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Sophie Cachia just hard-launched her new relationship.

Sophie Cachia has just hard-launched her relationship with AFLW star Sophie Van De Heuvel.

After months of speculations and rumours, the entrepreneur has gone Insta official, confirming her relationship with the 22-year-old sportswoman.

Cachia showed support for the Essendon player as the pair attended the official AFLW awards ceremony, sharing on Instagram that she was "hesitant" to take photos as a couple as they are both "extremely private".

"But I couldn't not share in this moment," she continued. "Smiles all 'round."

Sophie Cachia and Sophie Van De Heuvel. Image: Instagram @sophiecachia_.

Cachia and Van De Heuvel were rumoured to be dating in early January when they were seen together at a Sam Smith Concert.

What followed was a leaked BeReal snap, and on July 31, Cachia shared a photo of herself and her partner while they watched the Matildas play.

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Cachia was previously married to the father of her two children, AFL star Jaryd Cachia, before realising she was attracted to women.

Sophie Cachia and Sophie Van De Heuvel. Image: Instagram @sophiecachia_.

"I didn't want to be the woman that walked away from the perfect family," she said on the Mamamia podcast HERadding that she also felt like she didn't really have a choice.

"I didn't choose this to happen to my life. I didn't wake up one morning and flip the lesbian light switch. These feelings, I believe, were always inside me. This is who I was meant to be my entire life."

She continued, "I knew I was throwing a grenade into my own life and not knowing when it was going to go off. But I also knew that if I didn't throw the grenade, it was going to go off in my hand."

Feature Image: Instagram @sophiecachia_.

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