Carrie Bickmore and Chris Walker’s relationship was in bother lengthy earlier than they referred to as it quits, insiders declare.
The ex-Challenge host, 42, shocked followers final Wednesday by saying the couple’s break up, however a supply informed New Thought the pair ‘had been engaged on their relationship for a while’ earlier than issues ‘fell aside’ throughout their household sabbatical in Europe.
In April final yr, Carrie and Chris quickly relocated to the UK for a three-month vacation with their kids, Ollie, 15, Evie, seven, and Adelaide, 4.
Carrie Bickmore and Chris Walker’s relationship was in bother ‘for a while’ earlier than they referred to as it quits, sources say. (The couple is pictured in happier instances)
‘I feel taking their household to the UK final yr was an effort to fix issues,’ stated the spy, who described the getaway as a ‘Band-Support answer’ to their issues.
{Couples} who’re on the point of separation are sometimes inspired by specialists to go on a ultimate vacation collectively as a way to rekindle the spark.
Nevertheless, whereas some relationships profit from the escapism, others dwindle extra shortly, partly as a result of the closeness and romance of a vacation could really feel pressured.
In April final yr, Carrie and Chris quickly relocated to the UK for a three-month sabbatical with their kids, Ollie, 15, Evie, seven, and Adelaide, 4 (all pictured)
Asserting her European getaway on The Challenge on the time, Carrie defined: ‘Chris and I and the youngsters are heading off on a household journey collectively.
‘We have been desirous to do it for some time however for many causes the timing hasn’t been proper, however we determine it is by no means going to be the proper time to go.
‘It is one thing we actually need to do earlier than my son begins his ultimate years at college so we’re doing time period two within the UK. So I can be off for a few months.’
‘I feel taking their household to the UK final yr was an effort to fix issues,’ stated an insider, who described the getaway as a ‘Band-Support answer’ to their issues
The radio star additionally stated she’d been impressed by The Challenge panellist Kate Langbroek, who spent two years dwelling in Bologna, Italy, along with her husband and kids.
Carrie returned to The Challenge in July with little or no fanfare and largely saved mum about her journey.
She joked she had come house with an English accent after dwelling there for a number of months and stated she’d had a ‘nice time’ – however little else.
Asserting her European getaway on The Challenge on the time, Carrie defined: ‘Chris and I and the youngsters are heading off on a household journey collectively’
Carrie introduced the couple’s break up in an Instagram publish final Wednesday, saying the pair was targeted on co-parenting their three kids.
That they had been in a relationship for 11 years.
‘It is with immense disappointment that Chris and I’ve determined to separate,’ she wrote.
‘Whereas this can be a robust time, our focus is on parenting, loving and supporting our three kids Ollie, Evie and Addie with every thing that we have got.
‘They’re doing nice. We can’t be making any additional remark.’
{Couples} who’re on the point of separation are sometimes inspired by specialists to embark on a ultimate vacation collectively as a way to rekindle the romance
Carrie and Chris’ love story captured the hearts of Australians.
They met as colleagues on The Challenge – she was a presenter and he was a producer – and started relationship in late 2012, two years after she misplaced her husband Greg Lange, the daddy of her eldest youngster Ollie, to mind most cancers.
Regardless of his terminal prognosis, Bickmore had married Lange in 2005 when she was simply 25 years previous.
After Lange died in 2010 on the age of 35, a widowed Carrie began the charity Beanies 4 Mind Most cancers in his reminiscence.
Two years later and Carrie had discovered love once more with Chris, who turned a stepdad to Oliver, and with whom she later had two daughters: Evie, born in 2015, and Adelaide, born in 2018.