Kelsey Ballerini He said it was “disadvantageous” not to divorce Morgan Evans.
Ballerini, 29, opened up about her relationship ending in a new podcast episode called “Tell Me About It With Jade Iovine.”
The “Half of My Hometown” singer said she was “really intuitive and in tune with herself,” and knew it was time to divorce.
“For a while you are so it was kind of like, ‘OK, this is just a new phase in a relationship. Because relationships have seasons, right? That’s not all,'” Ballerini said. explained. “For a long time, I thought, ‘Oh, this is just… glitter wears off. That’s what happens.'”
Morgan Evans talks about how music helped him deal with CMAS and Kelsea Ballerini’s divorce
“But knowing something isn’t right and staying there is ultimately hurting and dishonoring yourself,” she added.
country music star continued to talk about how “shame” the topic of divorce is.
“It’s the only thing I refuse to feel. I refuse to feel it,” emphasized Ballerini. “Judge me on that, fine, it’s up to you.” “
Ballerini and Evans got married in 2017. After nearly five years of marriage, the two announced their separation on her Instagram in August. Ballerini and Evans met in Australia in 2016 while she was hosting the CMC Music Awards.
Ballerini wrote at the time, “I have tried to share my life with you in a real and vulnerable way, but at the same time I have tried to protect the layers of my private life.” . “Since this is a public record, I wanted you to hear directly from me that I was going through a divorce.
“It’s hard to find words here…but I’m so grateful for my longtime marriage to Morgan and I’m hopeful for next season.I’ll do my best,” she added. .
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Evans wrote in his statement:
Right after Evans Ballerini decides to divorce, he wrote the song “Over for You” to help him process his emotions and heartbreak. He eventually released the song after playing it for an Australian audience.
“All the social media, and the conversations I’ve started with people, have gone from ‘great showman’ and ‘come back to Kentucky soon’ to ‘thank you for writing this song, I can get through my divorce. “Thank you for putting into words what I felt when I went through this seven years ago,” Evans explained to Fox News Digital.
“When things like that started happening, I knew it was something I had to properly record and share. That’s what we did. And I I’m really proud of that song.”
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