'DEVASTATING'

Grammy Winner’s Ex Reveals Dangerous Post-Divorce Weight Loss

The couple called it quits in May, after the singer lost 275 pounds.

Singer Jelly Roll’s ex-wife is revealing brutally honest details about her health struggles after the Grammy winner filed for divorce in May 2026.

Bunnie Xo, real name Alisa DeFord, was married to Jelly, real name Jason DeFord, for nearly 10 years. The couple met in 2015 at a concert and married in Las Vegas in 2016, briefly separating in 2018 when Jelly had an affair.

After an argument the couple had on Mother’s Day 2026, the 41-year-old musician filed for divorce on May 18 in Tennessee, citing irreconcilable differences.

On Thursday, Bunnie, 46, shared her post-divorce experience on the Open Book With Jenna Bush Hager podcast.

“I was eating baby food to get by,” Bunnie said. “I lost 20 pounds.”

“I wasn’t eating,” the New York Times bestselling author continued, “my team had to pick me up off the floor and get me IVs.”

Bunnie called the heartbreak “the best freaking diet,” and said going through divorce was “devastating.”

“Families get broken up, hearts get broken,” Bunnie said.

She helped raise Jelly’s daughter Bailee Ann, whom he welcomed with an ex-girlfriend on May 22, 2008. Jelly and Bunnie gained primary custody of Bailee Ann when she was eight.

Bunnie was also a stepmother to Jelly’s son Noah Buddy, born Aug. 23, 2016.

In a since-deleted episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast, Bunnie said she and Jelly were planning to have a baby together despite the divorce.

Both Bunnie and Jelly have been open about their weight loss ambitions and the mental health implications that have accompanied them.

In February, Bunnie talked with People about her experience using GLP-1 medication, used for weight loss and managing type 2 diabetes.

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According to Bunnie, she got on the medication because both of her parents have diabetes and her insulin numbers “are really crazy.” But her experience was not positive.

“Honestly, I just went through a bout of suicidal ideation from using a GLP-1,” she said. Bunnie described the time when she was on the medication in December 2025 as “one of the darkest times” of her life.

“It was scary,” she said. “I wish I could be part of the cool crowd and be skinny and freaking not have a care in the world.”

Jelly lost a significant amount of weight during the couple’s relationship. When he won the Country Music Award for New Artist of the Year in 2023, he weighed over 500 pounds. By late 2025, he was down to 265 pounds.

He denies using medication to assist in the process.

“I’ll have you know Ozempic is the only drug I haven’t tried,” he joked during Jimmy Kimmel Live! on August 26. “I got in shape before the GLP-1 craze started. And I’m kind of proud of the fact that I did it through diet and exercise.”

If you or a loved one is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing or texting 988.

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