‘It got a little abusive’: I’m a Celebrity’s Paulini Curuenavuli reveals she was in a ‘toxic’ relationship which made it ‘really hard to trust’ other men as she struggles to move on and find love
Paulini Curuenavuli bravely revealed details about a ‘really bad’ and ‘toxic’ romantic relationship she had on Thursday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Having previously spoken about her desire to fall in love, the 38-year-old former Australian Idol star revealed she’d spent years in an abusive relationship.
During a candid conversation with co-star Grant Denyer, Paulini revealed that she’d been left with a ‘massive black eye’, which was the catalyst for their breakup.
Tell-all: Paulini Curuenavuli bravely revealed details about a ‘really bad’ and ‘toxic’ romantic relationship she had on Thursday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
‘That didn’t end up well at all. We just kind of, like, used to just fight all the time. It was so bad. So toxic. Really bad,’ she told the 43-year-old TV host.
She added: ‘Like, it even got to a point where it was like a little… it just got a little abusive.’
Paulini said she and her ex were both having to travel a lot separately, and the distance took its toll on their relationship.
Not okay: Having previously spoken about her desire to fall in love, the 38-year-old former Australian Idol star revealed she’d spent years in an abusive relationship
‘I think there was a lot of trust issues from both our ends, you know? We were both, like, always kind of second-guessing,’ she explained.
‘”Why haven’t you picked up my calls?” You know, all of that silly stuff. It started off great. We were so in love. But things kind of got nasty.
‘Started off with, you know, a little pushing around, and it didn’t end well. I was on tour and I turned up to one of the shows with a massive black eye.’
Opening up: During a candid conversation with co-star Grant Denyer, Paulini revealed that she’d been left with a ‘massive black eye’, which was the catalyst for their breakup
She said she and her ex would come up with ‘stupid excuses’ for what was really going on, even telling people she ‘got hit in the face with a ball’.
But she said the people around her all knew she was lying, which forced her to confront the situation.
‘From there, I just kind of decided that it wasn’t… I just kind of said, “OK, I think it’s done,”‘ she continued.
‘That didn’t end up well at all. We just kind of, like, used to just fight all the time. It was so bad. So toxic. Really bad,’ she told the 43-year-old TV host
‘You know, you can’t really come back from that type of stuff.’
But she admitted it took her a ‘long time’ to come to that conclusion, and said the experience has affected her ability to move on.
‘You also think, “Oh my God, you know, he’ll change.” And it never does,’ she added.
‘Like, it even got to a point where it was like a little… it just got a little abusive,’ she added of her previous relationship
‘It’s been hard because I have a wall up and I guess I just don’t wanna get hurt again.’
Paulini admitted that the whole experience has put her off any future relationships.
She added: ‘I find it really hard to trust now.’
Time apart: Paulini said she and her ex were both having to travel a lot separately, and the distance took its toll on their relationship