SNL star Heidi Gardner, 40, says she has broken up with husband Zeb Wells, 46, as she ‘went through the end of a relationship’ … pair wed in 2010

Saturday Night Live star Heidi Gardner says she and husband Zeb Wells have split.

The 40-year-old resident of Kansas City, Missouri, made the personal revelation The Liz Moody Podcastas she said she has “experienced the end of a relationship,” referring to Webb, 46, with whom she exchanged vows in 2010.

Gardner said using the phrase “end” was “weird to say” when talking about the split with Wells, a writer for Marvel Comics, whom she did not refer to by name or specify the time they parted ways .

Gardner said she knows “that person will always be in my life and will change in a different way.”

Gardner, who has been a cast member of the NBC comedy since 2017, made it seem like she and her estranged husband remained on amicable terms, as she said she still has “all the equal love and respect in the world” for the person in the film. ask.

“It was just a period of a few years of transition and sadness and hope and loss and all those things,” Gardner said. “But I will say that during that time I feel like I never wasted a day getting to know myself, becoming a better version of myself and becoming a better friend and future partner, I think.”

Gardner said she learned valuable lessons from the painful life experience, calling it “a really cool reward for something that was very painful and uncomfortable.”

She said her inner circle of friends was essential during the difficult time.

“I will say the biggest thing I learned during that time is to lean on the women in your life and lean on your girlfriends,” Gardner said. “I already had great friends and family, but I just want to say that women showed up in such an incredible way.”

Gardner said her inner circle made it clear that her “romantic partner … doesn’t have to be (her) emotional rock.”

“A lot of times the women in my life just know better things to say and better ways to love me and care for me in some of those moments.”

Gardner, who has also done extensive work as a voice actor on shows like SuperMansion, Alien News Desk and Bratz, said it’s important for friends to be there for each other during tough times.

“We all know, no matter what kind of relationships they have with your partner one day, you will love them more than anything and you will praise them among your friends,” Gardner said. “And some days they’ll feel like your worst enemy and you’ll curse them to your friends.

The SNL mainstay and Wells were pictured at the NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte, North Carolina on February 17, 2019

The actress-writer and her estranged husband were pictured at a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden in New York in January 2019.

Gardner said her inner circle of friends was essential during the difficult time. Pictured in LA at the 2019 Emmys

Gardner said she strives to make her friends feel comfortable talking to her about their own romantic problems.

“I always like to provide a safe space for my friends,” Gardner said, “where yes, I let them know that I’m your team and if you’re a team, that person, your partner, then I’m on their team. even if they love you.”

She added: ‘So I always like to create a safe space so that no one ever feels ashamed if one day they throw their partner under the bus and then say, “But today is fun.”‘