Controversial reality star Davina Rankin has spoken out about her marriage breakdown for the first time, just one month after announcing her shock split.

The reality TV star got emotional as she opened up about her heartbreak over the break-up on her podcast Who? Me.

“We were just different people from the ones who tied the knot all those years ago,” she told listeners.

The couple were married in April last year, one year after welcoming daughter, Mila-Mae. The Queensland-based pair exchanged vows in front of 100 guests at the picturesque Fins at Plantation House on the Tweed Coast in NSW after four years of dating.

rney has been one of the most gruelling challenges I’ve ever faced,” she admitted. “I have a whole family to consider and the desire to keep everyone happy.”

Davina also expressed her disappointment that they never got to enjoy their newly-renovated house as a family.

“It was starting to make me feel sick thinking I wasn’t going to be able to be around this newness,” she said.

Davina announced her split from Jaxon – a Gold Coast business owner – last month.

“Relationships are hard,” she wrote on Instagram Stories at the time, alongside a photo of the sun setting on a beach.

“Given the recent speculation, I feel like I need to confirm that Jax and I have separated.”

Davina and Jaxon were engaged in 2021. Picture: Instagram

The couple welcomed daughter Mila-Mae in 2019. Picture: Instagram