Bum Panadda Announces Divorce From Got Athip, Cites Friend's Betrayal

Actress Bum Panadda publicly announced she is seeking a divorce from her husband Got Athip, arranging to meet at Bangkok's Bang Phlat district. She broke down in tears, revealing that her husband's actions hurt less than the betrayal by a close female friend she had trusted for over ten years. Bum demanded custody of their two children, refused to pay the 10 million baht Got requested, and offered him their new house on the condition he handles the mortgage himself.

"Let's talk straight, Got. Let's divorce. You go your way, I'll go mine. Regarding the children, I'll take care of them myself. I can't let them stay in the middle of creditors like this. I want them to grow up in a good environment," Bum said.

"You go clear your own affairs — whether it's land, debts, or whatever. Clear it properly. So for our two children, Alex and Arthur, I'll take care of them."

"As for the 10 million you asked for, I can't give it. Another thing you asked for — you happened to call Lawyer Ploy, and even she was shocked. The other request is the new house that I mortgaged, the one I wanted to live in with the kids. But you'll take the new house for Alex and Arthur, put it in their names. That's fine if you want it, but you have to pay the mortgage yourself. Whoever lives there pays. You want it, take it. I'll give it all. But you pay the mortgage. I don't live there, why would I pay? (Has he been helping pay this house?) Yes, just recently we started."

Have you discussed divorce before? "Not until today. Today I'm doing it through the media. Tomorrow at 9 AM at Bang Phlat District Office. I chose that one — the name fits."

Do you think he'll agree? "At this point he should divorce, right? If not, then what? I think the person beside him now probably wants the divorce fully too. Otherwise he wouldn't have recorded clips of me, secretly taken screenshots, and stayed with her to this extent. He's doing it for her."

There's a mysterious car parked near the car care center. Did you ask whose it is? "It's not mysterious. Let him reveal it himself. I've never been to that car care place. But his younger sister's car is parked there. You have to ask his sister what's going on. Don't ask me."

Is this the same person who went to the running track? "Yes. (The person you trusted most?) Let me put it this way: the husband doesn't hurt as much as the younger sister. I'll just say this much. (Is she an adopted daughter?) No. But we were so close that on social media people thought she was another adopted daughter. When she was sick in Nong Khai, I had my boyfriend drive to pick her up. I loved her dearly. I never thought I'd be betrayed like this (voice cracks)."

"She hasn't contacted me since I caught her coming to my house without telling me."

How many years have you known her? "Over 10 years. I just found out from my older sister that she's been coming in and out of our house for a long time. I don't know why. I only found out when this exploded. And I just learned she came often — mornings or afternoons — and left before I got home."

"We trusted her a lot. Very much. We trusted her enough to let her come and go freely. I just found out she went running and came back on January 8, the start of the year. Just saw that the car she drives, my husband was the one maintaining it for her. (Helping pay?) Don't know."

Did you ask her directly about her relationship with your husband? "I asked. I went all in. On September 19, I messaged her asking why. I saw you arguing. I got cursed at. The man cursed me.