A slew of breakups rocked the celebrity world throughout 2026.
The first major celebrity breakup news of the year occurred on January 7 when People reported that Bill Hader and Ali Wong had called it quits after two years of dating. A source told the publication that Hader and Wong’s relationship fizzled due to their busy schedules.
On January 8, The Real Housewives of New York City alum Kelly Bensimon announced on her iHeartRadio “I Do Part 2” podcast that she’d recently split from her boyfriend. The model kept her former partner’s name private, though she did say that he “did not show up when I really, really needed” him.
Us Weekly confirmed on January 10 that TikToker Kristy Scott filed for divorce from her husband, Desmond Scott, after nearly 12 years of marriage. Desmond later spoke out to apologize for making “choices that I am not proud of” as he worked through his separation from Kristy.
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Keep scrolling for all of the celebrity couples who broke up in 2026:
Bill Hader and Ali Wong
People reported on January 7 that the former Saturday Night Live cast member and the Emmy Award-winning comic were going their separate ways. An insider told the publication that Bill Hader and Ali Wong had trouble making their relationship a priority because of their very busy schedules.
This was not the first time the former couple separated. Hader and Wong were previously together in 2022 but pressed pause on their relationship that December.
Us Weekly reached out to reps for Hader and Wong for comment.
Kelly Bensimon and Her Boyfriend
The RHONY alum announced on her “I Do Part 2” podcast in October 2025 that she’d recently started a “private” romance with “a wildly kind, very thoughtful girl dad.” However, Kelly Bensimon used the same forum on January 8 to reveal that she ended the relationship because her partner couldn’t “show up” when she needed him.
“I have a lot of bandwidth, and then, sometimes I just snap. I had some health issues last year, and I was going through a lot of things personally,” Bensimon confided in her listeners. “It really made me see what I wanted in my romantic life, and how I wanted to navigate that and move forward into 2026.”
Kristy and Desmond Scott
Us Weekly confirmed on January 10 that TikTok star Kristy Scott filed for divorce from her husband, Desmond Scott, on December 30, 2025, after almost 12 years of marriage. The documents specified that there was no hope of reconciliation and that the former couple “will soon stop living together as husband and wife.” (TMZ reported that Kristy cited alleged infidelity as the reason for their split. Desmond and Kristy share two sons: Vance and Westin.)
Desmond broke his silence later that same day when he admitted via Instagram that he’d made “choices that I am not proud of” while working through the split.
“I want to begin by apologizing to Kristy, our family, and everyone who has been impacted by the public attention surrounding this situation,” Desmond wrote via his Instagram Story. “I know this news has been disappointing for many, and I’m truly sorry for the hurt it has caused.”
He continued, “Kristy is the mother of my children, and that will always come first. I remain fully committed to being an active, present, and loving parent to our boys, as I have always been.”
Kristy and Desmond met when they were teenagers and got married in 2014. Although they frequently appeared on each other’s social media over the years, Kristy last posted content with Desmond in December 2025.
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