Lindy Klim and her children fled Bali with 'nothing'. A year on, troubled ex Adam Ellis is back in her life after a 'really bad period' - but things still aren't easy with Michael

Lindy Klim has opened up about the reality of co-parenting with ex-husband Michael Klim, declaring: 'There's no "co", it's just me.'

In a wide-ranging interview, in which she also addressed the fraught end to her second marriage to Adam Ellis, Lindy said she still shoulders the bulk of the parenting responsibilities for her and Michael's three children nearly a decade after their split.

'We definitely do have our struggles with co-parenting as I think a lot of people generally in the whole wide world, they have the ups and downs,' the socialite, 47, told the Daily Mail.

'It's something that never runs smoothly, unfortunately. It's just one of those things and we're on good terms.

'I just think we've got to work a little bit harder at the co-parenting side because I feel like I'm doing most of it.'

The Klims, who announced their separation in February 2016 after spending about a year trying to save their decade-long relationship, share children Stella, 20, Rocco, 18, and Frankie, 15.

Lindy said the demands of raising a family often leave her dealing with 'mountains of washing and cooking and life admin', largely on her own.

While she insists she and Michael remain amicable, she acknowledged they still have their 'ups and downs', with the Olympian also navigating ongoing health challenges.

'It's a struggle. Michael and I are good,' she said.

'He's going through his own health issues and everything like that.'

Michael was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) in 2020 and had been travelling frequently to Australia for treatment before relocating permanently to the Gold Coast this year.

However, it's not all doom and gloom, as Lindy adds that she's particularly 'happy' for Michael to have found love with his new fiancée Michelle Owen, whom he proposed to in December 2025 after six years together. 

'Yeah, she's great. She's lovely. I'm really happy for them,' she says. 

'They've been together for a long time and she's a really good influence on my kids, and they all enjoy her company. So it's nice.' 

Lindy also spoke candidly about her turbulent marriage to second husband Adam, whom she began dating in 2016 and married two years later.

The couple separated in late 2024, with Lindy fleeing Bali penniless after 14 years in the homeland of her late father, Anak Agung Oka Rama, a member of the Royal Denpasar family.

Lindy has previously said Adam's mental health struggles created serious problems in their relationship and led her to start taking anti-anxiety medication, but says he has since sought help. 

'Adam's doing really well. He has done a lot of work on himself. He's been sober for a year and a half I think now. I just saw him recently in Bali last week,' she says.

'I have full custody of Goldie and we try to visit as much as we can. That's once or twice a year. Unfortunately, he can't make it to Australia. 

'But we're doing things to try to get their relationship back on track because I want her to know her dad and he is a wonderful man. He just happened to go through a really bad period in his life.'

Lindy says their eight-year-old daughter is attending therapy with her and Adam to help maintain her relationship with her father, whom she speaks to every Monday. 

'Goldie's been in therapy since we moved back to Australia. With a therapist and Adam and myself, we're really trying to rebuild that relationship, and they do things like play Roblox together every Monday night,' Lindy says.

'I can hear them giggling and laughing and all that sort of stuff. It's really nice to see them reconnect and our last trip to Bali was wonderful. 

'He came over to the villa and swam with Goldie and we had lunch together and things like that. So it's really nice to see them together again.

'We all go through moments in time. I think everybody struggles at some point and with him it's been really nice to see the work that he's been able to do on his own, and come to terms with the things that he has to work on and take better care of himself and things like that. So it's been really great.'

Lindy says she has also been able to rebuild her finances after going 'super broke' following her split from Adam and subsequent return to Australia. 

'I'm actually really proud of myself for it because I didn't have anything. I had to loan $20,000 from my grandmother and she was the first person I paid back,' she recalls. 

'I've moved three times. I had a fully furnished house for five months that I paid for. Then I moved to a three-bedroom apartment and now I've rented a four-bedroom house.

'I've managed to build everything back up and get furniture and a car and all those things. As a single mum with four kids, working full-time, I'm actually really proud of myself that I've been able to do it.'

Lindy says she got support from 'a really good group of girlfriends' who call themselves the 'Single Mums of Stonnington'. 

'Generally the people that have gone through the same kind of things as you have are the ones that can really truly understand,' she says.

'I do have other friends as well that were able to loan me a car or help me out with bedding and all of that sort of stuff. I had a really good network of friends.' 

These days, Lindy is happily in love with her new partner, medical tech businessman Paul Mullert.

They were introduced by Paul's sister and went public with their relationship at LIV Golf Adelaide in February last year.

'Things are great, he's wonderful. I feel very blessed to have met him. He's just a really good person, a really nice person,' Lindy says. 

She then joked: 'We do look a little bit like brother and sister, which is very strange. But yeah, he's amazing.'

Lindy will be opening up in yet another candid conversation next month as she attends the Hot B***h Biz Lunch, which is an intimate gathering for female business owners and entrepreneurs. 

The event will take place on Friday, November 27 at Kiki's Tavern in South Yarra. 

'I'm just really looking forward to it. I love chatting,' Lindy says.