AFLW star Moana Hope all but confirmed her split with her wife Isabella Carlstrom last month when she removed any reference to her in her Instagram bio.
And now Carlstrom has officially revealed that the pair have parted way.
The model made the announcement on her Instagram page on Monday morning, and said they were following in the footsteps of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin by ‘consciously uncoupling’.
The term refers to an ‘amicable split’ and was made popular by the Hollywood star and Coldplay frontman back in 2014 when they announced their shock breakup.
‘It’s with a heavy heart that Mo and I have decided to separate. We will continue to raise out beautiful kids together as we consciously uncouple. We appreciate all the love and support over the years, thank you,’ she wrote in her statement.
Moana appeared to confirm rumours she’d split from Isabella by changing her Instagram bio to an emoji of a single woman and two children
The model made the announcement on her Instagram page on Monday morning, and said they were following in the footsteps of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin by ‘consciously uncoupling’
Meanwhile Moana has thrown herself into a very good cause following the split.
The mother of two is an ambassador for Cocobella and took part in the Mother’s Day Classic Fun Run the at the Alexandra Gardens over the weekend, in honour of her mother-in-law who is a survivor of breast cancer.
‘My mother-in-law, Belle’s mum, she is a survivor of breast cancer and somebody I admire and love very much, so to know I have someone close to me that has been affected, that I can potentially run for, means more than you can possibly imagine,’ Hope told the Herald Sun.
The Survivor star said pushed her son Ahi, 10 months, in the pram during the run.
She went on to say she was focusing on her children amid her heartbreaking breakup with Carlstrom.
Moana Hope has throwing herself into a very good cause following her split from wife, Isabella Carlstrom. The mother of two is an ambassador for Cocobella and will take part in the Mother’s Day Classic Fun Run the at the Alexandra Gardens over the weekend, in honour of her mother-in-law who is a survivor of breast cancer
‘I am focusing on my kids, that is always what is most important to me, my kids,’ she said.
‘Any time I get outside of work is dedicated to my kids and that is the most important thing in my life at the moment.’
The couple share two young children, Svea, born to Carlstrom, and son Ahi, who Hope carried.
The AFLW player went on to say she was focusing on her children amid her heartbreaking breakup with Carlstrom
Moana all but confirmed rumours she’d split from Isabella by changing her Instagram bio to an emoji of a single woman and two children.
Her 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 sports star and the model tied the knot back in August 2019.
There is no mention of Isabella in her current bio
Moana and Isabella went through IVF to conceive their two children using the same donor.
In a raw conversation with Dr Golly and the Experts several weeks ago, Moana said her postpartum depression was so severe she almost abandoned her family.
‘I just had moments where I felt like I’m not good enough to be [the children’s] mum. I need to leave. It was about three occasions all up,’ she revealed.
In a raw conversation with Dr Golly and the Experts several weeks ago, Moana said her postpartum depression was so severe she almost abandoned her family
‘I almost got in a car and drove away because I just felt like I wasn’t going to be a good enough mom for [Ahi]. It was fear.’
The retired athlete went on to say her postpartum depression went hand-in-hand with her ‘anxiety’ and ‘childhood trauma’.
In an emotional moment, she confessed she was ‘physically abused’ throughout ‘a large portion of my childhood’.
‘My anxiety got so bad that I thought I was going to wake up and inherit [the abuser’s] anger. So I always thought, ‘I don’t want to be around my kids if I turn into [that],” she confessed.
The couple wed in an intimate ceremony in August 2019. Isabella gave birth to their daughter Svea in November 2020 and Moana carried son Ahi, whom they welcomed in June last year
