Sunrise star Edwina Bartholomew defends living in different house than husband Neil Varcoe after ‘absolutely bananas’ response from fans

Edwina Bartholomew has defended her decision to admit she and her husband Neil Varcoe suffered an ‘extreme sleep separation’.

The pair have been living in separate houses since last year, but the Sunrise star insists it works for them, and before splitting their homes, the pair had not shared a bedroom for a decade.

When the TV personality made the confession earlier this year, she received strong reactions from fans and critics alike.

‘It was a great reaction. It’s something people don’t talk about, but a lot of couples do,” she says Stellar magazine.

‘It definitely went like clockwork, because I don’t think it’s the done thing. So when you talk about what you do in your relationship, what just works for you – and it does for us, for many reasons and on many levels – I think that resonates.

‘I was just being honest, [which] is what I have tried to be in all facets of my life, be it social media, TV and now in my writing,” she adds.

Edwina stressed that her romance with her husband is stronger than ever as the couple celebrate their sixth anniversary this month.

She revealed earlier this year that the couple were living happily apart.

“We have been sleeping in separate rooms for about ten years, long before we got married and long before we had children,” Edwina said Stellar at the time.

When the TV personality made the confession earlier this year, she received strong reactions from fans and critics alike. ‘It was a great reaction. It’s something people don’t talk about, but a lot of couples do,” she tells Stellar Magazine

Edwina added that she initially “hated the idea” of separate bedrooms, but soon realized it worked best for both of them.

Last year she entered into a long-distance relationship with her husband when he left home to become a farmer.

‘My husband lives in the countryside with the dog and I live in the city with the children. Every weekend we travel back and forth between the two or meet somewhere in the middle,” the television star explained.

“Every time we get together, it feels like an airport reunion from Love Actually, with a slow-motion embrace and the feeling of a newlywed couple.”

Neil recently left his job at Twitter following Elon Musk’s takeover and moved to Capertee Valley, three hours west of Sydney, to work as chief agricultural officer at Warramba – the 1890s farm he and Edwina owned for several years. lovingly restored ago.

The pair have been living in separate houses since last year, but the Sunrise star insists it works for them, and before splitting their homes, the pair had not shared a bedroom for a decade. In a photo with their children

He also became the project manager of a historic hotel in Carcoar, NSW, called The Victoria.

“Today is a big day for our little family,” Edwina began, adding that Neil, a journalist and technical director with twenty years of experience, “officially switched from working in digital media to a full-time agricultural business.’

“Neil was born and raised in Lithgow and went to school in Bathurst, so it’s quite exciting that he can now contribute to the extraordinary growth in the Central West. He’s also the proud new owner of a really big coat and a beard to get him through the winter,” she joked.

Edwina explained that she will live in Sydney with their children during the week so she can continue her work at Sunrise, but will visit Neil with the children on weekends.

‘It definitely went like clockwork, because I don’t think it’s the done thing. So when you talk about what you do in your relationship that just works for you — and it does for us, for many reasons and on many levels — I think that resonates,” she said

The couple, who sold their Dulwich Hill home for an estimated $2 million in March, share two children: daughter Molly, three, and son Tom, one.

“We’ll miss him this week, but let the commuting, designing and remodeling begin!” Edwina concluded.

Neil also shared a similar message on his Instagram page, telling his followers that while he will be missing his family this week, he is “excited to build a business for his family from the ground up.”

“The opportunity to contribute to the extraordinary growth happening in my home region is irresistible,” he wrote, adding: “This would not be possible without the support and courage of my wife Edwina. In fact, this wild plan was her idea.”

Speak with The Daily Telegraph, said the couple’s breakfast TV presenter different morning routines made it difficult to sleep in the same bedroom, and that the current sleeping arrangements “kept their love alive.”

“It shocks people when they come to our house and see two rooms decorated,” she said at the time.

The couple is pictured on their wedding day in 2018