awards.
'Tbh [to be honest] can't say I ever thought I would ever move to Adelaide,' she wrote.
'I've never even been to Adelaide before so I actually have no idea what to expect … and I hear so many mixed reviews.
Her move to Adelaide even sparked a war of words between rival newspaper columnists
'It's not forever, but who knows I could end up loving it. Excited for a new chapter and to meet some new people.'
When the couple met two years ago she ruled out a long-distance relationship, insisting it 'wasn't an option'.
'I know how much I would hate it and struggle, so just gonna embrace it,' she wrote.
Becirevic's move to South Australia was the subject of a turf war between two high-profile newspaper columnists last October.
Melbourne-based Jackie Epstein questioned whether she would be able to 'settle for the 'low-energy lifestyle' of the state capital, while Adelaide-based Kara Jung hit back by accusing her rival of penning a 'petty little quip' and saying residents of the city 'rolled their eyes and smiled at the poor misconception'.
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