Messy is more Papuan than from Tari as she can speak Police Motu (Hiri Motu) and not her native language, which is Huli. Messy is married to a man from Western Highlands and they have a 12-year-old son who is in Grade 4 and attending Taurama Primary School.
She completed Grade 10 at Laloki High School in Central Province, located just outside the city. She didn’t continue her secondary education in a permitted school so enrolled at the International Training Institute (ITI).
