Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo's Relationship Timeline: From Their First Meeting to Divorce

It's over for Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo.

The now-estranged couple met for the first time during one of his concerts at Country Saloon in Las Vegas in 2015. They reportedly talked backstage, though they did not immediately develop a romantic connection as the "Dumb Blonde" podcast host was still married at the time.

They stayed connected through mutual friends, and their friendship later turned romantic.

“They split, and I’m not going to act like I shot my shot. She kind of shot hers,” said the "Wild Ones" singer.

In a November 2022 interview with "Taste of Country Nights" host Evan Paul, Jelly said he and Bunnie "hit it off," with the podcaster falling in love "with the saddest eyes in the room."

"I'm not going to act like I shot my shot. She kind of shot hers. We had mutual friends. She said, 'Yo. Just plug me in with Jelly.' And I hit her on some other s---. I was like, 'Yo. I'm going to be coming out to shoot some content and video stuff. She was like, 'Yeah! C'mon!' I was like, 'Cool, well I'm living in my van, so I'll leave now,'" said the "Bloodline" singer.

Jelly and Bunnie exchanged vows at a Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nev., in August 2016 after the "Son of a Sinner" hitmaker popped the question during a Yelawolf and Deftones concert.

“We stuck it out. We were like the story nobody thought of. She’s my best friend, man. She really is,” Jelly said after others doubted their relationship.

Jelly and Bunnie separated for three months after the media producer discovered through a third party that he was cheating on her.

She reportedly attended one of his shows to speak with him, adding, "He didn't want me there and was mad I would think it was okay to show up unannounced. I found out later that it was because he had his ex­fling waiting for him in a hotel room down the street."

When Bunnie returned to Las Vegas after learning of the affair, she reportedly "contemplated taking [her life]" that night.

"The pain was so intense that I genuinely just wanted to end it all. I went into my bathroom and grabbed a bottle of pills I had stashed in case of an emergency and held them in my hand. I stared at the bottle, wondering what it would feel like to die from an overdose," she wrote in her book Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic.

They reconciled three months later after Bunnie decided Jelly deserved a second chance.

"Will he get a third? Absolutely f------ not. Let's just make that clear," she clarified on The Kelly Clarkson Show. "But he did deserve the second chance, and that was seven years ago, and he became the man that he is today. I'm so thankful that I was willing to work it out with him and stick it out with him."

Meanwhile, Jelly described the affair as "one of the worst moments of [his] adulthood."

"Because it was the first time that I was like, 'I really can't get this right at all. I know I'm in love with this woman.' It just really, really, really blew me back," he shared in an October 2025 episode of the "Human School" podcast.

In a heartfelt Facebook post, Jelly shared a photo of Bunnie with his daughter, Bailee Ann, and praised his partner in the caption.

The "I Am Not Okay" singer wrote, “It takes a special kind of woman to raise a kid that isn’t her child and still treat the child as if she was. Bunnie is that special woman, outside of the social media, outside of the podcast, and all the business endeavors she does and helps me with, Bunnie is a beautiful soul."

“She is kind, patient and caring. Over the years watching her relationship with Bailee blossom into this beautiful mother daughter bond that it has become has been nothing short of magical," Jelly continued.

He expressed how grateful he was to be blessed with "the best partner." He then called his wife "the epitome of a good mom" who "deserves more credit than anyone."

Jelly signed the post with, "Thank you, Mama Bear – we love you."

Jelly and Bunnie finally made their red carpet debut at the 2022 CMA Awards, years after getting married

On August 31, 2023, Jelly and Bunnie returned to the Las Vegas chapel where they got married to renew their wedding vows.

The "No Worries" singer shared the moment in a social media post.

“7 years ago my wife and stumbled into a little chapel in Las Vegas. 7 years later we walked into that same little chapel and renewed our vows … my only regret on the night we got married was I never got to see her in a dress. We made that right,” Jelly said. “I may have never gave my wife the wedding she truly deserved but I plan on giving her the life she deserves for the rest of it. I love you more anything mama bear. You are my anchor.”

Meanwhile, Bunnie uploaded photos from the intimate ceremony and added a romantic caption, calling her husband her "missing puzzle piece" and her "safe space."

Amid Jelly's skyrocketing career, a source revealed to Us Weekly how the couple maintained a grounded and humble relationship.

“He’s having a blast, and so proud to show off his wife. Now they feel like they’ve overcome so much together,” the insider shared.

Ahead of their 2024 CMT Music Awards appearance, Jelly and Bunnie experienced a frightening incident when their private jet was forced to make an emergency landing due to technical issues. They later assured their fans they were okay following the unexpected glitch.

In a post on Instagram, Bunnie confirmed they had begun undergoing in vitro fertilization to expand their family.

"We had planned on doing this privately, but decided our ivf journey needed to be shared because we’ve always been so open," she wrote. "And w/all odds stacked against us, it’s always been hard & we have only just begun."

Jelly, on the other hand, revealed he decided to lose more than 60 pounds so he could be healthy enough to watch his future children grow up.

Nearly 10 years after saying "I do," Jelly quietly filed for divorce from Bunnie in Tennessee on May 18. He listed the date of separation as May 9 and cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for filing.

Sources told TMZ the filing was amicable and remains a private family matter.