AFL star Gary Rohan’s split with his wife Amie in July 2020 shocked the football community.
This week, Amie broke her silence about the impact the end of their relationship had on her mental health and adapting to being a single mother.
The former WAG bravely told to the Women of Influence podcast on Tuesday: ‘I’m finding my new norm… I had no idea how I was going to do it.’
‘I’m finding my new norm’: AFL star Gary Rohan’s estranged wife Amie (pictured) says she ‘fell into a deep depression’ as she broke her silence months after their split
‘I basically, probably, had the lowest days of my life. I probably fell into a deep depression, but I lent on those close to me,’ she said.
‘I let out everything I was feeling, but I think when you have so much emotional attachment and stories you just don’t ever want to go through it.’
She also noted that she regularly sees her psychologist and leans on her circle of friends for support.
Happier times: Amie and her estranged husband, Geelong player Gary (left), split in July 2020 shocked the footy community. She said: ‘I basically, probably, had the lowest days of my life. I probably fell into a deep depression, but I lent on those close to me’
In addition to being a doting mother to her daughters – Bella, two, and 11-month-old Sadie – Amie has now turned her energy to a new and exciting secret project.
‘I’ve got something happening behind the scenes, which is a little bit exciting. It’s in regards to kids and dance,’ which the blonde beauty called her passions in life.
Amie’s podcast appearance comes after footy fans were stunned last year when it was reported that she and Gary had split just months after she’d given birth – and two years after losing one of their twins.
Single: Amie broke her silence about the impact the end of their relationship had on her mental health and adapting to being a single mother. The former WAG told to the Women of Influence podcast on Tuesday: ‘I had no idea how I was going to do it’. Pictured with her children
The former high school sweethearts apparently separated in late July, when Gary joined his teammates at the AFL’s Gold Coast quarantine hub.
Meanwhile, Amie stayed at home on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula with their children.
Prior to the spilt, they welcomed their second daughter, Sadie Rose, in March last year.
New project: In addition to being a doting mother to her daughters – Bella, two, and 11-month-old Sadie – Amie has now turned her energy to a new and exciting secret project. ‘It’s in regards to kids and dance,’ which the blonde beauty called her passions in life
Welcomed addition: Before the split, they welcomed their second daughter, Sadie Rose, in March last year
He has reportedly moved on with a club staffer, which has supposedly caused angst in the locker room.
Interestingly, the former couple made headlines last month when fans noticed Gary had started ‘liking’ Amie’s Instagram posts again.
In November, Amie uploaded a cryptic Instagram post about ‘being strong’ despite the hurtful ‘actions of another’.
Split: The former high school sweethearts apparently separated in late July, when Gary joined his teammates at the AFL’s Gold Coast quarantine hub. Meanwhile, Amie stayed at home on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula with their children
‘Please be strong in who you are and please don’t let the actions of another convince you that you are not good enough as you are,’ it read.
Her heartbroken post was in stark contrast to what she’d posted on her wedding day four years ago.
She wrote at the time: ‘What a day it was finally marrying the man of my dreams, my soulmate, my best friend.’
Heartbroken: In November, Amie uploaded a cryptic Instagram post about ‘being strong’ despite the hurtful ‘actions of another’. It read: ‘Please don’t let the actions of another convince you that you are not good enough as you are’
‘My soulmate, my best friend’: Her heartbroken post was in stark contrast to what she’d posted on her wedding day four years ago. She said at the time: ‘What a day it was finally marrying the man of my dreams’
The Rohans had married in October 2016 on Hamilton Island, several weeks after Gary played in the AFL Grand Final for his former club Sydney Swans.
Gary and Amie welcomed twin girls Bella and Willow in April 2018, but the joyous occasion was marred with sadness when Willow died five hours after she was born.
Willow was diagnosed with anencephaly, a congenital disorder in which a major part of the baby’s brain fails to develop.
Over: He has reportedly moved on with a club staffer, which has supposedly caused angst in the locker room
Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar back in October 2018, she said: ‘We decided to carry both babies to term, knowing that the twin with anencephaly wouldn’t live very long after birth.’
‘We sat down and said, ”this journey has been written for us. Let’s continue on it.”
Tragically, Willow lived for but a few hours after she was born – but that small window of time proved to be precious.
Joy and tragedy: Gary and Amie welcomed twin girls Bella and Willow in April 2018, but the joyous occasion was marred with sadness when Willow died five hours after she was born
‘We had about five hours with Willow before she passed,’ Amie told the publication. ‘In those five hours, I learnt so much about life and how precious it is.
‘Even though her time here was so fleeting, she was a very amazing girl.’
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Heartbreaking: The small window of time proved to be precious for the family. Amie said: ‘In those five hours, I learnt so much about life and how precious it is. ‘Even though her time here was so fleeting, she was a very amazing girl’
