Sophie Monk wishes Stu Laundy a happy 45th birthday

After hours of deafening silence, Sophie Monk has finally wished her boyfriend Stu Laundy happy 45th birthday.

In an apparent attempt to quell steadily-swirling breakup rumous, Sophie took to her Instagram story at 3pm this Thursday to herald Stu’s big day.

In the photo, the blonde socialite is seen standing next to her beau as he slings his arm across her shoulder. 

Better late than never! After hours of deafening silence, Sophie Monk has finally wished her boyfriend Stu Laundy happy 45th birthday

‘Birthday boy,’ she simply wrote in the caption, adding a series of love-themed emojis.  

While the former Bardot singer is usually a prolific social media user, Sophie had kept strangely silent earlier in the day despite the festivities. 

Sophie took to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday to upload photos of herself and Stu stripping off for some topless tanning, but the blonde bombshell failed to make any public acknowledgement of her beau’s big day until 3pm.

Forget what day it is? Amid rumours of a split, The Bachelorette's Sophie Monk (right) stayed strangely silent on social media on Thursday and is yet to wish 'boyfriend' Stu Laundy (left) a happy birthday as he turned 45

Forget what day it is? Amid rumours of a split, The Bachelorette’s Sophie Monk (right) stayed strangely silent on social media on Thursday and is yet to wish ‘boyfriend’ Stu Laundy (left) a happy birthday as he turned 45

Since the series finale of the Network Ten dating show aired a month ago, the couple have continually dodged talk that they’ve gone their separate ways.

The duo attempted to put those rumours to rest this week, by putting on a cringe worthy PDA at Sydney airport on Tuesday. 

Sophie and Stu were spotted kissing and cuddling outside the terminal but their pash was hardly convincing with both holding their hands behind their back as they locked lips.

Golden couple? On Wednesday, Sophie and Stu stripped off for some topless tanning, with the former Bardot singer sharing raunchy snaps to her Instagram Stories

Golden couple? On Wednesday, Sophie and Stu stripped off for some topless tanning, with the former Bardot singer sharing raunchy snaps to her Instagram Stories

Golden couple? On Wednesday, Sophie and Stu stripped off for some topless tanning, with the former Bardot singer sharing raunchy snaps to her Instagram Stories

 It was the first time the couple had been pictured together in two weeks.

Over the weekend however, the millionaire pub baron was spotted flying solo as he attempted to go undercover in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Mosman. 

With Sophie no where to be seen, he purchased a newspaper from a local newsagent while in the midst of a ‘very deep phone conversation’, according to an insider.

Previously, the couple were snapped experiencing a very tense exchange before their interview on The Project, with Sophie looking at Stu with an enraged stare and gritted teeth. 

Flying solo: Over the weekend, Stu was spotted alone as he attempted to go undercover in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Mosman

Flying solo: Over the weekend, Stu was spotted alone as he attempted to go undercover in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Mosman

Awkward: Prior to their appearance on The Project, Stu and Sophie were photographed in the midst of a very tense exchange

Awkward: Prior to their appearance on The Project, Stu and Sophie were photographed in the midst of a very tense exchange

Last week, Sophie tried to quash the talk of a split, joking about the situation while MCing at the McDonald’s Supercrew Awards.

‘Even though the media says [we’ve] broken up, I’m pregnant and married, I’m still with the guy,’ she confirmed at the event.

 She also joked that with all the speculation she was ‘getting confused herself’. 

'I'm still with the guy' Last week, Sophie tried to quash speculation of a split, insisted that she and Stu were still together

‘I’m still with the guy’ Last week, Sophie tried to quash speculation of a split, insisted that she and Stu were still together

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