AFLW star Moana Hope breaks her silence after divorcing her model wife Isabella Carlstrom
Australian Survivor star Moana Hope shared a personal message with her fans after she split from her model wife Isabella Carlstrom.
The former AFLW player, 35, posted a tribute to her mum on Instagram on Tuesday ahead of Mother’s Day.
In the video, she described her mother as her “rock,” but forgot to mention her wife Isabella, with whom she shares two children.
‘I’m one of 14 and when I was growing up my mom also adopted a few kids, so we lived with 19 under one roof. I lost my father to cancer when I was 12,” she began.
“Growing up, I watched my mom go to work at night, come back in the morning, and take care of us all day. I will never forget the resilience she showed. As a mother of two I don’t know how she did it.’
AFLW star Moana Hope (pictured) has shared a personal message amid rumors she has split from her model wife Isabella Carlstrom after four years of marriage
“You are incredible mommy, I love you and that’s why I really want to celebrate you this Mother’s Day. You are amazing, you are my rock and we definitely wouldn’t be here without you, so happy mother’s day mommy,” she said.
It comes after Moana appeared to confirm rumors that she has split from her wife by changing her Instagram bio to an emoji of a single woman and two kids.
Moana’s Instagram bio previously included a mention of her wife.
She last shared family photos with Isabella and their daughter Svea on April 17 as part of a Mother’s Day campaign for Pandora.
The sport star and the model got married in August 2019 in an intimate wedding ceremony.
Isabella gave birth to their daughter Svea in November 2020 and Moana was carrying their son Ahi, whom they welcomed in June last year.
In the video, Moana described her mom as “her rock,” but forgot to mention her wife Isabella
Moana and Isabella underwent IVF to conceive their two children with the same donor.
In a raw conversation with Dr. Golly and the Experts several weeks ago, Moana said her postpartum depression was so severe that she nearly abandoned her family.
“I just had moments where I felt like I wasn’t good enough to be [the children’s] mom. I have to go. It was about three times in total,” Moana revealed.
“I almost got in a car and drove off because I just felt like I wouldn’t be a good mom to it [Ahi]. It was fear.’
The retired athlete went on to say that her postpartum depression went hand in hand with her “anxiety” and “childhood trauma.”
It comes after Moana appeared to confirm rumors that she has split from her wife by changing her Instagram bio to an emoji of a single woman and two kids
In an emotional moment, she confessed that she was “physically abused” for much of my childhood.
“My anxiety got so bad I thought I was going to wake up and inherit [the abuser’s] fury. So I used to think, “I don’t want to be around my kids when I turn into [that]’ she confessed.
Isabella then revealed that she knew Moana’s childhood trauma would be “caused” by the “trauma” of childbirth and asked her to see a “psychiatrist” about it.
The podcast was released on Wednesday, but Daily Mail Australia understands it was recorded just weeks before their rumored split.
The sport star and the model got married in August 2019 in an intimate wedding ceremony. Isabella gave birth to their daughter Svea in November 2020 and Moana was carrying their son Ahi, whom they welcomed in June last year.