Tammy Hembrow's $50m empire at risk in divorce bombshell

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Less than a year after her fairytale wedding to Love Island star Matt Zukowski, fitness entrepreneur Tammy Hembrow's estimated $50m fortune is suddenly on the line amid their shock divorce.
'Oh my gosh, this is giving me so much anxiety,' Ms Hembrow said in a surprise statement on Sunday, taking several deep breaths. 'I am going to be getting a divorce. I know a lot of you have been following my journey for years so I wanted to be open about it.'
Breaking down in tears, she shared with her 2.1 million TikTok followers, 'I do feel like addressing you guys is therapeutic; it's sort of like the next step for me'.
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Ms Hembrow, a successful self-made entrepreneur on the Gold Coast, has a fortune estimated between $38m and $50m, thanks to her online fitness and fashion businesses and luxury property. She is also one of the country's most successful social media users with almost 20 million followers across Instagram and TikTok.
Now the battle for her multimillion-dollar empire is set to heat up, given Mr Zukowski – who was a runner-up on Love Island Australia in 2019 – has much less net worth, dabbling in modelling and acting with a lower profile than his wife who is one of Australia's top influencers.
At stake is Ms Hembrow's fortune made out of her activewear brand the wildly successful Saski Collection, her Tammy Fit app and website Tammy Fit by Tammy Hembrow, reportedly worth millions, with subscription plans ranging from $114,99 yearly to $24.99 a month.
Their love nest, a $2.88m waterfront mansion in Broadbeach Waters bought by Ms Hembrow five years ago this week, is also in the mix.
The home was built in 1989 and extended into a sprawling entertainer's paradise in 2009 by the previous owner Tracey Cianci – whose family resurrected the much-loved beachfront Kirra Pavillion – and it has since been given a luxe makeover featuring extensively on Ms Hembrow's social media platforms.
It has sweeping views of the Gold Coast skyline and is a rare 980sq m of prime waterfront with a jetski ramp, timber jetty and deep water access.
Ms Hembrow joins other high-profile Australians with short marriages, such as Liam Hemsworth and US star Miley Cyrus, who lasted eight months.
But the Aussie fitness queen should thank her lucky stars she did not get married in Los Angeles where there is a mandated equal asset split. In Australia, family law may allow Ms Hembrow to avoid a 50-50 asset split, focusing instead on each party's financial contributions.
She is in good company though, with other celebrities who didn't make it past the one year mark including Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries (72-days), Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden (roughly a year), and even Nicolas Cage – whose Aussie movie has just been released online – and Erika Koike who lasted just four days because he said he was too intoxicated when he wed.
The divorce announcement comes just days after the birthday celebrations of her 'big sissy' Amy Hembrow, who she thanked 'for always being there for me'. Cryptically, she also said, 'you've wiped my tear, told me the truth even when I didn't want to hear it, and given advice (even when I refuse to listen)'.
Just hours after the divorce confirmation, she posted stunning images of herself with friends on Instagram enjoying a night out.
With her children's welfare at heart, Ms Hembrow has a high-stakes financial showdown ahead, fully supported by her loyal fans. One summed it up Sunday night, 'I've followed you since before you even pregnant with Wolf, and this is the most honest and transparent I have ever seen you be. My respect for you just shot through the roof'.