Jelly Rolls Shocking Response to Divorce Podcast

She admitted she is 'relieved the news is out' after having to keep the split a secret for nearly a month and a half. 'It was rough,' she told listeners.

Before explaining the demise of their marriage, Bunnie took the time to shutdown online speculation that her ex is 'dating' singer Jessie Murph, 21.

She called the rumors 'disgusting' and noted that Murph is only a few years older than Jelly Roll's 18-year-old daughter Bailee Ann. 

Bunnie also addressed wild rumors that she is dating Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger, which she vehemently denied, after she posted a TikTok featuring one of the rock band's breakup songs. 

However, Bunnie did confirm that her estranged husband is 'dating again' and insisted she is 'happy for him.'

She encouraged women to 'send him a DM' and said that she would proudly play the role of his ex-wife.

Bunnie then reflected on her and Jelly Roll's over decade-long romance, calling him her 'twin flame' and 'soulmate.'

'He is my best friend. I love that man more than life itself,' Bunnie began, adding that she will 'always ride' for him regardless of if he's her husband or not.

'When I said those vows with him, I really meant them,' said Bunnie, who has been married three times. 'Obviously I am not f***king good at marriage.'

Bunnie began to cry as she told fans that she 'really truly feels' that 'if [she] had not got with [her] husband that [she] would be dead,' as she recalled the rough early days of their relationship when she worked as an escort and was addicted to drugs.

'I truly feel that my husband saved me. He was the catalyst for me becoming the woman I am today. Without him, I would not be where I am.'

She also said that Jelly Roll 'would not be where he is today' without her as she recalled supporting him on his long, tough journey to country superstardom.

Bunnie then spoke about Jelly Roll's daughter Bailee Ann, who she helped raise when the child's biological mother gave the singer full custody in 2016.

'[Bailee Ann] has been through so much stuff with us. I didn't know how to be a f**king mom. I was popping pills when I got in that family,' she admitted, adding that Jelly Roll 'was doing the same thing' at that time.

The couple eventually got sober and Bunnie credited Bailee Ann for helping them finally 'grow up.'

Bunnie shared that Bailee Ann is currently 'mad' at the both of them over the divorce. 

'And she deserves to feel that way. She's going to have emotions. She's going to unfollow me on Instagram. And then she's gonna text me the next day telling me to follow her back,' she explained of her current dynamic with Bailee Ann.

'That's just how it is right now. I don't care. That's my baby [and] I love her.' 

Bunnie said that her and Jelly Roll's relationship began to crumble about two years ago when they made the decision to have a baby and she began IVF treatment.

'It is not a beautiful journey. It wrecked me,' she said, adding that IVF turned her into a 'shell' of who she used to be. 

Due to Jelly Roll's 'low sperm count,' Bunnie said that he also had to 'get on a bunch of hormones.' She said the hormones turned him into a 'nightmare to be around.'

They began their respective hormone therapies just as both of their careers were taking off, which only added to the tension brewing at home.

The couple also suffered private heartbreak, with Bunnie revealing for the first time that they have 'lost four embryos' and endured three failed transfers.

'Anybody that is going through that and has to deal with these miscarriages, it's gut-wrenching.'

She teared up while voicing frustration over the fact that she and Jelly Roll are 'two people who really want a child but can't have it' and that they kept facing 'roadblocks' in their IVF journey.

'That takes a toll on a relationship.'

She also said that the differences in her and Jelly Roll's personalities also played a part in their split.

'I don't like fame. I don't have a good relationship with it,' said Bunnie, adding that she's more 'reserved' and 'laid back' than Jelly Roll.

'My husband is the complete opposite. I always say he is a politician. He likes to shake hands and kiss babies and that's his personality.'

These differences between them became more apparent over the last 'year and a half' as the couple 'stopped communicating together.'

Bunnie described herself as the 'glue' that held her and Jelly Roll together as she claimed she always loved him 'a little more than he loved [her].

After years of being the 'chaser' in their relationship, Bunnie said that she stopped 'chasing' Jelly Roll as their communication disintegrated over the last year and a half. 

'I stopped everything and went into myself,' she explained, adding that she also experienced 'depression' as she was forced to mourn their IVF losses alone. 

Bunnie said she has now gotten her 'sparkle back' and that she 'immediately got on HRT' after learning that Jelly Roll was going to divorce her.

She also shared that she is currently in therapy but has lost 15 pounds as a result of her marriage ending.

While she would have liked to have 'worked things out' in therapy with her now-estranged spouse, Bunnie confirmed that they are 'ending this marriage on the best possible terms.'

She hinted at a generous divorce settlement as she praised Jelly Roll for being a 'king' who is 'taking care of her in the divorce.'

As for the 'dream home' the couple has been building, Bunnie said that Jelly Roll is giving it to her 'because he knows how special it is to me.' 

The massive compound has three houses on it and sits on a large piece of land. 

Now that she's single, Bunnie claims that her DMs are 'filled' with verified accounts belonging to men who want to date her.

'I'm ready to have fun,' she gushed. 'I want women to know that you can reclaim your power, you can be sexy again.' 

At the end of the podcast, Bunnie decided to address several current headlines floating around about her and Jelly Roll's split, including his decision to remove her name from his Instagram bio.

'Guys, I did it first,' said Bunnie. 'The hour [the divorce news dropped] I was like, "Bye bye."'

The star filed for divorce from Bunnie last month in Tennessee, according to court documents obtained by the Daily Mail.

He cited 'irreconcilable differences' in the filing, which was lodged on May 18 and lists May 9 as the couple's date of separation.

Sources told TMZ the split was a 'mutual decision' and remains a 'private family matter.' 

The singer is being represented by Rose Palermo, who has handled some of the most difficult and complex divorces in Nashville and was retained by Kristin Cavallari in her divorce from Jay Cutler. 

The news broke on Monday night, sending shocked fans into a frenzy as they tried to pinpoint signs of trouble in past social media posts.

That same day, a moving truck was pictured in front of the couple's $6.5 million home near Nashville and boxes were seen leaving, though it is unclear which of the two was moving out.

They bought the five-bedroom, seven-bath mansion in late 2023. 

Bunnie first fueled speculation hours before Monday's split news broke as she posted a lip-syncing video to the 2001 Nickelback breakup song How You Remind Me.

Then on Wednesday night, two days after the news broke, she followed up by mouthing the lyrics to Jelly Roll's 2018 song No Limit (Freestyle).

She also hinted that she would be discussing the divorce news on her podcast as she captioned, 'Podcast coming..' 

The last time they were seen together in public was Bunnie's book tour stop on February 24 where he made a surprise appearance and performed for the sold-out crowd.

Jelly Roll and Bunnie were married in 2016 and their relationship wasn't always smooth sailing.

The three-time Grammy winner publicly admitted that he cheated on his wife in 2018. He called the affair 'one of the worst moments' of his adult life, attributing the infidelity to substance abuse and a toxic circle of friends at the time. 

Bunnie recently opened up about the ups and downs of the couple's marriage revealing it's important to love someone even when they are 'at their lowest' because 'everybody deserves a second chance.'

'When you are with somebody for a long time, you are going to have to love them at their lowest. And I truly believe that true love is not about so much as accepting things that you shouldn't, but I do think that everybody deserves a second chance,' she told People earlier this year.

'Loving somebody at their lowest is one of the most beautiful things you can do, especially if they bloom and they blossom like my husband has.'

Back in February, Jelly Roll made a moving speech at the 2026 Grammy Awards as he accepted the prize for Best Contemporary Country Album for Beautifully Broken, and crediting his wife with saving his life.

'I would have never changed my life without you. I'd have ended up dead or in jail. I'd have killed myself if it wasn't for you and Jesus,' he said.

Jelly Roll has also changed his life over the last few years by embarking on a weight loss journey and he recently confessed he has 'lost [his] way' but vowed to get back on track.

The father-of-two weighed over 500lbs in 2023 but had slimmed down to 265lbs on the day he shot a Men's Health magazine cover last November.

He admitted he had been 'avoiding the scale' over the last few months after deciding to 'enjoy the holidays' and indulge in 'big meals,' as well as being less active due to an injury.

He was scared to have a new weigh in ahead of returning to his diet.

Speaking in a YouTube video, Jelly Roll said: 'We hit the goal and it was right before the holidays, so I was like, 'You know what man, I've been working hard for the last three years losing this weight, I'm going to enjoy the holidays.'

'I had a big Thanksgiving meal, I had a big birthday meal, I ate a big Christmas meal. Kinda got off the rails and I broke my collarbone... a few days before Christmas.'

Jelly Roll and Bunnie have been very candid about how his former size and weight made intimacy extremely difficult, with Jelly Roll once describing their sex life as 'horrible' on The Joe Rogan Experience.

His transformation, however, made him feel like he had 'the sex drive of a 17-year-old' again, as he told Men's Health.

News of the divorce comes on the heels of Bunnie's admission that they'd found a potential surrogate in their quest to expand their family.

Jelly Roll is already dad to two children from previous relationships, daughter Bailey Ann, 18, and son Noah Buddy, nine.

'Now that we're finally stable financially and somewhat emotionally after all the healing we've done over this decade together, we're talking about the future - including growing our family,' Bunnie wrote in her memoir, Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic, which was released on February 17.

'J and I have a surrogate, the sweetest woman ever, and soon I'll be starting my IVF stims,' she said, adding that she waited a long time 'to have kids with someone I knew would be a great father.'