Another social media couple calls it quits

Editors Note:  This article was first shared earlier this month. Although some details may feel time-specific, the broader themes remain timely and worth revisiting. We’re sharing it again to continue the conversation and welcome updated perspectives from our community.

We’ve seen many couples who have achieved fame through social media call it quits throughout the years. 2026 started with The Scotts becoming another social media couple to end their relationship.

On January 9^th, 2026, the news broke that Kristy, 30, and Desmond Scott, 32, who go by “The Scotts” on social media, would be ending their marriage after 11 years. In court documents from Harris County, Texas, Kristy filed for divorce from Desmond on December 30^th, 2025, citing alleged infidelity as the reason for their divorce. The paperwork also lists that there is no chance of reconciliation, a request for Kristy to restore her maiden name to Small and states the two will no longer live together. Outside of social media, the estranged pair also co-own a wedding videography company, Meant To Be Films. It is unclear what will become of the company.

The day after their divorce filing was made public, Desmond broke his silence in a post on Instagram Stories, apologizing to Kristy, revealing that the two had discussions where he revealed he wanted to separate and admitted he made choices he was not proud of.

“Kristy and I faced challenges and made sincere efforts to work through them. Toward the end of 2025, I wanted to separate, and I had conversations with Kristy regarding this. During this period, I made choices that I am not proud of. I took responsibility for those actions. I shared this with her directly and personally, and ultimately, we decided to divorce. I ask for privacy and compassion as we navigate this difficult chapter in our lives,” wrote Desmond in part of his statement.

Five days after posting his statement, TMZ shared a video of Desmond making out with a woman at a bar, leading to people speculating that Desmond was making out with the woman he was having an affair with. The woman in the video was later identified as Marissa Springer, a 24-year-old model and content creator who is in graduate school studying business at the University of Houston.

On January 18^th, 2025, Springer took to TikTok to clear the air and denied being the woman Desmond cheated on Kristy with. She also stated the two did not know each other before their encounter at the bar.

“I’m pretty sure when you guys meet someone at a club, you don’t interrogate them about who or what their social media status is,” said Springer. “We were obviously many drinks in. The vibes were there.”

“Moral of the story, nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors,” Springer concluded in her video.

About three weeks after Desmond posted his statement, Kristy addressed their divorce in an Instagram video for the first time. “Thank you, guys, so much for being a good support system for me,” said Kristy while shopping for groceries for the first time in a new, unexpected chapter in her life. She also shared that she won’t be posting any comedic content for the time being while she navigates through a new chapter in her life but will return to entertaining viewers with videos of her dancing and doing cartwheels in heels in the future. The video ended with Kristy sharing that she wants to work towards having a better social life.

Two weeks before she addressed the divorce, Kristy posted a series of photos on an Instagram post wearing a red dress and sporting a new bob-length haircut, with the caption: “same address,” hinting she will be keeping the dream home the two built together.

With all that has come out, some have resorted to blaming Kristy for Desmond’s alleged infidelity due to the playful aggression she displayed towards Desmond in their videos. There might be a limit when it comes to playful aggression, but it doesn’t justify being unfaithful. Cheating hurts and can lead to trust issues.

The two met and started their relationship at the age of 14, tied the knot in 2014 at 19 and 20 years old and share two sons, Vance and Westin.

Along with mostly being known for their comedic content through Kristy and cooking content through Desmond, their relationship journey involving the sweetheart narrative has led to their fan base referring to them as a “fairytale” couple. With their divorce proceedings taking place, this situation is once again making viewers at home understand that no one’s relationship should be idolized because we are all on the outside looking in and don’t know what goes on once the cameras stop rolling.