Reasons behind Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer’s divorce ‘revealed’ after seven years of marriage

Close friends of American comedian Amy Schumer have seemingly revealed the reasons behind her divorce from husband Chris Fischer.

The I Feel Pretty star tied the knot with chef and farmer Fischer in 2018, and they welcomed six-year-old son Gene a year later.

Speculation began last month that their marriage was in turmoil after she deleted all of her pictures from her Instagram account – replacing them with just a single post.

In this selection of snaps showcasing her recent weight loss, Schumer posed with son Gene (his face covered with emojis) – and minus her wedding ring.

Schumer confirmed this week that the marriage of seven years is over, taking to social media with a statement on behalf of herself and Fischer.

‘Blah blah blah Chris and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage after 7 years,’ the comic’s post began.

Sharing an image of herself and Fischer, Schumer continued: ‘We love each other very much and will continue to focus on raising our son.

‘We would appreciate people respecting our privacy at this time.’

After scattering another trio of ‘blah blah blahs,’ Schumer hinted that their split was not due to her recent weight loss, adding: ‘Not because I dropped some lbs and thought I could bag s [sic] basket and not because he’s a hot Janlmes [sic] beard award-winning chef who can still pull some hot tail.’

She signed off: ‘Amicable and all love and respect! Family forever.’

Following the message, sources have claimed that Schumer’s focus on her career in recent years led to her marriage slipping down the list of priorities.

‘When Trainwreck came out in 2015, she was on fire with her career, and she was offered lots of roles that she ended up saying no to,’ an insider told the Daily Mail.

They added that, after Schumer got pregnant, she did jobs ‘here and there’ but ‘didn’t go full throttle as she would have liked’.

‘Now, 10 years on from the Trainwreck high and success that started giving her the career she expected for herself, she’s looking to get that back and see if lightning strikes twice for a major movie career.’

The insider continued to say that ‘with those career goals and her being a mother, she didn’t focus much on her marriage to make that succeed’.

‘But that is the life she was chasing, and the life she has chosen to take into the new year.

‘She’s realised you can’t have everything, and the thing that suffered most was her marriage. Now she is trying to figure it all out one day at a time.’

This comes after a source also told the publication that Schumer and Fischer’s relationship began to implode at around the same time as ‘she got skinny.’

Another insider said: ‘Amy doesn’t talk about Chris that much anymore; it’s like they are no longer close.

‘He is never around, and she has not taken him on a red carpet for months.’

The outlet’s source also claimed that Fischer’s autism diagnosis played a part in their fractured marriage, adding: ‘He doesn’t even get her jokes, and being funny and making people laugh is important to her.

‘Also, there is that classic cliche: when a woman loses weight, her personality changes.

‘Amy has changed since losing weight; she is much lighter in her spirit, more easygoing. I think she wants more out of life.’

However, in a recent Instagram Story, Schumer denied both claims, writing that ‘whatever ends up happening with Chris has nothing to do with weight loss or autism.’

Earlier this year, the Kinda Pregnant star addressed her dramatic weight loss, claiming that she had shed 50 pounds – and not 30, as it was initially reported – to survive a potentially life-threatening medical condition.

‘I had a disease that makes your face extremely puffy that can kill you, but the internet caught it, and that disease has cleared,’ she said in a video posted to social media.

This was seemingly in reference to her 2024 diagnosis with Cushing’s Syndrome, which is a rare condition caused by having too much of the hormone cortisol in one’s body.

Schumer explained at the time that she had developed the disorder after receiving steroid injections to treat scars from her C-section and breast reduction surgeries.

According to the NHS, a rounder face is the most visible symptom of Cushing’s Syndrome, while sufferers can also expect to experience muscle weakness, intense mood swings, and body fat on the neck, upper back, chest, and tummy.

Schumer, who has also admitted to having plastic surgery and liposuction, as well as taking the weight loss drug Mounjaro, signed off: ‘Sorry for whatever feeling it’s giving you that I lost that weight.’

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