Chris Walker has opened up about his split from ex Carrie Bickmore which was publicly announced in January 2023.

Chris and Carrie were together for 11 years and share two children, Evie and Adelaide. Chris is also stepfather to Ollie, who is Carrie’s son from a previous marriage.

During an interview on the Empowering Leaders podcast with Luke Darcy, which drops on Wednesday, Chris said that he’s struggled with having to spend time away from his kids.

“We built a family together. It’s what I thought our life would be. But life had a different plan,” he explained as per Herald Sun.

“The media part of it wasn’t a big deal for me,” he added.” It’s so far down the list of, you know, saying goodbye to the kids twice a week,” he said.

“I still find that just enormously challenging. I had always assumed I’d be around them a hundred per cent of the time.”

Chris Walker said the split is “difficult for the kids”

Chris, who’s worked as a producer on The Project, Hard Quiz and The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, said that he’s dealing with the ‘grief’ of the separation. 

“I’ve been adjacent to famous people for my entire career, or high profile people, and obviously I lived with one. But it’s different when it’s about you,” he said.

“I’ve got some incredible friends that have helped me through the rougher times in my life. But the thing is, grief can last a long time.

“It’s difficult for the kids, difficult for the families.”

Chris Walker on being a dad

Chris and Carrie have stayed tight-lipped about their parenting arrangements since their split, but Chris told the podcast host that he’s proud of his role as a father.

“It’s the one thing in life that I’m happy to be super confident borderline hubristic about,” he said. “I’m a really good dad.”

“I would never say I’m a gun producer. But when it comes to being a dad, I was born for it.

“I love it and I wanna be around them all the time. I find that really difficult.”

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