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Cynthia Bailey and Mike Hill are going their separate ways.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum, 55, has filed for divorce from the TVhost, 52, after two years of marriage.
Bailey addressed the split in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE: “God does notmake mistakes! I truly believe in my heart Mike coming into my life wasdestiny. I jumped in, both feet first and gave it my all.”
“Although that journey has come to an end,” she continued, “I am so gratefulfor our continued friendship, and the beautiful memories that we madetogether. God willing, I will find love again. Whatever is destined to be,will be ; and I couldn’t be more excited for my next chapter!”
Added Bailey, “I pray my friends, family, and fans will continue to be alongfor the ride with me in this awesome thing we call ‘life!’ Thank you for yourcontinued prayers, support, and well wishes.”
Hill also provided an exclusive statement to PEOPLE: “I love Cynthia and willalways love her because she is a phenomenal woman and a beautiful person.”
“Even though our relationship is ending, our friendship remains rock solid andfor that I am grateful,” he continued. “Honestly, we’ve been thinking aboutgoing our separate ways for the last few months, so it was good for us both tohave that time to process it all privately and I can smile knowing she’llalways be there for me as I will be for her.”
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theJasmineBRAND was first to report the news of the split.
Earlier on Wednesday, Bailey and Hill released joint statement to_Entertainment Tonight_ : “While we both will always have love for oneanother, we have decided to go our separate ways.”
“We are grateful that we remain good friends, and will always cherish the manymemories we’ve shared together as husband and wife,” the statement continued.”Many of you have been on this journey with us from the very beginning, and weappreciate our family, friends and beloved fans for your positive support aswe move forward and start new chapters. Thank you for your prayers & wellwishes!”
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Mike Hill and Cynthia Bailey attend the 2021 Ebony Power 100 Presented ByVerizon at The Beverly Hilton on October 23, 2021
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Hill and Bailey tied the knot on Oct. 10, 2020. Though Monday was their secondwedding anniversary, they did not acknowledge the occasion.
Their wedding planning and ceremony were featured in season 13 of the Bravoreality show, which marked Bailey’s final season after joining in season 3.Fans also saw Hill propose in season 12 of RHOA.
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Six months after the ceremony, Bailey opened up about married life while onthe PEOPLE Every Day podcast.
“I have to say, after we finally got past the wedding, now my focus is on,after finally getting married again, staying married,” she told host JanineRubenstein. “Just trying to create that balance between working.”
At the time, Bailey pledged to put marriage first, saying, “You get the man,then you got to keep the man. You got to keep that husband happy. So justreadjusting to the new world and how everything has changed, and just stilltaking ‘me time’ because I was able to do a lot of that in the pandemic, butalso wife and husband time. But Mike and I are great.”
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This is the second marriage for both Bailey and Hill. She was previouslymarried to Peter Thomas from 2010 in 2017.