Chelsea Handler Reveals Why She Broke Up With Jo Koy

Chelsea and Jo, 51, frequently appear on Chelsea Lately, which ran from 2007 to 2014. Their relationship grew from platonic to romantic during the pandemic. “When he was leaving, I was like, ‘That’s a bummer,'” the E! News cover star exclusively shared. “Or if I didn’t hear from him for a couple of days, I was like, ‘Where’s Jo Koy? He’s usually up my ass.’ And then I started to realize, ‘Oh, he’s not annoying me.'”

Over the summer, however, Chelsea announced their split ahead of their one-year anniversary.

“To be loved and adored by @jokoy has been one of the greatest gifts of my life,” she wrote in July. “He renewed my faith in men, in love, in being 100% who I am, and I’ve never been more optimistic for the future. Jo- you blew my creativity open, my lust for working hard again, being on the road again, and you reminded me who I was and always have been, and my feet have never been more firmly planted in the ground.”