Former child star Nikki Webster has opened up about her experiences with domestic violence and the heartbreaking reason she’s single.
Speaking on the Kyle & Jackie O Show on Friday morning, the 37-year-old singer opened up about her personal life, explaining that she has been out of a relationship for “many years.”
Webster ended her marriage to husband Matthew McMah in 2018.
“It’s a long story. Unfortunately, not a happy story,” she told presenters Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, adding that she’s had “a pretty tough few years”.
“I come from a pretty bad situation, with domestic violence and things like that,” Webster added.
“So I’m glad to be on the other side of that. And, you know, while I’ve just been focused on life and the kids.”
Sandilands was shocked because he appeared unaware of Webster’s previous experiences with domestic abuse, which made headlines in 2019.
“That sucks. Where was the world media when that happened?” he asked.
Former child star Nikki Webster (pictured) has detailed her journey to overcome domestic violence and the heartbreaking reason why she’s single.
“I think it’s more of a private matter and we just have to make sure everyone is OK,” Webster replied.
“Are you okay? And are you okay now?” Sandilands asked.
Webster says she is doing “really well” and is more focused on her two children than on looking for love.
Webster was seen in public later on Friday, in all his adult glory, ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games.
The Sydney native married Matthew McMah in 2012 before ending their marriage in 2018
Webster was seen later on Friday as an adult ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games.
The Sydney native married Matthew McMah in 2012, but their marriage ended in 2018.
They have two children: daughter Skylah, 10, and son Malachi, seven.
McMah was convicted of simple assault in July 2019 and fined $800.
The 44-year-old flight attendant got into an argument with Webster after he pulled up outside her dance studio in Leichardt at around 2.30pm on June 8, 2019.
According to a police statement, Webster leaned through the door of McMah’s car and “the car then slowly rolled forward a short distance and then stopped.”
Nikki Webster rose to fame in 2000 when she performed at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics
She shares daughter Skylah, 10, and son Malachi, seven, with her ex-husband
He demanded that she close the door. When she didn’t, he got out and grabbed her by the forearms, “which immediately caused pain and caused her to fall to the ground.”
Webster then ran into the studio and called the police.
After McMah was arrested, he told officers that he “pulled (Webster’s) arm out of his car and when he let her go, she fell.”
McMah, who reportedly works in the airline industry, proposed to Webster after two and a half years of dating during a romantic vacation to Fiji in 2010. It is unclear when their relationship ended.
Nikki Webster rose to fame in 2000 when she performed at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics. She used the ceremony as a launchpad for her career as a pop star, with her biggest hit being the 2001 song Strawberry Kisses.
The song became the unofficial anthem of the Matildas’ 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup team, making Webster popular again.
Webster’s biggest hit was the 2001 song Strawberry Kisses
