Love isn't always forever, even for celebrities. Join us as we explore the intimate moments when these stars realized their relationships were coming to an end, revealing the raw and personal reasons behind their heartbreaking separations.
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00:00Whenever I noticed how I was feeling, I would sit down and I'd sit in it."
00:03Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at celebrities
00:06who've opened up about what brought their relationship to an end.
00:10You know, I understand people that feel overwhelmed by life's experiences
00:15and want to throw that. It's not easy.
00:16Sofia Vergara
00:18Vergara and Joe Manganiello seemed like a match made in heaven.
00:22Does he speak Spanish?
00:23No, he doesn't. Thank God.
00:27Why do you say thank God?
00:29Well, you know, sometimes it's good to have secrets.
00:33Unfortunately, trouble was brewing under the surface.
00:36The couple's separation shocked fans worldwide,
00:39but Vergara knew exactly why they couldn't last — a disagreement over parenthood.
00:44My culture mothers are very clingy to their sons.
00:47In fact, the leading cause of death among Colombian women is when their sons get married.
00:52But I'm not like that. I just want my money to be happy.
00:57Speaking to Spanish newspaper El PaÃs,
01:00the actress revealed that Manganiello wanted to have kids, while she didn't.
01:04At 51 years old at the time of their separation,
01:07Vergara was already a mother of a 32-year-old son from her first marriage.
01:12She explained in the interview that she felt, quote,
01:14ready to be a grandmother, not a mother, to another child.
01:18When my son becomes a dad, let him bring the baby to me for a while,
01:22and then I'll give it back to him and go on with my life.
01:26Manganiello denied her side of the story, stating in an interview with Men's Journal
01:31that the real reason behind their separation was that they, quote,
01:34grew apart.
01:35Channing Tatum
01:37Tatum's relationship with Jenna Dewan blossomed on the set of the film Step Up.
01:41So are you going to ask me to dance?
01:42I didn't know you could dance without your tights.
01:46I didn't know what you got yourself into.
01:50While their marriage appeared strong,
01:52their clashing personalities were always an issue.
01:55The pair's problems intensified after welcoming their daughter,
01:59as contrasting outlooks on life just couldn't be ignored.
02:02How's Everly?
02:03She's so beautiful, man.
02:05She's about to turn three in May, and I mean, we're in the middle of, like,
02:09her real true independence.
02:11In an interview with Vanity Fair,
02:13Tatum admitted he'd sensed the inevitable breakup ever since becoming parents.
02:18According to the actor, their opposites attract energy was never built to last.
02:22Despite the terrifying reality of divorce,
02:25Tatum feels the separation was for the best,
02:28ultimately bringing him closer to his daughter.
02:30Do you talk about your career, your job, the world of acting?
02:33Do you think that's something she'd be interested in?
02:36I think she knows what it is.
02:38I think she's expressed certain things.
02:40You know, she's like, how can I?
02:42You know, when we directed our first movie this year called Dog,
02:45she wanted to be in it.
02:46And we just couldn't ever really figure out a place to really put her.
02:49It's just a road trip movie with me and a dog.
02:51Will Smith
02:53Will's marriage to Jada Pinkett Smith has dominated tabloids for years.
02:57And I feel like it's a situation that I consider private.
03:02You just feel like it ain't really nobody's business.
03:05Their connection began during Will's first marriage to Cherie Zampino.
03:10Although Jada didn't land the part of Lisa Wilkes,
03:12Will's girlfriend on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,
03:15her audition led to her meeting the lead actor on set.
03:18Will kept their friendship platonic for the sake of his marriage to Zampino,
03:22but he realized his feelings for Jada ran deeper.
03:25We had all of these near misses,
03:27and every time we saw each other, it was always a beautiful energy.
03:30Right.
03:31During an episode of Red Table Talk,
03:33Will confessed that the truth hit him while on a dinner date with Zampino.
03:37Overcome with emotion, the performer ducked into the restaurant bathroom
03:41and cried, quote, uncontrollably,
03:44acknowledging he, quote, wasn't with the person he was supposed to be with.
03:48And then she divorced you.
03:49And then Cherie, Cherie filed for divorce.
03:53She hit me hard.
03:54Cherie filed for divorce on Valentine's Day.
