Matt Zukowski has broken his silence on his split from Tammy Hembrow, marking his first (proper) comments since the news broke last month.
ICYMI, the influencer pair announced their separation after just seven months of marriage in late-June, taking to their respective social media pages to deliver the news.
In the fallout, shady Instagram comments were ‘liked’ and protective older sisters came to the rescue, but Zukowski has now come forward to clear the air.
The Love Island star reflected on the break up on a recent episode of his podcast Where’s Ya Head At?, saying he was “shattered to announce” the news and is “struggling a lot”.
“I’m absolutely shattered to announce it, to be honest. But at the end of the day, we weren’t right for each other and in this relationship, I’ve learnt a lot about myself,” Zukowski told his co-host Anna McEvoy.
“I’ve learnt a lot about what I need in a relationship and what’s right for me. Moving forward, I’m gonna focus on myself and focus on healing and moving forward with my life.”
Zukowski revealed he has been going to therapy, and said he won’t be directly addressing the widespread speculation that has sprung up in the wake of the split.
“This is literally real life, like, this is happening to me right now and I’m still trying to process it. I’m still trying to heal from it,” he said.
“This has been one of the toughest periods of my life and it’s honestly been so stressful on my mental health.
“I know there’s a lot of speculation and people are looking for me to clear up all the whispers online but that’s not me.”
Alongside his friends and family, Zukowski said he’s grateful for the support of his “best friend Anna”.
“I think coming here every week and doing an hour podcast … is going to be healthy for me to forget what’s going on and just have fun,” he added.
“Coming in here and being around that energy is contagious and I love doing that. So, I’m keen to move forward doing that.”
In a follow-up post after the episode, Zukowski took to his Instagram Stories to elaborate on his thoughts.
“I had an anxiety attack about posting this episode,” he wrote.
“The last few weeks have been very hard for me mentally. Hopefully I will be in a place one day where I am ready to talk about my experiences further.
But right now I am focussing on healing, finding myself and my confidence again.”
Though it is his most direct response to the split, fans have peeped both Zukowski and Hembrow vaguely addressing the fallout on social media.
For his part, Zukowski was caught ‘liking’ some rather shady comments on Instagram, while Hembrow delivered what some thought was a cryptic response with teary-eyed videos on TikTok.
Elsewhere, Hembrow’s sister, Emilee Hembrow, joined the fray just this week, when Tammy shared a video saying she should’ve listened to Emilee’s warning about Zukowski.
At this point, I’m getting whiplash from all the back-and-forth, but unlike Hugh Grant, I’m not falling asleep during this tennis match.
Lead image: Matt Zukowski/ Instagram and Tammy Hembrow/Instagram
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