Speak Your Truth! TV Chef Gina Neely On Why She Divorced Her Ex-Husband

On this weekend’s episode of “Oprah: Where Are They Now?,” Food Network’s Gina Neely is opening up about her divorce with husband and former co-host Pat Neely. The TV “IT” couple that hosted Down Home with the Neelys were married for 19-years before their surprising split in 2014. 

“He felt like we didn’t spend enough time together,” Gina explained to Where Are They Now? “I felt like we did and we needed a little space.”

She went on to say that their relationship was not as solid as people thought —she was already considering divorce by the time the two started their show together.

“I was thinking about divorce right before we got the TV show. We went to therapy 12 times. I tried to leave five times, and I just didn’t have the strength. But the fifth time, I held onto that.”

She added, “It became necessary for me to find my path. And I knew I wasn’t happy. I said, ‘I’m definitely not going to [turn] 50 and not be happy.’ So, at 46, I started changing my life…. I realized I liked that better.”

However “Pat’s not a bad guy, he’s just not for me,” she stressed about her high school sweetheart.