Model Jessica Hart looks glum as she packs her belongings into a storage unit - after ugly split from her race car driver fiancé James Kirkham
The model, 39, appeared to be moving out of the Hollywood Hills home she shared with her race car driver fiancé James Kirkham following their split earlier this year.
She arrived at the site in the same $368,000 Mercedes-AMG G-Class she was spotted having a row with James in earlier this year.
The blonde beauty wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty as she helped a mystery man unload his truck, which contained a various array of household items.
Jess kept her outfit casual for the occasion, opting for form-fitting black tights and a matching tank top as she hid her face beneath a cap.
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At one point, she opted for a brown camo jacket and tucked her tresses behind a pair of designer glasses.
She was also spotted taking a break to drink some water while her companion unloaded some heavier items from his car.
But it wasn't long before Jess got back to work, carrying some large items of her own which she protected with bed sheets.
Jess also loaded smaller items and boxes onto a large trolley to transport through the facility.
It comes after news the Australian model's high-octane romance with her American race car driver fiancé seems to have well and truly burned out.
Following an almighty row inside their $368,000 Mercedes-AMG G-Class earlier this year, Daily Mail Australia obtained photos showing the fallout.
NASCAR speedster James, who shares two children with Jess, let himself into a luxury villa located a suburb away from the couple's Hollywood Hills home.
A day earlier the Aussie Victoria's Secret stunner stepped out without her engagement ring, looking visibly distraught as she took a phone call.
Jess almost married Greek shipping scion Stavros Niarchos III before bonding with tattooed single-father James over their shared love of fast cars in 2019.
She accepted his proposal at her baby shower for their first child.
Weeks later their daughter Baby-Rae Kirkham was born, and seven months after that, Jess revealed she was pregnant with son Glorious, born in February 2022.
But since then the glamorous couple's six-year romance appears to have run out of fuel.
The pair have unfollowed each other on Instagram, and had not been pictured together since the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, in October—until exclusive photos of their confrontation emerged.
During the row, Jess looked visibly concerned during an intense phone conversation as she walked through a parking lot wearing a long sleeve Saint Michael tee and carrying a lavender bag by former Céline creative director Phoebe Philo.
Her ringless finger was on display during the emotional conversation, and after hanging up was escorted to her own vehicle by a valet parking attendant.
Jess then drove off without him, prompting him to run after the car.
'James caught up with Jessica's car and she stopped again and he got in the front passenger seat,' an eyewitness told us.
'They argued for another 20 minutes then James got out of the car again and ran towards the house.'
While it's unclear what the couple was arguing about, a cursory glance of their Instagram accounts suggested their relationship could be in serious trouble.
Jess and James no longer appear on each other's followers' lists, which either means they've unfollowed each other, or gone a step further and hit the block button.
They have also been mysteriously absent from each other's Instagram grids in recent months.
The couple first started dating in early 2019 after Jess joined Mercedes-Benz's AMG Academy, which helps to train motoring enthusiasts how to race, and was immediately drawn to the NASCAR star.
Romance soon blossomed and they announced they were expecting their first child together in September 2020.
Just a month later, James got down on one knee and proposed to the Victoria's Secret model at their baby shower.
Weeks after that, they welcomed their daughter, Baby-Rae Kirkham, on November 17.
Their child's name made headlines at the time. Jess explained it came from Jennifer Grey's character 'Baby' from the 1987 film Dirty Dancing.
Her middle name, Rae, was a nod to Jessica's mother.
Seven months later, the blonde revealed she was pregnant again and their son Glorious was born on February 2, 2022.
Jessica, whose sister is model Ash Hart, was also a stepmother to James' nine-year-old daughter, Wren, from a previous relationship.
Before meeting James, the Vogue cover girl had dated fellow Australian Nicolas Potts, with whom she appeared in the first season of the MTV reality show The City.
She was also in a relationship with Stavros Niarchos III, the grandson of Stavros Niarchos, the Greek billionaire shipping tycoon best known for being the arch-rival of Aristotle Onassis, from 2011 to 2017.
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