Kelly Stafford, wife of Rams quarterback Matthew, has announced that she will leave her podcast in a bid to focus on her mental health.
Kelly, 36, confirmed the news in Thursday’s installment of ‘The Morning After’ podcast and admitted that not even her husband knew about the shock decision.
In the episode, she explained: ‘I wanted to let you guys know that I will be taking a break for about a month. I’ve been struggling (with) where I see this thing going.
‘Obviously, I have four daughters and a husband and this podcast is another one of my babies and I love it a lot, but not as much as them.
‘It has been taking more time than I’ve wanted it too. And so, Kyra and I are going to take this month and put our heads together and kind of see where to take it’.
‘As you guys know, I started this podcast to kind of build this community, a community that accepts failure and supports each through it instead of judging.
Kelly Stafford, wife of Rams QB Matthew, has announced that she will leave her podcast
Stafford, pictured with co-host Hank Winchester, cited mental health as a reason for leaving
‘For right now, just for somewhat of my mental health and it’s also midseason, there has been changes in this podcast,’ Kelly said.
‘I just think I need to take a step back and kind of figure out what the plan is. I’m not saying this is over. I really need a second.
‘My husband doesn’t even know about this. I’m sure this will come as a surprise to him as well. I need to do this for myself first and also for everyone that surrounds me.
‘I love you guys and I’m so grateful for everything that you have given me, which is honestly support and laughter through the DMs and making me feel seen and understood as a mom that struggles.’
The decision comes less than two months after co-host Hank Winchester returned to the podcast after he was previously accused of making unwanted sexual advances to a man during a massage.
Winchester, an Emmy-winning television reporter in Detroit, opened up about the allegations after he was cleared by law enforcement after they conducted an investigation.
Winchester returned to the podcast he co-hosts with Kelly, the wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, and spoke about taking polygraph tests and the ’emotionally exhausting process’ he went through.
‘There was an allegation that was made against me by someone and police have a responsibility in these situations to investigate allegations,’ said Winchester, whose Beverly Hills home was searched by police on June 13 after they obtained a warrant.
‘But they should also take the time to investigate the person making the allegations. It is kind of one of the lessons I’ve learned in all of this.
‘And as a result of some action that was taken by the local law enforcement, there was a local media report that was done by one station in particular and that really kind of spread like wildfire.’
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