CHANCE the Rapper and his wife Kirsten Corley have announced they are splitting ways in a joint statement.
The rapper and influencer tied the knot in 2018 and share two young daughters.
Chance, 30, and Kirsten, also 30, shared the news that they are calling it quits on Wednesday.
The former couple took to their Instagram Stories where they posted a jointly-written statement, reading, “After a period of separation, the two of us have arrived at the decision to part ways.
“We came to this decision amicably and with gratitude for the same time we spent together,” they explained.
“God has blessed us with two beautiful daughters who we will continue to raise together.
“We kindly ask for privacy and respect as we navigate this transition. Thank you,” the message closed.
ROCKY ROAD
Chance and his now ex-wife were childhood friends who met when they were just 9 years old.
The pair reconnected and started dating in 2013, and two years later they welcomed their first child, Kensli, who is now 7.
After a brief breakup in 2016, the pair rekindled their relationship and tied the knot in 2018 with their official ceremony taking place in March 2019.
Just months later in August, they welcomed their second daughter Marli, now 4.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
The weekend of his wedding to Kirsten, Chance shared the sweet story of how he first met his wife with his fans.
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While attending his mom’s 2003 office party, the rapper noticed a young Corley dancing with her friend to the Destiny’s Child song Independent Women Part 1.
The Voice US judge recalled at the time, “Now I’m locking eyes with the prettiest girl I ever seen in my almost-a-decade of life on Earth. I really shouldn’t even say locked eyes cause really, I was just staring at her.”
Despite his dad encouraging him to join the girls and dance due to his talent in the sport, he refused to steal her thunder.
“It’s ’cause I knew I was gonna marry that girl and I ain’t wanna jump the gun,” he claimed.
“So I shook my head with anxiety, moved to the back of the crowd, and never even introduced myself.”
After a period of separation, the two of us have arrived at the decision to part ways
Chance The Rapper & Kirsten Corley
MARRIED MAN
Chance and Kirsten reunited in 2012 at the SXSW Festival in Austin and their relationship began shortly after returning home to Chicago.
The rapper proposed to the entrepreneur at a backyard party in their native city in 2018.
They said “I do” in a private nuptials shortly after, and then surrounded by friends at a star-studded ceremony in Newport Beach, California a year later.
Their daughter Kensli walked down the aisle with her parents as the flower girl.
Chance previously opened up about fatherhood in a conversation with People saying, “I’ve been waking up daily with a newfound gratitude and being very grateful that I’m married right now.
“The fact that me, my daughters and my wife all live in one house together is a huge, huge blessing, so I’ve just been taking that in.”
The Voice star frequently found inspiration in his marriage to Kirsten, even naming his debut album, The Big Day.
The LP celebrated his wife, fatherhood, and his “blessings from God.”
