What to Know
After Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll’s surprising divorce went public earlier this week, fans have been trying to figure out what went wrong. The theories have been all over the place, with many people assuming that the country singer must have cheated, since the couple has talked about his past infidelity before. But no, according to Bunnie, it’s nothing like that — in fact, the actual details of their split are even more unexpected.
Bunnie Xo opened up about their divorce on her podcast.
Bunnie decided the time to break her silence was on Thursday’s episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast, where she confirmed that their divorce would be settled in a matter of weeks — and that, despite popular belief, cheating had not been a factor in their split.
“J is my best friend. Like, this isn’t what you guys think this is,” Bunnie said. “Nobody cheated on the other person. It’s literally just we served our purpose for each other.”
That was a realization that the former couple came to after an argument that took place on Mother’s Day, when she told him to file divorce papers, packed her things, and left… and Jelly Roll wasted no time in doing exactly that.
She didn’t exactly agree that they should split up at first.
Even though Bunnie was the one to bring up divorce during their fight, she admitted that she didn’t actually mean it.
“Was this divorce mutual? No. It was not mutual, even though I told him to file the divorce papers,” she said. “I was speaking out of anger and just frustration. But was it necessary for us to have a wake-up call and for us to start having these real conversations? Absolutely.”
Bunnie wanted to try therapy before officially calling it quits, but Jelly Roll wouldn’t agree to that plan, so their only option was to go their separate ways as amicably as possible — after they made up following a few weeks of not speaking to each other.
They’re still planning on having a baby together.
Before their split, Bunnie and Jelly Roll had shared that they were planning on undergoing IVF so that they could welcome a child together, and despite the divorce, that plan hasn’t changed.
“I’m so excited to live my life through a child’s eyes, which is why this baby journey, I’m not going to let it break me, and I’m not going to deter it,” Bunnie said. “And J has been so f—ing great about us still having a baby together and he wants the same thing. And we’re just going to raise little Nugget as one big happy family.”
This sounds like it could be a recipe for disaster… but maybe these two will be able to make it work? For their future baby’s sake, let’s hope so.
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