{"id":5824,"date":"2026-06-17T13:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/how-jelly-rolls-life-changes-took-a-toll-on-bunnie-xo-marriage\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T13:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:04:28","slug":"how-jelly-rolls-life-changes-took-a-toll-on-bunnie-xo-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/how-jelly-rolls-life-changes-took-a-toll-on-bunnie-xo-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"How Jelly Roll&#8217;s life changes took a toll on Bunnie Xo marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Froll-36_dcbcca.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo\u2019s marriage crumbled in part reportedly because of the singer\u2019s major life changes, including his booming career and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/23\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-details-major-setback-in-weight-loss-journey\/\">dramatic weight loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s very focused on his future, his health and being around for a long time,\u201d a source<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/inside-jelly-roll-bunnie-xo-complicated-dynamic-amid-divorce-source-exclusive-12000482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> told People <\/a>on Wednesday, noting Jelly Roll \u2014 who lost nearly 300 pounds \u2014 has \u201cchanged a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\">In regards to the<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/the-real-reason-behind-jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xos-split-reportedly-revealed\/\"> former couple\u2019s marriage<\/a>, the insider explained \u201cthere wasn\u2019t a moment where everything fell apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll \u201cchanged a lot\u201d before his split from Bunnie Xo, a source told People (Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo seen above at the pre-Grammy Gala in Feb. 2024). <span class=\"credit\">Billboard via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The insider noted Jelly Roll\u2019s changes include his booming career and dramatic weight loss (The exes are seen above at the 2023 CMT Music Awards). <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for CMT<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\">\u201cThey still love each other but were no longer on the same page about certain things, including what they wanted their future to look like,\u201d the source shared. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\">The insider added that \u201cpeople saw the public side\u201d of Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo\u2019s relationship, but they were dealing with a lot \u201cprivately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the source said the exes \u2014 who<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/23\/entertainment\/jelly-roll-confesses-to-cheating-on-wife-bunnie-xo-in-worst-moment-of-his-life\/\"> dealt with a cheating scandal<\/a> in 2018 \u2014  \u201chad a complicated dynamic\u201d since the beginning of their romance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The source said Jelly Roll and Bunnie (pictured above) were dealing with a lot \u201cprivately\u201d during their marriage <span class=\"credit\">jellyroll615\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo (seen above at the 2022 CMA Awards) \u201cstill love each other but were no longer on the same page\u201d about their future, the source added. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jelly Roll, 41, was dealing with money problems and Bunnie, 46, was a sex worker when they met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they first got together, they were both in a very different place in their lives,\u201d the source explained. \u201cThere was a lot of chaos, ups and downs, and they built a life together through all of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWild Ones\u201d singer cited \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d as the reason behind\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/celebrity-breakups-of-2026\/\">their breakup<\/a>, which was reportedly due to<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/the-real-reason-behind-jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xos-split-reportedly-revealed\/\"> Jelly Roll\u2019s religious beliefs clashing with Bunnie\u2019s racy past<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll (pictured above performing at CMA Fest 2026) filed for divorce on May 16. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Bunnie Xo (seen above) showed support for the singer\u2019s weight loss journey before their split.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/xomgitsbunnie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They were married for nearly a decade and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-bunny-xo-were-trying-to-have-a-baby-via-ivf-before-divorce\/\">had no children together<\/a>, though Bunnie served as a stepmother to Jelly Roll\u2019s two children, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/jelly-rolls-daughter-bailee-ann-breaks-silence-on-his-divorce-from-bunnie-xo\/\">daughter Bailee Ann, 18,<\/a> and son Noah Buddy, 9, from previous relationships.<\/p>\n<p>After filing for divorce, Jelly Roll shared a \u201cweight loss update\u201d on Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZn6yJ6x-pA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=AQ1qhy_FwxXbGybRhdG0fWJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posting a video<\/a> of himself trying protein powder on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy Award winner previously weighed 540 pounds before embarking on his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/12\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-could-feel-himself-dying-before-incredible-200-pound-weight-loss\/\">weight loss journey<\/a>, which landed him on the cover of Men\u2019s Health at 265 pounds earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Bunnie showed support for Jelly Roll\u2019s weight loss three months before their split.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll (seen above with Bunnie Xo) lost nearly 300 pounds. <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The exes (seen above) were married for nearly a decade before their split. <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Tiktok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re watching a grown man live his life to the fullest for the first time,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bunnie-xo-drooling-over-jelly-roll-after-300-lb-weight-loss-exclusive-11904387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told People <\/a>in February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t have that extra weight on him, and he is literally just the happiest little bumblebee that is just flying through the universe right now, and he\u2019s doing everything that he hasn\u2019t gotten to do, and he\u2019s kicking ass,\u201d the \u201cDumb Blonde Podcast\u201d host continued. <\/p>\n<p>Bunnie also said she was looking forward to seeing what Jelly Roll would do next with \u201chis newfound freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a 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