Jamie Perkins and Nikki Thot’s relationship once seemed like a modern fairy tale. They met in 2009 on MySpace—Nikki, a South Sudanese-Australian model, and Jamie, a cinematographer. They married within a year and had two daughters, Ava and Zoe. Their family life and love story gained millions of followers on YouTube, especially after their viral engagement and wedding videos.
Nikki grew up privately in Melbourne after moving from Sudan as a child, unlike her daughters who were raised in the public eye. Her family valued privacy and traditional careers, but Nikki pursued modeling and YouTube, which wasn’t fully accepted at first.
As their popularity grew, Nikki faced criticism about her interracial relationship, and Jamie also experienced…