Amy Schumer and her estranged husband, Chris Fischer, are separating after their marriage suffered because of her career.
“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,” a source told the Daily Mail Saturday.
The insider explained that when the actress gave birthto her son, Gene, in May 2019, she put her career on the back burner and “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 source claimed.
“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 realized 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.”
The insider alleged that Schumer, 44, and Fischer’s split was “a long time coming” and that “she is equal amounts [of] happy and sad.”
Talking about the “I Feel Pretty” star’s plans to co-parent with the chef, 45, the insider continued, “She is telling the truth about looking forward to co-parenting Gene, but she is focusing on getting her life and career back in order for a very successful 2026.”
Also commenting on the comedian’s recent weight loss, the source claimed she wants to be involved in more projects.
Reps for Schumer weren’t immediately available to Page Six for comment.
On Friday, the “Snatched” star announced that she and Fischer were parting ways after seven years of marriage.
“Blah blah blah Chris and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage after 7 years. We love each other very much and will continue to focus on raising our son,” she wrote via Instagram.
Ahead of the announcement, Schumer flaunted her weight loss via social media and later ditched her wedding ring in snaps.
She also responded to breakup rumorsin a since-deleted video, referring to her slimmed-down figure and her ex’s autism diagnosis.
“Whatever ends up happening with me and Chris has nothing to do with weight loss or autism,” the “Kinda Pregnant” star said at the time.
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