Fans were stunned when Rachel Zoe and Rodger Berman ended their 26-year marriage earlier this week.
Zoe, 53, and Berman, 55, had been together for 33 years and met in 1991 at a wedding in Washington DC.
They married in 1998 and have two children together, although while fans may have thought it was sudden, it had been in the plans for quite some time.
“This divorce has been brewing for a long time. There is no scandal or irrefutable proof, it is more like death by a thousand cuts,” a source told the BBC. US weekly magazine.
“His main problems were mixing his personal and professional life too much,” the source continued.
Fans were stunned when Rachel Zoe and Rodger Berman ended their 26-year marriage earlier this week.
They married in 1998 and have two children together, although while fans may have thought it was sudden, it was in the plans for quite some time.
“This divorce has been brewing for a while. There’s no scandal or smoking gun, it’s more of a death by a thousand cuts,” a source told US Weekly.
“Rodger is the CEO of his company, so they had to have difficult conversations about their marriage and the business weighing on their relationship,” the source continued.
The former co-founders Rachel Zoe Inc. and have appeared on television together for years, though they haven’t spent as much time together in their personal lives.
“Rachel spent the summer in the Hamptons and Rodger was rarely there, and they realized they are better off apart than together,” the source said.
“Plus, the kids are older now, so they felt more comfortable separating because of that,” the source continued, referring to their sons Skyler, 13, and Kaius, 11.
Zoe announced the split on her Instagram earlier this week, stating: “After 33 years together and 26 years married, Rodger and I have come to the mutual decision to end our marriage.”
She added: “We are incredibly proud of the loving family we have created and our countless memories together.
“Our number one priority has been and always will be our children,” she said on social media.
“We are committed to co-parenting our children and continuing to work together on the many businesses we share. We ask for privacy during this time as we navigate this new chapter,” he said.
“Rodger is the CEO of his company, so they had to have difficult conversations about their marriage and the business weighing on their relationship,” the source continued.
The exes co-founded Rachel Zoe Inc. and have appeared on television together for years, although they haven’t spent as much time together in their personal lives.
“Plus, the kids are older now, so they felt more comfortable separating because of that,” the source continued, referring to their sons Skyler, 13, and Kaius, 11.
As the fashion designer adjusts to her new single status, she has a great support system around her.
“I’m surrounded by angel friends,” she wrote on her Instagram Story on Tuesday, September 10, alongside a video showing several bouquets of flowers.
Among those who sent flowers to Zoe a day after her divorce announcement were Deadpool and Wolverine director Shawn Levy and his wife, Serena Levy.
Parts of their marriage were documented on the Bravo reality series The Rachel Zoe Project, which aired from 2007 to 2013.
They both also appeared on Lifetime’s Fashionably Late With Rachel Zoe, which ran for one season in 2015.