Bobbi Althoff is no longer ignoring the wave of online criticism tied to her divorce, family, and personal life.
In a TikTok shared on April 8, the podcast host directly addressed the constant comments she says have been pouring in since her marriage ended, opening with a line that quickly went viral: “I promise you guys, I hate myself more than you could ever hate me.”
The video stood out as one of the most emotional public moments Bobbi Althoff has shared since her split from Cory Althoff. Speaking to her 8.2 million TikTok followers, she revealed she’s been flooded with messages accusing her of “ruining” her family and raising her daughters in a “broken home.”
She pushed back, challenging the idea that anyone would ever plan for their marriage to fall apart.
“Do you think that when I was a little girl, I was looking at my future and I was like, ‘I really hope when I grow up, I get divorced, and I raise my kids in a broken home?’” she said. “Do you think when I met my ex-husband, I was like, ‘I can’t wait to divorce you one day?’ Or do you think life happened, and I am the one who has to live with what is happening in my life?”
Her comments come after months of stepping back from public discussions about her personal life. Since confirming in 2024 that she started dating again post-divorce, she’s been intentional about limiting what she shares online.
Earlier this year, she described her relationship with basketball player Tyler Hawkins as “great,” while also explaining why she keeps it mostly offline.
“He’s all I want for myself in a boyfriend, and we’ve been really happy,” she said in March.
At the same time, she admitted she’s hesitant to post him, saying, “the people who follow me don’t want me to be happy, apparently.”
Althoff has also shared that she stopped reading comment sections altogether after realizing how harmful they had become. While promoting her Valentine’s Day campaign with Adore Me earlier this year, she said therapy and advice from other public figures helped her step away from the negativity. “If I see something, I just scroll past it,” she explained at the time.
Even with that approach, the latest wave of backlash seems to have hit differently. In her TikTok, she pointed out some of the more extreme messages she’s received, including people wishing death on her.
“Do you guys want me to jump off a bridge? Would that make you happy?” she asked.
