Bunnie Xo Breaks Silence on Shocking Health Crisis Triggered by Jelly Roll Split

Is it just me, or does the universe seem to love shaking the snowglobe on “forever” relationships—especially when they come with tattoos and country chart-toppers? I mean, after a decade-long, rollercoaster marriage with enough drama, devotion, and botched DM slides to fuel a dozen reality shows, you’d think Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll had seen it all . But nope! Cue heart-wrenching podcasts, stadium-size oversharing, and paparazzi-flooded self-reinventions—divorce, baby, but make it public (and possibly with new boobs) . For the record, being each other’s “best friend” in a breakup sounds about as comforting as ordering salad at Taco Bell—well-intentioned, but who’s it really fooling? Intrigued about melted hearts, Insta therapy, and the comedic pain of ski-slope boobs? Yeah, me too . LEARN MORE

Back in May, it was reported that Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll had separated after 10 years of marriage.

Since then, the pair have addressed the divorce, with the country singer (real name Jason Bradley DeFord) discussing it during a concert while she has spoken about it on her podcast.

They’ve each referred to one another as their ‘best friend’ but that doesn’t necessarily mean the split has been easy.

Bunnie Xo (real name Alisa DeFord) recently opened up about the ‘devastating’ impact that Jelly Roll’s divorce had on her health during an episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast.

In previous episodes, she has spoken about their marriage as well as the many men apparently sending her DMs since the news of the split broke.

They were married for 10 years. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

During yesterday’s (10 July) episode of the podcast, Bunnie Xo said she ‘lost 20 pounds’ following their separation.

“I was not eating. I wasn’t drinking,” she claimed as she said at times her friends had to sort out getting her IV drips because she had become so malnourished.

She added: “I couldn’t even stand up, because I was so f***ing devastated.”

And upsettingly, the OnlyFans star’s friends apparently took turns watching over her as they were also concerned about her mental health.

Bunnie Xo continued: “I was on the floor screaming, crying, because I could not understand what the f**k was going on.”

She went on to say that due to the rapid weight loss, she underwent surgery to ‘perk back up’ her breasts due to them apparently starting to look like ‘ski slopes’.

“I was just like, let me have this era of my life, just being super whatever I want [to be],” the podcaster explained.

“Just do whatever the f*** I want.”

Bunnie Xo said they went with ‘very, very small implants’.

She has spoken about the split on her podcast. (xomgitsbunnie/Instagram)

“They’re super small, but I just needed them to perk back up because them babies were looking like I could tie them in a knot,” she said.

According to court documents, Jelly Roll filed for divorce on 18 May with the date of separation listed as 9 May and the grounds for divorce cited as irreconcilable differences.

The country singer has insisted ‘nobody cheated on nobody’ as he has repeated that Bunnie Xo will be his ‘best friend forever’.

He added during a show that she ‘will probably be the only woman I’ll ever love the way I loved her’. She has also called Jelly Roll her ‘best friend’.

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo relationship timeline

August 2015

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo meet at one of the former’s shows at the Las Vegas Country Saloon. This was before Jelly Roll enjoyed mainstream success. He’s living in a van and only around 20 people are at the gig. They talk backstage. At the time, Bunnie is dating someone else.

Later, Bunnie splits from her ex and asks a friend to give her Jelly Roll’s number. Bunnie says Jelly Roll would call and text her for advice about his daughter Bailee, from a previous relationship.

July 2016

The pair’s relationship turns romantic when Jelly Roll travels to Vegas to film a music video and Bunnie offers to put him up at her place.

August 2016

Jelly Roll proposes to Bunnie onstage at a Yelawolf and Deftones concert in Las Vegas. He tells her: “[I wanna know] will your fine a** marry my white trash a** tonight in Las Vegas?” That night, they tie the knot at The Little White Chapel.

23 August 2016

Jelly Roll welcomes a son, Noah Buddy, with an ex. In 2016, Jelly Roll and Bunnie are also granted primary custody of Bailee due to her mother’s substance abuse issues.

2018

Jelly Roll cheats on Bunnie, and the pair temporarily separate. Jelly Roll later calls the affair ‘one of the worst moments of his adulthood’.

He says he ‘did a lot of work to repair that relationship’ on the Human School podcast. They rekindle their relationship later that year.

2019

Bunnie launches the Dumb Blonde podcast, which goes on to be a massive success, with Dolly Parton and MGK appearing as guests.

2022

Jelly Roll’s music takes off in a big way. His single ‘Son of a Sinner’ hits No. 1 on Billboard’s US Country Airplay chart.

March 2023

Bunnie deletes her OnlyFans and leaves the sex industry behind.

31 August 2023

Bunnie and Jelly Roll return to The Little White Chapel in Vegas to renew their vows.

June 2024

Bunnie reveals on Instagram that the couple have decided to undergo IVF. She writes: “W/all odds stacked against us, it’s always been hard & we have only just begun.”

February 2026

Bunnie says that following Jelly Roll’s 275 pound weight loss, his penis has gotten ‘severely bigger’.

9 May 2026

The date of separation in Jelly Roll and Bunnie’s divorce filing. Bunnie later reveals the couple have an argument, and she says in anger: “Well, then file the f**king divorce papers.”

Jelly Roll packs a bag and the couple don’t speak for weeks.

18 May 2026

Jelly Roll files for divorce, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.

Lawyer Holly Davis – who doesn’t represent either party – tells People: “It’s a very neutral and agreement-oriented filing. It doesn’t look like a contested divorce filing.”

18 June 2026

Bunnie opens up on her podcast Dumb Blonde about the end of her marriage.

She says there was no cheating, and she and Jelly Roll are still planning to have a baby via IVF and co-parent it together.

Her IVF journey took a heartbreaking strain on her mental health, and she says it ‘wrecked me emotionally, spiritually, physically’.

She adds: “It was not mutual. Even though I told him to file the divorce papers, I was speaking out of anger and frustration. But was it necessary for us to have a wakeup call and to actually start having these real conversations? Absolutely.”

She adds that Jelly Roll is already dating other people, and she is ‘excited to discover myself single’.

The same night, Jelly Roll addresses speculation around the divorce onstage at Saratoga Springs, New York, saying the internet ‘is a liar’.

He adds: “Me and my wife are best friends, we will always be best friends. I will love her. She will probably be the only woman I’ll ever love the way I loved her.”