Lauren Phillips’ ex-husband Lachlan Spark has finally broken his silence on their shock split, after their marriage lasted just one year.
Lachlan unleashed on the TV presenter, 39, in a scathing Instagram post over the weekend, accusing her of ‘caring more about herself’ during their relationship and saying that he worried he ‘wasted a big chunk of his life with the wrong person’.
His blistering statement came as he debuted his new girlfriend, Courtney Wynbergen, whom he said had ‘changed his world’.
Bitter split: Lauren Phillips’ ex-husband Lachlan Spark has finally broken his silence on their shock split, after their marriage lasted just one year. Pictured on their wedding day in 2017
‘A while ago, I married a girl who cared much more about herself and how she was perceived than she did about me,’ began Lachlan, who only recently returned to Instagram after deleting all his social media accounts when he split from Lauren.
‘It was a lot… too much, actually. I left and despite losing almost every friend I’d found over seven years (and a few other ‘best mates’ for good measure) in the blink of an eye, it was the best thing I’ve ever done.’
Lachlan, a former TV producer who runs his own creative agency, went on to say that he’d wasted years of his life with Lauren, whom he married in 2017 after six years of dating.
Ouch! Lachlan unleashed on the TV presenter (pictured) in a scathing Instagram post over the weekend, accusing her of ‘caring more about herself’ during their relationship
Done and dusted: Lachlan, a former TV producer who runs his own creative agency, said that he’d wasted years of his life with Lauren, whom he married in 2017 after six years of dating. Pictured at a fashion event in Melbourne on March 16, 2017
‘Approaching 40, I was more than a bit nervous I’d wasted a big chunk of my life with the wrong person, and that I was long odds to find anyone who was willing (or able) to give me the love I knew I deserved,’ he explained.
He went on to take yet another swipe at his ex, saying: ‘I truly believed there was more to a relationship (and life) than skin-deep friends, free holidays and Instagram followers – I just needed to find it.’
Lachlan said he’d met his new girlfriend Courtney by ‘sheer, dumb luck’.
‘I ran into this girl and my world changed,’ he wrote.
He went on to call Courtney a ‘fighter,’ ‘loyal’ and ‘utterly magnificent’, then added: ‘She knows how to love me like I’ve never been loved before… I love you.’
New flame: His blistering statement came as he debuted his new girlfriend, Courtney Wynbergen, whom he said had ‘changed his world’
He’s smitten! Lachlan said he’d met his new girlfriend Courtney by ‘sheer, dumb luck’, adding: ‘She knows how to love me like I’ve never been loved before… I love you’
Lachlan has recently enjoyed time with Courtney in the idyllic Kangaroo Valley and Byron Bay.
Lachlan and Lauren married in 2017 after six years of dating, but confirmed their shock split after just a year of marriage back in December 2018.
At the time, a representative for the TV star confirmed the marriage was over to The Daily Telegraph.
Happy: Lachlan has recently enjoyed time with Courtney in the idyllic Kangaroo Valley and Byron Bay
Split rumours began circulating after Lauren had not been seen wearing her wedding and engagement rings.
Meanwhile, Lachlan disappeared from social media altogether, disabling his Instagram account.
Lachlan had not been seen on Lauren’s social media since April 2017, when the pair took a Maldives holiday together.
It is understood the couple’s marriage was in trouble soon after their fairytale wedding in December 2017.
In December 2018, a source told Daily Mail Australia that Lauren and Lachlan ‘started a trial separation in February to March (earlier that year)’, just two months after their nuptials.
The insider claimed there had been a ‘breach of trust’ that led to the trial separation and, ultimately, the break-up.
In March 2019, Lauren opened up about their split and said at the time that they were still on good terms and even attended a wedding in Byron Bay together.
‘It’s been a hectic few months’: In March 2019, Lauren opened up about their split and said at the time that they were still on good terms and even attended a wedding in Byron Bay together
‘It’s been a hectic few months trying to find my feet and I suppose trying to get my confidence back again,’ Lauren told The Daily Telegraph at the time.
‘I think often when you’re going through a difficult time people rally around you and that’s what I’ve done.’
She added: ‘Lachie and I are still on really great terms, we just went to a wedding in Byron Bay. People go through difficult times and we made a promise to be there for each other.’
Despite her split with Lachlan, it has been reported that Lauren has now found love with Samantha Armytage’s tycoon ex, Paul O’Brien.
Lauren is said to have began dating Paul while she was living in Melbourne earlier this year, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
Paul is a multi-millionaire and a jet tycoon, who once reportedly dated Sunrise’s Samantha Armytage. He runs high-end charter group AVMIN and boasts celebrity clients, including Matt Damon, his wife Luciana Barroso, Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted both Lachlan and Lauren for further comment in relation to this article.