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Former Bachelor winner Courtney Robertson and her husband, Humberto Preciado, have separated.
“I made the difficult decision to file for divorce,” Robertson, 43, told People in a Friday, July 10, statement, announcing the couple’s split and claiming that she learned “information that irreparably damaged” her trust. “This has been one of the hardest seasons of my life, and as I continue to process everything, my focus remains on my three beautiful children. They are, and always will be, my highest priority.”
Robertson, who was briefly engaged to Ben Flajnik after his 2012 season of The Bachelor, eventually moved on with Preciado in 2019. They tied the knot the following year before welcoming sons Joaquin, 6, and Gabriel, 2, as well as daughter Paloma, 4,.
While Preciado has not publicly addressed the pair’s divorce, Robertson hopes to maintain an amicable coparenting relationship.
“While this isn’t the future I envisioned for our family, I believe choosing peace and a healthy, stable environment for my children is the right path forward,” the reality TV alum added in her statement. “I remain committed to coparenting with kindness and respect.”
Robertson continued, “I kindly ask for privacy as we navigate this next chapter, especially for the sake of our children. I’m grateful for the love and support I’ve received and am taking things one day at a time.”
Robertson filed for divorce in Arizona last month, Us Weekly can confirm.
Robertson and Preciado connected via social media in 2019, seven years after her reality TV journey.
“There was just a level of comfort and connection that I’ve never felt before. I never believed in that feeling of when you know, you know until I met him,” she exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2019. “Nor have I been with someone that I so clearly wanted to start a family with.”
Years after the now-exes welcomed their three children, Robertson made her triumphant return to Bachelor Nation when she competed on HGTV’s Bachelor Mansion Takeover to renovate the dating series’ iconic backdrop.
“It’s been 15 years since I was at the Bachelor Mansion,” Robertson exclusively told Us in March at the HGTV premiere. “It was very full-circle, you know, coming in to do this renovation at the mansion felt like it fell from the sky [and] was meant to be.”
Robertson further joked that it was “so much better” competing for a cash prize and design stature than it was for love back in the day.
“When you’re a contestant on [the original] show, you don’t get paid to be here,” she said. “HGTV was just top-notch, and it was a far more positive experience.”
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