Kelsea Ballerini Calls Decision to Divorce Morgan Evans Not a ‘Sudden One’: ‘This Is Just No Longer Good Anymore’
03.10.2022 - 21:19
/ usmagazine.com
Clearing the air. Amid her divorce from Morgan Evans, Kelsea Ballerini addressed misconceptions about calling it quits.
“I think when there’s a big life decision like that, it’s not a sudden one,” the Tennessee native, 29, told CBS Mornings on Monday, October 3. “And there’s a lot that happens before that becomes public. So, I’m on my, like, active healing journey. And a big part of that is showing up for this album and showing up for myself like I never have.”
Ballerini, who has discussed the split in her new album, Subject to Change, noted that the major life change came with its own set of challenges. “I’m a peacemaker. We’ve talked about this before. I’m a people pleaser. So, to do something that kind of goes against those two things is really difficult,” she admitted. “And I’m really proud of myself.”
For the “Hole in the Bottle” singer, the choice to end her marriage was “rough” because of her continued bond with Evans, 37. “It’s not chaotic. It’s not, like, volatile, it just didn’t work,” she continued on Monday. “And that sometimes is like a difficult narrative to get your head around when you’re like, ‘Oh, my gosh. This is a good person. And I’m a good person. And this is just no longer good anymore.'”
Earlier this year, the country couple made headlines when they announced their split.
“Friends, I’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,” Ballerini wrote via her Instagram Story in August. “This is now public record so I wanted you to hear from me directly that I am going through a divorce.”
She added: “This deeply difficult decision is the result of a journey of love, growth, and effort that ultimately has come to