{"id":247278,"date":"2026-06-19T19:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/jelly-rolls-ex-bunnie-xo-claims-he-has-already-started-dating-in-wake-of-divorce-filing\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T19:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:00:16","slug":"jelly-rolls-ex-bunnie-xo-claims-he-has-already-started-dating-in-wake-of-divorce-filing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/jelly-rolls-ex-bunnie-xo-claims-he-has-already-started-dating-in-wake-of-divorce-filing\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll&apos;s ex Bunnie Xo claims he has already &apos;started dating&apos; in wake of divorce filing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-06-19\" datetime=\"1781895616\" pubdate=\"\">19 June 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p>Jelly Roll has already \u201cstarted dating\u201d\u00a0following his divorce filing.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Jelly Roll has already \u2018started dating\u2019\u00a0following his divorce filing<\/p>\n<p>\nThe singer, 41, is apparently moving forward following the breakdown of his marriage from estranged wife Bunnie XO, 46, as she has claimed her country music star ex has started seeing other women just weeks after filing for divorce.<\/p>\n<p>\nJelly, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from Bunnie in Williamson County, Tennessee, on 18 May, citing \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe couple\u2019s split emerged publicly earlier this week after 10 years of marriage. <\/p>\n<p>\nGrammy-nominated singer Jelly, who has become one of the biggest names in country music through hits including Son of a Sinner, Need a Favor and Save Me, has also attracted widespread attention in recent years for his dramatic health transformation and growing profile across television, award shows and major music festivals.<\/p>\n<p>\nSpeaking on a new episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast, Bunnie discussed the end of the relationship and revealed Jelly had already returned to the dating scene.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe said: \u201cHe is ready \u2013 raring and ready to go.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cHe\u2019s all hopped up on testosterone, let me tell you. He\u2019s even started dating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nBunnie insisted she was supportive of her estranged husband finding a new relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe said: \u201cHis DMs are open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nBunnie added: \u201cDaddy Roll is a probably in his finest season, right? Like, I mean, the man looks great. He\u2019s feeling himself. He looks so good. He is healthier than he\u2019s ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nShe continued: \u201cJ is a little lover and he likes to snuggle and he likes to cuddle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThe podcast host also made clear she is not currently interested in dating herself and would instead prefer to focus on personal growth following the separation.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe said: \u201cDon\u2019t worry about your girl. She\u2019s fine over here.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThe crazy thing is, I\u2019m not even ready to hook up with a dude. I\u2019m ready to just focus on myself, pour into myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nTurning her attention to potential future partners for Jelly, she added: \u201cIf you come with respect and you\u2019re not being sneaky and you\u2019re not lying to him about anything, I will welcome you with open arms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nBunnie also suggested the singer was looking for something very different from the relationship they shared.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe said: \u201cNo offense to anybody, but I think he wants the complete opposite right now of me, which is what he deserves.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cHe wants to settle down, but I\u2019m just like, \u2018J, you just got out of a 10-year relationship\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Go play the f****** field, bro. Like, this is your time to shine. Do it\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nLater in the episode, Bunnie reflected on the challenges that ultimately led to the end of their marriage.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe said: \u201cJ and I have never really been good at having disagreements. So, we were the type of couple who never argued.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cSo, he would be holding things in. I would be holding things in, and that\u2019s a recipe for disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nBunnie added: \u201cWe always preach you gotta be comfortable having the uncomfortable conversations, and we did that for eight years in.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThen the past year and a half, we kind of got away from that because, we\u2019re in a different life right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nBunnie also revealed the couple\u2019s final major disagreement took place on Mother\u2019s Day and culminated in her telling Jelly to \u201cfile the f****** divorce papers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe divorce marks the end of a relationship that ran alongside Jelly\u2019s rise from independent artist to mainstream country music star. <\/p>\n<p>\nIn recent years, Jelly has become known not only for his music but also for his candid discussions about addiction, mental health and personal redemption \u2013 themes which have helped build a devoted fan base across country, rock and mainstream audiences.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/jelly-rolls-bunnie-claims-already-started-dating-wake-divorce-filing-1446253.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19 June 2026 Jelly Roll has already \u201cstarted dating\u201d\u00a0following his divorce filing. Jelly Roll has already \u2018started dating\u2019\u00a0following his divorce filing The singer, 41, is apparently moving forward following the breakdown of his marriage from estranged wife Bunnie XO, 46, as she has claimed her country music star ex has started seeing other women just [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[5868,13378,1978],"class_list":{"0":"post-247278","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-make-up","8":"tag-bunnie-xo","9":"tag-jason-deford","10":"tag-jelly-roll"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}