She filed for bankruptcy in 2016 following her high-profile divorce from multimillionaire Geoffrey Edelsten, 77.
And after years of feeling “ completely lost and defeated ” with low self-esteem, Brynne Edelsten says she’s finally learned to love herself again.
In a moving reflection on her Instagram page, the American socialite, 37, insisted she had bounced back from some of the lowest moments of her life.
‘I’m at peace with myself’: Brynne Edelsten (pictured) shared a touching post about finding happiness in your life after low self-esteem, bankruptcy and a string of failed lovers
Brynne, who once flaunted her lavish lifestyle on the reality show My Bedazzled Life, was recently employed at a Japanese bar and karaoke club and is now supporting herself.
“ I am so grateful to the people who followed me, supported me and encouraged me when I felt completely lost and had lost all hope, ” she wrote in her post .
“I felt completely defeated and had literally given up EVERYTHING, but it turns out that’s exactly what I had to do.
The blonde bombshell said she was now ‘at peace’ with herself and was the happiest she has been in a long time.
“I felt completely defeated and I had literally given up EVERYTHING”: the American socialite, 37, says she bounced back from some of the lowest moments of her life. Photographed with multimillionaire ex-husband Geoffrey Edelsten in 2013
‘Finally fall into place’: After years of feeling ‘completely lost and defeated’ with low self-esteem, Brynne said she has finally learned to love herself again
‘I’m happy for the first time in a long time’: Blonde bombshell said she was now ‘at peace’ with herself and was the happiest she has been in a long time
“ What mattered to me was what was destroying me and what I thought I couldn’t live with was what was killing my sense of self worth. I couldn’t imagine letting go of the life or the ‘love’ I was clinging to, but now I can’t imagine looking back, ”she says.
“I look forward to the future… I am at peace with myself. I feel like myself again and this is something no one can take away from me.
The former fitness instructor is best known for her marriage to Australian medical entrepreneur Geoffrey Edelsten – whom she married in a lavish $ 3.3 million ceremony in Melbourne in 2009.
After five years of marriage, the couple separated in 2014 and finalized their divorce in the years to come.
Since their split, Brynne has eaten up all of her savings, “ lives on a budget ” and even filed for bankruptcy in 2016.
Socialite to server: Brynne revealed her very surprising new job last month after going bankrupt and “living on a budget” after her divorce from multimillionaire Geoffrey in 2015. Pictured: Brynne and Geoffery at the 2009 wedding
Brynne told fans last month that she “ loves her job ” at the Jankara Bourke Karaoke Bar on Bourke St in Melbourne.
“So excited to be working behind the bar every Thursday,” she said, adding hashtags “love my job”, “drink this” and “life goes on”.
In June 2015, Brynne told Kyle & Jackie O during an interview with KIIS 1065 radio that she was hoping for a major monetary divorce settlement, but had heard that her ex was skinny.
‘From what I’ve heard he’s bankrupt,’ she told radio hosts, but added that she suspected he might surprise her.
‘So excited to work behind the bar every Thursday’: Brynne ‘now enjoys her job’ at Jankara Bourke Karaoke Bar on Bourke St in Melbourne
Support Yourself: The 37-year-old American socialite, who once flaunted her lavish lifestyle on the reality show My Bedazzled Life, appears happy with her less glamorous bachelor life
Money issues: In June 2015, Brynne told Kyle & Jackie O during an interview with KIIS 1065 radio that she was hoping for a big monetary divorce deal, but had heard that her ex was skinny . Pictured: Geoffery and Brynne in 2012
In June 2016, Brynne was declared bankrupt by the Federal Circuit Court in Melbourne.
It was previously reported that a Victorian law film had filed a lawsuit against Brynne for $ 70,000 in unpaid bills.
At the time, Brynne publicly claimed to have ‘reduced (his) cost of living dramatically’ amid his financial woes and was living ‘on a limited budget’ in a one bedroom apartment while waiting for a divorce.
“ I went through all my savings, ” she told the Herald Sun in 2016.
‘I’ve run through all my savings’: In June 2016 Brynne was declared bankrupt and publicly claimed to have ‘dramatically reduced (her) cost of living’ amid her financial woes
Moving on: After her divorce from Geoffery, Brynne got engaged to comedian Brett Hunter (right) in June 2017, but it was sadly a short-lived romance.
Brynne has had a checkered romantic history over the past decade.
After her divorce from Geoffery, she got engaged to comedian Brett Hunter in June 2017.
At the time, she told Stellar she was content to trade her luxurious life in a Melbourne penthouse for a suburban roommate with three other roommates.
“ As much as things could have been a lot easier during my marriage, so much in life in general it was very lonely. I’d rather have to struggle a bit and be happy, ” she said.
This short-lived romance seemed to have died down when she later found love with Leno Cachia.
Finished: She went public with her relationship with Leno Cachia (left) in March 2018, but in October 2019 she revealed they broke up in a lengthy Instagram rant
They went public with their relationship in March 2018, but in October 2019 she revealed they had parted ways in a lengthy Instagram rant.
“ Life is so much easier when you stop hanging on to what is holding you back, ” she said in the caption.
“ Better to be alone than to be miserable, ” the blonde bombshell added, as she bragged about her day at the beach with her “ number one ” – her pet dog.
‘Better to be alone than to be miserable’: blonde bombshell argued she was happy to be single