Ugly twist in break-up of society model and tattooed American race-car driver as our photos all but confirm the rumour doing the rounds in the Hollywood Hills…
Australian model Jessica Hart’s high-octane romance with her American race car driver fiancé James Kirkham seems to have well and truly burned out.
Following an almighty row inside their $368,000 Mercedes-AMG G-Class on Friday, Daily Mail Australia has now obtained photos showing the fallout.
We spotted NASCAR speedster James, who shares two children with Jessica, letting himself into a luxury villa located a suburb away from the couple’s Hollywood Hills home this week.
And a day earlier the Aussie Victoria’s Secret stunner stepped out without her engagement ring, looking visibly distraught as she took a phone call.
Jessica almost married Greek shipping scion Stavros Niarchos III before bonding with tattooed single-father James over their shared love of fast cars in 2019, accepting his proposal at her baby shower for their first child.
Weeks later their daughter Baby-Rae Kirkham was born, and seven months after that Jessica revealed she was pregnant with son Glorious, born in February 2022.
But since then the glamorous couple’s six-year romance appears to have run out of fuel.
The pair have unfollowed or blocked each other on Instagram, and had not been pictured together since the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, in October – until our exclusive photos of their confrontation last week.
Aussie model Jessica Hart stepped out without her engagement ring on in Los Angeles on Monday
Jessica looked distraught during the emotional conversation, which came just days after she was pictured in an almighty row with fiancé James Kirkham
James Kirkham (pictured) was spotted picking up food before entering a luxury villa on Tuesday
Following the phone chat Jessica was escorted to her car by a valet parking attendant
Now James has been seen entering a building of furnished rental studios, where one bedroom and two bedroom apartments begin at $9,500 AUD per month.
He was seen picking up a burger from a local restaurant and eating it near his silver Mercedes-AMG parked at the front of the Hollywood complex.
James then put a code into the intercom system before pushing the locked door open and heading inside.
On Monday Jessica looked visibly concerned during an intense phone conversation as she walked through a parking lot wearing a long sleeve Saint Michael tee and carrying a lavender bag by former Céline creative director Phoebe Philo.
Her ringless finger was on display during the emotional conversation, and after hanging up was escorted to her own vehicle by a valet parking attendant.
The sightings came days after the pair had a heated discussion inside their G-Wagon while Jessica was behind the wheel.
She eventually pulled over and turned on the hazard lights, James then wildly gesticulated in the air and buried his head in his hands, seemingly in despair.
Their vehicle was briefly blocking traffic until James exited, an onlooker said.
Jessica then drove off without him, prompting him to run after the car.
‘James caught up with Jessica’s car and she stopped again and he got in the front passenger seat,’ an eyewitness told us.
Jessica dated Greek shipping scion Stavros Niarchos III (pictured together in 2012) for six years before meeting James
In photos obtained by Daily Mail Australia, James was seen letting himself into a villa located a suburb away from the pair’s property on Tuesday
James picked up food from a local restaurant before returning to the apartment building
The race car driver was seen eating a burger near his car, which was parked at the front of the Hollywood building
James then put a code into the intercom system before pushing the locked door open and entering
‘They argued for another 20 minutes then James got out of the car again and ran towards the house.’
After parking in the driveway of their mansion, Jessica went inside and appeared to lock James out. He proceeded to have an animated conversation with a neighbour.
Our photographer caught him pointing towards the house while seemingly trying to explain the situation.
While it’s unclear what the couple was arguing about, a cursory glance of their Instagram accounts suggests their relationship could be in serious trouble.
Jessica and James no longer appear on each other’s followers’ lists, which either means they’ve unfollowed each other, or gone a step further and hit the block button.
They have also been mysteriously absent from each other’s Instagram grids in recent months.
The couple first started dating in early 2019 after Jessica joined Mercedes-Benz’s AMG Academy, which helps to train motoring enthusiasts how to race, and was immediately drawn to the NASCAR star.
Romance soon blossomed and they announced they were expecting their first child together in September 2020.
James and Jessica began dating in early 2019 after bonding over their shared love of fast cars. They were last pictured together at the United States Grand Prix on October 21 (shown here)
Just a month later, James got down on one knee and proposed to the Victoria’s Secret model at their baby shower. Just weeks later, they welcomed their daughter, Baby-Rae Kirkham, on November 17.
Their child’s name made headlines at the time. Jessica explained it came from Jennifer Grey’s character ‘Baby’ from the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. Her middle name, Rae, was a nod to Jessica’s mother.
Just seven months later, the blonde revealed she was pregnant again and their son Glorious was born on February 2, 2022.
Jessica, whose sister is model Ash Hart, is also a stepmother to James’ nine-year-old daughter, Wren, from a previous relationship.
Before meeting James, the Vogue cover girl had dated fellow Australian Nicolas Potts, with whom she appeared in the first season of the MTV reality show The City.
She was also in a relationship with Stavros Niarchos III, the grandson of Stavros Niarchos, the Greek billionaire shipping tycoon best known for being the arch-rival of Aristotle Onassis, from 2011 to 2017.
