Jono Castano has sparked romance rumours with a Perth-based influencer months after splitting from his girlfriend Simone Holtznagel.
The 33-year-old celebrity personal trainer, who welcomed his first child earlier this year with Simone, confirmed the news of his breakup in July.
He has since sent tongues wagging after liking and leaving very flirty comments on Nilofar Khirzad’s recent Instagram posts.
Nilofar is a Perth-based influencer born in Afghanistan, and is the founder of fashion labels Khirzad and Khirzad Femme.
In one post, shared on October 11, the designer flaunted her own pieces from her brand — wearing a $290 burgundy blouse and $389 orange skirt.
Jono commented on her photo with a flirty fire emoji.
In a post from September, the Acero Gym owner commented ‘Okkkkkkkkkkkkkkk’ on a series of busty photos of Nilofar at a restaurant in Melbourne, to which she replied with three love heart emojis.
In the snaps, the influencer wore a black maxi skirt, a black cropped lace top worth $635 and a $680 jacket.
Jono Castano (left) has sparked romance rumours with Perth-based influencer Nilofar Khirzad (right), months after splitting from his girlfriend Simone Holtznagel
Jono has also rocked Nilofar’s menswear brand and featured on the label’s Instragram page on October 5.
The personal trainer and Simone, 31, quietly split around nine weeks after they welcomed their baby daughter Gia on Easter Sunday.
Jono finally confirmed news of their break-up in July, and Simone has since said she is raising Gia alone and cryptically remarked that she ‘couldn’t change’ her partner.
Simone later broke her silence on their split by saying she ‘couldn’t change’ the man that she loved as she hinted at the reasons behind their break-up.
Jono has sent tongues wagging after leaving very flirty comments on Nilofar’s recent Instagram posts
In one post, shared on October 11, the designer flaunted her own pieces from her brand — wearing a $290 burgundy blouse and $389 orange skirt
‘I wanted to set an example for my daughter; that’s something that shifted for me. One day I was like, ‘What am I doing? This isn’t right.’ And I would hate if she was ever in this situation,’ she told Stellar.
‘You have to do what is right for you at the end of the day. No matter the number of promises or anything else that people make, when they show you who they are, believe them. Because you can’t change people.’
Simone also said she is content raising her baby Gia, six months, alone and that she is confident she made the right choice.
In a post from September, Nilofar shared a series of busty photos while at a restaurant in Melbourne
The Acero Gym owner commented: ‘Okkkkkkkkkkkkkkk’
‘I’ve never felt more sure of anything, and I know I can do it by myself. It’s unfortunate that I’m mostly having to do it by myself, but I couldn’t think of it any other way, really,’ she said.
‘What I’m doing just feels very right for me, the most important thing to me is that Gia is happy and healthy, and that I’m happy too.’
In another swipe, Simone recently addressed the positives and negatives of doing motherhood ‘alone’, despite seemingly sharing parenting duties with Jono.
In a recent interview, Simone notably failed to mention Jono in an apparent swipe as she thanked her family and friends for supporting her.
When asked about the aspect of motherhood that surprised her, Simone told Women’s Health: ‘Positive: I can do this alone. Negative: I am doing this alone.
Jono and and Simone, 31, quietly split around nine weeks after they welcomed their baby daughter Gia on Easter Sunday
‘My family and friends have gone absolutely above and beyond for me, and I am lucky that the negatives feel a lot easier with them by my side.’
Simone welcomed her daughter Gia with Jono on Easter Sunday, but the couple went their separate ways just nine weeks later, with Jono confirming the news at the end of July.
‘Who knows what the future holds, our idea is just to be the best parents for Gia at this stage,’ he told Daily Mail Australia in a statement at the time.
A close friend of the couple then revealed the writing was on the wall for the end of Simone and Jono’s relationship for quite some time.
A source told The Daily Telegraph that several friends and family members warned Simone her model lifestyle was not compatible with Jono’s fitness influencer career.
