Kenan Thompson has been reflecting publicly on each his profession and private life in recent times, significantly following the discharge of his memoir, Once I Was Your Age. Within the ebook, the longtime Saturday Evening Reside star opens up about his rise in comedy, his early doubts on the present, and his break up from ex-wife Christina Evangeline after greater than a decade of marriage.
“I had no thought if I used to be doing a very good job or not,” Thompson wrote, per PEOPLE, recalling his early years at SNL. “When the season completed, I didn’t even suppose I’d be requested again. I knew I wanted to get higher at writing my very own characters, and prayed I’d get one other season to take a stab at it.” Thompson joined the collection in 2003 and has since grow to be its longest-tenured solid member.
Thompson’s private life has been within the highlight once more in early 2026 after former SNL castmate Chris Redd publicly addressed his previous romantic relationship with Evangeline in an Instagram video, saying the connection shaped throughout a tough time and insisting there was by no means any malicious intent. Redd’s feedback have renewed curiosity in Thompson’s earlier marriage and the way the break up unfolded.
As Thompson continues his historic run on SNL and navigates renewed public consideration on his non-public life, right here’s the whole lot to learn about his earlier marriage, their break up, and his two youngsters.
Kenan Thompson’s Spouse, Christina Evangeline
The Good Burger star and Christina started courting in 2007 and later tied the knot in 2011, as reported by E! Information. Though the previous lovebirds saved their romance primarily out of the highlight, Kenan and his now ex did attend a number of red-carpet occasions collectively over time. Christina was by his facet on the 2018 Emmy Awards and as soon as extra on the identical ceremony in 2019.
What He Mentioned of Their Break up
Kenan Thompson @kenanthompson is opening as much as @hodakotb about his new memoir “Once I Was Your Age” the place he talks about navigating being a baby actor, his separation with Kel Mitchell, being a woman dad, and extra. pic.twitter.com/PbaUJDHO9F
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 4, 2023
Information broke of the couple’s break up in April 2022. Nevertheless, a supply near the star advised TMZ that Kenan and Christina had really referred to as it quits over a yr prior. The insider stated that the 2 had “made the tough determination to finish their marriage.” They had been married for over a decade and collectively for over 15 years. Kenan filed for divorce from Christina in June 2022 and requested 50/50 custody of their two daughters, as reported by PEOPLE.
Kenan opened up about his break up on the TODAY present on December 4, 2023. In the course of the dialog, Hoda Kotb
famous that he solely talked about the divorce briefly within the ebook. “I didn’t actually need to communicate out of activate individuals who aren’t there to inform their imaginative and prescient of the story as effectively,” he stated to the speak present host. “So, I simply form of advised my perspective, mainly.”
Kenan Thompson’s Children
Though Kenan prefers to maintain his romantic life non-public, he’s proud to speak about being a father. Christina and her ex welcomed two daughters, Georgia and Gianna, throughout their marriage, which he additionally mentioned with Hoda. “They’re my day by day focus outdoors of myself. They’re positively my sweethearts,” the woman dad gushed. “I really like them.”
In 2020, Kenan opened as much as PEOPLE about how turning into a father modified his life. “At some point you’re not a dad after which the following second you might be. You’re only a dad from that time on,” he stated on the time. “And positively, my coolness simply received sucked proper out of me. I didn’t know… I didn’t even really feel it, however I simply instantly began sporting black socks and shorts and simply being actually corny at shops and over-asking questions on objects which might be tremendous apparent and in my face.” That Could, Christina took to Instagram to share an cute video of their kiddos wishing their dad a contented birthday. “An vital message for @kenanthompson!” she captioned the clip of their daughters on a swing.
