Bride attacked with black paint hit with shock diagnosis just before doomed wedding

Bride attacked with black paint hit with shock diagnosis just before doomed weddingGemma Monk's dream wedding to her childhood sweetheart was plunged into chaos after her sister-in-law Antonia Eastwood's 'spiteful' attack - and now a hidden heartbreak has emergedNewsNiamh Kirk Features Writer11:58, 21 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesThe bride was left stunned after being covered in paintIt was meant to be a perfect day, but every time Gemma Monk looks back on her wedding she is overcome with heartache.‌The mum-of-two's sister-in-law hurled black paint all over her wedding dress just moments before she was due to say 'I do', with shocking photos showing the distressed bride completely covered in a dark splatter.‌Antonia 'Toni' Eastwood carried out the 'spiteful' attack after wrongfully accusing Gemma of having tripped her up at her own nuptials to Gemma's brother, Ashley, a year earlier.‌Gemma, 35, was left in floods of tears when her dream wedding day to childhood sweetheart Ken Monk was plunged into chaos. But the defiant bride didn't let the cruel move stop her - she brushed herself off, borrowed another dress, gave a police statement and still walked down the aisle.READ MORE: Bride reveals reason why sister-in-law threw black paint over her amid bitter family feud5View 5 ImagesGemma was covered in the black paint moments before she was about to walk down the aisle(Image: Cover Images)5View 5 ImagesThe bride managed to clean herself up and still get married (Image: Cover Images)‌Speaking out after her sister-in-law was handed a suspended sentence for the attack, Gemma has revealed that sadly, she wasn't the only one who felt the wrath of the paint.As she stepped into the cream-walled carpeted hallway at the Maidstone venue with father Jason, bridesmaids and flower girls, she heard her name called out. In a split second, out of the corner of her eye, she saw someone throw black paint at her. She told the Da...