Why the ex-wife of NRL star Jarrod Wallace went public with their marriage breakdown

Jarrod Wallace’s ex-wife Courtney Thorpe has revealed why she decided to go public with their split in May.

The mother-of-one, 31, explained on her More than just a Mum podcast she announced their marriage breakdown because they had a ‘very public relationship’ and she ‘wanted to be real and authentic’.

‘It was a really difficult decision to make,’ Courtney explained.

‘Jarrod and I always had our relationship out in the public. It was all over our Instagram (pages), it was in the media, it was on TV – it was always a very public relationship and marriage.’

‘We’d been separated for quite some time, and I’d deleted him off my Instagram, which for me was very cathartic and necessary.’

‘And I knew I was doing this podcast. That was what was the biggest push.’

She went on to say she ‘wanted to be as real and authentic and honest as possible because that’s what I’m asking of other people’.

The mother-of-one explained on her More than just a Mum podcast, she decided to announce their marriage breakdown because they had a ‘very public relationship’ and she ‘wanted to be real and authentic’

Courtney made headlines in June when she accused her ex-husband, Gold Coast Titans star Jarrod Wallace of cheating on her after she put on weight and suffered post-natal depression.

The former beauty queen, model and television presenter once lived a life many envied.

When she crossed paths with Wallace for the first time in 2017 at South Bank in Brisbane, it was love at first sight.

The couple enjoyed a whirlwind relationship and were married two years later.

Courtney made headlines in June when she accused her ex-husband, Gold Coast Titans star Jarrod Wallace, of cheating on her after she put on weight and suffered post-natal depression

They welcomed their daughter, Kennedy Grace, in August of 2019. The birth was traumatic and Kennedy was premature.

Courtney remained mostly isolated the next six months while Kennedy became well.

She gained 35kg and suffered from post natal depression, with Wallace often on the road with the Titans.

Overcome with anxiety, Courtney said she frequently apologised to her husband for being overweight, and even promised him she would ‘get skinny, just please don’t cheat on me.’

Wallace allegedly reassured her he wouldn’t stray, and only had eyes for her.

She gained 35kg and suffered from post natal depression, with Wallace often on the road with the Titans. Overcome with anxiety, Courtney said she frequently apologised to her husband for being overweight, and even promised him she would ‘get skinny, please don’t cheat on me’ 

Last year in September, Courtney’s life was turned upside down when she confronted Wallace about other alleged women he had been seen. A series of alleged text messages ended their marriage.

The same day the couple left their Gold Coast home to inspect the block of land they had purchased together to build their dream home – only for Ms Thorpe to have a change of heart.

On the spot she decided she wasn’t going anywhere, and walked home with Kennedy in her arms.

When other women later contacted her to disclose hook-ups allegedly involving Wallace, her suspicions were further heightened.

Wallace has never admitted to infidelity and denies any suggestion that he cheated on Ms Thorpe.

‘I was in shock and I wanted to believe that my husband wouldn’t do this to me,’ Thorpe told the Courier Mail.

‘I feel so silly because I was so smug that I had a man who wasn’t like that. It felt so embarrassing – and how many people knew, is what I always ask myself.’

Wallace allegedly reassured her he wouldn’t stray, and only had eyes for her. Pictured Courtney and the daughter she shares with Jarrod, Kennedy, two (pictured)