Natalie Joyce (pictured) has relived the moment she confronted Vikki Campion and called her a ‘home-wrecking whore’ in a last ditch bid to save her marriage
Barnaby Joyce’s estranged wife has revealed the moment she confronted Vikki Campion and called her a ‘home-wrecking wh***’ in a last ditch bid to save her marriage.
Natalie Joyce said she was ‘proud she stood up’ to her husband’s younger mistress at his Tamworth electorate office last March, some months after she first suspected the pair were having an affair.
‘I was very measured. I didn’t raise my voice. She and Barney were smoking outside. He bolted when he saw me,’ Ms Joyce told Woman’s Weekly in an explosive tell-all interview.
‘I turned to her and said, ”My husband is out of bounds, off-limits, he’s a married man with four children”, and then I called her a home-wrecking wh***. It was not one of my finer moments but, looking back, I’m proud I stood up to her.’
Natalie Joyce said she was ‘proud she stood up’ to her husband’s mistress at his Tamworth electorate office in last March. Barnaby Joyce and Vikki Campion pictured with son Sebastian
Barnaby Joyce and spokeswoman Vikki Campion had long been rumoured as having an affair. But there was no sign of trouble when Natalie and Barnaby stepped out in public
The 48-year-old mother of Mr Joyce’s four daughters also revealed the estranged pair had always planned to name their boy Sebastian should they ever have a son.
When Ms Campion gave birth in April and that name was revealed, Ms Joyce said it felt like ‘another malicious taunt in a very long line of appalling behaviour’.
Ms Joyce said she broke her silence in the unpaid interview in a decision she took with her family’s ‘fine name’ in mind.
‘I’m doing this so the girls feel empowered, and know their mum stood up and defended our fine name,’ she said.
Barnaby and Natalie Joyce have four adult daughters together (pictured) – and Ms Joyce said she was speaking up to the Australian Women’s Weekly to ‘defend our fine name’. (Back left, Bridgette, back right Odette, front left Caroline, centre Natalie and front right Julia)
Happier times: Barnaby Joyce celebrates International Women’s Day with his girls and wife, Natalie, in 2016
Ms Joyce described Ms Campion and Mr Joyce’s paid Channel Seven interview as ‘an absolute disgrace’ when it aired – her first public announcement since news of the affair broke.
Mr Joyce, 50, and his former media adviser, 33, sold their story for $150,000, with the money going to a trust fund for their new baby son.
Friends and strangers had praised Ms Joyce for her ‘quiet dignity’ since the affair was made public in February.
Ms Joyce has stepped up her work as a special needs teacher after splitting with her husband, sources have said.
Ms Joyce claimed Vikki Campion (above, with little Sebastian) ‘destroyed her family and stole our life’ in an interview with the Australian Women’s Weekly
Pictured: Bianca Lane, Natalie Joyce, Lizzie Wilson, Yolanda Lukowski and Paul Suesse
Her only previous public comments have come in the form of a short statement where she said she felt ‘deceived and hurt’.
She hired a media manager, Cecelia Haddad, to cope with the deluge of press inquiries – only to reject several opportunities to speak publicly.
Ms Joyce and the ex-Nationals leader have four daughters together aged between 21 and 15 – Bridgette, Julia, Caroline and Odette.
Bridgette posted to Instagram last month saying she had skipped her father’s interview in favour for a drink with friends.
She wished it was a long weekend, she quipped.
In an Instagram post, Bridgette Joyce, right next to sister Julia, said she skipped her father’s TV interview in favour of wine
Natalie Joyce described Vikki Campion and Barnaby’s paid interview with Channel Seven as ‘an absolute disgrace’
The very public fallout of Mr Joyce’s affair has dominated news sites since the story broke in February
Rumours of an affair swirled around Canberra for several months before the couple were finally outed.
Then, Ms Campion was pictured crossing the street near her apartment heavily pregnant by a news photographer.
In the couple’s interview with Sunday Night’s Alex Cullen, Ms Campion revealed she and Ms Joyce had an argument – but couldn’t ‘repeat the words on television’.
Ms Joyce’s interview appears in this month’s edition of the Australian Women’s Weekly.
The little baby made a bath-time appearance during the Sunday Night special
Ms Joyce’s interview appears in this month’s edition of the Australian Women’s Weekly