- Shaun Johnson nearly dropped the ball with his netballer girlfriend Kayla Cullen
- To celebrate her 26th birthday she got just what she didn’t want – a new vacuum
- In a series of Instagram posts the couple almost fall out until he makes amends
- Johnson manages to completely nail it with his back-up gift proving a huge hit
Footy megastar Shaun Johnson very nearly dropped the ball with his netballer girlfriend Kayla Cullen in dramatic fashion.
To celebrate her 26th birthday on Tuesday the New Zealand netball star got just what she didn’t want when Johnson bought her a vacuum cleaner.
She was unimpressed and in a series of posts on her Instagram story shared Johnson’s apparent stupidity with the world.
Shaun Johnson and Kayla Cullen shared the moment on Instagram but Kayla (left) was not happy
However, he managed to redeem himself with the back-up gift – her dream camera.
Johnson may have almost risked his relationship with the Dyson cinetic Big Ball appliance which added a note to saying: ‘Only the Gods know how much I love you. Happy Birthday babe.’
Kayla’s understandable annoyance shows through in her caption showing the box when she writes: ‘When he gets you a vacuum for your bday. Well PLAYED.’
The post features a confused and laughing emoji.
In the video shared on her story, Kayla, who plays for the Northern Stars, says: ‘I did say I wanted a vacuum but like not for my birthday.’
Kayla’s understandable annoyance shows through in her caption and she is clearly not happy
Johnson, who plays at halfback for the Warriors and has represented The Kiwis on 24 occasions, seems to find it much more amusing.
In the background the league star says: ‘Babe, are you grateful for the present I got you?’
But all was forgiven with the ‘real present’ – a brand new Lumix camera.
But all was forgiven with the real present – a brand new Lumix camera which Kayla described as her ‘dream camera’
This appeared to make Kayla far more happy as she captioned her photo ‘My dream camera’ with some love heart emojis.
But she seemed to forgive him completely in the end.
In a later post showing Shaun getting on with the housework and putting his purchase to use, Kayla admits: ‘Wanted to see what all the hype was about. Love my birthday present. Thank you darling @shaun_johnson90’