03:58Gwyneth Paltrow.
04:00With high-profile romances involving stars like Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck,
04:04Gwyneth Paltrow was no stranger to media scrutiny over her love life.
04:08But many fans thought she'd found the one in Chris Martin.
04:12And you have been married to Chris Martin,
04:14the lead singer of Coldplay, of course, is her husband.
04:16And how long now?
04:19We've been married for, um, I think we've been together for nearly eight years.
04:26So I think married for seven years.
04:28That's why their separation after a decade-long marriage shocked fans.
04:33In an essay for British Vogue,
04:35Paltrow famously called this decision a conscious uncoupling.
04:39The couple said in their Splitsville statement,
04:41while we love each other very much, we will remain separate.
04:44We are, however, and always will be a family.
04:47And in many ways, we are closer than we have ever been.
04:51The realization that her marriage wouldn't last
04:53hit her while celebrating her 38th birthday in Italy.
04:56Though she initially tried to dismiss these thoughts as fleeting,
05:00there was no denying them.
05:01Paltrow wrote in her piece, quote,
05:03I knew it.
05:04It was in my bones.
05:06A few years later, they publicly announced their separation,
05:09and their divorce was eventually finalized.
05:12When asked if she would make the announcement in the same way today,
05:14Paltrow had this to say.
05:16Not in the same way.
05:17It sort of wouldn't be appropriate now.
05:19You know, it's like a much bigger business,
05:22and I'm not sure that it would be the right place to do something like that.
05:26Katy Perry.
05:27Katy Perry and Russell Brand's whirlwind romance
05:30ended almost as quickly as it began.
05:32It's never a dull moment, I'll say that.
05:35It's kind of like an ongoing episode of,
05:37I love Lucy.
05:39But that's why I married him,
05:40because he's just so hilarious.
05:42After a 14-month marriage,
05:44the pair split on New Year's Eve 2011.
05:47Reportedly, Brand sent her a text message to call it quits,
05:51and that was the last she heard from him.
05:53Her reaction was captured in the documentary,
05:55Katy Perry, Part of Me,
05:57where she processes the breakup just before a performance on stage.
06:02She never cries.
06:03I can hear me still.
06:10Perry has said that her ex-husband couldn't handle her skyrocketing fame,
06:14claiming that, quote,
06:15he didn't like the atmosphere of her being the boss on tour.
06:19For his part, Brand asserted that they were headed in opposite directions.
06:23But still, breaking up with your spouse moments before the new year?
06:27Now that's one frosty farewell.
06:29Like that fairy tale that I had is not true for me right now.
06:33Sophie Turner
06:34Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas seemed head over heels,
06:37convincing fans they were in it for the long haul.
06:40I said when I started acting that I would never date an actor,
06:43and after I saw Camp Rock 2, I knew it was safe to date Joe.
06:46Most were blindsided by their divorce,
06:49especially with how messy it's become.
06:51According to Turner, living away from her native UK was too much for her to bear.
06:55A visit back home solidified that feeling.
06:58In an interview with Harper's Bazaar UK,
07:00the actress shared that she felt like her, quote,
07:03life was on pause until she returned home.
07:06She added, quote,
07:08I just never really feel like myself when I'm not in London with my friends and family.
07:12The split fueling headline after headline.
07:16Turner telling British Vogue,
07:17Those were the worst few days of my life.
07:20Unfortunately, this separation has been on acrimonious terms,
07:24as Turner sued Jonas for custody of their children in September 2023.
07:28Now the Game of Thrones actress alleging she learned about the divorce through the media,
07:33while also alleging Jonas is wrongfully retaining their children in New York City
07:37and withholding their passports.
07:39Jessica Simpson.
07:40Simpson's marriage to Nick Lachey was among the biggest
07:43pop culture talking points of the early aughts.
07:45Is this chicken what I have or is this fish?
07:49I know it's tuna, but it says chicken.
07:54By the sea.
07:56So stupid.
07:58What?
08:03Their MTV reality series, Newlyweds, was an absolute phenomenon,
08:08as fans tuned in to catch a slice of their lives together.
08:11These are amazing sheets.
08:14What's amazing, mom?
08:16This is the Egyptian.
08:17The Egyptian, yes.
08:20And they're from Dallas, Texas.
