Former Teen Mother OG star Mackenzie McKee is a single mother. The 27-year-old mom of three confirmed that she cut up from Josh McKee, 29, after 12 years of marriage in an extended and heartfelt assertion to Celebuzz. “I’m coming from a really deep, uncooked and weak a part of my coronary heart… life is loopy. Our complete life was performed out within the highlight,” Mackenzie started in her assertion. “I’m moving into a complete new life and new me. The issues I exploit to cry over, are actually a stroll within the park. I’m so grateful for the previous 12 years with Josh and what they taught me. Josh and I are each nonetheless younger with a lifetime forward of us. And I want nothing however peace and happiness for him and his future. Everybody has their very own story, and that is mine.”
The MTV alum then subtly blamed Josh for why their union fell aside. “The previous me would have launched a narrative about how terrible Josh is, what he did and why this marriage is ending,” she famous. “The brand new me understands that we’re each strolling away from this with deep scars and our youngsters love us each regardless of the ache we introduced each other. We’re human, we’re all human on this earth simply attempting to make it.” She additional confirmed she wouldn’t be sharing extra particulars about their cut up as a result of she felt it might not be “truthful” to inform “his aspect” of the story, though she took yet another jab at her ex. “Was I an ideal spouse?” Mackenzie requested. “No. However I’m additionally not pretending that Josh was a very good husband.”
Mackenzie additionally gave perception into how she lastly mustered up the braveness to stroll away from Josh. “Us girls don’t go away till we’re prepared. Till we will get up, discover the espresso don’t odor proper, and one thing is off. That was my marriage. However my marriage is all I’ve ever recognized since I used to be a younger teenager,” she defined. “When that change occurred after I knew I used to be going to depart, my complete world modified. I wasn’t unhappy, I wasn’t unhappy about something, I wasn’t offended, I wasn’t depressed. I gained my energy again as a feminine who lastly is aware of her self value. And I used to be lastly so exhausted that I used to be performed, and something that has harm me these previous 5 years was gone,” she continued. “I not care.”
She concluded her prolonged breakup affirmation by reflecting on the “lengthy highway forward” for her and Josh, however famous she has no regrets about her choice. “It’s exhausting leaving and changing into a single mother. Nevertheless it’s tougher staying and dwelling the one days God gave me being advised by somebody I beloved I used to be nothing on this life,” she poignantly acknowledged. “I’m a free spirit and purpose pushed girl. And that was began to be stripped from me day-to-day the place I used to be so weak I couldn’t even have a look at myself within the mirror and inform myself AM sufficient.”
Mackenize additionally confirmed her single relationship standing on Instagram on July 26. “I’m breaking my silence about Josh and I being performed,” she wrote alongside two pictures of her and Josh. “I’ll all the time respect him as the daddy of my youngsters nevertheless it’s time for me to search out my glad.”
Mackenzie first acquired public consideration after she appeared on 16 and Pregnant in 2011, after which continued her time on actuality tv by way of Teen Mother OG. Whereas her marriage to Josh lasted over a decade, it was not all the time a easy journey and a few of the problems inside their marriage aired on Teen Mother, together with a dishonest scandal.
Mackenzie dropped two hints that Eagle-eyed followers caught lately that made them assume her marriage could be over for good. First, on July 20, she tweeted three pictures of herself out partying with associates with the caption, “27 and dwelling life for the very first time.” Three days later, she complained about courting. “The courting world is wack guys… these males out right here playin’. Ive been out of this sport for wayyy too lengthy,” she tweeted.
27 and dwelling life for the very first time 😝 pic.twitter.com/M5v8qSYJ5q
— Mackenzie Douthit (@DouthitKenzie) July 20, 2022
Moreover, she took to TikTok on July 24 to sew a trending clip of a gaggle of women cheerfully reacting to what’s meant to be thrilling information. In Mackenzie’s aspect of the video, she confirmed herself doing laundry and wrote “I lastly walked away.” over the video.
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Josh appeared to trace towards a breakup too, however made it a bit much less apparent. He shared a mirror selfie July 22 to indicate off his ripped arms and torso and wrote, “The ache is definitely worth the development!!!” within the caption. His marriage ceremony band was noticeably absent from the snapshot. Whereas the caption can actually be about his health progress, a number of followers took to the remark part to query his relationship standing.
Mackenzie and Josh share three youngsters: Gannon, 10; Jaxie, 8, and Broncs, 5. On the time of this writing, Josh nonetheless has the phrase “husband” listed in his Instagram bio, they usually each seem in one another’s feeds.