Jessica Mauboy has opened up about nearly splitting with her husband Themeli Magripilis due to the strains of navigating a long-distance relationship.
While the couple now have a “beautiful life” in Sydney together, it was not always the case.
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Mauboy moved from Darwin to Sydney in 2009, commencing the long-distance relationship until Magripilis’s eventual move in September 2016.
The singer recently touched on one of the songs from her new album Goodbye, which touches on the challenging point in their lives.
“That song is about when we almost broke up. We were eight years in a long-distance relationship and we felt really apart, we weren’t doing things together, we weren’t creating a future,” she told Daily Telegraph.
“But we would never say goodbye, we couldn’t. We still always say see you later.
“Finally we worked out how to salvage our relationship and made the move together and eight more years later, we’re living this beautiful life together in Sydney.”
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The couple went on to marry in a small church in Darwin in July 2022, with the reception at the Mindil Beach Casino Resort.
Magripilis proposed to Mauboy in 2019 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a delay to their wedding.
‘Long time coming’
“It’s been a long time coming,” Mauboy previously told 7NEWS.com.au of the wedding.
“We always spoke about it (getting married) and we would talk about how strong our families are and they get along really well.
“I was always on edge of ‘I don’t know if this is gonna work.’
“I think it really helped that he didn’t know who I was, and we made a pact that we were going to create this relationship and keep it alive.
“He’s such a good fella and I think it really helps that he doesn’t work in the music industry.”
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