08:22But there had been trouble in paradise, and shortly after the show ended,
08:25the pair announced their separation.
08:27In an interview with Jane Magazine, Simpson reflected on the moment she knew it was over.
08:32That realization came during a humanitarian trip to Kenya,
08:36which Lachey had chosen not to join.
08:39According to Simpson, being so far away brought her the clarity she needed
08:43to live life on her own terms.
08:45Recalling that, quote,
08:46On that day, everything became so clear.
08:49The last, like the end of the last season didn't get to be just overwhelming because
08:54we were at a place where our communication was no longer communication anymore.
09:01Like it was very one-sided on each side, you know.
09:05Miley Cyrus
09:06Beginning on the set of The Last Song,
09:08Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's on-again-off-again relationship lasted for a decade.
09:14Ronnie, yes, okay, I went out with other girls before I met you.
09:18But that's the point.
09:18It was before I met you.
09:20How can you be mad about that?
09:21Will, don't you dare make this about me.
09:23You and I both know this is not my fault.
09:27Their surprise wedding had fans believing their issues were in the past,
09:31until they're split just eight months later.
09:34Naturally, many wondered what went wrong.
09:37Years later, Cyrus revealed that she made the decision to end the marriage
09:41moments before taking the stage at the Glastonbury Festival.
09:44Realizing that the relationship involved, quote,
09:47too much conflict, and that times had changed, she knew it was time to move on.
09:51I always kind of say I like heal through movement.
09:54I heal through traveling and meeting new people.
09:57As you lose one person, another person comes into your life.
10:00She decided that Miley Cyrus the star wasn't her priority either.
10:04Instead, as she put it, Miley Cyrus, quote,
10:07the human comes first.
10:16Adele
10:17Through much of her journey to stardom,
10:19Adele was in a long-term relationship with Simon Konecki.
10:22Grammys, I appreciate it. The Academy, I love you.
10:25My manager, my husband, and my son. You're the only reason I do it.
10:29Thank you so much.
10:30But shortly after tying the knot, the two announced their separation.
10:34In an interview with Oprah,
10:35Adele candidly talked about when she confronted her failing marriage.
10:39Was there a moment when you knew,
10:41or was it a series of things that you said, can't do this anymore?
10:46With my, my journey or in,
10:49In, with the divorce from Simon.
10:50The revelation came while answering a magazine questionnaire with her friends.
10:54When asked about something no one knew about her,
10:57Adele found herself opening up about not being happy.
11:00I'm not, I'm not living. I'm just plodding along.
11:04And I remember there was a lyric that I wrote that I put on a song on,
11:06on 25, which was, I want to live and not just survive.
11:10And yeah, I've definitely felt like that.
11:13Though she feels separating from Kaneki was for the best,
11:16Adele still speaks highly of her ex-husband,
11:19saying she would quote, trust him with her life.
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11:39Kelly Clarkson
11:40Couple's counseling can save a struggling relationship, but for Kelly Clarkson,
11:45it led to the dissolution of her marriage with Brandon Blackstock.
11:48The couple separated after seven years together, officially divorcing two years later.
11:532020 has brought a lot of change also to my personal life.
11:56Definitely didn't see anything coming that came.
11:59Their split wasn't for a lack of effort, as Clarkson tried to make it work.
12:03However, the singer revealed she made up her mind during a counseling session.
12:08Despite initially hoping for a possible reconciliation,
12:11Clarkson confessed, quote,
12:13I just knew in my heart it wasn't going to happen.
12:16I think it just happens over time. And people tell you that they're like,
12:19don't worry, the end is there. And you're like, shut up. Like it's like the time you're just
12:23like, I don't want to hear. I don't want to hear that. I don't want to hear the end of the light
12:27of the middle. I don't want to hear all the bumper stickers you're about to feed me.
12:29The realization that things would never improve drove her to seek separation.
12:34Following her truth came with its own challenges,
12:37as Clarkson and Blackstop ended up in an ugly legal battle, even after finalizing the divorce.
12:43And there's plenty that I will never talk about, you know, because you shouldn't.
12:47Which celebrity separation took you by surprise? Let us know in the comments.
12:52I feel like it was sort of from there that I was like, what am I doing? What am I doing it for?