Heartbreak for Kyly Clarke as Channel Seven AXES House Rules – as she moves on with James Courtney

Kyle Clarke was praised as a breath of fresh air when she joined House Rules as a judge this year.

But even the former WAG’s star power hasn’t helped the home renovation show, which has been dropped by Channel Seven.

The show was noticeably absent from the network’s content line-up at the annual Upfronts on Wednesday alongside Plate Of Origin and Pooch Perfect. 

House Rules: High Stakes premiered on Channel Seven in April with Kyly and Saul Myers joining the judging panel alongside Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.

Kyly, 39, was commended for being a ‘natural’ on-screen, however the series failed to be a ratings success.

Just 679,000 metro viewers tuned in for part one, representing a drop of more than 100,000 viewers from last year’s premiere with veteran host Johanna Griggs. 

Kyly certainly won’t be heartbroken over the news for too long, as she has reportedly found love again with Supercars driver James Courtney.

According to The Daily Telegraph, the model was spotted kissing the race car driver trackside in Bathurst on Thursday, ahead of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 this weekend.

‘It is early days, but they are very happy,’ a source said.

The publication claims Kyly and James, 40, first dated 20 years ago after meeting through friends and family.

She’s believed to have first met James when she was just 11, and they recently got back in contact via social media.

‘They just clicked when they reconnected, and everything is going well. It is like a fairytale because they were together all those years ago, so it has come full circle,’ the source added.

Kyly’s relationship with James comes eight months after she announced her split from her husband-of-seven-years, Michael Clarke.

Meanwhile, Plate of Origin and Pooch Perfect have also been axed from the network due to poor ratings. 

While Rebel Wilson’s dog grooming series Pooch Perfect managed to draw in 624,000 metro viewers for its premiere episode, it steadily declined over the season, losing close to 50% of its viewers by the end of the season. 

Meanwhile, Plate of Origin also failed to impress, with just 335,000 metro viewers tuning into the finale. 

While some shows have seen the chopping block, Seven are bring back most of their hits, including Big Brother, Farmer Wants a Wife and Australia’s Got Talent. 

2021 will also see the network air the revamped version of The Voice, which was previously on Channel Nine.   

And they will introduce several new series, including mini-golf program Holey Moley and Ultimate Tag, which is expected to take the playground game to a whole new level. 

Seven West Media Managing Director and CEO James Warburton said of next year’s line-up: ‘Our new content led strategy of outsourcing proven international formats has delivered this year with an incredible resurgence led by the phenomenal performance of Big Brother and Farmer Wants A Wife.

‘Coupled with the return of a sensational AFL season, we’ve led every demographic since June.’ 

He added: ‘With our multiple global tentpoles in play, our first-class Olympics coverage and winning news and sport schedules, get set to see what we’re really capable of.’