{"id":59796,"date":"2022-08-29T15:30:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kelsea-balleri-files-for-divorce-from-morgan-evans-deeply-difficult-decision\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T15:30:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:30:08","slug":"kelsea-balleri-files-for-divorce-from-morgan-evans-deeply-difficult-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kelsea-balleri-files-for-divorce-from-morgan-evans-deeply-difficult-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsea Balleri Files for Divorce from Morgan Evans: &#8216;Deeply Difficult Decision&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>It&#8217;s over for Kelsea Balleri and Morgan Evans.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Heartfirst&#8221; singer, 28, filed for divorce from the &#8220;Kiss Somebody&#8221; musician, 37, on Friday after nearly five years of marriage, court documents obtained by PEOPLE show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;ve been working on their marriage for a very long time. Prior to this they had separated privately once before and have been in therapy for several years,&#8221; a source tells PEOPLE.  &#8220;They gave it their best go but unfortunately arrived at the decision to formally separate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><noscript><img alt=\"Morgan Evans (L) and Kelsea Ballerini\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4waIHw8HjrPEl0mtNZIrdw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/O45wm2ezJj6rs6_emoXQ7w--~B\/aD01NzM7dz0xMDE5O2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/6c14402098c5abbaad21c6bdccb5c941\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Morgan Evans (L) and Kelsea Ballerini<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><i>Michael Loccisano \/ Getty <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Ballerin addressed the split on her Instagram Story Monday morning, writing, &#8220;Friends, I&#8217;ve always tried my best to share my life with you in a real and vulnerable way, while also protecting layers of my personal life as they unfold. This is now public record so I wanted you to hear from me directly that I am going through a divorce.<\/p>\n<p>This deeply difficult decision is the result of a journey of love, growth, and effort that ultimately has come to an end.  It&#8217;s hard to find the words here&#8230;but I feel extremely grateful for the years of marriage to Morgan and hopeful for the next seasons.<\/p>\n<p>With very active schedules coming up, please be mindful that we are both fragile, actively healing, and showing up the best we can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: Kelsea Ballerin Reveals She and Husband Morgan Evans &#8216;Go to Couples Therapy All the Time&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Kelsea Ballerina and Morgan Evans\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TvLE8oeOS1W7LCb3jmPHHA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/8hlyC9W2V9HAzCX3xmH_VQ--~B\/aD02MDc7dz0xMDgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/d9f2ea30e98584505494d37758f01707\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"Kelsea Ballerina and Morgan Evans\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TvLE8oeOS1W7LCb3jmPHHA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/8hlyC9W2V9HAzCX3xmH_VQ--~B\/aD02MDc7dz0xMDgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/d9f2ea30e98584505494d37758f01707\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Kelsea Ballerina and Morgan Evans<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><i>Kelsea Balleri\/instagram <\/i> Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini<\/p>\n<p>The country singers first met in March 2016 while co-hosting the CMC Awards in Evans&#8217; native Australia, were engaged that December and tied the knot a year and a half later in an intimate oceanside ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Balleri told PEOPLE in November that she and Evans were big believers in couples therapy, and went &#8220;all the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have really good couples friends that we vacation with, but we also can sit down with and have the hard conversations,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>In every poetry book <em>Feel Your Way Through<\/em>published last November, Ballerin also discussed how her parents&#8217; divorce when she was young affected her future relationships and views on marriage.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"link caas-button collapse-button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;slk:Story continues\">Story continues<\/button><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I swore I was never going to get married,&#8221; she told PEOPLE at the time, adding that her parents had a &#8220;super-messy and really drawn-out&#8221; split.  &#8220;For so long, I just viewed their marriage as their divorce. As I got older, I was able to have conversations with them both about their marriage, pre-divorce and realized that there was beauty there, there was love there at some point . That helped me realize that I could find that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"kelsea honeys\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/79VuPsd06VFt_pqDW78V7g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/gpB0nkzHVhzw6DxTNmFJ7g--~B\/aD04MzI7dz0xNDc5O2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/58dae0201f8c1ed07c970c80621c09fe\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"kelsea honeys\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/79VuPsd06VFt_pqDW78V7g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/gpB0nkzHVhzw6DxTNmFJ7g--~B\/aD04MzI7dz0xNDc5O2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/58dae0201f8c1ed07c970c80621c09fe\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">kelsea honeys<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><i>getty <\/i> Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini<\/p>\n<p>Because of their split, she said she never thought of marriage &#8220;as a fairytale-esque, ride-off-into-the-sunset kind of thing,&#8221; but something that was &#8220;worth&#8221; the work.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Balleri again touched the benefits of therapy to <em>Extra<\/em>saying that she and Evans go both separately and together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s really important,&#8221; she said.  &#8220;Obviously we have a strange life. Like, we are both really busy and don&#8217;t get to spend as much time together\u2026 And just trying to find, like, the things that work for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: Kelsea Balleri and Morgan Evans&#8217; Relationship Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Yis.amDEC0S7n6gHZ6CSbg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/VT..lMAhJxczwHeoTwBz7g--~B\/aD01NjI7dz0xMDAwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/9299a58143fa2bbc2dfe04491e8d6976\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Yis.amDEC0S7n6gHZ6CSbg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/VT..lMAhJxczwHeoTwBz7g--~B\/aD01NjI7dz0xMDAwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/9299a58143fa2bbc2dfe04491e8d6976\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><i>Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic <\/i> Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini<\/p>\n<p>The two-time Grammy Award nominee is currently gearing up for the Sept.  23 release of her new album <em>Subject to Change<\/em>.  Ballerin announced the album, her fifth, in July, and said it was largely inspired by her newfound ability to embrace change and all that comes with it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In my younger years, the idea of \u200b\u200bchange scared me. It had proven to be a faceless force that patterned my past with uncertainty,&#8221; she said in a voiceover shared on social media.  &#8220;Only in the gift of growth have I learned that in the stark and constant juxtaposition of life, living happens. That when I unclench my fists, undig my heels and unravel the architecture built by youth, a true metamorphosis can happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ooooooh here we go \u2026 \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25&#8221; Evans commented at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s over for Kelsea Balleri and Morgan Evans. The &#8220;Heartfirst&#8221; singer, 28, filed for divorce from the &#8220;Kiss Somebody&#8221; musician, 37, on Friday after nearly five years of marriage, court documents obtained by PEOPLE show. &#8220;They&#8217;ve been working on their marriage for a very long time. Prior to this they had separated privately once before &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kelsea-balleri-files-for-divorce-from-morgan-evans-deeply-difficult-decision\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kelsea Balleri Files for Divorce from Morgan Evans: &#8216;Deeply Difficult Decision&#8217;<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60568,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kelsea-ballerina-divorcing-husband-morgan-evans\/","url_meta":{"origin":59796,"position":0},"title":"Kelsea Ballerina Divorcing Husband Morgan Evans","date":"August 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Kelsea Ballerina and Morgan Evans are separated and going through a divorce. 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