Jelly Roll has reportedly filed for divorce from his wife, Bunnie XO, after about 10 years together, surprising fans who had recently seen him publicly praise her in an emotional Grammy speech. According to TMZ, the country singer filed the divorce paperwork on May 18 in Williamson County, Tennessee, and listed the couple’s separation date as May 9, citing irreconcilable differences. Sources told the outlet that the split was mutual and a private family matter.
The news came as a shock because the couple had appeared solid in public earlier this year. Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO celebrated their 10-year anniversary in 2025, and their relationship has often been described by the singer as central to his personal transformation. The two first met in 2015 at one of his Las Vegas concerts. A year later, he proposed onstage at another Las Vegas show, and the same night they secretly eloped at a courthouse chapel.
Bunnie XO responded to the divorce headlines with a series of social media posts that seemed to reflect a focus on moving forward. On Instagram, she shared a selfie video of herself singing Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me” and captioned it “Banger.” She also posted a photo in her Instagram Stories wearing pink lingerie and kneeling on a couch, adding the message, “She’s getting her sparkle back.” The posts quickly drew attention from followers, many of whom commented with questions, support and encouragement as speculation grew around her next chapter.
The divorce update also brought renewed attention to Jelly Roll’s recent Grammy acceptance speech, in which he thanked Bunnie XO in deeply personal terms. He told the audience that she had helped change his life and said he might have ended up dead or in jail without her and his faith. Bunnie XO was visibly emotional in the audience as he spoke. His comments had reinforced the public image of a marriage built on survival, loyalty and redemption.
Still, the relationship has not been without turbulence. In 2018, Jelly Roll reportedly admitted to being unfaithful, leading to a brief separation before the couple went through counseling and reconciled. Over the next several years, they spoke openly about their marriage in interviews, with Jelly Roll often calling Bunnie XO his “backbone.” In 2023, they renewed their vows in the same Las Vegas chapel where they had eloped.
Bunnie XO also revealed in a memoir released in February that the couple had been preparing to expand their family through IVF and a surrogate. She said they had found a woman they described as especially kind and were moving forward with plans for twins, though it remains unclear how far that process progressed before the reported split.
For fans who had followed their love story, the divorce filing marks a dramatic turn after years of public devotion, personal struggle and apparent reconciliation.
