Kenya Moorewill be twirling on her own.
PEOPLE can exclusively reveal theReal Housewives of Atlantastar and her husband Marc Daly have split, a little over two years after saying their “I dos.”
Moore, 48, and Daly, 49,have been marriedsince June 2017, when they tied the knot ina romantic sunset ceremony on a St. Lucia beach.
Their separation comes less than a year after Moore gave birth to their first child,daughter Brooklyn Doris Daly, on Nov. 4, 2018.
In exclusive statements to PEOPLE, both Moore and Daly asked for privacy.
Said Daly: “I have come to the difficult decision to separate from Kenya at this time. Our daughter has two parents that love her very much and in her best interests, this situation should remain as private as possible. I cherish our family’s good times together and will continue to co-parent in a loving way. Rumors, innuendo or false accusations only serve to hurt our family and will be addressed through counsel as the law permits. Please respect our privacy during this challenging period.”
Moore and Daly were together as recently as Tuesday night, when they attended a benefit reception he hosted in honor ofthe Black Man Labat the Wimbish House in Atlanta.
It was also a rare appearance for Daly, who only appeared briefly onRHOAwith Moore in season 10before her exit from the show.She’ll be back for season 12,which is being filmed now.)
OnTamron Hall, Moore called Daly “the love of my life” as he recounted how he supported her through her long IVF process.
“It’s incredibly challenging because the success rate for these these treatments are very low,” he said. “There’s expectations, but you also have to be prepared for disappointed. So just being there, being supportive, being hopeful, being positive and just being behind her was what it’s all about.”
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Inan exclusive interview about their nuptialsin June 2017, Moore told PEOPLE that their bond was nearly instantaneous.
“I’ve never experience a first date like this before,” she gushed. “You know when you meet people, and you like them or have good chemistry with them but you don’t feel like the world has changed? I felt like the earth moved after our first date.”
The two first met through mutual friend (and fellow Bravolebrity)chef Roblé Aliback in June 2016, though they didn’t start dating until December of that year.
“I probably would have married him in 30 days, the feeling was that strong,” she said of their first date. “But we wanted to wait and get to know each other and make sure it wasn’t an infatuation. We needed to make sure it was actually real.”
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“People think they know me from the glimpses they have of my life being a reality star,” Moore said. “But [Marc] sees me for who I am. …. He really knows my heart.”
“That’s why I fell in love with him,” she continued. “For him, it’s about being my protector and my best friend — not being someone that stands next to me, but someone who supports me and is okay with being behind me sometimes. He doesn’t want my money, he doesn’t want my fame, he doesn’t want my success. He just wants my heart, and he has it.”
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Soon after welcoming Brooklyn in December,Moore told PEOPLE that Daly had been a source of strengthfin her early days of motherhood.
It helped that he had experience as a dad already, with two children (one grown and the other a teenager) from a previous relationship.
She continued, “But he stayed focused on me when we were in there. And he never warned me of anything like, ‘There’s so much blood.’ He never panicked. I couldn’t have done it without him.”
The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s next season is expected to premiere before the end of the year.
source: people.com
