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was still married to her first husband Mike Comrie when she began recording her fifth studio album - Breathe In. Breathe Out. - with future second husband Matthew Koma in 2013.
The 38-year-old former Disney Channel star and the 45-year-old retired NHL centre went on to separate in 2014 after less than four years of wedded bliss, but their divorce wasn't finalized until 2016.
'It just got to a point where it wasn't going to be,' Duff said on Call Her Daddy on Wednesday.
'I think he was good with it because I was like, "Here's this, this, this." And he was like, "Great." This was before conscious uncoupling was a thing.
'My parents went through such a bad divorce that calling it made it really painful, but like, we are not together anymore, so obviously it was bad enough that it just wasn't working.'
The Luck... or Something singer added: 'I'm not just like, "I up and left." It was a collaborative thing that needed to happen. But you gotta fight for yourself and it doesn't matter that you have kids. Your kids are going to be okay.'
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Hilary Duff was still married to her first husband Mike Comrie when she began recording her fifth studio album - Breathe In. Breathe Out. - with future second husband Matthew Koma (R, pictured in 2025) in 2013
The 38-year-old former Disney Channel star and the 45-year-old retired NHL centre (R, pictured in 2013) went on to separate in 2014 after less than four years of wedded bliss, but their divorce wasn't finalized until 2016
On March 20, Duff and Canadian Comrie will celebrate their son Luca Cruz Comrie's 14th birthday, and they were last pictured attending his January 13 soccer match in Beverly Hills.
'That was a really tough call because we had not even a two-year-old kid,' the blonde Texan recalled of their split.
'It just got to a point where it wasn't going to be,' Duff said on Call Her Daddy on Wednesday. 'I think he was good with it because I was like, "Here's this, this, this." And he was like, "Great." This was before conscious uncoupling was a thing'
The Luck... or Something singer added: 'I'm not just like, "I up and left." It was a collaborative thing that needed to happen. But you gotta fight for yourself and it doesn't matter that you have kids. Your kids are going to be okay'
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On March 20, Duff and Canadian Comrie will celebrate their son Luca Cruz Comrie's (L, pictured in 2017) 14th birthday, and they were last pictured attending his January 13 soccer match in Beverly Hills
The blonde Texan recalled of their split: 'I remember doing everything in my power to have it be peaceful and have us hanging out and spending time together...It was really important to me to do it in a way that Luca could feel comfy' (pictured in 2017)
Duff 'had a lot of therapy' while juggling dating personal trainer Jason Walsh and Love Machine co-founder Ely Sandvik before settling down with 38-year-old Koma (R, pictured December 4) in 2017
The married couple of six years are raising three daughters - Banks, seven, Mae, four, and Townes, 21 months - at their $3.85M five-bedroom Beverly Hills home (pictured 2024)
The Mature songstress is scheduled to kick off her first world tour in nearly 20 years, the 57-date The Lucky Me Tour, June 21-22 in West Palm Beach, FL
Duff is scheduled to kick off her first world tour in nearly 20 years, the 57-date The Lucky Me Tour, June 21-22 at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL.
