Reynolds, who denies the charges, is expected to allege Del Busso strung him on for more than a year with three separate faked pregnancies, at least two of which she claimed to have miscarried. The 30-year-old’s legal team will argue Del Busso has used almost a dozen other aliases across several states of Australia, with several ex-lovers coming forward with their own allegations including faked deaths, funerals and brain tumours. NRL star Josh Reynolds and then-girlfriend Arabella Del Busso. On Friday, police announced they would review Reynolds’ case "in light of new information which had come to hand" and were seeking to reinterview Del Busso. It will be alleged the now-infamous video, where he calls Del Busso a “f---ing dog”, was taken during an argument between the pair after she had swiped his mobile off him and accused him of cheating as he sat on the toilet.

“I swear to god I’m going to flip it. You f---ing storming on me like I’m a f---ing convict you f---ing piece of sh*t,” he says in the video, filmed by Del Busso as she lies on a bed with her dog Meatballs. “F---ing dog why the f*ck do you have to do sh*t like this. Why? Why? Why?” As part of its defence to Del Busso’s allegations, the Herald understands Reynolds’ legal team will present evidence it claims prove Del Busso went to great lengths to convince the rugby star she was pregnant with his twins. This allegedly included a faked ultrasound and complex measures to make her stomach swell. Josh Reynolds was filmed shouting at his now-ex partner Arabella Del Busso. A string of former lovers of the 30-year-old Melbourne woman are also expected to provide evidence to the trial, which was last week brought forward to April. Del Busso could not be reached for this story.

Reynolds will allege Del Busso, who is also known as Arabella Del Dusso, Bella Donna Didonanto and Donna Barcellona, wouldn’t allow him to attend supposed medical appointments for her pregnancies. It is understood his legal team will call medical witnesses to provide evidence as to whether Del Busso was ever pregnant, or whether she had attended any of the scheduled appointments. Loading Both supposed miscarriages are said to have taken a heavy toll on Reynolds, who believed on several occasions he was going to be a father. He will also claim Del Busso informed him she had a medical condition that could result in her death during the third pregnancy. Their relationship broke down in late 2019 after Del Busso informed Reynolds she intended on having the baby from the third “pregnancy” in Milan, Italy. Reynolds will allege his ex-partner didn’t travel to Italy, and was in fact pictured meeting a friend at a Melbourne cafe when she was meant to be in Europe.