http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/nickys-beau-makes-debut/story-e6frewz0-1226013145583Nicky Whelan makes debut with beau Guns n' Roses guitarist DJ Ashba From: The Daily Telegraph February 28, 2011 12:00AM 7 commentsIncrease Text SizeDecrease Text SizePrintEmail Share
Add to DiggAdd to del.icio.usAdd to FacebookAdd to KwoffAdd to MyspaceAdd to NewsvineWhat are these? New flame: Nicky Whelan and DJ Ashba at the premiere of 'Hall Pass'. Picture: Noel Kessel. Source: The Daily Telegraph
IT wasn't just a new movie former Neighbours starlet Nicky Whelan got to premiere last night, she debuted her latest love - Guns n' Roses guitarist DJ Ashba.
At the red carpet opening of crass comedy Hall Pass, headed by Hollywood funny man Owen Wilson, the renowned men's mag cover girl revealed her rocker boyfriend of six months.
"We met through mutual friends and it's been on ever since," she told Confidential on the Fox Studios ruby rug.
The guitarist, real name Darren Jay Ashba, said he gave Whelan a pig for Valentine's Day, which they called Crackle. "We did have a pet tarantula and I had to get rid of my snake when I left Australia," Whelan added.
Wearing a frock from Dannii Minogue's Project D, Whelan, who previously dated US comedian David Spade, said working with director duo, the Farrelly brothers Peter and Bob, and Wilson was "so comfortable".
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