Carrie Bickmore separation from partner Chris Walker: Instagram statement

Carrie Bickmores partner Chris Walker has commented on the pairs separation, thanking friends for their support. Thanks to friends, family and colleagues on an otherwise rubbish day, Walker posted in his Instagram Stories on Wednesday afternoon, alongside a cheerful photo with the children he shares with Bickmore.

Carrie Bickmore’s partner Chris Walker has commented on the pair’s separation, thanking friends for their support.

“Thanks to friends, family and colleagues on an otherwise rubbish day,” Walker posted in his Instagram Stories on Wednesday afternoon, alongside a cheerful photo with the children he shares with Bickmore.

“Glad I get to be with the three best people on earth to finish it. Your words and kindness (and food) have been cherished.

“I haven’t got back to you all but I will and I love you heaps.”

Earlier on Wednesday, Walker and Bickmore each posted a statement confirming their split and describing their “immense sadness”.

“Hi there. It’s with immense sadness that (Carrie/Chris) and I have decided to separate,” the pair wrote.

“While this is a tough time, our focus is to concentrate on parenting, loving and supporting our three amazing children, Ollie, Evie and Addie with everything we’ve got. They are doing great.

“We won’t be making any further comment at this stage.”

Walker, the executive producer of ABC‘s hit show The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, stressed the importance of putting their three children - Ollie, Evie and Adelaide - first.

Despite the end of their romantic journey, he said he will always have a special bond with Bickmore as they navigate through this new chapter in their lives.

“Whilst it’s a tough time, our focus is to concentrate on parenting, loving and supporting our three amazing children Ollie, Evie and Addie with everything we’ve got. They are doing great,” he said.

“We won’t be making any further comment at this stage.”

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Walker and Bickmore met on the set of The Project in 2012, two years after the presenter lost her first husband, Greg Lange, to brain cancer.

He became a stepfather to Bickmore and Lange’s son, Ollie, and in 2015, the couple welcomed their first child together - a daughter Evie. Three years later, they became parents once more with the arrival of another girl, Adelaide.

Early last year, Bickmore announced she was taking an extended break from The Project desk to live in the UK with her family for a few months.

In a lengthy Instagram post at the time, Bickmore explained that the couple realised they needed to take a break as a family.

“We feel like this is our last chance to do something like this together before Ollie hits the pointy end of his schooling and no longer wants to hang out with us so … we are heading to the UK for a school term,” she wrote.

Walker’s horror Skype bungle

Their blissful stint in the northern hemisphere was tainted by a horror Skype bungle last year, where Walker accidentally revealed his genitals to ABC co-workers during a meeting.

Walker, the executive producer of comedy show The Weekly, reportedly stripped naked in front of stunned colleagues after he thought he’d left a video conference on May 17.

Up to nine staff members caught the gaffe, which reportedly saw Walker completely naked for between 40 seconds and two minutes.

The workers were offered “counselling” to cope with the shock, but it was later revealed Walker is “unlikely to face serious sanctions,” The Australian reports.

Following the incident being leaked to the Herald Sun, a spokesperson for Walker explained he was merely undressing for a shower and had failed to disconnect from the meeting.

Bickmore’s big Project announcement

In November, Bickmore announced she was stepping back from The Project for good, after more than a decade as co-host.

“After 13 years at The Project, I have made the tough decision to finish up hosting the show at the end of the year. It‘s been the hardest decision of my professional life to make this call, but it’s time for a new challenge and my next chapter,” she said.

“There’s so much I’m gonna miss, I’m gonna miss my best mates on the desk, the job itself, which is so incredibly fulfilling. The wonderful viewers over the last 13 years.

“It’s no secret that this show has become a second home to me, and I couldn’t be more thankful to everyone that has been involved on and off screen.”

Bickmore said she didn’t know what her next professional move would be, explaining she just wanted to spend more time with her family.

“It has been a long journey. I started the show when Ollie, my son, was one, and he’s now 15, which is crazy. And I want to spend more time at home. I want to have more family dinners,” she said.

Bickmore joined The Project when it launched back in 2009, and went on to win a Gold Logie in 2015.

At the time, Walker shared a gushing Instagram post, celebrating her achievements.

“She was no doubt, and always will be, the captain of that show. But, she is also the captain of our little family and she lights up our lives even more than she lights up a studio,” he wrote.

“What an unbelievable ride it’s been for you babe. We all love you and can’t wait for what’s next.”

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