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Kelsea Ballerini completes divorce from Morgan Evans… the same day she received Grammy nomination and keys to her ‘dream home’
Kelsea Ballerini had a bittersweet day on Tuesday as she finalized her divorce from Morgan Evans before receiving any good news.
The 29-year-old music sensation shared with the public on a recent show that news of her Grammy nomination followed the official dissolution of the marriage.
Addressing the Grand Ole Opry audience, she said onstage, “The truth is, I started my day this morning at the courthouse to finalize my divorce.”
Ups and downs: Kelsea Ballerini had a bittersweet day on Tuesday as she finalized her divorce from Morgan Evans before receiving any good news; seen last year
“And then get nominated for a Grammy, and then get the keys to my dream house, and now be in the circle of the Opry,” she said, recounting her day.
Taking life’s ups and downs lightly, she joked, “And s**t, if that’s not country music, I don’t know what is.”
The tender moment at the legendary Nashville, Tennessee location was filmed by fans, who later shared it online.
Ballerini reposted it on her Instagram story with the caption, “If country music is the truth of life, here is mine. What a goddamn day.’
Transparency: The 29-year-old music sensation shared with the public on a recent show that news of her Grammy nomination followed the official dissolution of her marriage; pictured November 2022
After receiving the Grammy nomination for her song Heartfirst in the Country Solo Performance category, Kelsea took to social media to share a candid video of her reaction to the amazing news.
She was beside herself with happiness when she and loved ones sat in a restaurant and received the update from a phone.
Kelsea squealed with excitement in the clip, and she wrote in the caption, “The song about following your heart, wherever it leads, has been nominated for a GRAMMY.
‘Can’t get more cosmic. this is to always jump right in, baby, with your heart first.’
Happier times: Evans and Ballerini were photographed in March in Las Vegas at the ACM Awards
The former couple reached a divorce settlement earlier this month and split their marriage personal property and furniture.
They’ve also put their Nashville home up for sale, according to court documents obtained Oct. 24 by People and filed in Davidson County.
It was also reported at the time that the Mascot, Tennessee-born entertainer and her estranged husband, who had a prenuptial agreement, had “vacated” their “marital home.”
Kelsea filed for divorce from the Newcastle, Australia resident on Aug. 29, with an insider telling the outlet that both parties have been pushing to save the union.
Ballerini and Evans met in March 2016 when they co-hosted the CMC Awards, and got engaged in December.
They exchanged their vows in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in December 2017.
Sad news: Ballerini and Evans took to Instagram in August with statements about the split