Bachelor In Paradise star Krystal Nielson and husband Chris Randone are officially getting divorced.
The pair, both 32, met and got engaged in 2018 during season five of the hit show and sealed the deal a year later on BIP in a televised ceremony officiated by Chris Harrison.
The couple were married for all of eight months, before announcing their separation in February. They are now moving forward with the divorce proceedings six months later.
Paradise lost: Krystal Nielson and Chris Randone, both 32, have revealed the couple plan to move forward with divorce plans after splitting in February. The couple were married for eight months; seen in 2018
Nielson confirmed her impending divorce from Randone in an emotional Instagram post where she discussed the last eight months with her 575,000 followers.
As she posed solo with the couple’s dogs by the water in San Diego, the health and fitness coach got candid.
She tells her followers in the caption, ‘The past eight months have not been easy…I’ve been torn between mourning a life that could’ve been…and determined to fight for the future that I know I deserve.’
Letting go: Nielson announced to her followers that she and Randone had decided to move forward with filing for divorce as she thanked fans for their continued support
She continued, ‘With respect and support for one another, Chis and I have decided to move forward with filing for divorce. We are grateful for the events that brought us to find one another, as we have been great teachers on our journey of personal discovery and growth.
‘I believe that there can be beauty inside of pain when we have the courage to look within the compassion and willingness to grow. We all deserve to live a beautiful life we love…and sometimes we realize it’s time to let go and LET GOD.’
Krystal concluded by thanking her fans and followers for the ‘well wishes and continued support.’
Roommates: Randone shared to Instagram the photo of the couple moving to a place together after Paradise in 2018
Just married: Randone proposed to Krystal on television in 2018 in front of Bachelor nation before the couple wed the following year on Bachelor in Paradise
Being in the public eye, Nielson and Randone have shared nearly every aspect of their relationship with the world after the fitness instructor proposed on television in 2018 in front of Bachelor nation.
In typical franchise fashion the pair had their wedding televised in 2019 on BIP season six, to give the current contestants a look at what Paradise was capable of doing. They wed at the Vidanta hotel in Mexico.
On January 12th, just a month before announcing their separation, Krystal shared on Instagram that she had taken a fertility test as the couple had discussed having babies in their future.
But on February 14 – Valentines day – the pair gave an exclusive statement to BachelorNation.com where they announced their separation.
Trouble in paradise: On Valentines day 2020, the pair gave an exclusive statement to BachelorNation.com where they announced their separation, saying ‘It hurts to announce that at this moment, we have mutually decided to separate; seen in 2019
Starting a family: On January 12th, just a month before announcing their separation, Krystal shared on Instagram that she had taken a fertility test as the couple had discussed having babies in their future
The couple said, ‘It hurts to announce that at this moment, we have mutually decided to separate. Never did we imagine this scenario, but we’ve come to a point where we both need to work on ourselves.’
Upon sharing this news, a close source told PEOPLE that the February separation was not a surprise to those people closest to the pair.
‘None of their loved ones are shocked by the split,’ the source shared. ‘They weren’t ready at all to get married but felt immense pressure from Bachelor Nation to have this happy ending.’
The source continued by saying that they were not on the same page and were ‘already struggling before they got married.’
Not so happy ending: A source close to the pair told PEOPLE magazine that the couple that was not on the same page and were ‘already struggling before they got married’