Former Senator and Olympic gold medallist, Nova Peris’s daughter Jessica Peris, is now involved in a drugs scandal as she tested positive and is now forced to withdraw on Tuesday from the Commonwealth Games selection trials.
Though Jessica Peris has denied all the allegations of taking any performing enhancing substance, ASADA detected a banned substance in Peris’s sample, and now Jessica Peris awaits her B sample.
In a recent meet in Queensland Jessica Peris ran solid 11.41 to win edging out teen sensation Riley Day.
Solid run today from my daughter @jessica_peris in the 200m running another PB of 23.11sec (+3.1) – An awesome 2018 opener, looking forward to the @AthsAust meets in the coming weeks 👍🏾 #ThisIsAthletics pic.twitter.com/YXqeY0iZkY
— Nova Peris OAM OLY (@NovaPeris) January 7, 2018
Along with her positive test, Jessica Peris had a troubled relationship with the former partner. So what exactly happened in Jessica Peris relationship?
Jessica Peris troubled love life
Jessica Peris had two brief relationships with former partners Shaun Kenny-Dowall and Jah Coe which ended miserably. Though Jessica Peris was not married to both partners she had a traumatic relationship one after another.
Jessica Peris first started dating affair with national rugby union player Jah Coe. Though the exact year of their dating is not made public, Jessica Peris and Jah Coe ended their relationship in July 2012. Jah Coe had been fined for breaching an Apprehended Violence Order before they officially ended their relationship.
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Jessica Peris also has a seven-year-old son with former partner Jah Coe. Jessica Peris son name is Isaac and the couple might be co-parenting their son as they have not been vocal about their son Isaac.
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Just after breaking things up with Jah Coe, Jessica Peris started dating Roosters star Shaun Kenny-Dowall. The couple initially had a good relationship and often used to be snapped together but this relationship of Jessica Peris was also a short-lived as it ended up miserable in the courtroom.
Jessica Peris Wiki Facts And Net Worth
Jessica Peris was born to an indigenous Australian athlete Nova Maree Peris who is also a former politician. Jessica Peris mother Nova Peris was married thrice and Jessica Peris was her eldest child.
Jessica Peris father was Nova Peris first husband Sean Kneebone with whom she got married in 1995 but after being married for six years the got couple got divorced.
Jessica Peris was born in 1990 but the exact date of birth is still not made official. Being born in the year 1990 Jessica Peris age now is 28 and her height and weight are anonymous. Jessica Peris nationality is Aboriginal Australian and her ethnicity is still not revealed.