The identity of Noel Gallagher‘s new girlfriend has been revealed, weeks after the pair were pictured together for the first time.
The Oasis star has found love with high society events planner Sally Mash, who runs one of the swankiest private members’ clubs in London, after he split from his wife Sara McDonald in 2022.
Last month Noel discussed his new relationship for the first time by quipping he’s ‘punching above his weight’ with his new partner.
Known for organising swanky holidays and events, Sally was first pictured with Noel in Paris back in November, after joining him on tour.
MailOnline takes a look at the Britpop icon’s new flame…
The identity of Noel Gallagher ‘s new girlfriend has been revealed, weeks after the pair were pictured together for the first time
Who is Noel Gallagher’s new girlfriend Sally Mash?
Sally is known for running a private members’ club in Chelsea, west London, and before that she’d sell luxury holidays to some of the UK’s richest clients.
She previously worked for a company that chartered private jets and also handled VIPs for football club, Queens Park Rangers.
Sally also famously dated legendary Pop Idol judge and DJ, Dr Neil Fox in the 1990s, with Noel speaking about his new relationship for the first time last month.
He told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: ‘She’s a good woman. She doesn’t show up often, but it was nice to see her [at the Royal Albert Hall].
‘She says she sees a steely look in my eyes. She’s looked into my eyes countless times down the years. I’ve punched above my weight several times in my life, and I think if you can make a girl laugh the battle is more than won.
‘I mean, when you drop your trousers, you’d rip them off and show them the little nubbin of fury. If they do laugh, you’re halfway there for a peck on the nubbin.’
The Wonderwall hitmaker – who was previously married to Meg Matthews from 1997 until 2001 and has 24-year-old daughter Anaïs with her but also has sons Donovan, 16, and Sonny, 13, with second wife Sara MacDonald – now believes that a relationship can only work if each party is interested in the other for who they are.
He said: ‘I think if you have to act a certain way [to get a woman] then you’ve to act like that for the rest of your life. She’s either into you for what you are, or the quest continues.
Fans will note that his new partner’s name is the same as the woman his band sang about in their iconic hit, Don’t Look Back In Anger.
The 1996 classic features the line ‘So Sally can wait’ – but he said at the time: ‘I don’t actually know anybody called Sally. It’s just a word that fit.’
When did Noel and Sally meet?
The Oasis star has found love with high society events planner Sally Mash, who runs one of the swankiest private members clubs in London, after he split from his wife Sara McDonald in 2022
Sally also previously worked for a company that chartered private jets and also handled VIPs for football club, Queens Park Rangers
Sally also famously dated legendary Pop Idol judge and DJ, Dr Neil Fox in the 1990s, with Noel speaking about his new relationship for the first time last month
Noel and Sally were first pictured together back in November when she joined him on tour with him and his family.
Sally, who bares a striking likeness to his ex-wife, flashed a beaming smile as she joined the group at the event, sporting a black jacket and jeans.
A source told The Sun at the time: ‘Noel has been enjoying the single life but has found something a bit more serious with Sally — and obviously people have quickly made the connection with the name.
‘He’s been through a lot in the last year or so with a divorce, which got pretty ugly, but he’s enjoying hanging out with someone new and it seems to be going well.’
It was also reported at the time that Noel had already introduced Sally to his daughter Anais.
Noel and Sally, who was not wearing a wedding ring, were joined at the exclusive bar, which is popular with celebrities, by Liam close friend James Cook and his singer girlfriend Emma Deigman and another couple.
How long have Noel and Sally been dating?
As of May 2024, Noel and Sally are believed to have been dating for seven months, as the couple were spotted in matching outfits during a date night at London’s Chiltern Firehouse.
Pictures obtained by The Sun showed the couple dressed in matching denim looks as they headed to the famous hotspot.
A source said: ‘Although they weren’t all over each other they were obviously there together and both had broad smiles on their faces.
‘The Firehouse is exactly the sort of venue which Noel and Sally are used to frequenting and their clientele is made up of the kind of people she’s spent decades rubbing shoulders with.
‘Which is probably how she first crossed paths with Noel, who’s already admitted in an interview: ‘She’s looked into my eyes countless times down the years.’
When did Noel split from his ex-wife Sara McDonald?
In January 2023 it was revealed that Noel had split from his wife Sara McDonald after 12 years of marriage, after their relationship broke down the previous year
Noel met Sara back in 2001, while he was still married to his ex-wife Meg Mathews, and they went onto marry in 2011.
It was revealed in January 2023 that the couple had split, after their marriage broken down at the end of the previous year.
In November, Noel and his ex-wife Sara finalised their divorce, with Sara expected to receive a huge payout.
Insiders suggest Sara, 52, a music publicist, may pocket £20 million and their £8 million Hampshire mansion.
A source told The Sun: ‘Sara stayed in the house after they split and Noel moved out. She’s expected to stay there.
‘They’ve deliberately done things quietly and behind closed doors, avoiding any sort of public battle, and they’ve got the resources to do that.
‘By the end they really just communicated via lawyers.’
They added that settling on a deal would have been a ‘huge relief’ to them both and that both sides seemed ‘happy enough’.
Sara is Noel’s second wife, who he met at an Ibiza nightclub Space in 2000, a year before his divorce from his first wife Meg Matthews, 57 – the mother of his eldest child, Anaïs.
The former couple were notorious for a party-hard lifestyle at the height of Brit Pop in the mid ’90s as they lived it up during rowdy nights with north London’s notorious Primrose Hill set, among them supermodel Kate Moss and actress Sadie Frost.
But following their split, it was reported that Noel had an affair with Sara – an allegation they both denied.
Noel and Sara married in 2011 at the Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest in a £60,000 ceremony with guests including Russell Brand in attendance – but younger brother and former bandmate Liam said he wasn’t invited.
They share sons Donovan, 15, and Sonny, 12.
