Karen Derrico breaks silence on shocking divorce

Karen Derrico is here with an update on her personal life.

As previously reported, the TLC personality — who starred alongside husband Deon for five seasons on the series Doubling Down With the Derricos — finalized her divorce on June 6.

This came as a surprise to many viewers because they did not know that the spouses had such serious problems.

And also because they shared 14 children.

Karen Derrico breaks silence on shocking divorce — Karen Derrico is pictured here in an episode of her family’s reality show. (CCM)

“I’m doing my best,” Karen said in a video posted to Instagram on June 20, adding this clip:

“The children are fine. It’s summer, we really want to keep them all busy, and that’s the plan for now.

Karen then thanked her followers for the direct messages she’s received since news of her split became public.

“I feel the love. I really feel the love. It’s like I can almost get emotional,” she said. “Seeing the outpouring is just amazing. So I just wanted to say to you everyone, thank you for your love and support.

Poster Double the bet with the Derricos — The cast of Doubling Down With the Derricos is featured in this photo. (CCM)

Karen and Deon married in 2002.

According to their divorce papers, they plan to share legal and physical custody of their 13 minor children equally, with Deon ordered to pay $1,166 per month in child support.

During this time, Karen will be responsible for the children’s medical insurance.

“Together, we stand united in parenting our 14 beautiful children – their well-being is our priority,” the reality stars said in a joint statement after confirming the end of their marriage.

“We thank everyone for their understanding and support as we move forward for the sake of our family. »

Deon and Karen Derrico share 14 children. They are now divorced. (CCM)

Along with an 18-year-old – whose desire to move across the country has been a point of contention in this season of their TLC series – the Derricos are the parents of:

Derrick, 13… 12-year-old twins Dallas and Denver… 10-year-old quintuplets Deonee, Daician, Daiten, Deniko and Dariz… 6-year-old Diez and Dior… and 4-year-old triplets Dawsyn, De’ Aren and Dyver.

Karen unfortunately suffered two miscarriages at the end of 2020 and the end of 2021.

She’s previously said she’s ready to have even more kids, telling Entertainment Tonight two years ago:

“No, this diaper bag is not hanging. I don’t feel complete. I don’t think we are 100 percent complete.

Double the stakes with the stars of Derricos — Double Down with the Derricos stars Karen and Deon Derrico talk to the camera. (CCM)

However, as a couple, Karen and Dean TO DO It looks like 100 is completely finished at this point.

In her new video, Karen said she wants to “take more care of herself” as she transitions into co-parenting and this new phase of life… and that she would “love to go on vacation somewhere.”

“I have a lot of conferences coming up that I have to get through and choose where I’m going to go, but I’m grateful and thankful for this – to tell my story, my journey. So I’m definitely considering taking care of Karen for a while,” she told People, concluding:

“I just want to thank you all, I appreciate your love and support for our family.”