Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are officially divorced.
Rumors that Shelton was cheating plagued the country music couple since almost immediately after their 2011 nuptials, but they would often make light of the stories.
“I just read in a tabloid that our marriage is falling apart!!!” he tweeted in 2013. Lambert responded: “Oh no! Can’t wait to read if we make it or not.”
But there were no jokes this week when the couple announced the end of their marriage: “This is not the future we envisioned. And it is with heavy hearts that we move forward separately. We are real people, with real lives, with real families, friends and colleagues.”
But despite them putting on a united front, we’re told there were issues. “He is eager to have children, but she really enjoys not being tied down. I think they both were off on what the time frame would be,” said one source about the country stars.
Lambert also has a more rigorous touring schedule. “They are never together, and he was wanting them to move close to being together. She really loves her career and touring. She has the ability to go and record albums when she wants and to tour.”
Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert before their split: