SPLITS Country Singer Jimmie Allen and Wife Alexis Gale Split, Reveal They Are Expecting Baby No. 3

 

It’s over. Jimmie Allen and his wife, Alexis Gale, announced they are calling it quits after three years of marriage — while revealing they are expecting their third child

After much thought and reflection in recent months, Lex & I have made the decision to separate,” the country singer, 37, told Us Weekly in a statement on Friday, April 21. “As we navigate this life change, we can also share that we will be welcoming another child together later this year.”

The message continued: “Our number one priority is and always will be ensuring that our children are healthy, happy and loved, and we remain committed to coparenting with love and respect for one another. In light [of] our growing family, we respectfully request privacy during this time

The “Best Shot” singer and Gale, 27, got engaged in July 2019 after less than a year of dating. The pair welcomed their first child together, daughter Naomi Bettie, in March 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. They tied the knot in May 2021 and daughter Zara James arrived five months later. (Allen is also dad to son Aadyn, 8, from a previous relationship.)

In March 2022, the Deleware native opened up about his role as a dad of three during an interview with Entertainment Tonight. 

“Going from two to three is a big jump. It’s cool, we love ’em and we’re just definitely thankful for our kids. … We feel outnumbered. [And] we are,” he quipped to the outlet, adding that he and Gale were likely “done” expanding their brood. “I retired my jersey,” he said at the time. 

Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds’ Relationship Timeline: The Way They Were

 

What once was. Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson were briefly married before they ultimately found the loves of their lives.

The Marvel actors began their romance in 2007 after they both got out of serious relationships. Reynolds was engaged to Alanis Morissette— whom he had been dating since 2002 — but the duo mutually called off their wedding in 2007. Johansson, for her part, had split from her Black Dahlia costar Josh Hartnett after a year of dating.

The Black Widow actress’ romance with Reynolds started to heat up and one year later, the pair were engaged. In September 2008, they walked down the aisle in a remote wilderness retreat in Vancouver Island, Canada.

Two years after their private nuptials, the Deadpool star and Johansson announced they had called it quits.

“After long and careful consideration on both our parts, we’ve decided to end our marriage,” the twosome said in a statement obtained by Us Weekly in December 2010. “We entered our relationship with love and it’s with love and kindness we leave it. While privacy isn’t expected, it’s certainly appreciated.”

Following their divorce, Reynolds moved on with Blake Lively and the duo tied the knot in 2017. They welcomed their four children, daughters James, Inez and Betty and a fourth child in 2014, 2016, 2019 and 2023, respectively.

Following their divorce, Reynolds moved on with Blake Lively and the duo tied the knot in 2017. They welcomed their four children, daughters James, Inez and Betty and a fourth child in 2014, 2016, 2019 and 2023, respectively.

Johansson, for her part, went on to marry Romain Dauriac in 2014 but the twosome divorced three years later. The exes share daughter Rose, who was born in 2014. The Oscar nominee later moved on with Colin Jost in 2017 and the couple wed after three years of dating. In August 2021, Johannsson and the Saturday Night Live star welcomed their son, Cosmo.

Nearly a decade after her split from Reynolds, the Avengers actress opened up about their marriage in a 2019 profile with Vanity Fair.

“I mean, the first time I got married I was 23 years old,” she recalled to the outlet at the time. “I didn’t really have an understanding of marriage. Maybe I kind of romanticized it, I think, in a way. It’s a different part of my life now.”