CRICKET legend Stuart Broad had a fairytale ending to his glittering career last night after bowling England to victory in the fifth Ashes Test match.

And the man of the moment has clearly got his happily ever after in the love department too, as he and fiancée Mollie King are being touted as the new ‘Posh and Becks’ of cricket.

Pop star Mollie, 36, proudly cheered on Stuart, who announced his retirement aged 37 on Saturday, from the crowd at The Oval before joining him on the pitch with their eight-month-old daughter Annabella.

They looked the picture of happiness as they shared a kiss to celebrate.

But his win isn’t the only thing they have to smile about – we can reveal the pair are worth a whopping £21million with a string of business and property investments between them.

Here, we take a look inside their fortune after a rollercoaster romance…

Lucrative business deals

Stuart – who took two wickets yesterday to level the Ashes in his final game as an England player – has also proved to be equally skilful with his finances.

According to latest accounts filed at Companies House, his personal company Stuart Broad Ltd is worth just under £2.4million.

The 37-year-old also co-owns the pub firm The Cat and Wickets Pub Company Ltd, which runs two and plans to purchase more in the future.

Its flagship pub, The Tap and Run in Upper Broughton, Notts, was ravaged by a fire last year but recently opened its doors again after a £1.3 million refit.

Accounts show it employs 38 people and has £412,474 in reserves.
Stuart has also been playing cricket for England for the last 17 years, which has netted a multi-million fortune. 

His basic central contract is worth around £700,000 a year with bonuses worth up to 50 per cent of his salary.

This means he’s earned a £11.9million base and a further approximate £3million in win bonuses, calculated at a 50 per cent win ratio.

Hot property

The fast bowler sold his five-bedroom Nottinghamshire mansion for £1,837,500 in June 2021 and also has a flat in West Bridgeford, Notts, now worth £700,000.

This leaves Stuart with a personal fortune of around £20m.

Meanwhile, Saturdays singer Mollie has a designer flat in Wandsworth, south London, which she now shares with Stuart.

She made £2million while in the girl band, and her personal company Girl About Town Ventures Ltd has £785,210 in reserves.

This is mainly from her presenting work on Radio 1 and co-hosting reality show Beauty And The Geek with Matt Edmondson.

She’s also stood in for Holly Willoughby on This Morning.

Mollie is believed to be worth around £1.5 million.

Love story

The couple originally met in 2012 through mutual friends, but didn’t begin dating until March 2018 – months after Mollie appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017.

She finished in fifth place with partner AJ Pritchard, 28, and the pair were reportedly caught snogging during training for the show.

Mollie previously dated model David Gandy in 2011 for 10 months and was also linked to Prince Harry after they were introduced at a polo match in Surrey in 2010.

Meanwhile, Stuart was in a relationship with lingerie model Bealey Mitchell for three years before their romance ended in 2017.

Mollie and Stuart dated for just five months before they suddenly called it quits and unfollowed each other on social media, with pals saying the split was amicable.

A source told Out For A Duck at the time: “Mollie and Stuart’s romance has fizzled out. Their schedules are packed and it’s not been easy to see each other often.

“It wasn’t working so they went their separate ways. There are no hard feelings.”

But in February 2019 the pair jetted to Barbados on a ‘make-or-break holiday’ and reconciled – and they haven’t looked back.

Romantic proposal

Stuart popped the question to Mollie on New Year’s Day in 2021 while on a romantic countryside walk.

She shared an Instagram snap of her huge engagement ring, estimated to be worth £18.5k, captioned: “A thousand times yes! I still can’t believe it, the most magical start to the new year! I can’t wait to spend all my years with you.”

Opening up about the special moment, Stuart told Tatler: “Our favourite view in London is on Richmond Hill.

“It was 8.30 in the morning. I thought everyone might be having a lie-in, and I said we were just going for a walk with Alfie, our toy poodle. 

“Now, we’ll always have the connection with that view.”

Baby joy

Mollie and Stuart announced their pregnancy in June 2022, and welcomed daughter Annabella in November.

Mollie revealed the tot was given the middle name Hope as she was born shortly after the devastating death of Mollie’s dad, Stephen, from a brain tumour.

She explained: “She has been our ray of sunshine and I know she’s going to continue to light up our lives.”

The couple are yet to set a date for their wedding after deciding to postpone it due to Covid restrictions.

Mollie told Fabulous magazine she wants Annabella to be involved, saying: “That’d be really special.”

Happy holidays

The couple have spent much of their relationship apart while Stuart was away on cricket tours, so they will no doubt be looking forward to having much more quality time together now.

Mollie previously said: “I’m grateful we got to spend a lot of time last year together in lockdown, but he travels so much and I have had to adapt to that.”

It’s clear the couple enjoy jetting off on sunny getaways when they get the chance.

They headed on a stunning trip via private jet to Ibiza back in March – their first holiday since having their daughter.

They also recently looked-loved up in Formentera in June, as they relaxed on a luxury yacht.