Olivia Molly Rogers reveals why she split from husband Justin McKeone after eight months of marriage – as she admits she had ‘doubts’ before their wedding day: ‘There were big issues’
Their shock split after just eight months of marriage was the talk of Sydney‘s social scene last year.
And model Olivia Molly Rogers has now broken her silence on why she ended things with her ex-husband Justin McKeone.
The influencer, 30, told the Life Uncut podcast she made the mistake of thinking marriage would fix the problems in the couple’s relationship – which in fact it only made things worse.
‘There’s something to say about thinking marriage is going to be a solution. He’s made a commitment to me so I thought things would improve,’ she told hosts Laura Byrne and Brittany Hockley.
‘But whatever you think is going to change when you get married, it doesn’t. It won’t suddenly heal everything,’ she added.
Olivia Molly Rogers (right) has broken her silence on why she ended things with her husband Justin McKeone (left) after just eight months of marriage
Olivia admitted she had serious ‘doubts’ about marrying Justin before their big day, but got so caught up in the wedding planning she didn’t know how to cancel.
‘There were a lot of big issues. When it’s a healthy relationship you can work on it as a team. But when the same things keep coming up over and over again you’re flogging a dead horse,’ added the former Miss Universe Australia.
She then said a short marriage should not be viewed as a ‘failure’ but rather as someone bravely walking away because something ‘is really wrong’.
Olivia confirmed her split from finance expert Justin in October last year, after just eight months of marriage.
Break-up rumours began swirling in September after fans noticed she’d reverted to her maiden name on Instagram and unpinned all photos from her February wedding.
The influencer, 30, told the Life Uncut podcast she made the mistake of thinking marriage would fix the problems in the couple’s relationship – which in fact it only made things worse
The former couple, who met in 2018, were last pictured together in August 2022 in a series of loved-up holiday snaps from their trip to New York City.
Olivia finally addressed her break-up in an Instagram post on October 3.
‘After 4.5 years together, Justin and I have come to the difficult decision to separate as a couple,’ read her break-up post on Instagram.
‘I do not wish to make any further statements about this in the near future,’ she added.
‘Please respect our decision and privacy at this time. Thank you for all your private DMs, kindness and support.’
Olivia admitted she had serious ‘doubts’ about marrying Justin before their big day, but got so caught up in the wedding planning she didn’t know how to cancel
