James Packer is getting his groove back.
The Australian billionaire, 54, looked happy and relaxed on Sunday as he strolled around Ibiza, Spain, with a group of friends, including an attractive mystery blonde.
Packer, who previously struggled with mental health and weight issues, appears to be on the right track after quitting antidepressants and losing more than 30kg in the last few months.
Australian billionaire James Packer, 54, looked happy and relaxed on Sunday as he strolled around Ibiza, Spain, with a group of friends, including an attractive mystery blonde
The son of late media mogul Kerry Packer dressed casually for his Euro trip in a light blue polo shirt, patterned shorts, sneakers and sunglasses.
Packer, who was recently spotted off the coast of Capri in with Hollywood director Brett Ratner, with whom he founded the RatPac production company, looked like he didn’t have a care in the world as he arrived with pals at the Casa Jondal restaurant.
There is nothing to suggest the woman pictured with Packer is a romantic interest, and she may have been the spouse of one of his friends.
His last confirmed relationship was with Canadian socialite Kylie Lim, but they haven’t been pictured together in about a year.
Packer, who was recently spotted off the coast of Capri in with director Brett Ratner, looked like he didn’t have a care in the world as he arrived with pals at the Casa Jondal restaurant
There is nothing to suggest the woman pictured with Packer is a romantic interest, and she may have been the spouse of one of his friends
His last confirmed relationship was with Canadian socialite Kylie Lim, but they haven’t been pictured together in about a year
The latest sighting comes as the businessman prepares to return to public life in Australia following a difficult few years that saw him beset by health issues.
In the last few months, he has lost 33kg (72lbs or 5.2st) and has also ditched the psychiatric medication that for so long altered his mood.
The twice-married father of three said in June he was ready to start the ‘third act’ of his life, including a planned return to his home city of Sydney.
The son of late media mogul Kerry Packer dressed casually for his Euro trip in a light blue polo shirt, patterned shorts, sneakers and sunglasses
‘I’m roughly 130kg now and want to be back to 100kg by the end of 2022,’ he told The Weekend Australian from his home in Mexico.
‘I want to swim with my kids at Bondi when we’re all in Sydney together next year and be 100kg.’
Packer revealed he’d quit the antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs he was taking, and was now looking to ‘rehabilitate’ his reputation Down Under.
‘I am very much looking forward to seeing Crown Sydney… it hasn’t been appropriate for me to be in Australia for the last few years,’ he said.
In a subsequent interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Packer said he had lost a total of 33kg and counting by quitting alcohol, following a strict diet and exercise regimen, and limiting his daily calorie intake.
He told the newspaper his life was ‘pretty good right now’, adding: ‘My mental health is the best it’s ever been.’
Packer sold Crown to private investment company Blackstone for $8.9billion in a deal that was finalised in June, pocketing $3.3billion in the process.
The sale marked the end of a major chapter in his life which at times was mired by controversy amid inquiries into the company and allegations of money laundering.
Despite the investigations, the father of three credited his casinos in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney with changing the cities ‘for the better’.
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