Maren Morris is searching for numero uno. That is the brand new mindset heading into 2024.
Talking to ET’s Denny Director on Saturday at Selection‘s Hitmakers Brunch at NYA West in Hollywood, California, the 33-year-old nation star opened up in regards to the new chapter in her life — after submitting for divorce from songwriter Ryan Hurd final month — and her intentions heading into the brand new yr.
“Just, not answering to anyone and not having to protect anyone’s feelings but my own and put myself first,” Morris tells ET. “And I think that’s going to be a really empowering 2024.”
It helps that she’s not going by means of this painful separation alone.
“A lot of my friends are going through the same thing right now,” she says. “And, like, all their therapists or psychics have said, ‘2024, you need to be single.'”
In accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by ET, the “My Church” singer cited “irreconcilable differences” as the rationale for the dissolution of marriage. Morris and Hurd cut up after 5 years of marriage. However for a quick second on Halloween, the estranged couple put their separation apart and reunited to have fun the spooky vacation with their 3-year-old son, Hayes.
However make no mistake. Morris is single. However is she able to mingle?
“I mean, not mingle,” she replied. “But yeah, we’ll see.”
The brand new chapter in her life has additionally, in a means, altered her artistic course of. Morris mentioned she’s giving herself time in the case of any new music as she weathers this private chapter in her life.
“There’s a lot of personal stuff right now I’m wading through, processing, writing through,” mentioned Morris, whose final album, Humble Quest, dropped in March 2022. “So, yeah, I’m giving myself the time to do that and not having to rush a very, huge personal thing through an album being delivered. So, yeah, it’s going to take a little bit longer than I had hoped, but I have to trust the process.”
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