Who Is Kenan Thompson’s Ex-Wife? All About the ‘SNL’ Star’s Relationship & Chris Redd Connection
Former Saturday Night Live star Chris Redd has addressed his relationship with Kenan Thompson‘s ex-wife for the first time.
Redd, who left SNL in 2022 after five seasons and starred on Thompson’s sitcom Kenan, got emotional as he recalled finding love with Christina Evangeline about four or five years ago. In a January 7 Instagram video, he clarified that “I’m not that type of person to scheme on a person. I’m not the type of person to even date somebody that, like, one of my homies has dated. This is a very unique, nuanced thing that happened,”
He explained that he had “pill problems” during his time on SNL, and Evangeline was “the only one to call me on my s**t, help me with my s**t, she helped me with my therapy journey, and she told me things about her life that made me look at a lot of people involved in it differently.” He added, “In that time, we fell in love, and I felt bad from the start. It’s always felt like an emotional double-edged sword for me, because I really love everything me and Kenan did, bro.”
With her relationship with Chris Redd back in the conversation, who is Kenan Thompson’s ex-wife? How long were Kenan Thompson and Christina Evangeline together, and why did they divorce? Is she still dating Chris Redd? Scroll to learn more about their relationship history.
Who is Kenan Thompson’s ex-wife?
Evangeline was a model when she married Thompson, as well as an actress and interior designer, according to InTouch. She launched a business called Garden by Evangeline, which aimed “to create beautiful spaces, florals and memories,” as per her most recent Instagram post. There haven’t been any updates about the company since 2022, and Evangeline hasn’t added any new photos to her account.
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How long were Kenan Thompson and Christina Evangeline together?
The couple’s split was announced in April 2022, but it was later revealed that they’d ended their relationship over a year prior. Per E! News, Thompson and Evangeline dated for four years before tying the knot in November 2011, so they’d been together for about 15 years by the time they officially filed for divorce in May 2022.
Why did Kenan Thompson and Christina Evangeline get divorced?
About a month after filing, a source told Us Weekly that “[they] are completely amicable. There’s nothing juicy about why they split.” They elaborated that it was a “mutual decision” that came about after Thompson and Evangeline “really just grew apart and wanted different things.”
In Thompson’s memoir, When I Was Your Age, he only mentioned the divorce briefly. “I didn’t really want to speak out of turn on people who aren’t there to tell their vision of the story as well,” he wrote. “So, I just kind of told my perspective, basically.”
When TMZ first broke the news that Evangeline had moved on with Redd in September 2022, the outlet reported that they became official within the past year, but there was no cheating or overlap. In his recent Instagram video, Redd said he and Thompson continued to work together for a year after he started dating his ex.
Is Chris Redd still dating Kenan Thompson’s ex-wife?
It’s unclear whether or not Redd and Evangeline are still dating, though the comedian promised to speak more about love during his upcoming comedy show, Caveat. It’ll take place on January 28 in New York City.
Do Kenan Thompson and Christina Evangeline have kids?
Thompson and Evangeline have 50/50 shared custody of their two daughters, Georgia and Gianna. Georgia was born in 2014, three years into their marriage, and Gianna came along in 2018.
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The comedian has often spoken about being a girl dad, telling Ebony in 2024, “I would literally do anything and everything for these people. I felt like that about a lot of people, but more so a theory as opposed to the definite when it’s your child. That’s a great feeling to have.”
