‘MY HUSBAND LEFT ME AND I COULDN’T SEE A WAY FORWARD’
Mum-of-two Nicky Bright, 51, from the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, went into shock when her husband left her. But five years later, she has completely turned her life around.
For 25 years, I thought I had the perfect marriage. But in the space of a few hours, it was all over.
My ex and I fell in love at 20, and built a fantastic life together. I worked as a store manager, and he worked for a bank. We had a lovely home and two children.
‘I’m so proud of my achievements’
Then one day at work, in 2017, I received a panicked phone call from my son, who was 21 at the time. He said his dad was leaving us. I rushed home, thinking it must be some kind of awful mistake – but it was true.
I’d never had the slightest clue that he was unhappy, but my husband wanted out.
I was traumatised. For weeks, I cried around the clock. I couldn’t eat and couldn’t think straight. I felt
