Friends of Kate Fischer's estranged mother Pru Goward label 'toxic relationship' with daughter 'terribly sad' but claim 'Pru's never stopped loving her or worrying about her'
She's been impressing her campmates on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! with her honesty.
And before going into the South African jungle, Tziporah Malkah - formerly known as Kate Fischer - did an interview with The Project where she spoke about her fractured relationship with her mother, politician Pru Goward.
The buxom beauty also opened up about her 'busy and ambitious' mother in an interview with The Australian Women's Weekly late last year.
'The whole thing is so terribly, terribly sad': A family friend has spoken about the strained relationship between Tziporah Malkah - formerly known as Kate Fischer (left) - and her mother, politician Pru Goward (right)
However, friends of Pru - the new NSW Minister for Family and Community Services, and Social Housing - have claimed in this week's Woman's Day magazine: 'Pru's never stopped loving her or worrying about her,'
The anonymous family friend also noted Tziporah is still Kate in their eyes, saying: 'I can't call her by that other name'.
'The whole thing is so terribly, terribly sad. I feel for them both,' the source added of their relationship.
The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! contestant has impressed her campmates with her honesty but is yet to speak about her mother or their relationship on the show
'About time': The former model and actress said her parents were 'happy' when she went from Hollywood to homeless and came out of her 'ivory tower'
Honest: The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! contestant has impressed her campmates with her honesty but is yet to speak about her mother or their relationship on the show
After the former model and actress went from Hollywood starlet to homeless, she returned from Los Angeles to Australia and ended up in a Melbourne Women's Shelter but was adamant not to seek her mother's help.
'I would've given them the satisfaction of lording it over me,' Kate told AWW.
'I think they kind of felt like, "Well, it's about time – you were a princess in an ivory tower for so many years". I think they were quite happy,' she added.
Last Thursday, in her interview for The Project Tziporah told Carrie Bickmore she no longer speaks to her mother.
Keeping it quiet: The brunette beauty admitted she didn't want to tell her parents she was living in a woman's shelter because she didn't want to give them the 'satisfaction of lording it over me'
'She is not motherly': In her interview for The Project Tziporah (left) told Carrie Bickmore (right) she no longer speaks to her mother
'It has always been quite a difficult relationship. I respect my mother and I understand my mother... that she is not motherly.'
Kate was catapulted to stardom as a 14-year-old when she won the Dolly Model Search competition, landing the cover.
It's understood her mother didn't approve of her career path as well as Ms Goward's political ambitions taking a lot of time away from her family.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Goward for comment.
Beginning: Kate was catapulted to stardom as a 14-year-old when she won the Dolly Model Search competition, landing the cover
More: The full story is in this week's Woman's Day, out now
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