Publish date: 2024-02-17

Before transitioning to Dani, Dean Laidley was married to her ex wife Joanne Laidley. The two, however, separated after she announced her transition in November 2020.

Dani's transition made news for a multitude of reasons, but one of the more quiet story to come out of it is her relationship with her former partner.

Joana as well as their children, have been respectful towards her and have taken a step back from appearing on the media for attention. This shows how the two shares a respectable and loving relationship.

Who Is Joana Laidley and Is She Still Married?

Dean Laidley's wife Joana Laidley is an Australian entrepreneur, homemaker, and celebrity from Melbourne. She is also famously known to be the former wife of Dani Laidley.

Joana has three adult children with her ex-husband, who now has an estranged relationship with their father. Dani's relationship with Joana has also taken a hit as she feels betrayed and has a sense of loss and understandably so. However, she has never made a comment on the situation. 

Besides, her two daughters Molly and Brooke, and son Kane have also been distant from their father; however, the former AFL coach hopes to bring back her family soon.

A large blow to the family occurred after images of the AFL player wearing a wig and makeup were released on to news from the Victorian police force. This was a blatant invasion of privacy, for which Dani later filed a complaint. 

Dani later admitted to 60 minutes that she regrets that she had to put her family and children through such public scrutiny due to the images. The 'transgender activist' is confident that there is plenty of time to mend her relationship with her children. As of her former wife, she did not make any comments.

Dean's parents and siblings are not revealed to the media yet, however, after his arrest in 2020 on alleged stalking charges, the coach sort of had mentioned his mother, Carmel Freiburg.

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