Heartbreakingšnews!!! Doubling Down with the Derricos: This is what happened to Karen Derrico and her kids after the show ended. Tragedy after tragedy.
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Karen DerricoĀ is giving fans an update one week afterĀ her and husband’s shocking divorce news.
TheĀ Doubling Down with the DerricosĀ star, 44, and her husband,Ā Deon Derrico, finalized their divorce on June 6 just two days after filing, according toĀ TMZ. As they adjust to co-parentingĀ their 14 children, including 13 minors, Karen said she is “doing okay.”
“I am doing as good as can be,” she said in aĀ videoĀ posted on Instagram on June 20. “The children are doing good. Itās summertime, we definitely want to keep them all busy and occupied, and thatās the plan right now.”
Karen thanked her followers and fans of the TLC series for the DMs she’s received and other messages of support since the news of her divorce.
“I feel the love. I genuinely feel the love. Itās, like, I can almost get emotional,” she said. “To see the outpour is just amazing. So I just wanted to tell you all, thank you for the love and support.”
She added that “the children are doing as good as they can be right now,” referring to Darian, 18, Derrick, 13, Dallas and Denver, 12, Deonee, Daician, Daiten, Deniko and Dariz, 10, Diez and Dior, 6, and 4-year-old triplets Dawsyn, De’Aren and Dyver, all of whom she shares with Deon.
Karen said that she wants to “look into more self-care” as she transitions to co-parenting and this new phase of life, and that she “would love to go on vacation somewhere.”
“Thereās a lot of speaking engagements coming my way that I have to go through and choose where Iām gonna go, but I am thankful and grateful for that ā to tell my story, my journey. So I am definitely looking into taking care of Karen for a while.”
“I just wanna thank you all, I appreciate your love and support for our family,” she said as she concluded the video.
In the post’s caption, she wrote, “Thank you š«¶š¾š«¶š¾ I feel your love for my family!” Fans proceeded to fill the comments section with love and support.
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Karen and Deon are splitting legal and physical custody of their 13 minor children in the divorce, and Deon will pay $1,166 in child support per month while Karen will be responsible for paying the childrenās medical insurance, according to TMZ.
Amid the bombshell divorce news, season 5 ofĀ Doubling Down with the DerricosĀ is airing on TLC, and in a recent episode, Karen suffered an emergency health scare during a family trip, prompting Deon to tell her, “No matter what, we can get through it. I cannot do this without you.”
“I don’t want to do it without you,” she replied, and later in the episode, she admitted that the scare led her to reflect on what she “wants.”