Farmer Matt confirms split

Pilbara farmer Matt Goyder has broken his silence following the completion of the Channel 9 hit reality show Farmer Wants a Wife, saying he was left heartbroken after splitting with April Vaughan.

The 25-year-old farmer was wooed by the Queensland beauty this season and picked her as his possible wife-to-be in the finale last Monday.

It was announced in the final episode that April would move to Bonney Down’s Station after filming wrapped.

However, Matt spoke to theNorth West Telegraph today to confirm the pair split just two months later.

“I’m in a very different situation to be honest,” he said.

“No matter what the public says, it’s sort of a very strong feeling toward her from the public, we were very much in love and it just ended unfortunately.

“I don’t think anyone can relate to what April and I went through.”

Matt said the end of his relationship with April was hard to take, but he was still very interested in pursuing a friendship with the brunette.

“I’m devastated about it,” he said, from South Australia where he is visiting fellow Farmer Wants a Wife alumni Jedd Routledge.

“Without a doubt there was times there at the end where I thought it would all be good, we’d be fine… But unfortunately that wasn’t the case.”

No stranger to the hardships of life in a remote area, Matt said the isolation he felt when filming stopped last year was something he had to battle through.

“I couldn’t really talk to anyone about the situation because it was all very hush hush and what made it worse was I was just in a really bad place just after her and I split,” he said.

“Living in small communities and small towns, gossip spreads like wildfire.

“I’ve been subject to rumours and gossip and that sort of stuff before and you put a front up because it… But you can’t be worried about other people thoughts.”

However, he said it was nothing in comparison to the things he’s has been through in the past, which led to him suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Keeping himself busy, Matt’s latest venture sees him take on a role as an ambassador for Lifeline tackling the often-taboo subject of mental health.

It’s a cause he says he truly believes in and one he wants to champion with his whole heart as he travels to regional centres to share his story as part of his role.

“I’ve always been a huge supporter, not of Lifeline specifically, but of mental health awareness,” he said.

“Lifeline for me is a great way of actually going to a completely third party who is unbiased and somebody that can actually can give you professional help.

“Going through these sorts of things yourself, you feel even though you might have friends and family around you, and I didn’t, but even if you do you feel like you can be a burden on those people and it’s very hard to talk about.”

While Matt admits his time on the show and the period following it was a rollercoaster ride, and still is at times, he said he doesn’t have any regrets.

“I was in love, I was so in love and I know that she was too.”