KUALA LUMPUR: Singer Nikki Palikat has confessed that she is no longer married to composer Audi Mok.
The 36-year-old artiste whose full name is Nicolette Louisa Palikat shared the unfortunate news during an interview session on a recent episode of TV3's Melodi.
"Actually, we are now divorced. It took place during the pandemic. At the time we came to an agreement, that it would be better this way.
"We continue to be friends. Currently, our relationship is much better than when we were married.
"But honestly, I don't want to talk about this anymore because it really hurts," she said.
Nikki denied that the separation was caused by a "third person" and added that they both knew they were not a good match for each other from before.
"The good thing about this is that we are really good as friends. So, that's why after the divorce our relationship has become much better," she said.
The talented Sabahan whose latest single Sudah is about her divorce revealed that she had also experienced depression due to feeling like a failure in every aspect.
That forced her to mend the relationship in order to not give up for the sake of her child.
"When I thought about it, I recalled my ex saying that 'maybe we had failed as husband and wife, but as a family we have indeed been successful'. So, just focus on that.
"In fact, the reason I did not talk about this any earlier was because of my child. All this while I have been making an effort to mend the situation at home for the sake of my son.
"When I thought of that, it really hurts so, I had to endure all of it. But when I finally broke the news to my boy, he took it well.
"I was very relieved. My son was not 'destroyed' by this separation," she said.
The Malaysian Idol and Gegar Vaganza alumni married Audi in 2009 and they are blessed with a son Liam, 12.