Hayley Williams Announces Split From New Found Glory Husband Chad Gilbert
After just over a year of marriage, Paramore's Hayley Williams and New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert have called it quits.
On Saturday, July 1, Williams shared a message announcing her and Gilbert's separation on Instagram.
"Marriage is not for the faint of heart," the singer wrote. "The two of us have been together for the better part of 10 years. We’ve grown up together and we’ve been beside each other through a lot of goodness and a lot of challenges. There is a challenge to trying to understand your own heart in the context of a relationship… and there is goodness in considering another heart, even in spite of your own."
"Love is an absolute risk," she continued. "We want to publicly state — plainly, and only this time — that we are splitting up. We also feel it’s important to state that we are going to be okay and in fact, we remain close friends who are good in each other’s eyes. That’s something we are deeply thankful for. Even though situations like these can feel defeating. We will continue to encourage and support each other personally and professionally."
Williams and Gilbert, who began dating back in 2008, became engaged on Christmas 2014. The two wed in an intimate Nashville ceremony on February 20, 2016.
Read Williams' message, below:
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