Karen Derrico is here with the latest information about her personal life.
As previously reported, the TLC personality — who starred for five seasons on the series Doubling Down With the Derricos alongside her husband Deion — finalized her divorce on June 6.
This came as a surprise to many viewers as they had no idea what was going on between the husband and wife. As such Serious issues.
And also because he had 14 children.
“I’m doing the best I can,” Karen said in a video posted to Instagram on June 20. She also added this footage:
“The kids are great. It’s summer, we definitely want to keep them busy and active, and that’s the plan right now.”
Karen then thanked her followers for the direct messages she has received since news of their split went public.
“I feel the love. I really feel the love. It’s like I can almost get emotional,” she said. “It’s amazing to see such a response. So I want to say to all of you thank you for the love and support.”
Karen and Dion married in 2002.
According to their divorce papers, they plan to equally split legal and physical custody of their 13 minor children, with Deion ordered to pay $1,166 per month for child support.
Meanwhile, Karen will be responsible for the children’s medical insurance.
The reality stars confirmed the end of their marriage via a joint statement, saying, “We are united in parenting our 14 beautiful children — their well-being is our priority.”
“We thank everyone for their understanding and support as we move forward for the well-being of our family.”
Along with an 18-year-old boy — whose desire to move across the country has been a point of controversy on this season of their TLC series — the Derricos are parents:
Derrick, 13 … 12-year-old twins Dallas and Denver … 10-year-old quintet Dionne, DaeSean, Detain, Denico and Dariz … 6-year-olds Daiz and Dire … and 4-year-old triplets Dawsyn, Dae’Aren and Dyaver.
Unfortunately, Karen suffered two miscarriages in late 2020 and late 2021.
She told Entertainment Tonight two years ago that she’d be open to having more kids:
“No, that diaper bag is not being hung up. I don’t feel complete. I don’t think we’re 100 percent complete.”
However, as a couple, Karen and Dean to do At this time 100% work has been completed.
In her new video, Karen said she “wants to focus on more self-care” as she transitions to co-parenting and this new stage of her life … and that she “would love to go on vacation somewhere.”
“I have a lot of opportunities to speak out that I have to go through and decide where I’m going to go, but I’m grateful for this — to tell my story, my journey. So I’m definitely thinking about taking care of Karen for a while,” she told People, and concluded with:
“I want to thank you all, I appreciate your love and support of our family.”