{"id":477689,"date":"2026-02-13T16:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/477689\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:39:10","slug":"celeste-barber-divorce-api-robin-announces-split-from-australian-comedian-after-12-years-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/477689\/","title":{"rendered":"Celeste Barber divorce: Api Robin announces split from Australian comedian after 12 years of marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The husband of Australian funny-woman Celeste Barber has announced the couple have split in a \u201cheartbreaking\u201d Instagram post after twelve years of marriage.<\/p>\n

Api Robin, who was formerly known as Barber\u2019s \u201chot husband\u201d on social media, took to Instagram with a post captioned \u201cheavy hearts\u201d to announce the couple\u2019s separation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past few months have been incredibly challenging and deeply heartbreaking for us both,\u201d Robin began the post.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter much reflection, the decision has been made to separate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is still love and respect between us, but sadly we are at capacity and have come to recognise we may want for different things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barber and Robin share two sons, as well as two daughters from Robin\u2019s previous relationship, who were referenced in the post.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur priority remains our children and their wellbeing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe kindly ask for privacy and understanding as we navigate this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheCamera IconThe couple got married in 2013. Credit: Instagram<\/p>\n

Barber is known for her hilarious parodies of model videos and photos on Instagram, using the hashtag #celestechallengeaccepted to highlight the perceived absurdity of unrealistic body standards on social media.<\/p>\n

She has also released a book, Challenge Accepted, as well as two childrens\u2019 books, and boasts an extensive acting and comedy career.<\/p>\n

Barber and Robin were last pictured on the comedian\u2019s Instagram in early November, looking loved up on tour in the US.<\/p>\n

Robin himself is a fitness influencer, hailing from New Zealand.<\/p>\n

\"BarberCamera IconBarber is known for her hilarious parodies of model videos on Instagram, using the #celestechallengeaccepted to highlight the perceived absurdity of unrealistic body standards on social media.\u00a0 Credit: Instagram<\/p>\n

Comments flooded Robin\u2019s post on Friday evening, including the couple\u2019s celebrity friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh mate. I\u2019m so sorry. Thinking of you both \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9c,\u201d Australian actor Patrick Brammall said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so sorry. This would be such a difficult time for you all. Sending you all lots of love \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d former Olympic swimmer Libby Trickett said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove you Dad \ud83e\udd0d,\u201d Robin\u2019s daughter Kyah said.<\/p>\n

Barber has yet to comment on the separation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The husband of Australian funny-woman Celeste Barber has announced the couple have split in a \u201cheartbreaking\u201d Instagram post…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":477690,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[10466,9771,134,43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":{"0":"post-477689","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-celebrity-gossip","9":"tag-comedy","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-headlines","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-top-news","14":"tag-top-stories","15":"tag-topnews","16":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}