Radio star shares devastating relationship news
Nova radio host Tim Blackwell has announced that he and his wife of 14 years have separated.
Blackwell, co-host of the Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel drive show, married his now-ex Monique in 2009, with the couple announcing their split in an emotional Instagram post.
“Not all good things end, but this has,” the yoga instructor wrote in a caption alongside two pictures of herself and Tim, 42.
“Thank you in advance for your messages of love, support and sadness at the news that Tim & I are no longer together.”
“Our babes are forever supported by Tim’s and my love for them. And our friendship together is a source of strength for our family always, as we raise our children as best friends.”
The couple share three children: Bo, 10, Alfie, seven, and Artie, four.
Back in 2018, Tim opened up about the day he met his wife, and how it happened to coincide with the biggest day of his career.
Speaking candidly to Stellar magazine, he explained it happened after he’d just moved to Perth in 2002 to launch Nova 93.7FM’s drive show.
“It’s the cheesiest radio-nerd story ever — one of the biggest days for my career and certainly the biggest day of my love-life,” Tim told the publication.
“I had all the big bosses in town, all the news media there. I was shaking and absolutely sh***ing myself but also exhilarated at the same time.
“Once all that was over, we went downstairs and had this huge launch party and Monique was a part of the promotions team at the time there. She came over and I got the courage to say, ‘I’m new to Perth and I’d love to take you out to coffee or something’.”
Image credits: Instagram