Football funny man Beau Ryan heading to Sydney's eastern suburbs

Retired NRL Cronulla Sharks footballer Beau Ryan has listed his NSW South Coast home for rental as his burgeoning media workload has prompted a move to Sydney.

His house at Warilla on the South Coast near Wollongong has been listed for rent at $790 a week. It was bought for $710,500 in 2011.

Its been speculated by the Sunday Telegraph columnist Phil Rothfield that he has bought in Sydney’s eastern suburb of Paddington.

Rothfield spotted the Channel Nine star and former Sharks winger having coffee with Mark Bouris and his manager Wayne Beavis at Luxe at Queens Court in Woollahra last Thursday.

Ryan says his family is moving from the Wollongong district to save the four or five hours he spends in the car each day because of his media commitments.

But he denied they were talking about a possible role on Celebrity Apprentice, the show Bouris hosts on Channel Nine.