The former Chelsea host shared via Instagram on Monday that she and Koy have split. Posting a video that the two planned to share on their first anniversary, Handler wrote in the caption, 'It is with a heavy heart to announce that we have decided together that we should take a break from our relationship right now.'
A source says that those close to the pair hope this is a temporary situation. Their friends are hoping they can still work it out. But if anything, it's clear their relationship has changed them both for the better.
She saluted Koy and said he blew my heart open with love; because of him, my life experience has changed forever.
In her touching Instagram post, Handler told fans, 'I know many of you were invested in our love, and she wanted to express how much that meant to both of us. How much it still means. And how much she now believes in love for each one of us.
To be loved by @jokoy has been the precious gift of my life. He renewed my faith in men, in being 100% who never been more optimistic for the future.
In an open message to Koy, Handler told him, you blew my creativity open, my lust for working hard again, being on the road again, and you reminded me who was and always have been, and my feet have never been more firmly planted in the ground.
This is not an ending. It is another beginning, and it's a comfort to know that she still loved and loved this man the way the sun loves the moon and the moon loves the sun.
Your person is coming, ending with, so, please continue to root for both of us, because you never know what life will bring, and let's first start by all going to the theater on August 5th to buy tickets to Jo's new movie EASTER SUNDAY and Filipino PRIDE! Let's go!
Handler and Koy were introduced by a mutual friend almost 20 years ago. Koy then made regular appearances on Handler's former E! Show, which ran from 2007 to 2014.
In September, Handler and Koy first sparked dating rumors when they spotted them looking cozy at a Los Angeles Dodgers game. She then posted about being in love, but she concealed Koy's identity at the time.
Just sitting here in Mallorca thinking about how grateful I am to have so many people that I love in my life, to live my life, and to be going on tour doing what I love, she captioned an Instagram post, which featured a photo of herself appearing content.
Handler made the pair's relationship on Instagram official days later as she shared two pics, one of which featured the twosome kissing. He's on tour, and I'm on time; sometimes we tour together, she captioned her post, adding, #VaccinatedAndHorny #FunnyIsFunny. All are coming to a city near you!
On her Dear Chelsea podcast in October, Koy, also a comedian, joined Handler to have a candid conversation about their relationship. While they agreed their chemistry was 'amazing' from the start, Handler didn't initially think of Koy romantically because he had brother energy.
So, in many ways, she feels so completely safe. And she feels this is family like I've always felt that way about you, that you're family. She didn't want to f--- you before.
One day I just looked at Jo, and Chelsea thought, 'Oh, that's my guy!' She recalled. So he is like my best buddy, and then I, you know, get to have sex with him. Fun time!
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