{"id":9075,"date":"2025-09-11T08:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/9075\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T08:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:15:09","slug":"matt-zukowski-confesses-truth-about-his-marriage-to-tammy-hembrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/9075\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Zukowski confesses truth about his marriage to Tammy Hembrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Love Island Australia’s<\/a> Matt Zukowski has shared how he really felt in his relationship with ex-wife Tammy Hembrow saying he was “dead inside”.<\/p>\n

Matt, 30, and Tammy, 31, anounced their divorce in June 2025 after seven months of marriage<\/a>. Tammy has reportedly moved on with AFL player Bailey Smith<\/a>, 24.<\/p>\n

In an episode of his podcast Where’s Your Head At?<\/a> with co-host and former Love Island Austraila winner Anna McEvoy\ufeff, Anna checked in and asked Matt how he was doing.<\/p>\n

\"LoveSpeaking on his podcast, Matt said that a year ago he felt “dead inside”. (Instagram)<\/p>\n

\ufeffStream episode of Love Island Australia and Love Island UK for free on 9Now.<\/a><\/p>\n

“Yes, I would like to say that I actually am OK,” Matt responded.<\/p>\n

“I’ve noticed and a lot of people around me have noticed how, not my mood, but how much I have changed.\ufeff<\/p>\n

“We were listening to old episodes from a year ago and, listening to myself… I was dead inside.”<\/p>\n

\"LoveMatt said he feels he can finally be himself again. (Instagram @mattzukowski)<\/p>\n

It’s been a difficult year for \ufeffMatt, who married, experienced a relationship breakdown and announced his divorce all in seven months.<\/p>\n

Looking back on how he’s changed over the year Matt said he is a “completely different person now”. \ufeff<\/p>\n

“I can be myself again,” he said of life after his split from Tammy.<\/p>\n

Co-host Anna agreed, noting Matt definitely seemed “lighter”.<\/p>\n

\"LoveMatt co-hosts the Where’s Your Head At? podcast with Season 2 winner and co-star Anna McEvoy. (Instagram @whersyourheadat?)<\/p>\n

Matt told a story of how he drove past a shop that he recalled being in and talking to a friend in \ufeffa year ago.<\/p>\n

“It was a year ago to the date and I was like, ‘How polar opposite? Who I was on that phone call talking about what I was talking about and who I was driving past that shop now, are two different people’.”<\/p>\n

In the months since his and Tammy’s break up Matt said he had been “feeling so good” and reassured anybody else struggling that “it does get better”.<\/p>\n

Tammy and Matt’s break up timelineThe couple announce their divorce\ufeff \u2013 June 2025<\/p>\n

Following months of speculation, Tammy and Matt announced they were divorcing in June 2025. Their official split came seven months after they were married.<\/p>\n

\ufeffTammy took to TikTok at the time to make a video statement to fans saying she was “heartbroken” and “humiliated” and felt there was “no other option” but to end the marriage.<\/p>\n

\"TammyTheir outing comes weeks after Hembrow announced her divorce in a tearful video statement. (TikTok\/@tammyhembrow)<\/p>\n

In her video, Tammy addressed her 2.1 million TikTok followers: “I wanted finally tell you guys that I am going to be getting a divorce. I know a lot of you have been following my journey for years so I wanted to be open about it.”<\/p>\n

She held back tears as she explained she married thinking it would be “forever” and didn’t want to get into the details of the why the marriage broke down.\ufeff\ufeff<\/p>\n

“I’m not one to bring anyone down. I want to be sensitive to everyone involved and I don’t want to talk about anyone but myself,” she said.<\/p>\n

“I blame no one but myself, I haven’t made the best choices when it comes to relationships and I’m really good at putting on rose-coloured glasses.”<\/p>\n

\"TammyTammy Hembrow Matt Zukowski married in November 2024. (Instagram)<\/p>\n

Matt announced the split by penning a message to his 135,000 followers.<\/p>\n

“It is with a heavy heart I share that Tammy and I have decided to separate,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“Both of us have struggled with making this decision however; we need to do what is right for ourselves and he\ufeffr three children.<\/p>\n

“This wasn’t a decision we took lightly. Our time together will always be cherished and never forgotten.<\/p>\n

“We appreciate everyone’s support and space as we navigate the split.” \ufeff<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Why you should travel with a space-saving softside suitcase<\/a><\/p>\n

\"MattMatt made a statement of his own on Instagram. (Instagram)Tammy is pi\ufeffctured with Bailey Smith \u2013 August 2025<\/p>\n

In August 2025, Tammy was pictured with Geelong Cats star Bailey Smith on what appeared to be a series of dates.<\/p>\n

Neither confirmed their romance but Hembrow broke her silence on her rumoured new beau while attending a Sasha Therese fashion even in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Herald Sun<\/a> Tammy said: \ufeff”I’m here [in Melbourne] for a few things. A little work, a little play, a little bit of both,” she told the publication.<\/p>\n

“I’m not going to say anything about Bailey except he’s a sweetie, he’s a good guy.”<\/p>\n

\"TammyAussie influencer Tammy Hembrow and AFL star Bailey Smith have been photographed together. (Instagram\/ Getty)Matt breaks his silence \u2013 August 2025<\/p>\n

Taking to his Instagram stories, Matt, 30, \ufeffreposted a quote from pro wrestler John Cena: “Allow things to take the time they take.”<\/p>\n

Matt expressed his shock over Tammy and Bailey’s outing to The Herald Sun.<\/p>\n

“I heard about this and it’s not a nice feeling,” he said.<\/p>\n

\"LoveMatt shared this cryptic post (right) after his ex Tammy was spotted, reportedly on a date. (Instagram @mattzukowski)<\/p>\n

“We only broke up eight weeks ago. I just don’t understand how someone can move on so quickly.<\/p>\n

“It’s been 48 days and I’m still trying to work out how I feel as a person after committing in marriage to someone. I’m trying to focus on myself and heal.”<\/p>\n

Tammy and Matt’s relationship timeline<\/p>\n

Tammy, who boasts a 17 million-strong Instagram following, is often thought of as Australia’s most well-known influencer.<\/p>\n

The pair struck up a romance after Matt slid into Tammy’s DMs. Matt “hard launched” his relationship with her in a sweet Instagram post in October 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n

By December 2023, the couple were engaged<\/a> with Matt getting down on one knee on a beach in the Maldives.<\/p>\n

\"MattThe couple were engaged in December 2023. (Nine)<\/p>\n

\ufeffThe proposal included a romantic dinner next to the ocean, with sand formed into the shape of a heart and fairy lights and candles surrounding the couple.<\/p>\n

Matt and Tammy officially tied the knot in November 2024<\/a> and celebrated with a lavish Byron Bay celebration.<\/p>\n

Tammy is a mum to three, Wolf, 10 and Saskia, 9, \ufeffwho Tammy shares with ex and fellow influencer Reece Hawkins and Posy, 3, who she shares with ex-fianc\u00e9 Ironman Matt Poole.<\/p>\n

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